3.2.10. DMX_SET_PES_FILTER

3.2.10.1. Name

DMX_SET_PES_FILTER

3.2.10.2. Synopsis

DMX_SET_PES_FILTER

int ioctl(int fd, DMX_SET_PES_FILTER, struct dmx_pes_filter_params *params)

3.2.10.3. Arguments

fd

File descriptor returned by open().

params

Pointer to structure containing filter parameters.

3.2.10.4. Description

This ioctl call sets up a PES filter according to the parameters provided. By a PES filter is meant a filter that is based just on the packet identifier (PID), i.e. no PES header or payload filtering capability is supported.

3.2.10.5. Return Value

On success 0 is returned.

On error -1 is returned, and the errno variable is set appropriately.

EBUSY

This error code indicates that there are conflicting requests. There are active filters filtering data from another input source. Make sure that these filters are stopped before starting this filter.

The generic error codes are described at the Generic Error Codes chapter.