6.4.9. ioctl LIRC_GET_REC_TIMEOUT and LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT

6.4.9.1. Name

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

6.4.9.2. Synopsis

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

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

6.4.9.3. Arguments

fd

File descriptor returned by open().

timeout

Timeout, in microseconds.

6.4.9.4. 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 ioctls LIRC_GET_MIN_TIMEOUT and LIRC_GET_MAX_TIMEOUT.

6.4.9.5. 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 Generic Error Codes chapter.