[linux-dvb] decoder & frontend ioctls

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@mocm.de>]

>>>>> "Marcel" == Marcel Siegert <mws@renzel.net> writes:

    Marcel> Hi, can someone explain why DVB ApiV3 is not providing
    Marcel> IOCTL's for getting e.g.

    Marcel> the bitrate of the stream, resolution ect. ?
What bitrate? The bitrate of the transponder is given by the tuning
parameters. The bitrate of individual PIDs may vary and measuring them
in the kernel doesn't make sense.
The same goes for the resolution. Set a filter for the PES PID and get
it yourself.

Marcus

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