6.1. ioctl NET_ADD_IF¶
6.1.1. Name¶
NET_ADD_IF - Creates a new network interface for a given Packet ID.
6.1.2. Synopsis¶
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int
ioctl(int fd, NET_ADD_IF, struct dvb_net_if *net_if)¶
6.1.3. Arguments¶
fd- File descriptor returned by open().
net_if- pointer to struct
dvb_net_if
6.1.4. Description¶
The NET_ADD_IF ioctl system call selects the Packet ID (PID) that contains a TCP/IP traffic, the type of encapsulation to be used (MPE or ULE) and the interface number for the new interface to be created. When the system call successfully returns, a new virtual network interface is created.
The struct dvb_net_if::ifnum field will be
filled with the number of the created interface.
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dvb_net_if¶
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| pid | Packet ID (PID) of the MPEG-TS that contains data |
| ifnum | number of the DVB interface. |
| feedtype | Encapsulation type of the feed. It can be:
DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_MPE for MPE encoding or
DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_ULE for ULE encoding. |
6.1.5. Return Value¶
On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the errno variable is set
appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
Generic Error Codes chapter.