5.3.9. ioctl LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT

5.3.9.1. Name

LIRC_SET_REC_TIMEOUT - sets the integer value for IR inactivity timeout.

5.3.9.2. Synopsis

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

5.3.9.3. Arguments

fd

File descriptor returned by open().

timeout

Timeout, in microseconds.

5.3.9.4. Description

Sets 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.

5.3.9.5. 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.