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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst index 822d6730e7d2..8ca6ab701e4a 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst @@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ To enumerate image formats applications initialize the ``type`` and the :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an ``EINVAL`` error code. All formats are enumerable by beginning at index zero and incrementing by -one until ``EINVAL`` is returned. +one until ``EINVAL`` is returned. If applicable, drivers shall return +formats in preference order, where preferred formats are returned before +(that is, with lower ``index`` value) less-preferred formats. .. note:: @@ -127,6 +129,22 @@ one until ``EINVAL`` is returned. - This format is not native to the device but emulated through software (usually libv4l2), where possible try to use a native format instead for better performance. + * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_BYTESTREAM`` + - 0x0004 + - The hardware decoder for this compressed bytestream format (aka coded + format) is capable of parsing a continuous bytestream. Applications do + not need to parse the bytestream themselves to find the boundaries + between frames/fields. This flag can only be used in combination with + the ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED`` flag, since this applies to compressed + formats only. This flag is valid for stateful decoders only. + * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_DYN_RESOLUTION`` + - 0x0008 + - Dynamic resolution switching is supported by the device for this + compressed bytestream format (aka coded format). It will notify the user + via the event ``V4L2_EVENT_SOURCE_CHANGE`` when changes in the video + parameters are detected. This flag can only be used in combination + with the ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED`` flag, since this applies to + compressed formats only. It is also only applies to stateful codecs. Return Value |
