.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later .. c:namespace:: RC

.. _lirc_set_rec_timeout: .. _lirc_get_rec_timeout:

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ioctl LIRC_GET_REC_TIMEOUT and LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT

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Name

LIRC_GET_REC_TIMEOUT/LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT - Get/set the integer value for IR inactivity timeout.

Synopsis

.. c:macro:: LIRC_GET_REC_TIMEOUT

int ioctl(int fd, LIRC_GET_REC_TIMEOUT, __u32 *timeout)

.. c:macro:: LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT

int ioctl(int fd, LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT, __u32 *timeout)

Arguments

fd File descriptor returned by open().

timeout Timeout, in microseconds.

Description

Get and set the integer value for IR inactivity timeout.

If supported by the hardware, setting it to 0 disables all hardware timeouts and data should be reported as soon as possible. If the exact value cannot be set, then the next possible value greater than the given value should be set.

.. note::

The range of supported timeout is given by :ref:LIRC_GET_MIN_TIMEOUT.

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 :ref:Generic Error Codes <gen-errors> chapter.