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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dvb-fe-read-status.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dvb-fe-read-status.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1c708c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dvb-fe-read-status.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*- + +.. _dvb-fe-read-status: + +*************************************** +Querying frontend status and statistics +*************************************** + +Once :ref:`FE_SET_PROPERTY <FE_GET_PROPERTY>` is called, the +frontend will run a kernel thread that will periodically check for the +tuner lock status and provide statistics about the quality of the +signal. + +The information about the frontend tuner locking status can be queried +using :ref:`FE_READ_STATUS`. + +Signal statistics are provided via +:ref:`FE_GET_PROPERTY`. Please note that several +statistics require the demodulator to be fully locked (e. g. with +FE_HAS_LOCK bit set). See +:ref:`Frontend statistics indicators <frontend-stat-properties>` for +more details. |