3.2.8. DMX_SET_PES_FILTER

3.2.8.1. Name

DMX_SET_PES_FILTER

3.2.8.2. Synopsis

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

3.2.8.3. Arguments

int fd	File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
int request	Equals DMX_SET_PES_FILTER for this command.
struct dmx_pes_filter_params *params	Pointer to structure containing filter parameters.

3.2.8.4. 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.

3.2.8.5. 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.

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.