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.. _CA_GET_SLOT_INFO:

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CA_GET_SLOT_INFO
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Name
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CA_GET_SLOT_INFO


Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int ioctl(fd, CA_GET_SLOT_INFO, struct ca_slot_info *info)
    :name: CA_GET_SLOT_INFO


Arguments
---------

``fd``
  File descriptor returned by a previous call to :c:func:`open() <cec-open>`.

``info``
  Pointer to struct :c:type:`ca_slot_info`.

Description
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Returns information about a CA slot identified by
:c:type:`ca_slot_info`.slot_num.


Return Value
------------

On success 0 is returned, and :c:type:`ca_slot_info` is filled.

On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately.

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    -  -  ``ENODEV``
       -  the slot is not available.

The generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.