2.5. ioctl CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS¶

2.5.1. Name¶

CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS - Query device capabilities

2.5.2. Synopsis¶

CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS¶

int ioctl(int fd, CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS, struct cec_caps *argp)

2.5.3. Arguments¶

fd: File descriptor returned by open().

argp

2.5.4. Description¶

All cec devices must support ioctl CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS. To query device information, applications call the ioctl with a pointer to a struct cec_caps. The driver fills the structure and returns the information to the application. The ioctl never fails.

type cec_caps¶

struct cec_caps¶
char	`driver[32]`	The name of the cec adapter driver.
char	`name[32]`	The name of this CEC adapter. The combination `driver` and `name` must be unique.
__u32	`available_log_addrs`	The maximum number of logical addresses that can be configured.
__u32	`capabilities`	The capabilities of the CEC adapter, see CEC Capabilities Flags.
__u32	`version`	CEC Framework API version, formatted with the `KERNEL_VERSION()` macro.

CEC Capabilities Flags¶
`CEC_CAP_PHYS_ADDR`	0x00000001	Userspace has to configure the physical address by calling ioctl CEC_ADAP_S_PHYS_ADDR. If this capability isn’t set, then setting the physical address is handled by the kernel whenever the EDID is set (for an HDMI receiver) or read (for an HDMI transmitter).
`CEC_CAP_LOG_ADDRS`	0x00000002	Userspace has to configure the logical addresses by calling ioctl CEC_ADAP_S_LOG_ADDRS. If this capability isn’t set, then the kernel will have configured this.
`CEC_CAP_TRANSMIT`	0x00000004	Userspace can transmit CEC messages by calling ioctl CEC_TRANSMIT. This implies that userspace can be a follower as well, since being able to transmit messages is a prerequisite of becoming a follower. If this capability isn’t set, then the kernel will handle all CEC transmits and process all CEC messages it receives.
`CEC_CAP_PASSTHROUGH`	0x00000008	Userspace can use the passthrough mode by calling ioctl CEC_S_MODE.
`CEC_CAP_RC`	0x00000010	This adapter supports the remote control protocol.
`CEC_CAP_MONITOR_ALL`	0x00000020	The CEC hardware can monitor all messages, not just directed and broadcast messages.
`CEC_CAP_NEEDS_HPD`	0x00000040	The CEC hardware is only active if the HDMI Hotplug Detect pin is high. This makes it impossible to use CEC to wake up displays that set the HPD pin low when in standby mode, but keep the CEC bus alive.
`CEC_CAP_MONITOR_PIN`	0x00000080	The CEC hardware can monitor CEC pin changes from low to high voltage and vice versa. When in pin monitoring mode the application will receive `CEC_EVENT_PIN_CEC_LOW` and `CEC_EVENT_PIN_CEC_HIGH` events.
`CEC_CAP_CONNECTOR_INFO`	0x00000100	If this capability is set, then ioctl CEC_ADAP_G_CONNECTOR_INFO can be used.

2.5.5. 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.