[media] docs-rst: Convert V4L2 uAPI to use C function references
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1.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
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3.. _VIDEO_PLAY:
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6VIDEO_PLAY
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586027ce 12VIDEO_PLAY
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15Synopsis
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1b81f010 18.. c:function:: int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_PLAY)
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31 - int fd
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33 - File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
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37 - int request
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39 - Equals VIDEO_PLAY for this command.
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15e7d615 42Description
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45This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the
46V4L2 :ref:`VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD` instead.
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48This ioctl call asks the Video Device to start playing a video stream
49from the selected source.
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15e7d615 52Return Value
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53------------
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55On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
56appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
57:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
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