| .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*- |
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| .. _CA_SEND_MSG: |
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| =========== |
| CA_SEND_MSG |
| =========== |
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| Name |
| ---- |
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| CA_SEND_MSG |
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| Synopsis |
| -------- |
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| .. c:function:: int ioctl(fd, CA_SEND_MSG, struct ca_msg *msg) |
| :name: CA_SEND_MSG |
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| Arguments |
| --------- |
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| ``fd`` |
| File descriptor returned by a previous call to :c:func:`open() <cec-open>`. |
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| ``msg`` |
| Pointer to struct :c:type:`ca_msg`. |
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| Description |
| ----------- |
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| Sends a message via a CI CA module. |
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| .. note:: |
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| Please notice that, on most drivers, this is done by writing |
| to the /dev/adapter?/ca? device node. |
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| Return Value |
| ------------ |
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| On success 0 is returned. |
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| On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set |
| appropriately. |
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| Generic error codes are described at the |
| :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter. |
