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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/media-func-ioctl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/media-func-ioctl.xml index bda8604..e0ee285 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/media-func-ioctl.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/media-func-ioctl.xml @@ -63,54 +63,10 @@ </refsect1> <refsect1> - <title>Return Value</title> - - <para><function>ioctl()</function> returns <returnvalue>0</returnvalue> on - success. On failure, <returnvalue>-1</returnvalue> is returned, and the - <varname>errno</varname> variable is set appropriately. Generic error codes - are listed below, and request-specific error codes are listed in the + &return-value; + <para>Request-specific error codes are listed in the individual requests descriptions.</para> <para>When an ioctl that takes an output or read/write parameter fails, the parameter remains unmodified.</para> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>EBADF</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para><parameter>fd</parameter> is not a valid open file descriptor. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>EFAULT</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para><parameter>argp</parameter> references an inaccessible memory - area.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para>The <parameter>request</parameter> or the data pointed to by - <parameter>argp</parameter> is not valid. This is a very common error - code, see the individual ioctl requests listed in - <xref linkend="media-user-func" /> for actual causes.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>ENOMEM</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para>Insufficient kernel memory was available to complete the - request.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><errorcode>ENOTTY</errorcode></term> - <listitem> - <para><parameter>fd</parameter> is not associated with a character - special device.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> </refsect1> </refentry> |