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+<title>Kernel Demux API</title>
+<para>The kernel demux API defines a driver-internal interface for registering low-level,
+hardware specific driver to a hardware independent demux layer. It is only of interest for
+DVB device driver writers. The header file for this API is named <emphasis role="tt">demux.h</emphasis> and located in
+<emphasis role="tt">drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core</emphasis>.
+</para>
+<para>Maintainer note: This section must be reviewed. It is probably out of date.
+</para>
+
+<section id="kernel_demux_data_types">
+<title>Kernel Demux Data Types</title>
+
+
+<section id="dmx_success_t">
+<title>dmx_success_t</title>
+ <programlisting>
+ typedef enum {
+ DMX_OK = 0, /&#x22C6; Received Ok &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_LENGTH_ERROR, /&#x22C6; Incorrect length &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_OVERRUN_ERROR, /&#x22C6; Receiver ring buffer overrun &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_CRC_ERROR, /&#x22C6; Incorrect CRC &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_FRAME_ERROR, /&#x22C6; Frame alignment error &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_FIFO_ERROR, /&#x22C6; Receiver FIFO overrun &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_MISSED_ERROR /&#x22C6; Receiver missed packet &#x22C6;/
+ } dmx_success_t;
+</programlisting>
+
+</section>
+<section id="ts_filter_types">
+<title>TS filter types</title>
+ <programlisting>
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6; TS packet reception &#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+
+ /&#x22C6; TS filter type for set_type() &#x22C6;/
+
+ #define TS_PACKET 1 /&#x22C6; send TS packets (188 bytes) to callback (default) &#x22C6;/
+ #define TS_PAYLOAD_ONLY 2 /&#x22C6; in case TS_PACKET is set, only send the TS
+ payload (&#x003C;=184 bytes per packet) to callback &#x22C6;/
+ #define TS_DECODER 4 /&#x22C6; send stream to built-in decoder (if present) &#x22C6;/
+</programlisting>
+
+</section>
+<section id="dmx_ts_pes_t">
+<title>dmx_ts_pes_t</title>
+<para>The structure
+</para>
+<programlisting>
+ typedef enum
+ {
+ DMX_TS_PES_AUDIO, /&#x22C6; also send packets to audio decoder (if it exists) &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_TS_PES_VIDEO, /&#x22C6; ... &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_TS_PES_TELETEXT,
+ DMX_TS_PES_SUBTITLE,
+ DMX_TS_PES_PCR,
+ DMX_TS_PES_OTHER,
+ } dmx_ts_pes_t;
+</programlisting>
+<para>describes the PES type for filters which write to a built-in decoder. The correspond (and
+should be kept identical) to the types in the demux device.
+</para>
+<programlisting>
+ struct dmx_ts_feed_s {
+ int is_filtering; /&#x22C6; Set to non-zero when filtering in progress &#x22C6;/
+ struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; parent; /&#x22C6; Back-pointer &#x22C6;/
+ void&#x22C6; priv; /&#x22C6; Pointer to private data of the API client &#x22C6;/
+ int (&#x22C6;set) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ __u16 pid,
+ size_t callback_length,
+ size_t circular_buffer_size,
+ int descramble,
+ struct timespec timeout);
+ int (&#x22C6;start_filtering) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;stop_filtering) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;set_type) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ int type,
+ dmx_ts_pes_t pes_type);
+ };
+
+ typedef struct dmx_ts_feed_s dmx_ts_feed_t;
+</programlisting>
+ <programlisting>
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6; PES packet reception (not supported yet) &#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+
+ typedef struct dmx_pes_filter_s {
+ struct dmx_pes_s&#x22C6; parent; /&#x22C6; Back-pointer &#x22C6;/
+ void&#x22C6; priv; /&#x22C6; Pointer to private data of the API client &#x22C6;/
+ } dmx_pes_filter_t;
+</programlisting>
+ <programlisting>
+ typedef struct dmx_pes_feed_s {
+ int is_filtering; /&#x22C6; Set to non-zero when filtering in progress &#x22C6;/
+ struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; parent; /&#x22C6; Back-pointer &#x22C6;/
+ void&#x22C6; priv; /&#x22C6; Pointer to private data of the API client &#x22C6;/
+ int (&#x22C6;set) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ __u16 pid,
+ size_t circular_buffer_size,
+ int descramble,
+ struct timespec timeout);
+ int (&#x22C6;start_filtering) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;stop_filtering) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;allocate_filter) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ dmx_pes_filter_t&#x22C6;&#x22C6; filter);
+ int (&#x22C6;release_filter) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ dmx_pes_filter_t&#x22C6; filter);
+ } dmx_pes_feed_t;
+</programlisting>
+ <programlisting>
+ typedef struct {
+ __u8 filter_value [DMX_MAX_FILTER_SIZE];
+ __u8 filter_mask [DMX_MAX_FILTER_SIZE];
+ struct dmx_section_feed_s&#x22C6; parent; /&#x22C6; Back-pointer &#x22C6;/
+ void&#x22C6; priv; /&#x22C6; Pointer to private data of the API client &#x22C6;/
+ } dmx_section_filter_t;
+</programlisting>
+ <programlisting>
+ struct dmx_section_feed_s {
+ int is_filtering; /&#x22C6; Set to non-zero when filtering in progress &#x22C6;/
+ struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; parent; /&#x22C6; Back-pointer &#x22C6;/
+ void&#x22C6; priv; /&#x22C6; Pointer to private data of the API client &#x22C6;/
+ int (&#x22C6;set) (struct dmx_section_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ __u16 pid,
+ size_t circular_buffer_size,
+ int descramble,
+ int check_crc);
+ int (&#x22C6;allocate_filter) (struct dmx_section_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ dmx_section_filter_t&#x22C6;&#x22C6; filter);
+ int (&#x22C6;release_filter) (struct dmx_section_feed_s&#x22C6; feed,
+ dmx_section_filter_t&#x22C6; filter);
+ int (&#x22C6;start_filtering) (struct dmx_section_feed_s&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;stop_filtering) (struct dmx_section_feed_s&#x22C6; feed);
+ };
+ typedef struct dmx_section_feed_s dmx_section_feed_t;
+
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6; Callback functions &#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+
+ typedef int (&#x22C6;dmx_ts_cb) ( __u8 &#x22C6; buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_length,
+ __u8 &#x22C6; buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_length,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t&#x22C6; source,
+ dmx_success_t success);
+
+ typedef int (&#x22C6;dmx_section_cb) ( __u8 &#x22C6; buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_len,
+ __u8 &#x22C6; buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_len,
+ dmx_section_filter_t &#x22C6; source,
+ dmx_success_t success);
+
+ typedef int (&#x22C6;dmx_pes_cb) ( __u8 &#x22C6; buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_len,
+ __u8 &#x22C6; buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_len,
+ dmx_pes_filter_t&#x22C6; source,
+ dmx_success_t success);
+
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6; DVB Front-End &#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+
+ typedef enum {
+ DMX_OTHER_FE = 0,
+ DMX_SATELLITE_FE,
+ DMX_CABLE_FE,
+ DMX_TERRESTRIAL_FE,
+ DMX_LVDS_FE,
+ DMX_ASI_FE, /&#x22C6; DVB-ASI interface &#x22C6;/
+ DMX_MEMORY_FE
+ } dmx_frontend_source_t;
+
+ typedef struct {
+ /&#x22C6; The following char&#x22C6; fields point to NULL terminated strings &#x22C6;/
+ char&#x22C6; id; /&#x22C6; Unique front-end identifier &#x22C6;/
+ char&#x22C6; vendor; /&#x22C6; Name of the front-end vendor &#x22C6;/
+ char&#x22C6; model; /&#x22C6; Name of the front-end model &#x22C6;/
+ struct list_head connectivity_list; /&#x22C6; List of front-ends that can
+ be connected to a particular
+ demux &#x22C6;/
+ void&#x22C6; priv; /&#x22C6; Pointer to private data of the API client &#x22C6;/
+ dmx_frontend_source_t source;
+ } dmx_frontend_t;
+
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6; MPEG-2 TS Demux &#x22C6;/
+ /&#x22C6;--------------------------------------------------------------------------&#x22C6;/
+
+ /&#x22C6;
+ &#x22C6; Flags OR'ed in the capabilites field of struct dmx_demux_s.
+ &#x22C6;/
+
+ #define DMX_TS_FILTERING 1
+ #define DMX_PES_FILTERING 2
+ #define DMX_SECTION_FILTERING 4
+ #define DMX_MEMORY_BASED_FILTERING 8 /&#x22C6; write() available &#x22C6;/
+ #define DMX_CRC_CHECKING 16
+ #define DMX_TS_DESCRAMBLING 32
+ #define DMX_SECTION_PAYLOAD_DESCRAMBLING 64
+ #define DMX_MAC_ADDRESS_DESCRAMBLING 128
+</programlisting>
+
+</section>
+<section id="demux_demux_t">
+<title>demux_demux_t</title>
+ <programlisting>
+ /&#x22C6;
+ &#x22C6; DMX_FE_ENTRY(): Casts elements in the list of registered
+ &#x22C6; front-ends from the generic type struct list_head
+ &#x22C6; to the type &#x22C6; dmx_frontend_t
+ &#x22C6;.
+ &#x22C6;/
+
+ #define DMX_FE_ENTRY(list) list_entry(list, dmx_frontend_t, connectivity_list)
+
+ struct dmx_demux_s {
+ /&#x22C6; The following char&#x22C6; fields point to NULL terminated strings &#x22C6;/
+ char&#x22C6; id; /&#x22C6; Unique demux identifier &#x22C6;/
+ char&#x22C6; vendor; /&#x22C6; Name of the demux vendor &#x22C6;/
+ char&#x22C6; model; /&#x22C6; Name of the demux model &#x22C6;/
+ __u32 capabilities; /&#x22C6; Bitfield of capability flags &#x22C6;/
+ dmx_frontend_t&#x22C6; frontend; /&#x22C6; Front-end connected to the demux &#x22C6;/
+ struct list_head reg_list; /&#x22C6; List of registered demuxes &#x22C6;/
+ void&#x22C6; priv; /&#x22C6; Pointer to private data of the API client &#x22C6;/
+ int users; /&#x22C6; Number of users &#x22C6;/
+ int (&#x22C6;open) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux);
+ int (&#x22C6;close) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux);
+ int (&#x22C6;write) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux, const char&#x22C6; buf, size_t count);
+ int (&#x22C6;allocate_ts_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t&#x22C6;&#x22C6; feed,
+ dmx_ts_cb callback);
+ int (&#x22C6;release_ts_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;allocate_pes_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_pes_feed_t&#x22C6;&#x22C6; feed,
+ dmx_pes_cb callback);
+ int (&#x22C6;release_pes_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_pes_feed_t&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;allocate_section_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t&#x22C6;&#x22C6; feed,
+ dmx_section_cb callback);
+ int (&#x22C6;release_section_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t&#x22C6; feed);
+ int (&#x22C6;descramble_mac_address) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ __u8&#x22C6; buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_length,
+ __u8&#x22C6; buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_length,
+ __u16 pid);
+ int (&#x22C6;descramble_section_payload) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ __u8&#x22C6; buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_length,
+ __u8&#x22C6; buffer2, size_t buffer2_length,
+ __u16 pid);
+ int (&#x22C6;add_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t&#x22C6; frontend);
+ int (&#x22C6;remove_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t&#x22C6; frontend);
+ struct list_head&#x22C6; (&#x22C6;get_frontends) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux);
+ int (&#x22C6;connect_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t&#x22C6; frontend);
+ int (&#x22C6;disconnect_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux);
+
+
+ /&#x22C6; added because js cannot keep track of these himself &#x22C6;/
+ int (&#x22C6;get_pes_pids) (struct dmx_demux_s&#x22C6; demux, __u16 &#x22C6;pids);
+ };
+ typedef struct dmx_demux_s dmx_demux_t;
+</programlisting>
+
+</section>
+<section id="demux_directory">
+<title>Demux directory</title>
+ <programlisting>
+ /&#x22C6;
+ &#x22C6; DMX_DIR_ENTRY(): Casts elements in the list of registered
+ &#x22C6; demuxes from the generic type struct list_head&#x22C6; to the type dmx_demux_t
+ &#x22C6;.
+ &#x22C6;/
+
+ #define DMX_DIR_ENTRY(list) list_entry(list, dmx_demux_t, reg_list)
+
+ int dmx_register_demux (dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux);
+ int dmx_unregister_demux (dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux);
+ struct list_head&#x22C6; dmx_get_demuxes (void);
+</programlisting>
+ </section></section>
+<section id="demux_directory_api">
+<title>Demux Directory API</title>
+<para>The demux directory is a Linux kernel-wide facility for registering and accessing the
+MPEG-2 TS demuxes in the system. Run-time registering and unregistering of demux drivers
+is possible using this API.
+</para>
+<para>All demux drivers in the directory implement the abstract interface dmx_demux_t.
+</para>
+
+<section
+role="subsection"><title>dmx_register_demux()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This function makes a demux driver interface available to the Linux kernel. It is
+ usually called by the init_module() function of the kernel module that contains
+ the demux driver. The caller of this function is responsible for allocating
+ dynamic or static memory for the demux structure and for initializing its fields
+ before calling this function. The memory allocated for the demux structure
+ must not be freed before calling dmx_unregister_demux(),</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int dmx_register_demux ( dmx_demux_t &#x22C6;demux )</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_demux_t*
+ demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux structure.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EEXIST</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>A demux with the same value of the id field already stored
+ in the directory.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-ENOSPC</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>No space left in the directory.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section><section
+role="subsection"><title>dmx_unregister_demux()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This function is called to indicate that the given demux interface is no
+ longer available. The caller of this function is responsible for freeing the
+ memory of the demux structure, if it was dynamically allocated before calling
+ dmx_register_demux(). The cleanup_module() function of the kernel module
+ that contains the demux driver should call this function. Note that this function
+ fails if the demux is currently in use, i.e., release_demux() has not been called
+ for the interface.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int dmx_unregister_demux ( dmx_demux_t &#x22C6;demux )</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_demux_t*
+ demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux structure which is to be
+ unregistered.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>ENODEV</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The specified demux is not registered in the demux
+ directory.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>EBUSY</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The specified demux is currently in use.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section><section
+role="subsection"><title>dmx_get_demuxes()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Provides the caller with the list of registered demux interfaces, using the
+ standard list structure defined in the include file linux/list.h. The include file
+ demux.h defines the macro DMX_DIR_ENTRY() for converting an element of
+ the generic type struct list_head* to the type dmx_demux_t*. The caller must
+ not free the memory of any of the elements obtained via this function call.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>struct list_head &#x22C6;dmx_get_demuxes ()</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>none</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>struct list_head *</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>A list of demux interfaces, or NULL in the case of an
+ empty list.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+ </section></section>
+<section id="demux_api">
+<title>Demux API</title>
+<para>The demux API should be implemented for each demux in the system. It is used to select
+the TS source of a demux and to manage the demux resources. When the demux
+client allocates a resource via the demux API, it receives a pointer to the API of that
+resource.
+</para>
+<para>Each demux receives its TS input from a DVB front-end or from memory, as set via the
+demux API. In a system with more than one front-end, the API can be used to select one of
+the DVB front-ends as a TS source for a demux, unless this is fixed in the HW platform. The
+demux API only controls front-ends regarding their connections with demuxes; the APIs
+used to set the other front-end parameters, such as tuning, are not defined in this
+document.
+</para>
+<para>The functions that implement the abstract interface demux should be defined static or
+module private and registered to the Demux Directory for external access. It is not necessary
+to implement every function in the demux_t struct, however (for example, a demux interface
+might support Section filtering, but not TS or PES filtering). The API client is expected to
+check the value of any function pointer before calling the function: the value of NULL means
+&#8220;function not available&#8221;.
+</para>
+<para>Whenever the functions of the demux API modify shared data, the possibilities of lost
+update and race condition problems should be addressed, e.g. by protecting parts of code with
+mutexes. This is especially important on multi-processor hosts.
+</para>
+<para>Note that functions called from a bottom half context must not sleep, at least in the 2.2.x
+kernels. Even a simple memory allocation can result in a kernel thread being put to sleep if
+swapping is needed. For example, the Linux kernel calls the functions of a network device
+interface from a bottom half context. Thus, if a demux API function is called from network
+device code, the function must not sleep.
+</para>
+
+
+<section id="kdapi_fopen">
+<title>open()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This function reserves the demux for use by the caller and, if necessary,
+ initializes the demux. When the demux is no longer needed, the function close()
+ should be called. It should be possible for multiple clients to access the demux
+ at the same time. Thus, the function implementation should increment the
+ demux usage count when open() is called and decrement it when close() is
+ called.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int open ( demux_t&#x22C6; demux );</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>demux_t* demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EUSERS</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Maximum usage count reached.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EINVAL</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Bad parameter.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section>
+<section id="kdapi_fclose">
+<title>close()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This function reserves the demux for use by the caller and, if necessary,
+ initializes the demux. When the demux is no longer needed, the function close()
+ should be called. It should be possible for multiple clients to access the demux
+ at the same time. Thus, the function implementation should increment the
+ demux usage count when open() is called and decrement it when close() is
+ called.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int close(demux_t&#x22C6; demux);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>demux_t* demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-ENODEV</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The demux was not in use.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EINVAL</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Bad parameter.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section>
+<section id="kdapi_fwrite">
+<title>write()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This function provides the demux driver with a memory buffer containing TS
+ packets. Instead of receiving TS packets from the DVB front-end, the demux
+ driver software will read packets from memory. Any clients of this demux
+ with active TS, PES or Section filters will receive filtered data via the Demux
+ callback API (see 0). The function returns when all the data in the buffer has
+ been consumed by the demux. Demux hardware typically cannot read TS from
+ memory. If this is the case, memory-based filtering has to be implemented
+ entirely in software.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int write(demux_t&#x22C6; demux, const char&#x22C6; buf, size_t
+ count);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>demux_t* demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>const char* buf</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the TS data in kernel-space memory.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>size_t length</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Length of the TS data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-ENOSYS</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The command is not implemented.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EINVAL</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Bad parameter.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section><section
+role="subsection"><title>allocate_ts_feed()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Allocates a new TS feed, which is used to filter the TS packets carrying a
+ certain PID. The TS feed normally corresponds to a hardware PID filter on the
+ demux chip.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int allocate_ts_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t&#x22C6;&#x22C6; feed, dmx_ts_cb callback);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>demux_t* demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_ts_feed_t**
+ feed</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_ts_cb callback</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the callback function for passing received TS
+ packet</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EBUSY</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>No more TS feeds available.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-ENOSYS</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The command is not implemented.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EINVAL</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Bad parameter.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section><section
+role="subsection"><title>release_ts_feed()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Releases the resources allocated with allocate_ts_feed(). Any filtering in
+ progress on the TS feed should be stopped before calling this function.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int release_ts_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t&#x22C6; feed);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>demux_t* demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_ts_feed_t* feed</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EINVAL</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Bad parameter.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section><section
+role="subsection"><title>allocate_section_feed()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Allocates a new section feed, i.e. a demux resource for filtering and receiving
+ sections. On platforms with hardware support for section filtering, a section
+ feed is directly mapped to the demux HW. On other platforms, TS packets are
+ first PID filtered in hardware and a hardware section filter then emulated in
+ software. The caller obtains an API pointer of type dmx_section_feed_t as an
+ out parameter. Using this API the caller can set filtering parameters and start
+ receiving sections.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int allocate_section_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t &#x22C6;&#x22C6;feed, dmx_section_cb callback);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>demux_t *demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_section_feed_t
+ **feed</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_section_cb
+ callback</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the callback function for passing received
+ sections.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>0</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The function was completed without errors.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EBUSY</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>No more section feeds available.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-ENOSYS</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>The command is not implemented.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>-EINVAL</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Bad parameter.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</section><section
+role="subsection"><title>release_section_feed()</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Releases the resources allocated with allocate_section_feed(), including
+ allocated filters. Any filtering in progress on the section feed should be stopped
+ before calling this function.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int release_section_feed(dmx_demux_t&#x22C6; demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t &#x22C6;feed);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>demux_t *demux</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the demux API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>dmx_section_feed_t
+ *feed</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>RETURNS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">