debian man page for comedi_do_insnlist

COMEDI_DO_INSNLIST(3)						 Comedi reference					     COMEDI_DO_INSNLIST(3)

NAME
       comedi_do_insnlist - perform multiple instructions

SYNOPSIS
       #include <comedilib.h>

       int comedi_do_insnlist(comedi_t * device, comedi_insnlist * list);

DESCRIPTION
       The function comedi_do_insnlist performs multiple Comedi instructions as part of one system call. This function can be used to avoid the
       overhead of multiple system calls.

RETURN VALUE
       The function comedi_do_insnlist returns the number of successfully completed instructions. Error information for the unsuccessful
       instruction is not available. If there is an error before the first instruction can be executed, -1 is returned.

AUTHORS
       David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
	   Author.

       Frank Mori Hess <fmhess@users.sourceforge.net>
	   Author.

       Herman Bruyninckx <Herman.Bruyninckx@mech.kuleuven.ac.be>
	   Author.

       Bernd Porr <tech@linux-usb-daq.co.uk>
	   Author.

       Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
	   Author.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1998-2003 David Schleef
       Copyright (C) 2001-2003, 2005, 2008 Frank Mori Hess
       Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Herman Bruyninckx
       Copyright (C) 2012 Bernd Porr
       Copyright (C) 2012 Ian Abbott

       This document is part of Comedilib. In the context of this document, the term "source code" as defined by the license is interpreted as the
       XML source.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
       published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1 of the License.

       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
       Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.

Comedi								    07/06/2012						     COMEDI_DO_INSNLIST(3)