SIOCTL_OPEN(3) BSD Library Functions Manual SIOCTL_OPEN(3)
NAME
sioctl_open, sioctl_close, sioctl_ondesc, sioctl_onval, sioctl_setval,
sioctl_nfds, sioctl_pollfd, sioctl_eof — interface to audio parameters
SYNOPSIS
#include <sndio.h>
struct sioctl_hdl *
sioctl_open(const char *name, unsigned int mode, int nbio_flag);
void
sioctl_close(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl);
int
sioctl_ondesc(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl,
void (*cb)(void *arg, struct sioctl_desc *desc, int val), void *arg);
int
sioctl_onval(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl,
void (*cb)(void *arg, unsigned int addr, unsigned int val),
void *arg);
int
sioctl_setval(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl, unsigned int addr,
unsigned int val);
int
sioctl_nfds(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl);
int
sioctl_pollfd(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl, struct pollfd *pfd, int events);
int
sioctl_revents(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl, struct pollfd *pfd);
int
sioctl_eof(struct sioctl_hdl *hdl);
DESCRIPTION
Audio devices may expose a number of controls, like the playback volume
control. Each control has an integer address and an integer value. Some
values are boolean and can only be switched to either 0 (off) or 1 (on).
Any control may be changed by submitting a new value to its address.
When values change, asynchronous notifications are sent.
Control descriptions are available, allowing them to be grouped and rep-
resented in a human readable form.
Opening and closing the control device
First the application must call the sioctl_open() function to obtain a
handle that will be passed as the hdl argument to other functions.
The name parameter gives the device string discussed in sndio(7). In
most cases it should be set to SIO_DEVANY to allow the user to select it
using the AUDIODEVICE environment variable. The mode parameter is a bit-
map of the SIOCTL_READ and SIOCTL_WRITE constants indicating whether con-
trol values can be read and modified respectively.
If the nbio_flag argument is 1, then the sioctl_setval() function (see
below) may fail instead of blocking and the sioctl_ondesc() function
doesn't block.
The sioctl_close() function closes the control device and frees any allo-
cated resources associated with the handle.
Control descriptions
The sioctl_ondesc() function can be used to obtain the description of all
available controls and their initial values. It registers a callback
function that is immediately invoked for all controls. It is called once
with a NULL argument to indicate that the full description was sent and
that the caller has a consistent representation of the control set.
Then, whenever a control description changes, the callback is invoked
with the updated information followed by a call with a NULL argument.
Controls are described by the sioctl_desc structure as follows:
struct sioctl_node {
char name[SIOCTL_NAMEMAX]; /* ex. "spkr" */
int unit; /* optional number or -1 */
};
struct sioctl_desc {
unsigned int addr; /* control address */
#define SIOCTL_NONE 0 /* deleted */
#define SIOCTL_NUM 2 /* integer in the maxval range */
#define SIOCTL_SW 3 /* on/off switch (1 or 0) */
#define SIOCTL_VEC 4 /* number, element of vector */
#define SIOCTL_LIST 5 /* switch, element of a list */
#define SIOCTL_SEL 6 /* element of a selector */
unsigned int type; /* one of above */
char func[SIOCTL_NAMEMAX]; /* function name, ex. "level" */
char group[SIOCTL_NAMEMAX]; /* group this control belongs to */
struct sioctl_node node0; /* affected node */
struct sioctl_node node1; /* dito for SIOCTL_{VEC,LIST,SEL} */
unsigned int maxval; /* max value */
};
The addr attribute is the control address, usable with sioctl_setval() to
set its value.
The type attribute indicates what the structure describes. Possible
types are:
SIOCTL_NONE A previously valid control was deleted.
SIOCTL_NUM An integer control in the range from 0 to maxval, inclusive.
For instance the volume of the speaker.
SIOCTL_SW A boolean control. For instance the switch to mute the
speaker.
SIOCTL_VEC Element of an array of integer controls. For instance the
knob to control the amount of signal flowing from the line
input to the speaker.
SIOCTL_LIST An element of an array of boolean switches. For instance
the line-in position of the speaker source selector.
SIOCTL_SEL Same as SIOCTL_LIST but exactly one element is selected at a
time.
The func attribute is the name of the parameter being controlled. There
may be no parameters of different types with the same name.
The node0 and node1 attributes indicate the names of the controlled
nodes, typically channels of audio streams. node1 is meaningful for
SIOCTL_VEC, SIOCTL_LIST, and SIOCTL_SEL only.
Names in the node0 and node1 attributes and func are strings usable as
unique identifiers within the given group.
The maxval attribute indicates the maximum value of this control. For
boolean control types it is set to 1.
Changing and reading control values
Controls are changed with the sioctl_setval() function, by giving the in-
dex of the control and the new value. The sioctl_onval() function can be
used to register a callback which will be invoked whenever a control
changes. Integer values are in the range from 0 to maxval.
Interface to poll(2)
The sioctl_pollfd() function fills the array pfd of pollfd structures,
used by poll(2), with events; the latter is a bit-mask of POLLIN and
POLLOUT constants. sioctl_pollfd() returns the number of pollfd struc-
tures filled. The sioctl_revents() function returns the bit-mask set by
poll(2) in the pfd array of pollfd structures. If POLLOUT is set,
sioctl_setval() can be called without blocking. POLLHUP may be set if an
error occurs, even if it is not selected with sioctl_pollfd(). POLLIN is
not used yet.
The sioctl_nfds() function returns the number of pollfd structures the
caller must preallocate in order to be sure that sioctl_pollfd() will
never overrun.
ENVIRONMENT
AUDIODEVICE The default sndio(7) device used by sioctl_open().
SEE ALSO
sndioctl(1), poll(2), sio_open(3), sndio(7)
HISTORY
These functions first appeared in OpenBSD 6.7.
AUTHORS
Alexandre Ratchov <ratchov@openbsd.org>
BSD June 26, 2024 BSD
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