.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
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.. c:namespace:: DTV.ca
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.. _ca_fopen:
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====================
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Digital TV CA open()
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====================
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Name
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Digital TV CA open()
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Synopsis
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--------
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.. c:function:: int open(const char *name, int flags)
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Arguments
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``name``
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Name of specific Digital TV CA device.
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``flags``
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A bit-wise OR of the following flags:
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- - ``O_RDONLY``
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- read-only access
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- - ``O_RDWR``
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- read/write access
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- - ``O_NONBLOCK``
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- open in non-blocking mode
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(blocking mode is the default)
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Description
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This system call opens a named ca device (e.g. ``/dev/dvb/adapter?/ca?``)
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for subsequent use.
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When an ``open()`` call has succeeded, the device will be ready for use. The
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significance of blocking or non-blocking mode is described in the
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documentation for functions where there is a difference. It does not
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affect the semantics of the ``open()`` call itself. A device opened in
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blocking mode can later be put into non-blocking mode (and vice versa)
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using the ``F_SETFL`` command of the ``fcntl`` system call. This is a
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standard system call, documented in the Linux manual page for fcntl.
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Only one user can open the CA Device in ``O_RDWR`` mode. All other
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attempts to open the device in this mode will fail, and an error code
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will be returned.
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Return Value
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------------
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On success 0 is returned.
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On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
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appropriately.
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Generic error codes are described at the
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:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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