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>ioctl VIDIOC_G_AUDIO, VIDIOC_S_AUDIO</H1
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>VIDIOC_G_AUDIO, VIDIOC_S_AUDIO&nbsp;--&nbsp;Query or select the current audio input and its
attributes</DIV
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><CODE
><CODE
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>int ioctl</CODE
>(int fd, int request, struct v4l2_audio *argp);</CODE
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><CODE
><CODE
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>int ioctl</CODE
>(int fd, int request, const struct v4l2_audio *argp);</CODE
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><CODE
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>fd</CODE
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>File descriptor returned by <A
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><CODE
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>open()</CODE
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><CODE
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>request</CODE
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>VIDIOC_G_AUDIO, VIDIOC_S_AUDIO</P
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>argp</CODE
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>To query the current audio input applications zero out the
<CODE
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>reserved</CODE
> array of a struct&nbsp;<A
HREF="r9539.htm#V4L2-AUDIO"
>v4l2_audio</A
>
and call the <CODE
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>VIDIOC_G_AUDIO</CODE
> ioctl with a pointer
to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
<SPAN
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>EINVAL</SPAN
> error code when the device has no audio inputs, or none which combine
with the current video input.</P
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>Audio inputs have one writable property, the audio mode. To
select the current audio input <SPAN
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><I
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>and</I
></SPAN
> change the
audio mode, applications initialize the
<CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>index</CODE
> and <CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>mode</CODE
>
fields, and the
<CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>reserved</CODE
> array of a
<CODE
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>v4l2_audio</CODE
> structure and call the
<CODE
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>VIDIOC_S_AUDIO</CODE
> ioctl. Drivers may switch to a
different audio mode if the request cannot be satisfied. However, this
is a write-only ioctl, it does not return the actual new audio
mode.</P
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><A
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><B
>Table 1. struct <CODE
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>v4l2_audio</CODE
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>__u32</TD
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><CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>index</CODE
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>Identifies the audio input, set by the
driver or application.</TD
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>__u8</TD
><TD
><CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>name</CODE
>[32]</TD
><TD
>Name of the audio input, a NUL-terminated ASCII
string, for example: "Line In". This information is intended for the
user, preferably the connector label on the device itself.</TD
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>__u32</TD
><TD
><CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>capability</CODE
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>Audio capability flags, see <A
HREF="r9539.htm#AUDIO-CAPABILITY"
>Table 2</A
>.</TD
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>__u32</TD
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><CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>mode</CODE
></TD
><TD
>Audio mode flags set by drivers and applications (on
<CODE
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>VIDIOC_S_AUDIO</CODE
> ioctl), see <A
HREF="r9539.htm#AUDIO-MODE"
>Table 3</A
>.</TD
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>__u32</TD
><TD
><CODE
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>reserved</CODE
>[2]</TD
><TD
>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
applications must set the array to zero.</TD
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><A
NAME="AUDIO-CAPABILITY"
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><B
>Table 2. Audio Capability Flags</B
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><CODE
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>V4L2_AUDCAP_STEREO</CODE
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>0x00001</TD
><TD
>This is a stereo input. The flag is intended to
automatically disable stereo recording etc. when the signal is always
monaural. The API provides no means to detect if stereo is
<SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
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>received</I
></SPAN
>, unless the audio input belongs to a
tuner.</TD
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><CODE
CLASS="CONSTANT"
>V4L2_AUDCAP_AVL</CODE
></TD
><TD
>0x00002</TD
><TD
>Automatic Volume Level mode is supported.</TD
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><A
NAME="AUDIO-MODE"
></A
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><B
>Table 3. Audio Mode Flags</B
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><CODE
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>V4L2_AUDMODE_AVL</CODE
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>0x00001</TD
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>AVL mode is on.</TD
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>Return Value</H2
><P
>On success <SPAN
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>0</SPAN
> is returned, on error <SPAN
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>-1</SPAN
> and the <CODE
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>errno</CODE
> variable is set appropriately:</P
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><SPAN
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>EINVAL</SPAN
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><DD
><P
>No audio inputs combine with the current video input,
or the number of the selected audio input is out of bounds or it does
not combine, or there are no audio inputs at all and the ioctl is not
supported.</P
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><SPAN
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>EBUSY</SPAN
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>I/O is in progress, the input cannot be
switched.</P
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