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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-01-18 12:53:54 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-01-18 12:53:54 -0800
commit4a7c1ff2362b7bfbc04990f42c21cefdff57f997 (patch)
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Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media
* 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (57 commits) [media] as3645a: Fix compilation by including slab.h [media] s5p-fimc: Remove linux/version.h include from fimc-mdevice.c [media] s5p-mfc: Remove linux/version.h include from s5p_mfc.c [media] ds3000: using logical && instead of bitwise & [media] v4l2-ctrls: make control names consistent [media] DVB: dib0700, add support for Nova-TD LEDs [media] DVB: dib0700, add corrected Nova-TD frontend_attach [media] DVB: dib0700, separate stk7070pd initialization [media] DVB: dib0700, move Nova-TD Stick to a separate set [media] : add MODULE_FIRMWARE to dib0700 [media] DVB-CORE: remove superfluous DTV_CMDs [media] s5p-jpeg: adapt to recent videobuf2 changes [media] s5p-g2d: fixed a bug in controls setting function [media] s5p-mfc: Fix volatile controls setup [media] drivers/media/video/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c: adjust double test [media] drivers/media/video/s5p-fimc/fimc-capture.c: adjust double test [media] s5p-fimc: Fix incorrect control ID assignment [media] dvb_frontend: Don't call get_frontend() if idle [media] DocBook/dvbproperty.xml: Remove DTV_MODULATION from ISDB-T [media] DocBook/dvbproperty.xml: Fix ISDB-T delivery system parameters ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml5
5 files changed, 37 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml
index 6f1f9a629dc3..b17a7aac6997 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ applications must set the array to zero.</entry>
<entry>__u32</entry>
<entry><structfield>ctrl_class</structfield></entry>
<entry>The control class to which all controls belong, see
-<xref linkend="ctrl-class" />.</entry>
+<xref linkend="ctrl-class" />. Drivers that use a kernel framework for handling
+controls will also accept a value of 0 here, meaning that the controls can
+belong to any control class. Whether drivers support this can be tested by setting
+<structfield>ctrl_class</structfield> to 0 and calling <constant>VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS</constant>
+with a <structfield>count</structfield> of 0. If that succeeds, then the driver
+supports this feature.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
@@ -194,10 +199,13 @@ also be zero.</entry>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
<entry><structfield>error_idx</structfield></entry>
- <entry>Set by the driver in case of an error. It is the
-index of the control causing the error or equal to 'count' when the
-error is not associated with a particular control. Undefined when the
-ioctl returns 0 (success).</entry>
+ <entry>Set by the driver in case of an error. If it is equal
+to <structfield>count</structfield>, then no actual changes were made to
+controls. In other words, the error was not associated with setting a particular
+control. If it is another value, then only the controls up to <structfield>error_idx-1</structfield>
+were modified and control <structfield>error_idx</structfield> is the one that
+caused the error. The <structfield>error_idx</structfield> value is undefined
+if the ioctl returned 0 (success).</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml
index 93817f337033..7c63815e7afd 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml
@@ -364,15 +364,20 @@ capability and it is cleared otherwise.</entry>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant></entry>
<entry>0x0002</entry>
- <entry>The frame buffer is an overlay surface the same
-size as the capture. [?]</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
- <entry spanname="hspan">The purpose of
-<constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant> was never quite clear.
-Most drivers seem to ignore this flag. For compatibility with the
-<wordasword>bttv</wordasword> driver applications should set the
-<constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant> flag.</entry>
+ <entry>If this flag is set for a video capture device, then the
+driver will set the initial overlay size to cover the full framebuffer size,
+otherwise the existing overlay size (as set by &VIDIOC-S-FMT;) will be used.
+
+Only one video capture driver (bttv) supports this flag. The use of this flag
+for capture devices is deprecated. There is no way to detect which drivers
+support this flag, so the only reliable method of setting the overlay size is
+through &VIDIOC-S-FMT;.
+
+If this flag is set for a video output device, then the video output overlay
+window is relative to the top-left corner of the framebuffer and restricted
+to the size of the framebuffer. If it is cleared, then the video output
+overlay window is relative to the video output display.
+ </entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_CHROMAKEY</constant></entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml
index 16431813bebd..66e9a5257861 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ the &v4l2-output; <structfield>modulator</structfield> field and the
<entry>&v4l2-tuner-type;</entry>
<entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry>
<entry>The tuner type. This is the same value as in the
-&v4l2-tuner; <structfield>type</structfield> field. The field is not
-applicable to modulators, &ie; ignored by drivers.</entry>
+&v4l2-tuner; <structfield>type</structfield> field. The type must be set
+to <constant>V4L2_TUNER_RADIO</constant> for <filename>/dev/radioX</filename>
+device nodes, and to <constant>V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV</constant>
+for all others. The field is not applicable to modulators, &ie; ignored
+by drivers.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml
index 08ae82f131f2..1d43065090dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ desired input in an integer and call the
<constant>VIDIOC_S_INPUT</constant> ioctl with a pointer to this
integer. Side effects are possible. For example inputs may support
different video standards, so the driver may implicitly switch the
-current standard. It is good practice to select an input before
-querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para>
+current standard. Because of these possible side effects applications
+must select an input before querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para>
<para>Information about video inputs is available using the
&VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; ioctl.</para>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml
index fd45f1c13ccf..4533068ecb8a 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ desired output in an integer and call the
<constant>VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT</constant> ioctl with a pointer to this integer.
Side effects are possible. For example outputs may support different
video standards, so the driver may implicitly switch the current
-standard. It is good practice to select an output before querying or
-negotiating any other parameters.</para>
+standard.
+standard. Because of these possible side effects applications
+must select an output before querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para>
<para>Information about video outputs is available using the
&VIDIOC-ENUMOUTPUT; ioctl.</para>
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