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.. _AUDIO_BILINGUAL_CHANNEL_SELECT:

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AUDIO_BILINGUAL_CHANNEL_SELECT
==============================

Name
----

AUDIO_BILINGUAL_CHANNEL_SELECT

.. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated

Synopsis
--------

.. c:function:: int ioctl(int fd, AUDIO_BILINGUAL_CHANNEL_SELECT, struct *audio_channel_select)
    :name: AUDIO_BILINGUAL_CHANNEL_SELECT


Arguments
---------

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    -

       -  int fd

       -  File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().

    -

       -  audio_channel_select_t ch

       -  Select the output format of the audio (mono left/right, stereo).


Description
-----------

This ioctl is obsolete. Do not use in new drivers. It has been replaced
by the V4L2 ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_DEC_MULTILINGUAL_PLAYBACK`` control
for MPEG decoders controlled through V4L2.

This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to select the requested channel
for bilingual streams if possible.


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
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.