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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/net-add-if.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/net-add-if.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 1188641b453e..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/net-add-if.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -.. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this -.. document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, -.. Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software -.. Foundation, with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts -.. and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included at -.. Documentation/media/uapi/fdl-appendix.rst. -.. -.. TODO: replace it to GFDL-1.1-or-later WITH no-invariant-sections - -.. _NET_ADD_IF: - -**************** -ioctl NET_ADD_IF -**************** - -Name -==== - -NET_ADD_IF - Creates a new network interface for a given Packet ID. - - -Synopsis -======== - -.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, NET_ADD_IF, struct dvb_net_if *net_if ) - :name: NET_ADD_IF - - -Arguments -========= - -``fd`` - File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <frontend_f_open>`. - -``net_if`` - pointer to struct :c:type:`dvb_net_if` - - -Description -=========== - -The NET_ADD_IF ioctl system call selects the Packet ID (PID) that -contains a TCP/IP traffic, the type of encapsulation to be used (MPE or -ULE) and the interface number for the new interface to be created. When -the system call successfully returns, a new virtual network interface is -created. - -The struct :c:type:`dvb_net_if`::ifnum field will be -filled with the number of the created interface. - -Return Value -============ - -On success 0 is returned, and :c:type:`ca_slot_info` is filled. - -On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set -appropriately. - -The generic error codes are described at the -:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter. |