debian man page for comedi_get_buffer_offset

COMEDI_GET_BUFFER_OF(3) 					 Comedi reference					   COMEDI_GET_BUFFER_OF(3)

NAME
       comedi_get_buffer_offset - streaming buffer status

SYNOPSIS
       #include <comedilib.h>

       int comedi_get_buffer_offset(comedi_t * device, unsigned int subdevice);

DESCRIPTION
       The function comedi_get_buffer_offset is used on a subdevice that has a Comedi command in progress. This function returns the offset in
       bytes of the read pointer in the streaming buffer. This offset is only useful for memory mapped buffers. If there is an error, -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_GET_BUFFER_OF(3)