COMEDI_GET_MAX_BUFFE(3)

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✨ COMEDI_GET_MAX_BUFFE(3) — the Comedi reference glow-up ✨

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because you're about to learn comedi_get_max_buffer_size and it's genuinely not that deep, I promise 💖 this one lives in the Comedi reference manual (section 3, the library-call girly), so let's get into it 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

comedi_get_max_buffer_size — maximum streaming buffer size, that's the whole vibe 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <comedilib.h>

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

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so comedi_get_max_buffer_size hands you back the maximum allowable size (in bytes) of the streaming buffer for the subdevice you point at with device and subdevice. that's it. that's the function. it's giving very "one job, does it well" 👑

ngl if you actually want to change that maximum buffer size, you can't do it here, bestie — that's a comedi_set_max_buffer_size situation, or you can go through the comedi_config program instead. and heads up: changing it requires appropriate privileges, so don't come for me when it yells at you 🙈

🌈 RETURN VALUE 🌈

  • on the slay path: you get the maximum allowable size (in bytes) of the streaming buffer 💖
  • on the not-slay path: you get -1 💀

👑 AUTHORS 👑

the icons who made this happen, no cap:

  • 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.
  • Éric Piel <piel@delmic.com>
    • Author.
Copyright © 1998-2003 David Schleef
Copyright © 2001-2003, 2005, 2008 Frank Mori Hess
Copyright © 2002-2003 Herman Bruyninckx
Copyright © 2012 Bernd Porr
Copyright © 2012 Ian Abbott
Copyright © 2012, 2015 Éric Piel

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.

fr fr, read that warranty bit twice. "WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY" is doing a lot of heavy lifting and it is not a vibe check you wanna fail 💀

and that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 this was the Comedi manual, dated 03/20/2026, filed under COMEDI_GET_MAX_BUFFE(3) — go forth and stream responsibly 💖✨🌸

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