1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invari 1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
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3 .. _dvb-fe-read-status: 3 .. _dvb-fe-read-status:
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6 Querying frontend status and statistics 6 Querying frontend status and statistics
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8 8
9 Once :ref:`FE_SET_PROPERTY <FE_GET_PROPERTY>` 9 Once :ref:`FE_SET_PROPERTY <FE_GET_PROPERTY>` is called, the
10 frontend will run a kernel thread that will pe 10 frontend will run a kernel thread that will periodically check for the
11 tuner lock status and provide statistics about 11 tuner lock status and provide statistics about the quality of the
12 signal. 12 signal.
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14 The information about the frontend tuner locki 14 The information about the frontend tuner locking status can be queried
15 using :ref:`FE_READ_STATUS`. 15 using :ref:`FE_READ_STATUS`.
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17 Signal statistics are provided via 17 Signal statistics are provided via
18 :ref:`FE_GET_PROPERTY`. 18 :ref:`FE_GET_PROPERTY`.
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20 .. note:: 20 .. note::
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22 Most statistics require the demodulator to 22 Most statistics require the demodulator to be fully locked
23 (e. g. with :c:type:`FE_HAS_LOCK <fe_status 23 (e. g. with :c:type:`FE_HAS_LOCK <fe_status>` bit set). See
24 :ref:`Frontend statistics indicators <front 24 :ref:`Frontend statistics indicators <frontend-stat-properties>` for
25 more details. 25 more details.
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