diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
index 9632444f6c62..ad07875febca 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DOCBOOKS := z8530book.xml mcabook.xml device-drivers.xml \
genericirq.xml s390-drivers.xml uio-howto.xml scsi.xml \
mac80211.xml debugobjects.xml sh.xml regulator.xml \
alsa-driver-api.xml writing-an-alsa-driver.xml \
- tracepoint.xml
+ tracepoint.xml media.xml
###
# The build process is as follows (targets):
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/audio.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/audio.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eeb96b8a0864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/audio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1473 @@
+
DVB Audio Device
+The DVB audio device controls the MPEG2 audio decoder of the DVB hardware. It
+can be accessed through /dev/dvb/adapter0/audio0. Data types and and
+ioctl definitions can be accessed by including linux/dvb/video.h in your
+application.
+
+Please note that some DVB cards don’t have their own MPEG decoder, which results in
+the omission of the audio and video device.
+
+
+
+Audio Data Types
+This section describes the structures, data types and defines used when talking to the
+audio device.
+
+
+
+audio_stream_source_t
+The audio stream source is set through the AUDIO_SELECT_SOURCE call and can take
+the following values, depending on whether we are replaying from an internal (demux) or
+external (user write) source.
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ AUDIO_SOURCE_DEMUX,
+ AUDIO_SOURCE_MEMORY
+ } audio_stream_source_t;
+
+AUDIO_SOURCE_DEMUX selects the demultiplexer (fed either by the frontend or the
+DVR device) as the source of the video stream. If AUDIO_SOURCE_MEMORY
+is selected the stream comes from the application through the write() system
+call.
+
+
+
+
+audio_play_state_t
+The following values can be returned by the AUDIO_GET_STATUS call representing the
+state of audio playback.
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ AUDIO_STOPPED,
+ AUDIO_PLAYING,
+ AUDIO_PAUSED
+ } audio_play_state_t;
+
+
+
+
+audio_channel_select_t
+The audio channel selected via AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT is determined by the
+following values.
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ AUDIO_STEREO,
+ AUDIO_MONO_LEFT,
+ AUDIO_MONO_RIGHT,
+ } audio_channel_select_t;
+
+
+
+
+struct audio_status
+The AUDIO_GET_STATUS call returns the following structure informing about various
+states of the playback operation.
+
+
+ typedef struct audio_status {
+ boolean AV_sync_state;
+ boolean mute_state;
+ audio_play_state_t play_state;
+ audio_stream_source_t stream_source;
+ audio_channel_select_t channel_select;
+ boolean bypass_mode;
+ } audio_status_t;
+
+
+
+
+struct audio_mixer
+The following structure is used by the AUDIO_SET_MIXER call to set the audio
+volume.
+
+
+ typedef struct audio_mixer {
+ unsigned int volume_left;
+ unsigned int volume_right;
+ } audio_mixer_t;
+
+
+
+
+audio encodings
+A call to AUDIO_GET_CAPABILITIES returns an unsigned integer with the following
+bits set according to the hardwares capabilities.
+
+
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_DTS 1
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_LPCM 2
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_MP1 4
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_MP2 8
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_MP3 16
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_AAC 32
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_OGG 64
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_SDDS 128
+ #define AUDIO_CAP_AC3 256
+
+
+
+
+struct audio_karaoke
+The ioctl AUDIO_SET_KARAOKE uses the following format:
+
+
+ typedef
+ struct audio_karaoke{
+ int vocal1;
+ int vocal2;
+ int melody;
+ } audio_karaoke_t;
+
+If Vocal1 or Vocal2 are non-zero, they get mixed into left and right t at 70% each. If both,
+Vocal1 and Vocal2 are non-zero, Vocal1 gets mixed into the left channel and Vocal2 into the
+right channel at 100% each. Ff Melody is non-zero, the melody channel gets mixed into left
+and right.
+
+
+
+
+audio attributes
+The following attributes can be set by a call to AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES:
+
+
+ typedef uint16_t audio_attributes_t;
+ /⋆ bits: descr. ⋆/
+ /⋆ 15-13 audio coding mode (0=ac3, 2=mpeg1, 3=mpeg2ext, 4=LPCM, 6=DTS, ⋆/
+ /⋆ 12 multichannel extension ⋆/
+ /⋆ 11-10 audio type (0=not spec, 1=language included) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 9- 8 audio application mode (0=not spec, 1=karaoke, 2=surround) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 7- 6 Quantization / DRC (mpeg audio: 1=DRC exists)(lpcm: 0=16bit, ⋆/
+ /⋆ 5- 4 Sample frequency fs (0=48kHz, 1=96kHz) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 2- 0 number of audio channels (n+1 channels) ⋆/
+
+
+
+Audio Function Calls
+
+
+
+open()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call opens a named audio device (e.g. /dev/dvb/adapter0/audio0)
+ for subsequent use. When an open() call has succeeded, the device will be ready
+ for use. The significance of blocking or non-blocking mode is described in the
+ documentation for functions where there is a difference. It does not affect the
+ semantics of the open() call itself. A device opened in blocking mode can later
+ be put into non-blocking mode (and vice versa) using the F_SETFL command
+ of the fcntl system call. This is a standard system call, documented in the Linux
+ manual page for fcntl. Only one user can open the Audio Device in O_RDWR
+ mode. All other attempts to open the device in this mode will fail, and an error
+ code will be returned. If the Audio Device is opened in O_RDONLY mode, the
+ only ioctl call that can be used is AUDIO_GET_STATUS. All other call will
+ return with an error code.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int open(const char ⋆deviceName, int flags);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+const char
+ *deviceName
+
+Name of specific audio device.
+
+
+int flags
+
+A bit-wise OR of the following flags:
+
+
+
+O_RDONLY read-only access
+
+
+
+O_RDWR read/write access
+
+
+
+O_NONBLOCK open in non-blocking mode
+
+
+
+(blocking mode is the default)
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+Device or resource busy.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+
+
+
+close()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call closes a previously opened audio device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int close(int fd);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+
+
+write()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call can only be used if AUDIO_SOURCE_MEMORY is selected
+ in the ioctl call AUDIO_SELECT_SOURCE. The data provided shall be in
+ PES format. If O_NONBLOCK is not specified the function will block until
+ buffer space is available. The amount of data to be transferred is implied by
+ count.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+size_t write(int fd, const void ⋆buf, size_t count);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+void *buf
+
+Pointer to the buffer containing the PES data.
+
+
+size_t count
+
+Size of buf.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Mode AUDIO_SOURCE_MEMORY not selected.
+
+
+ENOMEM
+
+Attempted to write more data than the internal buffer can
+ hold.
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_STOP
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to stop playing the current stream.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_STOP);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_STOP for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_PLAY
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to start playing an audio stream from the
+ selected source.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_PLAY);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_PLAY for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_PAUSE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call suspends the audio stream being played. Decoding and playing
+ are paused. It is then possible to restart again decoding and playing process of
+ the audio stream using AUDIO_CONTINUE command.
+
+
+If AUDIO_SOURCE_MEMORY is selected in the ioctl call
+ AUDIO_SELECT_SOURCE, the DVB-subsystem will not decode (consume)
+ any more data until the ioctl call AUDIO_CONTINUE or AUDIO_PLAY is
+ performed.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_PAUSE);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_PAUSE for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SELECT_SOURCE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call informs the audio device which source shall be used
+ for the input data. The possible sources are demux or memory. If
+ AUDIO_SOURCE_MEMORY is selected, the data is fed to the Audio Device
+ through the write command.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_SELECT_SOURCE,
+ audio_stream_source_t source);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SELECT_SOURCE for this command.
+
+
+audio_stream_source_t
+ source
+
+Indicates the source that shall be used for the Audio
+ stream.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal input parameter.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_MUTE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the audio device to mute the stream that is currently being
+ played.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_MUTE,
+ boolean state);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_MUTE for this command.
+
+
+boolean state
+
+Indicates if audio device shall mute or not.
+
+
+
+TRUE Audio Mute
+
+
+
+FALSE Audio Un-mute
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal input parameter.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_AV_SYNC
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to turn ON or OFF A/V synchronization.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_AV_SYNC,
+ boolean state);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_AV_SYNC for this command.
+
+
+boolean state
+
+Tells the DVB subsystem if A/V synchronization shall be
+ ON or OFF.
+
+
+
+TRUE AV-sync ON
+
+
+
+FALSE AV-sync OFF
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal input parameter.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_BYPASS_MODE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to bypass the Audio decoder and forward
+ the stream without decoding. This mode shall be used if streams that can’t be
+ handled by the DVB system shall be decoded. Dolby DigitalTM streams are
+ automatically forwarded by the DVB subsystem if the hardware can handle it.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ AUDIO_SET_BYPASS_MODE, boolean mode);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_BYPASS_MODE for this
+ command.
+
+
+boolean mode
+
+Enables or disables the decoding of the current Audio
+ stream in the DVB subsystem.
+
+
+
+TRUE Bypass is disabled
+
+
+
+FALSE Bypass is enabled
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal input parameter.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to select the requested channel if possible.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT, audio_channel_select_t);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_CHANNEL_SELECT for this
+ command.
+
+
+audio_channel_select_t
+ ch
+
+Select the output format of the audio (mono left/right,
+ stereo).
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal input parameter ch.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_GET_STATUS
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to return the current state of the Audio
+ Device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_GET_STATUS,
+ struct audio_status ⋆status);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_GET_STATUS for this command.
+
+
+struct audio_status
+ *status
+
+Returns the current state of Audio Device.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+status points to invalid address.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_GET_CAPABILITIES
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to tell us about the decoding capabilities
+ of the audio hardware.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ AUDIO_GET_CAPABILITIES, unsigned int ⋆cap);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_GET_CAPABILITIES for this
+ command.
+
+
+unsigned int *cap
+
+Returns a bit array of supported sound formats.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+cap points to an invalid address.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to clear all software and hardware buffers
+ of the audio decoder device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_ID
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl selects which sub-stream is to be decoded if a program or system
+ stream is sent to the video device. If no audio stream type is set the id has to be
+ in [0xC0,0xDF] for MPEG sound, in [0x80,0x87] for AC3 and in [0xA0,0xA7]
+ for LPCM. More specifications may follow for other stream types. If the stream
+ type is set the id just specifies the substream id of the audio stream and only
+ the first 5 bits are recognized.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_ID, int
+ id);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_ID for this command.
+
+
+int id
+
+audio sub-stream id
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid sub-stream id.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_MIXER
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl lets you adjust the mixer settings of the audio decoder.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_MIXER,
+ audio_mixer_t ⋆mix);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_ID for this command.
+
+
+audio_mixer_t *mix
+
+mixer settings.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+mix points to an invalid address.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl tells the driver which kind of audio stream to expect. This is useful
+ if the stream offers several audio sub-streams like LPCM and AC3.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE,
+ int type);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE for this
+ command.
+
+
+int type
+
+stream type
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+type is not a valid or supported stream type.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_EXT_ID
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl can be used to set the extension id for MPEG streams in DVD
+ playback. Only the first 3 bits are recognized.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_EXT_ID, int
+ id);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_EXT_ID for this command.
+
+
+int id
+
+audio sub_stream_id
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+id is not a valid id.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl is intended for DVD playback and allows you to set certain
+ information about the audio stream.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES,
+ audio_attributes_t attr );
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_ATTRIBUTES for this command.
+
+
+audio_attributes_t
+ attr
+
+audio attributes according to section ??
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+attr is not a valid or supported attribute setting.
+
+
+
+AUDIO_SET_KARAOKE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl allows one to set the mixer settings for a karaoke DVD.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE,
+ audio_karaoke_t ⋆karaoke);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals AUDIO_SET_STREAMTYPE for this
+ command.
+
+
+audio_karaoke_t
+ *karaoke
+
+karaoke settings according to section ??.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+karaoke is not a valid or supported karaoke setting.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/ca.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/ca.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1f1d2fad654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/ca.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+DVB CA Device
+The DVB CA device controls the conditional access hardware. It can be accessed through
+/dev/dvb/adapter0/ca0. Data types and and ioctl definitions can be accessed by
+including linux/dvb/ca.h in your application.
+
+
+
+CA Data Types
+
+
+
+ca_slot_info_t
+
+ /⋆ slot interface types and info ⋆/
+
+ typedef struct ca_slot_info_s {
+ int num; /⋆ slot number ⋆/
+
+ int type; /⋆ CA interface this slot supports ⋆/
+ #define CA_CI 1 /⋆ CI high level interface ⋆/
+ #define CA_CI_LINK 2 /⋆ CI link layer level interface ⋆/
+ #define CA_CI_PHYS 4 /⋆ CI physical layer level interface ⋆/
+ #define CA_SC 128 /⋆ simple smart card interface ⋆/
+
+ unsigned int flags;
+ #define CA_CI_MODULE_PRESENT 1 /⋆ module (or card) inserted ⋆/
+ #define CA_CI_MODULE_READY 2
+ } ca_slot_info_t;
+
+
+
+
+ca_descr_info_t
+
+ typedef struct ca_descr_info_s {
+ unsigned int num; /⋆ number of available descramblers (keys) ⋆/
+ unsigned int type; /⋆ type of supported scrambling system ⋆/
+ #define CA_ECD 1
+ #define CA_NDS 2
+ #define CA_DSS 4
+ } ca_descr_info_t;
+
+
+
+
+ca_cap_t
+
+ typedef struct ca_cap_s {
+ unsigned int slot_num; /⋆ total number of CA card and module slots ⋆/
+ unsigned int slot_type; /⋆ OR of all supported types ⋆/
+ unsigned int descr_num; /⋆ total number of descrambler slots (keys) ⋆/
+ unsigned int descr_type;/⋆ OR of all supported types ⋆/
+ } ca_cap_t;
+
+
+
+
+ca_msg_t
+
+ /⋆ a message to/from a CI-CAM ⋆/
+ typedef struct ca_msg_s {
+ unsigned int index;
+ unsigned int type;
+ unsigned int length;
+ unsigned char msg[256];
+ } ca_msg_t;
+
+
+
+
+ca_descr_t
+
+ typedef struct ca_descr_s {
+ unsigned int index;
+ unsigned int parity;
+ unsigned char cw[8];
+ } ca_descr_t;
+
+
+
+CA Function Calls
+
+
+
+open()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call opens a named ca device (e.g. /dev/ost/ca) for subsequent use.
+When an open() call has succeeded, the device will be ready for use.
+ The significance of blocking or non-blocking mode is described in the
+ documentation for functions where there is a difference. It does not affect the
+ semantics of the open() call itself. A device opened in blocking mode can later
+ be put into non-blocking mode (and vice versa) using the F_SETFL command
+ of the fcntl system call. This is a standard system call, documented in the Linux
+ manual page for fcntl. Only one user can open the CA Device in O_RDWR
+ mode. All other attempts to open the device in this mode will fail, and an error
+ code will be returned.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int open(const char ⋆deviceName, int flags);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+const char
+ *deviceName
+
+Name of specific video device.
+
+
+int flags
+
+A bit-wise OR of the following flags:
+
+
+
+O_RDONLY read-only access
+
+
+
+O_RDWR read/write access
+
+
+
+O_NONBLOCK open in non-blocking mode
+
+
+
+(blocking mode is the default)
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+Device or resource busy.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+
+
+
+close()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call closes a previously opened audio device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int close(int fd);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/demux.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/demux.xml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
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+DVB Demux Device
+
+The DVB demux device controls the filters of the DVB hardware/software. It can be
+accessed through /dev/adapter0/demux0. Data types and and ioctl definitions can be
+accessed by including linux/dvb/dmx.h in your application.
+
+
+Demux Data Types
+
+
+dmx_output_t
+
+ typedef enum
+ {
+ DMX_OUT_DECODER,
+ DMX_OUT_TAP,
+ DMX_OUT_TS_TAP
+ } dmx_output_t;
+
+DMX_OUT_TAP delivers the stream output to the demux device on which the ioctl is
+called.
+
+DMX_OUT_TS_TAP routes output to the logical DVR device /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0,
+which delivers a TS multiplexed from all filters for which DMX_OUT_TS_TAP was
+specified.
+
+
+
+
+dmx_input_t
+
+ typedef enum
+ {
+ DMX_IN_FRONTEND,
+ DMX_IN_DVR
+ } dmx_input_t;
+
+
+
+
+dmx_pes_type_t
+
+ typedef enum
+ {
+ DMX_PES_AUDIO,
+ DMX_PES_VIDEO,
+ DMX_PES_TELETEXT,
+ DMX_PES_SUBTITLE,
+ DMX_PES_PCR,
+ DMX_PES_OTHER
+ } dmx_pes_type_t;
+
+
+
+
+dmx_event_t
+
+ typedef enum
+ {
+ DMX_SCRAMBLING_EV,
+ DMX_FRONTEND_EV
+ } dmx_event_t;
+
+
+
+
+dmx_scrambling_status_t
+
+ typedef enum
+ {
+ DMX_SCRAMBLING_OFF,
+ DMX_SCRAMBLING_ON
+ } dmx_scrambling_status_t;
+
+
+
+
+struct dmx_filter
+
+ typedef struct dmx_filter
+ {
+ uint8_t filter[DMX_FILTER_SIZE];
+ uint8_t mask[DMX_FILTER_SIZE];
+ } dmx_filter_t;
+
+
+
+
+struct dmx_sct_filter_params
+
+ struct dmx_sct_filter_params
+ {
+ uint16_t pid;
+ dmx_filter_t filter;
+ uint32_t timeout;
+ uint32_t flags;
+ #define DMX_CHECK_CRC 1
+ #define DMX_ONESHOT 2
+ #define DMX_IMMEDIATE_START 4
+ };
+
+
+
+
+struct dmx_pes_filter_params
+
+ struct dmx_pes_filter_params
+ {
+ uint16_t pid;
+ dmx_input_t input;
+ dmx_output_t output;
+ dmx_pes_type_t pes_type;
+ uint32_t flags;
+ };
+
+
+
+
+struct dmx_event
+
+ struct dmx_event
+ {
+ dmx_event_t event;
+ time_t timeStamp;
+ union
+ {
+ dmx_scrambling_status_t scrambling;
+ } u;
+ };
+
+
+
+
+struct dmx_stc
+
+ struct dmx_stc {
+ unsigned int num; /⋆ input : which STC? 0..N ⋆/
+ unsigned int base; /⋆ output: divisor for stc to get 90 kHz clock ⋆/
+ uint64_t stc; /⋆ output: stc in 'base'⋆90 kHz units ⋆/
+ };
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Demux Function Calls
+
+
+open()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call, used with a device name of /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0,
+ allocates a new filter and returns a handle which can be used for subsequent
+ control of that filter. This call has to be made for each filter to be used, i.e. every
+ returned file descriptor is a reference to a single filter. /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
+ is a logical device to be used for retrieving Transport Streams for digital
+ video recording. When reading from this device a transport stream containing
+ the packets from all PES filters set in the corresponding demux device
+ (/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0) having the output set to DMX_OUT_TS_TAP. A
+ recorded Transport Stream is replayed by writing to this device.
+The significance of blocking or non-blocking mode is described in the
+ documentation for functions where there is a difference. It does not affect the
+ semantics of the open() call itself. A device opened in blocking mode can later
+ be put into non-blocking mode (and vice versa) using the F_SETFL command
+ of the fcntl system call.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int open(const char ⋆deviceName, int flags);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+const char
+ *deviceName
+
+Name of demux device.
+
+
+int flags
+
+A bit-wise OR of the following flags:
+
+
+
+O_RDWR read/write access
+
+
+
+O_NONBLOCK open in non-blocking mode
+
+
+
+(blocking mode is the default)
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+EMFILE
+
+“Too many open files”, i.e. no more filters available.
+
+
+ENOMEM
+
+The driver failed to allocate enough memory.
+
+
+
+
+
+close()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call deactivates and deallocates a filter that was previously
+ allocated via the open() call.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int close(int fd);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+
+
+read()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call returns filtered data, which might be section or PES data. The
+ filtered data is transferred from the driver’s internal circular buffer to buf. The
+ maximum amount of data to be transferred is implied by count.
+
+
+When returning section data the driver always tries to return a complete single
+ section (even though buf would provide buffer space for more data). If the size
+ of the buffer is smaller than the section as much as possible will be returned,
+ and the remaining data will be provided in subsequent calls.
+
+
+The size of the internal buffer is 2 * 4096 bytes (the size of two maximum
+ sized sections) by default. The size of this buffer may be changed by using the
+ DMX_SET_BUFFER_SIZE function. If the buffer is not large enough, or if
+ the read operations are not performed fast enough, this may result in a buffer
+ overflow error. In this case EOVERFLOW will be returned, and the circular
+ buffer will be emptied. This call is blocking if there is no data to return, i.e. the
+ process will be put to sleep waiting for data, unless the O_NONBLOCK flag
+ is specified.
+
+
+Note that in order to be able to read, the filtering process has to be started
+ by defining either a section or a PES filter by means of the ioctl functions,
+ and then starting the filtering process via the DMX_START ioctl function
+ or by setting the DMX_IMMEDIATE_START flag. If the reading is done
+ from a logical DVR demux device, the data will constitute a Transport Stream
+ including the packets from all PES filters in the corresponding demux device
+ /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0 having the output set to DMX_OUT_TS_TAP.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+size_t read(int fd, void ⋆buf, size_t count);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+void *buf
+
+Pointer to the buffer to be used for returned filtered data.
+
+
+size_t count
+
+Size of buf.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EWOULDBLOCK
+
+No data to return and O_NONBLOCK was specified.
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+ECRC
+
+Last section had a CRC error - no data returned. The
+ buffer is flushed.
+
+
+EOVERFLOW
+
+
+
+
+The filtered data was not read from the buffer in due
+ time, resulting in non-read data being lost. The buffer is
+ flushed.
+
+
+ETIMEDOUT
+
+The section was not loaded within the stated timeout
+ period. See ioctl DMX_SET_FILTER for how to set a
+ timeout.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+The driver failed to write to the callers buffer due to an
+ invalid *buf pointer.
+
+
+
+
+
+write()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call is only provided by the logical device /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0,
+ associated with the physical demux device that provides the actual DVR
+ functionality. It is used for replay of a digitally recorded Transport Stream.
+ Matching filters have to be defined in the corresponding physical demux
+ device, /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0. The amount of data to be transferred is
+ implied by count.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ssize_t write(int fd, const void ⋆buf, size_t
+ count);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+void *buf
+
+Pointer to the buffer containing the Transport Stream.
+
+
+size_t count
+
+Size of buf.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EWOULDBLOCK
+
+No data was written. This
+ might happen if O_NONBLOCK was specified and there
+ is no more buffer space available (if O_NONBLOCK is
+ not specified the function will block until buffer space is
+ available).
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+This error code indicates that there are conflicting
+ requests. The corresponding demux device is setup to
+ receive data from the front- end. Make sure that these
+ filters are stopped and that the filters with input set to
+ DMX_IN_DVR are started.
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+
+
+DMX_START
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call is used to start the actual filtering operation defined via the ioctl
+ calls DMX_SET_FILTER or DMX_SET_PES_FILTER.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request = DMX_START);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals DMX_START for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument, i.e. no filtering parameters provided via
+ the DMX_SET_FILTER or DMX_SET_PES_FILTER
+ functions.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+This error code indicates that there are conflicting
+ requests. There are active filters filtering data from
+ another input source. Make sure that these filters are
+ stopped before starting this filter.
+
+
+
+
+
+DMX_STOP
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call is used to stop the actual filtering operation defined via the
+ ioctl calls DMX_SET_FILTER or DMX_SET_PES_FILTER and started via
+ the DMX_START command.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request = DMX_STOP);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals DMX_STOP for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+
+
+
+DMX_SET_FILTER
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call sets up a filter according to the filter and mask parameters
+ provided. A timeout may be defined stating number of seconds to wait for a
+ section to be loaded. A value of 0 means that no timeout should be applied.
+ Finally there is a flag field where it is possible to state whether a section should
+ be CRC-checked, whether the filter should be a ”one-shot” filter, i.e. if the
+ filtering operation should be stopped after the first section is received, and
+ whether the filtering operation should be started immediately (without waiting
+ for a DMX_START ioctl call). If a filter was previously set-up, this filter will
+ be canceled, and the receive buffer will be flushed.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request = DMX_SET_FILTER,
+ struct dmx_sct_filter_params ⋆params);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals DMX_SET_FILTER for this command.
+
+
+struct
+ dmx_sct_filter_params
+ *params
+
+Pointer to structure containing filter parameters.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+
+
+
+DMX_SET_PES_FILTER
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call sets up a PES filter according to the parameters provided. By a
+ PES filter is meant a filter that is based just on the packet identifier (PID), i.e.
+ no PES header or payload filtering capability is supported.
+
+
+The transport stream destination for the filtered output may be set. Also the
+ PES type may be stated in order to be able to e.g. direct a video stream directly
+ to the video decoder. Finally there is a flag field where it is possible to state
+ whether the filtering operation should be started immediately (without waiting
+ for a DMX_START ioctl call). If a filter was previously set-up, this filter will
+ be cancelled, and the receive buffer will be flushed.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request = DMX_SET_PES_FILTER,
+ struct dmx_pes_filter_params ⋆params);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals DMX_SET_PES_FILTER for this command.
+
+
+struct
+ dmx_pes_filter_params
+ *params
+
+Pointer to structure containing filter parameters.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+This error code indicates that there are conflicting
+ requests. There are active filters filtering data from
+ another input source. Make sure that these filters are
+ stopped before starting this filter.
+
+
+
+
+
+DMX_SET_BUFFER_SIZE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call is used to set the size of the circular buffer used for filtered data.
+ The default size is two maximum sized sections, i.e. if this function is not called
+ a buffer size of 2 * 4096 bytes will be used.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request =
+ DMX_SET_BUFFER_SIZE, unsigned long size);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals DMX_SET_BUFFER_SIZE for this command.
+
+
+unsigned long size
+
+Size of circular buffer.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+ENOMEM
+
+The driver was not able to allocate a buffer of the
+ requested size.
+
+
+
+
+
+DMX_GET_EVENT
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns an event if available. If an event is not available,
+ the behavior depends on whether the device is in blocking or non-blocking
+ mode. In the latter case, the call fails immediately with errno set to
+ EWOULDBLOCK. In the former case, the call blocks until an event becomes
+ available.
+
+
+The standard Linux poll() and/or select() system calls can be used with the
+ device file descriptor to watch for new events. For select(), the file descriptor
+ should be included in the exceptfds argument, and for poll(), POLLPRI should
+ be specified as the wake-up condition. Only the latest event for each filter is
+ saved.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request = DMX_GET_EVENT,
+ struct dmx_event ⋆ev);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals DMX_GET_EVENT for this command.
+
+
+struct dmx_event *ev
+
+Pointer to the location where the event is to be stored.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+ev points to an invalid address.
+
+
+EWOULDBLOCK
+
+There is no event pending, and the device is in
+ non-blocking mode.
+
+
+
+
+
+DMX_GET_STC
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns the current value of the system time counter (which is driven
+ by a PES filter of type DMX_PES_PCR). Some hardware supports more than one
+ STC, so you must specify which one by setting the num field of stc before the ioctl
+ (range 0...n). The result is returned in form of a ratio with a 64 bit numerator
+ and a 32 bit denominator, so the real 90kHz STC value is stc->stc /
+ stc->base
+ .
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request = DMX_GET_STC, struct
+ dmx_stc ⋆stc);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals DMX_GET_STC for this command.
+
+
+struct dmx_stc *stc
+
+Pointer to the location where the stc is to be stored.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+stc points to an invalid address.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid stc number.
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/dvbapi.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/dvbapi.xml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
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+
+
+
+Ralph
+Metzler
+J. K.
+rjkm@metzlerbros.de
+
+
+Marcus
+Metzler
+O. C.
+rjkm@metzlerbros.de
+
+
+Mauro
+Chehab
+Carvalho
+mchehab@redhat.com
+Ported document to Docbook XML.
+
+
+
+ 2002
+ 2003
+ 2009
+ Convergence GmbH
+
+
+
+
+
+2.0.0
+2009-09-06
+mcc
+Conversion from LaTex to DocBook XML. The
+ contents is the same as the original LaTex version.
+
+
+1.0.0
+2003-07-24
+rjkm
+Initial revision on LaTEX.
+
+
+
+
+
+LINUX DVB API
+Version 3
+
+
+ &sub-intro;
+
+
+ &sub-frontend;
+
+
+ &sub-demux;
+
+
+ &sub-video;
+
+
+ &sub-audio;
+
+
+ &sub-ca;
+
+
+ &sub-net;
+
+
+ &sub-kdapi;
+
+
+ &sub-examples;
+
+
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+Examples
+In this section we would like to present some examples for using the DVB API.
+
+Maintainer note: This section is out of date. Please refer to the sample programs packaged
+with the driver distribution from http://linuxtv.org/.
+
+
+
+Tuning
+We will start with a generic tuning subroutine that uses the frontend and SEC, as well as
+the demux devices. The example is given for QPSK tuners, but can easily be adjusted for
+QAM.
+
+
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdint.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <time.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+
+ #include <linux/dvb/dmx.h>
+ #include <linux/dvb/frontend.h>
+ #include <linux/dvb/sec.h>
+ #include <sys/poll.h>
+
+ #define DMX "/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux1"
+ #define FRONT "/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend1"
+ #define SEC "/dev/dvb/adapter0/sec1"
+
+ /⋆ routine for checking if we have a signal and other status information⋆/
+ int FEReadStatus(int fd, fe_status_t ⋆stat)
+ {
+ int ans;
+
+ if ( (ans = ioctl(fd,FE_READ_STATUS,stat) < 0)){
+ perror("FE READ STATUS: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (⋆stat & FE_HAS_POWER)
+ printf("FE HAS POWER\n");
+
+ if (⋆stat & FE_HAS_SIGNAL)
+ printf("FE HAS SIGNAL\n");
+
+ if (⋆stat & FE_SPECTRUM_INV)
+ printf("SPEKTRUM INV\n");
+
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+
+ /⋆ tune qpsk ⋆/
+ /⋆ freq: frequency of transponder ⋆/
+ /⋆ vpid, apid, tpid: PIDs of video, audio and teletext TS packets ⋆/
+ /⋆ diseqc: DiSEqC address of the used LNB ⋆/
+ /⋆ pol: Polarisation ⋆/
+ /⋆ srate: Symbol Rate ⋆/
+ /⋆ fec. FEC ⋆/
+ /⋆ lnb_lof1: local frequency of lower LNB band ⋆/
+ /⋆ lnb_lof2: local frequency of upper LNB band ⋆/
+ /⋆ lnb_slof: switch frequency of LNB ⋆/
+
+ int set_qpsk_channel(int freq, int vpid, int apid, int tpid,
+ int diseqc, int pol, int srate, int fec, int lnb_lof1,
+ int lnb_lof2, int lnb_slof)
+ {
+ struct secCommand scmd;
+ struct secCmdSequence scmds;
+ struct dmx_pes_filter_params pesFilterParams;
+ FrontendParameters frp;
+ struct pollfd pfd[1];
+ FrontendEvent event;
+ int demux1, demux2, demux3, front;
+
+ frequency = (uint32_t) freq;
+ symbolrate = (uint32_t) srate;
+
+ if((front = open(FRONT,O_RDWR)) < 0){
+ perror("FRONTEND DEVICE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if((sec = open(SEC,O_RDWR)) < 0){
+ perror("SEC DEVICE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (demux1 < 0){
+ if ((demux1=open(DMX, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK))
+ < 0){
+ perror("DEMUX DEVICE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (demux2 < 0){
+ if ((demux2=open(DMX, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK))
+ < 0){
+ perror("DEMUX DEVICE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (demux3 < 0){
+ if ((demux3=open(DMX, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK))
+ < 0){
+ perror("DEMUX DEVICE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (freq < lnb_slof) {
+ frp.Frequency = (freq - lnb_lof1);
+ scmds.continuousTone = SEC_TONE_OFF;
+ } else {
+ frp.Frequency = (freq - lnb_lof2);
+ scmds.continuousTone = SEC_TONE_ON;
+ }
+ frp.Inversion = INVERSION_AUTO;
+ if (pol) scmds.voltage = SEC_VOLTAGE_18;
+ else scmds.voltage = SEC_VOLTAGE_13;
+
+ scmd.type=0;
+ scmd.u.diseqc.addr=0x10;
+ scmd.u.diseqc.cmd=0x38;
+ scmd.u.diseqc.numParams=1;
+ scmd.u.diseqc.params[0] = 0xF0 | ((diseqc ⋆ 4) & 0x0F) |
+ (scmds.continuousTone == SEC_TONE_ON ? 1 : 0) |
+ (scmds.voltage==SEC_VOLTAGE_18 ? 2 : 0);
+
+ scmds.miniCommand=SEC_MINI_NONE;
+ scmds.numCommands=1;
+ scmds.commands=&scmd;
+ if (ioctl(sec, SEC_SEND_SEQUENCE, &scmds) < 0){
+ perror("SEC SEND: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (ioctl(sec, SEC_SEND_SEQUENCE, &scmds) < 0){
+ perror("SEC SEND: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ frp.u.qpsk.SymbolRate = srate;
+ frp.u.qpsk.FEC_inner = fec;
+
+ if (ioctl(front, FE_SET_FRONTEND, &frp) < 0){
+ perror("QPSK TUNE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ pfd[0].fd = front;
+ pfd[0].events = POLLIN;
+
+ if (poll(pfd,1,3000)){
+ if (pfd[0].revents & POLLIN){
+ printf("Getting QPSK event\n");
+ if ( ioctl(front, FE_GET_EVENT, &event)
+
+ == -EOVERFLOW){
+ perror("qpsk get event");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ printf("Received ");
+ switch(event.type){
+ case FE_UNEXPECTED_EV:
+ printf("unexpected event\n");
+ return -1;
+ case FE_FAILURE_EV:
+ printf("failure event\n");
+ return -1;
+
+ case FE_COMPLETION_EV:
+ printf("completion event\n");
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+
+ pesFilterParams.pid = vpid;
+ pesFilterParams.input = DMX_IN_FRONTEND;
+ pesFilterParams.output = DMX_OUT_DECODER;
+ pesFilterParams.pes_type = DMX_PES_VIDEO;
+ pesFilterParams.flags = DMX_IMMEDIATE_START;
+ if (ioctl(demux1, DMX_SET_PES_FILTER, &pesFilterParams) < 0){
+ perror("set_vpid");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ pesFilterParams.pid = apid;
+ pesFilterParams.input = DMX_IN_FRONTEND;
+ pesFilterParams.output = DMX_OUT_DECODER;
+ pesFilterParams.pes_type = DMX_PES_AUDIO;
+ pesFilterParams.flags = DMX_IMMEDIATE_START;
+ if (ioctl(demux2, DMX_SET_PES_FILTER, &pesFilterParams) < 0){
+ perror("set_apid");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ pesFilterParams.pid = tpid;
+ pesFilterParams.input = DMX_IN_FRONTEND;
+ pesFilterParams.output = DMX_OUT_DECODER;
+ pesFilterParams.pes_type = DMX_PES_TELETEXT;
+ pesFilterParams.flags = DMX_IMMEDIATE_START;
+ if (ioctl(demux3, DMX_SET_PES_FILTER, &pesFilterParams) < 0){
+ perror("set_tpid");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return has_signal(fds);
+ }
+
+
+The program assumes that you are using a universal LNB and a standard DiSEqC
+switch with up to 4 addresses. Of course, you could build in some more checking if
+tuning was successful and maybe try to repeat the tuning process. Depending on the
+external hardware, i.e. LNB and DiSEqC switch, and weather conditions this may be
+necessary.
+
+
+
+
+The DVR device
+The following program code shows how to use the DVR device for recording.
+
+
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdint.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <time.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+
+ #include <linux/dvb/dmx.h>
+ #include <linux/dvb/video.h>
+ #include <sys/poll.h>
+ #define DVR "/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr1"
+ #define AUDIO "/dev/dvb/adapter0/audio1"
+ #define VIDEO "/dev/dvb/adapter0/video1"
+
+ #define BUFFY (188⋆20)
+ #define MAX_LENGTH (1024⋆1024⋆5) /⋆ record 5MB ⋆/
+
+
+ /⋆ switch the demuxes to recording, assuming the transponder is tuned ⋆/
+
+ /⋆ demux1, demux2: file descriptor of video and audio filters ⋆/
+ /⋆ vpid, apid: PIDs of video and audio channels ⋆/
+
+ int switch_to_record(int demux1, int demux2, uint16_t vpid, uint16_t apid)
+ {
+ struct dmx_pes_filter_params pesFilterParams;
+
+ if (demux1 < 0){
+ if ((demux1=open(DMX, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK))
+ < 0){
+ perror("DEMUX DEVICE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (demux2 < 0){
+ if ((demux2=open(DMX, O_RDWR|O_NONBLOCK))
+ < 0){
+ perror("DEMUX DEVICE: ");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ pesFilterParams.pid = vpid;
+ pesFilterParams.input = DMX_IN_FRONTEND;
+ pesFilterParams.output = DMX_OUT_TS_TAP;
+ pesFilterParams.pes_type = DMX_PES_VIDEO;
+ pesFilterParams.flags = DMX_IMMEDIATE_START;
+ if (ioctl(demux1, DMX_SET_PES_FILTER, &pesFilterParams) < 0){
+ perror("DEMUX DEVICE");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ pesFilterParams.pid = apid;
+ pesFilterParams.input = DMX_IN_FRONTEND;
+ pesFilterParams.output = DMX_OUT_TS_TAP;
+ pesFilterParams.pes_type = DMX_PES_AUDIO;
+ pesFilterParams.flags = DMX_IMMEDIATE_START;
+ if (ioctl(demux2, DMX_SET_PES_FILTER, &pesFilterParams) < 0){
+ perror("DEMUX DEVICE");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ /⋆ start recording MAX_LENGTH , assuming the transponder is tuned ⋆/
+
+ /⋆ demux1, demux2: file descriptor of video and audio filters ⋆/
+ /⋆ vpid, apid: PIDs of video and audio channels ⋆/
+ int record_dvr(int demux1, int demux2, uint16_t vpid, uint16_t apid)
+ {
+ int i;
+ int len;
+ int written;
+ uint8_t buf[BUFFY];
+ uint64_t length;
+ struct pollfd pfd[1];
+ int dvr, dvr_out;
+
+ /⋆ open dvr device ⋆/
+ if ((dvr = open(DVR, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK)) < 0){
+ perror("DVR DEVICE");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /⋆ switch video and audio demuxes to dvr ⋆/
+ printf ("Switching dvr on\n");
+ i = switch_to_record(demux1, demux2, vpid, apid);
+ printf("finished: ");
+
+ printf("Recording %2.0f MB of test file in TS format\n",
+ MAX_LENGTH/(1024.0⋆1024.0));
+ length = 0;
+
+ /⋆ open output file ⋆/
+ if ((dvr_out = open(DVR_FILE,O_WRONLY|O_CREAT
+ |O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR
+ |S_IRGRP|S_IWGRP|S_IROTH|
+ S_IWOTH)) < 0){
+ perror("Can't open file for dvr test");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ pfd[0].fd = dvr;
+ pfd[0].events = POLLIN;
+
+ /⋆ poll for dvr data and write to file ⋆/
+ while (length < MAX_LENGTH ) {
+ if (poll(pfd,1,1)){
+ if (pfd[0].revents & POLLIN){
+ len = read(dvr, buf, BUFFY);
+ if (len < 0){
+ perror("recording");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if (len > 0){
+ written = 0;
+ while (written < len)
+ written +=
+ write (dvr_out,
+ buf, len);
+ length += len;
+ printf("written %2.0f MB\r",
+ length/1024./1024.);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/frontend.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/frontend.xml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/frontend.xml
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+DVB Frontend API
+
+The DVB frontend device controls the tuner and DVB demodulator
+hardware. It can be accessed through /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0. Data types and and
+ioctl definitions can be accessed by including linux/dvb/frontend.h in your application.
+
+DVB frontends come in three varieties: DVB-S (satellite), DVB-C
+(cable) and DVB-T (terrestrial). Transmission via the internet (DVB-IP)
+is not yet handled by this API but a future extension is possible. For
+DVB-S the frontend device also supports satellite equipment control
+(SEC) via DiSEqC and V-SEC protocols. The DiSEqC (digital SEC)
+specification is available from Eutelsat http://www.eutelsat.org/.
+
+Note that the DVB API may also be used for MPEG decoder-only PCI
+cards, in which case there exists no frontend device.
+
+
+Frontend Data Types
+
+
+frontend type
+
+For historical reasons frontend types are named after the type of modulation used in
+transmission.
+
+ typedef enum fe_type {
+ FE_QPSK, /⋆ DVB-S ⋆/
+ FE_QAM, /⋆ DVB-C ⋆/
+ FE_OFDM /⋆ DVB-T ⋆/
+ } fe_type_t;
+
+
+
+
+
+frontend capabilities
+
+Capabilities describe what a frontend can do. Some capabilities can only be supported for
+a specific frontend type.
+
+ typedef enum fe_caps {
+ FE_IS_STUPID = 0,
+ FE_CAN_INVERSION_AUTO = 0x1,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_1_2 = 0x2,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_2_3 = 0x4,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_3_4 = 0x8,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_4_5 = 0x10,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_5_6 = 0x20,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_6_7 = 0x40,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_7_8 = 0x80,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_8_9 = 0x100,
+ FE_CAN_FEC_AUTO = 0x200,
+ FE_CAN_QPSK = 0x400,
+ FE_CAN_QAM_16 = 0x800,
+ FE_CAN_QAM_32 = 0x1000,
+ FE_CAN_QAM_64 = 0x2000,
+ FE_CAN_QAM_128 = 0x4000,
+ FE_CAN_QAM_256 = 0x8000,
+ FE_CAN_QAM_AUTO = 0x10000,
+ FE_CAN_TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO = 0x20000,
+ FE_CAN_BANDWIDTH_AUTO = 0x40000,
+ FE_CAN_GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO = 0x80000,
+ FE_CAN_HIERARCHY_AUTO = 0x100000,
+ FE_CAN_MUTE_TS = 0x80000000,
+ FE_CAN_CLEAN_SETUP = 0x40000000
+ } fe_caps_t;
+
+
+
+
+frontend information
+
+Information about the frontend ca be queried with FE_GET_INFO.
+
+
+ struct dvb_frontend_info {
+ char name[128];
+ fe_type_t type;
+ uint32_t frequency_min;
+ uint32_t frequency_max;
+ uint32_t frequency_stepsize;
+ uint32_t frequency_tolerance;
+ uint32_t symbol_rate_min;
+ uint32_t symbol_rate_max;
+ uint32_t symbol_rate_tolerance; /⋆ ppm ⋆/
+ uint32_t notifier_delay; /⋆ ms ⋆/
+ fe_caps_t caps;
+ };
+
+
+
+
+diseqc master command
+
+A message sent from the frontend to DiSEqC capable equipment.
+
+ struct dvb_diseqc_master_cmd {
+ uint8_t msg [6]; /⋆ { framing, address, command, data[3] } ⋆/
+ uint8_t msg_len; /⋆ valid values are 3...6 ⋆/
+ };
+
+
+
+diseqc slave reply
+
+A reply to the frontend from DiSEqC 2.0 capable equipment.
+
+ struct dvb_diseqc_slave_reply {
+ uint8_t msg [4]; /⋆ { framing, data [3] } ⋆/
+ uint8_t msg_len; /⋆ valid values are 0...4, 0 means no msg ⋆/
+ int timeout; /⋆ return from ioctl after timeout ms with ⋆/
+ }; /⋆ errorcode when no message was received ⋆/
+
+
+
+
+diseqc slave reply
+The voltage is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable LNBs to switch the polarzation
+(horizontal/vertical). When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to be switched
+consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC spec.
+
+ typedef enum fe_sec_voltage {
+ SEC_VOLTAGE_13,
+ SEC_VOLTAGE_18
+ } fe_sec_voltage_t;
+
+
+
+
+SEC continuous tone
+
+The continous 22KHz tone is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable LNBs to switch the
+high/low band of a dual-band LNB. When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to
+be switched consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC
+spec.
+
+ typedef enum fe_sec_tone_mode {
+ SEC_TONE_ON,
+ SEC_TONE_OFF
+ } fe_sec_tone_mode_t;
+
+
+
+
+SEC tone burst
+
+The 22KHz tone burst is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable switches to select
+between two connected LNBs/satellites. When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to
+be switched consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC
+spec.
+
+ typedef enum fe_sec_mini_cmd {
+ SEC_MINI_A,
+ SEC_MINI_B
+ } fe_sec_mini_cmd_t;
+
+
+
+
+
+
+frontend status
+Several functions of the frontend device use the fe_status data type defined
+by
+
+ typedef enum fe_status {
+ FE_HAS_SIGNAL = 0x01, /⋆ found something above the noise level ⋆/
+ FE_HAS_CARRIER = 0x02, /⋆ found a DVB signal ⋆/
+ FE_HAS_VITERBI = 0x04, /⋆ FEC is stable ⋆/
+ FE_HAS_SYNC = 0x08, /⋆ found sync bytes ⋆/
+ FE_HAS_LOCK = 0x10, /⋆ everything's working... ⋆/
+ FE_TIMEDOUT = 0x20, /⋆ no lock within the last ~2 seconds ⋆/
+ FE_REINIT = 0x40 /⋆ frontend was reinitialized, ⋆/
+ } fe_status_t; /⋆ application is recommned to reset ⋆/
+
+to indicate the current state and/or state changes of the frontend hardware.
+
+
+
+
+
+frontend parameters
+The kind of parameters passed to the frontend device for tuning depend on
+the kind of hardware you are using. All kinds of parameters are combined as an
+union in the FrontendParameters structure:
+
+ struct dvb_frontend_parameters {
+ uint32_t frequency; /⋆ (absolute) frequency in Hz for QAM/OFDM ⋆/
+ /⋆ intermediate frequency in kHz for QPSK ⋆/
+ fe_spectral_inversion_t inversion;
+ union {
+ struct dvb_qpsk_parameters qpsk;
+ struct dvb_qam_parameters qam;
+ struct dvb_ofdm_parameters ofdm;
+ } u;
+ };
+
+For satellite QPSK frontends you have to use the QPSKParameters member defined by
+
+ struct dvb_qpsk_parameters {
+ uint32_t symbol_rate; /⋆ symbol rate in Symbols per second ⋆/
+ fe_code_rate_t fec_inner; /⋆ forward error correction (see above) ⋆/
+ };
+
+for cable QAM frontend you use the QAMParameters structure
+
+ struct dvb_qam_parameters {
+ uint32_t symbol_rate; /⋆ symbol rate in Symbols per second ⋆/
+ fe_code_rate_t fec_inner; /⋆ forward error correction (see above) ⋆/
+ fe_modulation_t modulation; /⋆ modulation type (see above) ⋆/
+ };
+
+DVB-T frontends are supported by the OFDMParamters structure
+
+
+ struct dvb_ofdm_parameters {
+ fe_bandwidth_t bandwidth;
+ fe_code_rate_t code_rate_HP; /⋆ high priority stream code rate ⋆/
+ fe_code_rate_t code_rate_LP; /⋆ low priority stream code rate ⋆/
+ fe_modulation_t constellation; /⋆ modulation type (see above) ⋆/
+ fe_transmit_mode_t transmission_mode;
+ fe_guard_interval_t guard_interval;
+ fe_hierarchy_t hierarchy_information;
+ };
+
+In the case of QPSK frontends the Frequency field specifies the intermediate
+frequency, i.e. the offset which is effectively added to the local oscillator frequency (LOF) of
+the LNB. The intermediate frequency has to be specified in units of kHz. For QAM and
+OFDM frontends the Frequency specifies the absolute frequency and is given in
+Hz.
+
+The Inversion field can take one of these values:
+
+
+ typedef enum fe_spectral_inversion {
+ INVERSION_OFF,
+ INVERSION_ON,
+ INVERSION_AUTO
+ } fe_spectral_inversion_t;
+
+It indicates if spectral inversion should be presumed or not. In the automatic setting
+(INVERSION_AUTO) the hardware will try to figure out the correct setting by
+itself.
+
+The possible values for the FEC_inner field are
+
+
+ typedef enum fe_code_rate {
+ FEC_NONE = 0,
+ FEC_1_2,
+ FEC_2_3,
+ FEC_3_4,
+ FEC_4_5,
+ FEC_5_6,
+ FEC_6_7,
+ FEC_7_8,
+ FEC_8_9,
+ FEC_AUTO
+ } fe_code_rate_t;
+
+which correspond to error correction rates of 1/2, 2/3, etc., no error correction or auto
+detection.
+
+For cable and terrestrial frontends (QAM and OFDM) one also has to specify the quadrature
+modulation mode which can be one of the following:
+
+
+ typedef enum fe_modulation {
+ QPSK,
+ QAM_16,
+ QAM_32,
+ QAM_64,
+ QAM_128,
+ QAM_256,
+ QAM_AUTO
+ } fe_modulation_t;
+
+Finally, there are several more parameters for OFDM:
+
+
+ typedef enum fe_transmit_mode {
+ TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K,
+ TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K,
+ TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO
+ } fe_transmit_mode_t;
+
+
+ typedef enum fe_bandwidth {
+ BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ,
+ BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ,
+ BANDWIDTH_6_MHZ,
+ BANDWIDTH_AUTO
+ } fe_bandwidth_t;
+
+
+ typedef enum fe_guard_interval {
+ GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32,
+ GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16,
+ GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8,
+ GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4,
+ GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO
+ } fe_guard_interval_t;
+
+
+ typedef enum fe_hierarchy {
+ HIERARCHY_NONE,
+ HIERARCHY_1,
+ HIERARCHY_2,
+ HIERARCHY_4,
+ HIERARCHY_AUTO
+ } fe_hierarchy_t;
+
+
+
+
+
+frontend events
+
+ struct dvb_frontend_event {
+ fe_status_t status;
+ struct dvb_frontend_parameters parameters;
+ };
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Frontend Function Calls
+
+
+open()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call opens a named frontend device (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0)
+ for subsequent use. Usually the first thing to do after a successful open is to
+ find out the frontend type with FE_GET_INFO.
+The device can be opened in read-only mode, which only allows monitoring of
+ device status and statistics, or read/write mode, which allows any kind of use
+ (e.g. performing tuning operations.)
+
+In a system with multiple front-ends, it is usually the case that multiple devices
+ cannot be open in read/write mode simultaneously. As long as a front-end
+ device is opened in read/write mode, other open() calls in read/write mode will
+ either fail or block, depending on whether non-blocking or blocking mode was
+ specified. A front-end device opened in blocking mode can later be put into
+ non-blocking mode (and vice versa) using the F_SETFL command of the fcntl
+ system call. This is a standard system call, documented in the Linux manual
+ page for fcntl. When an open() call has succeeded, the device will be ready
+ for use in the specified mode. This implies that the corresponding hardware is
+ powered up, and that other front-ends may have been powered down to make
+ that possible.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+int open(const char ⋆deviceName, int flags);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+const char
+ *deviceName
+
+Name of specific video device.
+
+
+int flags
+
+A bit-wise OR of the following flags:
+
+
+
+O_RDONLY read-only access
+
+
+
+O_RDWR read/write access
+
+
+
+O_NONBLOCK open in non-blocking mode
+
+
+
+(blocking mode is the default)
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+Device or resource busy.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+
+
+
+close()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call closes a previously opened front-end device. After closing
+ a front-end device, its corresponding hardware might be powered down
+ automatically.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int close(int fd);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_READ_STATUS
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns status information about the front-end. This call only
+ requires read-only access to the device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_READ_STATUS,
+ fe_status_t ⋆status);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_READ_STATUS for this command.
+
+
+struct fe_status_t
+ *status
+
+Points to the location where the front-end status word is
+ to be stored.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+status points to invalid address.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_READ_BER
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns the bit error rate for the signal currently
+ received/demodulated by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to
+ the device is sufficient.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_READ_BER,
+ uint32_t ⋆ber);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_READ_BER for this command.
+
+
+uint32_t *ber
+
+The bit error rate is stored into *ber.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+ber points to invalid address.
+
+
+ENOSIGNAL
+
+There is no signal, thus no meaningful bit error rate. Also
+ returned if the front-end is not turned on.
+
+
+ENOSYS
+
+Function not available for this device.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_READ_SNR
+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns the signal-to-noise ratio for the signal currently received
+ by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_READ_SNR, int16_t
+ ⋆snr);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_READ_SNR for this command.
+
+
+int16_t *snr
+
+The signal-to-noise ratio is stored into *snr.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+snr points to invalid address.
+
+
+ENOSIGNAL
+
+There is no signal, thus no meaningful signal strength
+ value. Also returned if front-end is not turned on.
+
+
+ENOSYS
+
+Function not available for this device.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns the signal strength value for the signal currently received
+ by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request =
+ FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, int16_t ⋆strength);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH for this
+ command.
+
+
+int16_t *strength
+
+The signal strength value is stored into *strength.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+status points to invalid address.
+
+
+ENOSIGNAL
+
+There is no signal, thus no meaningful signal strength
+ value. Also returned if front-end is not turned on.
+
+
+ENOSYS
+
+Function not available for this device.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns the number of uncorrected blocks detected by the device
+ driver during its lifetime. For meaningful measurements, the increment in block
+ count during a specific time interval should be calculated. For this command,
+ read-only access to the device is sufficient.
+
+
+Note that the counter will wrap to zero after its maximum count has been
+ reached.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl( int fd, int request =
+ FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS, uint32_t ⋆ublocks);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS for this
+ command.
+
+
+uint32_t *ublocks
+
+The total number of uncorrected blocks seen by the driver
+ so far.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+ublocks points to invalid address.
+
+
+ENOSYS
+
+Function not available for this device.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_SET_FRONTEND
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call starts a tuning operation using specified parameters. The result
+ of this call will be successful if the parameters were valid and the tuning could
+ be initiated. The result of the tuning operation in itself, however, will arrive
+ asynchronously as an event (see documentation for FE_GET_EVENT and
+ FrontendEvent.) If a new FE_SET_FRONTEND operation is initiated before
+ the previous one was completed, the previous operation will be aborted in favor
+ of the new one. This command requires read/write access to the device.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_SET_FRONTEND,
+ struct dvb_frontend_parameters ⋆p);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_SET_FRONTEND for this command.
+
+
+struct
+ dvb_frontend_parameters
+ *p
+
+Points to parameters for tuning operation.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+p points to invalid address.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Maximum supported symbol rate reached.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_GET_FRONTEND
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call queries the currently effective frontend parameters. For this
+ command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_GET_FRONTEND,
+ struct dvb_frontend_parameters ⋆p);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_SET_FRONTEND for this command.
+
+
+struct
+ dvb_frontend_parameters
+ *p
+
+Points to parameters for tuning operation.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+p points to invalid address.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Maximum supported symbol rate reached.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_GET_EVENT
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns a frontend event if available. If an event is not
+ available, the behavior depends on whether the device is in blocking or
+ non-blocking mode. In the latter case, the call fails immediately with errno
+ set to EWOULDBLOCK. In the former case, the call blocks until an event
+ becomes available.
+
+
+The standard Linux poll() and/or select() system calls can be used with the
+ device file descriptor to watch for new events. For select(), the file descriptor
+ should be included in the exceptfds argument, and for poll(), POLLPRI should
+ be specified as the wake-up condition. Since the event queue allocated is
+ rather small (room for 8 events), the queue must be serviced regularly to avoid
+ overflow. If an overflow happens, the oldest event is discarded from the queue,
+ and an error (EOVERFLOW) occurs the next time the queue is read. After
+ reporting the error condition in this fashion, subsequent FE_GET_EVENT
+ calls will return events from the queue as usual.
+
+
+For the sake of implementation simplicity, this command requires read/write
+ access to the device.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = QPSK_GET_EVENT,
+ struct dvb_frontend_event ⋆ev);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_GET_EVENT for this command.
+
+
+struct
+ dvb_frontend_event
+ *ev
+
+Points to the location where the event,
+
+
+
+if any, is to be stored.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+ev points to invalid address.
+
+
+EWOULDBLOCK
+
+There is no event pending, and the device is in
+ non-blocking mode.
+
+
+EOVERFLOW
+
+
+
+
+Overflow in event queue - one or more events were lost.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_GET_INFO
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns information about the front-end. This call only requires
+ read-only access to the device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+
+ int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_GET_INFO, struct
+ dvb_frontend_info ⋆info);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_GET_INFO for this command.
+
+
+struct
+ dvb_frontend_info
+ *info
+
+Points to the location where the front-end information is
+ to be stored.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+info points to invalid address.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+If the bus has been automatically powered off due to power overload, this ioctl
+ call restores the power to the bus. The call requires read/write access to the
+ device. This call has no effect if the device is manually powered off. Not all
+ DVB adapters support this ioctl.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD for this
+ command.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Permission denied (needs read/write access).
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error in the device driver.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call is used to send a a DiSEqC command.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD, struct
+ dvb_diseqc_master_cmd ⋆cmd);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD for this
+ command.
+
+
+struct
+ dvb_diseqc_master_cmd
+ *cmd
+
+Pointer to the command to be transmitted.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+Seq points to an invalid address.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+The data structure referred to by seq is invalid in some
+ way.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Permission denied (needs read/write access).
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error in the device driver.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call is used to receive reply to a DiSEqC 2.0 command.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY, struct
+ dvb_diseqc_slave_reply ⋆reply);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY for this
+ command.
+
+
+struct
+ dvb_diseqc_slave_reply
+ *reply
+
+Pointer to the command to be received.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+Seq points to an invalid address.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+The data structure referred to by seq is invalid in some
+ way.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Permission denied (needs read/write access).
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error in the device driver.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call is used to send a 22KHz tone burst.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST, fe_sec_mini_cmd_t burst);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST for this command.
+
+
+fe_sec_mini_cmd_t
+ burst
+
+burst A or B.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid file descriptor.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+Seq points to an invalid address.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+The data structure referred to by seq is invalid in some
+ way.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Permission denied (needs read/write access).
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error in the device driver.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_SET_TONE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This call is used to set the generation of the continuous 22kHz tone. This call
+ requires read/write permissions.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_SET_TONE,
+ fe_sec_tone_mode_t tone);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_SET_TONE for this command.
+
+
+fe_sec_tone_mode_t
+ tone
+
+The requested tone generation mode (on/off).
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+Device or resource busy.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+File not opened with read permissions.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error in the device driver.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_SET_VOLTAGE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This call is used to set the bus voltage. This call requires read/write
+ permissions.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_SET_VOLTAGE,
+ fe_sec_voltage_t voltage);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_SET_VOLTAGE for this command.
+
+
+fe_sec_voltage_t
+ voltage
+
+The requested bus voltage.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+Device or resource busy.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+File not opened with read permissions.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error in the device driver.
+
+
+
+
+
+FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+If high != 0 enables slightly higher voltages instead of 13/18V (to compensate
+ for long cables). This call requires read/write permissions. Not all DVB
+ adapters support this ioctl.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request =
+ FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE, int high);
+
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals FE_SET_VOLTAGE for this command.
+
+
+int high
+
+The requested bus voltage.
+
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+Device or resource busy.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+File not opened with read permissions.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error in the device driver.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/intro.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/intro.xml
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+Introduction
+
+
+What you need to know
+
+The reader of this document is required to have some knowledge in
+the area of digital video broadcasting (DVB) and should be familiar with
+part I of the MPEG2 specification ISO/IEC 13818 (aka ITU-T H.222), i.e
+you should know what a program/transport stream (PS/TS) is and what is
+meant by a packetized elementary stream (PES) or an I-frame.
+
+Various DVB standards documents are available from
+http://www.dvb.org/ and/or
+http://www.etsi.org/.
+
+It is also necessary to know how to access unix/linux devices and
+how to use ioctl calls. This also includes the knowledge of C or C++.
+
+
+
+
+History
+
+The first API for DVB cards we used at Convergence in late 1999
+was an extension of the Video4Linux API which was primarily developed
+for frame grabber cards. As such it was not really well suited to be
+used for DVB cards and their new features like recording MPEG streams
+and filtering several section and PES data streams at the same time.
+
+
+In early 2000, we were approached by Nokia with a proposal for a
+new standard Linux DVB API. As a commitment to the development of
+terminals based on open standards, Nokia and Convergence made it
+available to all Linux developers and published it on http://www.linuxtv.org/ in September 2000.
+Convergence is the maintainer of the Linux DVB API. Together with the
+LinuxTV community (i.e. you, the reader of this document), the Linux DVB
+API will be constantly reviewed and improved. With the Linux driver for
+the Siemens/Hauppauge DVB PCI card Convergence provides a first
+implementation of the Linux DVB API.
+
+
+
+Overview
+
+
+
+A DVB PCI card or DVB set-top-box (STB) usually consists of the
+following main hardware components:
+
+
+
+
+Frontend consisting of tuner and DVB demodulator
+
+Here the raw signal reaches the DVB hardware from a satellite dish
+or antenna or directly from cable. The frontend down-converts and
+demodulates this signal into an MPEG transport stream (TS). In case of a
+satellite frontend, this includes a facility for satellite equipment
+control (SEC), which allows control of LNB polarization, multi feed
+switches or dish rotors.
+
+
+
+
+Conditional Access (CA) hardware like CI adapters and smartcard slots
+
+
+The complete TS is passed through the CA hardware. Programs to
+which the user has access (controlled by the smart card) are decoded in
+real time and re-inserted into the TS.
+
+
+
+ Demultiplexer which filters the incoming DVB stream
+
+The demultiplexer splits the TS into its components like audio and
+video streams. Besides usually several of such audio and video streams
+it also contains data streams with information about the programs
+offered in this or other streams of the same provider.
+
+
+
+
+MPEG2 audio and video decoder
+
+The main targets of the demultiplexer are the MPEG2 audio and
+video decoders. After decoding they pass on the uncompressed audio and
+video to the computer screen or (through a PAL/NTSC encoder) to a TV
+set.
+
+
+
+
+
+ shows a crude schematic of the control and data flow
+between those components.
+
+On a DVB PCI card not all of these have to be present since some
+functionality can be provided by the main CPU of the PC (e.g. MPEG
+picture and sound decoding) or is not needed (e.g. for data-only uses
+like “internet over satellite”). Also not every card or STB
+provides conditional access hardware.
+
+
+
+
+Linux DVB Devices
+
+The Linux DVB API lets you control these hardware components
+through currently six Unix-style character devices for video, audio,
+frontend, demux, CA and IP-over-DVB networking. The video and audio
+devices control the MPEG2 decoder hardware, the frontend device the
+tuner and the DVB demodulator. The demux device gives you control over
+the PES and section filters of the hardware. If the hardware does not
+support filtering these filters can be implemented in software. Finally,
+the CA device controls all the conditional access capabilities of the
+hardware. It can depend on the individual security requirements of the
+platform, if and how many of the CA functions are made available to the
+application through this device.
+
+All devices can be found in the /dev
+tree under /dev/dvb. The individual devices
+are called:
+
+
+
+
+/dev/dvb/adapterN/audioM,
+
+
+/dev/dvb/adapterN/videoM,
+
+
+/dev/dvb/adapterN/frontendM,
+
+
+
+/dev/dvb/adapterN/netM,
+
+
+
+/dev/dvb/adapterN/demuxM,
+
+
+
+/dev/dvb/adapterN/caM,
+
+where N enumerates the DVB PCI cards in a system starting
+from 0, and M enumerates the devices of each type within each
+adapter, starting from 0, too. We will omit the “/dev/dvb/adapterN/” in the further dicussion
+of these devices. The naming scheme for the devices is the same wheter
+devfs is used or not.
+
+More details about the data structures and function calls of all
+the devices are described in the following chapters.
+
+
+
+
+API include files
+
+For each of the DVB devices a corresponding include file exists.
+The DVB API include files should be included in application sources with
+a partial path like:
+
+
+
+ #include <linux/dvb/frontend.h>
+
+
+To enable applications to support different API version, an
+additional include file linux/dvb/version.h exists, which defines the
+constant DVB_API_VERSION. This document
+describes DVB_API_VERSION 3.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/kdapi.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/kdapi.xml
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+Kernel Demux API
+The kernel demux API defines a driver-internal interface for registering low-level,
+hardware specific driver to a hardware independent demux layer. It is only of interest for
+DVB device driver writers. The header file for this API is named demux.h and located in
+drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core.
+
+Maintainer note: This section must be reviewed. It is probably out of date.
+
+
+
+Kernel Demux Data Types
+
+
+
+dmx_success_t
+
+ typedef enum {
+ DMX_OK = 0, /⋆ Received Ok ⋆/
+ DMX_LENGTH_ERROR, /⋆ Incorrect length ⋆/
+ DMX_OVERRUN_ERROR, /⋆ Receiver ring buffer overrun ⋆/
+ DMX_CRC_ERROR, /⋆ Incorrect CRC ⋆/
+ DMX_FRAME_ERROR, /⋆ Frame alignment error ⋆/
+ DMX_FIFO_ERROR, /⋆ Receiver FIFO overrun ⋆/
+ DMX_MISSED_ERROR /⋆ Receiver missed packet ⋆/
+ } dmx_success_t;
+
+
+
+
+TS filter types
+
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+ /⋆ TS packet reception ⋆/
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+
+ /⋆ TS filter type for set_type() ⋆/
+
+ #define TS_PACKET 1 /⋆ send TS packets (188 bytes) to callback (default) ⋆/
+ #define TS_PAYLOAD_ONLY 2 /⋆ in case TS_PACKET is set, only send the TS
+ payload (<=184 bytes per packet) to callback ⋆/
+ #define TS_DECODER 4 /⋆ send stream to built-in decoder (if present) ⋆/
+
+
+
+
+dmx_ts_pes_t
+The structure
+
+
+ typedef enum
+ {
+ DMX_TS_PES_AUDIO, /⋆ also send packets to audio decoder (if it exists) ⋆/
+ DMX_TS_PES_VIDEO, /⋆ ... ⋆/
+ DMX_TS_PES_TELETEXT,
+ DMX_TS_PES_SUBTITLE,
+ DMX_TS_PES_PCR,
+ DMX_TS_PES_OTHER,
+ } dmx_ts_pes_t;
+
+describes the PES type for filters which write to a built-in decoder. The correspond (and
+should be kept identical) to the types in the demux device.
+
+
+ struct dmx_ts_feed_s {
+ int is_filtering; /⋆ Set to non-zero when filtering in progress ⋆/
+ struct dmx_demux_s⋆ parent; /⋆ Back-pointer ⋆/
+ void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
+ int (⋆set) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ __u16 pid,
+ size_t callback_length,
+ size_t circular_buffer_size,
+ int descramble,
+ struct timespec timeout);
+ int (⋆start_filtering) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆stop_filtering) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆set_type) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ int type,
+ dmx_ts_pes_t pes_type);
+ };
+
+ typedef struct dmx_ts_feed_s dmx_ts_feed_t;
+
+
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+ /⋆ PES packet reception (not supported yet) ⋆/
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+
+ typedef struct dmx_pes_filter_s {
+ struct dmx_pes_s⋆ parent; /⋆ Back-pointer ⋆/
+ void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
+ } dmx_pes_filter_t;
+
+
+ typedef struct dmx_pes_feed_s {
+ int is_filtering; /⋆ Set to non-zero when filtering in progress ⋆/
+ struct dmx_demux_s⋆ parent; /⋆ Back-pointer ⋆/
+ void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
+ int (⋆set) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ __u16 pid,
+ size_t circular_buffer_size,
+ int descramble,
+ struct timespec timeout);
+ int (⋆start_filtering) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆stop_filtering) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆allocate_filter) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ dmx_pes_filter_t⋆⋆ filter);
+ int (⋆release_filter) (struct dmx_pes_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ dmx_pes_filter_t⋆ filter);
+ } dmx_pes_feed_t;
+
+
+ typedef struct {
+ __u8 filter_value [DMX_MAX_FILTER_SIZE];
+ __u8 filter_mask [DMX_MAX_FILTER_SIZE];
+ struct dmx_section_feed_s⋆ parent; /⋆ Back-pointer ⋆/
+ void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
+ } dmx_section_filter_t;
+
+
+ struct dmx_section_feed_s {
+ int is_filtering; /⋆ Set to non-zero when filtering in progress ⋆/
+ struct dmx_demux_s⋆ parent; /⋆ Back-pointer ⋆/
+ void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
+ int (⋆set) (struct dmx_section_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ __u16 pid,
+ size_t circular_buffer_size,
+ int descramble,
+ int check_crc);
+ int (⋆allocate_filter) (struct dmx_section_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ dmx_section_filter_t⋆⋆ filter);
+ int (⋆release_filter) (struct dmx_section_feed_s⋆ feed,
+ dmx_section_filter_t⋆ filter);
+ int (⋆start_filtering) (struct dmx_section_feed_s⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆stop_filtering) (struct dmx_section_feed_s⋆ feed);
+ };
+ typedef struct dmx_section_feed_s dmx_section_feed_t;
+
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+ /⋆ Callback functions ⋆/
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+
+ typedef int (⋆dmx_ts_cb) ( __u8 ⋆ buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_length,
+ __u8 ⋆ buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_length,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t⋆ source,
+ dmx_success_t success);
+
+ typedef int (⋆dmx_section_cb) ( __u8 ⋆ buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_len,
+ __u8 ⋆ buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_len,
+ dmx_section_filter_t ⋆ source,
+ dmx_success_t success);
+
+ typedef int (⋆dmx_pes_cb) ( __u8 ⋆ buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_len,
+ __u8 ⋆ buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_len,
+ dmx_pes_filter_t⋆ source,
+ dmx_success_t success);
+
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+ /⋆ DVB Front-End ⋆/
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+
+ typedef enum {
+ DMX_OTHER_FE = 0,
+ DMX_SATELLITE_FE,
+ DMX_CABLE_FE,
+ DMX_TERRESTRIAL_FE,
+ DMX_LVDS_FE,
+ DMX_ASI_FE, /⋆ DVB-ASI interface ⋆/
+ DMX_MEMORY_FE
+ } dmx_frontend_source_t;
+
+ typedef struct {
+ /⋆ The following char⋆ fields point to NULL terminated strings ⋆/
+ char⋆ id; /⋆ Unique front-end identifier ⋆/
+ char⋆ vendor; /⋆ Name of the front-end vendor ⋆/
+ char⋆ model; /⋆ Name of the front-end model ⋆/
+ struct list_head connectivity_list; /⋆ List of front-ends that can
+ be connected to a particular
+ demux ⋆/
+ void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
+ dmx_frontend_source_t source;
+ } dmx_frontend_t;
+
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+ /⋆ MPEG-2 TS Demux ⋆/
+ /⋆--------------------------------------------------------------------------⋆/
+
+ /⋆
+ ⋆ Flags OR'ed in the capabilites field of struct dmx_demux_s.
+ ⋆/
+
+ #define DMX_TS_FILTERING 1
+ #define DMX_PES_FILTERING 2
+ #define DMX_SECTION_FILTERING 4
+ #define DMX_MEMORY_BASED_FILTERING 8 /⋆ write() available ⋆/
+ #define DMX_CRC_CHECKING 16
+ #define DMX_TS_DESCRAMBLING 32
+ #define DMX_SECTION_PAYLOAD_DESCRAMBLING 64
+ #define DMX_MAC_ADDRESS_DESCRAMBLING 128
+
+
+
+
+demux_demux_t
+
+ /⋆
+ ⋆ DMX_FE_ENTRY(): Casts elements in the list of registered
+ ⋆ front-ends from the generic type struct list_head
+ ⋆ to the type ⋆ dmx_frontend_t
+ ⋆.
+ ⋆/
+
+ #define DMX_FE_ENTRY(list) list_entry(list, dmx_frontend_t, connectivity_list)
+
+ struct dmx_demux_s {
+ /⋆ The following char⋆ fields point to NULL terminated strings ⋆/
+ char⋆ id; /⋆ Unique demux identifier ⋆/
+ char⋆ vendor; /⋆ Name of the demux vendor ⋆/
+ char⋆ model; /⋆ Name of the demux model ⋆/
+ __u32 capabilities; /⋆ Bitfield of capability flags ⋆/
+ dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend; /⋆ Front-end connected to the demux ⋆/
+ struct list_head reg_list; /⋆ List of registered demuxes ⋆/
+ void⋆ priv; /⋆ Pointer to private data of the API client ⋆/
+ int users; /⋆ Number of users ⋆/
+ int (⋆open) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
+ int (⋆close) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
+ int (⋆write) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux, const char⋆ buf, size_t count);
+ int (⋆allocate_ts_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t⋆⋆ feed,
+ dmx_ts_cb callback);
+ int (⋆release_ts_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆allocate_pes_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_pes_feed_t⋆⋆ feed,
+ dmx_pes_cb callback);
+ int (⋆release_pes_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_pes_feed_t⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆allocate_section_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t⋆⋆ feed,
+ dmx_section_cb callback);
+ int (⋆release_section_feed) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t⋆ feed);
+ int (⋆descramble_mac_address) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ __u8⋆ buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_length,
+ __u8⋆ buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_length,
+ __u16 pid);
+ int (⋆descramble_section_payload) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ __u8⋆ buffer1,
+ size_t buffer1_length,
+ __u8⋆ buffer2, size_t buffer2_length,
+ __u16 pid);
+ int (⋆add_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
+ int (⋆remove_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
+ struct list_head⋆ (⋆get_frontends) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
+ int (⋆connect_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
+ int (⋆disconnect_frontend) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux);
+
+
+ /⋆ added because js cannot keep track of these himself ⋆/
+ int (⋆get_pes_pids) (struct dmx_demux_s⋆ demux, __u16 ⋆pids);
+ };
+ typedef struct dmx_demux_s dmx_demux_t;
+
+
+
+
+Demux directory
+
+ /⋆
+ ⋆ DMX_DIR_ENTRY(): Casts elements in the list of registered
+ ⋆ demuxes from the generic type struct list_head⋆ to the type dmx_demux_t
+ ⋆.
+ ⋆/
+
+ #define DMX_DIR_ENTRY(list) list_entry(list, dmx_demux_t, reg_list)
+
+ int dmx_register_demux (dmx_demux_t⋆ demux);
+ int dmx_unregister_demux (dmx_demux_t⋆ demux);
+ struct list_head⋆ dmx_get_demuxes (void);
+
+
+
+Demux Directory API
+The demux directory is a Linux kernel-wide facility for registering and accessing the
+MPEG-2 TS demuxes in the system. Run-time registering and unregistering of demux drivers
+is possible using this API.
+
+All demux drivers in the directory implement the abstract interface dmx_demux_t.
+
+
+dmx_register_demux()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function makes a demux driver interface available to the Linux kernel. It is
+ usually called by the init_module() function of the kernel module that contains
+ the demux driver. The caller of this function is responsible for allocating
+ dynamic or static memory for the demux structure and for initializing its fields
+ before calling this function. The memory allocated for the demux structure
+ must not be freed before calling dmx_unregister_demux(),
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int dmx_register_demux ( dmx_demux_t ⋆demux )
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+ demux
+
+Pointer to the demux structure.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EEXIST
+
+A demux with the same value of the id field already stored
+ in the directory.
+
+
+-ENOSPC
+
+No space left in the directory.
+
+
+
+dmx_unregister_demux()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function is called to indicate that the given demux interface is no
+ longer available. The caller of this function is responsible for freeing the
+ memory of the demux structure, if it was dynamically allocated before calling
+ dmx_register_demux(). The cleanup_module() function of the kernel module
+ that contains the demux driver should call this function. Note that this function
+ fails if the demux is currently in use, i.e., release_demux() has not been called
+ for the interface.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int dmx_unregister_demux ( dmx_demux_t ⋆demux )
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+ demux
+
+Pointer to the demux structure which is to be
+ unregistered.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+The specified demux is not registered in the demux
+ directory.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+The specified demux is currently in use.
+
+
+
+dmx_get_demuxes()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Provides the caller with the list of registered demux interfaces, using the
+ standard list structure defined in the include file linux/list.h. The include file
+ demux.h defines the macro DMX_DIR_ENTRY() for converting an element of
+ the generic type struct list_head* to the type dmx_demux_t*. The caller must
+ not free the memory of any of the elements obtained via this function call.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+struct list_head ⋆dmx_get_demuxes ()
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+none
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+struct list_head *
+
+A list of demux interfaces, or NULL in the case of an
+ empty list.
+
+
+
+
+Demux API
+The demux API should be implemented for each demux in the system. It is used to select
+the TS source of a demux and to manage the demux resources. When the demux
+client allocates a resource via the demux API, it receives a pointer to the API of that
+resource.
+
+Each demux receives its TS input from a DVB front-end or from memory, as set via the
+demux API. In a system with more than one front-end, the API can be used to select one of
+the DVB front-ends as a TS source for a demux, unless this is fixed in the HW platform. The
+demux API only controls front-ends regarding their connections with demuxes; the APIs
+used to set the other front-end parameters, such as tuning, are not defined in this
+document.
+
+The functions that implement the abstract interface demux should be defined static or
+module private and registered to the Demux Directory for external access. It is not necessary
+to implement every function in the demux_t struct, however (for example, a demux interface
+might support Section filtering, but not TS or PES filtering). The API client is expected to
+check the value of any function pointer before calling the function: the value of NULL means
+“function not available”.
+
+Whenever the functions of the demux API modify shared data, the possibilities of lost
+update and race condition problems should be addressed, e.g. by protecting parts of code with
+mutexes. This is especially important on multi-processor hosts.
+
+Note that functions called from a bottom half context must not sleep, at least in the 2.2.x
+kernels. Even a simple memory allocation can result in a kernel thread being put to sleep if
+swapping is needed. For example, the Linux kernel calls the functions of a network device
+interface from a bottom half context. Thus, if a demux API function is called from network
+device code, the function must not sleep.
+
+
+
+
+open()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function reserves the demux for use by the caller and, if necessary,
+ initializes the demux. When the demux is no longer needed, the function close()
+ should be called. It should be possible for multiple clients to access the demux
+ at the same time. Thus, the function implementation should increment the
+ demux usage count when open() is called and decrement it when close() is
+ called.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int open ( demux_t⋆ demux );
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+demux_t* demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EUSERS
+
+Maximum usage count reached.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+
+
+close()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function reserves the demux for use by the caller and, if necessary,
+ initializes the demux. When the demux is no longer needed, the function close()
+ should be called. It should be possible for multiple clients to access the demux
+ at the same time. Thus, the function implementation should increment the
+ demux usage count when open() is called and decrement it when close() is
+ called.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int close(demux_t⋆ demux);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+demux_t* demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENODEV
+
+The demux was not in use.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+
+
+write()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function provides the demux driver with a memory buffer containing TS
+ packets. Instead of receiving TS packets from the DVB front-end, the demux
+ driver software will read packets from memory. Any clients of this demux
+ with active TS, PES or Section filters will receive filtered data via the Demux
+ callback API (see 0). The function returns when all the data in the buffer has
+ been consumed by the demux. Demux hardware typically cannot read TS from
+ memory. If this is the case, memory-based filtering has to be implemented
+ entirely in software.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int write(demux_t⋆ demux, const char⋆ buf, size_t
+ count);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+demux_t* demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+const char* buf
+
+Pointer to the TS data in kernel-space memory.
+
+
+size_t length
+
+Length of the TS data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENOSYS
+
+The command is not implemented.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+allocate_ts_feed()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Allocates a new TS feed, which is used to filter the TS packets carrying a
+ certain PID. The TS feed normally corresponds to a hardware PID filter on the
+ demux chip.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int allocate_ts_feed(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t⋆⋆ feed, dmx_ts_cb callback);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+demux_t* demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_ts_feed_t**
+ feed
+
+Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_ts_cb callback
+
+Pointer to the callback function for passing received TS
+ packet
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EBUSY
+
+No more TS feeds available.
+
+
+-ENOSYS
+
+The command is not implemented.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+release_ts_feed()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Releases the resources allocated with allocate_ts_feed(). Any filtering in
+ progress on the TS feed should be stopped before calling this function.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int release_ts_feed(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux,
+ dmx_ts_feed_t⋆ feed);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+demux_t* demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_ts_feed_t* feed
+
+Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+allocate_section_feed()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Allocates a new section feed, i.e. a demux resource for filtering and receiving
+ sections. On platforms with hardware support for section filtering, a section
+ feed is directly mapped to the demux HW. On other platforms, TS packets are
+ first PID filtered in hardware and a hardware section filter then emulated in
+ software. The caller obtains an API pointer of type dmx_section_feed_t as an
+ out parameter. Using this API the caller can set filtering parameters and start
+ receiving sections.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int allocate_section_feed(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t ⋆⋆feed, dmx_section_cb callback);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+demux_t *demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_section_feed_t
+ **feed
+
+Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_section_cb
+ callback
+
+Pointer to the callback function for passing received
+ sections.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EBUSY
+
+No more section feeds available.
+
+
+-ENOSYS
+
+The command is not implemented.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+release_section_feed()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Releases the resources allocated with allocate_section_feed(), including
+ allocated filters. Any filtering in progress on the section feed should be stopped
+ before calling this function.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int release_section_feed(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux,
+ dmx_section_feed_t ⋆feed);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+demux_t *demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_section_feed_t
+ *feed
+
+Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+descramble_mac_address()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function runs a descrambling algorithm on the destination MAC
+ address field of a DVB Datagram Section, replacing the original address
+ with its un-encrypted version. Otherwise, the description on the function
+ descramble_section_payload() applies also to this function.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int descramble_mac_address(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux, __u8
+ ⋆buffer1, size_t buffer1_length, __u8 ⋆buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_length, __u16 pid);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t
+ *demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+__u8 *buffer1
+
+Pointer to the first byte of the section.
+
+
+size_t buffer1_length
+
+Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
+ in buffer1.
+
+
+__u8* buffer2
+
+Pointer to the tail of the section data, or NULL. The
+ pointer has a non-NULL value if the section wraps past
+ the end of a circular buffer.
+
+
+size_t buffer2_length
+
+Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
+ in buffer2.
+
+
+__u16 pid
+
+The PID on which the section was received. Useful
+ for obtaining the descrambling key, e.g. from a DVB
+ Common Access facility.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENOSYS
+
+No descrambling facility available.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+descramble_section_payload()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function runs a descrambling algorithm on the payload of a DVB
+ Datagram Section, replacing the original payload with its un-encrypted
+ version. The function will be called from the demux API implementation;
+ the API client need not call this function directly. Section-level scrambling
+ algorithms are currently standardized only for DVB-RCC (return channel
+ over 2-directional cable TV network) systems. For all other DVB networks,
+ encryption schemes are likely to be proprietary to each data broadcaster. Thus,
+ it is expected that this function pointer will have the value of NULL (i.e.,
+ function not available) in most demux API implementations. Nevertheless, it
+ should be possible to use the function pointer as a hook for dynamically adding
+ a “plug-in” descrambling facility to a demux driver.
+
+
+While this function is not needed with hardware-based section descrambling,
+ the descramble_section_payload function pointer can be used to override the
+ default hardware-based descrambling algorithm: if the function pointer has a
+ non-NULL value, the corresponding function should be used instead of any
+ descrambling hardware.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int descramble_section_payload(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux,
+ __u8 ⋆buffer1, size_t buffer1_length, __u8 ⋆buffer2,
+ size_t buffer2_length, __u16 pid);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t
+ *demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+__u8 *buffer1
+
+Pointer to the first byte of the section.
+
+
+size_t buffer1_length
+
+Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
+ in buffer1.
+
+
+__u8 *buffer2
+
+Pointer to the tail of the section data, or NULL. The
+ pointer has a non-NULL value if the section wraps past
+ the end of a circular buffer.
+
+
+size_t buffer2_length
+
+Length of the section data, including headers and CRC,
+ in buffer2.
+
+
+__u16 pid
+
+The PID on which the section was received. Useful
+ for obtaining the descrambling key, e.g. from a DVB
+ Common Access facility.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENOSYS
+
+No descrambling facility available.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+add_frontend()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Registers a connectivity between a demux and a front-end, i.e., indicates that
+ the demux can be connected via a call to connect_frontend() to use the given
+ front-end as a TS source. The client of this function has to allocate dynamic or
+ static memory for the frontend structure and initialize its fields before calling
+ this function. This function is normally called during the driver initialization.
+ The caller must not free the memory of the frontend struct before successfully
+ calling remove_frontend().
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int add_frontend(dmx_demux_t ⋆demux, dmx_frontend_t
+ ⋆frontend);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+ demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_frontend_t*
+ frontend
+
+Pointer to the front-end instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EEXIST
+
+A front-end with the same value of the id field already
+ registered.
+
+
+-EINUSE
+
+The demux is in use.
+
+
+-ENOMEM
+
+No more front-ends can be added.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+remove_frontend()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Indicates that the given front-end, registered by a call to add_frontend(), can
+ no longer be connected as a TS source by this demux. The function should be
+ called when a front-end driver or a demux driver is removed from the system.
+ If the front-end is in use, the function fails with the return value of -EBUSY.
+ After successfully calling this function, the caller can free the memory of
+ the frontend struct if it was dynamically allocated before the add_frontend()
+ operation.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int remove_frontend(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+ demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_frontend_t*
+ frontend
+
+Pointer to the front-end instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+-EBUSY
+
+The front-end is in use, i.e. a call to connect_frontend()
+ has not been followed by a call to disconnect_frontend().
+
+
+
+get_frontends()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Provides the APIs of the front-ends that have been registered for this demux.
+ Any of the front-ends obtained with this call can be used as a parameter for
+ connect_frontend().
+
+
+The include file demux.h contains the macro DMX_FE_ENTRY() for
+ converting an element of the generic type struct list_head* to the type
+ dmx_frontend_t*. The caller must not free the memory of any of the elements
+ obtained via this function call.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+struct list_head⋆ get_frontends(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+ demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+
+A list of front-end interfaces, or NULL in the case of an
+ empty list.
+
+
+
+connect_frontend()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Connects the TS output of the front-end to the input of the demux. A demux
+ can only be connected to a front-end registered to the demux with the function
+ add_frontend().
+
+
+It may or may not be possible to connect multiple demuxes to the same
+ front-end, depending on the capabilities of the HW platform. When not used,
+ the front-end should be released by calling disconnect_frontend().
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int connect_frontend(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux,
+ dmx_frontend_t⋆ frontend);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+ demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_frontend_t*
+ frontend
+
+Pointer to the front-end instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+-EBUSY
+
+The front-end is in use.
+
+
+
+disconnect_frontend()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Disconnects the demux and a front-end previously connected by a
+ connect_frontend() call.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int disconnect_frontend(dmx_demux_t⋆ demux);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_demux_t*
+ demux
+
+Pointer to the demux API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+
+Demux Callback API
+This kernel-space API comprises the callback functions that deliver filtered data to the
+demux client. Unlike the other APIs, these API functions are provided by the client and called
+from the demux code.
+
+The function pointers of this abstract interface are not packed into a structure as in the
+other demux APIs, because the callback functions are registered and used independent
+of each other. As an example, it is possible for the API client to provide several
+callback functions for receiving TS packets and no callbacks for PES packets or
+sections.
+
+The functions that implement the callback API need not be re-entrant: when a demux
+driver calls one of these functions, the driver is not allowed to call the function again before
+the original call returns. If a callback is triggered by a hardware interrupt, it is recommended
+to use the Linux “bottom half” mechanism or start a tasklet instead of making the callback
+function call directly from a hardware interrupt.
+
+
+dmx_ts_cb()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function, provided by the client of the demux API, is called from the
+ demux code. The function is only called when filtering on this TS feed has
+ been enabled using the start_filtering() function.
+
+
+Any TS packets that match the filter settings are copied to a circular buffer. The
+ filtered TS packets are delivered to the client using this callback function. The
+ size of the circular buffer is controlled by the circular_buffer_size parameter
+ of the set() function in the TS Feed API. It is expected that the buffer1 and
+ buffer2 callback parameters point to addresses within the circular buffer, but
+ other implementations are also possible. Note that the called party should not
+ try to free the memory the buffer1 and buffer2 parameters point to.
+
+
+When this function is called, the buffer1 parameter typically points to the
+ start of the first undelivered TS packet within a circular buffer. The buffer2
+ buffer parameter is normally NULL, except when the received TS packets have
+ crossed the last address of the circular buffer and ”wrapped” to the beginning
+ of the buffer. In the latter case the buffer1 parameter would contain an address
+ within the circular buffer, while the buffer2 parameter would contain the first
+ address of the circular buffer.
+
+
+The number of bytes delivered with this function (i.e. buffer1_length +
+ buffer2_length) is usually equal to the value of callback_length parameter
+ given in the set() function, with one exception: if a timeout occurs before
+ receiving callback_length bytes of TS data, any undelivered packets are
+ immediately delivered to the client by calling this function. The timeout
+ duration is controlled by the set() function in the TS Feed API.
+
+
+If a TS packet is received with errors that could not be fixed by the TS-level
+ forward error correction (FEC), the Transport_error_indicator flag of the TS
+ packet header should be set. The TS packet should not be discarded, as
+ the error can possibly be corrected by a higher layer protocol. If the called
+ party is slow in processing the callback, it is possible that the circular buffer
+ eventually fills up. If this happens, the demux driver should discard any TS
+ packets received while the buffer is full. The error should be indicated to the
+ client on the next callback by setting the success parameter to the value of
+ DMX_OVERRUN_ERROR.
+
+
+The type of data returned to the callback can be selected by the new
+ function int (*set_type) (struct dmx_ts_feed_s* feed, int type, dmx_ts_pes_t
+ pes_type) which is part of the dmx_ts_feed_s struct (also cf. to the
+ include file ost/demux.h) The type parameter decides if the raw TS packet
+ (TS_PACKET) or just the payload (TS_PACKET—TS_PAYLOAD_ONLY)
+ should be returned. If additionally the TS_DECODER bit is set the stream
+ will also be sent to the hardware MPEG decoder. In this case, the second
+ flag decides as what kind of data the stream should be interpreted. The
+ possible choices are one of DMX_TS_PES_AUDIO, DMX_TS_PES_VIDEO,
+ DMX_TS_PES_TELETEXT, DMX_TS_PES_SUBTITLE,
+ DMX_TS_PES_PCR, or DMX_TS_PES_OTHER.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int dmx_ts_cb(__u8⋆ buffer1, size_t buffer1_length,
+ __u8⋆ buffer2, size_t buffer2_length, dmx_ts_feed_t⋆
+ source, dmx_success_t success);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+__u8* buffer1
+
+Pointer to the start of the filtered TS packets.
+
+
+size_t buffer1_length
+
+Length of the TS data in buffer1.
+
+
+__u8* buffer2
+
+Pointer to the tail of the filtered TS packets, or NULL.
+
+
+size_t buffer2_length
+
+Length of the TS data in buffer2.
+
+
+dmx_ts_feed_t*
+ source
+
+Indicates which TS feed is the source of the callback.
+
+
+dmx_success_t
+ success
+
+Indicates if there was an error in TS reception.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+Continue filtering.
+
+
+-1
+
+Stop filtering - has the same effect as a call to
+ stop_filtering() on the TS Feed API.
+
+
+
+dmx_section_cb()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function, provided by the client of the demux API, is called from the
+ demux code. The function is only called when filtering of sections has been
+ enabled using the function start_filtering() of the section feed API. When the
+ demux driver has received a complete section that matches at least one section
+ filter, the client is notified via this callback function. Normally this function is
+ called for each received section; however, it is also possible to deliver multiple
+ sections with one callback, for example when the system load is high. If an
+ error occurs while receiving a section, this function should be called with
+ the corresponding error type set in the success field, whether or not there is
+ data to deliver. The Section Feed implementation should maintain a circular
+ buffer for received sections. However, this is not necessary if the Section Feed
+ API is implemented as a client of the TS Feed API, because the TS Feed
+ implementation then buffers the received data. The size of the circular buffer
+ can be configured using the set() function in the Section Feed API. If there
+ is no room in the circular buffer when a new section is received, the section
+ must be discarded. If this happens, the value of the success parameter should
+ be DMX_OVERRUN_ERROR on the next callback.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int dmx_section_cb(__u8⋆ buffer1, size_t
+ buffer1_length, __u8⋆ buffer2, size_t
+ buffer2_length, dmx_section_filter_t⋆ source,
+ dmx_success_t success);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+__u8* buffer1
+
+Pointer to the start of the filtered section, e.g. within the
+ circular buffer of the demux driver.
+
+
+size_t buffer1_length
+
+Length of the filtered section data in buffer1, including
+ headers and CRC.
+
+
+__u8* buffer2
+
+Pointer to the tail of the filtered section data, or NULL.
+ Useful to handle the wrapping of a circular buffer.
+
+
+size_t buffer2_length
+
+Length of the filtered section data in buffer2, including
+ headers and CRC.
+
+
+dmx_section_filter_t*
+ filter
+
+Indicates the filter that triggered the callback.
+
+
+dmx_success_t
+ success
+
+Indicates if there was an error in section reception.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+Continue filtering.
+
+
+-1
+
+Stop filtering - has the same effect as a call to
+ stop_filtering() on the Section Feed API.
+
+
+
+
+TS Feed API
+A TS feed is typically mapped to a hardware PID filter on the demux chip.
+Using this API, the client can set the filtering properties to start/stop filtering TS
+packets on a particular TS feed. The API is defined as an abstract interface of the type
+dmx_ts_feed_t.
+
+The functions that implement the interface should be defined static or module private. The
+client can get the handle of a TS feed API by calling the function allocate_ts_feed() in the
+demux API.
+
+
+set()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function sets the parameters of a TS feed. Any filtering in progress on the
+ TS feed must be stopped before calling this function.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int set ( dmx_ts_feed_t⋆ feed, __u16 pid, size_t
+ callback_length, size_t circular_buffer_size, int
+ descramble, struct timespec timeout);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_ts_feed_t* feed
+
+Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.
+
+
+__u16 pid
+
+PID value to filter. Only the TS packets carrying the
+ specified PID will be passed to the API client.
+
+
+size_t
+ callback_length
+
+Number of bytes to deliver with each call to the
+ dmx_ts_cb() callback function. The value of this
+ parameter should be a multiple of 188.
+
+
+size_t
+ circular_buffer_size
+
+Size of the circular buffer for the filtered TS packets.
+
+
+int descramble
+
+If non-zero, descramble the filtered TS packets.
+
+
+struct timespec
+ timeout
+
+Maximum time to wait before delivering received TS
+ packets to the client.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENOMEM
+
+Not enough memory for the requested buffer size.
+
+
+-ENOSYS
+
+No descrambling facility available for TS.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+start_filtering()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Starts filtering TS packets on this TS feed, according to its settings. The PID
+ value to filter can be set by the API client. All matching TS packets are
+ delivered asynchronously to the client, using the callback function registered
+ with allocate_ts_feed().
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int start_filtering(dmx_ts_feed_t⋆ feed);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_ts_feed_t* feed
+
+Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+stop_filtering()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Stops filtering TS packets on this TS feed.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int stop_filtering(dmx_ts_feed_t⋆ feed);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_ts_feed_t* feed
+
+Pointer to the TS feed API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+
+Section Feed API
+A section feed is a resource consisting of a PID filter and a set of section filters. Using this
+API, the client can set the properties of a section feed and to start/stop filtering. The API is
+defined as an abstract interface of the type dmx_section_feed_t. The functions that implement
+the interface should be defined static or module private. The client can get the handle of
+a section feed API by calling the function allocate_section_feed() in the demux
+API.
+
+On demux platforms that provide section filtering in hardware, the Section Feed API
+implementation provides a software wrapper for the demux hardware. Other platforms may
+support only PID filtering in hardware, requiring that TS packets are converted to sections in
+software. In the latter case the Section Feed API implementation can be a client of the TS
+Feed API.
+
+
+
+
+set()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function sets the parameters of a section feed. Any filtering in progress on
+ the section feed must be stopped before calling this function. If descrambling
+ is enabled, the payload_scrambling_control and address_scrambling_control
+ fields of received DVB datagram sections should be observed. If either one is
+ non-zero, the section should be descrambled either in hardware or using the
+ functions descramble_mac_address() and descramble_section_payload() of the
+ demux API. Note that according to the MPEG-2 Systems specification, only
+ the payloads of private sections can be scrambled while the rest of the section
+ data must be sent in the clear.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int set(dmx_section_feed_t⋆ feed, __u16 pid, size_t
+ circular_buffer_size, int descramble, int
+ check_crc);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_section_feed_t*
+ feed
+
+Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.
+
+
+__u16 pid
+
+PID value to filter; only the TS packets carrying the
+ specified PID will be accepted.
+
+
+size_t
+ circular_buffer_size
+
+Size of the circular buffer for filtered sections.
+
+
+int descramble
+
+If non-zero, descramble any sections that are scrambled.
+
+
+int check_crc
+
+If non-zero, check the CRC values of filtered sections.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENOMEM
+
+Not enough memory for the requested buffer size.
+
+
+-ENOSYS
+
+No descrambling facility available for sections.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameters.
+
+
+
+allocate_filter()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function is used to allocate a section filter on the demux. It should only be
+ called when no filtering is in progress on this section feed. If a filter cannot be
+ allocated, the function fails with -ENOSPC. See in section ?? for the format of
+ the section filter.
+
+
+The bitfields filter_mask and filter_value should only be modified when no
+ filtering is in progress on this section feed. filter_mask controls which bits of
+ filter_value are compared with the section headers/payload. On a binary value
+ of 1 in filter_mask, the corresponding bits are compared. The filter only accepts
+ sections that are equal to filter_value in all the tested bit positions. Any changes
+ to the values of filter_mask and filter_value are guaranteed to take effect only
+ when the start_filtering() function is called next time. The parent pointer in
+ the struct is initialized by the API implementation to the value of the feed
+ parameter. The priv pointer is not used by the API implementation, and can
+ thus be freely utilized by the caller of this function. Any data pointed to by the
+ priv pointer is available to the recipient of the dmx_section_cb() function call.
+
+
+While the maximum section filter length (DMX_MAX_FILTER_SIZE) is
+ currently set at 16 bytes, hardware filters of that size are not available on all
+ platforms. Therefore, section filtering will often take place first in hardware,
+ followed by filtering in software for the header bytes that were not covered
+ by a hardware filter. The filter_mask field can be checked to determine how
+ many bytes of the section filter are actually used, and if the hardware filter will
+ suffice. Additionally, software-only section filters can optionally be allocated
+ to clients when all hardware section filters are in use. Note that on most demux
+ hardware it is not possible to filter on the section_length field of the section
+ header – thus this field is ignored, even though it is included in filter_value and
+ filter_mask fields.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int allocate_filter(dmx_section_feed_t⋆ feed,
+ dmx_section_filter_t⋆⋆ filter);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_section_feed_t*
+ feed
+
+Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_section_filter_t**
+ filter
+
+Pointer to the allocated filter.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENOSPC
+
+No filters of given type and length available.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameters.
+
+
+
+release_filter()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This function releases all the resources of a previously allocated section filter.
+ The function should not be called while filtering is in progress on this section
+ feed. After calling this function, the caller should not try to dereference the
+ filter pointer.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int release_filter ( dmx_section_feed_t⋆ feed,
+ dmx_section_filter_t⋆ filter);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_section_feed_t*
+ feed
+
+Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.
+
+
+dmx_section_filter_t*
+ filter
+
+I/O Pointer to the instance data of a section filter.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-ENODEV
+
+No such filter allocated.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+start_filtering()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Starts filtering sections on this section feed, according to its settings. Sections
+ are first filtered based on their PID and then matched with the section
+ filters allocated for this feed. If the section matches the PID filter and
+ at least one section filter, it is delivered to the API client. The section
+ is delivered asynchronously using the callback function registered with
+ allocate_section_feed().
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int start_filtering ( dmx_section_feed_t⋆ feed );
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_section_feed_t*
+ feed
+
+Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+stop_filtering()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+Stops filtering sections on this section feed. Note that any changes to the
+ filtering parameters (filter_value, filter_mask, etc.) should only be made when
+ filtering is stopped.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int stop_filtering ( dmx_section_feed_t⋆ feed );
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+dmx_section_feed_t*
+ feed
+
+Pointer to the section feed API and instance data.
+
+
+RETURNS
+
+
+0
+
+The function was completed without errors.
+
+
+-EINVAL
+
+Bad parameter.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/net.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/net.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94e388d94c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/net.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+DVB Network API
+The DVB net device enables feeding of MPE (multi protocol encapsulation) packets
+received via DVB into the Linux network protocol stack, e.g. for internet via satellite
+applications. It can be accessed through /dev/dvb/adapter0/net0. Data types and
+and ioctl definitions can be accessed by including linux/dvb/net.h in your
+application.
+
+
+DVB Net Data Types
+To be written…
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/video.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/video.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7bb287e67c8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/dvb/video.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1971 @@
+DVB Video Device
+The DVB video device controls the MPEG2 video decoder of the DVB hardware. It
+can be accessed through /dev/dvb/adapter0/video0. Data types and and
+ioctl definitions can be accessed by including linux/dvb/video.h in your
+application.
+
+Note that the DVB video device only controls decoding of the MPEG video stream, not
+its presentation on the TV or computer screen. On PCs this is typically handled by an
+associated video4linux device, e.g. /dev/video, which allows scaling and defining output
+windows.
+
+Some DVB cards don’t have their own MPEG decoder, which results in the omission of
+the audio and video device as well as the video4linux device.
+
+The ioctls that deal with SPUs (sub picture units) and navigation packets are only
+supported on some MPEG decoders made for DVD playback.
+
+
+Video Data Types
+
+
+video_format_t
+The video_format_t data type defined by
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ VIDEO_FORMAT_4_3,
+ VIDEO_FORMAT_16_9
+ } video_format_t;
+
+is used in the VIDEO_SET_FORMAT function (??) to tell the driver which aspect ratio
+the output hardware (e.g. TV) has. It is also used in the data structures video_status
+(??) returned by VIDEO_GET_STATUS (??) and video_event (??) returned by
+VIDEO_GET_EVENT (??) which report about the display format of the current video
+stream.
+
+
+
+
+video_display_format_t
+In case the display format of the video stream and of the display hardware differ the
+application has to specify how to handle the cropping of the picture. This can be done using
+the VIDEO_SET_DISPLAY_FORMAT call (??) which accepts
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ VIDEO_PAN_SCAN,
+ VIDEO_LETTER_BOX,
+ VIDEO_CENTER_CUT_OUT
+ } video_display_format_t;
+
+as argument.
+
+
+
+
+video stream source
+The video stream source is set through the VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE call and can take
+the following values, depending on whether we are replaying from an internal (demuxer) or
+external (user write) source.
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ VIDEO_SOURCE_DEMUX,
+ VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY
+ } video_stream_source_t;
+
+VIDEO_SOURCE_DEMUX selects the demultiplexer (fed either by the frontend or the
+DVR device) as the source of the video stream. If VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY
+is selected the stream comes from the application through the write() system
+call.
+
+
+
+
+video play state
+The following values can be returned by the VIDEO_GET_STATUS call representing the
+state of video playback.
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ VIDEO_STOPPED,
+ VIDEO_PLAYING,
+ VIDEO_FREEZED
+ } video_play_state_t;
+
+
+
+
+struct video_event
+The following is the structure of a video event as it is returned by the VIDEO_GET_EVENT
+call.
+
+
+ struct video_event {
+ int32_t type;
+ time_t timestamp;
+ union {
+ video_format_t video_format;
+ } u;
+ };
+
+
+
+
+struct video_status
+The VIDEO_GET_STATUS call returns the following structure informing about various
+states of the playback operation.
+
+
+ struct video_status {
+ boolean video_blank;
+ video_play_state_t play_state;
+ video_stream_source_t stream_source;
+ video_format_t video_format;
+ video_displayformat_t display_format;
+ };
+
+If video_blank is set video will be blanked out if the channel is changed or if playback is
+stopped. Otherwise, the last picture will be displayed. play_state indicates if the video is
+currently frozen, stopped, or being played back. The stream_source corresponds to the seleted
+source for the video stream. It can come either from the demultiplexer or from memory.
+The video_format indicates the aspect ratio (one of 4:3 or 16:9) of the currently
+played video stream. Finally, display_format corresponds to the selected cropping
+mode in case the source video format is not the same as the format of the output
+device.
+
+
+
+
+struct video_still_picture
+An I-frame displayed via the VIDEO_STILLPICTURE call is passed on within the
+following structure.
+
+
+ /⋆ pointer to and size of a single iframe in memory ⋆/
+ struct video_still_picture {
+ char ⋆iFrame;
+ int32_t size;
+ };
+
+
+
+
+video capabilities
+A call to VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES returns an unsigned integer with the following
+bits set according to the hardwares capabilities.
+
+
+ /⋆ bit definitions for capabilities: ⋆/
+ /⋆ can the hardware decode MPEG1 and/or MPEG2? ⋆/
+ #define VIDEO_CAP_MPEG1 1
+ #define VIDEO_CAP_MPEG2 2
+ /⋆ can you send a system and/or program stream to video device?
+ (you still have to open the video and the audio device but only
+ send the stream to the video device) ⋆/
+ #define VIDEO_CAP_SYS 4
+ #define VIDEO_CAP_PROG 8
+ /⋆ can the driver also handle SPU, NAVI and CSS encoded data?
+ (CSS API is not present yet) ⋆/
+ #define VIDEO_CAP_SPU 16
+ #define VIDEO_CAP_NAVI 32
+ #define VIDEO_CAP_CSS 64
+
+
+
+
+video system
+A call to VIDEO_SET_SYSTEM sets the desired video system for TV output. The
+following system types can be set:
+
+
+ typedef enum {
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_PAL,
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_NTSC,
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_PALN,
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_PALNc,
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_PALM,
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_NTSC60,
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_PAL60,
+ VIDEO_SYSTEM_PALM60
+ } video_system_t;
+
+
+
+
+struct video_highlight
+Calling the ioctl VIDEO_SET_HIGHLIGHTS posts the SPU highlight information. The
+call expects the following format for that information:
+
+
+ typedef
+ struct video_highlight {
+ boolean active; /⋆ 1=show highlight, 0=hide highlight ⋆/
+ uint8_t contrast1; /⋆ 7- 4 Pattern pixel contrast ⋆/
+ /⋆ 3- 0 Background pixel contrast ⋆/
+ uint8_t contrast2; /⋆ 7- 4 Emphasis pixel-2 contrast ⋆/
+ /⋆ 3- 0 Emphasis pixel-1 contrast ⋆/
+ uint8_t color1; /⋆ 7- 4 Pattern pixel color ⋆/
+ /⋆ 3- 0 Background pixel color ⋆/
+ uint8_t color2; /⋆ 7- 4 Emphasis pixel-2 color ⋆/
+ /⋆ 3- 0 Emphasis pixel-1 color ⋆/
+ uint32_t ypos; /⋆ 23-22 auto action mode ⋆/
+ /⋆ 21-12 start y ⋆/
+ /⋆ 9- 0 end y ⋆/
+ uint32_t xpos; /⋆ 23-22 button color number ⋆/
+ /⋆ 21-12 start x ⋆/
+ /⋆ 9- 0 end x ⋆/
+ } video_highlight_t;
+
+
+
+
+video SPU
+Calling VIDEO_SET_SPU deactivates or activates SPU decoding, according to the
+following format:
+
+
+ typedef
+ struct video_spu {
+ boolean active;
+ int stream_id;
+ } video_spu_t;
+
+
+
+
+video SPU palette
+The following structure is used to set the SPU palette by calling VIDEO_SPU_PALETTE:
+
+
+ typedef
+ struct video_spu_palette{
+ int length;
+ uint8_t ⋆palette;
+ } video_spu_palette_t;
+
+
+
+
+video NAVI pack
+In order to get the navigational data the following structure has to be passed to the ioctl
+VIDEO_GET_NAVI:
+
+
+ typedef
+ struct video_navi_pack{
+ int length; /⋆ 0 ... 1024 ⋆/
+ uint8_t data[1024];
+ } video_navi_pack_t;
+
+
+
+
+
+video attributes
+The following attributes can be set by a call to VIDEO_SET_ATTRIBUTES:
+
+
+ typedef uint16_t video_attributes_t;
+ /⋆ bits: descr. ⋆/
+ /⋆ 15-14 Video compression mode (0=MPEG-1, 1=MPEG-2) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 13-12 TV system (0=525/60, 1=625/50) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 11-10 Aspect ratio (0=4:3, 3=16:9) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 9- 8 permitted display mode on 4:3 monitor (0=both, 1=only pan-sca ⋆/
+ /⋆ 7 line 21-1 data present in GOP (1=yes, 0=no) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 6 line 21-2 data present in GOP (1=yes, 0=no) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 5- 3 source resolution (0=720x480/576, 1=704x480/576, 2=352x480/57 ⋆/
+ /⋆ 2 source letterboxed (1=yes, 0=no) ⋆/
+ /⋆ 0 film/camera mode (0=camera, 1=film (625/50 only)) ⋆/
+
+
+
+
+
+Video Function Calls
+
+
+
+open()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call opens a named video device (e.g. /dev/dvb/adapter0/video0)
+ for subsequent use.
+When an open() call has succeeded, the device will be ready for use.
+ The significance of blocking or non-blocking mode is described in the
+ documentation for functions where there is a difference. It does not affect the
+ semantics of the open() call itself. A device opened in blocking mode can later
+ be put into non-blocking mode (and vice versa) using the F_SETFL command
+ of the fcntl system call. This is a standard system call, documented in the Linux
+ manual page for fcntl. Only one user can open the Video Device in O_RDWR
+ mode. All other attempts to open the device in this mode will fail, and an
+ error-code will be returned. If the Video Device is opened in O_RDONLY
+ mode, the only ioctl call that can be used is VIDEO_GET_STATUS. All other
+ call will return an error code.
+
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int open(const char ⋆deviceName, int flags);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+const char
+ *deviceName
+
+Name of specific video device.
+
+
+int flags
+
+A bit-wise OR of the following flags:
+
+
+
+O_RDONLY read-only access
+
+
+
+O_RDWR read/write access
+
+
+
+O_NONBLOCK open in non-blocking mode
+
+
+
+(blocking mode is the default)
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+ENODEV
+
+Device driver not loaded/available.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EBUSY
+
+Device or resource busy.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid argument.
+
+
+
+
+
+close()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call closes a previously opened video device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int close(int fd);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+
+
+write()
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This system call can only be used if VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY is selected
+ in the ioctl call VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE. The data provided shall be in
+ PES format, unless the capability allows other formats. If O_NONBLOCK is
+ not specified the function will block until buffer space is available. The amount
+ of data to be transferred is implied by count.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+size_t write(int fd, const void ⋆buf, size_t count);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+void *buf
+
+Pointer to the buffer containing the PES data.
+
+
+size_t count
+
+Size of buf.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Mode VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY not selected.
+
+
+ENOMEM
+
+Attempted to write more data than the internal buffer can
+ hold.
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_STOP
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Video Device to stop playing the current stream.
+ Depending on the input parameter, the screen can be blanked out or displaying
+ the last decoded frame.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_STOP, boolean
+ mode);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_STOP for this command.
+
+
+Boolean mode
+
+Indicates how the screen shall be handled.
+
+
+
+TRUE: Blank screen when stop.
+
+
+
+FALSE: Show last decoded frame.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error, possibly in the communication with the
+ DVB subsystem.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_PLAY
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Video Device to start playing a video stream from the
+ selected source.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_PLAY);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_PLAY for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error, possibly in the communication with the
+ DVB subsystem.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_FREEZE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call suspends the live video stream being played. Decoding
+ and playing are frozen. It is then possible to restart the decoding
+ and playing process of the video stream using the VIDEO_CONTINUE
+ command. If VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY is selected in the ioctl call
+ VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE, the DVB subsystem will not decode any more
+ data until the ioctl call VIDEO_CONTINUE or VIDEO_PLAY is performed.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_FREEZE);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_FREEZE for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error, possibly in the communication with the
+ DVB subsystem.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_CONTINUE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call restarts decoding and playing processes of the video stream
+ which was played before a call to VIDEO_FREEZE was made.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_CONTINUE);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_CONTINUE for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error, possibly in the communication with the
+ DVB subsystem.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call informs the video device which source shall be used for the input
+ data. The possible sources are demux or memory. If memory is selected, the
+ data is fed to the video device through the write command.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE,
+ video_stream_source_t source);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE for this command.
+
+
+video_stream_source_t
+ source
+
+Indicates which source shall be used for the Video stream.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error, possibly in the communication with the
+ DVB subsystem.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_BLANK
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Video Device to blank out the picture.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_BLANK, boolean
+ mode);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_BLANK for this command.
+
+
+boolean mode
+
+TRUE: Blank screen when stop.
+
+
+
+FALSE: Show last decoded frame.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error, possibly in the communication with the
+ DVB subsystem.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal input parameter
+
+
+
+VIDEO_GET_STATUS
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Video Device to return the current status of the device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_GET_STATUS, struct
+ video_status ⋆status);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_GET_STATUS for this command.
+
+
+struct video_status
+ *status
+
+Returns the current status of the Video Device.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error, possibly in the communication with the
+ DVB subsystem.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+status points to invalid address
+
+
+
+VIDEO_GET_EVENT
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call returns an event of type video_event if available. If an event is
+ not available, the behavior depends on whether the device is in blocking or
+ non-blocking mode. In the latter case, the call fails immediately with errno
+ set to EWOULDBLOCK. In the former case, the call blocks until an event
+ becomes available. The standard Linux poll() and/or select() system calls can
+ be used with the device file descriptor to watch for new events. For select(),
+ the file descriptor should be included in the exceptfds argument, and for
+ poll(), POLLPRI should be specified as the wake-up condition. Read-only
+ permissions are sufficient for this ioctl call.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_GET_EVENT, struct
+ video_event ⋆ev);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_GET_EVENT for this command.
+
+
+struct video_event
+ *ev
+
+Points to the location where the event, if any, is to be
+ stored.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+ev points to invalid address
+
+
+EWOULDBLOCK
+
+There is no event pending, and the device is in
+ non-blocking mode.
+
+
+EOVERFLOW
+
+
+
+
+Overflow in event queue - one or more events were lost.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_DISPLAY_FORMAT
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Video Device to select the video format to be applied
+ by the MPEG chip on the video.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request =
+ VIDEO_SET_DISPLAY_FORMAT, video_display_format_t
+ format);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_DISPLAY_FORMAT for this
+ command.
+
+
+video_display_format_t
+ format
+
+Selects the video format to be used.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal parameter format.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_STILLPICTURE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Video Device to display a still picture (I-frame). The
+ input data shall contain an I-frame. If the pointer is NULL, then the current
+ displayed still picture is blanked.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_STILLPICTURE,
+ struct video_still_picture ⋆sp);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_STILLPICTURE for this command.
+
+
+struct
+ video_still_picture
+ *sp
+
+Pointer to a location where an I-frame and size is stored.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+sp points to an invalid iframe.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_FAST_FORWARD
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the Video Device to skip decoding of N number of I-frames.
+ This call can only be used if VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY is selected.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_FAST_FORWARD, int
+ nFrames);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_FAST_FORWARD for this command.
+
+
+int nFrames
+
+The number of frames to skip.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Mode VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY not selected.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal parameter format.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SLOWMOTION
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the video device to repeat decoding frames N number of
+ times. This call can only be used if VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY is selected.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SLOWMOTION, int
+ nFrames);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SLOWMOTION for this command.
+
+
+int nFrames
+
+The number of times to repeat each frame.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EPERM
+
+Mode VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY not selected.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Illegal parameter format.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call asks the video device about its decoding capabilities. On success
+ it returns and integer which has bits set according to the defines in section ??.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES,
+ unsigned int ⋆cap);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES for this
+ command.
+
+
+unsigned int *cap
+
+Pointer to a location where to store the capability
+ information.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+cap points to an invalid iframe.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_ID
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl selects which sub-stream is to be decoded if a program or system
+ stream is sent to the video device.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(int fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_ID, int
+ id);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_ID for this command.
+
+
+int id
+
+video sub-stream id
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINTERNAL
+
+Internal error.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+Invalid sub-stream id.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_CLEAR_BUFFER
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl call clears all video buffers in the driver and in the decoder hardware.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_CLEAR_BUFFER);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_CLEAR_BUFFER for this command.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl tells the driver which kind of stream to expect being written to it. If
+ this call is not used the default of video PES is used. Some drivers might not
+ support this call and always expect PES.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE,
+ int type);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_STREAMTYPE for this command.
+
+
+int type
+
+stream type
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+type is not a valid or supported stream type.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_FORMAT
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl sets the screen format (aspect ratio) of the connected output device
+ (TV) so that the output of the decoder can be adjusted accordingly.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_FORMAT,
+ video_format_t format);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_FORMAT for this command.
+
+
+video_format_t
+ format
+
+video format of TV as defined in section ??.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+format is not a valid video format.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_SYSTEM
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl sets the television output format. The format (see section ??) may
+ vary from the color format of the displayed MPEG stream. If the hardware is
+ not able to display the requested format the call will return an error.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_SYSTEM ,
+ video_system_t system);
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_FORMAT for this command.
+
+
+video_system_t
+ system
+
+video system of TV output.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+system is not a valid or supported video system.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_HIGHLIGHT
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl sets the SPU highlight information for the menu access of a DVD.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_HIGHLIGHT
+ ,video_highlight_t ⋆vhilite)
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_HIGHLIGHT for this command.
+
+
+video_highlight_t
+ *vhilite
+
+SPU Highlight information according to section ??.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor.
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+input is not a valid highlight setting.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_SPU
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl activates or deactivates SPU decoding in a DVD input stream. It can
+ only be used, if the driver is able to handle a DVD stream.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_SPU ,
+ video_spu_t ⋆spu)
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_SPU for this command.
+
+
+video_spu_t *spu
+
+SPU decoding (de)activation and subid setting according
+ to section ??.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+input is not a valid spu setting or driver cannot handle
+ SPU.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl sets the SPU color palette.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE
+ ,video_spu_palette_t ⋆palette )
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE for this command.
+
+
+video_spu_palette_t
+ *palette
+
+SPU palette according to section ??.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+input is not a valid palette or driver doesn’t handle SPU.
+
+
+
+VIDEO_GET_NAVI
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl returns navigational information from the DVD stream. This is
+ especially needed if an encoded stream has to be decoded by the hardware.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_GET_NAVI ,
+ video_navi_pack_t ⋆navipack)
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_GET_NAVI for this command.
+
+
+video_navi_pack_t
+ *navipack
+
+PCI or DSI pack (private stream 2) according to section
+ ??.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EFAULT
+
+driver is not able to return navigational information
+
+
+
+VIDEO_SET_ATTRIBUTES
+DESCRIPTION
+
+
+This ioctl is intended for DVD playback and allows you to set certain
+ information about the stream. Some hardware may not need this information,
+ but the call also tells the hardware to prepare for DVD playback.
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+
+
+ int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_ATTRIBUTE
+ ,video_attributes_t vattr)
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+int fd
+
+File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
+
+
+int request
+
+Equals VIDEO_SET_ATTRIBUTE for this command.
+
+
+video_attributes_t
+ vattr
+
+video attributes according to section ??.
+
+
+ERRORS
+
+
+EBADF
+
+fd is not a valid open file descriptor
+
+
+EINVAL
+
+input is not a valid attribute setting.
+
+
+
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new file mode 100644
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+
+
+List of Types
+v4l2_std_id
+enum v4l2_buf_type
+enum v4l2_colorspace
+enum v4l2_ctrl_type
+enum v4l2_exposure_auto_type
+enum v4l2_field
+enum v4l2_frmivaltypes
+enum v4l2_frmsizetypes
+enum v4l2_memory
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_ac3_bitrate
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_crc
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_emphasis
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_encoding
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l1_bitrate
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l2_bitrate
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l3_bitrate
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode_extension
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_sampling_freq
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_chroma_spatial_filter_type
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_luma_spatial_filter_type
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_median_filter_type
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_spatial_filter_mode
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_temporal_filter_mode
+enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_type
+enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_vbi_fmt
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_aspect
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_bitrate_mode
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_encoding
+enum v4l2_power_line_frequency
+enum v4l2_priority
+enum v4l2_tuner_type
+enum v4l2_preemphasis
+struct v4l2_audio
+struct v4l2_audioout
+struct v4l2_buffer
+struct v4l2_capability
+struct v4l2_captureparm
+struct v4l2_clip
+struct v4l2_control
+struct v4l2_crop
+struct v4l2_cropcap
+struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident
+struct v4l2_dbg_match
+struct v4l2_dbg_register
+struct v4l2_enc_idx
+struct v4l2_enc_idx_entry
+struct v4l2_encoder_cmd
+struct v4l2_ext_control
+struct v4l2_ext_controls
+struct v4l2_fmtdesc
+struct v4l2_format
+struct v4l2_fract
+struct v4l2_framebuffer
+struct v4l2_frequency
+struct v4l2_frmival_stepwise
+struct v4l2_frmivalenum
+struct v4l2_frmsize_discrete
+struct v4l2_frmsize_stepwise
+struct v4l2_frmsizeenum
+struct v4l2_hw_freq_seek
+struct v4l2_input
+struct v4l2_jpegcompression
+struct v4l2_modulator
+struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_fmt_ivtv
+struct v4l2_output
+struct v4l2_outputparm
+struct v4l2_pix_format
+struct v4l2_queryctrl
+struct v4l2_querymenu
+struct v4l2_rect
+struct v4l2_requestbuffers
+struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_cap
+struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_data
+struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_format
+struct v4l2_standard
+struct v4l2_streamparm
+struct v4l2_timecode
+struct v4l2_tuner
+struct v4l2_vbi_format
+struct v4l2_window
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14302589d553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media.xml
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+
+ %media-entities;
+
+
+
+
+open().">
+2C">
+Return ValueOn success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the errno variable is set appropriately:">
+2">
+
+
+">
+">
+">
+
+
+http://www.linuxtv.org/lists.php">
+
+
+http://linuxtv.org/repo/">
+]>
+
+
+
+LINUX MEDIA INFRASTRUCTURE API
+
+
+ 2009
+ LinuxTV Developers
+
+
+
+
+Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify
+this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
+Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
+Foundation. A copy of the license is included in the chapter entitled
+"GNU Free Documentation License"
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Introduction
+
+ This document covers the Linux Kernel to Userspace API's used by
+ video and radio straming devices, including video cameras,
+ analog and digital TV receiver cards, AM/FM receiver cards,
+ streaming capture devices.
+ It is divided into three parts.
+ The first part covers radio, capture,
+ cameras and analog TV devices.
+ The second part covers the
+ API used for digital TV and Internet reception via one of the
+ several digital tv standards. While it is called as DVB API,
+ in fact it covers several different video standards including
+ DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C and ATSC. The API is currently being updated
+ to documment support also for DVB-S2, ISDB-T and ISDB-S.
+ The third part covers other API's used by all media infrastructure devices
+ For additional information and for the latest development code,
+ see: http://linuxtv.org.
+ For discussing improvements, reporting troubles, sending new drivers, etc, please mail to: Linux Media Mailing List (LMML)..
+
+
+
+
+&sub-v4l2;
+
+
+&sub-dvbapi;
+
+
+
+
+
+Mauro
+Chehab
+Carvalho
+mchehab@redhat.com
+Initial version.
+
+
+
+ 2009
+ Mauro Carvalho Chehab
+
+
+
+
+
+1.0.0
+2009-09-06
+mcc
+Initial revision
+
+
+
+
+Other API's used by media infrastructure drivers
+
+&sub-remote_controllers;
+
+
+
+&sub-fdl-appendix;
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/biblio.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/biblio.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..afc8a0dd2601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/biblio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+
+ References
+
+
+ EIA 608-B
+
+ Electronic Industries Alliance (http://www.eia.org)
+
+ EIA 608-B "Recommended Practice for Line 21 Data
+Service"
+
+
+
+ EN 300 294
+
+ European Telecommunication Standards Institute
+(http://www.etsi.org)
+
+ EN 300 294 "625-line television Wide Screen Signalling
+(WSS)"
+
+
+
+ ETS 300 231
+
+ European Telecommunication Standards Institute
+(http://www.etsi.org)
+
+ ETS 300 231 "Specification of the domestic video
+Programme Delivery Control system (PDC)"
+
+
+
+ ETS 300 706
+
+ European Telecommunication Standards Institute
+(http://www.etsi.org)
+
+ ETS 300 706 "Enhanced Teletext specification"
+
+
+
+ ISO 13818-1
+
+ International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch), International
+Organisation for Standardisation (http://www.iso.ch)
+
+ ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 | ISO/IEC 13818-1 "Information
+technology — Generic coding of moving pictures and associated
+audio information: Systems"
+
+
+
+ ISO 13818-2
+
+ International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch), International
+Organisation for Standardisation (http://www.iso.ch)
+
+ ITU-T Rec. H.262 | ISO/IEC 13818-2 "Information
+technology — Generic coding of moving pictures and associated
+audio information: Video"
+
+
+
+ ITU BT.470
+
+ International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch)
+
+ ITU-R Recommendation BT.470-6 "Conventional Television
+Systems"
+
+
+
+ ITU BT.601
+
+ International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch)
+
+ ITU-R Recommendation BT.601-5 "Studio Encoding Parameters
+of Digital Television for Standard 4:3 and Wide-Screen 16:9 Aspect
+Ratios"
+
+
+
+ ITU BT.653
+
+ International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch)
+
+ ITU-R Recommendation BT.653-3 "Teletext systems"
+
+
+
+ ITU BT.709
+
+ International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch)
+
+ ITU-R Recommendation BT.709-5 "Parameter values for the
+HDTV standards for production and international programme
+exchange"
+
+
+
+ ITU BT.1119
+
+ International Telecommunication Union (http://www.itu.ch)
+
+ ITU-R Recommendation BT.1119 "625-line
+television Wide Screen Signalling (WSS)"
+
+
+
+ JFIF
+
+ Independent JPEG Group (http://www.ijg.org)
+
+ JPEG File Interchange Format
+ Version 1.02
+
+
+
+ SMPTE 12M
+
+ Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
+(http://www.smpte.org)
+
+ SMPTE 12M-1999 "Television, Audio and Film - Time and
+Control Code"
+
+
+
+ SMPTE 170M
+
+ Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
+(http://www.smpte.org)
+
+ SMPTE 170M-1999 "Television - Composite Analog Video
+Signal - NTSC for Studio Applications"
+
+
+
+ SMPTE 240M
+
+ Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
+(http://www.smpte.org)
+
+ SMPTE 240M-1999 "Television - Signal Parameters -
+1125-Line High-Definition Production"
+
+
+
+ EN 50067
+
+ European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
+(http://www.cenelec.eu)
+
+ Specification of the radio data system (RDS) for VHF/FM sound broadcasting
+in the frequency range from 87,5 to 108,0 MHz
+
+
+
+ NRSC-4
+
+ National Radio Systems Committee
+(http://www.nrscstandards.org)
+
+ NTSC-4: United States RBDS Standard
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/capture.c.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/capture.c.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..acf46b6dac23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/capture.c.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,659 @@
+
+/*
+ * V4L2 video capture example
+ *
+ * This program can be used and distributed without restrictions.
+ *
+ * This program were got from V4L2 API, Draft 0.20
+ * available at: http://v4l2spec.bytesex.org/
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include <getopt.h> /* getopt_long() */
+
+#include <fcntl.h> /* low-level i/o */
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+
+#define CLEAR(x) memset(&(x), 0, sizeof(x))
+
+enum io_method {
+ IO_METHOD_READ,
+ IO_METHOD_MMAP,
+ IO_METHOD_USERPTR,
+};
+
+struct buffer {
+ void *start;
+ size_t length;
+};
+
+static char *dev_name;
+static enum io_method io = IO_METHOD_MMAP;
+static int fd = -1;
+struct buffer *buffers;
+static unsigned int n_buffers;
+static int out_buf;
+static int force_format;
+static int frame_count = 70;
+
+static void errno_exit(const char *s)
+{
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s error %d, %s\n", s, errno, strerror(errno));
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+static int xioctl(int fh, int request, void *arg)
+{
+ int r;
+
+ do {
+ r = ioctl(fh, request, arg);
+ } while (-1 == r && EINTR == errno);
+
+ return r;
+}
+
+static void process_image(const void *p, int size)
+{
+ if (out_buf)
+ fwrite(p, size, 1, stdout);
+
+ fflush(stderr);
+ fprintf(stderr, ".");
+ fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+static int read_frame(void)
+{
+ struct v4l2_buffer buf;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ switch (io) {
+ case IO_METHOD_READ:
+ if (-1 == read(fd, buffers[0].start, buffers[0].length)) {
+ switch (errno) {
+ case EAGAIN:
+ return 0;
+
+ case EIO:
+ /* Could ignore EIO, see spec. */
+
+ /* fall through */
+
+ default:
+ errno_exit("read");
+ }
+ }
+
+ process_image(buffers[0].start, buffers[0].length);
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_MMAP:
+ CLEAR(buf);
+
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, &buf)) {
+ switch (errno) {
+ case EAGAIN:
+ return 0;
+
+ case EIO:
+ /* Could ignore EIO, see spec. */
+
+ /* fall through */
+
+ default:
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_DQBUF");
+ }
+ }
+
+ assert(buf.index < n_buffers);
+
+ process_image(buffers[buf.index].start, buf.bytesused);
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_QBUF");
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_USERPTR:
+ CLEAR(buf);
+
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, &buf)) {
+ switch (errno) {
+ case EAGAIN:
+ return 0;
+
+ case EIO:
+ /* Could ignore EIO, see spec. */
+
+ /* fall through */
+
+ default:
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_DQBUF");
+ }
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i)
+ if (buf.m.userptr == (unsigned long)buffers[i].start
+ && buf.length == buffers[i].length)
+ break;
+
+ assert(i < n_buffers);
+
+ process_image((void *)buf.m.userptr, buf.bytesused);
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_QBUF");
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static void mainloop(void)
+{
+ unsigned int count;
+
+ count = frame_count;
+
+ while (count-- > 0) {
+ for (;;) {
+ fd_set fds;
+ struct timeval tv;
+ int r;
+
+ FD_ZERO(&fds);
+ FD_SET(fd, &fds);
+
+ /* Timeout. */
+ tv.tv_sec = 2;
+ tv.tv_usec = 0;
+
+ r = select(fd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+
+ if (-1 == r) {
+ if (EINTR == errno)
+ continue;
+ errno_exit("select");
+ }
+
+ if (0 == r) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "select timeout\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ if (read_frame())
+ break;
+ /* EAGAIN - continue select loop. */
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void stop_capturing(void)
+{
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+
+ switch (io) {
+ case IO_METHOD_READ:
+ /* Nothing to do. */
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_MMAP:
+ case IO_METHOD_USERPTR:
+ type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, &type))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_STREAMOFF");
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
+static void start_capturing(void)
+{
+ unsigned int i;
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+
+ switch (io) {
+ case IO_METHOD_READ:
+ /* Nothing to do. */
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_MMAP:
+ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i) {
+ struct v4l2_buffer buf;
+
+ CLEAR(buf);
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+ buf.index = i;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_QBUF");
+ }
+ type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, &type))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_STREAMON");
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_USERPTR:
+ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i) {
+ struct v4l2_buffer buf;
+
+ CLEAR(buf);
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR;
+ buf.index = i;
+ buf.m.userptr = (unsigned long)buffers[i].start;
+ buf.length = buffers[i].length;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_QBUF");
+ }
+ type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, &type))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_STREAMON");
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
+static void uninit_device(void)
+{
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ switch (io) {
+ case IO_METHOD_READ:
+ free(buffers[0].start);
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_MMAP:
+ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i)
+ if (-1 == munmap(buffers[i].start, buffers[i].length))
+ errno_exit("munmap");
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_USERPTR:
+ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i)
+ free(buffers[i].start);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ free(buffers);
+}
+
+static void init_read(unsigned int buffer_size)
+{
+ buffers = calloc(1, sizeof(*buffers));
+
+ if (!buffers) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ buffers[0].length = buffer_size;
+ buffers[0].start = malloc(buffer_size);
+
+ if (!buffers[0].start) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+}
+
+static void init_mmap(void)
+{
+ struct v4l2_requestbuffers req;
+
+ CLEAR(req);
+
+ req.count = 4;
+ req.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ req.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_REQBUFS, &req)) {
+ if (EINVAL == errno) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s does not support "
+ "memory mapping\n", dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ } else {
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_REQBUFS");
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (req.count < 2) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Insufficient buffer memory on %s\n",
+ dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ buffers = calloc(req.count, sizeof(*buffers));
+
+ if (!buffers) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ for (n_buffers = 0; n_buffers < req.count; ++n_buffers) {
+ struct v4l2_buffer buf;
+
+ CLEAR(buf);
+
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+ buf.index = n_buffers;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QUERYBUF, &buf))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_QUERYBUF");
+
+ buffers[n_buffers].length = buf.length;
+ buffers[n_buffers].start =
+ mmap(NULL /* start anywhere */,
+ buf.length,
+ PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE /* required */,
+ MAP_SHARED /* recommended */,
+ fd, buf.m.offset);
+
+ if (MAP_FAILED == buffers[n_buffers].start)
+ errno_exit("mmap");
+ }
+}
+
+static void init_userp(unsigned int buffer_size)
+{
+ struct v4l2_requestbuffers req;
+
+ CLEAR(req);
+
+ req.count = 4;
+ req.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ req.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_REQBUFS, &req)) {
+ if (EINVAL == errno) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s does not support "
+ "user pointer i/o\n", dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ } else {
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_REQBUFS");
+ }
+ }
+
+ buffers = calloc(4, sizeof(*buffers));
+
+ if (!buffers) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ for (n_buffers = 0; n_buffers < 4; ++n_buffers) {
+ buffers[n_buffers].length = buffer_size;
+ buffers[n_buffers].start = malloc(buffer_size);
+
+ if (!buffers[n_buffers].start) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void init_device(void)
+{
+ struct v4l2_capability cap;
+ struct v4l2_cropcap cropcap;
+ struct v4l2_crop crop;
+ struct v4l2_format fmt;
+ unsigned int min;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QUERYCAP, &cap)) {
+ if (EINVAL == errno) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s is no V4L2 device\n",
+ dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ } else {
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_QUERYCAP");
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!(cap.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s is no video capture device\n",
+ dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ switch (io) {
+ case IO_METHOD_READ:
+ if (!(cap.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_READWRITE)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s does not support read i/o\n",
+ dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_MMAP:
+ case IO_METHOD_USERPTR:
+ if (!(cap.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_STREAMING)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s does not support streaming i/o\n",
+ dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+
+
+ /* Select video input, video standard and tune here. */
+
+
+ CLEAR(cropcap);
+
+ cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+ if (0 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP, &cropcap)) {
+ crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ crop.c = cropcap.defrect; /* reset to default */
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_S_CROP, &crop)) {
+ switch (errno) {
+ case EINVAL:
+ /* Cropping not supported. */
+ break;
+ default:
+ /* Errors ignored. */
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ } else {
+ /* Errors ignored. */
+ }
+
+
+ CLEAR(fmt);
+
+ fmt.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ if (force_format) {
+ fmt.fmt.pix.width = 640;
+ fmt.fmt.pix.height = 480;
+ fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV;
+ fmt.fmt.pix.field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
+
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_S_FMT, &fmt))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_S_FMT");
+
+ /* Note VIDIOC_S_FMT may change width and height. */
+ } else {
+ /* Preserve original settings as set by v4l2-ctl for example */
+ if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_G_FMT, &fmt))
+ errno_exit("VIDIOC_G_FMT");
+ }
+
+ /* Buggy driver paranoia. */
+ min = fmt.fmt.pix.width * 2;
+ if (fmt.fmt.pix.bytesperline < min)
+ fmt.fmt.pix.bytesperline = min;
+ min = fmt.fmt.pix.bytesperline * fmt.fmt.pix.height;
+ if (fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage < min)
+ fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage = min;
+
+ switch (io) {
+ case IO_METHOD_READ:
+ init_read(fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage);
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_MMAP:
+ init_mmap();
+ break;
+
+ case IO_METHOD_USERPTR:
+ init_userp(fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage);
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
+static void close_device(void)
+{
+ if (-1 == close(fd))
+ errno_exit("close");
+
+ fd = -1;
+}
+
+static void open_device(void)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+
+ if (-1 == stat(dev_name, &st)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Cannot identify '%s': %d, %s\n",
+ dev_name, errno, strerror(errno));
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ if (!S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s is no device\n", dev_name);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ fd = open(dev_name, O_RDWR /* required */ | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
+
+ if (-1 == fd) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open '%s': %d, %s\n",
+ dev_name, errno, strerror(errno));
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+}
+
+static void usage(FILE *fp, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ fprintf(fp,
+ "Usage: %s [options]\n\n"
+ "Version 1.3\n"
+ "Options:\n"
+ "-d | --device name Video device name [%s]\n"
+ "-h | --help Print this message\n"
+ "-m | --mmap Use memory mapped buffers [default]\n"
+ "-r | --read Use read() calls\n"
+ "-u | --userp Use application allocated buffers\n"
+ "-o | --output Outputs stream to stdout\n"
+ "-f | --format Force format to 640x480 YUYV\n"
+ "-c | --count Number of frames to grab [%i]\n"
+ "",
+ argv[0], dev_name, frame_count);
+}
+
+static const char short_options[] = "d:hmruofc:";
+
+static const struct option
+long_options[] = {
+ { "device", required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
+ { "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
+ { "mmap", no_argument, NULL, 'm' },
+ { "read", no_argument, NULL, 'r' },
+ { "userp", no_argument, NULL, 'u' },
+ { "output", no_argument, NULL, 'o' },
+ { "format", no_argument, NULL, 'f' },
+ { "count", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
+ { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ dev_name = "/dev/video0";
+
+ for (;;) {
+ int idx;
+ int c;
+
+ c = getopt_long(argc, argv,
+ short_options, long_options, &idx);
+
+ if (-1 == c)
+ break;
+
+ switch (c) {
+ case 0: /* getopt_long() flag */
+ break;
+
+ case 'd':
+ dev_name = optarg;
+ break;
+
+ case 'h':
+ usage(stdout, argc, argv);
+ exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+
+ case 'm':
+ io = IO_METHOD_MMAP;
+ break;
+
+ case 'r':
+ io = IO_METHOD_READ;
+ break;
+
+ case 'u':
+ io = IO_METHOD_USERPTR;
+ break;
+
+ case 'o':
+ out_buf++;
+ break;
+
+ case 'f':
+ force_format++;
+ break;
+
+ case 'c':
+ errno = 0;
+ frame_count = strtol(optarg, NULL, 0);
+ if (errno)
+ errno_exit(optarg);
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ usage(stderr, argc, argv);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ }
+
+ open_device();
+ init_device();
+ start_capturing();
+ mainloop();
+ stop_capturing();
+ uninit_device();
+ close_device();
+ fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+ return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/common.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/common.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd598ac9a450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/common.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1169 @@
+ Common API Elements
+
+ Programming a V4L2 device consists of these
+steps:
+
+
+
+ Opening the device
+
+
+ Changing device properties, selecting a video and audio
+input, video standard, picture brightness a. o.
+
+
+ Negotiating a data format
+
+
+ Negotiating an input/output method
+
+
+ The actual input/output loop
+
+
+ Closing the device
+
+
+
+ In practice most steps are optional and can be executed out of
+order. It depends on the V4L2 device type, you can read about the
+details in . In this chapter we will discuss
+the basic concepts applicable to all devices.
+
+
+ Opening and Closing Devices
+
+
+ Device Naming
+
+ V4L2 drivers are implemented as kernel modules, loaded
+manually by the system administrator or automatically when a device is
+first opened. The driver modules plug into the "videodev" kernel
+module. It provides helper functions and a common application
+interface specified in this document.
+
+ Each driver thus loaded registers one or more device nodes
+with major number 81 and a minor number between 0 and 255. Assigning
+minor numbers to V4L2 devices is entirely up to the system administrator,
+this is primarily intended to solve conflicts between devices.
+ Access permissions are associated with character
+device special files, hence we must ensure device numbers cannot
+change with the module load order. To this end minor numbers are no
+longer automatically assigned by the "videodev" module as in V4L but
+requested by the driver. The defaults will suffice for most people
+unless two drivers compete for the same minor numbers.
+ The module options to select minor numbers are named
+after the device special file with a "_nr" suffix. For example "video_nr"
+for /dev/video video capture devices. The number is
+an offset to the base minor number associated with the device type.
+
+ In earlier versions of the V4L2 API the module options
+where named after the device special file with a "unit_" prefix, expressing
+the minor number itself, not an offset. Rationale for this change is unknown.
+Lastly the naming and semantics are just a convention among driver writers,
+the point to note is that minor numbers are not supposed to be hardcoded
+into drivers.
+ When the driver supports multiple devices of the same
+type more than one minor number can be assigned, separated by commas:
+
+
+> insmod mydriver.o video_nr=0,1 radio_nr=0,1
+
+
+ In /etc/modules.conf this may be
+written as:
+
+alias char-major-81-0 mydriver
+alias char-major-81-1 mydriver
+alias char-major-81-64 mydriver
+options mydriver video_nr=0,1 radio_nr=0,1
+
+
+
+ When an application attempts to open a device
+special file with major number 81 and minor number 0, 1, or 64, load
+"mydriver" (and the "videodev" module it depends upon).
+
+
+ Register the first two video capture devices with
+minor number 0 and 1 (base number is 0), the first two radio device
+with minor number 64 and 65 (base 64).
+
+
+ When no minor number is given as module
+option the driver supplies a default.
+recommends the base minor numbers to be used for the various device
+types. Obviously minor numbers must be unique. When the number is
+already in use the offending device will not be
+registered.
+
+ By convention system administrators create various
+character device special files with these major and minor numbers in
+the /dev directory. The names recomended for the
+different V4L2 device types are listed in .
+
+
+ The creation of character special files (with
+mknod) is a privileged operation and
+devices cannot be opened by major and minor number. That means
+applications cannot reliable scan for loaded or
+installed drivers. The user must enter a device name, or the
+application can try the conventional device names.
+
+ Under the device filesystem (devfs) the minor number
+options are ignored. V4L2 drivers (or by proxy the "videodev" module)
+automatically create the required device files in the
+/dev/v4l directory using the conventional device
+names above.
+
+
+
+ Related Devices
+
+ Devices can support several related functions. For example
+video capturing, video overlay and VBI capturing are related because
+these functions share, amongst other, the same video input and tuner
+frequency. V4L and earlier versions of V4L2 used the same device name
+and minor number for video capturing and overlay, but different ones
+for VBI. Experience showed this approach has several problems
+ Given a device file name one cannot reliable find
+related devices. For once names are arbitrary and in a system with
+multiple devices, where only some support VBI capturing, a
+/dev/video2 is not necessarily related to
+/dev/vbi2. The V4L
+VIDIOCGUNIT ioctl would require a search for a
+device file with a particular major and minor number.
+ , and to make things worse the V4L videodev module
+used to prohibit multiple opens of a device.
+
+ As a remedy the present version of the V4L2 API relaxed the
+concept of device types with specific names and minor numbers. For
+compatibility with old applications drivers must still register different
+minor numbers to assign a default function to the device. But if related
+functions are supported by the driver they must be available under all
+registered minor numbers. The desired function can be selected after
+opening the device as described in .
+
+ Imagine a driver supporting video capturing, video
+overlay, raw VBI capturing, and FM radio reception. It registers three
+devices with minor number 0, 64 and 224 (this numbering scheme is
+inherited from the V4L API). Regardless if
+/dev/video (81, 0) or
+/dev/vbi (81, 224) is opened the application can
+select any one of the video capturing, overlay or VBI capturing
+functions. Without programming (e. g. reading from the device
+with dd or cat)
+/dev/video captures video images, while
+/dev/vbi captures raw VBI data.
+/dev/radio (81, 64) is invariable a radio device,
+unrelated to the video functions. Being unrelated does not imply the
+devices can be used at the same time, however. The &func-open;
+function may very well return an &EBUSY;.
+
+ Besides video input or output the hardware may also
+support audio sampling or playback. If so, these functions are
+implemented as OSS or ALSA PCM devices and eventually OSS or ALSA
+audio mixer. The V4L2 API makes no provisions yet to find these
+related devices. If you have an idea please write to the linux-media
+mailing list: &v4l-ml;.
+
+
+
+ Multiple Opens
+
+ In general, V4L2 devices can be opened more than once.
+When this is supported by the driver, users can for example start a
+"panel" application to change controls like brightness or audio
+volume, while another application captures video and audio. In other words, panel
+applications are comparable to an OSS or ALSA audio mixer application.
+When a device supports multiple functions like capturing and overlay
+simultaneously, multiple opens allow concurrent
+use of the device by forked processes or specialized applications.
+
+ Multiple opens are optional, although drivers should
+permit at least concurrent accesses without data exchange, &ie; panel
+applications. This implies &func-open; can return an &EBUSY; when the
+device is already in use, as well as &func-ioctl; functions initiating
+data exchange (namely the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl), and the &func-read;
+and &func-write; functions.
+
+ Mere opening a V4L2 device does not grant exclusive
+access.
+ Drivers could recognize the
+O_EXCL open flag. Presently this is not required,
+so applications cannot know if it really works.
+ Initiating data exchange however assigns the right
+to read or write the requested type of data, and to change related
+properties, to this file descriptor. Applications can request
+additional access privileges using the priority mechanism described in
+.
+
+
+
+ Shared Data Streams
+
+ V4L2 drivers should not support multiple applications
+reading or writing the same data stream on a device by copying
+buffers, time multiplexing or similar means. This is better handled by
+a proxy application in user space. When the driver supports stream
+sharing anyway it must be implemented transparently. The V4L2 API does
+not specify how conflicts are solved.
+
+
+
+ Functions
+
+ To open and close V4L2 devices applications use the
+&func-open; and &func-close; function, respectively. Devices are
+programmed using the &func-ioctl; function as explained in the
+following sections.
+
+
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Because V4L2 covers a wide variety of devices not all
+aspects of the API are equally applicable to all types of devices.
+Furthermore devices of the same type have different capabilities and
+this specification permits the omission of a few complicated and less
+important parts of the API.
+
+ The &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl is available to check if the kernel
+device is compatible with this specification, and to query the functions and I/O
+methods supported by the device. Other features can be queried
+by calling the respective ioctl, for example &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT;
+to learn about the number, types and names of video connectors on the
+device. Although abstraction is a major objective of this API, the
+ioctl also allows driver specific applications to reliable identify
+the driver.
+
+ All V4L2 drivers must support
+VIDIOC_QUERYCAP. Applications should always call
+this ioctl after opening the device.
+
+
+
+ Application Priority
+
+ When multiple applications share a device it may be
+desirable to assign them different priorities. Contrary to the
+traditional "rm -rf /" school of thought a video recording application
+could for example block other applications from changing video
+controls or switching the current TV channel. Another objective is to
+permit low priority applications working in background, which can be
+preempted by user controlled applications and automatically regain
+control of the device at a later time.
+
+ Since these features cannot be implemented entirely in user
+space V4L2 defines the &VIDIOC-G-PRIORITY; and &VIDIOC-S-PRIORITY;
+ioctls to request and query the access priority associate with a file
+descriptor. Opening a device assigns a medium priority, compatible
+with earlier versions of V4L2 and drivers not supporting these ioctls.
+Applications requiring a different priority will usually call
+VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY after verifying the device with
+the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl.
+
+ Ioctls changing driver properties, such as &VIDIOC-S-INPUT;,
+return an &EBUSY; after another application obtained higher priority.
+An event mechanism to notify applications about asynchronous property
+changes has been proposed but not added yet.
+
+
+
+ Video Inputs and Outputs
+
+ Video inputs and outputs are physical connectors of a
+device. These can be for example RF connectors (antenna/cable), CVBS
+a.k.a. Composite Video, S-Video or RGB connectors. Only video and VBI
+capture devices have inputs, output devices have outputs, at least one
+each. Radio devices have no video inputs or outputs.
+
+ To learn about the number and attributes of the
+available inputs and outputs applications can enumerate them with the
+&VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; and &VIDIOC-ENUMOUTPUT; ioctl, respectively. The
+&v4l2-input; returned by the VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
+ioctl also contains signal status information applicable when the
+current video input is queried.
+
+ The &VIDIOC-G-INPUT; and &VIDIOC-G-OUTPUT; ioctl return the
+index of the current video input or output. To select a different
+input or output applications call the &VIDIOC-S-INPUT; and
+&VIDIOC-S-OUTPUT; ioctl. Drivers must implement all the input ioctls
+when the device has one or more inputs, all the output ioctls when the
+device has one or more outputs.
+
+
+
+
+ Information about the current video input
+
+
+&v4l2-input; input;
+int index;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-INPUT;, &index)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_INPUT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+memset (&input, 0, sizeof (input));
+input.index = index;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT;, &input)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+printf ("Current input: %s\n", input.name);
+
+
+
+
+ Switching to the first video input
+
+
+int index;
+
+index = 0;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-S-INPUT;, &index)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_INPUT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+ Audio Inputs and Outputs
+
+ Audio inputs and outputs are physical connectors of a
+device. Video capture devices have inputs, output devices have
+outputs, zero or more each. Radio devices have no audio inputs or
+outputs. They have exactly one tuner which in fact
+is an audio source, but this API associates
+tuners with video inputs or outputs only, and radio devices have
+none of these.
+ Actually &v4l2-audio; ought to have a
+tuner field like &v4l2-input;, not only
+making the API more consistent but also permitting radio devices with
+multiple tuners.
+ A connector on a TV card to loop back the received
+audio signal to a sound card is not considered an audio output.
+
+ Audio and video inputs and outputs are associated. Selecting
+a video source also selects an audio source. This is most evident when
+the video and audio source is a tuner. Further audio connectors can
+combine with more than one video input or output. Assumed two
+composite video inputs and two audio inputs exist, there may be up to
+four valid combinations. The relation of video and audio connectors
+is defined in the audioset field of the
+respective &v4l2-input; or &v4l2-output;, where each bit represents
+the index number, starting at zero, of one audio input or output.
+
+ To learn about the number and attributes of the
+available inputs and outputs applications can enumerate them with the
+&VIDIOC-ENUMAUDIO; and &VIDIOC-ENUMAUDOUT; ioctl, respectively. The
+&v4l2-audio; returned by the VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO ioctl
+also contains signal status information applicable when the current
+audio input is queried.
+
+ The &VIDIOC-G-AUDIO; and &VIDIOC-G-AUDOUT; ioctl report
+the current audio input and output, respectively. Note that, unlike
+&VIDIOC-G-INPUT; and &VIDIOC-G-OUTPUT; these ioctls return a structure
+as VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO and
+VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT do, not just an index.
+
+ To select an audio input and change its properties
+applications call the &VIDIOC-S-AUDIO; ioctl. To select an audio
+output (which presently has no changeable properties) applications
+call the &VIDIOC-S-AUDOUT; ioctl.
+
+ Drivers must implement all input ioctls when the device
+has one or more inputs, all output ioctls when the device has one
+or more outputs. When the device has any audio inputs or outputs the
+driver must set the V4L2_CAP_AUDIO flag in the
+&v4l2-capability; returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl.
+
+
+ Information about the current audio input
+
+
+&v4l2-audio; audio;
+
+memset (&audio, 0, sizeof (audio));
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-AUDIO;, &audio)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_AUDIO");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+printf ("Current input: %s\n", audio.name);
+
+
+
+
+ Switching to the first audio input
+
+
+&v4l2-audio; audio;
+
+memset (&audio, 0, sizeof (audio)); /* clear audio.mode, audio.reserved */
+
+audio.index = 0;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-S-AUDIO;, &audio)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_AUDIO");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+ Tuners and Modulators
+
+
+ Tuners
+
+ Video input devices can have one or more tuners
+demodulating a RF signal. Each tuner is associated with one or more
+video inputs, depending on the number of RF connectors on the tuner.
+The type field of the respective
+&v4l2-input; returned by the &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; ioctl is set to
+V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_TUNER and its
+tuner field contains the index number of
+the tuner.
+
+ Radio devices have exactly one tuner with index zero, no
+video inputs.
+
+ To query and change tuner properties applications use the
+&VIDIOC-G-TUNER; and &VIDIOC-S-TUNER; ioctl, respectively. The
+&v4l2-tuner; returned by VIDIOC_G_TUNER also
+contains signal status information applicable when the tuner of the
+current video input, or a radio tuner is queried. Note that
+VIDIOC_S_TUNER does not switch the current tuner,
+when there is more than one at all. The tuner is solely determined by
+the current video input. Drivers must support both ioctls and set the
+V4L2_CAP_TUNER flag in the &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl when the device has one or
+more tuners.
+
+
+
+ Modulators
+
+ Video output devices can have one or more modulators, uh,
+modulating a video signal for radiation or connection to the antenna
+input of a TV set or video recorder. Each modulator is associated with
+one or more video outputs, depending on the number of RF connectors on
+the modulator. The type field of the
+respective &v4l2-output; returned by the &VIDIOC-ENUMOUTPUT; ioctl is
+set to V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_MODULATOR and its
+modulator field contains the index number
+of the modulator. This specification does not define radio output
+devices.
+
+ To query and change modulator properties applications use
+the &VIDIOC-G-MODULATOR; and &VIDIOC-S-MODULATOR; ioctl. Note that
+VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR does not switch the current
+modulator, when there is more than one at all. The modulator is solely
+determined by the current video output. Drivers must support both
+ioctls and set the V4L2_CAP_MODULATOR flag in
+the &v4l2-capability; returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl when the
+device has one or more modulators.
+
+
+
+ Radio Frequency
+
+ To get and set the tuner or modulator radio frequency
+applications use the &VIDIOC-G-FREQUENCY; and &VIDIOC-S-FREQUENCY;
+ioctl which both take a pointer to a &v4l2-frequency;. These ioctls
+are used for TV and radio devices alike. Drivers must support both
+ioctls when the tuner or modulator ioctls are supported, or
+when the device is a radio device.
+
+
+
+ Satellite Receivers
+
+ To be discussed. See also
+proposals by Peter Schlaf, video4linux-list@redhat.com on 23 Oct 2002,
+subject: "Re: [V4L] Re: v4l2 api".
+
+
+
+
+ Video Standards
+
+ Video devices typically support one or more different video
+standards or variations of standards. Each video input and output may
+support another set of standards. This set is reported by the
+std field of &v4l2-input; and
+&v4l2-output; returned by the &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; and
+&VIDIOC-ENUMOUTPUT; ioctl, respectively.
+
+ V4L2 defines one bit for each analog video standard
+currently in use worldwide, and sets aside bits for driver defined
+standards, ⪚ hybrid standards to watch NTSC video tapes on PAL TVs
+and vice versa. Applications can use the predefined bits to select a
+particular standard, although presenting the user a menu of supported
+standards is preferred. To enumerate and query the attributes of the
+supported standards applications use the &VIDIOC-ENUMSTD; ioctl.
+
+ Many of the defined standards are actually just variations
+of a few major standards. The hardware may in fact not distinguish
+between them, or do so internal and switch automatically. Therefore
+enumerated standards also contain sets of one or more standard
+bits.
+
+ Assume a hypothetic tuner capable of demodulating B/PAL,
+G/PAL and I/PAL signals. The first enumerated standard is a set of B
+and G/PAL, switched automatically depending on the selected radio
+frequency in UHF or VHF band. Enumeration gives a "PAL-B/G" or "PAL-I"
+choice. Similar a Composite input may collapse standards, enumerating
+"PAL-B/G/H/I", "NTSC-M" and "SECAM-D/K".
+ Some users are already confused by technical terms PAL,
+NTSC and SECAM. There is no point asking them to distinguish between
+B, G, D, or K when the software or hardware can do that
+automatically.
+
+
+ To query and select the standard used by the current video
+input or output applications call the &VIDIOC-G-STD; and
+&VIDIOC-S-STD; ioctl, respectively. The received
+standard can be sensed with the &VIDIOC-QUERYSTD; ioctl. Note parameter of all these ioctls is a pointer to a &v4l2-std-id; type (a standard set), not an index into the standard enumeration.
+ An alternative to the current scheme is to use pointers
+to indices as arguments of VIDIOC_G_STD and
+VIDIOC_S_STD, the &v4l2-input; and
+&v4l2-output; std field would be a set of
+indices like audioset.
+ Indices are consistent with the rest of the API
+and identify the standard unambiguously. In the present scheme of
+things an enumerated standard is looked up by &v4l2-std-id;. Now the
+standards supported by the inputs of a device can overlap. Just
+assume the tuner and composite input in the example above both
+exist on a device. An enumeration of "PAL-B/G", "PAL-H/I" suggests
+a choice which does not exist. We cannot merge or omit sets, because
+applications would be unable to find the standards reported by
+VIDIOC_G_STD. That leaves separate enumerations
+for each input. Also selecting a standard by &v4l2-std-id; can be
+ambiguous. Advantage of this method is that applications need not
+identify the standard indirectly, after enumerating.So in
+summary, the lookup itself is unavoidable. The difference is only
+whether the lookup is necessary to find an enumerated standard or to
+switch to a standard by &v4l2-std-id;.
+ Drivers must implement all video standard ioctls
+when the device has one or more video inputs or outputs.
+
+ Special rules apply to USB cameras where the notion of video
+standards makes little sense. More generally any capture device,
+output devices accordingly, which is
+
+ incapable of capturing fields or frames at the nominal
+rate of the video standard, or
+
+
+ where timestamps refer
+to the instant the field or frame was received by the driver, not the
+capture time, or
+
+
+ where sequence numbers
+refer to the frames received by the driver, not the captured
+frames.
+
+ Here the driver shall set the
+std field of &v4l2-input; and &v4l2-output;
+to zero, the VIDIOC_G_STD,
+VIDIOC_S_STD,
+VIDIOC_QUERYSTD and
+VIDIOC_ENUMSTD ioctls shall return the
+&EINVAL;.
+ See for a rationale. Probably
+even USB cameras follow some well known video standard. It might have
+been better to explicitly indicate elsewhere if a device cannot live
+up to normal expectations, instead of this exception.
+
+
+
+ Information about the current video standard
+
+
+&v4l2-std-id; std_id;
+&v4l2-standard; standard;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-STD;, &std_id)) {
+ /* Note when VIDIOC_ENUMSTD always returns EINVAL this
+ is no video device or it falls under the USB exception,
+ and VIDIOC_G_STD returning EINVAL is no error. */
+
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_STD");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+memset (&standard, 0, sizeof (standard));
+standard.index = 0;
+
+while (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-ENUMSTD;, &standard)) {
+ if (standard.id & std_id) {
+ printf ("Current video standard: %s\n", standard.name);
+ exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
+ }
+
+ standard.index++;
+}
+
+/* EINVAL indicates the end of the enumeration, which cannot be
+ empty unless this device falls under the USB exception. */
+
+if (errno == EINVAL || standard.index == 0) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_ENUMSTD");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+
+ Listing the video standards supported by the current
+input
+
+
+&v4l2-input; input;
+&v4l2-standard; standard;
+
+memset (&input, 0, sizeof (input));
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-INPUT;, &input.index)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_INPUT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT;, &input)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_ENUM_INPUT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+printf ("Current input %s supports:\n", input.name);
+
+memset (&standard, 0, sizeof (standard));
+standard.index = 0;
+
+while (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-ENUMSTD;, &standard)) {
+ if (standard.id & input.std)
+ printf ("%s\n", standard.name);
+
+ standard.index++;
+}
+
+/* EINVAL indicates the end of the enumeration, which cannot be
+ empty unless this device falls under the USB exception. */
+
+if (errno != EINVAL || standard.index == 0) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_ENUMSTD");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+
+ Selecting a new video standard
+
+
+&v4l2-input; input;
+&v4l2-std-id; std_id;
+
+memset (&input, 0, sizeof (input));
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-INPUT;, &input.index)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_INPUT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT;, &input)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_ENUM_INPUT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+if (0 == (input.std & V4L2_STD_PAL_BG)) {
+ fprintf (stderr, "Oops. B/G PAL is not supported.\n");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+/* Note this is also supposed to work when only B
+ or G/PAL is supported. */
+
+std_id = V4L2_STD_PAL_BG;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-S-STD;, &std_id)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_STD");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+
+ &sub-controls;
+
+
+ Data Formats
+
+
+ Data Format Negotiation
+
+ Different devices exchange different kinds of data with
+applications, for example video images, raw or sliced VBI data, RDS
+datagrams. Even within one kind many different formats are possible,
+in particular an abundance of image formats. Although drivers must
+provide a default and the selection persists across closing and
+reopening a device, applications should always negotiate a data format
+before engaging in data exchange. Negotiation means the application
+asks for a particular format and the driver selects and reports the
+best the hardware can do to satisfy the request. Of course
+applications can also just query the current selection.
+
+ A single mechanism exists to negotiate all data formats
+using the aggregate &v4l2-format; and the &VIDIOC-G-FMT; and
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctls. Additionally the &VIDIOC-TRY-FMT; ioctl can be
+used to examine what the hardware could do,
+without actually selecting a new data format. The data formats
+supported by the V4L2 API are covered in the respective device section
+in . For a closer look at image formats see
+.
+
+ The VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl is a major
+turning-point in the initialization sequence. Prior to this point
+multiple panel applications can access the same device concurrently to
+select the current input, change controls or modify other properties.
+The first VIDIOC_S_FMT assigns a logical stream
+(video data, VBI data etc.) exclusively to one file descriptor.
+
+ Exclusive means no other application, more precisely no
+other file descriptor, can grab this stream or change device
+properties inconsistent with the negotiated parameters. A video
+standard change for example, when the new standard uses a different
+number of scan lines, can invalidate the selected image format.
+Therefore only the file descriptor owning the stream can make
+invalidating changes. Accordingly multiple file descriptors which
+grabbed different logical streams prevent each other from interfering
+with their settings. When for example video overlay is about to start
+or already in progress, simultaneous video capturing may be restricted
+to the same cropping and image size.
+
+ When applications omit the
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl its locking side effects are
+implied by the next step, the selection of an I/O method with the
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl or implicit with the first &func-read; or
+&func-write; call.
+
+ Generally only one logical stream can be assigned to a
+file descriptor, the exception being drivers permitting simultaneous
+video capturing and overlay using the same file descriptor for
+compatibility with V4L and earlier versions of V4L2. Switching the
+logical stream or returning into "panel mode" is possible by closing
+and reopening the device. Drivers may support a
+switch using VIDIOC_S_FMT.
+
+ All drivers exchanging data with
+applications must support the VIDIOC_G_FMT and
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl. Implementation of the
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT is highly recommended but
+optional.
+
+
+
+ Image Format Enumeration
+
+ Apart of the generic format negotiation functions
+a special ioctl to enumerate all image formats supported by video
+capture, overlay or output devices is available.
+ Enumerating formats an application has no a-priori
+knowledge of (otherwise it could explicitely ask for them and need not
+enumerate) seems useless, but there are applications serving as proxy
+between drivers and the actual video applications for which this is
+useful.
+
+
+ The &VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; ioctl must be supported
+by all drivers exchanging image data with applications.
+
+
+ Drivers are not supposed to convert image formats in
+kernel space. They must enumerate only formats directly supported by
+the hardware. If necessary driver writers should publish an example
+conversion routine or library for integration into applications.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Image Cropping, Insertion and Scaling
+
+ Some video capture devices can sample a subsection of the
+picture and shrink or enlarge it to an image of arbitrary size. We
+call these abilities cropping and scaling. Some video output devices
+can scale an image up or down and insert it at an arbitrary scan line
+and horizontal offset into a video signal.
+
+ Applications can use the following API to select an area in
+the video signal, query the default area and the hardware limits.
+Despite their name, the &VIDIOC-CROPCAP;, &VIDIOC-G-CROP;
+and &VIDIOC-S-CROP; ioctls apply to input as well as output
+devices.
+
+ Scaling requires a source and a target. On a video capture
+or overlay device the source is the video signal, and the cropping
+ioctls determine the area actually sampled. The target are images
+read by the application or overlaid onto the graphics screen. Their
+size (and position for an overlay) is negotiated with the
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; and &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctls.
+
+ On a video output device the source are the images passed in
+by the application, and their size is again negotiated with the
+VIDIOC_G/S_FMT ioctls, or may be encoded in a
+compressed video stream. The target is the video signal, and the
+cropping ioctls determine the area where the images are
+inserted.
+
+ Source and target rectangles are defined even if the device
+does not support scaling or the VIDIOC_G/S_CROP
+ioctls. Their size (and position where applicable) will be fixed in
+this case. All capture and output device must support the
+VIDIOC_CROPCAP ioctl such that applications can
+determine if scaling takes place.
+
+
+ Cropping Structures
+
+
+
+ For capture devices the coordinates of the top left
+corner, width and height of the area which can be sampled is given by
+the bounds substructure of the
+&v4l2-cropcap; returned by the VIDIOC_CROPCAP
+ioctl. To support a wide range of hardware this specification does not
+define an origin or units. However by convention drivers should
+horizontally count unscaled samples relative to 0H (the leading edge
+of the horizontal sync pulse, see ).
+Vertically ITU-R line
+numbers of the first field (, ), multiplied by two if the driver can capture both
+fields.
+
+ The top left corner, width and height of the source
+rectangle, that is the area actually sampled, is given by &v4l2-crop;
+using the same coordinate system as &v4l2-cropcap;. Applications can
+use the VIDIOC_G_CROP and
+VIDIOC_S_CROP ioctls to get and set this
+rectangle. It must lie completely within the capture boundaries and
+the driver may further adjust the requested size and/or position
+according to hardware limitations.
+
+ Each capture device has a default source rectangle, given
+by the defrect substructure of
+&v4l2-cropcap;. The center of this rectangle shall align with the
+center of the active picture area of the video signal, and cover what
+the driver writer considers the complete picture. Drivers shall reset
+the source rectangle to the default when the driver is first loaded,
+but not later.
+
+ For output devices these structures and ioctls are used
+accordingly, defining the target rectangle where
+the images will be inserted into the video signal.
+
+
+
+
+ Scaling Adjustments
+
+ Video hardware can have various cropping, insertion and
+scaling limitations. It may only scale up or down, support only
+discrete scaling factors, or have different scaling abilities in
+horizontal and vertical direction. Also it may not support scaling at
+all. At the same time the &v4l2-crop; rectangle may have to be
+aligned, and both the source and target rectangles may have arbitrary
+upper and lower size limits. In particular the maximum
+width and height
+in &v4l2-crop; may be smaller than the
+&v4l2-cropcap;.bounds area. Therefore, as
+usual, drivers are expected to adjust the requested parameters and
+return the actual values selected.
+
+ Applications can change the source or the target rectangle
+first, as they may prefer a particular image size or a certain area in
+the video signal. If the driver has to adjust both to satisfy hardware
+limitations, the last requested rectangle shall take priority, and the
+driver should preferably adjust the opposite one. The &VIDIOC-TRY-FMT;
+ioctl however shall not change the driver state and therefore only
+adjust the requested rectangle.
+
+ Suppose scaling on a video capture device is restricted to
+a factor 1:1 or 2:1 in either direction and the target image size must
+be a multiple of 16 × 16 pixels. The source cropping
+rectangle is set to defaults, which are also the upper limit in this
+example, of 640 × 400 pixels at offset 0, 0. An
+application requests an image size of 300 × 225
+pixels, assuming video will be scaled down from the "full picture"
+accordingly. The driver sets the image size to the closest possible
+values 304 × 224, then chooses the cropping rectangle
+closest to the requested size, that is 608 × 224
+(224 × 2:1 would exceed the limit 400). The offset
+0, 0 is still valid, thus unmodified. Given the default cropping
+rectangle reported by VIDIOC_CROPCAP the
+application can easily propose another offset to center the cropping
+rectangle.
+
+ Now the application may insist on covering an area using a
+picture aspect ratio closer to the original request, so it asks for a
+cropping rectangle of 608 × 456 pixels. The present
+scaling factors limit cropping to 640 × 384, so the
+driver returns the cropping size 608 × 384 and adjusts
+the image size to closest possible 304 × 192.
+
+
+
+
+ Examples
+
+ Source and target rectangles shall remain unchanged across
+closing and reopening a device, such that piping data into or out of a
+device will work without special preparations. More advanced
+applications should ensure the parameters are suitable before starting
+I/O.
+
+
+ Resetting the cropping parameters
+
+ (A video capture device is assumed; change
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE for other
+devices.)
+
+
+&v4l2-cropcap; cropcap;
+&v4l2-crop; crop;
+
+memset (&cropcap, 0, sizeof (cropcap));
+cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-CROPCAP;, &cropcap)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_CROPCAP");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+memset (&crop, 0, sizeof (crop));
+crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+crop.c = cropcap.defrect;
+
+/* Ignore if cropping is not supported (EINVAL). */
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-S-CROP;, &crop)
+ && errno != EINVAL) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_CROP");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+
+ Simple downscaling
+
+ (A video capture device is assumed.)
+
+
+&v4l2-cropcap; cropcap;
+&v4l2-format; format;
+
+reset_cropping_parameters ();
+
+/* Scale down to 1/4 size of full picture. */
+
+memset (&format, 0, sizeof (format)); /* defaults */
+
+format.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+format.fmt.pix.width = cropcap.defrect.width >> 1;
+format.fmt.pix.height = cropcap.defrect.height >> 1;
+format.fmt.pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-S-FMT;, &format)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_FORMAT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+/* We could check the actual image size now, the actual scaling factor
+ or if the driver can scale at all. */
+
+
+
+
+ Selecting an output area
+
+
+&v4l2-cropcap; cropcap;
+&v4l2-crop; crop;
+
+memset (&cropcap, 0, sizeof (cropcap));
+cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP;, &cropcap)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_CROPCAP");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+memset (&crop, 0, sizeof (crop));
+
+crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT;
+crop.c = cropcap.defrect;
+
+/* Scale the width and height to 50 % of their original size
+ and center the output. */
+
+crop.c.width /= 2;
+crop.c.height /= 2;
+crop.c.left += crop.c.width / 2;
+crop.c.top += crop.c.height / 2;
+
+/* Ignore if cropping is not supported (EINVAL). */
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_S_CROP, &crop)
+ && errno != EINVAL) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_CROP");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+
+ Current scaling factor and pixel aspect
+
+ (A video capture device is assumed.)
+
+
+&v4l2-cropcap; cropcap;
+&v4l2-crop; crop;
+&v4l2-format; format;
+double hscale, vscale;
+double aspect;
+int dwidth, dheight;
+
+memset (&cropcap, 0, sizeof (cropcap));
+cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-CROPCAP;, &cropcap)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_CROPCAP");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+memset (&crop, 0, sizeof (crop));
+crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-CROP;, &crop)) {
+ if (errno != EINVAL) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_CROP");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ /* Cropping not supported. */
+ crop.c = cropcap.defrect;
+}
+
+memset (&format, 0, sizeof (format));
+format.fmt.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-FMT;, &format)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_FMT");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+/* The scaling applied by the driver. */
+
+hscale = format.fmt.pix.width / (double) crop.c.width;
+vscale = format.fmt.pix.height / (double) crop.c.height;
+
+aspect = cropcap.pixelaspect.numerator /
+ (double) cropcap.pixelaspect.denominator;
+aspect = aspect * hscale / vscale;
+
+/* Devices following ITU-R BT.601 do not capture
+ square pixels. For playback on a computer monitor
+ we should scale the images to this size. */
+
+dwidth = format.fmt.pix.width / aspect;
+dheight = format.fmt.pix.height;
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Streaming Parameters
+
+ Streaming parameters are intended to optimize the video
+capture process as well as I/O. Presently applications can request a
+high quality capture mode with the &VIDIOC-S-PARM; ioctl.
+
+ The current video standard determines a nominal number of
+frames per second. If less than this number of frames is to be
+captured or output, applications can request frame skipping or
+duplicating on the driver side. This is especially useful when using
+the &func-read; or &func-write;, which are not augmented by timestamps
+or sequence counters, and to avoid unneccessary data copying.
+
+ Finally these ioctls can be used to determine the number of
+buffers used internally by a driver in read/write mode. For
+implications see the section discussing the &func-read;
+function.
+
+ To get and set the streaming parameters applications call
+the &VIDIOC-G-PARM; and &VIDIOC-S-PARM; ioctl, respectively. They take
+a pointer to a &v4l2-streamparm;, which contains a union holding
+separate parameters for input and output devices.
+
+ These ioctls are optional, drivers need not implement
+them. If so, they return the &EINVAL;.
+
+
+
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+ Changes
+
+ The following chapters document the evolution of the V4L2 API,
+errata or extensions. They are also intended to help application and
+driver writers to port or update their code.
+
+
+ Differences between V4L and V4L2
+
+ The Video For Linux API was first introduced in Linux 2.1 to
+unify and replace various TV and radio device related interfaces,
+developed independently by driver writers in prior years. Starting
+with Linux 2.5 the much improved V4L2 API replaces the V4L API,
+although existing drivers will continue to support V4L applications in
+the future, either directly or through the V4L2 compatibility layer in
+the videodev kernel module translating ioctls on
+the fly. For a transition period not all drivers will support the V4L2
+API.
+
+
+ Opening and Closing Devices
+
+ For compatibility reasons the character device file names
+recommended for V4L2 video capture, overlay, radio, teletext and raw
+vbi capture devices did not change from those used by V4L. They are
+listed in and below in .
+
+ The V4L videodev module automatically
+assigns minor numbers to drivers in load order, depending on the
+registered device type. We recommend that V4L2 drivers by default
+register devices with the same numbers, but the system administrator
+can assign arbitrary minor numbers using driver module options. The
+major device number remains 81.
+
+
+ V4L Device Types, Names and Numbers
+
+
+
+ Device Type
+ File Name
+ Minor Numbers
+
+
+
+
+ Video capture and overlay
+ /dev/video and
+/dev/bttv0According to
+Documentation/devices.txt these should be symbolic links to
+/dev/video0. Note the original bttv interface is
+not compatible with V4L or V4L2.,
+/dev/video0 to
+/dev/video63
+ 0-63
+
+
+ Radio receiver
+ /dev/radio
+ According to
+Documentation/devices.txt a symbolic link to
+/dev/radio0.
+ , /dev/radio0 to
+/dev/radio63
+ 64-127
+
+
+ Teletext decoder
+ /dev/vtx,
+/dev/vtx0 to
+/dev/vtx31
+ 192-223
+
+
+ Raw VBI capture
+ /dev/vbi,
+/dev/vbi0 to
+/dev/vbi31
+ 224-255
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L prohibits (or used to prohibit) multiple opens of a
+device file. V4L2 drivers may support multiple
+opens, see for details and consequences.
+
+ V4L drivers respond to V4L2 ioctls with an &EINVAL;. The
+compatibility layer in the V4L2 videodev module
+can translate V4L ioctl requests to their V4L2 counterpart, however a
+V4L2 driver usually needs more preparation to become fully V4L
+compatible. This is covered in more detail in .
+
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ The V4L VIDIOCGCAP ioctl is
+equivalent to V4L2's &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP;.
+
+ The name field in struct
+video_capability became
+card in &v4l2-capability;,
+type was replaced by
+capabilities. Note V4L2 does not
+distinguish between device types like this, better think of basic
+video input, video output and radio devices supporting a set of
+related functions like video capturing, video overlay and VBI
+capturing. See for an
+introduction.
+
+
+
+ struct
+video_capability
+type
+ &v4l2-capability;
+capabilities flags
+ Purpose
+
+
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_CAPTURE
+ V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE
+ The video
+capture interface is supported.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_TUNER
+ V4L2_CAP_TUNER
+ The device has a tuner or
+modulator.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_TELETEXT
+ V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE
+ The raw VBI
+capture interface is supported.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_OVERLAY
+ V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY
+ The video
+overlay interface is supported.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_CHROMAKEY
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_CHROMAKEY in
+field capability of
+&v4l2-framebuffer;
+ Whether chromakey overlay is supported. For
+more information on overlay see
+.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_CLIPPING
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LIST_CLIPPING
+and V4L2_FBUF_CAP_BITMAP_CLIPPING in field
+capability of &v4l2-framebuffer;
+ Whether clipping the overlaid image is
+supported, see .
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_FRAMERAM
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_EXTERNOVERLAY
+not set in field
+capability of &v4l2-framebuffer;
+ Whether overlay overwrites frame buffer memory,
+see .
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_SCALES
+ -
+ This flag indicates if the hardware can scale
+images. The V4L2 API implies the scale factor by setting the cropping
+dimensions and image size with the &VIDIOC-S-CROP; and &VIDIOC-S-FMT;
+ioctl, respectively. The driver returns the closest sizes possible.
+For more information on cropping and scaling see .
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_MONOCHROME
+ -
+ Applications can enumerate the supported image
+formats with the &VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; ioctl to determine if the device
+supports grey scale capturing only. For more information on image
+formats see .
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_SUBCAPTURE
+ -
+ Applications can call the &VIDIOC-G-CROP; ioctl
+to determine if the device supports capturing a subsection of the full
+picture ("cropping" in V4L2). If not, the ioctl returns the &EINVAL;.
+For more information on cropping and scaling see .
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_MPEG_DECODER
+ -
+ Applications can enumerate the supported image
+formats with the &VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; ioctl to determine if the device
+supports MPEG streams.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_MPEG_ENCODER
+ -
+ See above.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_MJPEG_DECODER
+ -
+ See above.
+
+
+ VID_TYPE_MJPEG_ENCODER
+ -
+ See above.
+
+
+
+
+
+ The audios field was replaced
+by capabilities flag
+V4L2_CAP_AUDIO, indicating
+if the device has any audio inputs or outputs. To
+determine their number applications can enumerate audio inputs with
+the &VIDIOC-G-AUDIO; ioctl. The audio ioctls are described in .
+
+ The maxwidth,
+maxheight,
+minwidth and
+minheight fields were removed. Calling the
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; or &VIDIOC-TRY-FMT; ioctl with the desired dimensions
+returns the closest size possible, taking into account the current
+video standard, cropping and scaling limitations.
+
+
+
+ Video Sources
+
+ V4L provides the VIDIOCGCHAN and
+VIDIOCSCHAN ioctl using struct
+video_channel to enumerate
+the video inputs of a V4L device. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls
+are &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT;, &VIDIOC-G-INPUT; and &VIDIOC-S-INPUT;
+using &v4l2-input; as discussed in .
+
+ The channel field counting
+inputs was renamed to index, the video
+input types were renamed as follows:
+
+
+
+ struct video_channel
+type
+ &v4l2-input;
+type
+
+
+
+
+ VIDEO_TYPE_TV
+ V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_TUNER
+
+
+ VIDEO_TYPE_CAMERA
+ V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_CAMERA
+
+
+
+
+
+ Unlike the tuners field
+expressing the number of tuners of this input, V4L2 assumes each video
+input is connected to at most one tuner. However a tuner can have more
+than one input, &ie; RF connectors, and a device can have multiple
+tuners. The index number of the tuner associated with the input, if
+any, is stored in field tuner of
+&v4l2-input;. Enumeration of tuners is discussed in .
+
+ The redundant VIDEO_VC_TUNER flag was
+dropped. Video inputs associated with a tuner are of type
+V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_TUNER. The
+VIDEO_VC_AUDIO flag was replaced by the
+audioset field. V4L2 considers devices with
+up to 32 audio inputs. Each set bit in the
+audioset field represents one audio input
+this video input combines with. For information about audio inputs and
+how to switch between them see .
+
+ The norm field describing the
+supported video standards was replaced by
+std. The V4L specification mentions a flag
+VIDEO_VC_NORM indicating whether the standard can
+be changed. This flag was a later addition together with the
+norm field and has been removed in the
+meantime. V4L2 has a similar, albeit more comprehensive approach
+to video standards, see for more
+information.
+
+
+
+ Tuning
+
+ The V4L VIDIOCGTUNER and
+VIDIOCSTUNER ioctl and struct
+video_tuner can be used to enumerate the
+tuners of a V4L TV or radio device. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
+&VIDIOC-G-TUNER; and &VIDIOC-S-TUNER; using &v4l2-tuner;. Tuners are
+covered in .
+
+ The tuner field counting tuners
+was renamed to index. The fields
+name, rangelow
+and rangehigh remained unchanged.
+
+ The VIDEO_TUNER_PAL,
+VIDEO_TUNER_NTSC and
+VIDEO_TUNER_SECAM flags indicating the supported
+video standards were dropped. This information is now contained in the
+associated &v4l2-input;. No replacement exists for the
+VIDEO_TUNER_NORM flag indicating whether the
+video standard can be switched. The mode
+field to select a different video standard was replaced by a whole new
+set of ioctls and structures described in .
+Due to its ubiquity it should be mentioned the BTTV driver supports
+several standards in addition to the regular
+VIDEO_MODE_PAL (0),
+VIDEO_MODE_NTSC,
+VIDEO_MODE_SECAM and
+VIDEO_MODE_AUTO (3). Namely N/PAL Argentina,
+M/PAL, N/PAL, and NTSC Japan with numbers 3-6 (sic).
+
+ The VIDEO_TUNER_STEREO_ON flag
+indicating stereo reception became
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO in field
+rxsubchans. This field also permits the
+detection of monaural and bilingual audio, see the definition of
+&v4l2-tuner; for details. Presently no replacement exists for the
+VIDEO_TUNER_RDS_ON and
+VIDEO_TUNER_MBS_ON flags.
+
+ The VIDEO_TUNER_LOW flag was renamed
+to V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW in the &v4l2-tuner;
+capability field.
+
+ The VIDIOCGFREQ and
+VIDIOCSFREQ ioctl to change the tuner frequency
+where renamed to &VIDIOC-G-FREQUENCY; and &VIDIOC-S-FREQUENCY;. They
+take a pointer to a &v4l2-frequency; instead of an unsigned long
+integer.
+
+
+
+ Image Properties
+
+ V4L2 has no equivalent of the
+VIDIOCGPICT and VIDIOCSPICT
+ioctl and struct video_picture. The following
+fields where replaced by V4L2 controls accessible with the
+&VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &VIDIOC-G-CTRL; and &VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctls:
+
+
+
+ struct video_picture
+ V4L2 Control ID
+
+
+
+
+ brightness
+ V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS
+
+
+ hue
+ V4L2_CID_HUE
+
+
+ colour
+ V4L2_CID_SATURATION
+
+
+ contrast
+ V4L2_CID_CONTRAST
+
+
+ whiteness
+ V4L2_CID_WHITENESS
+
+
+
+
+
+ The V4L picture controls are assumed to range from 0 to
+65535 with no particular reset value. The V4L2 API permits arbitrary
+limits and defaults which can be queried with the &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;
+ioctl. For general information about controls see .
+
+ The depth (average number of
+bits per pixel) of a video image is implied by the selected image
+format. V4L2 does not explicitely provide such information assuming
+applications recognizing the format are aware of the image depth and
+others need not know. The palette field
+moved into the &v4l2-pix-format;:
+
+
+
+ struct video_picture
+palette
+ &v4l2-pix-format;
+pixfmt
+
+
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_GREY
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_HI240
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_HI240
+ This is a custom format used by the BTTV
+driver, not one of the V4L2 standard formats.
+
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB565
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB555
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB555
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB24
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB32
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR32
+ Presumably all V4L RGB formats are
+little-endian, although some drivers might interpret them according to machine endianess. V4L2 defines little-endian, big-endian and red/blue
+swapped variants. For details see .
+
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV422
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUYV
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV422
+and VIDEO_PALETTE_YUYV are the same formats. Some
+V4L drivers respond to one, some to the other.
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_UYVY
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV420
+ None
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV411
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P
+ Not to be confused with
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV411P, which is a planar
+format.
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_RAW
+ NoneV4L explains this
+as: "RAW capture (BT848)"
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV422P
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV411P
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV411P
+ Not to be confused with
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P, which is a packed
+format.
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV420P
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420
+
+
+ VIDEO_PALETTE_YUV410P
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU410
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 image formats are defined in . The image format can be selected with the
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl.
+
+
+
+ Audio
+
+ The VIDIOCGAUDIO and
+VIDIOCSAUDIO ioctl and struct
+video_audio are used to enumerate the
+audio inputs of a V4L device. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
+&VIDIOC-G-AUDIO; and &VIDIOC-S-AUDIO; using &v4l2-audio; as
+discussed in .
+
+ The audio "channel number"
+field counting audio inputs was renamed to
+index.
+
+ On VIDIOCSAUDIO the
+mode field selects one
+of the VIDEO_SOUND_MONO,
+VIDEO_SOUND_STEREO,
+VIDEO_SOUND_LANG1 or
+VIDEO_SOUND_LANG2 audio demodulation modes. When
+the current audio standard is BTSC
+VIDEO_SOUND_LANG2 refers to SAP and
+VIDEO_SOUND_LANG1 is meaningless. Also
+undocumented in the V4L specification, there is no way to query the
+selected mode. On VIDIOCGAUDIO the driver returns
+the actually received audio programmes in this
+field. In the V4L2 API this information is stored in the &v4l2-tuner;
+rxsubchans and
+audmode fields, respectively. See for more information on tuners. Related to audio
+modes &v4l2-audio; also reports if this is a mono or stereo
+input, regardless if the source is a tuner.
+
+ The following fields where replaced by V4L2 controls
+accessible with the &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &VIDIOC-G-CTRL; and
+&VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctls:
+
+
+
+ struct
+video_audio
+ V4L2 Control ID
+
+
+
+
+ volume
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_VOLUME
+
+
+ bass
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_BASS
+
+
+ treble
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_TREBLE
+
+
+ balance
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_BALANCE
+
+
+
+
+
+ To determine which of these controls are supported by a
+driver V4L provides the flags
+VIDEO_AUDIO_VOLUME,
+VIDEO_AUDIO_BASS,
+VIDEO_AUDIO_TREBLE and
+VIDEO_AUDIO_BALANCE. In the V4L2 API the
+&VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; ioctl reports if the respective control is
+supported. Accordingly the VIDEO_AUDIO_MUTABLE
+and VIDEO_AUDIO_MUTE flags where replaced by the
+boolean V4L2_CID_AUDIO_MUTE control.
+
+ All V4L2 controls have a step
+attribute replacing the struct video_audio
+step field. The V4L audio controls are
+assumed to range from 0 to 65535 with no particular reset value. The
+V4L2 API permits arbitrary limits and defaults which can be queried
+with the &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; ioctl. For general information about
+controls see .
+
+
+
+ Frame Buffer Overlay
+
+ The V4L2 ioctls equivalent to
+VIDIOCGFBUF and VIDIOCSFBUF
+are &VIDIOC-G-FBUF; and &VIDIOC-S-FBUF;. The
+base field of struct
+video_buffer remained unchanged, except V4L2
+defines a flag to indicate non-destructive overlays instead of a
+NULL pointer. All other fields moved into the
+&v4l2-pix-format; fmt substructure of
+&v4l2-framebuffer;. The depth field was
+replaced by pixelformat. See for a list of RGB formats and their
+respective color depths.
+
+ Instead of the special ioctls
+VIDIOCGWIN and VIDIOCSWIN
+V4L2 uses the general-purpose data format negotiation ioctls
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; and &VIDIOC-S-FMT;. They take a pointer to a
+&v4l2-format; as argument. Here the win
+member of the fmt union is used, a
+&v4l2-window;.
+
+ The x,
+y, width and
+height fields of struct
+video_window moved into &v4l2-rect;
+substructure w of struct
+v4l2_window. The
+chromakey,
+clips, and
+clipcount fields remained unchanged. Struct
+video_clip was renamed to &v4l2-clip;, also
+containing a struct v4l2_rect, but the
+semantics are still the same.
+
+ The VIDEO_WINDOW_INTERLACE flag was
+dropped. Instead applications must set the
+field field to
+V4L2_FIELD_ANY or
+V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED. The
+VIDEO_WINDOW_CHROMAKEY flag moved into
+&v4l2-framebuffer;, under the new name
+V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_CHROMAKEY.
+
+ In V4L, storing a bitmap pointer in
+clips and setting
+clipcount to
+VIDEO_CLIP_BITMAP (-1) requests bitmap
+clipping, using a fixed size bitmap of 1024 × 625 bits. Struct
+v4l2_window has a separate
+bitmap pointer field for this purpose and
+the bitmap size is determined by w.width and
+w.height.
+
+ The VIDIOCCAPTURE ioctl to enable or
+disable overlay was renamed to &VIDIOC-OVERLAY;.
+
+
+
+ Cropping
+
+ To capture only a subsection of the full picture V4L
+defines the VIDIOCGCAPTURE and
+VIDIOCSCAPTURE ioctls using struct
+video_capture. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
+&VIDIOC-G-CROP; and &VIDIOC-S-CROP; using &v4l2-crop;, and the related
+&VIDIOC-CROPCAP; ioctl. This is a rather complex matter, see
+ for details.
+
+ The x,
+y, width and
+height fields moved into &v4l2-rect;
+substructure c of struct
+v4l2_crop. The
+decimation field was dropped. In the V4L2
+API the scaling factor is implied by the size of the cropping
+rectangle and the size of the captured or overlaid image.
+
+ The VIDEO_CAPTURE_ODD
+and VIDEO_CAPTURE_EVEN flags to capture only the
+odd or even field, respectively, were replaced by
+V4L2_FIELD_TOP and
+V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM in the field named
+field of &v4l2-pix-format; and
+&v4l2-window;. These structures are used to select a capture or
+overlay format with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl.
+
+
+
+ Reading Images, Memory Mapping
+
+
+ Capturing using the read method
+
+ There is no essential difference between reading images
+from a V4L or V4L2 device using the &func-read; function, however V4L2
+drivers are not required to support this I/O method. Applications can
+determine if the function is available with the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP;
+ioctl. All V4L2 devices exchanging data with applications must support
+the &func-select; and &func-poll; functions.
+
+ To select an image format and size, V4L provides the
+VIDIOCSPICT and VIDIOCSWIN
+ioctls. V4L2 uses the general-purpose data format negotiation ioctls
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; and &VIDIOC-S-FMT;. They take a pointer to a
+&v4l2-format; as argument, here the &v4l2-pix-format; named
+pix of its fmt
+union is used.
+
+ For more information about the V4L2 read interface see
+.
+
+
+ Capturing using memory mapping
+
+ Applications can read from V4L devices by mapping
+buffers in device memory, or more often just buffers allocated in
+DMA-able system memory, into their address space. This avoids the data
+copying overhead of the read method. V4L2 supports memory mapping as
+well, with a few differences.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L
+ V4L2
+
+
+
+
+
+ The image format must be selected before
+buffers are allocated, with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl. When no format
+is selected the driver may use the last, possibly by another
+application requested format.
+
+
+ Applications cannot change the number of
+buffers. The it is built into the driver, unless it has a module
+option to change the number when the driver module is
+loaded.
+ The &VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl allocates the
+desired number of buffers, this is a required step in the initialization
+sequence.
+
+
+ Drivers map all buffers as one contiguous
+range of memory. The VIDIOCGMBUF ioctl is
+available to query the number of buffers, the offset of each buffer
+from the start of the virtual file, and the overall amount of memory
+used, which can be used as arguments for the &func-mmap;
+function.
+ Buffers are individually mapped. The
+offset and size of each buffer can be determined with the
+&VIDIOC-QUERYBUF; ioctl.
+
+
+ The VIDIOCMCAPTURE
+ioctl prepares a buffer for capturing. It also determines the image
+format for this buffer. The ioctl returns immediately, eventually with
+an &EAGAIN; if no video signal had been detected. When the driver
+supports more than one buffer applications can call the ioctl multiple
+times and thus have multiple outstanding capture
+requests.The VIDIOCSYNC ioctl
+suspends execution until a particular buffer has been
+filled.
+ Drivers maintain an incoming and outgoing
+queue. &VIDIOC-QBUF; enqueues any empty buffer into the incoming
+queue. Filled buffers are dequeued from the outgoing queue with the
+&VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl. To wait until filled buffers become available this
+function, &func-select; or &func-poll; can be used. The
+&VIDIOC-STREAMON; ioctl must be called once after enqueuing one or
+more buffers to start capturing. Its counterpart
+&VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; stops capturing and dequeues all buffers from both
+queues. Applications can query the signal status, if known, with the
+&VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; ioctl.
+
+
+
+
+
+ For a more in-depth discussion of memory mapping and
+examples, see .
+
+
+
+
+ Reading Raw VBI Data
+
+ Originally the V4L API did not specify a raw VBI capture
+interface, only the device file /dev/vbi was
+reserved for this purpose. The only driver supporting this interface
+was the BTTV driver, de-facto defining the V4L VBI interface. Reading
+from the device yields a raw VBI image with the following
+parameters:
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-vbi-format;
+ V4L, BTTV driver
+
+
+
+
+ sampling_rate
+ 28636363 Hz NTSC (or any other 525-line
+standard); 35468950 Hz PAL and SECAM (625-line standards)
+
+
+ offset
+ ?
+
+
+ samples_per_line
+ 2048
+
+
+ sample_format
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY. The last four bytes (a
+machine endianess integer) contain a frame counter.
+
+
+ start[]
+ 10, 273 NTSC; 22, 335 PAL and SECAM
+
+
+ count[]
+ 16, 16Old driver
+versions used different values, eventually the custom
+BTTV_VBISIZE ioctl was added to query the
+correct values.
+
+
+ flags
+ 0
+
+
+
+
+
+ Undocumented in the V4L specification, in Linux 2.3 the
+VIDIOCGVBIFMT and
+VIDIOCSVBIFMT ioctls using struct
+vbi_format were added to determine the VBI
+image parameters. These ioctls are only partially compatible with the
+V4L2 VBI interface specified in .
+
+ An offset field does not
+exist, sample_format is supposed to be
+VIDEO_PALETTE_RAW, equivalent to
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY. The remaining fields are
+probably equivalent to &v4l2-vbi-format;.
+
+ Apparently only the Zoran (ZR 36120) driver implements
+these ioctls. The semantics differ from those specified for V4L2 in two
+ways. The parameters are reset on &func-open; and
+VIDIOCSVBIFMT always returns an &EINVAL; if the
+parameters are invalid.
+
+
+
+ Miscellaneous
+
+ V4L2 has no equivalent of the
+VIDIOCGUNIT ioctl. Applications can find the VBI
+device associated with a video capture device (or vice versa) by
+reopening the device and requesting VBI data. For details see
+.
+
+ No replacement exists for VIDIOCKEY,
+and the V4L functions for microcode programming. A new interface for
+MPEG compression and playback devices is documented in .
+
+
+
+
+
+ Changes of the V4L2 API
+
+ Soon after the V4L API was added to the kernel it was
+criticised as too inflexible. In August 1998 Bill Dirks proposed a
+number of improvements and began to work on documentation, example
+drivers and applications. With the help of other volunteers this
+eventually became the V4L2 API, not just an extension but a
+replacement for the V4L API. However it took another four years and
+two stable kernel releases until the new API was finally accepted for
+inclusion into the kernel in its present form.
+
+
+ Early Versions
+ 1998-08-20: First version.
+
+ 1998-08-27: The &func-select; function was introduced.
+
+ 1998-09-10: New video standard interface.
+
+ 1998-09-18: The VIDIOC_NONCAP ioctl
+was replaced by the otherwise meaningless O_TRUNC
+&func-open; flag, and the aliases O_NONCAP and
+O_NOIO were defined. Applications can set this
+flag if they intend to access controls only, as opposed to capture
+applications which need exclusive access. The
+VIDEO_STD_XXX identifiers are now ordinals
+instead of flags, and the video_std_construct()
+helper function takes id and transmission arguments.
+
+ 1998-09-28: Revamped video standard. Made video controls
+individually enumerable.
+
+ 1998-10-02: The id field was
+removed from struct video_standard and the
+color subcarrier fields were renamed. The &VIDIOC-QUERYSTD; ioctl was
+renamed to &VIDIOC-ENUMSTD;, &VIDIOC-G-INPUT; to &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT;. A
+first draft of the Codec API was released.
+
+ 1998-11-08: Many minor changes. Most symbols have been
+renamed. Some material changes to &v4l2-capability;.
+
+ 1998-11-12: The read/write directon of some ioctls was misdefined.
+
+ 1998-11-14: V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24
+changed to V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24, and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB32 changed to
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR32. Audio controls are now
+accessible with the &VIDIOC-G-CTRL; and &VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctls under
+names starting with V4L2_CID_AUDIO. The
+V4L2_MAJOR define was removed from
+videodev.h since it was only used once in the
+videodev kernel module. The
+YUV422 and YUV411 planar
+image formats were added.
+
+ 1998-11-28: A few ioctl symbols changed. Interfaces for codecs and
+video output devices were added.
+
+ 1999-01-14: A raw VBI capture interface was added.
+
+ 1999-01-19: The VIDIOC_NEXTBUF ioctl
+ was removed.
+
+
+
+ V4L2 Version 0.16 1999-01-31
+ 1999-01-27: There is now one QBUF ioctl, VIDIOC_QWBUF and VIDIOC_QRBUF
+are gone. VIDIOC_QBUF takes a v4l2_buffer as a parameter. Added
+digital zoom (cropping) controls.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 Version 0.18 1999-03-16
+ Added a v4l to V4L2 ioctl compatibility layer to
+videodev.c. Driver writers, this changes how you implement your ioctl
+handler. See the Driver Writer's Guide. Added some more control id
+codes.
+
+
+
+ V4L2 Version 0.19 1999-06-05
+ 1999-03-18: Fill in the category and catname fields of
+v4l2_queryctrl objects before passing them to the driver. Required a
+minor change to the VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL handlers in the sample
+drivers.
+ 1999-03-31: Better compatibility for v4l memory capture
+ioctls. Requires changes to drivers to fully support new compatibility
+features, see Driver Writer's Guide and v4l2cap.c. Added new control
+IDs: V4L2_CID_HFLIP, _VFLIP. Changed V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P to _YUV422P,
+and _YUV411P to _YUV411P.
+ 1999-04-04: Added a few more control IDs.
+ 1999-04-07: Added the button control type.
+ 1999-05-02: Fixed a typo in videodev.h, and added the
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_GRAYED (later V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_GRABBED) flag.
+ 1999-05-20: Definition of VIDIOC_G_CTRL was wrong causing
+a malfunction of this ioctl.
+ 1999-06-05: Changed the value of
+V4L2_CID_WHITENESS.
+
+
+
+ V4L2 Version 0.20 (1999-09-10)
+
+ Version 0.20 introduced a number of changes which were
+not backward compatible with 0.19 and earlier
+versions. Purpose of these changes was to simplify the API, while
+making it more extensible and following common Linux driver API
+conventions.
+
+
+
+ Some typos in V4L2_FMT_FLAG
+symbols were fixed. &v4l2-clip; was changed for compatibility with
+v4l. (1999-08-30)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG1 was added.
+(1999-09-05)
+
+
+
+ All ioctl() commands that used an integer argument now
+take a pointer to an integer. Where it makes sense, ioctls will return
+the actual new value in the integer pointed to by the argument, a
+common convention in the V4L2 API. The affected ioctls are:
+VIDIOC_PREVIEW, VIDIOC_STREAMON, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, VIDIOC_S_FREQ,
+VIDIOC_S_INPUT, VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT, VIDIOC_S_EFFECT. For example
+
+err = ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_XXX, V4L2_XXX);
+ becomes
+int a = V4L2_XXX; err = ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_XXX, &a);
+
+
+
+
+
+ All the different get- and set-format commands were
+swept into one &VIDIOC-G-FMT; and &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl taking a union
+and a type field selecting the union member as parameter. Purpose is to
+simplify the API by eliminating several ioctls and to allow new and
+driver private data streams without adding new ioctls.
+
+ This change obsoletes the following ioctls:
+VIDIOC_S_INFMT,
+VIDIOC_G_INFMT,
+VIDIOC_S_OUTFMT,
+VIDIOC_G_OUTFMT,
+VIDIOC_S_VBIFMT and
+VIDIOC_G_VBIFMT. The image format structure
+v4l2_format was renamed to &v4l2-pix-format;,
+while &v4l2-format; is now the envelopping structure for all format
+negotiations.
+
+
+
+ Similar to the changes above, the
+VIDIOC_G_PARM and
+VIDIOC_S_PARM ioctls were merged with
+VIDIOC_G_OUTPARM and
+VIDIOC_S_OUTPARM. A
+type field in the new &v4l2-streamparm;
+selects the respective union member.
+
+ This change obsoletes the
+VIDIOC_G_OUTPARM and
+VIDIOC_S_OUTPARM ioctls.
+
+
+
+ Control enumeration was simplified, and two new
+control flags were introduced and one dropped. The
+catname field was replaced by a
+group field.
+
+ Drivers can now flag unsupported and temporarily
+unavailable controls with V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED
+and V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_GRABBED respectively. The
+group name indicates a possibly narrower
+classification than the category. In other
+words, there may be multiple groups within a category. Controls within
+a group would typically be drawn within a group box. Controls in
+different categories might have a greater separation, or may even
+appear in separate windows.
+
+
+
+ The &v4l2-buffer; timestamp
+was changed to a 64 bit integer, containing the sampling or output
+time of the frame in nanoseconds. Additionally timestamps will be in
+absolute system time, not starting from zero at the beginning of a
+stream. The data type name for timestamps is stamp_t, defined as a
+signed 64-bit integer. Output devices should not send a buffer out
+until the time in the timestamp field has arrived. I would like to
+follow SGI's lead, and adopt a multimedia timestamping system like
+their UST (Unadjusted System Time). See
+http://reality.sgi.com/cpirazzi_engr/lg/time/intro.html. [This link is
+no longer valid.] UST uses timestamps that are 64-bit signed integers
+(not struct timeval's) and given in nanosecond units. The UST clock
+starts at zero when the system is booted and runs continuously and
+uniformly. It takes a little over 292 years for UST to overflow. There
+is no way to set the UST clock. The regular Linux time-of-day clock
+can be changed periodically, which would cause errors if it were being
+used for timestamping a multimedia stream. A real UST style clock will
+require some support in the kernel that is not there yet. But in
+anticipation, I will change the timestamp field to a 64-bit integer,
+and I will change the v4l2_masterclock_gettime() function (used only
+by drivers) to return a 64-bit integer.
+
+
+
+ A sequence field was added
+to &v4l2-buffer;. The sequence field counts
+captured frames, it is ignored by output devices. When a capture
+driver drops a frame, the sequence number of that frame is
+skipped.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 Version 0.20 incremental changes
+
+
+ 1999-12-23: In &v4l2-vbi-format; the
+reserved1 field became
+offset. Previously drivers were required to
+clear the reserved1 field.
+
+ 2000-01-13: The
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_NOT_INTERLACED flag was added.
+
+ 2000-07-31: The linux/poll.h header
+is now included by videodev.h for compatibility
+with the original videodev.h file.
+
+ 2000-11-20: V4L2_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P were added.
+
+ 2000-11-25: V4L2_TYPE_VBI_INPUT was
+added.
+
+ 2000-12-04: A couple typos in symbol names were fixed.
+
+ 2001-01-18: To avoid namespace conflicts the
+fourcc macro defined in the
+videodev.h header file was renamed to
+v4l2_fourcc.
+
+ 2001-01-25: A possible driver-level compatibility problem
+between the videodev.h file in Linux 2.4.0 and
+the videodev.h file included in the
+videodevX patch was fixed. Users of an earlier
+version of videodevX on Linux 2.4.0 should
+recompile their V4L and V4L2 drivers.
+
+ 2001-01-26: A possible kernel-level incompatibility
+between the videodev.h file in the
+videodevX patch and the
+videodev.h file in Linux 2.2.x with devfs patches
+applied was fixed.
+
+ 2001-03-02: Certain V4L ioctls which pass data in both
+direction although they are defined with read-only parameter, did not
+work correctly through the backward compatibility layer.
+[Solution?]
+
+ 2001-04-13: Big endian 16-bit RGB formats were added.
+
+ 2001-09-17: New YUV formats and the &VIDIOC-G-FREQUENCY; and
+&VIDIOC-S-FREQUENCY; ioctls were added. (The old
+VIDIOC_G_FREQ and
+VIDIOC_S_FREQ ioctls did not take multiple tuners
+into account.)
+
+ 2000-09-18: V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI was
+added. This may break compatibility as the
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; and &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctls may fail now if the struct
+v4l2_fmttype
+field does not contain V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI. In the
+documentation of the &v4l2-vbi-format;
+offset field the ambiguous phrase "rising
+edge" was changed to "leading edge".
+
+
+
+ V4L2 Version 0.20 2000-11-23
+
+ A number of changes were made to the raw VBI
+interface.
+
+
+
+ Figures clarifying the line numbering scheme were
+added to the V4L2 API specification. The
+start[0] and
+start[1] fields no longer count line
+numbers beginning at zero. Rationale: a) The previous definition was
+unclear. b) The start[] values are ordinal
+numbers. c) There is no point in inventing a new line numbering
+scheme. We now use line number as defined by ITU-R, period.
+Compatibility: Add one to the start values. Applications depending on
+the previous semantics may not function correctly.
+
+
+
+ The restriction "count[0] > 0 and count[1] > 0"
+has been relaxed to "(count[0] + count[1]) > 0". Rationale:
+Drivers may allocate resources at scan line granularity and some data
+services are transmitted only on the first field. The comment that
+both count values will usually be equal is
+misleading and pointless and has been removed. This change
+breaks compatibility with earlier versions:
+Drivers may return EINVAL, applications may not function
+correctly.
+
+
+
+ Drivers are again permitted to return negative
+(unknown) start values as proposed earlier. Why this feature was
+dropped is unclear. This change may break
+compatibility with applications depending on the start
+values being positive. The use of EBUSY and
+EINVAL error codes with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl
+was clarified. The &EBUSY; was finally documented, and the
+reserved2 field which was previously
+mentioned only in the videodev.h header
+file.
+
+
+
+ New buffer types
+V4L2_TYPE_VBI_INPUT and
+V4L2_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT were added. The former is an
+alias for the old V4L2_TYPE_VBI, the latter was
+missing in the videodev.h file.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 Version 0.20 2002-07-25
+ Added sliced VBI interface proposal.
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.5.46, 2002-10
+
+ Around October-November 2002, prior to an announced
+feature freeze of Linux 2.5, the API was revised, drawing from
+experience with V4L2 0.20. This unnamed version was finally merged
+into Linux 2.5.46.
+
+
+
+ As specified in , drivers
+must make related device functions available under all minor device
+numbers.
+
+
+
+ The &func-open; function requires access mode
+O_RDWR regardless of the device type. All V4L2
+drivers exchanging data with applications must support the
+O_NONBLOCK flag. The O_NOIO
+flag, a V4L2 symbol which aliased the meaningless
+O_TRUNC to indicate accesses without data
+exchange (panel applications) was dropped. Drivers must stay in "panel
+mode" until the application attempts to initiate a data exchange, see
+.
+
+
+
+ The &v4l2-capability; changed dramatically. Note that
+also the size of the structure changed, which is encoded in the ioctl
+request code, thus older V4L2 devices will respond with an &EINVAL; to
+the new &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl.
+
+ There are new fields to identify the driver, a new RDS
+device function V4L2_CAP_RDS_CAPTURE, the
+V4L2_CAP_AUDIO flag indicates if the device has
+any audio connectors, another I/O capability
+V4L2_CAP_ASYNCIO can be flagged. In response to
+these changes the type field became a bit
+set and was merged into the flags field.
+V4L2_FLAG_TUNER was renamed to
+V4L2_CAP_TUNER,
+V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY replaced
+V4L2_FLAG_PREVIEW and
+V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE and
+V4L2_CAP_VBI_OUTPUT replaced
+V4L2_FLAG_DATA_SERVICE.
+V4L2_FLAG_READ and
+V4L2_FLAG_WRITE were merged into
+V4L2_CAP_READWRITE.
+
+ The redundant fields
+inputs, outputs
+and audios were removed. These properties
+can be determined as described in and .
+
+ The somewhat volatile and therefore barely useful
+fields maxwidth,
+maxheight,
+minwidth,
+minheight,
+maxframerate were removed. This information
+is available as described in and
+.
+
+ V4L2_FLAG_SELECT was removed. We
+believe the select() function is important enough to require support
+of it in all V4L2 drivers exchanging data with applications. The
+redundant V4L2_FLAG_MONOCHROME flag was removed,
+this information is available as described in .
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-input; the
+assoc_audio field and the
+capability field and its only flag
+V4L2_INPUT_CAP_AUDIO was replaced by the new
+audioset field. Instead of linking one
+video input to one audio input this field reports all audio inputs
+this video input combines with.
+
+ New fields are tuner
+(reversing the former link from tuners to video inputs),
+std and
+status.
+
+ Accordingly &v4l2-output; lost its
+capability and
+assoc_audio fields.
+audioset,
+modulator and
+std where added instead.
+
+
+
+ The &v4l2-audio; field
+audio was renamed to
+index, for consistency with other
+structures. A new capability flag
+V4L2_AUDCAP_STEREO was added to indicated if the
+audio input in question supports stereo sound.
+V4L2_AUDCAP_EFFECTS and the corresponding
+V4L2_AUDMODE flags where removed. This can be
+easily implemented using controls. (However the same applies to AVL
+which is still there.)
+
+ Again for consistency the &v4l2-audioout; field
+audio was renamed to
+index.
+
+
+
+ The &v4l2-tuner;
+input field was replaced by an
+index field, permitting devices with
+multiple tuners. The link between video inputs and tuners is now
+reversed, inputs point to their tuner. The
+std substructure became a
+simple set (more about this below) and moved into &v4l2-input;. A
+type field was added.
+
+ Accordingly in &v4l2-modulator; the
+output was replaced by an
+index field.
+
+ In &v4l2-frequency; the
+port field was replaced by a
+tuner field containing the respective tuner
+or modulator index number. A tuner type
+field was added and the reserved field
+became larger for future extensions (satellite tuners in
+particular).
+
+
+
+ The idea of completely transparent video standards was
+dropped. Experience showed that applications must be able to work with
+video standards beyond presenting the user a menu. Instead of
+enumerating supported standards with an ioctl applications can now
+refer to standards by &v4l2-std-id; and symbols defined in the
+videodev2.h header file. For details see . The &VIDIOC-G-STD; and
+&VIDIOC-S-STD; now take a pointer to this type as argument.
+&VIDIOC-QUERYSTD; was added to autodetect the received standard, if
+the hardware has this capability. In &v4l2-standard; an
+index field was added for &VIDIOC-ENUMSTD;.
+A &v4l2-std-id; field named id was added as
+machine readable identifier, also replacing the
+transmission field. The misleading
+framerate field was renamed
+to frameperiod. The now obsolete
+colorstandard information, originally
+needed to distguish between variations of standards, were
+removed.
+
+ Struct v4l2_enumstd ceased to
+be. &VIDIOC-ENUMSTD; now takes a pointer to a &v4l2-standard;
+directly. The information which standards are supported by a
+particular video input or output moved into &v4l2-input; and
+&v4l2-output; fields named std,
+respectively.
+
+
+
+ The &v4l2-queryctrl; fields
+category and
+group did not catch on and/or were not
+implemented as expected and therefore removed.
+
+
+
+ The &VIDIOC-TRY-FMT; ioctl was added to negotiate data
+formats as with &VIDIOC-S-FMT;, but without the overhead of
+programming the hardware and regardless of I/O in progress.
+
+ In &v4l2-format; the fmt
+union was extended to contain &v4l2-window;. All image format
+negotiations are now possible with VIDIOC_G_FMT,
+VIDIOC_S_FMT and
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT; ioctl. The
+VIDIOC_G_WIN and
+VIDIOC_S_WIN ioctls to prepare for a video
+overlay were removed. The type field
+changed to type &v4l2-buf-type; and the buffer type names changed as
+follows.
+
+
+
+ Old defines
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_CAPTURE
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_CODECIN
+ Omitted for now
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_CODECOUT
+ Omitted for now
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_EFFECTSIN
+ Omitted for now
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_EFFECTSIN2
+ Omitted for now
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_EFFECTSOUT
+ Omitted for now
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEOOUT
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE_BASE
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-fmtdesc; a &v4l2-buf-type; field named
+type was added as in &v4l2-format;. The
+VIDIOC_ENUM_FBUFFMT ioctl is no longer needed and
+was removed. These calls can be replaced by &VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; with
+type V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-pix-format; the
+depth field was removed, assuming
+applications which recognize the format by its four-character-code
+already know the color depth, and others do not care about it. The
+same rationale lead to the removal of the
+V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED flag. The
+V4L2_FMT_FLAG_SWCONVECOMPRESSED flag was removed
+because drivers are not supposed to convert images in kernel space. A
+user library of conversion functions should be provided instead. The
+V4L2_FMT_FLAG_BYTESPERLINE flag was redundant.
+Applications can set the bytesperline field
+to zero to get a reasonable default. Since the remaining flags were
+replaced as well, the flags field itself
+was removed.
+ The interlace flags were replaced by a &v4l2-field;
+value in a newly added field
+field.
+
+
+
+ Old flag
+ &v4l2-field;
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_NOT_INTERLACED
+ ?
+
+
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_INTERLACED
+= V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMBINED
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED
+
+
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_TOPFIELD
+= V4L2_FMT_FLAG_ODDFIELD
+ V4L2_FIELD_TOP
+
+
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_BOTFIELD
+= V4L2_FMT_FLAG_EVENFIELD
+ V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT
+
+
+ -
+ V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE
+
+
+
+
+
+ The color space flags were replaced by a
+&v4l2-colorspace; value in a newly added
+colorspace field, where one of
+V4L2_COLORSPACE_SMPTE170M,
+V4L2_COLORSPACE_BT878,
+V4L2_COLORSPACE_470_SYSTEM_M or
+V4L2_COLORSPACE_470_SYSTEM_BG replaces
+V4L2_FMT_CS_601YUV.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-requestbuffers; the
+type field was properly defined as
+&v4l2-buf-type;. Buffer types changed as mentioned above. A new
+memory field of type &v4l2-memory; was
+added to distinguish between I/O methods using buffers allocated
+by the driver or the application. See for
+details.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-buffer; the type
+field was properly defined as &v4l2-buf-type;. Buffer types changed as
+mentioned above. A field field of type
+&v4l2-field; was added to indicate if a buffer contains a top or
+bottom field. The old field flags were removed. Since no unadjusted
+system time clock was added to the kernel as planned, the
+timestamp field changed back from type
+stamp_t, an unsigned 64 bit integer expressing the sample time in
+nanoseconds, to struct timeval. With the
+addition of a second memory mapping method the
+offset field moved into union
+m, and a new
+memory field of type &v4l2-memory; was
+added to distinguish between I/O methods. See
+for details.
+
+ The V4L2_BUF_REQ_CONTIG
+flag was used by the V4L compatibility layer, after changes to this
+code it was no longer needed. The
+V4L2_BUF_ATTR_DEVICEMEM flag would indicate if
+the buffer was indeed allocated in device memory rather than DMA-able
+system memory. It was barely useful and so was removed.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-framebuffer; the
+base[3] array anticipating double- and
+triple-buffering in off-screen video memory, however without defining
+a synchronization mechanism, was replaced by a single pointer. The
+V4L2_FBUF_CAP_SCALEUP and
+V4L2_FBUF_CAP_SCALEDOWN flags were removed.
+Applications can determine this capability more accurately using the
+new cropping and scaling interface. The
+V4L2_FBUF_CAP_CLIPPING flag was replaced by
+V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LIST_CLIPPING and
+V4L2_FBUF_CAP_BITMAP_CLIPPING.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-clip; the x,
+y, width and
+height field moved into a
+c substructure of type &v4l2-rect;. The
+x and y fields
+were renamed to left and
+top, &ie; offsets to a context dependent
+origin.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-window; the x,
+y, width and
+height field moved into a
+w substructure as above. A
+field field of type %v4l2-field; was added
+to distinguish between field and frame (interlaced) overlay.
+
+
+
+ The digital zoom interface, including struct
+v4l2_zoomcap, struct
+v4l2_zoom,
+V4L2_ZOOM_NONCAP and
+V4L2_ZOOM_WHILESTREAMING was replaced by a new
+cropping and scaling interface. The previously unused struct
+v4l2_cropcap and
+v4l2_crop where redefined for this purpose.
+See for details.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-vbi-format; the
+SAMPLE_FORMAT field now contains a
+four-character-code as used to identify video image formats and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY replaces the
+V4L2_VBI_SF_UBYTE define. The
+reserved field was extended.
+
+
+
+ In &v4l2-captureparm; the type of the
+timeperframe field changed from unsigned
+long to &v4l2-fract;. This allows the accurate expression of multiples
+of the NTSC-M frame rate 30000 / 1001. A new field
+readbuffers was added to control the driver
+behaviour in read I/O mode.
+
+ Similar changes were made to &v4l2-outputparm;.
+
+
+
+ The struct v4l2_performance
+and VIDIOC_G_PERF ioctl were dropped. Except when
+using the read/write I/O method, which is
+limited anyway, this information is already available to
+applications.
+
+
+
+ The example transformation from RGB to YCbCr color
+space in the old V4L2 documentation was inaccurate, this has been
+corrected in .
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 2003-06-19
+
+
+
+ A new capability flag
+V4L2_CAP_RADIO was added for radio devices. Prior
+to this change radio devices would identify solely by having exactly one
+tuner whose type field reads V4L2_TUNER_RADIO.
+
+
+
+ An optional driver access priority mechanism was
+added, see for details.
+
+
+
+ The audio input and output interface was found to be
+incomplete.
+ Previously the &VIDIOC-G-AUDIO;
+ioctl would enumerate the available audio inputs. An ioctl to
+determine the current audio input, if more than one combines with the
+current video input, did not exist. So
+VIDIOC_G_AUDIO was renamed to
+VIDIOC_G_AUDIO_OLD, this ioctl will be removed in
+the future. The &VIDIOC-ENUMAUDIO; ioctl was added to enumerate
+audio inputs, while &VIDIOC-G-AUDIO; now reports the current audio
+input.
+ The same changes were made to &VIDIOC-G-AUDOUT; and
+&VIDIOC-ENUMAUDOUT;.
+ Until further the "videodev" module will automatically
+translate between the old and new ioctls, but drivers and applications
+must be updated to successfully compile again.
+
+
+
+ The &VIDIOC-OVERLAY; ioctl was incorrectly defined with
+write-read parameter. It was changed to write-only, while the write-read
+version was renamed to VIDIOC_OVERLAY_OLD. The old
+ioctl will be removed in the future. Until further the "videodev"
+kernel module will automatically translate to the new version, so drivers
+must be recompiled, but not applications.
+
+
+
+ incorrectly stated that
+clipping rectangles define regions where the video can be seen.
+Correct is that clipping rectangles define regions where
+no video shall be displayed and so the graphics
+surface can be seen.
+
+
+
+ The &VIDIOC-S-PARM; and &VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctls were
+defined with write-only parameter, inconsistent with other ioctls
+modifying their argument. They were changed to write-read, while a
+_OLD suffix was added to the write-only versions.
+The old ioctls will be removed in the future. Drivers and
+applications assuming a constant parameter need an update.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 2003-11-05
+
+
+ In the following pixel
+formats were incorrectly transferred from Bill Dirks' V4L2
+specification. Descriptions below refer to bytes in memory, in
+ascending address order.
+
+
+
+ Symbol
+ In this document prior to revision
+0.5
+ Corrected
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24
+ B, G, R
+ R, G, B
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24
+ R, G, B
+ B, G, R
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB32
+ B, G, R, X
+ R, G, B, X
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR32
+ R, G, B, X
+ B, G, R, X
+
+
+
+ The
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24 example was always
+correct.
+ In the mapping
+of the V4L VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB24 and
+VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB32 formats to V4L2 pixel formats
+was accordingly corrected.
+
+
+
+ Unrelated to the fixes above, drivers may still
+interpret some V4L2 RGB pixel formats differently. These issues have
+yet to be addressed, for details see .
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.6, 2004-05-09
+
+
+ The &VIDIOC-CROPCAP; ioctl was incorrectly defined
+with read-only parameter. It is now defined as write-read ioctl, while
+the read-only version was renamed to
+VIDIOC_CROPCAP_OLD. The old ioctl will be removed
+in the future.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.8
+
+
+ A new field input (former
+reserved[0]) was added to the &v4l2-buffer;
+structure. Purpose of this field is to alternate between video inputs
+(⪚ cameras) in step with the video capturing process. This function
+must be enabled with the new V4L2_BUF_FLAG_INPUT
+flag. The flags field is no longer
+read-only.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 spec erratum 2004-08-01
+
+
+
+ The return value of the
+ function was incorrectly documented.
+
+
+
+ Audio output ioctls end in -AUDOUT, not -AUDIOOUT.
+
+
+
+ In the Current Audio Input example the
+VIDIOC_G_AUDIO ioctl took the wrong
+argument.
+
+
+
+ The documentation of the &VIDIOC-QBUF; and
+&VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctls did not mention the &v4l2-buffer;
+memory field. It was also missing from
+examples. Also on the VIDIOC_DQBUF page the &EIO;
+was not documented.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.14
+
+
+ A new sliced VBI interface was added. It is documented
+in and replaces the interface first
+proposed in V4L2 specification 0.8.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.15
+
+
+ The &VIDIOC-LOG-STATUS; ioctl was added.
+
+
+
+ New video standards
+V4L2_STD_NTSC_443,
+V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC,
+V4L2_STD_SECAM_DK (a set of SECAM D, K and K1),
+and V4L2_STD_ATSC (a set of
+V4L2_STD_ATSC_8_VSB and
+V4L2_STD_ATSC_16_VSB) were defined. Note the
+V4L2_STD_525_60 set now includes
+V4L2_STD_NTSC_443. See also .
+
+
+
+ The VIDIOC_G_COMP and
+VIDIOC_S_COMP ioctl were renamed to
+VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP and
+VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP respectively. Their argument
+was replaced by a struct
+v4l2_mpeg_compression pointer. (The
+VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP and
+VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP ioctls where removed in Linux
+2.6.25.)
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 spec erratum 2005-11-27
+ The capture example in
+called the &VIDIOC-S-CROP; ioctl without checking if cropping is
+supported. In the video standard selection example in
+ the &VIDIOC-S-STD; call used the wrong
+argument type.
+
+
+
+ V4L2 spec erratum 2006-01-10
+
+
+ The V4L2_IN_ST_COLOR_KILL flag in
+&v4l2-input; not only indicates if the color killer is enabled, but
+also if it is active. (The color killer disables color decoding when
+it detects no color in the video signal to improve the image
+quality.)
+
+
+
+ &VIDIOC-S-PARM; is a write-read ioctl, not write-only as
+stated on its reference page. The ioctl changed in 2003 as noted above.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 spec erratum 2006-02-03
+
+
+ In &v4l2-captureparm; and &v4l2-outputparm; the
+timeperframe field gives the time in
+seconds, not microseconds.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 spec erratum 2006-02-04
+
+
+ The clips field in
+&v4l2-window; must point to an array of &v4l2-clip;, not a linked
+list, because drivers ignore the struct
+v4l2_clip.next
+pointer.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.17
+
+
+ New video standard macros were added:
+V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_KR (NTSC M South Korea), and the
+sets V4L2_STD_MN,
+V4L2_STD_B, V4L2_STD_GH and
+V4L2_STD_DK. The
+V4L2_STD_NTSC and
+V4L2_STD_SECAM sets now include
+V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_KR and
+V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC respectively.
+
+
+
+ A new V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG1_LANG2
+was defined to record both languages of a bilingual program. The
+use of V4L2_TUNER_MODE_STEREO for this purpose
+is deprecated now. See the &VIDIOC-G-TUNER; section for
+details.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 spec erratum 2006-09-23 (Draft 0.15)
+
+
+ In various places
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE and
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT of the sliced VBI
+interface were not mentioned along with other buffer types.
+
+
+
+ In it was clarified
+that the &v4l2-audio; mode field is a flags
+field.
+
+
+
+ did not mention the
+sliced VBI and radio capability flags.
+
+
+
+ In it was
+clarified that applications must initialize the tuner
+type field of &v4l2-frequency; before
+calling &VIDIOC-S-FREQUENCY;.
+
+
+
+ The reserved array
+in &v4l2-requestbuffers; has 2 elements, not 32.
+
+
+
+ In and the device file names
+/dev/vout which never caught on were replaced
+by /dev/video.
+
+
+
+ With Linux 2.6.15 the possible range for VBI device minor
+numbers was extended from 224-239 to 224-255. Accordingly device file names
+/dev/vbi0 to /dev/vbi31 are
+possible now.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.18
+
+
+ New ioctls &VIDIOC-G-EXT-CTRLS;, &VIDIOC-S-EXT-CTRLS;
+and &VIDIOC-TRY-EXT-CTRLS; were added, a flag to skip unsupported
+controls with &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, new control types
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64 and
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_CTRL_CLASS (), and new control flags
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_READ_ONLY,
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_UPDATE,
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE and
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_SLIDER (). See for details.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.19
+
+
+ In &v4l2-sliced-vbi-cap; a buffer type field was added
+replacing a reserved field. Note on architectures where the size of
+enum types differs from int types the size of the structure changed.
+The &VIDIOC-G-SLICED-VBI-CAP; ioctl was redefined from being read-only
+to write-read. Applications must initialize the type field and clear
+the reserved fields now. These changes may break the
+compatibility with older drivers and applications.
+
+
+
+ The ioctls &VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMESIZES; and
+&VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMEINTERVALS; were added.
+
+
+
+ A new pixel format V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB444 () was added.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 spec erratum 2006-10-12 (Draft 0.17)
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_HM12 () is a YUV 4:2:0, not 4:2:2 format.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.21
+
+
+ The videodev2.h header file is
+now dual licensed under GNU General Public License version two or
+later, and under a 3-clause BSD-style license.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.22
+
+
+ Two new field orders
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB and
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT were
+ added. See for details.
+
+
+
+ Three new clipping/blending methods with a global or
+straight or inverted local alpha value were added to the video overlay
+interface. See the description of the &VIDIOC-G-FBUF; and
+&VIDIOC-S-FBUF; ioctls for details.
+ A new global_alpha field
+was added to v4l2_window,
+extending the structure. This may break
+compatibility with applications using a struct
+v4l2_window directly. However the VIDIOC_G/S/TRY_FMT ioctls, which take a
+pointer to a v4l2_format parent
+structure with padding bytes at the end, are not affected.
+
+
+
+ The format of the chromakey
+field in &v4l2-window; changed from "host order RGB32" to a pixel
+value in the same format as the framebuffer. This may break
+compatibility with existing applications. Drivers
+supporting the "host order RGB32" format are not known.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.24
+
+
+ The pixel formats
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAL8,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV444,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV555,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV565 and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV32 were added.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.25
+
+
+ The pixel formats
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16 and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16 were added.
+
+
+ New controls
+V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY,
+V4L2_CID_HUE_AUTO,
+V4L2_CID_WHITE_BALANCE_TEMPERATURE,
+V4L2_CID_SHARPNESS and
+V4L2_CID_BACKLIGHT_COMPENSATION were added. The
+controls V4L2_CID_BLACK_LEVEL,
+V4L2_CID_WHITENESS,
+V4L2_CID_HCENTER and
+V4L2_CID_VCENTER were deprecated.
+
+
+
+ A Camera controls
+class was added, with the new controls
+V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO,
+V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_ABSOLUTE,
+V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO_PRIORITY,
+V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE,
+V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE,
+V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET,
+V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET,
+V4L2_CID_PAN_ABSOLUTE,
+V4L2_CID_TILT_ABSOLUTE,
+V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE,
+V4L2_CID_FOCUS_RELATIVE and
+V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO.
+
+
+ The VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP and
+VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP ioctls, which were superseded
+by the extended controls
+interface in Linux 2.6.18, where finally removed from the
+videodev2.h header file.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.26
+
+
+ The pixel formats
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16 and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16 were added.
+
+
+ Added user controls
+V4L2_CID_CHROMA_AGC and
+V4L2_CID_COLOR_KILLER.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.27
+
+
+ The &VIDIOC-S-HW-FREQ-SEEK; ioctl and the
+V4L2_CAP_HW_FREQ_SEEK capability were added.
+
+
+ The pixel formats
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVYU,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PCA501,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PCA505,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PCA508,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PCA561,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAC207 and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PJPG were added.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.28
+
+
+ Added V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AAC and
+V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AC3 MPEG audio encodings.
+
+
+ Added V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_4_AVC MPEG
+video encoding.
+
+
+ The pixel formats
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10 and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10DPCM8 were added.
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.29
+
+
+ The VIDIOC_G_CHIP_IDENT ioctl was renamed
+to VIDIOC_G_CHIP_IDENT_OLD and &VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT;
+was introduced in its place. The old struct v4l2_chip_ident
+was renamed to v4l2_chip_ident_old.
+
+
+ The pixel formats
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_VYUY,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16 and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV61 were added.
+
+
+ Added camera controls
+V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE,
+V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE,
+V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS and
+V4L2_CID_PRIVACY.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.30
+
+
+ New control flag V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_WRITE_ONLY was added.
+
+
+ New control V4L2_CID_COLORFX was added.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2 in Linux 2.6.32
+
+
+ In order to be easier to compare a V4L2 API and a kernel
+version, now V4L2 API is numbered using the Linux Kernel version numeration.
+
+
+ Finalized the RDS capture API. See for
+more information.
+
+
+ Added new capabilities for modulators and RDS encoders.
+
+
+ Add description for libv4l API.
+
+
+ Added support for string controls via new type V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_STRING.
+
+
+ Added V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER documentation.
+
+
+ Added FM Modulator (FM TX) Extended Control Class: V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX and their Control IDs.
+
+
+ Added Remote Controller chapter, describing the default Remote Controller mapping for media devices.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Relation of V4L2 to other Linux multimedia APIs
+
+
+ X Video Extension
+
+ The X Video Extension (abbreviated XVideo or just Xv) is
+an extension of the X Window system, implemented for example by the
+XFree86 project. Its scope is similar to V4L2, an API to video capture
+and output devices for X clients. Xv allows applications to display
+live video in a window, send window contents to a TV output, and
+capture or output still images in XPixmaps
+ This is not implemented in XFree86.
+ . With their implementation XFree86 makes the
+extension available across many operating systems and
+architectures.
+
+ Because the driver is embedded into the X server Xv has a
+number of advantages over the V4L2 video
+overlay interface. The driver can easily determine the overlay
+target, &ie; visible graphics memory or off-screen buffers for a
+destructive overlay. It can program the RAMDAC for a non-destructive
+overlay, scaling or color-keying, or the clipping functions of the
+video capture hardware, always in sync with drawing operations or
+windows moving or changing their stacking order.
+
+ To combine the advantages of Xv and V4L a special Xv
+driver exists in XFree86 and XOrg, just programming any overlay capable
+Video4Linux device it finds. To enable it
+/etc/X11/XF86Config must contain these lines:
+
+Section "Module"
+ Load "v4l"
+EndSection
+
+ As of XFree86 4.2 this driver still supports only V4L
+ioctls, however it should work just fine with all V4L2 devices through
+the V4L2 backward-compatibility layer. Since V4L2 permits multiple
+opens it is possible (if supported by the V4L2 driver) to capture
+video while an X client requested video overlay. Restrictions of
+simultaneous capturing and overlay are discussed in apply.
+
+ Only marginally related to V4L2, XFree86 extended Xv to
+support hardware YUV to RGB conversion and scaling for faster video
+playback, and added an interface to MPEG-2 decoding hardware. This API
+is useful to display images captured with V4L2 devices.
+
+
+
+ Digital Video
+
+ V4L2 does not support digital terrestrial, cable or
+satellite broadcast. A separate project aiming at digital receivers
+exists. You can find its homepage at http://linuxtv.org. The Linux DVB API
+has no connection to the V4L2 API except that drivers for hybrid
+hardware may support both.
+
+
+
+ Audio Interfaces
+
+ [to do - OSS/ALSA]
+
+
+
+
+ Experimental API Elements
+
+ The following V4L2 API elements are currently experimental
+and may change in the future.
+
+
+
+ Video Output Overlay (OSD) Interface, .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY,
+ &v4l2-buf-type;, .
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY,
+&VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl, .
+
+
+ &VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMESIZES; and
+&VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMEINTERVALS; ioctls.
+
+
+ &VIDIOC-G-ENC-INDEX; ioctl.
+
+
+ &VIDIOC-ENCODER-CMD; and &VIDIOC-TRY-ENCODER-CMD;
+ioctls.
+
+
+ &VIDIOC-DBG-G-REGISTER; and &VIDIOC-DBG-S-REGISTER;
+ioctls.
+
+
+ &VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT; ioctl.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Obsolete API Elements
+
+ The following V4L2 API elements were superseded by new
+interfaces and should not be implemented in new drivers.
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP and
+VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP ioctls. Use Extended Controls,
+.
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2049 @@
+
+ User Controls
+
+ Devices typically have a number of user-settable controls
+such as brightness, saturation and so on, which would be presented to
+the user on a graphical user interface. But, different devices
+will have different controls available, and furthermore, the range of
+possible values, and the default value will vary from device to
+device. The control ioctls provide the information and a mechanism to
+create a nice user interface for these controls that will work
+correctly with any device.
+
+ All controls are accessed using an ID value. V4L2 defines
+several IDs for specific purposes. Drivers can also implement their
+own custom controls using V4L2_CID_PRIVATE_BASE
+and higher values. The pre-defined control IDs have the prefix
+V4L2_CID_, and are listed in . The ID is used when querying the attributes of
+a control, and when getting or setting the current value.
+
+ Generally applications should present controls to the user
+without assumptions about their purpose. Each control comes with a
+name string the user is supposed to understand. When the purpose is
+non-intuitive the driver writer should provide a user manual, a user
+interface plug-in or a driver specific panel application. Predefined
+IDs were introduced to change a few controls programmatically, for
+example to mute a device during a channel switch.
+
+ Drivers may enumerate different controls after switching
+the current video input or output, tuner or modulator, or audio input
+or output. Different in the sense of other bounds, another default and
+current value, step size or other menu items. A control with a certain
+custom ID can also change name and
+type.
+ It will be more convenient for applications if drivers
+make use of the V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED flag, but
+that was never required.
+ Control values are stored globally, they do not
+change when switching except to stay within the reported bounds. They
+also do not change ⪚ when the device is opened or closed, when the
+tuner radio frequency is changed or generally never without
+application request. Since V4L2 specifies no event mechanism, panel
+applications intended to cooperate with other panel applications (be
+they built into a larger application, as a TV viewer) may need to
+regularly poll control values to update their user
+interface.
+ Applications could call an ioctl to request events.
+After another process called &VIDIOC-S-CTRL; or another ioctl changing
+shared properties the &func-select; function would indicate
+readability until any ioctl (querying the properties) is
+called.
+
+
+
+ Control IDs
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ ID
+ Type
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_BASE
+
+ First predefined ID, equal to
+V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_USER_BASE
+
+ Synonym of V4L2_CID_BASE.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS
+ integer
+ Picture brightness, or more precisely, the black
+level.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_CONTRAST
+ integer
+ Picture contrast or luma gain.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_SATURATION
+ integer
+ Picture color saturation or chroma gain.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_HUE
+ integer
+ Hue or color balance.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_VOLUME
+ integer
+ Overall audio volume. Note some drivers also
+provide an OSS or ALSA mixer interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_BALANCE
+ integer
+ Audio stereo balance. Minimum corresponds to all
+the way left, maximum to right.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_BASS
+ integer
+ Audio bass adjustment.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_TREBLE
+ integer
+ Audio treble adjustment.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_MUTE
+ boolean
+ Mute audio, &ie; set the volume to zero, however
+without affecting V4L2_CID_AUDIO_VOLUME. Like
+ALSA drivers, V4L2 drivers must mute at load time to avoid excessive
+noise. Actually the entire device should be reset to a low power
+consumption state.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LOUDNESS
+ boolean
+ Loudness mode (bass boost).
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_BLACK_LEVEL
+ integer
+ Another name for brightness (not a synonym of
+V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS). This control is deprecated
+and should not be used in new drivers and applications.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUTO_WHITE_BALANCE
+ boolean
+ Automatic white balance (cameras).
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_DO_WHITE_BALANCE
+ button
+ This is an action control. When set (the value is
+ignored), the device will do a white balance and then hold the current
+setting. Contrast this with the boolean
+V4L2_CID_AUTO_WHITE_BALANCE, which, when
+activated, keeps adjusting the white balance.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_RED_BALANCE
+ integer
+ Red chroma balance.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_BLUE_BALANCE
+ integer
+ Blue chroma balance.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_GAMMA
+ integer
+ Gamma adjust.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_WHITENESS
+ integer
+ Whiteness for grey-scale devices. This is a synonym
+for V4L2_CID_GAMMA. This control is deprecated
+and should not be used in new drivers and applications.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE
+ integer
+ Exposure (cameras). [Unit?]
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUTOGAIN
+ boolean
+ Automatic gain/exposure control.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_GAIN
+ integer
+ Gain control.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_HFLIP
+ boolean
+ Mirror the picture horizontally.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_VFLIP
+ boolean
+ Mirror the picture vertically.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_HCENTER_DEPRECATED (formerly V4L2_CID_HCENTER)
+ integer
+ Horizontal image centering. This control is
+deprecated. New drivers and applications should use the Camera class controls
+V4L2_CID_PAN_ABSOLUTE,
+V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE and
+V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET instead.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_VCENTER_DEPRECATED
+ (formerly V4L2_CID_VCENTER)
+ integer
+ Vertical image centering. Centering is intended to
+physically adjust cameras. For image cropping see
+, for clipping . This
+control is deprecated. New drivers and applications should use the
+Camera class controls
+V4L2_CID_TILT_ABSOLUTE,
+V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE and
+V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET instead.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY
+ enum
+ Enables a power line frequency filter to avoid
+flicker. Possible values for enum v4l2_power_line_frequency are:
+V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_DISABLED (0),
+V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_50HZ (1) and
+V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_60HZ (2).
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_HUE_AUTO
+ boolean
+ Enables automatic hue control by the device. The
+effect of setting V4L2_CID_HUE while automatic
+hue control is enabled is undefined, drivers should ignore such
+request.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_WHITE_BALANCE_TEMPERATURE
+ integer
+ This control specifies the white balance settings
+as a color temperature in Kelvin. A driver should have a minimum of
+2800 (incandescent) to 6500 (daylight). For more information about
+color temperature see Wikipedia.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_SHARPNESS
+ integer
+ Adjusts the sharpness filters in a camera. The
+minimum value disables the filters, higher values give a sharper
+picture.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_BACKLIGHT_COMPENSATION
+ integer
+ Adjusts the backlight compensation in a camera. The
+minimum value disables backlight compensation.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_CHROMA_AGC
+ boolean
+ Chroma automatic gain control.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_COLOR_KILLER
+ boolean
+ Enable the color killer (&ie; force a black & white image in case of a weak video signal).
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_COLORFX
+ enum
+ Selects a color effect. Possible values for
+enum v4l2_colorfx are:
+V4L2_COLORFX_NONE (0),
+V4L2_COLORFX_BW (1) and
+V4L2_COLORFX_SEPIA (2).
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_LASTP1
+
+ End of the predefined control IDs (currently
+V4L2_CID_COLORFX + 1).
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PRIVATE_BASE
+
+ ID of the first custom (driver specific) control.
+Applications depending on particular custom controls should check the
+driver name and version, see .
+
+
+
+
+
+ Applications can enumerate the available controls with the
+&VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; and &VIDIOC-QUERYMENU; ioctls, get and set a
+control value with the &VIDIOC-G-CTRL; and &VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctls.
+Drivers must implement VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL,
+VIDIOC_G_CTRL and
+VIDIOC_S_CTRL when the device has one or more
+controls, VIDIOC_QUERYMENU when it has one or
+more menu type controls.
+
+
+ Enumerating all controls
+
+
+&v4l2-queryctrl; queryctrl;
+&v4l2-querymenu; querymenu;
+
+static void
+enumerate_menu (void)
+{
+ printf (" Menu items:\n");
+
+ memset (&querymenu, 0, sizeof (querymenu));
+ querymenu.id = queryctrl.id;
+
+ for (querymenu.index = queryctrl.minimum;
+ querymenu.index <= queryctrl.maximum;
+ querymenu.index++) {
+ if (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYMENU;, &querymenu)) {
+ printf (" %s\n", querymenu.name);
+ } else {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_QUERYMENU");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+memset (&queryctrl, 0, sizeof (queryctrl));
+
+for (queryctrl.id = V4L2_CID_BASE;
+ queryctrl.id < V4L2_CID_LASTP1;
+ queryctrl.id++) {
+ if (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &queryctrl)) {
+ if (queryctrl.flags & V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED)
+ continue;
+
+ printf ("Control %s\n", queryctrl.name);
+
+ if (queryctrl.type == V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU)
+ enumerate_menu ();
+ } else {
+ if (errno == EINVAL)
+ continue;
+
+ perror ("VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+}
+
+for (queryctrl.id = V4L2_CID_PRIVATE_BASE;;
+ queryctrl.id++) {
+ if (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &queryctrl)) {
+ if (queryctrl.flags & V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED)
+ continue;
+
+ printf ("Control %s\n", queryctrl.name);
+
+ if (queryctrl.type == V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU)
+ enumerate_menu ();
+ } else {
+ if (errno == EINVAL)
+ break;
+
+ perror ("VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+}
+
+
+
+
+ Changing controls
+
+
+&v4l2-queryctrl; queryctrl;
+&v4l2-control; control;
+
+memset (&queryctrl, 0, sizeof (queryctrl));
+queryctrl.id = V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &queryctrl)) {
+ if (errno != EINVAL) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ } else {
+ printf ("V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS is not supported\n");
+ }
+} else if (queryctrl.flags & V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED) {
+ printf ("V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS is not supported\n");
+} else {
+ memset (&control, 0, sizeof (control));
+ control.id = V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS;
+ control.value = queryctrl.default_value;
+
+ if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-S-CTRL;, &control)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_CTRL");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+}
+
+memset (&control, 0, sizeof (control));
+control.id = V4L2_CID_CONTRAST;
+
+if (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-G-CTRL;, &control)) {
+ control.value += 1;
+
+ /* The driver may clamp the value or return ERANGE, ignored here */
+
+ if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-S-CTRL;, &control)
+ && errno != ERANGE) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_S_CTRL");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+/* Ignore if V4L2_CID_CONTRAST is unsupported */
+} else if (errno != EINVAL) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_CTRL");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+control.id = V4L2_CID_AUDIO_MUTE;
+control.value = TRUE; /* silence */
+
+/* Errors ignored */
+ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_S_CTRL, &control);
+
+
+
+
+
+ Extended Controls
+
+
+ Introduction
+
+ The control mechanism as originally designed was meant
+to be used for user settings (brightness, saturation, etc). However,
+it turned out to be a very useful model for implementing more
+complicated driver APIs where each driver implements only a subset of
+a larger API.
+
+ The MPEG encoding API was the driving force behind
+designing and implementing this extended control mechanism: the MPEG
+standard is quite large and the currently supported hardware MPEG
+encoders each only implement a subset of this standard. Further more,
+many parameters relating to how the video is encoded into an MPEG
+stream are specific to the MPEG encoding chip since the MPEG standard
+only defines the format of the resulting MPEG stream, not how the
+video is actually encoded into that format.
+
+ Unfortunately, the original control API lacked some
+features needed for these new uses and so it was extended into the
+(not terribly originally named) extended control API.
+
+ Even though the MPEG encoding API was the first effort
+to use the Extended Control API, nowadays there are also other classes
+of Extended Controls, such as Camera Controls and FM Transmitter Controls.
+The Extended Controls API as well as all Extended Controls classes are
+described in the following text.
+
+
+
+ The Extended Control API
+
+ Three new ioctls are available: &VIDIOC-G-EXT-CTRLS;,
+&VIDIOC-S-EXT-CTRLS; and &VIDIOC-TRY-EXT-CTRLS;. These ioctls act on
+arrays of controls (as opposed to the &VIDIOC-G-CTRL; and
+&VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctls that act on a single control). This is needed
+since it is often required to atomically change several controls at
+once.
+
+ Each of the new ioctls expects a pointer to a
+&v4l2-ext-controls;. This structure contains a pointer to the control
+array, a count of the number of controls in that array and a control
+class. Control classes are used to group similar controls into a
+single class. For example, control class
+V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER contains all user controls
+(&ie; all controls that can also be set using the old
+VIDIOC_S_CTRL ioctl). Control class
+V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG contains all controls
+relating to MPEG encoding, etc.
+
+ All controls in the control array must belong to the
+specified control class. An error is returned if this is not the
+case.
+
+ It is also possible to use an empty control array (count
+== 0) to check whether the specified control class is
+supported.
+
+ The control array is a &v4l2-ext-control; array. The
+v4l2_ext_control structure is very similar to
+&v4l2-control;, except for the fact that it also allows for 64-bit
+values and pointers to be passed.
+
+ It is important to realize that due to the flexibility of
+controls it is necessary to check whether the control you want to set
+actually is supported in the driver and what the valid range of values
+is. So use the &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; and &VIDIOC-QUERYMENU; ioctls to
+check this. Also note that it is possible that some of the menu
+indices in a control of type V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU
+may not be supported (VIDIOC_QUERYMENU will
+return an error). A good example is the list of supported MPEG audio
+bitrates. Some drivers only support one or two bitrates, others
+support a wider range.
+
+
+
+ Enumerating Extended Controls
+
+ The recommended way to enumerate over the extended
+controls is by using &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; in combination with the
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL flag:
+
+
+
+&v4l2-queryctrl; qctrl;
+
+qctrl.id = V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
+while (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &qctrl)) {
+ /* ... */
+ qctrl.id |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
+}
+
+
+
+ The initial control ID is set to 0 ORed with the
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL flag. The
+VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL ioctl will return the first
+control with a higher ID than the specified one. When no such controls
+are found an error is returned.
+
+ If you want to get all controls within a specific control
+class, then you can set the initial
+qctrl.id value to the control class and add
+an extra check to break out of the loop when a control of another
+control class is found:
+
+
+
+qctrl.id = V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG | V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
+while (0 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL;, &qctrl)) {
+ if (V4L2_CTRL_ID2CLASS (qctrl.id) != V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG)
+ break;
+ /* ... */
+ qctrl.id |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL;
+ }
+
+
+
+ The 32-bit qctrl.id value is
+subdivided into three bit ranges: the top 4 bits are reserved for
+flags (⪚ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL) and are not
+actually part of the ID. The remaining 28 bits form the control ID, of
+which the most significant 12 bits define the control class and the
+least significant 16 bits identify the control within the control
+class. It is guaranteed that these last 16 bits are always non-zero
+for controls. The range of 0x1000 and up are reserved for
+driver-specific controls. The macro
+V4L2_CTRL_ID2CLASS(id) returns the control class
+ID based on a control ID.
+
+ If the driver does not support extended controls, then
+VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL will fail when used in
+combination with V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL. In
+that case the old method of enumerating control should be used (see
+1.8). But if it is supported, then it is guaranteed to enumerate over
+all controls, including driver-private controls.
+
+
+
+ Creating Control Panels
+
+ It is possible to create control panels for a graphical
+user interface where the user can select the various controls.
+Basically you will have to iterate over all controls using the method
+described above. Each control class starts with a control of type
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_CTRL_CLASS.
+VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL will return the name of this
+control class which can be used as the title of a tab page within a
+control panel.
+
+ The flags field of &v4l2-queryctrl; also contains hints on
+the behavior of the control. See the &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; documentation
+for more details.
+
+
+
+ MPEG Control Reference
+
+ Below all controls within the MPEG control class are
+described. First the generic controls, then controls specific for
+certain hardware.
+
+
+ Generic MPEG Controls
+
+
+ MPEG Control IDs
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ ID
+ Type
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CLASS
+ class
+ The MPEG class
+descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a
+description of this control class. This description can be used as the
+caption of a Tab page in a GUI, for example.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_type
+ The MPEG-1, -2 or -4
+output stream type. One cannot assume anything here. Each hardware
+MPEG encoder tends to support different subsets of the available MPEG
+stream types. The currently defined stream types are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_PS
+ MPEG-2 program stream
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_TS
+ MPEG-2 transport stream
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_SS
+ MPEG-1 system stream
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_DVD
+ MPEG-2 DVD-compatible stream
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_VCD
+ MPEG-1 VCD-compatible stream
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_SVCD
+ MPEG-2 SVCD-compatible stream
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PMT
+ integer
+ Program Map Table
+Packet ID for the MPEG transport stream (default 16)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_AUDIO
+ integer
+ Audio Packet ID for
+the MPEG transport stream (default 256)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_VIDEO
+ integer
+ Video Packet ID for
+the MPEG transport stream (default 260)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PCR
+ integer
+ Packet ID for the
+MPEG transport stream carrying PCR fields (default 259)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_AUDIO
+ integer
+ Audio ID for MPEG
+PES
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_VIDEO
+ integer
+ Video ID for MPEG
+PES
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_vbi_fmt
+ Some cards can embed
+VBI data (⪚ Closed Caption, Teletext) into the MPEG stream. This
+control selects whether VBI data should be embedded, and if so, what
+embedding method should be used. The list of possible VBI formats
+depends on the driver. The currently defined VBI format types
+are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_NONE
+ No VBI in the MPEG stream
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV
+ VBI in private packets, IVTV format (documented
+in the kernel sources in the file Documentation/video4linux/cx2341x/README.vbi)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_sampling_freq
+ MPEG Audio sampling
+frequency. Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_44100
+ 44.1 kHz
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_48000
+ 48 kHz
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_32000
+ 32 kHz
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_encoding
+ MPEG Audio encoding.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_1
+ MPEG-1/2 Layer I encoding
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_2
+ MPEG-1/2 Layer II encoding
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_3
+ MPEG-1/2 Layer III encoding
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AAC
+ MPEG-2/4 AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AC3
+ AC-3 aka ATSC A/52 encoding
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l1_bitrate
+ MPEG-1/2 Layer I bitrate.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_32K
+ 32 kbit/s
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_64K
+ 64 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_96K
+ 96 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_128K
+ 128 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_160K
+ 160 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_192K
+ 192 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_224K
+ 224 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_256K
+ 256 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_288K
+ 288 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_320K
+ 320 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_352K
+ 352 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_384K
+ 384 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_416K
+ 416 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_448K
+ 448 kbit/s
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l2_bitrate
+ MPEG-1/2 Layer II bitrate.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_32K
+ 32 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_48K
+ 48 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_56K
+ 56 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_64K
+ 64 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_80K
+ 80 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_96K
+ 96 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_112K
+ 112 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_128K
+ 128 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_160K
+ 160 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_192K
+ 192 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_224K
+ 224 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_256K
+ 256 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_320K
+ 320 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_384K
+ 384 kbit/s
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l3_bitrate
+ MPEG-1/2 Layer III bitrate.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_32K
+ 32 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_40K
+ 40 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_48K
+ 48 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_56K
+ 56 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_64K
+ 64 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_80K
+ 80 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_96K
+ 96 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_112K
+ 112 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_128K
+ 128 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_160K
+ 160 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_192K
+ 192 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_224K
+ 224 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_256K
+ 256 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_320K
+ 320 kbit/s
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AAC_BITRATE
+ integer
+ AAC bitrate in bits per second.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_ac3_bitrate
+ AC-3 bitrate.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_32K
+ 32 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_40K
+ 40 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_48K
+ 48 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_56K
+ 56 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_64K
+ 64 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_80K
+ 80 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_96K
+ 96 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_112K
+ 112 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_128K
+ 128 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_160K
+ 160 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_192K
+ 192 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_224K
+ 224 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_256K
+ 256 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_320K
+ 320 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_384K
+ 384 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_448K
+ 448 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_512K
+ 512 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_576K
+ 576 kbit/s
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_640K
+ 640 kbit/s
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode
+ MPEG Audio mode.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_STEREO
+ Stereo
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_JOINT_STEREO
+ Joint Stereo
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_DUAL
+ Bilingual
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_MONO
+ Mono
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode_extension
+ Joint Stereo
+audio mode extension. In Layer I and II they indicate which subbands
+are in intensity stereo. All other subbands are coded in stereo. Layer
+III is not (yet) supported. Possible values
+are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_4
+ Subbands 4-31 in intensity stereo
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_8
+ Subbands 8-31 in intensity stereo
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_12
+ Subbands 12-31 in intensity stereo
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_16
+ Subbands 16-31 in intensity stereo
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_emphasis
+ Audio Emphasis.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_NONE
+ None
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_50_DIV_15_uS
+ 50/15 microsecond emphasis
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_CCITT_J17
+ CCITT J.17
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_crc
+ CRC method. Possible
+values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_NONE
+ None
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_CRC16
+ 16 bit parity check
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MUTE
+ boolean
+ Mutes the audio when
+capturing. This is not done by muting audio hardware, which can still
+produce a slight hiss, but in the encoder itself, guaranteeing a fixed
+and reproducable audio bitstream. 0 = unmuted, 1 = muted.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_encoding
+ MPEG Video encoding
+method. Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_1
+ MPEG-1 Video encoding
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_2
+ MPEG-2 Video encoding
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_4_AVC
+ MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video encoding
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_aspect
+ Video aspect.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_1x1
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_4x3
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_16x9
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_221x100
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_B_FRAMES
+ integer
+ Number of B-Frames
+(default 2)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_SIZE
+ integer
+ GOP size (default
+12)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_CLOSURE
+ boolean
+ GOP closure (default
+1)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_PULLDOWN
+ boolean
+ Enable 3:2 pulldown
+(default 0)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_bitrate_mode
+ Video bitrate mode.
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_VBR
+ Variable bitrate
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_CBR
+ Constant bitrate
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE
+ integer
+ Video bitrate in bits
+per second.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_PEAK
+ integer
+ Peak video bitrate in
+bits per second. Must be larger or equal to the average video bitrate.
+It is ignored if the video bitrate mode is set to constant
+bitrate.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_DECIMATION
+ integer
+ For every captured
+frame, skip this many subsequent frames (default 0).
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE
+ boolean
+
+ "Mutes" the video to a
+fixed color when capturing. This is useful for testing, to produce a
+fixed video bitstream. 0 = unmuted, 1 = muted.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE_YUV
+ integer
+ Sets the "mute" color
+of the video. The supplied 32-bit integer is interpreted as follows (bit
+0 = least significant bit):
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bit 0:7
+ V chrominance information
+
+
+ Bit 8:15
+ U chrominance information
+
+
+ Bit 16:23
+ Y luminance information
+
+
+ Bit 24:31
+ Must be zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ CX2341x MPEG Controls
+
+ The following MPEG class controls deal with MPEG
+encoding settings that are specific to the Conexant CX23415 and
+CX23416 MPEG encoding chips.
+
+
+ CX2341x Control IDs
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ ID
+ Type
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_spatial_filter_mode
+ Sets the Spatial
+Filter mode (default MANUAL). Possible values
+are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL
+ Choose the filter manually
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO
+ Choose the filter automatically
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER
+ integer (0-15)
+ The setting for the
+Spatial Filter. 0 = off, 15 = maximum. (Default is 0.)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_luma_spatial_filter_type
+ Select the algorithm
+to use for the Luma Spatial Filter (default
+1D_HOR). Possible values:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF
+ No filter
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR
+ One-dimensional horizontal
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_VERT
+ One-dimensional vertical
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_HV_SEPARABLE
+ Two-dimensional separable
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_SYM_NON_SEPARABLE
+ Two-dimensional symmetrical
+non-separable
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_chroma_spatial_filter_type
+ Select the algorithm
+for the Chroma Spatial Filter (default 1D_HOR).
+Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF
+ No filter
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR
+ One-dimensional horizontal
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_temporal_filter_mode
+ Sets the Temporal
+Filter mode (default MANUAL). Possible values
+are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL
+ Choose the filter manually
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO
+ Choose the filter automatically
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER
+ integer (0-31)
+ The setting for the
+Temporal Filter. 0 = off, 31 = maximum. (Default is 8 for full-scale
+capturing and 0 for scaled capturing.)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE
+ enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_median_filter_type
+ Median Filter Type
+(default OFF). Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_OFF
+ No filter
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR
+ Horizontal filter
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_VERT
+ Vertical filter
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR_VERT
+ Horizontal and vertical filter
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_DIAG
+ Diagonal filter
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM
+ integer (0-255)
+ Threshold above which
+the luminance median filter is enabled (default 0)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP
+ integer (0-255)
+ Threshold below which
+the luminance median filter is enabled (default 255)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM
+ integer (0-255)
+ Threshold above which
+the chroma median filter is enabled (default 0)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP
+ integer (0-255)
+ Threshold below which
+the chroma median filter is enabled (default 255)
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_STREAM_INSERT_NAV_PACKETS
+ boolean
+
+ The CX2341X MPEG encoder
+can insert one empty MPEG-2 PES packet into the stream between every
+four video frames. The packet size is 2048 bytes, including the
+packet_start_code_prefix and stream_id fields. The stream_id is 0xBF
+(private stream 2). The payload consists of 0x00 bytes, to be filled
+in by the application. 0 = do not insert, 1 = insert packets.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Camera Control Reference
+
+ The Camera class includes controls for mechanical (or
+equivalent digital) features of a device such as controllable lenses
+or sensors.
+
+
+ Camera Control IDs
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ ID
+ Type
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS
+ class
+ The Camera class
+descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a
+description of this control class.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO
+ enum v4l2_exposure_auto_type
+ Enables automatic
+adjustments of the exposure time and/or iris aperture. The effect of
+manual changes of the exposure time or iris aperture while these
+features are enabled is undefined, drivers should ignore such
+requests. Possible values are:
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_AUTO
+ Automatic exposure time, automatic iris
+aperture.
+
+
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_MANUAL
+ Manual exposure time, manual iris.
+
+
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_SHUTTER_PRIORITY
+ Manual exposure time, auto iris.
+
+
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_APERTURE_PRIORITY
+ Auto exposure time, manual iris.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_ABSOLUTE
+ integer
+ Determines the exposure
+time of the camera sensor. The exposure time is limited by the frame
+interval. Drivers should interpret the values as 100 µs units,
+where the value 1 stands for 1/10000th of a second, 10000 for 1 second
+and 100000 for 10 seconds.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO_PRIORITY
+ boolean
+ When
+V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO is set to
+AUTO or APERTURE_PRIORITY,
+this control determines if the device may dynamically vary the frame
+rate. By default this feature is disabled (0) and the frame rate must
+remain constant.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE
+ integer
+ This control turns the
+camera horizontally by the specified amount. The unit is undefined. A
+positive value moves the camera to the right (clockwise when viewed
+from above), a negative value to the left. A value of zero does not
+cause motion. This is a write-only control.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE
+ integer
+ This control turns the
+camera vertically by the specified amount. The unit is undefined. A
+positive value moves the camera up, a negative value down. A value of
+zero does not cause motion. This is a write-only control.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET
+ button
+ When this control is set,
+the camera moves horizontally to the default position.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET
+ button
+ When this control is set,
+the camera moves vertically to the default position.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PAN_ABSOLUTE
+ integer
+ This control
+turns the camera horizontally to the specified position. Positive
+values move the camera to the right (clockwise when viewed from above),
+negative values to the left. Drivers should interpret the values as arc
+seconds, with valid values between -180 * 3600 and +180 * 3600
+inclusive.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_TILT_ABSOLUTE
+ integer
+ This control
+turns the camera vertically to the specified position. Positive values
+move the camera up, negative values down. Drivers should interpret the
+values as arc seconds, with valid values between -180 * 3600 and +180
+* 3600 inclusive.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE
+ integer
+ This control sets the
+focal point of the camera to the specified position. The unit is
+undefined. Positive values set the focus closer to the camera,
+negative values towards infinity.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_FOCUS_RELATIVE
+ integer
+ This control moves the
+focal point of the camera by the specified amount. The unit is
+undefined. Positive values move the focus closer to the camera,
+negative values towards infinity. This is a write-only control.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO
+ boolean
+ Enables automatic focus
+adjustments. The effect of manual focus adjustments while this feature
+is enabled is undefined, drivers should ignore such requests.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE
+ integer
+ Specify the objective lens
+focal length as an absolute value. The zoom unit is driver-specific and its
+value should be a positive integer.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE
+ integer
+ Specify the objective lens
+focal length relatively to the current value. Positive values move the zoom
+lens group towards the telephoto direction, negative values towards the
+wide-angle direction. The zoom unit is driver-specific. This is a write-only control.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS
+ integer
+ Move the objective lens group
+at the specified speed until it reaches physical device limits or until an
+explicit request to stop the movement. A positive value moves the zoom lens
+group towards the telephoto direction. A value of zero stops the zoom lens
+group movement. A negative value moves the zoom lens group towards the
+wide-angle direction. The zoom speed unit is driver-specific.
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PRIVACY
+ boolean
+ Prevent video from being acquired
+by the camera. When this control is set to TRUE (1), no
+image can be captured by the camera. Common means to enforce privacy are
+mechanical obturation of the sensor and firmware image processing, but the
+device is not restricted to these methods. Devices that implement the privacy
+control must support read access and may support write access.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER
+ integer
+ Switch the band-stop filter of a
+camera sensor on or off, or specify its strength. Such band-stop filters can
+be used, for example, to filter out the fluorescent light component.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ FM Transmitter Control Reference
+
+ The FM Transmitter (FM_TX) class includes controls for common features of
+FM transmissions capable devices. Currently this class includes parameters for audio
+compression, pilot tone generation, audio deviation limiter, RDS transmission and
+tuning power features.
+
+
+ FM_TX Control IDs
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ ID
+ Type
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS
+ class
+ The FM_TX class
+descriptor. Calling &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; for this control will return a
+description of this control class.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_DEVIATION
+ integer
+
+ Configures RDS signal frequency deviation level in Hz.
+The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PI
+ integer
+
+ Sets the RDS Programme Identification field
+for transmission.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PTY
+ integer
+
+ Sets the RDS Programme Type field for transmission.
+This encodes up to 31 pre-defined programme types.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME
+ string
+
+ Sets the Programme Service name (PS_NAME) for transmission.
+It is intended for static display on a receiver. It is the primary aid to listeners in programme service
+identification and selection. In Annex E of , the RDS specification,
+there is a full description of the correct character encoding for Programme Service name strings.
+Also from RDS specification, PS is usually a single eight character text. However, it is also possible
+to find receivers which can scroll strings sized as 8 x N characters. So, this control must be configured
+with steps of 8 characters. The result is it must always contain a string with size multiple of 8.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_RADIO_TEXT
+ string
+
+ Sets the Radio Text info for transmission. It is a textual description of
+what is being broadcasted. RDS Radio Text can be applied when broadcaster wishes to transmit longer PS names,
+programme-related information or any other text. In these cases, RadioText should be used in addition to
+V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME. The encoding for Radio Text strings is also fully described
+in Annex E of . The length of Radio Text strings depends on which RDS Block is being
+used to transmit it, either 32 (2A block) or 64 (2B block). However, it is also possible
+to find receivers which can scroll strings sized as 32 x N or 64 x N characters. So, this control must be configured
+with steps of 32 or 64 characters. The result is it must always contain a string with size multiple of 32 or 64.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_ENABLED
+ boolean
+
+ Enables or disables the audio deviation limiter feature.
+The limiter is useful when trying to maximize the audio volume, minimize receiver-generated
+distortion and prevent overmodulation.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_RELEASE_TIME
+ integer
+
+ Sets the audio deviation limiter feature release time.
+Unit is in useconds. Step and range are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_DEVIATION
+ integer
+
+ Configures audio frequency deviation level in Hz.
+The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ENABLED
+ boolean
+
+ Enables or disables the audio compression feature.
+This feature amplifies signals below the threshold by a fixed gain and compresses audio
+signals above the threshold by the ratio of Threshold/(Gain + Threshold).
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_GAIN
+ integer
+
+ Sets the gain for audio compression feature. It is
+a dB value. The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD
+ integer
+
+ Sets the threshold level for audio compression freature.
+It is a dB value. The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ATTACK_TIME
+ integer
+
+ Sets the attack time for audio compression feature.
+It is a useconds value. The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_RELEASE_TIME
+ integer
+
+ Sets the release time for audio compression feature.
+It is a useconds value. The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_ENABLED
+ boolean
+
+ Enables or disables the pilot tone generation feature.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_DEVIATION
+ integer
+
+ Configures pilot tone frequency deviation level. Unit is
+in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_FREQUENCY
+ integer
+
+ Configures pilot tone frequency value. Unit is
+in Hz. The range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_TUNE_PREEMPHASIS
+ integer
+
+ Configures the pre-emphasis value for broadcasting.
+A pre-emphasis filter is applied to the broadcast to accentuate the high audio frequencies.
+Depending on the region, a time constant of either 50 or 75 useconds is used. The enum v4l2_preemphasis
+defines possible values for pre-emphasis. Here they are:
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_DISABLED
+ No pre-emphasis is applied.
+
+
+ V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_50_uS
+ A pre-emphasis of 50 uS is used.
+
+
+ V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_75_uS
+ A pre-emphasis of 75 uS is used.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_TUNE_POWER_LEVEL
+ integer
+
+ Sets the output power level for signal transmission.
+Unit is in dBuV. Range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+ V4L2_CID_TUNE_ANTENNA_CAPACITOR
+ integer
+
+ This selects the value of antenna tuning capacitor
+manually or automatically if set to zero. Unit, range and step are driver-specific.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+For more details about RDS specification, refer to
+ document, from CENELEC.
+
+
+
+
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+ Video Capture Interface
+
+ Video capture devices sample an analog video signal and store
+the digitized images in memory. Today nearly all devices can capture
+at full 25 or 30 frames/second. With this interface applications can
+control the capture process and move images from the driver into user
+space.
+
+ Conventionally V4L2 video capture devices are accessed through
+character device special files named /dev/video
+and /dev/video0 to
+/dev/video63 with major number 81 and minor
+numbers 0 to 63. /dev/video is typically a
+symbolic link to the preferred video device. Note the same device
+files are used for video output devices.
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the video capture interface set the
+V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE flag in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. As secondary device functions
+they may also support the video overlay
+(V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY) and the raw VBI capture
+(V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE) interface. At least one of
+the read/write or streaming I/O methods must be supported. Tuners and
+audio inputs are optional.
+
+
+
+ Supplemental Functions
+
+ Video capture devices shall support audio input, tuner, controls,
+cropping and scaling and streaming parameter ioctls as needed.
+The video input and video standard ioctls must be supported by
+all video capture devices.
+
+
+
+ Image Format Negotiation
+
+ The result of a capture operation is determined by
+cropping and image format parameters. The former select an area of the
+video picture to capture, the latter how images are stored in memory,
+&ie; in RGB or YUV format, the number of bits per pixel or width and
+height. Together they also define how images are scaled in the
+process.
+
+ As usual these parameters are not reset
+at &func-open; time to permit Unix tool chains, programming a device
+and then reading from it as if it was a plain file. Well written V4L2
+applications ensure they really get what they want, including cropping
+and scaling.
+
+ Cropping initialization at minimum requires to reset the
+parameters to defaults. An example is given in .
+
+ To query the current image format applications set the
+type field of a &v4l2-format; to
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE and call the
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers fill
+the &v4l2-pix-format; pix member of the
+fmt union.
+
+ To request different parameters applications set the
+type field of a &v4l2-format; as above and
+initialize all fields of the &v4l2-pix-format;
+vbi member of the
+fmt union, or better just modify the
+results of VIDIOC_G_FMT, and call the
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers may
+adjust the parameters and finally return the actual parameters as
+VIDIOC_G_FMT does.
+
+ Like VIDIOC_S_FMT the
+&VIDIOC-TRY-FMT; ioctl can be used to learn about hardware limitations
+without disabling I/O or possibly time consuming hardware
+preparations.
+
+ The contents of &v4l2-pix-format; are discussed in . See also the specification of the
+VIDIOC_G_FMT, VIDIOC_S_FMT
+and VIDIOC_TRY_FMT ioctls for details. Video
+capture devices must implement both the
+VIDIOC_G_FMT and
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl, even if
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ignores all requests and always
+returns default parameters as VIDIOC_G_FMT does.
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT is optional.
+
+
+
+ Reading Images
+
+ A video capture device may support the read() function and/or streaming (memory mapping or user pointer) I/O. See for details.
+
+
+
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+ Codec Interface
+
+
+ Suspended
+
+ This interface has been be suspended from the V4L2 API
+implemented in Linux 2.6 until we have more experience with codec
+device interfaces.
+
+
+ A V4L2 codec can compress, decompress, transform, or otherwise
+convert video data from one format into another format, in memory.
+Applications send data to be converted to the driver through a
+&func-write; call, and receive the converted data through a
+&func-read; call. For efficiency a driver may also support streaming
+I/O.
+
+ [to do]
+
+
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+ Effect Devices Interface
+
+
+ Suspended
+
+ This interface has been be suspended from the V4L2 API
+implemented in Linux 2.6 until we have more experience with effect
+device interfaces.
+
+
+ A V4L2 video effect device can do image effects, filtering, or
+combine two or more images or image streams. For example video
+transitions or wipes. Applications send data to be processed and
+receive the result data either with &func-read; and &func-write;
+functions, or through the streaming I/O mechanism.
+
+ [to do]
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-osd.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-osd.xml
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+ Video Output Overlay Interface
+ Also known as On-Screen Display (OSD)
+
+
+ Experimental
+
+ This is an experimental
+interface and may change in the future.
+
+
+ Some video output devices can overlay a framebuffer image onto
+the outgoing video signal. Applications can set up such an overlay
+using this interface, which borrows structures and ioctls of the Video Overlay interface.
+
+ The OSD function is accessible through the same character
+special file as the Video Output function.
+Note the default function of such a /dev/video device
+is video capturing or output. The OSD function is only available after
+calling the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl.
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the Video Output
+Overlay interface set the
+V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY flag in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl.
+
+
+
+ Framebuffer
+
+ Contrary to the Video Overlay
+interface the framebuffer is normally implemented on the TV card and
+not the graphics card. On Linux it is accessible as a framebuffer
+device (/dev/fbN). Given a V4L2 device,
+applications can find the corresponding framebuffer device by calling
+the &VIDIOC-G-FBUF; ioctl. It returns, amongst other information, the
+physical address of the framebuffer in the
+base field of &v4l2-framebuffer;. The
+framebuffer device ioctl FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO
+returns the same address in the smem_start
+field of struct fb_fix_screeninfo. The
+FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO ioctl and struct
+fb_fix_screeninfo are defined in the
+linux/fb.h header file.
+
+ The width and height of the framebuffer depends on the
+current video standard. A V4L2 driver may reject attempts to change
+the video standard (or any other ioctl which would imply a framebuffer
+size change) with an &EBUSY; until all applications closed the
+framebuffer device.
+
+
+ Finding a framebuffer device for OSD
+
+
+#include <linux/fb.h>
+
+&v4l2-framebuffer; fbuf;
+unsigned int i;
+int fb_fd;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_G_FBUF, &fbuf)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_G_FBUF");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+for (i = 0; i > 30; ++i) {
+ char dev_name[16];
+ struct fb_fix_screeninfo si;
+
+ snprintf (dev_name, sizeof (dev_name), "/dev/fb%u", i);
+
+ fb_fd = open (dev_name, O_RDWR);
+ if (-1 == fb_fd) {
+ switch (errno) {
+ case ENOENT: /* no such file */
+ case ENXIO: /* no driver */
+ continue;
+
+ default:
+ perror ("open");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (0 == ioctl (fb_fd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &si)) {
+ if (si.smem_start == (unsigned long) fbuf.base)
+ break;
+ } else {
+ /* Apparently not a framebuffer device. */
+ }
+
+ close (fb_fd);
+ fb_fd = -1;
+}
+
+/* fb_fd is the file descriptor of the framebuffer device
+ for the video output overlay, or -1 if no device was found. */
+
+
+
+
+
+ Overlay Window and Scaling
+
+ The overlay is controlled by source and target rectangles.
+The source rectangle selects a subsection of the framebuffer image to
+be overlaid, the target rectangle an area in the outgoing video signal
+where the image will appear. Drivers may or may not support scaling,
+and arbitrary sizes and positions of these rectangles. Further drivers
+may support any (or none) of the clipping/blending methods defined for
+the Video Overlay interface.
+
+ A &v4l2-window; defines the size of the source rectangle,
+its position in the framebuffer and the clipping/blending method to be
+used for the overlay. To get the current parameters applications set
+the type field of a &v4l2-format; to
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY and call the
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; ioctl. The driver fills the
+v4l2_window substructure named
+win. It is not possible to retrieve a
+previously programmed clipping list or bitmap.
+
+ To program the source rectangle applications set the
+type field of a &v4l2-format; to
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY, initialize
+the win substructure and call the
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl. The driver adjusts the parameters against
+hardware limits and returns the actual parameters as
+VIDIOC_G_FMT does. Like
+VIDIOC_S_FMT, the &VIDIOC-TRY-FMT; ioctl can be
+used to learn about driver capabilities without actually changing
+driver state. Unlike VIDIOC_S_FMT this also works
+after the overlay has been enabled.
+
+ A &v4l2-crop; defines the size and position of the target
+rectangle. The scaling factor of the overlay is implied by the width
+and height given in &v4l2-window; and &v4l2-crop;. The cropping API
+applies to Video Output and Video
+Output Overlay devices in the same way as to
+Video Capture and Video
+Overlay devices, merely reversing the direction of the
+data flow. For more information see .
+
+
+
+ Enabling Overlay
+
+ There is no V4L2 ioctl to enable or disable the overlay,
+however the framebuffer interface of the driver may support the
+FBIOBLANK ioctl.
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-output.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-output.xml
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+ Video Output Interface
+
+ Video output devices encode stills or image sequences as
+analog video signal. With this interface applications can
+control the encoding process and move images from user space to
+the driver.
+
+ Conventionally V4L2 video output devices are accessed through
+character device special files named /dev/video
+and /dev/video0 to
+/dev/video63 with major number 81 and minor
+numbers 0 to 63. /dev/video is typically a
+symbolic link to the preferred video device. Note the same device
+files are used for video capture devices.
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the video output interface set the
+V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT flag in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. As secondary device functions
+they may also support the raw VBI
+output (V4L2_CAP_VBI_OUTPUT) interface. At
+least one of the read/write or streaming I/O methods must be
+supported. Modulators and audio outputs are optional.
+
+
+
+ Supplemental Functions
+
+ Video output devices shall support audio output, modulator, controls,
+cropping and scaling and streaming parameter ioctls as needed.
+The video output and video standard ioctls must be supported by
+all video output devices.
+
+
+
+ Image Format Negotiation
+
+ The output is determined by cropping and image format
+parameters. The former select an area of the video picture where the
+image will appear, the latter how images are stored in memory, &ie; in
+RGB or YUV format, the number of bits per pixel or width and height.
+Together they also define how images are scaled in the process.
+
+ As usual these parameters are not reset
+at &func-open; time to permit Unix tool chains, programming a device
+and then writing to it as if it was a plain file. Well written V4L2
+applications ensure they really get what they want, including cropping
+and scaling.
+
+ Cropping initialization at minimum requires to reset the
+parameters to defaults. An example is given in .
+
+ To query the current image format applications set the
+type field of a &v4l2-format; to
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT and call the
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers fill
+the &v4l2-pix-format; pix member of the
+fmt union.
+
+ To request different parameters applications set the
+type field of a &v4l2-format; as above and
+initialize all fields of the &v4l2-pix-format;
+vbi member of the
+fmt union, or better just modify the
+results of VIDIOC_G_FMT, and call the
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers may
+adjust the parameters and finally return the actual parameters as
+VIDIOC_G_FMT does.
+
+ Like VIDIOC_S_FMT the
+&VIDIOC-TRY-FMT; ioctl can be used to learn about hardware limitations
+without disabling I/O or possibly time consuming hardware
+preparations.
+
+ The contents of &v4l2-pix-format; are discussed in . See also the specification of the
+VIDIOC_G_FMT, VIDIOC_S_FMT
+and VIDIOC_TRY_FMT ioctls for details. Video
+output devices must implement both the
+VIDIOC_G_FMT and
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl, even if
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ignores all requests and always
+returns default parameters as VIDIOC_G_FMT does.
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT is optional.
+
+
+
+ Writing Images
+
+ A video output device may support the write() function and/or streaming (memory mapping or user pointer) I/O. See for details.
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-overlay.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-overlay.xml
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+ Video Overlay Interface
+ Also known as Framebuffer Overlay or Previewing
+
+ Video overlay devices have the ability to genlock (TV-)video
+into the (VGA-)video signal of a graphics card, or to store captured
+images directly in video memory of a graphics card, typically with
+clipping. This can be considerable more efficient than capturing
+images and displaying them by other means. In the old days when only
+nuclear power plants needed cooling towers this used to be the only
+way to put live video into a window.
+
+ Video overlay devices are accessed through the same character
+special files as video capture devices.
+Note the default function of a /dev/video device
+is video capturing. The overlay function is only available after
+calling the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl.
+
+ The driver may support simultaneous overlay and capturing
+using the read/write and streaming I/O methods. If so, operation at
+the nominal frame rate of the video standard is not guaranteed. Frames
+may be directed away from overlay to capture, or one field may be used
+for overlay and the other for capture if the capture parameters permit
+this.
+
+ Applications should use different file descriptors for
+capturing and overlay. This must be supported by all drivers capable
+of simultaneous capturing and overlay. Optionally these drivers may
+also permit capturing and overlay with a single file descriptor for
+compatibility with V4L and earlier versions of V4L2.
+ A common application of two file descriptors is the
+XFree86 Xv/V4L interface driver and
+a V4L2 application. While the X server controls video overlay, the
+application can take advantage of memory mapping and DMA.
+ In the opinion of the designers of this API, no driver
+writer taking the efforts to support simultaneous capturing and
+overlay will restrict this ability by requiring a single file
+descriptor, as in V4L and earlier versions of V4L2. Making this
+optional means applications depending on two file descriptors need
+backup routines to be compatible with all drivers, which is
+considerable more work than using two fds in applications which do
+not. Also two fd's fit the general concept of one file descriptor for
+each logical stream. Hence as a complexity trade-off drivers
+must support two file descriptors and
+may support single fd operation.
+
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the video overlay interface set the
+V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY flag in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. The overlay I/O method specified
+below must be supported. Tuners and audio inputs are optional.
+
+
+
+ Supplemental Functions
+
+ Video overlay devices shall support audio input, tuner, controls,
+cropping and scaling and streaming parameter ioctls as needed.
+The video input and video standard ioctls must be supported by
+all video overlay devices.
+
+
+
+ Setup
+
+ Before overlay can commence applications must program the
+driver with frame buffer parameters, namely the address and size of
+the frame buffer and the image format, for example RGB 5:6:5. The
+&VIDIOC-G-FBUF; and &VIDIOC-S-FBUF; ioctls are available to get
+and set these parameters, respectively. The
+VIDIOC_S_FBUF ioctl is privileged because it
+allows to set up DMA into physical memory, bypassing the memory
+protection mechanisms of the kernel. Only the superuser can change the
+frame buffer address and size. Users are not supposed to run TV
+applications as root or with SUID bit set. A small helper application
+with suitable privileges should query the graphics system and program
+the V4L2 driver at the appropriate time.
+
+ Some devices add the video overlay to the output signal
+of the graphics card. In this case the frame buffer is not modified by
+the video device, and the frame buffer address and pixel format are
+not needed by the driver. The VIDIOC_S_FBUF ioctl
+is not privileged. An application can check for this type of device by
+calling the VIDIOC_G_FBUF ioctl.
+
+ A driver may support any (or none) of five clipping/blending
+methods:
+
+ Chroma-keying displays the overlaid image only where
+pixels in the primary graphics surface assume a certain color.
+
+
+ A bitmap can be specified where each bit corresponds
+to a pixel in the overlaid image. When the bit is set, the
+corresponding video pixel is displayed, otherwise a pixel of the
+graphics surface.
+
+
+ A list of clipping rectangles can be specified. In
+these regions no video is displayed, so the
+graphics surface can be seen here.
+
+
+ The framebuffer has an alpha channel that can be used
+to clip or blend the framebuffer with the video.
+
+
+ A global alpha value can be specified to blend the
+framebuffer contents with video images.
+
+
+
+ When simultaneous capturing and overlay is supported and
+the hardware prohibits different image and frame buffer formats, the
+format requested first takes precedence. The attempt to capture
+(&VIDIOC-S-FMT;) or overlay (&VIDIOC-S-FBUF;) may fail with an
+&EBUSY; or return accordingly modified parameters..
+
+
+
+ Overlay Window
+
+ The overlaid image is determined by cropping and overlay
+window parameters. The former select an area of the video picture to
+capture, the latter how images are overlaid and clipped. Cropping
+initialization at minimum requires to reset the parameters to
+defaults. An example is given in .
+
+ The overlay window is described by a &v4l2-window;. It
+defines the size of the image, its position over the graphics surface
+and the clipping to be applied. To get the current parameters
+applications set the type field of a
+&v4l2-format; to V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY and
+call the &VIDIOC-G-FMT; ioctl. The driver fills the
+v4l2_window substructure named
+win. It is not possible to retrieve a
+previously programmed clipping list or bitmap.
+
+ To program the overlay window applications set the
+type field of a &v4l2-format; to
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY, initialize the
+win substructure and call the
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl. The driver adjusts the parameters against
+hardware limits and returns the actual parameters as
+VIDIOC_G_FMT does. Like
+VIDIOC_S_FMT, the &VIDIOC-TRY-FMT; ioctl can be
+used to learn about driver capabilities without actually changing
+driver state. Unlike VIDIOC_S_FMT this also works
+after the overlay has been enabled.
+
+ The scaling factor of the overlaid image is implied by the
+width and height given in &v4l2-window; and the size of the cropping
+rectangle. For more information see .
+
+ When simultaneous capturing and overlay is supported and
+the hardware prohibits different image and window sizes, the size
+requested first takes precedence. The attempt to capture or overlay as
+well (&VIDIOC-S-FMT;) may fail with an &EBUSY; or return accordingly
+modified parameters.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_window
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ &v4l2-rect;
+ w
+ Size and position of the window relative to the
+top, left corner of the frame buffer defined with &VIDIOC-S-FBUF;. The
+window can extend the frame buffer width and height, the
+x and y
+coordinates can be negative, and it can lie completely outside the
+frame buffer. The driver clips the window accordingly, or if that is
+not possible, modifies its size and/or position.
+
+
+ &v4l2-field;
+ field
+ Applications set this field to determine which
+video field shall be overlaid, typically one of
+V4L2_FIELD_ANY (0),
+V4L2_FIELD_TOP,
+V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM or
+V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED. Drivers may have to choose
+a different field order and return the actual setting here.
+
+
+ __u32
+ chromakey
+ When chroma-keying has been negotiated with
+&VIDIOC-S-FBUF; applications set this field to the desired pixel value
+for the chroma key. The format is the same as the pixel format of the
+framebuffer (&v4l2-framebuffer;
+fmt.pixelformat field), with bytes in host
+order. E. g. for V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24
+the value should be 0xRRGGBB on a little endian, 0xBBGGRR on a big
+endian host.
+
+
+ &v4l2-clip; *
+ clips
+ When chroma-keying has not
+been negotiated and &VIDIOC-G-FBUF; indicated this capability,
+applications can set this field to point to an array of
+clipping rectangles.
+
+
+
+
+ Like the window coordinates
+w, clipping rectangles are defined relative
+to the top, left corner of the frame buffer. However clipping
+rectangles must not extend the frame buffer width and height, and they
+must not overlap. If possible applications should merge adjacent
+rectangles. Whether this must create x-y or y-x bands, or the order of
+rectangles, is not defined. When clip lists are not supported the
+driver ignores this field. Its contents after calling &VIDIOC-S-FMT;
+are undefined.
+
+
+ __u32
+ clipcount
+ When the application set the
+clips field, this field must contain the
+number of clipping rectangles in the list. When clip lists are not
+supported the driver ignores this field, its contents after calling
+VIDIOC_S_FMT are undefined. When clip lists are
+supported but no clipping is desired this field must be set to
+zero.
+
+
+ void *
+ bitmap
+ When chroma-keying has
+not been negotiated and &VIDIOC-G-FBUF; indicated
+this capability, applications can set this field to point to a
+clipping bit mask.
+
+
+ It must be of the same size
+as the window, w.width and
+w.height. Each bit corresponds to a pixel
+in the overlaid image, which is displayed only when the bit is
+set. Pixel coordinates translate to bits like:
+
+((__u8 *) bitmap)[w.width * y + x / 8] & (1 << (x & 7))where 0 ≤ x <
+w.width and 0 ≤
+y <w.height.
+ Should we require
+ w.width to be a multiple of
+ eight?
+ When a clipping
+bit mask is not supported the driver ignores this field, its contents
+after calling &VIDIOC-S-FMT; are undefined. When a bit mask is supported
+but no clipping is desired this field must be set to
+NULL.Applications need not create a
+clip list or bit mask. When they pass both, or despite negotiating
+chroma-keying, the results are undefined. Regardless of the chosen
+method, the clipping abilities of the hardware may be limited in
+quantity or quality. The results when these limits are exceeded are
+undefined.
+ When the image is written into frame buffer
+memory it will be undesirable if the driver clips out less pixels
+than expected, because the application and graphics system are not
+aware these regions need to be refreshed. The driver should clip out
+more pixels or not write the image at all.
+
+
+
+ __u8
+ global_alpha
+ The global alpha value used to blend the
+framebuffer with video images, if global alpha blending has been
+negotiated (V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_GLOBAL_ALPHA, see
+&VIDIOC-S-FBUF;, ).
+
+
+
+
+ Note this field was added in Linux 2.6.23, extending the structure. However
+the VIDIOC_G/S/TRY_FMT ioctls,
+which take a pointer to a v4l2_format parent structure with padding
+bytes at the end, are not affected.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_clip
+ The X Window system defines "regions" which are
+vectors of struct BoxRec { short x1, y1, x2, y2; } with width = x2 -
+x1 and height = y2 - y1, so one cannot pass X11 clip lists
+directly.
+
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ &v4l2-rect;
+ c
+ Coordinates of the clipping rectangle, relative to
+the top, left corner of the frame buffer. Only window pixels
+outside all clipping rectangles are
+displayed.
+
+
+ &v4l2-clip; *
+ next
+ Pointer to the next clipping rectangle, NULL when
+this is the last rectangle. Drivers ignore this field, it cannot be
+used to pass a linked list of clipping rectangles.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_rect
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __s32
+ left
+ Horizontal offset of the top, left corner of the
+rectangle, in pixels.
+
+
+ __s32
+ top
+ Vertical offset of the top, left corner of the
+rectangle, in pixels. Offsets increase to the right and down.
+
+
+ __s32
+ width
+ Width of the rectangle, in pixels.
+
+
+ __s32
+ height
+ Height of the rectangle, in pixels. Width and
+height cannot be negative, the fields are signed for hysterical
+reasons.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Enabling Overlay
+
+ To start or stop the frame buffer overlay applications call
+the &VIDIOC-OVERLAY; ioctl.
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-radio.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-radio.xml
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+ Radio Interface
+
+ This interface is intended for AM and FM (analog) radio
+receivers and transmitters.
+
+ Conventionally V4L2 radio devices are accessed through
+character device special files named /dev/radio
+and /dev/radio0 to
+/dev/radio63 with major number 81 and minor
+numbers 64 to 127.
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the radio interface set the
+V4L2_CAP_RADIO and
+V4L2_CAP_TUNER or
+V4L2_CAP_MODULATOR flag in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. Other combinations of
+capability flags are reserved for future extensions.
+
+
+
+ Supplemental Functions
+
+ Radio devices can support controls, and must support the tuner or modulator ioctls.
+
+ They do not support the video input or output, audio input
+or output, video standard, cropping and scaling, compression and
+streaming parameter, or overlay ioctls. All other ioctls and I/O
+methods are reserved for future extensions.
+
+
+
+ Programming
+
+ Radio devices may have a couple audio controls (as discussed
+in ) such as a volume control, possibly custom
+controls. Further all radio devices have one tuner or modulator (these are
+discussed in ) with index number zero to select
+the radio frequency and to determine if a monaural or FM stereo
+program is received/emitted. Drivers switch automatically between AM and FM
+depending on the selected frequency. The &VIDIOC-G-TUNER; or
+&VIDIOC-G-MODULATOR; ioctl
+reports the supported frequency range.
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-raw-vbi.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-raw-vbi.xml
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+ Raw VBI Data Interface
+
+ VBI is an abbreviation of Vertical Blanking Interval, a gap
+in the sequence of lines of an analog video signal. During VBI
+no picture information is transmitted, allowing some time while the
+electron beam of a cathode ray tube TV returns to the top of the
+screen. Using an oscilloscope you will find here the vertical
+synchronization pulses and short data packages ASK
+modulatedASK: Amplitude-Shift Keying. A high signal
+level represents a '1' bit, a low level a '0' bit.
+onto the video signal. These are transmissions of services such as
+Teletext or Closed Caption.
+
+ Subject of this interface type is raw VBI data, as sampled off
+a video signal, or to be added to a signal for output.
+The data format is similar to uncompressed video images, a number of
+lines times a number of samples per line, we call this a VBI image.
+
+ Conventionally V4L2 VBI devices are accessed through character
+device special files named /dev/vbi and
+/dev/vbi0 to /dev/vbi31 with
+major number 81 and minor numbers 224 to 255.
+/dev/vbi is typically a symbolic link to the
+preferred VBI device. This convention applies to both input and output
+devices.
+
+ To address the problems of finding related video and VBI
+devices VBI capturing and output is also available as device function
+under /dev/video. To capture or output raw VBI
+data with these devices applications must call the &VIDIOC-S-FMT;
+ioctl. Accessed as /dev/vbi, raw VBI capturing
+or output is the default device function.
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the raw VBI capturing or output API set
+the V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE or
+V4L2_CAP_VBI_OUTPUT flags, respectively, in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. At least one of the
+read/write, streaming or asynchronous I/O methods must be
+supported. VBI devices may or may not have a tuner or modulator.
+
+
+
+ Supplemental Functions
+
+ VBI devices shall support video
+input or output, tuner or
+modulator, and controls ioctls
+as needed. The video standard ioctls provide
+information vital to program a VBI device, therefore must be
+supported.
+
+
+
+ Raw VBI Format Negotiation
+
+ Raw VBI sampling abilities can vary, in particular the
+sampling frequency. To properly interpret the data V4L2 specifies an
+ioctl to query the sampling parameters. Moreover, to allow for some
+flexibility applications can also suggest different parameters.
+
+ As usual these parameters are not
+reset at &func-open; time to permit Unix tool chains, programming a
+device and then reading from it as if it was a plain file. Well
+written V4L2 applications should always ensure they really get what
+they want, requesting reasonable parameters and then checking if the
+actual parameters are suitable.
+
+ To query the current raw VBI capture parameters
+applications set the type field of a
+&v4l2-format; to V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE or
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT, and call the
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers fill
+the &v4l2-vbi-format; vbi member of the
+fmt union.
+
+ To request different parameters applications set the
+type field of a &v4l2-format; as above and
+initialize all fields of the &v4l2-vbi-format;
+vbi member of the
+fmt union, or better just modify the
+results of VIDIOC_G_FMT, and call the
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers return
+an &EINVAL; only when the given parameters are ambiguous, otherwise
+they modify the parameters according to the hardware capabilites and
+return the actual parameters. When the driver allocates resources at
+this point, it may return an &EBUSY; to indicate the returned
+parameters are valid but the required resources are currently not
+available. That may happen for instance when the video and VBI areas
+to capture would overlap, or when the driver supports multiple opens
+and another process already requested VBI capturing or output. Anyway,
+applications must expect other resource allocation points which may
+return EBUSY, at the &VIDIOC-STREAMON; ioctl
+and the first read(), write() and select() call.
+
+ VBI devices must implement both the
+VIDIOC_G_FMT and
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl, even if
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ignores all requests and always
+returns default parameters as VIDIOC_G_FMT does.
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT is optional.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_vbi_format
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ sampling_rate
+ Samples per second, i. e. unit 1 Hz.
+
+
+ __u32
+ offset
+ Horizontal offset of the VBI image,
+relative to the leading edge of the line synchronization pulse and
+counted in samples: The first sample in the VBI image will be located
+offset /
+sampling_rate seconds following the leading
+edge. See also .
+
+
+ __u32
+ samples_per_line
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ sample_format
+ Defines the sample format as in , a four-character-code.
+ A few devices may be unable to
+sample VBI data at all but can extend the video capture window to the
+VBI region.
+ Usually this is
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY, i. e. each sample
+consists of 8 bits with lower values oriented towards the black level.
+Do not assume any other correlation of values with the signal level.
+For example, the MSB does not necessarily indicate if the signal is
+'high' or 'low' because 128 may not be the mean value of the
+signal. Drivers shall not convert the sample format by software.
+
+
+ __u32
+ start[2]
+ This is the scanning system line number
+associated with the first line of the VBI image, of the first and the
+second field respectively. See and
+ for valid values. VBI input drivers can
+return start values 0 if the hardware cannot reliable identify
+scanning lines, VBI acquisition may not require this
+information.
+
+
+ __u32
+ count[2]
+ The number of lines in the first and second
+field image, respectively.
+
+
+ Drivers should be as
+flexibility as possible. For example, it may be possible to extend or
+move the VBI capture window down to the picture area, implementing a
+'full field mode' to capture data service transmissions embedded in
+the picture.An application can set the first or second
+count value to zero if no data is required
+from the respective field; count[1] if the
+scanning system is progressive, &ie; not interlaced. The
+corresponding start value shall be ignored by the application and
+driver. Anyway, drivers may not support single field capturing and
+return both count values non-zero.Both
+count values set to zero, or line numbers
+outside the bounds depicted in and , or a field image covering
+lines of two fields, are invalid and shall not be returned by the
+driver.To initialize the start
+and count fields, applications must first
+determine the current video standard selection. The &v4l2-std-id; or
+the framelines field of &v4l2-standard; can
+be evaluated for this purpose.
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+ See below. Currently
+only drivers set flags, applications must set this field to
+zero.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ This array is reserved for future extensions.
+Drivers and applications must set it to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Raw VBI Format Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_VBI_UNSYNC
+ 0x0001
+ This flag indicates hardware which does not
+properly distinguish between fields. Normally the VBI image stores the
+first field (lower scanning line numbers) first in memory. This may be
+a top or bottom field depending on the video standard. When this flag
+is set the first or second field may be stored first, however the
+fields are still in correct temporal order with the older field first
+in memory.
+ Most VBI services transmit on both fields, but
+some have different semantics depending on the field number. These
+cannot be reliable decoded or encoded when
+V4L2_VBI_UNSYNC is set.
+
+
+
+ V4L2_VBI_INTERLACED
+ 0x0002
+ By default the two field images will be passed
+sequentially; all lines of the first field followed by all lines of
+the second field (compare
+V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB and
+V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT, whether the top or bottom
+field is first in memory depends on the video standard). When this
+flag is set, the two fields are interlaced (cf.
+V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED). The first line of the
+first field followed by the first line of the second field, then the
+two second lines, and so on. Such a layout may be necessary when the
+hardware has been programmed to capture or output interlaced video
+images and is unable to separate the fields for VBI capturing at
+the same time. For simplicity setting this flag implies that both
+count values are equal and non-zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Remember the VBI image format depends on the selected
+video standard, therefore the application must choose a new standard or
+query the current standard first. Attempts to read or write data ahead
+of format negotiation, or after switching the video standard which may
+invalidate the negotiated VBI parameters, should be refused by the
+driver. A format change during active I/O is not permitted.
+
+
+
+ Reading and writing VBI images
+
+ To assure synchronization with the field number and easier
+implementation, the smallest unit of data passed at a time is one
+frame, consisting of two fields of VBI images immediately following in
+memory.
+
+ The total size of a frame computes as follows:
+
+
+(count[0] + count[1]) *
+samples_per_line * sample size in bytes
+
+ The sample size is most likely always one byte,
+applications must check the sample_format
+field though, to function properly with other drivers.
+
+ A VBI device may support read/write and/or streaming (memory mapping or user pointer) I/O. The latter bears the
+possibility of synchronizing video and
+VBI data by using buffer timestamps.
+
+ Remember the &VIDIOC-STREAMON; ioctl and the first read(),
+write() and select() call can be resource allocation points returning
+an &EBUSY; if the required hardware resources are temporarily
+unavailable, for example the device is already in use by another
+process.
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-rds.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-rds.xml
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+ RDS Interface
+
+ The Radio Data System transmits supplementary
+information in binary format, for example the station name or travel
+information, on an inaudible audio subcarrier of a radio program. This
+interface is aimed at devices capable of receiving and decoding RDS
+information.
+
+ For more information see the core RDS standard
+and the RBDS standard .
+
+ Note that the RBDS standard as is used in the USA is almost identical
+to the RDS standard. Any RDS decoder can also handle RBDS. Only some of the fields
+have slightly different meanings. See the RBDS standard for more information.
+
+ The RBDS standard also specifies support for MMBS (Modified Mobile Search).
+This is a proprietary format which seems to be discontinued. The RDS interface does not
+support this format. Should support for MMBS (or the so-called 'E blocks' in general)
+be needed, then please contact the linux-media mailing list: &v4l-ml;.
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the RDS capturing API
+set the V4L2_CAP_RDS_CAPTURE flag in
+the capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl.
+Any tuner that supports RDS will set the
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_RDS flag in the capability
+field of &v4l2-tuner;.
+Whether an RDS signal is present can be detected by looking at
+the rxsubchans field of &v4l2-tuner;: the
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_RDS will be set if RDS data was detected.
+
+ Devices supporting the RDS output API
+set the V4L2_CAP_RDS_OUTPUT flag in
+the capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl.
+Any modulator that supports RDS will set the
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_RDS flag in the capability
+field of &v4l2-modulator;.
+In order to enable the RDS transmission one must set the V4L2_TUNER_SUB_RDS
+bit in the txsubchans field of &v4l2-modulator;.
+
+
+
+
+ Reading RDS data
+
+ RDS data can be read from the radio device
+with the &func-read; function. The data is packed in groups of three bytes,
+as follows:
+
+ Block description
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bits 0-2
+ Block (aka offset) of the received data.
+
+
+ Bits 3-5
+ Deprecated. Currently identical to bits 0-2. Do not use these bits.
+
+
+ Bit 6
+ Corrected bit. Indicates that an error was corrected for this data block.
+
+
+ Bit 7
+ Error bit. Indicates that an uncorrectable error occurred during reception of this block.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Block defines
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_MSK
+ 7
+ Mask for bits 0-2 to get the block ID.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_A
+ 0
+ Block A.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_B
+ 1
+ Block B.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_C
+ 2
+ Block C.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_D
+ 3
+ Block D.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_C_ALT
+ 4
+ Block C'.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_INVALID
+ 7
+ An invalid block.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_CORRECTED
+ 0x40
+ A bit error was detected but corrected.
+
+
+ V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_ERROR
+ 0x80
+ An incorrectable error occurred.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-sliced-vbi.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-sliced-vbi.xml
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+ Sliced VBI Data Interface
+
+ VBI stands for Vertical Blanking Interval, a gap in the
+sequence of lines of an analog video signal. During VBI no picture
+information is transmitted, allowing some time while the electron beam
+of a cathode ray tube TV returns to the top of the screen.
+
+ Sliced VBI devices use hardware to demodulate data transmitted
+in the VBI. V4L2 drivers shall not do this by
+software, see also the raw VBI
+interface. The data is passed as short packets of fixed size,
+covering one scan line each. The number of packets per video frame is
+variable.
+
+ Sliced VBI capture and output devices are accessed through the
+same character special files as raw VBI devices. When a driver
+supports both interfaces, the default function of a
+/dev/vbi device is raw VBI
+capturing or output, and the sliced VBI function is only available
+after calling the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl as defined below. Likewise a
+/dev/video device may support the sliced VBI API,
+however the default function here is video capturing or output.
+Different file descriptors must be used to pass raw and sliced VBI
+data simultaneously, if this is supported by the driver.
+
+
+ Querying Capabilities
+
+ Devices supporting the sliced VBI capturing or output API
+set the V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE or
+V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT flag respectively, in
+the capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl. At least one of the
+read/write, streaming or asynchronous I/O
+methods must be supported. Sliced VBI devices may have a tuner
+or modulator.
+
+
+
+ Supplemental Functions
+
+ Sliced VBI devices shall support video
+input or output and tuner or
+modulator ioctls if they have these capabilities, and they may
+support control ioctls. The video standard ioctls provide information
+vital to program a sliced VBI device, therefore must be
+supported.
+
+
+
+ Sliced VBI Format Negotiation
+
+ To find out which data services are supported by the
+hardware applications can call the &VIDIOC-G-SLICED-VBI-CAP; ioctl.
+All drivers implementing the sliced VBI interface must support this
+ioctl. The results may differ from those of the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl
+when the number of VBI lines the hardware can capture or output per
+frame, or the number of services it can identify on a given line are
+limited. For example on PAL line 16 the hardware may be able to look
+for a VPS or Teletext signal, but not both at the same time.
+
+ To determine the currently selected services applications
+set the type field of &v4l2-format; to
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE or
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT, and the &VIDIOC-G-FMT;
+ioctl fills the fmt.sliced member, a
+&v4l2-sliced-vbi-format;.
+
+ Applications can request different parameters by
+initializing or modifying the fmt.sliced
+member and calling the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl with a pointer to the
+v4l2_format structure.
+
+ The sliced VBI API is more complicated than the raw VBI API
+because the hardware must be told which VBI service to expect on each
+scan line. Not all services may be supported by the hardware on all
+lines (this is especially true for VBI output where Teletext is often
+unsupported and other services can only be inserted in one specific
+line). In many cases, however, it is sufficient to just set the
+service_set field to the required services
+and let the driver fill the service_lines
+array according to hardware capabilities. Only if more precise control
+is needed should the programmer set the
+service_lines array explicitly.
+
+ The &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl modifies the parameters
+according to hardware capabilities. When the driver allocates
+resources at this point, it may return an &EBUSY; if the required
+resources are temporarily unavailable. Other resource allocation
+points which may return EBUSY can be the
+&VIDIOC-STREAMON; ioctl and the first &func-read;, &func-write; and
+&func-select; call.
+
+
+ struct
+v4l2_sliced_vbi_format
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ service_set
+ If
+service_set is non-zero when passed with
+&VIDIOC-S-FMT; or &VIDIOC-TRY-FMT;, the
+service_lines array will be filled by the
+driver according to the services specified in this field. For example,
+if service_set is initialized with
+V4L2_SLICED_TELETEXT_B | V4L2_SLICED_WSS_625, a
+driver for the cx25840 video decoder sets lines 7-22 of both
+fieldsAccording to ETS 300 706 lines 6-22 of the
+first field and lines 5-22 of the second field may carry Teletext
+data. to V4L2_SLICED_TELETEXT_B
+and line 23 of the first field to
+V4L2_SLICED_WSS_625. If
+service_set is set to zero, then the values
+of service_lines will be used instead.
+On return the driver sets this field to the union of all
+elements of the returned service_lines
+array. It may contain less services than requested, perhaps just one,
+if the hardware cannot handle more services simultaneously. It may be
+empty (zero) if none of the requested services are supported by the
+hardware.
+
+
+ __u16
+ service_lines[2][24]
+ Applications initialize this
+array with sets of data services the driver shall look for or insert
+on the respective scan line. Subject to hardware capabilities drivers
+return the requested set, a subset, which may be just a single
+service, or an empty set. When the hardware cannot handle multiple
+services on the same line the driver shall choose one. No assumptions
+can be made on which service the driver chooses.Data
+services are defined in . Array indices
+map to ITU-R line numbers (see also and ) as follows:
+
+
+
+
+ Element
+ 525 line systems
+ 625 line systems
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[0][1]
+ 1
+ 1
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[0][23]
+ 23
+ 23
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[1][1]
+ 264
+ 314
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[1][23]
+ 286
+ 336
+
+
+
+
+
+ Drivers must set
+service_lines[0][0] and
+service_lines[1][0] to zero.
+
+
+ __u32
+ io_size
+ Maximum number of bytes passed by
+one &func-read; or &func-write; call, and the buffer size in bytes for
+the &VIDIOC-QBUF; and &VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl. Drivers set this field to
+the size of &v4l2-sliced-vbi-data; times the number of non-zero
+elements in the returned service_lines
+array (that is the number of lines potentially carrying data).
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ This array is reserved for future
+extensions. Applications and drivers must set it to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Sliced VBI services
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Symbol
+ Value
+ Reference
+ Lines, usually
+ Payload
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_TELETEXT_B
+(Teletext System B)
+ 0x0001
+ ,
+ PAL/SECAM line 7-22, 320-335 (second field 7-22)
+ Last 42 of the 45 byte Teletext packet, that is
+without clock run-in and framing code, lsb first transmitted.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_VPS
+ 0x0400
+
+ PAL line 16
+ Byte number 3 to 15 according to Figure 9 of
+ETS 300 231, lsb first transmitted.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_CAPTION_525
+ 0x1000
+
+ NTSC line 21, 284 (second field 21)
+ Two bytes in transmission order, including parity
+bit, lsb first transmitted.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_WSS_625
+ 0x4000
+ ,
+ PAL/SECAM line 23
+
+Byte 0 1
+ msb lsb msb lsb
+ Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 x x 13 12 11 10 9
+
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_VBI_525
+ 0x1000
+ Set of services applicable to 525
+line systems.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_VBI_625
+ 0x4401
+ Set of services applicable to 625
+line systems.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Drivers may return an &EINVAL; when applications attempt to
+read or write data without prior format negotiation, after switching
+the video standard (which may invalidate the negotiated VBI
+parameters) and after switching the video input (which may change the
+video standard as a side effect). The &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl may return
+an &EBUSY; when applications attempt to change the format while i/o is
+in progress (between a &VIDIOC-STREAMON; and &VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; call,
+and after the first &func-read; or &func-write; call).
+
+
+
+ Reading and writing sliced VBI data
+
+ A single &func-read; or &func-write; call must pass all data
+belonging to one video frame. That is an array of
+v4l2_sliced_vbi_data structures with one or
+more elements and a total size not exceeding
+io_size bytes. Likewise in streaming I/O
+mode one buffer of io_size bytes must
+contain data of one video frame. The id of
+unused v4l2_sliced_vbi_data elements must be
+zero.
+
+
+ struct
+v4l2_sliced_vbi_data
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ __u32
+ id
+ A flag from
+identifying the type of data in this packet. Only a single bit must be
+set. When the id of a captured packet is
+zero, the packet is empty and the contents of other fields are
+undefined. Applications shall ignore empty packets. When the
+id of a packet for output is zero the
+contents of the data field are undefined
+and the driver must no longer insert data on the requested
+field and
+line.
+
+
+ __u32
+ field
+ The video field number this data has been captured
+from, or shall be inserted at. 0 for the first
+field, 1 for the second field.
+
+
+ __u32
+ line
+ The field (as opposed to frame) line number this
+data has been captured from, or shall be inserted at. See and for valid
+values. Sliced VBI capture devices can set the line number of all
+packets to 0 if the hardware cannot reliably
+identify scan lines. The field number must always be valid.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved
+ This field is reserved for future extensions.
+Applications and drivers must set it to zero.
+
+
+ __u8
+ data[48]
+ The packet payload. See for the contents and number of
+bytes passed for each data type. The contents of padding bytes at the
+end of this array are undefined, drivers and applications shall ignore
+them.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Packets are always passed in ascending line number order,
+without duplicate line numbers. The &func-write; function and the
+&VIDIOC-QBUF; ioctl must return an &EINVAL; when applications violate
+this rule. They must also return an &EINVAL; when applications pass an
+incorrect field or line number, or a combination of
+field, line and
+id which has not been negotiated with the
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT; or &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl. When the line numbers are
+unknown the driver must pass the packets in transmitted order. The
+driver can insert empty packets with id set
+to zero anywhere in the packet array.
+
+ To assure synchronization and to distinguish from frame
+dropping, when a captured frame does not carry any of the requested
+data services drivers must pass one or more empty packets. When an
+application fails to pass VBI data in time for output, the driver
+must output the last VPS and WSS packet again, and disable the output
+of Closed Caption and Teletext data, or output data which is ignored
+by Closed Caption and Teletext decoders.
+
+ A sliced VBI device may support read/write and/or streaming (memory mapping and/or user
+pointer) I/O. The latter bears the possibility of synchronizing
+video and VBI data by using buffer timestamps.
+
+
+
+
+ Sliced VBI Data in MPEG Streams
+
+ If a device can produce an MPEG output stream, it may be
+capable of providing negotiated sliced VBI
+services as data embedded in the MPEG stream. Users or
+applications control this sliced VBI data insertion with the V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT
+control.
+
+ If the driver does not provide the V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT
+control, or only allows that control to be set to
+V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_NONE, then the device
+cannot embed sliced VBI data in the MPEG stream.
+
+ The
+V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT control does not implicitly set
+the device driver to capture nor cease capturing sliced VBI data. The
+control only indicates to embed sliced VBI data in the MPEG stream, if
+an application has negotiated sliced VBI service be captured.
+
+ It may also be the case that a device can embed sliced VBI
+data in only certain types of MPEG streams: for example in an MPEG-2
+PS but not an MPEG-2 TS. In this situation, if sliced VBI data
+insertion is requested, the sliced VBI data will be embedded in MPEG
+stream types when supported, and silently omitted from MPEG stream
+types where sliced VBI data insertion is not supported by the device.
+
+
+ The following subsections specify the format of the
+embedded sliced VBI data.
+
+
+ MPEG Stream Embedded, Sliced VBI Data Format: NONE
+ The
+V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_NONE embedded sliced VBI
+format shall be interpreted by drivers as a control to cease
+embedding sliced VBI data in MPEG streams. Neither the device nor
+driver shall insert "empty" embedded sliced VBI data packets in the
+MPEG stream when this format is set. No MPEG stream data structures
+are specified for this format.
+
+
+
+ MPEG Stream Embedded, Sliced VBI Data Format: IVTV
+ The
+V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV embedded sliced VBI
+format, when supported, indicates to the driver to embed up to 36
+lines of sliced VBI data per frame in an MPEG-2 Private
+Stream 1 PES packet encapsulated in an MPEG-2
+Program Pack in the MPEG stream.
+
+ Historical context: This format
+specification originates from a custom, embedded, sliced VBI data
+format used by the ivtv driver. This format
+has already been informally specified in the kernel sources in the
+file Documentation/video4linux/cx2341x/README.vbi
+. The maximum size of the payload and other aspects of this format
+are driven by the CX23415 MPEG decoder's capabilities and limitations
+with respect to extracting, decoding, and displaying sliced VBI data
+embedded within an MPEG stream.
+
+ This format's use is not exclusive to
+the ivtv driver nor
+exclusive to CX2341x devices, as the sliced VBI data packet insertion
+into the MPEG stream is implemented in driver software. At least the
+cx18 driver provides sliced VBI data insertion
+into an MPEG-2 PS in this format as well.
+
+ The following definitions specify the payload of the
+MPEG-2 Private Stream 1 PES packets that contain
+sliced VBI data when
+V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV is set.
+(The MPEG-2 Private Stream 1 PES packet header
+and encapsulating MPEG-2 Program Pack header are
+not detailed here. Please refer to the MPEG-2 specifications for
+details on those packet headers.)
+
+ The payload of the MPEG-2 Private Stream 1 PES
+ packets that contain sliced VBI data is specified by
+&v4l2-mpeg-vbi-fmt-ivtv;. The payload is variable
+length, depending on the actual number of lines of sliced VBI data
+present in a video frame. The payload may be padded at the end with
+unspecified fill bytes to align the end of the payload to a 4-byte
+boundary. The payload shall never exceed 1552 bytes (2 fields with
+18 lines/field with 43 bytes of data/line and a 4 byte magic number).
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_fmt_ivtv
+
+
+ &cs-ustr;
+
+
+ __u8
+ magic[4]
+
+ A "magic" constant from that indicates
+this is a valid sliced VBI data payload and also indicates which
+member of the anonymous union, itv0 or
+ITV0, to use for the payload data.
+
+
+ union
+ (anonymous)
+
+
+
+ struct
+ v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0
+
+ itv0
+ The primary form of the sliced VBI data payload
+that contains anywhere from 1 to 35 lines of sliced VBI data.
+Line masks are provided in this form of the payload indicating
+which VBI lines are provided.
+
+
+
+ struct
+ v4l2_mpeg_vbi_ITV0
+
+ ITV0
+ An alternate form of the sliced VBI data payload
+used when 36 lines of sliced VBI data are present. No line masks are
+provided in this form of the payload; all valid line mask bits are
+implcitly set.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Magic Constants for &v4l2-mpeg-vbi-fmt-ivtv;
+ magic field
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ Defined Symbol
+ Value
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_MAGIC0
+
+ "itv0"
+ Indicates the itv0
+member of the union in &v4l2-mpeg-vbi-fmt-ivtv; is valid.
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_MAGIC1
+
+ "ITV0"
+ Indicates the ITV0
+member of the union in &v4l2-mpeg-vbi-fmt-ivtv; is valid and
+that 36 lines of sliced VBI data are present.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0
+
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __le32
+ linemask[2]
+ Bitmasks indicating the VBI service lines
+present. These linemask values are stored
+in little endian byte order in the MPEG stream. Some reference
+linemask bit positions with their
+corresponding VBI line number and video field are given below.
+b0 indicates the least significant bit of a
+linemask value:
+linemask[0] b0: line 6 first field
+linemask[0] b17: line 23 first field
+linemask[0] b18: line 6 second field
+linemask[0] b31: line 19 second field
+linemask[1] b0: line 20 second field
+linemask[1] b3: line 23 second field
+linemask[1] b4-b31: unused and set to 0
+
+
+ struct
+ v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0_line
+
+ line[35]
+ This is a variable length array that holds from 1
+to 35 lines of sliced VBI data. The sliced VBI data lines present
+correspond to the bits set in the linemask
+array, starting from b0 of
+linemask[0] up through b31 of
+linemask[0], and from b0
+ of linemask[1] up through b
+3 of linemask[1].
+line[0] corresponds to the first bit
+found set in the linemask array,
+line[1] corresponds to the second bit
+found set in the linemask array, etc.
+If no linemask array bits are set, then
+line[0] may contain one line of
+unspecified data that should be ignored by applications.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_ITV0
+
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ struct
+ v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0_line
+
+ line[36]
+ A fixed length array of 36 lines of sliced VBI
+data. line[0] through line
+[17] correspond to lines 6 through 23 of the
+first field. line[18] through
+line[35] corresponds to lines 6
+through 23 of the second field.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0_line
+
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u8
+ id
+ A line identifier value from
+ that indicates
+the type of sliced VBI data stored on this line.
+
+
+ __u8
+ data[42]
+ The sliced VBI data for the line.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Line Identifiers for struct
+v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0_lineid
+ field
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ Defined Symbol
+ Value
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_TELETEXT_B
+
+ 1
+ Refer to
+Sliced VBI services for a description of the line payload.
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_CAPTION_525
+
+ 4
+ Refer to
+Sliced VBI services for a description of the line payload.
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_WSS_625
+
+ 5
+ Refer to
+Sliced VBI services for a description of the line payload.
+
+
+ V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_VPS
+
+ 7
+ Refer to
+Sliced VBI services for a description of the line payload.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59f9993e1489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+ Teletext Interface
+
+ This interface aims at devices receiving and demodulating
+Teletext data [, ], evaluating the
+Teletext packages and storing formatted pages in cache memory. Such
+devices are usually implemented as microcontrollers with serial
+interface (I2C) and can be found on older
+TV cards, dedicated Teletext decoding cards and home-brew devices
+connected to the PC parallel port.
+
+ The Teletext API was designed by Martin Buck. It is defined in
+the kernel header file linux/videotext.h, the
+specification is available from
+http://home.pages.de/~videotext/. (Videotext is the name of
+the German public television Teletext service.) Conventional character
+device file names are /dev/vtx and
+/dev/vttuner, with device number 83, 0 and 83, 16
+respectively. A similar interface exists for the Philips SAA5249
+Teletext decoder [specification?] with character device file names
+/dev/tlkN, device number 102, N.
+
+ Eventually the Teletext API was integrated into the V4L API
+with character device file names /dev/vtx0 to
+/dev/vtx31, device major number 81, minor numbers
+192 to 223. For reference the V4L Teletext API specification is
+reproduced here in full: "Teletext interfaces talk the existing VTX
+API." Teletext devices with major number 83 and 102 will be removed in
+Linux 2.6.
+
+ There are no plans to replace the Teletext API or to integrate
+it into V4L2. Please write to the linux-media mailing list: &v4l-ml;
+when the need arises.
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/driver.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/driver.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1f7eea5c4ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/driver.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+ V4L2 Driver Programming
+
+
+
+ to do
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/fdl-appendix.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/fdl-appendix.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6ce50dbe492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/fdl-appendix.xml
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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-close.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-close.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfb41cbbbec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-close.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 close()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-close
+ Close a V4L2 device
+
+
+
+
+ #include <unistd.h>
+
+ int close
+ int fd
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ Closes the device. Any I/O in progress is terminated and
+resources associated with the file descriptor are freed. However data
+format parameters, current input or output, control values or other
+properties remain unchanged.
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ The function returns 0 on
+success, -1 on failure and the
+errno is set appropriately. Possible error
+codes:
+
+
+
+ EBADF
+
+ fd is not a valid open file
+descriptor.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-ioctl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-ioctl.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00f9690e1c28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-ioctl.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 ioctl()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-ioctl
+ Program a V4L2 device
+
+
+
+
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ void *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ V4L2 ioctl request code as defined in the videodev.h header file, for example
+VIDIOC_QUERYCAP.
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+ Pointer to a function parameter, usually a structure.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ The ioctl() function is used to program
+V4L2 devices. The argument fd must be an open
+file descriptor. An ioctl request has encoded
+in it whether the argument is an input, output or read/write
+parameter, and the size of the argument argp in
+bytes. Macros and defines specifying V4L2 ioctl requests are located
+in the videodev.h header file.
+Applications should use their own copy, not include the version in the
+kernel sources on the system they compile on. All V4L2 ioctl requests,
+their respective function and parameters are specified in .
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success the ioctl() function returns
+0 and does not reset the
+errno variable. On failure
+-1 is returned, when the ioctl takes an
+output or read/write parameter it remains unmodified, and the
+errno variable is set appropriately. See below for
+possible error codes. Generic errors like EBADF
+or EFAULT are not listed in the sections
+discussing individual ioctl requests.
+ Note ioctls may return undefined error codes. Since errors
+may have side effects such as a driver reset applications should
+abort on unexpected errors.
+
+
+
+ EBADF
+
+ fd is not a valid open file
+descriptor.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The property cannot be changed right now. Typically
+this error code is returned when I/O is in progress or the driver
+supports multiple opens and another process locked the property.
+
+
+
+ EFAULT
+
+ argp references an inaccessible
+memory area.
+
+
+
+ ENOTTY
+
+ fd is not associated with a
+character special device.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The request or the data pointed
+to by argp is not valid. This is a very common
+error code, see the individual ioctl requests listed in for actual causes.
+
+
+
+ ENOMEM
+
+ Not enough physical or virtual memory was available to
+complete the request.
+
+
+
+ ERANGE
+
+ The application attempted to set a control with the
+&VIDIOC-S-CTRL; ioctl to a value which is out of bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-mmap.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-mmap.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e2fc3933aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-mmap.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 mmap()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-mmap
+ Map device memory into application address space
+
+
+
+
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+ void *mmap
+ void *start
+ size_t length
+ int prot
+ int flags
+ int fd
+ off_t offset
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+ start
+
+ Map the buffer to this address in the
+application's address space. When the MAP_FIXED
+flag is specified, start must be a multiple of the
+pagesize and mmap will fail when the specified address
+cannot be used. Use of this option is discouraged; applications should
+just specify a NULL pointer here.
+
+
+
+ length
+
+ Length of the memory area to map. This must be the
+same value as returned by the driver in the &v4l2-buffer;
+length field.
+
+
+
+ prot
+
+ The prot argument describes the
+desired memory protection. Regardless of the device type and the
+direction of data exchange it should be set to
+PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+permitting read and write access to image buffers. Drivers should
+support at least this combination of flags. Note the Linux
+video-buf kernel module, which is used by the
+bttv, saa7134, saa7146, cx88 and vivi driver supports only
+PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE. When
+the driver does not support the desired protection the
+mmap() function fails.
+ Note device memory accesses (⪚ the memory on a
+graphics card with video capturing hardware) may incur a performance
+penalty compared to main memory accesses, or reads may be
+significantly slower than writes or vice versa. Other I/O methods may
+be more efficient in this case.
+
+
+
+ flags
+
+ The flags parameter
+specifies the type of the mapped object, mapping options and whether
+modifications made to the mapped copy of the page are private to the
+process or are to be shared with other references.
+ MAP_FIXED requests that the
+driver selects no other address than the one specified. If the
+specified address cannot be used, mmap() will fail. If
+MAP_FIXED is specified,
+start must be a multiple of the pagesize. Use
+of this option is discouraged.
+ One of the MAP_SHARED or
+MAP_PRIVATE flags must be set.
+MAP_SHARED allows applications to share the
+mapped memory with other (⪚ child-) processes. Note the Linux
+video-buf module which is used by the bttv,
+saa7134, saa7146, cx88 and vivi driver supports only
+MAP_SHARED. MAP_PRIVATE
+requests copy-on-write semantics. V4L2 applications should not set the
+MAP_PRIVATE, MAP_DENYWRITE,
+MAP_EXECUTABLE or MAP_ANON
+flag.
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ offset
+
+ Offset of the buffer in device memory. This must be the
+same value as returned by the driver in the &v4l2-buffer;
+m union offset field.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ The mmap() function asks to map
+length bytes starting at
+offset in the memory of the device specified by
+fd into the application address space,
+preferably at address start. This latter
+address is a hint only, and is usually specified as 0.
+
+ Suitable length and offset parameters are queried with the
+&VIDIOC-QUERYBUF; ioctl. Buffers must be allocated with the
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl before they can be queried.
+
+ To unmap buffers the &func-munmap; function is used.
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success mmap() returns a pointer to
+the mapped buffer. On error MAP_FAILED (-1) is
+returned, and the errno variable is set
+appropriately. Possible error codes are:
+
+
+
+ EBADF
+
+ fd is not a valid file
+descriptor.
+
+
+
+ EACCES
+
+ fd is
+not open for reading and writing.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The start or
+length or offset are not
+suitable. (E. g. they are too large, or not aligned on a
+PAGESIZE boundary.)
+ The flags or
+prot value is not supported.
+ No buffers have been allocated with the
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl.
+
+
+
+ ENOMEM
+
+ Not enough physical or virtual memory was available to
+complete the request.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-munmap.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-munmap.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..502ed49323b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-munmap.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 munmap()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-munmap
+ Unmap device memory
+
+
+
+
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+ int munmap
+ void *start
+ size_t length
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+ start
+
+ Address of the mapped buffer as returned by the
+&func-mmap; function.
+
+
+
+ length
+
+ Length of the mapped buffer. This must be the same
+value as given to mmap() and returned by the
+driver in the &v4l2-buffer; length
+field.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ Unmaps a previously with the &func-mmap; function mapped
+buffer and frees it, if possible.
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success munmap() returns 0, on
+failure -1 and the errno variable is set
+appropriately:
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The start or
+length is incorrect, or no buffers have been
+mapped yet.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-open.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-open.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7595d07a8c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-open.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 open()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-open
+ Open a V4L2 device
+
+
+
+
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+
+ int open
+ const char *device_name
+ int flags
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ device_name
+
+ Device to be opened.
+
+
+
+ flags
+
+ Open flags. Access mode must be
+O_RDWR. This is just a technicality, input devices
+still support only reading and output devices only writing.
+ When the O_NONBLOCK flag is
+given, the read() function and the &VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl will return
+the &EAGAIN; when no data is available or no buffer is in the driver
+outgoing queue, otherwise these functions block until data becomes
+available. All V4L2 drivers exchanging data with applications must
+support the O_NONBLOCK flag.
+ Other flags have no effect.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To open a V4L2 device applications call
+open() with the desired device name. This
+function has no side effects; all data format parameters, current
+input or output, control values or other properties remain unchanged.
+At the first open() call after loading the driver
+they will be reset to default values, drivers are never in an
+undefined state.
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success open returns the new file
+descriptor. On error -1 is returned, and the errno
+variable is set appropriately. Possible error codes are:
+
+
+
+ EACCES
+
+ The caller has no permission to access the
+device.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The driver does not support multiple opens and the
+device is already in use.
+
+
+
+ ENXIO
+
+ No device corresponding to this device special file
+exists.
+
+
+
+ ENOMEM
+
+ Not enough kernel memory was available to complete the
+request.
+
+
+
+ EMFILE
+
+ The process already has the maximum number of
+files open.
+
+
+
+ ENFILE
+
+ The limit on the total number of files open on the
+system has been reached.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-poll.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-poll.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec3c718f5963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-poll.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 poll()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-poll
+ Wait for some event on a file descriptor
+
+
+
+
+ #include <sys/poll.h>
+
+ int poll
+ struct pollfd *ufds
+ unsigned int nfds
+ int timeout
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ With the poll() function applications
+can suspend execution until the driver has captured data or is ready
+to accept data for output.
+
+ When streaming I/O has been negotiated this function waits
+until a buffer has been filled or displayed and can be dequeued with
+the &VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl. When buffers are already in the outgoing
+queue of the driver the function returns immediately.
+
+ On success poll() returns the number of
+file descriptors that have been selected (that is, file descriptors
+for which the revents field of the
+respective pollfd structure is non-zero).
+Capture devices set the POLLIN and
+POLLRDNORM flags in the
+revents field, output devices the
+POLLOUT and POLLWRNORM
+flags. When the function timed out it returns a value of zero, on
+failure it returns -1 and the
+errno variable is set appropriately. When the
+application did not call &VIDIOC-QBUF; or &VIDIOC-STREAMON; yet the
+poll() function succeeds, but sets the
+POLLERR flag in the
+revents field.
+
+ When use of the read() function has
+been negotiated and the driver does not capture yet, the
+poll function starts capturing. When that fails
+it returns a POLLERR as above. Otherwise it waits
+until data has been captured and can be read. When the driver captures
+continuously (as opposed to, for example, still images) the function
+may return immediately.
+
+ When use of the write() function has
+been negotiated the poll function just waits
+until the driver is ready for a non-blocking
+write() call.
+
+ All drivers implementing the read() or
+write() function or streaming I/O must also
+support the poll() function.
+
+ For more details see the
+poll() manual page.
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success, poll() returns the number
+structures which have non-zero revents
+fields, or zero if the call timed out. On error
+-1 is returned, and the
+errno variable is set appropriately:
+
+
+
+ EBADF
+
+ One or more of the ufds members
+specify an invalid file descriptor.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The driver does not support multiple read or write
+streams and the device is already in use.
+
+
+
+ EFAULT
+
+ ufds references an inaccessible
+memory area.
+
+
+
+ EINTR
+
+ The call was interrupted by a signal.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The nfds argument is greater
+than OPEN_MAX.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-read.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-read.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5089bf8873d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-read.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 read()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-read
+ Read from a V4L2 device
+
+
+
+
+ #include <unistd.h>
+
+ ssize_t read
+ int fd
+ void *buf
+ size_t count
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ buf
+
+
+
+
+
+ count
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ read() attempts to read up to
+count bytes from file descriptor
+fd into the buffer starting at
+buf. The layout of the data in the buffer is
+discussed in the respective device interface section, see ##. If count is zero,
+read() returns zero and has no other results. If
+count is greater than
+SSIZE_MAX, the result is unspecified. Regardless
+of the count value each
+read() call will provide at most one frame (two
+fields) worth of data.
+
+ By default read() blocks until data
+becomes available. When the O_NONBLOCK flag was
+given to the &func-open; function it
+returns immediately with an &EAGAIN; when no data is available. The
+&func-select; or &func-poll; functions
+can always be used to suspend execution until data becomes available. All
+drivers supporting the read() function must also
+support select() and
+poll().
+
+ Drivers can implement read functionality in different
+ways, using a single or multiple buffers and discarding the oldest or
+newest frames once the internal buffers are filled.
+
+ read() never returns a "snapshot" of a
+buffer being filled. Using a single buffer the driver will stop
+capturing when the application starts reading the buffer until the
+read is finished. Thus only the period of the vertical blanking
+interval is available for reading, or the capture rate must fall below
+the nominal frame rate of the video standard.
+
+The behavior of
+read() when called during the active picture
+period or the vertical blanking separating the top and bottom field
+depends on the discarding policy. A driver discarding the oldest
+frames keeps capturing into an internal buffer, continuously
+overwriting the previously, not read frame, and returns the frame
+being received at the time of the read() call as
+soon as it is complete.
+
+ A driver discarding the newest frames stops capturing until
+the next read() call. The frame being received at
+read() time is discarded, returning the following
+frame instead. Again this implies a reduction of the capture rate to
+one half or less of the nominal frame rate. An example of this model
+is the video read mode of the bttv driver, initiating a DMA to user
+memory when read() is called and returning when
+the DMA finished.
+
+ In the multiple buffer model drivers maintain a ring of
+internal buffers, automatically advancing to the next free buffer.
+This allows continuous capturing when the application can empty the
+buffers fast enough. Again, the behavior when the driver runs out of
+free buffers depends on the discarding policy.
+
+ Applications can get and set the number of buffers used
+internally by the driver with the &VIDIOC-G-PARM; and &VIDIOC-S-PARM;
+ioctls. They are optional, however. The discarding policy is not
+reported and cannot be changed. For minimum requirements see .
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success, the number of bytes read is returned. It is not
+an error if this number is smaller than the number of bytes requested,
+or the amount of data required for one frame. This may happen for
+example because read() was interrupted by a
+signal. On error, -1 is returned, and the errno
+variable is set appropriately. In this case the next read will start
+at the beginning of a new frame. Possible error codes are:
+
+
+
+ EAGAIN
+
+ Non-blocking I/O has been selected using
+O_NONBLOCK and no data was immediately available for reading.
+
+
+
+ EBADF
+
+ fd is not a valid file
+descriptor or is not open for reading, or the process already has the
+maximum number of files open.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The driver does not support multiple read streams and the
+device is already in use.
+
+
+
+ EFAULT
+
+ buf references an inaccessible
+memory area.
+
+
+
+ EINTR
+
+ The call was interrupted by a signal before any
+data was read.
+
+
+
+ EIO
+
+ I/O error. This indicates some hardware problem or a
+failure to communicate with a remote device (USB camera etc.).
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The read() function is not
+supported by this driver, not on this device, or generally not on this
+type of device.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-select.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-select.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6713623181f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-select.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 select()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-select
+ Synchronous I/O multiplexing
+
+
+
+
+
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+ int select
+ int nfds
+ fd_set *readfds
+ fd_set *writefds
+ fd_set *exceptfds
+ struct timeval *timeout
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ With the select() function applications
+can suspend execution until the driver has captured data or is ready
+to accept data for output.
+
+ When streaming I/O has been negotiated this function waits
+until a buffer has been filled or displayed and can be dequeued with
+the &VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl. When buffers are already in the outgoing
+queue of the driver the function returns immediately.
+
+ On success select() returns the total
+number of bits set in the fd_sets. When the
+function timed out it returns a value of zero. On failure it returns
+-1 and the errno
+variable is set appropriately. When the application did not call
+&VIDIOC-QBUF; or &VIDIOC-STREAMON; yet the
+select() function succeeds, setting the bit of
+the file descriptor in readfds or
+writefds, but subsequent &VIDIOC-DQBUF; calls
+will fail.The Linux kernel implements
+select() like the &func-poll; function, but
+select() cannot return a
+POLLERR.
+
+
+ When use of the read() function has
+been negotiated and the driver does not capture yet, the
+select() function starts capturing. When that
+fails, select() returns successful and a
+subsequent read() call, which also attempts to
+start capturing, will return an appropriate error code. When the
+driver captures continuously (as opposed to, for example, still
+images) and data is already available the
+select() function returns immediately.
+
+ When use of the write() function has
+been negotiated the select() function just waits
+until the driver is ready for a non-blocking
+write() call.
+
+ All drivers implementing the read() or
+write() function or streaming I/O must also
+support the select() function.
+
+ For more details see the select()
+manual page.
+
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success, select() returns the number
+of descriptors contained in the three returned descriptor sets, which
+will be zero if the timeout expired. On error
+-1 is returned, and the
+errno variable is set appropriately; the sets and
+timeout are undefined. Possible error codes
+are:
+
+
+
+ EBADF
+
+ One or more of the file descriptor sets specified a
+file descriptor that is not open.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The driver does not support multiple read or write
+streams and the device is already in use.
+
+
+
+ EFAULT
+
+ The readfds,
+writefds, exceptfds or
+timeout pointer references an inaccessible memory
+area.
+
+
+
+ EINTR
+
+ The call was interrupted by a signal.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The nfds argument is less than
+zero or greater than FD_SETSIZE.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-write.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-write.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c09c09371c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/func-write.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+
+
+ V4L2 write()
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ v4l2-write
+ Write to a V4L2 device
+
+
+
+
+ #include <unistd.h>
+
+ ssize_t write
+ int fd
+ void *buf
+ size_t count
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ buf
+
+
+
+
+
+ count
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ write() writes up to
+count bytes to the device referenced by the
+file descriptor fd from the buffer starting at
+buf. When the hardware outputs are not active
+yet, this function enables them. When count is
+zero, write() returns
+0 without any other effect.
+
+ When the application does not provide more data in time, the
+previous video frame, raw VBI image, sliced VPS or WSS data is
+displayed again. Sliced Teletext or Closed Caption data is not
+repeated, the driver inserts a blank line instead.
+
+
+
+ Return Value
+
+ On success, the number of bytes written are returned. Zero
+indicates nothing was written. On error, -1
+is returned, and the errno variable is set
+appropriately. In this case the next write will start at the beginning
+of a new frame. Possible error codes are:
+
+
+
+ EAGAIN
+
+ Non-blocking I/O has been selected using the O_NONBLOCK flag and no
+buffer space was available to write the data immediately.
+
+
+
+ EBADF
+
+ fd is not a valid file
+descriptor or is not open for writing.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The driver does not support multiple write streams and the
+device is already in use.
+
+
+
+ EFAULT
+
+ buf references an inaccessible
+memory area.
+
+
+
+ EINTR
+
+ The call was interrupted by a signal before any
+data was written.
+
+
+
+ EIO
+
+ I/O error. This indicates some hardware problem.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The write() function is not
+supported by this driver, not on this device, or generally not on this
+type of device.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f92f24323b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1073 @@
+ Input/Output
+
+ The V4L2 API defines several different methods to read from or
+write to a device. All drivers exchanging data with applications must
+support at least one of them.
+
+ The classic I/O method using the read()
+and write() function is automatically selected
+after opening a V4L2 device. When the driver does not support this
+method attempts to read or write will fail at any time.
+
+ Other methods must be negotiated. To select the streaming I/O
+method with memory mapped or user buffers applications call the
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl. The asynchronous I/O method is not defined
+yet.
+
+ Video overlay can be considered another I/O method, although
+the application does not directly receive the image data. It is
+selected by initiating video overlay with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl.
+For more information see .
+
+ Generally exactly one I/O method, including overlay, is
+associated with each file descriptor. The only exceptions are
+applications not exchanging data with a driver ("panel applications",
+see ) and drivers permitting simultaneous video capturing
+and overlay using the same file descriptor, for compatibility with V4L
+and earlier versions of V4L2.
+
+ VIDIOC_S_FMT and
+VIDIOC_REQBUFS would permit this to some degree,
+but for simplicity drivers need not support switching the I/O method
+(after first switching away from read/write) other than by closing
+and reopening the device.
+
+ The following sections describe the various I/O methods in
+more detail.
+
+
+ Read/Write
+
+ Input and output devices support the
+read() and write() function,
+respectively, when the V4L2_CAP_READWRITE flag in
+the capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl is set.
+
+ Drivers may need the CPU to copy the data, but they may also
+support DMA to or from user memory, so this I/O method is not
+necessarily less efficient than other methods merely exchanging buffer
+pointers. It is considered inferior though because no meta-information
+like frame counters or timestamps are passed. This information is
+necessary to recognize frame dropping and to synchronize with other
+data streams. However this is also the simplest I/O method, requiring
+little or no setup to exchange data. It permits command line stunts
+like this (the vidctrl tool is
+fictitious):
+
+
+
+> vidctrl /dev/video --input=0 --format=YUYV --size=352x288
+> dd if=/dev/video of=myimage.422 bs=202752 count=1
+
+
+
+ To read from the device applications use the
+&func-read; function, to write the &func-write; function.
+Drivers must implement one I/O method if they
+exchange data with applications, but it need not be this.
+ It would be desirable if applications could depend on
+drivers supporting all I/O interfaces, but as much as the complex
+memory mapping I/O can be inadequate for some devices we have no
+reason to require this interface, which is most useful for simple
+applications capturing still images.
+ When reading or writing is supported, the driver
+must also support the &func-select; and &func-poll;
+function.
+ At the driver level select() and
+poll() are the same, and
+select() is too important to be optional.
+
+
+
+
+ Streaming I/O (Memory Mapping)
+
+ Input and output devices support this I/O method when the
+V4L2_CAP_STREAMING flag in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl is set. There are two
+streaming methods, to determine if the memory mapping flavor is
+supported applications must call the &VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl.
+
+ Streaming is an I/O method where only pointers to buffers
+are exchanged between application and driver, the data itself is not
+copied. Memory mapping is primarily intended to map buffers in device
+memory into the application's address space. Device memory can be for
+example the video memory on a graphics card with a video capture
+add-on. However, being the most efficient I/O method available for a
+long time, many other drivers support streaming as well, allocating
+buffers in DMA-able main memory.
+
+ A driver can support many sets of buffers. Each set is
+identified by a unique buffer type value. The sets are independent and
+each set can hold a different type of data. To access different sets
+at the same time different file descriptors must be used.
+ One could use one file descriptor and set the buffer
+type field accordingly when calling &VIDIOC-QBUF; etc., but it makes
+the select() function ambiguous. We also like the
+clean approach of one file descriptor per logical stream. Video
+overlay for example is also a logical stream, although the CPU is not
+needed for continuous operation.
+
+
+ To allocate device buffers applications call the
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl with the desired number of buffers and buffer
+type, for example V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE.
+This ioctl can also be used to change the number of buffers or to free
+the allocated memory, provided none of the buffers are still
+mapped.
+
+ Before applications can access the buffers they must map
+them into their address space with the &func-mmap; function. The
+location of the buffers in device memory can be determined with the
+&VIDIOC-QUERYBUF; ioctl. The m.offset and
+length returned in a &v4l2-buffer; are
+passed as sixth and second parameter to the
+mmap() function. The offset and length values
+must not be modified. Remember the buffers are allocated in physical
+memory, as opposed to virtual memory which can be swapped out to disk.
+Applications should free the buffers as soon as possible with the
+&func-munmap; function.
+
+
+ Mapping buffers
+
+
+&v4l2-requestbuffers; reqbuf;
+struct {
+ void *start;
+ size_t length;
+} *buffers;
+unsigned int i;
+
+memset (&reqbuf, 0, sizeof (reqbuf));
+reqbuf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+reqbuf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+reqbuf.count = 20;
+
+if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-REQBUFS;, &reqbuf)) {
+ if (errno == EINVAL)
+ printf ("Video capturing or mmap-streaming is not supported\n");
+ else
+ perror ("VIDIOC_REQBUFS");
+
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+/* We want at least five buffers. */
+
+if (reqbuf.count < 5) {
+ /* You may need to free the buffers here. */
+ printf ("Not enough buffer memory\n");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+buffers = calloc (reqbuf.count, sizeof (*buffers));
+assert (buffers != NULL);
+
+for (i = 0; i < reqbuf.count; i++) {
+ &v4l2-buffer; buffer;
+
+ memset (&buffer, 0, sizeof (buffer));
+ buffer.type = reqbuf.type;
+ buffer.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+ buffer.index = i;
+
+ if (-1 == ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-QUERYBUF;, &buffer)) {
+ perror ("VIDIOC_QUERYBUF");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ buffers[i].length = buffer.length; /* remember for munmap() */
+
+ buffers[i].start = mmap (NULL, buffer.length,
+ PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, /* recommended */
+ MAP_SHARED, /* recommended */
+ fd, buffer.m.offset);
+
+ if (MAP_FAILED == buffers[i].start) {
+ /* If you do not exit here you should unmap() and free()
+ the buffers mapped so far. */
+ perror ("mmap");
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+}
+
+/* Cleanup. */
+
+for (i = 0; i < reqbuf.count; i++)
+ munmap (buffers[i].start, buffers[i].length);
+
+
+
+ Conceptually streaming drivers maintain two buffer queues, an incoming
+and an outgoing queue. They separate the synchronous capture or output
+operation locked to a video clock from the application which is
+subject to random disk or network delays and preemption by
+other processes, thereby reducing the probability of data loss.
+The queues are organized as FIFOs, buffers will be
+output in the order enqueued in the incoming FIFO, and were
+captured in the order dequeued from the outgoing FIFO.
+
+ The driver may require a minimum number of buffers enqueued
+at all times to function, apart of this no limit exists on the number
+of buffers applications can enqueue in advance, or dequeue and
+process. They can also enqueue in a different order than buffers have
+been dequeued, and the driver can fill enqueued
+empty buffers in any order.
+ Random enqueue order permits applications processing
+images out of order (such as video codecs) to return buffers earlier,
+reducing the probability of data loss. Random fill order allows
+drivers to reuse buffers on a LIFO-basis, taking advantage of caches
+holding scatter-gather lists and the like.
+ The index number of a buffer (&v4l2-buffer;
+index) plays no role here, it only
+identifies the buffer.
+
+ Initially all mapped buffers are in dequeued state,
+inaccessible by the driver. For capturing applications it is customary
+to first enqueue all mapped buffers, then to start capturing and enter
+the read loop. Here the application waits until a filled buffer can be
+dequeued, and re-enqueues the buffer when the data is no longer
+needed. Output applications fill and enqueue buffers, when enough
+buffers are stacked up the output is started with
+VIDIOC_STREAMON. In the write loop, when
+the application runs out of free buffers, it must wait until an empty
+buffer can be dequeued and reused.
+
+ To enqueue and dequeue a buffer applications use the
+&VIDIOC-QBUF; and &VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl. The status of a buffer being
+mapped, enqueued, full or empty can be determined at any time using the
+&VIDIOC-QUERYBUF; ioctl. Two methods exist to suspend execution of the
+application until one or more buffers can be dequeued. By default
+VIDIOC_DQBUF blocks when no buffer is in the
+outgoing queue. When the O_NONBLOCK flag was
+given to the &func-open; function, VIDIOC_DQBUF
+returns immediately with an &EAGAIN; when no buffer is available. The
+&func-select; or &func-poll; function are always available.
+
+ To start and stop capturing or output applications call the
+&VIDIOC-STREAMON; and &VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; ioctl. Note
+VIDIOC_STREAMOFF removes all buffers from both
+queues as a side effect. Since there is no notion of doing anything
+"now" on a multitasking system, if an application needs to synchronize
+with another event it should examine the &v4l2-buffer;
+timestamp of captured buffers, or set the
+field before enqueuing buffers for output.
+
+ Drivers implementing memory mapping I/O must
+support the VIDIOC_REQBUFS,
+VIDIOC_QUERYBUF,
+VIDIOC_QBUF, VIDIOC_DQBUF,
+VIDIOC_STREAMON and
+VIDIOC_STREAMOFF ioctl, the
+mmap(), munmap(),
+select() and poll()
+function.
+ At the driver level select() and
+poll() are the same, and
+select() is too important to be optional. The
+rest should be evident.
+
+
+ [capture example]
+
+
+
+
+ Streaming I/O (User Pointers)
+
+ Input and output devices support this I/O method when the
+V4L2_CAP_STREAMING flag in the
+capabilities field of &v4l2-capability;
+returned by the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl is set. If the particular user
+pointer method (not only memory mapping) is supported must be
+determined by calling the &VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl.
+
+ This I/O method combines advantages of the read/write and
+memory mapping methods. Buffers are allocated by the application
+itself, and can reside for example in virtual or shared memory. Only
+pointers to data are exchanged, these pointers and meta-information
+are passed in &v4l2-buffer;. The driver must be switched
+into user pointer I/O mode by calling the &VIDIOC-REQBUFS; with the
+desired buffer type. No buffers are allocated beforehands,
+consequently they are not indexed and cannot be queried like mapped
+buffers with the VIDIOC_QUERYBUF ioctl.
+
+
+ Initiating streaming I/O with user pointers
+
+
+&v4l2-requestbuffers; reqbuf;
+
+memset (&reqbuf, 0, sizeof (reqbuf));
+reqbuf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+reqbuf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR;
+
+if (ioctl (fd, &VIDIOC-REQBUFS;, &reqbuf) == -1) {
+ if (errno == EINVAL)
+ printf ("Video capturing or user pointer streaming is not supported\n");
+ else
+ perror ("VIDIOC_REQBUFS");
+
+ exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+
+
+ Buffer addresses and sizes are passed on the fly with the
+&VIDIOC-QBUF; ioctl. Although buffers are commonly cycled,
+applications can pass different addresses and sizes at each
+VIDIOC_QBUF call. If required by the hardware the
+driver swaps memory pages within physical memory to create a
+continuous area of memory. This happens transparently to the
+application in the virtual memory subsystem of the kernel. When buffer
+pages have been swapped out to disk they are brought back and finally
+locked in physical memory for DMA.
+ We expect that frequently used buffers are typically not
+swapped out. Anyway, the process of swapping, locking or generating
+scatter-gather lists may be time consuming. The delay can be masked by
+the depth of the incoming buffer queue, and perhaps by maintaining
+caches assuming a buffer will be soon enqueued again. On the other
+hand, to optimize memory usage drivers can limit the number of buffers
+locked in advance and recycle the most recently used buffers first. Of
+course, the pages of empty buffers in the incoming queue need not be
+saved to disk. Output buffers must be saved on the incoming and
+outgoing queue because an application may share them with other
+processes.
+
+
+ Filled or displayed buffers are dequeued with the
+&VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl. The driver can unlock the memory pages at any
+time between the completion of the DMA and this ioctl. The memory is
+also unlocked when &VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; is called, &VIDIOC-REQBUFS;, or
+when the device is closed. Applications must take care not to free
+buffers without dequeuing. For once, the buffers remain locked until
+further, wasting physical memory. Second the driver will not be
+notified when the memory is returned to the application's free list
+and subsequently reused for other purposes, possibly completing the
+requested DMA and overwriting valuable data.
+
+ For capturing applications it is customary to enqueue a
+number of empty buffers, to start capturing and enter the read loop.
+Here the application waits until a filled buffer can be dequeued, and
+re-enqueues the buffer when the data is no longer needed. Output
+applications fill and enqueue buffers, when enough buffers are stacked
+up output is started. In the write loop, when the application
+runs out of free buffers it must wait until an empty buffer can be
+dequeued and reused. Two methods exist to suspend execution of the
+application until one or more buffers can be dequeued. By default
+VIDIOC_DQBUF blocks when no buffer is in the
+outgoing queue. When the O_NONBLOCK flag was
+given to the &func-open; function, VIDIOC_DQBUF
+returns immediately with an &EAGAIN; when no buffer is available. The
+&func-select; or &func-poll; function are always available.
+
+ To start and stop capturing or output applications call the
+&VIDIOC-STREAMON; and &VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; ioctl. Note
+VIDIOC_STREAMOFF removes all buffers from both
+queues and unlocks all buffers as a side effect. Since there is no
+notion of doing anything "now" on a multitasking system, if an
+application needs to synchronize with another event it should examine
+the &v4l2-buffer; timestamp of captured
+buffers, or set the field before enqueuing buffers for output.
+
+ Drivers implementing user pointer I/O must
+support the VIDIOC_REQBUFS,
+VIDIOC_QBUF, VIDIOC_DQBUF,
+VIDIOC_STREAMON and
+VIDIOC_STREAMOFF ioctl, the
+select() and poll() function.
+ At the driver level select() and
+poll() are the same, and
+select() is too important to be optional. The
+rest should be evident.
+
+
+
+
+ Asynchronous I/O
+
+ This method is not defined yet.
+
+
+
+ Buffers
+
+ A buffer contains data exchanged by application and
+driver using one of the Streaming I/O methods. Only pointers to
+buffers are exchanged, the data itself is not copied. These pointers,
+together with meta-information like timestamps or field parity, are
+stored in a struct v4l2_buffer, argument to
+the &VIDIOC-QUERYBUF;, &VIDIOC-QBUF; and &VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl.
+
+ Nominally timestamps refer to the first data byte transmitted.
+In practice however the wide range of hardware covered by the V4L2 API
+limits timestamp accuracy. Often an interrupt routine will
+sample the system clock shortly after the field or frame was stored
+completely in memory. So applications must expect a constant
+difference up to one field or frame period plus a small (few scan
+lines) random error. The delay and error can be much
+larger due to compression or transmission over an external bus when
+the frames are not properly stamped by the sender. This is frequently
+the case with USB cameras. Here timestamps refer to the instant the
+field or frame was received by the driver, not the capture time. These
+devices identify by not enumerating any video standards, see .
+
+ Similar limitations apply to output timestamps. Typically
+the video hardware locks to a clock controlling the video timing, the
+horizontal and vertical synchronization pulses. At some point in the
+line sequence, possibly the vertical blanking, an interrupt routine
+samples the system clock, compares against the timestamp and programs
+the hardware to repeat the previous field or frame, or to display the
+buffer contents.
+
+ Apart of limitations of the video device and natural
+inaccuracies of all clocks, it should be noted system time itself is
+not perfectly stable. It can be affected by power saving cycles,
+warped to insert leap seconds, or even turned back or forth by the
+system administrator affecting long term measurements.
+ Since no other Linux multimedia
+API supports unadjusted time it would be foolish to introduce here. We
+must use a universally supported clock to synchronize different media,
+hence time of day.
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_buffer
+
+ &cs-ustr;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+
+ Number of the buffer, set by the application. This
+field is only used for memory mapping I/O
+and can range from zero to the number of buffers allocated
+with the &VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl (&v4l2-requestbuffers; count) minus one.
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+
+ Type of the buffer, same as &v4l2-format;
+type or &v4l2-requestbuffers;
+type, set by the application.
+
+
+ __u32
+ bytesused
+
+ The number of bytes occupied by the data in the
+buffer. It depends on the negotiated data format and may change with
+each buffer for compressed variable size data like JPEG images.
+Drivers must set this field when type
+refers to an input stream, applications when an output stream.
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+
+ Flags set by the application or driver, see .
+
+
+ &v4l2-field;
+ field
+
+ Indicates the field order of the image in the
+buffer, see . This field is not used when
+the buffer contains VBI data. Drivers must set it when
+type refers to an input stream,
+applications when an output stream.
+
+
+ struct timeval
+ timestamp
+
+ For input streams this is the
+system time (as returned by the gettimeofday()
+function) when the first data byte was captured. For output streams
+the data will not be displayed before this time, secondary to the
+nominal frame rate determined by the current video standard in
+enqueued order. Applications can for example zero this field to
+display frames as soon as possible. The driver stores the time at
+which the first data byte was actually sent out in the
+timestamp field. This permits
+applications to monitor the drift between the video and system
+clock.
+
+
+ &v4l2-timecode;
+ timecode
+
+ When type is
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE and the
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMECODE flag is set in
+flags, this structure contains a frame
+timecode. In V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE
+mode the top and bottom field contain the same timecode.
+Timecodes are intended to help video editing and are typically recorded on
+video tapes, but also embedded in compressed formats like MPEG. This
+field is independent of the timestamp and
+sequence fields.
+
+
+ __u32
+ sequence
+
+ Set by the driver, counting the frames in the
+sequence.
+
+
+ In V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE mode the top and
+bottom field have the same sequence number. The count starts at zero
+and includes dropped or repeated frames. A dropped frame was received
+by an input device but could not be stored due to lack of free buffer
+space. A repeated frame was displayed again by an output device
+because the application did not pass new data in
+time.Note this may count the frames received
+e.g. over USB, without taking into account the frames dropped by the
+remote hardware due to limited compression throughput or bus
+bandwidth. These devices identify by not enumerating any video
+standards, see .
+
+
+ &v4l2-memory;
+ memory
+
+ This field must be set by applications and/or drivers
+in accordance with the selected I/O method.
+
+
+ union
+ m
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ offset
+ When memory is
+V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP this is the offset of the buffer
+from the start of the device memory. The value is returned by the
+driver and apart of serving as parameter to the &func-mmap; function
+not useful for applications. See for details.
+
+
+
+ unsigned long
+ userptr
+ When memory is
+V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR this is a pointer to the
+buffer (casted to unsigned long type) in virtual memory, set by the
+application. See for details.
+
+
+ __u32
+ length
+
+ Size of the buffer (not the payload) in bytes.
+
+
+ __u32
+ input
+
+ Some video capture drivers support rapid and
+synchronous video input changes, a function useful for example in
+video surveillance applications. For this purpose applications set the
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_INPUT flag, and this field to the
+number of a video input as in &v4l2-input; field
+index.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved
+
+ A place holder for future extensions and custom
+(driver defined) buffer types
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE and higher.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ enum v4l2_buf_type
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE
+ 1
+ Buffer of a video capture stream, see .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT
+ 2
+ Buffer of a video output stream, see .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY
+ 3
+ Buffer for video overlay, see .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE
+ 4
+ Buffer of a raw VBI capture stream, see .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT
+ 5
+ Buffer of a raw VBI output stream, see .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE
+ 6
+ Buffer of a sliced VBI capture stream, see .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT
+ 7
+ Buffer of a sliced VBI output stream, see .
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY
+ 8
+ Buffer for video output overlay (OSD), see . Status: Experimental.
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE
+ 0x80
+ This and higher values are reserved for custom
+(driver defined) buffer types.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Buffer Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED
+ 0x0001
+ The buffer resides in device memory and has been mapped
+into the application's address space, see for details.
+Drivers set or clear this flag when the
+VIDIOC_QUERYBUF, VIDIOC_QBUF or VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl is called. Set by the driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED
+ 0x0002
+ Internally drivers maintain two buffer queues, an
+incoming and outgoing queue. When this flag is set, the buffer is
+currently on the incoming queue. It automatically moves to the
+outgoing queue after the buffer has been filled (capture devices) or
+displayed (output devices). Drivers set or clear this flag when the
+VIDIOC_QUERYBUF ioctl is called. After
+(successful) calling the VIDIOC_QBUF ioctl it is
+always set and after VIDIOC_DQBUF always
+cleared.
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE
+ 0x0004
+ When this flag is set, the buffer is currently on
+the outgoing queue, ready to be dequeued from the driver. Drivers set
+or clear this flag when the VIDIOC_QUERYBUF ioctl
+is called. After calling the VIDIOC_QBUF or
+VIDIOC_DQBUF it is always cleared. Of course a
+buffer cannot be on both queues at the same time, the
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED and
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE flag are mutually exclusive.
+They can be both cleared however, then the buffer is in "dequeued"
+state, in the application domain to say so.
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_KEYFRAME
+ 0x0008
+ Drivers set or clear this flag when calling the
+VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl. It may be set by video
+capture devices when the buffer contains a compressed image which is a
+key frame (or field), &ie; can be decompressed on its own.
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_PFRAME
+ 0x0010
+ Similar to V4L2_BUF_FLAG_KEYFRAME
+this flags predicted frames or fields which contain only differences to a
+previous key frame.
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_BFRAME
+ 0x0020
+ Similar to V4L2_BUF_FLAG_PFRAME
+ this is a bidirectional predicted frame or field. [ooc tbd]
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMECODE
+ 0x0100
+ The timecode field is valid.
+Drivers set or clear this flag when the VIDIOC_DQBUF
+ioctl is called.
+
+
+ V4L2_BUF_FLAG_INPUT
+ 0x0200
+ The input field is valid.
+Applications set or clear this flag before calling the
+VIDIOC_QBUF ioctl.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ enum v4l2_memory
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP
+ 1
+ The buffer is used for memory
+mapping I/O.
+
+
+ V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR
+ 2
+ The buffer is used for user
+pointer I/O.
+
+
+ V4L2_MEMORY_OVERLAY
+ 3
+ [to do]
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Timecodes
+
+ The v4l2_timecode structure is
+designed to hold a or similar timecode.
+(struct timeval timestamps are stored in
+&v4l2-buffer; field timestamp.)
+
+
+ struct v4l2_timecode
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ type
+ Frame rate the timecodes are based on, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+ Timecode flags, see .
+
+
+ __u8
+ frames
+ Frame count, 0 ... 23/24/29/49/59, depending on the
+ type of timecode.
+
+
+ __u8
+ seconds
+ Seconds count, 0 ... 59. This is a binary, not BCD number.
+
+
+ __u8
+ minutes
+ Minutes count, 0 ... 59. This is a binary, not BCD number.
+
+
+ __u8
+ hours
+ Hours count, 0 ... 29. This is a binary, not BCD number.
+
+
+ __u8
+ userbits[4]
+ The "user group" bits from the timecode.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Timecode Types
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_TYPE_24FPS
+ 1
+ 24 frames per second, i. e. film.
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_TYPE_25FPS
+ 2
+ 25 frames per second, &ie; PAL or SECAM video.
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_TYPE_30FPS
+ 3
+ 30 frames per second, &ie; NTSC video.
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_TYPE_50FPS
+ 4
+
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_TYPE_60FPS
+ 5
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Timecode Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_FLAG_DROPFRAME
+ 0x0001
+ Indicates "drop frame" semantics for counting frames
+in 29.97 fps material. When set, frame numbers 0 and 1 at the start of
+each minute, except minutes 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 are omitted from the
+count.
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_FLAG_COLORFRAME
+ 0x0002
+ The "color frame" flag.
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_USERBITS_field
+ 0x000C
+ Field mask for the "binary group flags".
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_USERBITS_USERDEFINED
+ 0x0000
+ Unspecified format.
+
+
+ V4L2_TC_USERBITS_8BITCHARS
+ 0x0008
+ 8-bit ISO characters.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Field Order
+
+ We have to distinguish between progressive and interlaced
+video. Progressive video transmits all lines of a video image
+sequentially. Interlaced video divides an image into two fields,
+containing only the odd and even lines of the image, respectively.
+Alternating the so called odd and even field are transmitted, and due
+to a small delay between fields a cathode ray TV displays the lines
+interleaved, yielding the original frame. This curious technique was
+invented because at refresh rates similar to film the image would
+fade out too quickly. Transmitting fields reduces the flicker without
+the necessity of doubling the frame rate and with it the bandwidth
+required for each channel.
+
+ It is important to understand a video camera does not expose
+one frame at a time, merely transmitting the frames separated into
+fields. The fields are in fact captured at two different instances in
+time. An object on screen may well move between one field and the
+next. For applications analysing motion it is of paramount importance
+to recognize which field of a frame is older, the temporal
+order.
+
+ When the driver provides or accepts images field by field
+rather than interleaved, it is also important applications understand
+how the fields combine to frames. We distinguish between top and
+bottom fields, the spatial order: The first line
+of the top field is the first line of an interlaced frame, the first
+line of the bottom field is the second line of that frame.
+
+ However because fields were captured one after the other,
+arguing whether a frame commences with the top or bottom field is
+pointless. Any two successive top and bottom, or bottom and top fields
+yield a valid frame. Only when the source was progressive to begin
+with, ⪚ when transferring film to video, two fields may come from
+the same frame, creating a natural order.
+
+ Counter to intuition the top field is not necessarily the
+older field. Whether the older field contains the top or bottom lines
+is a convention determined by the video standard. Hence the
+distinction between temporal and spatial order of fields. The diagrams
+below should make this clearer.
+
+ All video capture and output devices must report the current
+field order. Some drivers may permit the selection of a different
+order, to this end applications initialize the
+field field of &v4l2-pix-format; before
+calling the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl. If this is not desired it should
+have the value V4L2_FIELD_ANY (0).
+
+
+ enum v4l2_field
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_ANY
+ 0
+ Applications request this field order when any
+one of the V4L2_FIELD_NONE,
+V4L2_FIELD_TOP,
+V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM, or
+V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED formats is acceptable.
+Drivers choose depending on hardware capabilities or e. g. the
+requested image size, and return the actual field order. &v4l2-buffer;
+field can never be
+V4L2_FIELD_ANY.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_NONE
+ 1
+ Images are in progressive format, not interlaced.
+The driver may also indicate this order when it cannot distinguish
+between V4L2_FIELD_TOP and
+V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_TOP
+ 2
+ Images consist of the top field only.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM
+ 3
+ Images consist of the bottom field only.
+Applications may wish to prevent a device from capturing interlaced
+images because they will have "comb" or "feathering" artefacts around
+moving objects.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED
+ 4
+ Images contain both fields, interleaved line by
+line. The temporal order of the fields (whether the top or bottom
+field is first transmitted) depends on the current video standard.
+M/NTSC transmits the bottom field first, all other standards the top
+field first.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB
+ 5
+ Images contain both fields, the top field lines
+are stored first in memory, immediately followed by the bottom field
+lines. Fields are always stored in temporal order, the older one first
+in memory. Image sizes refer to the frame, not fields.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT
+ 6
+ Images contain both fields, the bottom field
+lines are stored first in memory, immediately followed by the top
+field lines. Fields are always stored in temporal order, the older one
+first in memory. Image sizes refer to the frame, not fields.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE
+ 7
+ The two fields of a frame are passed in separate
+buffers, in temporal order, &ie; the older one first. To indicate the field
+parity (whether the current field is a top or bottom field) the driver
+or application, depending on data direction, must set &v4l2-buffer;
+field to
+V4L2_FIELD_TOP or
+V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM. Any two successive fields pair
+to build a frame. If fields are successive, without any dropped fields
+between them (fields can drop individually), can be determined from
+the &v4l2-buffer; sequence field. Image
+sizes refer to the frame, not fields. This format cannot be selected
+when using the read/write I/O method.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB
+ 8
+ Images contain both fields, interleaved line by
+line, top field first. The top field is transmitted first.
+
+
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT
+ 9
+ Images contain both fields, interleaved line by
+line, top field first. The bottom field is transmitted first.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/keytable.c.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/keytable.c.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d53254a3be15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/keytable.c.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+
+/* keytable.c - This program allows checking/replacing keys at IR
+
+ Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License.
+
+ This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <linux/input.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#include "parse.h"
+
+void prtcode (int *codes)
+{
+ struct parse_key *p;
+
+ for (p=keynames;p->name!=NULL;p++) {
+ if (p->value == (unsigned)codes[1]) {
+ printf("scancode 0x%04x = %s (0x%02x)\n", codes[0], p->name, codes[1]);
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (isprint (codes[1]))
+ printf("scancode %d = '%c' (0x%02x)\n", codes[0], codes[1], codes[1]);
+ else
+ printf("scancode %d = 0x%02x\n", codes[0], codes[1]);
+}
+
+int parse_code(char *string)
+{
+ struct parse_key *p;
+
+ for (p=keynames;p->name!=NULL;p++) {
+ if (!strcasecmp(p->name, string)) {
+ return p->value;
+ }
+ }
+ return -1;
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ int fd;
+ unsigned int i, j;
+ int codes[2];
+
+ if (argc<2 || argc>4) {
+ printf ("usage: %s <device> to get table; or\n"
+ " %s <device> <scancode> <keycode>\n"
+ " %s <device> <keycode_file>\n",*argv,*argv,*argv);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if ((fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
+ perror("Couldn't open input device");
+ return(-1);
+ }
+
+ if (argc==4) {
+ int value;
+
+ value=parse_code(argv[3]);
+
+ if (value==-1) {
+ value = strtol(argv[3], NULL, 0);
+ if (errno)
+ perror("value");
+ }
+
+ codes [0] = (unsigned) strtol(argv[2], NULL, 0);
+ codes [1] = (unsigned) value;
+
+ if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCSKEYCODE, codes))
+ perror ("EVIOCSKEYCODE");
+
+ if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGKEYCODE, codes)==0)
+ prtcode(codes);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ if (argc==3) {
+ FILE *fin;
+ int value;
+ char *scancode, *keycode, s[2048];
+
+ fin=fopen(argv[2],"r");
+ if (fin==NULL) {
+ perror ("opening keycode file");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* Clears old table */
+ for (j = 0; j < 256; j++) {
+ for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+ codes[0] = (j << 8) | i;
+ codes[1] = KEY_RESERVED;
+ ioctl(fd, EVIOCSKEYCODE, codes);
+ }
+ }
+
+ while (fgets(s,sizeof(s),fin)) {
+ scancode=strtok(s,"\n\t =:");
+ if (!scancode) {
+ perror ("parsing input file scancode");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ if (!strcasecmp(scancode, "scancode")) {
+ scancode = strtok(NULL,"\n\t =:");
+ if (!scancode) {
+ perror ("parsing input file scancode");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ keycode=strtok(NULL,"\n\t =:(");
+ if (!keycode) {
+ perror ("parsing input file keycode");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ // printf ("parsing %s=%s:", scancode, keycode);
+ value=parse_code(keycode);
+ // printf ("\tvalue=%d\n",value);
+
+ if (value==-1) {
+ value = strtol(keycode, NULL, 0);
+ if (errno)
+ perror("value");
+ }
+
+ codes [0] = (unsigned) strtol(scancode, NULL, 0);
+ codes [1] = (unsigned) value;
+
+ // printf("\t%04x=%04x\n",codes[0], codes[1]);
+ if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCSKEYCODE, codes)) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Setting scancode 0x%04x with 0x%04x via ",codes[0], codes[1]);
+ perror ("EVIOCSKEYCODE");
+ }
+
+ if(ioctl(fd, EVIOCGKEYCODE, codes)==0)
+ prtcode(codes);
+ }
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ /* Get scancode table */
+ for (j = 0; j < 256; j++) {
+ for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+ codes[0] = (j << 8) | i;
+ if (!ioctl(fd, EVIOCGKEYCODE, codes) && codes[1] != KEY_RESERVED)
+ prtcode(codes);
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/libv4l.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/libv4l.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c14fc3db2a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/libv4l.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+Libv4l Userspace Library
+
+ Introduction
+
+ libv4l is a collection of libraries which adds a thin abstraction
+layer on top of video4linux2 devices. The purpose of this (thin) layer
+is to make it easy for application writers to support a wide variety of
+devices without having to write separate code for different devices in the
+same class.
+An example of using libv4l is provided by
+v4l2grab.
+
+
+ libv4l consists of 3 different libraries:
+
+ libv4lconvert
+
+ libv4lconvert is a library that converts several
+different pixelformats found in V4L2 drivers into a few common RGB and
+YUY formats.
+ It currently accepts the following V4L2 driver formats:
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_HM12,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_MR97310A,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_OV511,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_OV518,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAC207,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PJPG,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C10X,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C20X_I420,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA501,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA505,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA508,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA561,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SQ905C,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB8,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420,
+and V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVYU.
+
+ Later on libv4lconvert was expanded to also be able to do
+various video processing functions to improve webcam video quality.
+The video processing is split in to 2 parts: libv4lconvert/control and
+libv4lconvert/processing.
+
+ The control part is used to offer video controls which can
+be used to control the video processing functions made available by
+ libv4lconvert/processing. These controls are stored application wide
+(until reboot) by using a persistent shared memory object.
+
+ libv4lconvert/processing offers the actual video
+processing functionality.
+
+
+ libv4l1
+ This library offers functions that can be used to quickly
+make v4l1 applications work with v4l2 devices. These functions work exactly
+like the normal open/close/etc, except that libv4l1 does full emulation of
+the v4l1 api on top of v4l2 drivers, in case of v4l1 drivers it
+will just pass calls through.
+ Since those functions are emulations of the old V4L1 API,
+it shouldn't be used for new applications.
+
+
+ libv4l2
+ This library should be used for all modern V4L2
+applications.
+ It provides handles to call V4L2 open/ioctl/close/poll
+methods. Instead of just providing the raw output of the device, it enhances
+the calls in the sense that it will use libv4lconvert to provide more video
+formats and to enhance the image quality.
+ In most cases, libv4l2 just passes the calls directly
+through to the v4l2 driver, intercepting the calls to
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT,
+VIDIOC_G_FMT
+VIDIOC_S_FMT
+VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES
+and VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
+in order to emulate the formats
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24,
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420,
+and V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420,
+if they aren't available in the driver.
+VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT
+keeps enumerating the hardware supported formats, plus the emulated formats
+offered by libv4l at the end.
+
+
+ Libv4l device control functions
+ The common file operation methods are provided by
+libv4l.
+ Those functions operate just like glibc
+open/close/dup/ioctl/read/mmap/munmap:
+
+ int v4l2_open(const char *file, int oflag,
+...) -
+operates like the standard open() function.
+
+ int v4l2_close(int fd) -
+operates like the standard close() function.
+
+ int v4l2_dup(int fd) -
+operates like the standard dup() function, duplicating a file handler.
+
+ int v4l2_ioctl (int fd, unsigned long int request, ...) -
+operates like the standard ioctl() function.
+
+ int v4l2_read (int fd, void* buffer, size_t n) -
+operates like the standard read() function.
+
+ void v4l2_mmap(void *start, size_t length, int prot, int flags, int fd, int64_t offset); -
+operates like the standard mmap() function.
+
+ int v4l2_munmap(void *_start, size_t length); -
+operates like the standard munmap() function.
+
+
+ Those functions provide additional control:
+
+ int v4l2_fd_open(int fd, int v4l2_flags) -
+opens an already opened fd for further use through v4l2lib and possibly
+modify libv4l2's default behavior through the v4l2_flags argument.
+Currently, v4l2_flags can be V4L2_DISABLE_CONVERSION,
+to disable format conversion.
+
+ int v4l2_set_control(int fd, int cid, int value) -
+This function takes a value of 0 - 65535, and then scales that range to
+the actual range of the given v4l control id, and then if the cid exists
+and is not locked sets the cid to the scaled value.
+
+ int v4l2_get_control(int fd, int cid) -
+This function returns a value of 0 - 65535, scaled to from the actual range
+of the given v4l control id. when the cid does not exist, could not be
+accessed for some reason, or some error occured 0 is returned.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ v4l1compat.so wrapper library
+
+ This library intercepts calls to
+open/close/ioctl/mmap/mmunmap operations and redirects them to the libv4l
+counterparts, by using LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/v4l1compat.so. It also
+emulates V4L1 calls via V4L2 API.
+ It allows usage of binary legacy applications that
+still don't use libv4l.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-grey.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-grey.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b72bc6b2de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-grey.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY ('GREY')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY
+ Grey-scale image
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This is a grey-scale image. It is really a degenerate
+Y'CbCr format which simply contains no Cb or Cr data.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Y'01
+ Y'02
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ Y'10
+ Y'11
+ Y'12
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'20
+ Y'21
+ Y'22
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Y'30
+ Y'31
+ Y'32
+ Y'33
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-nv12.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-nv12.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..873f67035181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-nv12.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12 ('NV12'), V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21 ('NV21')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21
+ Formats with ½ horizontal and vertical
+chroma resolution, also known as YUV 4:2:0. One luminance and one
+chrominance plane with alternating chroma samples as opposed to
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420
+
+
+ Description
+
+ These are two-plane versions of the YUV 4:2:0 format.
+The three components are separated into two sub-images or planes. The
+Y plane is first. The Y plane has one byte per pixel. For
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12, a combined CbCr plane
+immediately follows the Y plane in memory. The CbCr plane is the same
+width, in bytes, as the Y plane (and of the image), but is half as
+tall in pixels. Each CbCr pair belongs to four pixels. For example,
+Cb0/Cr0 belongs to
+Y'00, Y'01,
+Y'10, Y'11.
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21 is the same except the Cb and
+Cr bytes are swapped, the CrCb plane starts with a Cr byte.
+
+ If the Y plane has pad bytes after each row, then the
+CbCr plane has as many pad bytes after its rows.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Y'01
+ Y'02
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ Y'10
+ Y'11
+ Y'12
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'20
+ Y'21
+ Y'22
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Y'30
+ Y'31
+ Y'32
+ Y'33
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cb00
+ Cr00
+ Cb01
+ Cr01
+
+
+ start + 20:
+ Cb10
+ Cr10
+ Cb11
+ Cr11
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+ 1
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+ 2
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+ 3
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-nv16.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-nv16.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26094035fc04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-nv16.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16 ('NV16'), V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV61 ('NV61')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV61
+ Formats with ½ horizontal
+chroma resolution, also known as YUV 4:2:2. One luminance and one
+chrominance plane with alternating chroma samples as opposed to
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420
+
+
+ Description
+
+ These are two-plane versions of the YUV 4:2:2 format.
+The three components are separated into two sub-images or planes. The
+Y plane is first. The Y plane has one byte per pixel. For
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16, a combined CbCr plane
+immediately follows the Y plane in memory. The CbCr plane is the same
+width and height, in bytes, as the Y plane (and of the image).
+Each CbCr pair belongs to two pixels. For example,
+Cb0/Cr0 belongs to
+Y'00, Y'01.
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV61 is the same except the Cb and
+Cr bytes are swapped, the CrCb plane starts with a Cr byte.
+
+ If the Y plane has pad bytes after each row, then the
+CbCr plane has as many pad bytes after its rows.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Y'01
+ Y'02
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ Y'10
+ Y'11
+ Y'12
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'20
+ Y'21
+ Y'22
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Y'30
+ Y'31
+ Y'32
+ Y'33
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cb00
+ Cr00
+ Cb01
+ Cr01
+
+
+ start + 20:
+ Cb10
+ Cr10
+ Cb11
+ Cr11
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Cb20
+ Cr20
+ Cb21
+ Cr21
+
+
+ start + 28:
+ Cb30
+ Cr30
+ Cb31
+ Cr31
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+ 1
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+
+
+
+ 2
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+ 3
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2dd697a81d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,862 @@
+
+
+ Packed RGB formats
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ Packed RGB formats
+ Packed RGB formats
+
+
+ Description
+
+ These formats are designed to match the pixel formats of
+typical PC graphics frame buffers. They occupy 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits
+per pixel. These are all packed-pixel formats, meaning all the data
+for a pixel lie next to each other in memory.
+
+ When one of these formats is used, drivers shall report the
+colorspace V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB.
+
+
+
+ A test utility to determine which RGB formats a driver
+actually supports is available from the LinuxTV v4l-dvb repository.
+See &v4l-dvb; for access instructions.
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-packed-yuv.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-packed-yuv.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3cab5d0ca75d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-packed-yuv.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+
+
+ Packed YUV formats
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ Packed YUV formats
+ Packed YUV formats
+
+
+ Description
+
+ Similar to the packed RGB formats these formats store
+the Y, Cb and Cr component of each pixel in one 16 or 32 bit
+word.
+
+
+
+ Bit 7 is the most significant bit. The value of a = alpha
+bits is undefined when reading from the driver, ignored when writing
+to the driver, except when alpha blending has been negotiated for a
+Video Overlay or Video Output Overlay.
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sbggr16.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sbggr16.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..519a9efbac10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sbggr16.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16 ('BYR2')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16
+ Bayer RGB format
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This format is similar to
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8, except each pixel has
+a depth of 16 bits. The least significant byte is stored at lower
+memory addresses (little-endian). Note the actual sampling precision
+may be lower than 16 bits, for example 10 bits per pixel with values
+in range 0 to 1023.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ B00low
+ B00high
+ G01low
+ G01high
+ B02low
+ B02high
+ G03low
+ G03high
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ G10low
+ G10high
+ R11low
+ R11high
+ G12low
+ G12high
+ R13low
+ R13high
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ B20low
+ B20high
+ G21low
+ G21high
+ B22low
+ B22high
+ G23low
+ G23high
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ G30low
+ G30high
+ R31low
+ R31high
+ G32low
+ G32high
+ R33low
+ R33high
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sbggr8.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sbggr8.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5fe84ecc2ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sbggr8.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8 ('BA81')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8
+ Bayer RGB format
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This is commonly the native format of digital cameras,
+reflecting the arrangement of sensors on the CCD device. Only one red,
+green or blue value is given for each pixel. Missing components must
+be interpolated from neighbouring pixels. From left to right the first
+row consists of a blue and green value, the second row of a green and
+red value. This scheme repeats to the right and down for every two
+columns and rows.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ B00
+ G01
+ B02
+ G03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ G10
+ R11
+ G12
+ R13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ B20
+ G21
+ B22
+ G23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ G30
+ R31
+ G32
+ R33
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sgbrg8.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sgbrg8.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d67a472b0880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sgbrg8.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8 ('GBRG')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8
+ Bayer RGB format
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This is commonly the native format of digital cameras,
+reflecting the arrangement of sensors on the CCD device. Only one red,
+green or blue value is given for each pixel. Missing components must
+be interpolated from neighbouring pixels. From left to right the first
+row consists of a green and blue value, the second row of a red and
+green value. This scheme repeats to the right and down for every two
+columns and rows.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ G00
+ B01
+ G02
+ B03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ R10
+ G11
+ R12
+ G13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ G20
+ B21
+ G22
+ B23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ R30
+ G31
+ R32
+ G33
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sgrbg8.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sgrbg8.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0cdf13b8ac1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-sgrbg8.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8 ('GRBG')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8
+ Bayer RGB format
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This is commonly the native format of digital cameras,
+reflecting the arrangement of sensors on the CCD device. Only one red,
+green or blue value is given for each pixel. Missing components must
+be interpolated from neighbouring pixels. From left to right the first
+row consists of a green and blue value, the second row of a red and
+green value. This scheme repeats to the right and down for every two
+columns and rows.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8 4 ×
+4 pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ G00
+ R01
+ G02
+ R03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ R10
+ B11
+ R12
+ B13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ G20
+ R21
+ G22
+ R23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ R30
+ B31
+ R32
+ B33
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-uyvy.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-uyvy.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..816c8d467c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-uyvy.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY ('UYVY')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY
+ Variation of
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV with different order of samples
+in memory
+
+
+ Description
+
+ In this format each four bytes is two pixels. Each four
+bytes is two Y's, a Cb and a Cr. Each Y goes to one of the pixels, and
+the Cb and Cr belong to both pixels. As you can see, the Cr and Cb
+components have half the horizontal resolution of the Y
+component.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Cb00
+ Y'00
+ Cr00
+ Y'01
+ Cb01
+ Y'02
+ Cr01
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Cb10
+ Y'10
+ Cr10
+ Y'11
+ Cb11
+ Y'12
+ Cr11
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cb20
+ Y'20
+ Cr20
+ Y'21
+ Cb21
+ Y'22
+ Cr21
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Cb30
+ Y'30
+ Cr30
+ Y'31
+ Cb31
+ Y'32
+ Cr31
+ Y'33
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 1
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 2
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 3
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-vyuy.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-vyuy.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..61f12a5e68d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-vyuy.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_VYUY ('VYUY')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_VYUY
+ Variation of
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV with different order of samples
+in memory
+
+
+ Description
+
+ In this format each four bytes is two pixels. Each four
+bytes is two Y's, a Cb and a Cr. Each Y goes to one of the pixels, and
+the Cb and Cr belong to both pixels. As you can see, the Cr and Cb
+components have half the horizontal resolution of the Y
+component.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_VYUY 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Cr00
+ Y'00
+ Cb00
+ Y'01
+ Cr01
+ Y'02
+ Cb01
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Cr10
+ Y'10
+ Cb10
+ Y'11
+ Cr11
+ Y'12
+ Cb11
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cr20
+ Y'20
+ Cb20
+ Y'21
+ Cr21
+ Y'22
+ Cb21
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Cr30
+ Y'30
+ Cb30
+ Y'31
+ Cr31
+ Y'32
+ Cb31
+ Y'33
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 1
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 2
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 3
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-y16.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-y16.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d58404015078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-y16.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16 ('Y16 ')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16
+ Grey-scale image
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This is a grey-scale image with a depth of 16 bits per
+pixel. The least significant byte is stored at lower memory addresses
+(little-endian). Note the actual sampling precision may be lower than
+16 bits, for example 10 bits per pixel with values in range 0 to
+1023.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00low
+ Y'00high
+ Y'01low
+ Y'01high
+ Y'02low
+ Y'02high
+ Y'03low
+ Y'03high
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'10low
+ Y'10high
+ Y'11low
+ Y'11high
+ Y'12low
+ Y'12high
+ Y'13low
+ Y'13high
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Y'20low
+ Y'20high
+ Y'21low
+ Y'21high
+ Y'22low
+ Y'22high
+ Y'23low
+ Y'23high
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Y'30low
+ Y'30high
+ Y'31low
+ Y'31high
+ Y'32low
+ Y'32high
+ Y'33low
+ Y'33high
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-y41p.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-y41p.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73c8536efb05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-y41p.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P ('Y41P')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P
+ Format with ¼ horizontal chroma
+resolution, also known as YUV 4:1:1
+
+
+ Description
+
+ In this format each 12 bytes is eight pixels. In the
+twelve bytes are two CbCr pairs and eight Y's. The first CbCr pair
+goes with the first four Y's, and the second CbCr pair goes with the
+other four Y's. The Cb and Cr components have one fourth the
+horizontal resolution of the Y component.
+
+ Do not confuse this format with V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV411P.
+Y41P is derived from "YUV 4:1:1 packed", while
+YUV411P stands for "YUV 4:1:1 planar".
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P 8 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Cb00
+ Y'00
+ Cr00
+ Y'01
+ Cb01
+ Y'02
+ Cr01
+ Y'03
+ Y'04
+ Y'05
+ Y'06
+ Y'07
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Cb10
+ Y'10
+ Cr10
+ Y'11
+ Cb11
+ Y'12
+ Cr11
+ Y'13
+ Y'14
+ Y'15
+ Y'16
+ Y'17
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Cb20
+ Y'20
+ Cr20
+ Y'21
+ Cb21
+ Y'22
+ Cr21
+ Y'23
+ Y'24
+ Y'25
+ Y'26
+ Y'27
+
+
+ start + 36:
+ Cb30
+ Y'30
+ Cr30
+ Y'31
+ Cb31
+ Y'32
+ Cr31
+ Y'33
+ Y'34
+ Y'35
+ Y'36
+ Y'37
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+ 45
+ 67
+
+
+ 0
+ YYC
+ YY
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+ 1
+ YYC
+ YY
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+ 2
+ YYC
+ YY
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+ 3
+ YYC
+ YY
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv410.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv410.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8eb4a193d770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv410.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU410 ('YVU9'), V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV410 ('YUV9')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU410
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV410
+ Planar formats with ¼ horizontal and
+vertical chroma resolution, also known as YUV 4:1:0
+
+
+ Description
+
+ These are planar formats, as opposed to a packed format.
+The three components are separated into three sub-images or planes.
+The Y plane is first. The Y plane has one byte per pixel. For
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU410, the Cr plane immediately
+follows the Y plane in memory. The Cr plane is ¼ the width and
+¼ the height of the Y plane (and of the image). Each Cr belongs
+to 16 pixels, a four-by-four square of the image. Following the Cr
+plane is the Cb plane, just like the Cr plane.
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV410 is the same, except the Cb
+plane comes first, then the Cr plane.
+
+ If the Y plane has pad bytes after each row, then the Cr
+and Cb planes have ¼ as many pad bytes after their rows. In
+other words, four Cx rows (including padding) are exactly as long as
+one Y row (including padding).
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU410 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Y'01
+ Y'02
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ Y'10
+ Y'11
+ Y'12
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'20
+ Y'21
+ Y'22
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Y'30
+ Y'31
+ Y'32
+ Y'33
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cr00
+
+
+ start + 17:
+ Cb00
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+ 1
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+
+
+
+ 2
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+ 3
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv411p.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv411p.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00e0960a9869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv411p.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV411P ('411P')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV411P
+ Format with ¼ horizontal chroma resolution,
+also known as YUV 4:1:1. Planar layout as opposed to
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This format is not commonly used. This is a planar
+format similar to the 4:2:2 planar format except with half as many
+chroma. The three components are separated into three sub-images or
+planes. The Y plane is first. The Y plane has one byte per pixel. The
+Cb plane immediately follows the Y plane in memory. The Cb plane is
+¼ the width of the Y plane (and of the image). Each Cb belongs
+to 4 pixels all on the same row. For example,
+Cb0 belongs to Y'00,
+Y'01, Y'02 and
+Y'03. Following the Cb plane is the Cr plane,
+just like the Cb plane.
+
+ If the Y plane has pad bytes after each row, then the Cr
+and Cb planes have ¼ as many pad bytes after their rows. In
+other words, four C x rows (including padding) is exactly as long as
+one Y row (including padding).
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV411P 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Y'01
+ Y'02
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ Y'10
+ Y'11
+ Y'12
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'20
+ Y'21
+ Y'22
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Y'30
+ Y'31
+ Y'32
+ Y'33
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cb00
+
+
+ start + 17:
+ Cb10
+
+
+ start + 18:
+ Cb20
+
+
+ start + 19:
+ Cb30
+
+
+ start + 20:
+ Cr00
+
+
+ start + 21:
+ Cr10
+
+
+ start + 22:
+ Cr20
+
+
+ start + 23:
+ Cr30
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+ 1
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+ 2
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+ 3
+ YYC
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv420.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv420.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42d7de5e456d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv420.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420 ('YV12'), V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420 ('YU12')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420
+ Planar formats with ½ horizontal and
+vertical chroma resolution, also known as YUV 4:2:0
+
+
+ Description
+
+ These are planar formats, as opposed to a packed format.
+The three components are separated into three sub- images or planes.
+The Y plane is first. The Y plane has one byte per pixel. For
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420, the Cr plane immediately
+follows the Y plane in memory. The Cr plane is half the width and half
+the height of the Y plane (and of the image). Each Cr belongs to four
+pixels, a two-by-two square of the image. For example,
+Cr0 belongs to Y'00,
+Y'01, Y'10, and
+Y'11. Following the Cr plane is the Cb plane,
+just like the Cr plane. V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420 is
+the same except the Cb plane comes first, then the Cr plane.
+
+ If the Y plane has pad bytes after each row, then the Cr
+and Cb planes have half as many pad bytes after their rows. In other
+words, two Cx rows (including padding) is exactly as long as one Y row
+(including padding).
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Y'01
+ Y'02
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ Y'10
+ Y'11
+ Y'12
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'20
+ Y'21
+ Y'22
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Y'30
+ Y'31
+ Y'32
+ Y'33
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cr00
+ Cr01
+
+
+ start + 18:
+ Cr10
+ Cr11
+
+
+ start + 20:
+ Cb00
+ Cb01
+
+
+ start + 22:
+ Cb10
+ Cb11
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+ 1
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+ 2
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+ C
+ C
+
+
+ 3
+ YY
+ YY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv422p.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv422p.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4348bd9f0d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuv422p.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P ('422P')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P
+ Format with ½ horizontal chroma resolution,
+also known as YUV 4:2:2. Planar layout as opposed to
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This format is not commonly used. This is a planar
+version of the YUYV format. The three components are separated into
+three sub-images or planes. The Y plane is first. The Y plane has one
+byte per pixel. The Cb plane immediately follows the Y plane in
+memory. The Cb plane is half the width of the Y plane (and of the
+image). Each Cb belongs to two pixels. For example,
+Cb0 belongs to Y'00,
+Y'01. Following the Cb plane is the Cr plane,
+just like the Cb plane.
+
+ If the Y plane has pad bytes after each row, then the Cr
+and Cb planes have half as many pad bytes after their rows. In other
+words, two Cx rows (including padding) is exactly as long as one Y row
+(including padding).
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Y'01
+ Y'02
+ Y'03
+
+
+ start + 4:
+ Y'10
+ Y'11
+ Y'12
+ Y'13
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'20
+ Y'21
+ Y'22
+ Y'23
+
+
+ start + 12:
+ Y'30
+ Y'31
+ Y'32
+ Y'33
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Cb00
+ Cb01
+
+
+ start + 18:
+ Cb10
+ Cb11
+
+
+ start + 20:
+ Cb20
+ Cb21
+
+
+ start + 22:
+ Cb30
+ Cb31
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Cr00
+ Cr01
+
+
+ start + 26:
+ Cr10
+ Cr11
+
+
+ start + 28:
+ Cr20
+ Cr21
+
+
+ start + 30:
+ Cr30
+ Cr31
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 1
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 2
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 3
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuyv.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuyv.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bdb2ffacbbcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yuyv.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV ('YUYV')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV
+ Packed format with ½ horizontal chroma
+resolution, also known as YUV 4:2:2
+
+
+ Description
+
+ In this format each four bytes is two pixels. Each four
+bytes is two Y's, a Cb and a Cr. Each Y goes to one of the pixels, and
+the Cb and Cr belong to both pixels. As you can see, the Cr and Cb
+components have half the horizontal resolution of the Y component.
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV is known in the Windows
+environment as YUY2.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Cb00
+ Y'01
+ Cr00
+ Y'02
+ Cb01
+ Y'03
+ Cr01
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'10
+ Cb10
+ Y'11
+ Cr10
+ Y'12
+ Cb11
+ Y'13
+ Cr11
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Y'20
+ Cb20
+ Y'21
+ Cr20
+ Y'22
+ Cb21
+ Y'23
+ Cr21
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Y'30
+ Cb30
+ Y'31
+ Cr30
+ Y'32
+ Cb31
+ Y'33
+ Cr31
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 1
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 2
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 3
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yvyu.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yvyu.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40d17ae39dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt-yvyu.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVYU ('YVYU')
+ &manvol;
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVYU
+ Variation of
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV with different order of samples
+in memory
+
+
+ Description
+
+ In this format each four bytes is two pixels. Each four
+bytes is two Y's, a Cb and a Cr. Each Y goes to one of the pixels, and
+the Cb and Cr belong to both pixels. As you can see, the Cr and Cb
+components have half the horizontal resolution of the Y
+component.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVYU 4 × 4
+pixel image
+
+
+ Byte Order.
+ Each cell is one byte.
+
+
+
+
+
+ start + 0:
+ Y'00
+ Cr00
+ Y'01
+ Cb00
+ Y'02
+ Cr01
+ Y'03
+ Cb01
+
+
+ start + 8:
+ Y'10
+ Cr10
+ Y'11
+ Cb10
+ Y'12
+ Cr11
+ Y'13
+ Cb11
+
+
+ start + 16:
+ Y'20
+ Cr20
+ Y'21
+ Cb20
+ Y'22
+ Cr21
+ Y'23
+ Cb21
+
+
+ start + 24:
+ Y'30
+ Cr30
+ Y'31
+ Cb30
+ Y'32
+ Cr31
+ Y'33
+ Cb31
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Color Sample Location.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 01
+ 23
+
+
+ 0
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 1
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 2
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+ 3
+ YCY
+ YCY
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aaea55d44592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,796 @@
+ Image Formats
+
+ The V4L2 API was primarily designed for devices exchanging
+image data with applications. The
+v4l2_pix_format structure defines the format
+and layout of an image in memory. Image formats are negotiated with
+the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl. (The explanations here focus on video
+capturing and output, for overlay frame buffer formats see also
+&VIDIOC-G-FBUF;.)
+
+
+ struct v4l2_pix_format
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ width
+ Image width in pixels.
+
+
+ __u32
+ height
+ Image height in pixels.
+
+
+ Applications set these fields to
+request an image size, drivers return the closest possible values. In
+case of planar formats the width and
+height applies to the largest plane. To
+avoid ambiguities drivers must return values rounded up to a multiple
+of the scale factor of any smaller planes. For example when the image
+format is YUV 4:2:0, width and
+height must be multiples of two.
+
+
+ __u32
+ pixelformat
+ The pixel format or type of compression, set by the
+application. This is a little endian four character code. V4L2 defines
+standard RGB formats in , YUV formats in , and reserved codes in
+
+
+ &v4l2-field;
+ field
+ Video images are typically interlaced. Applications
+can request to capture or output only the top or bottom field, or both
+fields interlaced or sequentially stored in one buffer or alternating
+in separate buffers. Drivers return the actual field order selected.
+For details see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ bytesperline
+ Distance in bytes between the leftmost pixels in two
+adjacent lines.
+
+
+ Both applications and drivers
+can set this field to request padding bytes at the end of each line.
+Drivers however may ignore the value requested by the application,
+returning width times bytes per pixel or a
+larger value required by the hardware. That implies applications can
+just set this field to zero to get a reasonable
+default.Video hardware may access padding bytes,
+therefore they must reside in accessible memory. Consider cases where
+padding bytes after the last line of an image cross a system page
+boundary. Input devices may write padding bytes, the value is
+undefined. Output devices ignore the contents of padding
+bytes.When the image format is planar the
+bytesperline value applies to the largest
+plane and is divided by the same factor as the
+width field for any smaller planes. For
+example the Cb and Cr planes of a YUV 4:2:0 image have half as many
+padding bytes following each line as the Y plane. To avoid ambiguities
+drivers must return a bytesperline value
+rounded up to a multiple of the scale factor.
+
+
+ __u32
+ sizeimage
+ Size in bytes of the buffer to hold a complete image,
+set by the driver. Usually this is
+bytesperline times
+height. When the image consists of variable
+length compressed data this is the maximum number of bytes required to
+hold an image.
+
+
+ &v4l2-colorspace;
+ colorspace
+ This information supplements the
+pixelformat and must be set by the driver,
+see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ priv
+ Reserved for custom (driver defined) additional
+information about formats. When not used drivers and applications must
+set this field to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Standard Image Formats
+
+ In order to exchange images between drivers and
+applications, it is necessary to have standard image data formats
+which both sides will interpret the same way. V4L2 includes several
+such formats, and this section is intended to be an unambiguous
+specification of the standard image data formats in V4L2.
+
+ V4L2 drivers are not limited to these formats, however.
+Driver-specific formats are possible. In that case the application may
+depend on a codec to convert images to one of the standard formats
+when needed. But the data can still be stored and retrieved in the
+proprietary format. For example, a device may support a proprietary
+compressed format. Applications can still capture and save the data in
+the compressed format, saving much disk space, and later use a codec
+to convert the images to the X Windows screen format when the video is
+to be displayed.
+
+ Even so, ultimately, some standard formats are needed, so
+the V4L2 specification would not be complete without well-defined
+standard formats.
+
+ The V4L2 standard formats are mainly uncompressed formats. The
+pixels are always arranged in memory from left to right, and from top
+to bottom. The first byte of data in the image buffer is always for
+the leftmost pixel of the topmost row. Following that is the pixel
+immediately to its right, and so on until the end of the top row of
+pixels. Following the rightmost pixel of the row there may be zero or
+more bytes of padding to guarantee that each row of pixel data has a
+certain alignment. Following the pad bytes, if any, is data for the
+leftmost pixel of the second row from the top, and so on. The last row
+has just as many pad bytes after it as the other rows.
+
+ In V4L2 each format has an identifier which looks like
+PIX_FMT_XXX, defined in the videodev.h header file. These identifiers
+represent four character codes
+which are also listed below, however they are not the same as those
+used in the Windows world.
+
+
+
+ Colorspaces
+
+ [intro]
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Gamma Correction
+
+ [to do]
+ E'R = f(R)
+ E'G = f(G)
+ E'B = f(B)
+
+
+
+ Construction of luminance and color-difference
+signals
+
+ [to do]
+ E'Y =
+CoeffR E'R
++ CoeffG E'G
++ CoeffB E'B
+ (E'R - E'Y) = E'R
+- CoeffR E'R
+- CoeffG E'G
+- CoeffB E'B
+ (E'B - E'Y) = E'B
+- CoeffR E'R
+- CoeffG E'G
+- CoeffB E'B
+
+
+
+ Re-normalized color-difference signals
+
+ The color-difference signals are scaled back to unity
+range [-0.5;+0.5]:
+ KB = 0.5 / (1 - CoeffB)
+ KR = 0.5 / (1 - CoeffR)
+ PB =
+KB (E'B - E'Y) =
+ 0.5 (CoeffR / CoeffB) E'R
++ 0.5 (CoeffG / CoeffB) E'G
++ 0.5 E'B
+ PR =
+KR (E'R - E'Y) =
+ 0.5 E'R
++ 0.5 (CoeffG / CoeffR) E'G
++ 0.5 (CoeffB / CoeffR) E'B
+
+
+
+ Quantization
+
+ [to do]
+ Y' = (Lum. Levels - 1) · E'Y + Lum. Offset
+ CB = (Chrom. Levels - 1)
+· PB + Chrom. Offset
+ CR = (Chrom. Levels - 1)
+· PR + Chrom. Offset
+ Rounding to the nearest integer and clamping to the range
+[0;255] finally yields the digital color components Y'CbCr
+stored in YUV images.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ ITU-R Rec. BT.601 color conversion
+
+ Forward Transformation
+
+
+int ER, EG, EB; /* gamma corrected RGB input [0;255] */
+int Y1, Cb, Cr; /* output [0;255] */
+
+double r, g, b; /* temporaries */
+double y1, pb, pr;
+
+int
+clamp (double x)
+{
+ int r = x; /* round to nearest */
+
+ if (r < 0) return 0;
+ else if (r > 255) return 255;
+ else return r;
+}
+
+r = ER / 255.0;
+g = EG / 255.0;
+b = EB / 255.0;
+
+y1 = 0.299 * r + 0.587 * g + 0.114 * b;
+pb = -0.169 * r - 0.331 * g + 0.5 * b;
+pr = 0.5 * r - 0.419 * g - 0.081 * b;
+
+Y1 = clamp (219 * y1 + 16);
+Cb = clamp (224 * pb + 128);
+Cr = clamp (224 * pr + 128);
+
+/* or shorter */
+
+y1 = 0.299 * ER + 0.587 * EG + 0.114 * EB;
+
+Y1 = clamp ( (219 / 255.0) * y1 + 16);
+Cb = clamp (((224 / 255.0) / (2 - 2 * 0.114)) * (EB - y1) + 128);
+Cr = clamp (((224 / 255.0) / (2 - 2 * 0.299)) * (ER - y1) + 128);
+
+
+ Inverse Transformation
+
+
+int Y1, Cb, Cr; /* gamma pre-corrected input [0;255] */
+int ER, EG, EB; /* output [0;255] */
+
+double r, g, b; /* temporaries */
+double y1, pb, pr;
+
+int
+clamp (double x)
+{
+ int r = x; /* round to nearest */
+
+ if (r < 0) return 0;
+ else if (r > 255) return 255;
+ else return r;
+}
+
+y1 = (255 / 219.0) * (Y1 - 16);
+pb = (255 / 224.0) * (Cb - 128);
+pr = (255 / 224.0) * (Cr - 128);
+
+r = 1.0 * y1 + 0 * pb + 1.402 * pr;
+g = 1.0 * y1 - 0.344 * pb - 0.714 * pr;
+b = 1.0 * y1 + 1.772 * pb + 0 * pr;
+
+ER = clamp (r * 255); /* [ok? one should prob. limit y1,pb,pr] */
+EG = clamp (g * 255);
+EB = clamp (b * 255);
+
+
+
+
+ enum v4l2_colorspace
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Identifier
+ Value
+ Description
+ Chromaticities
+ The coordinates of the color primaries are
+given in the CIE system (1931)
+
+ White Point
+ Gamma Correction
+ Luminance E'Y
+ Quantization
+
+
+ Red
+ Green
+ Blue
+ Y'
+ Cb, Cr
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_SMPTE170M
+ 1
+ NTSC/PAL according to ,
+
+ x = 0.630, y = 0.340
+ x = 0.310, y = 0.595
+ x = 0.155, y = 0.070
+ x = 0.3127, y = 0.3290,
+ Illuminant D65
+ E' = 4.5 I for I ≤0.018,
+1.099 I0.45 - 0.099 for 0.018 < I
+ 0.299 E'R
++ 0.587 E'G
++ 0.114 E'B
+ 219 E'Y + 16
+ 224 PB,R + 128
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_SMPTE240M
+ 2
+ 1125-Line (US) HDTV, see
+ x = 0.630, y = 0.340
+ x = 0.310, y = 0.595
+ x = 0.155, y = 0.070
+ x = 0.3127, y = 0.3290,
+ Illuminant D65
+ E' = 4 I for I ≤0.0228,
+1.1115 I0.45 - 0.1115 for 0.0228 < I
+ 0.212 E'R
++ 0.701 E'G
++ 0.087 E'B
+ 219 E'Y + 16
+ 224 PB,R + 128
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_REC709
+ 3
+ HDTV and modern devices, see
+ x = 0.640, y = 0.330
+ x = 0.300, y = 0.600
+ x = 0.150, y = 0.060
+ x = 0.3127, y = 0.3290,
+ Illuminant D65
+ E' = 4.5 I for I ≤0.018,
+1.099 I0.45 - 0.099 for 0.018 < I
+ 0.2125 E'R
++ 0.7154 E'G
++ 0.0721 E'B
+ 219 E'Y + 16
+ 224 PB,R + 128
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_BT878
+ 4
+ Broken Bt878 extents
+ The ubiquitous Bt878 video capture chip
+quantizes E'Y to 238 levels, yielding a range
+of Y' = 16 … 253, unlike Rec. 601 Y' = 16 …
+235. This is not a typo in the Bt878 documentation, it has been
+implemented in silicon. The chroma extents are unclear.
+ ,
+ ?
+ ?
+ ?
+ ?
+ ?
+ 0.299 E'R
++ 0.587 E'G
++ 0.114 E'B
+ 237 E'Y + 16
+ 224 PB,R + 128 (probably)
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_470_SYSTEM_M
+ 5
+ M/NTSC
+ No identifier exists for M/PAL which uses
+the chromaticities of M/NTSC, the remaining parameters are equal to B and
+G/PAL.
+ according to ,
+ x = 0.67, y = 0.33
+ x = 0.21, y = 0.71
+ x = 0.14, y = 0.08
+ x = 0.310, y = 0.316, Illuminant C
+ ?
+ 0.299 E'R
++ 0.587 E'G
++ 0.114 E'B
+ 219 E'Y + 16
+ 224 PB,R + 128
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_470_SYSTEM_BG
+ 6
+ 625-line PAL and SECAM systems according to ,
+ x = 0.64, y = 0.33
+ x = 0.29, y = 0.60
+ x = 0.15, y = 0.06
+ x = 0.313, y = 0.329,
+Illuminant D65
+ ?
+ 0.299 E'R
++ 0.587 E'G
++ 0.114 E'B
+ 219 E'Y + 16
+ 224 PB,R + 128
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_JPEG
+ 7
+ JPEG Y'CbCr, see ,
+ ?
+ ?
+ ?
+ ?
+ ?
+ 0.299 E'R
++ 0.587 E'G
++ 0.114 E'B
+ 256 E'Y + 16
+ Note JFIF quantizes
+Y'PBPR in range [0;+1] and
+[-0.5;+0.5] to 257 levels, however Y'CbCr signals
+are still clamped to [0;255].
+
+ 256 PB,R + 128
+
+
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB
+ 8
+ [?]
+ x = 0.640, y = 0.330
+ x = 0.300, y = 0.600
+ x = 0.150, y = 0.060
+ x = 0.3127, y = 0.3290,
+ Illuminant D65
+ E' = 4.5 I for I ≤0.018,
+1.099 I0.45 - 0.099 for 0.018 < I
+ n/a
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Indexed Format
+
+ In this format each pixel is represented by an 8 bit index
+into a 256 entry ARGB palette. It is intended for Video Output Overlays only. There are no ioctls to
+access the palette, this must be done with ioctls of the Linux framebuffer API.
+
+
+
+
+
+ RGB Formats
+
+ &sub-packed-rgb;
+ &sub-sbggr8;
+ &sub-sgbrg8;
+ &sub-sgrbg8;
+ &sub-sbggr16;
+
+
+
+ YUV Formats
+
+ YUV is the format native to TV broadcast and composite video
+signals. It separates the brightness information (Y) from the color
+information (U and V or Cb and Cr). The color information consists of
+red and blue color difference signals, this way
+the green component can be reconstructed by subtracting from the
+brightness component. See for conversion
+examples. YUV was chosen because early television would only transmit
+brightness information. To add color in a way compatible with existing
+receivers a new signal carrier was added to transmit the color
+difference signals. Secondary in the YUV format the U and V components
+usually have lower resolution than the Y component. This is an analog
+video compression technique taking advantage of a property of the
+human visual system, being more sensitive to brightness
+information.
+
+ &sub-packed-yuv;
+ &sub-grey;
+ &sub-y16;
+ &sub-yuyv;
+ &sub-uyvy;
+ &sub-yvyu;
+ &sub-vyuy;
+ &sub-y41p;
+ &sub-yuv420;
+ &sub-yuv410;
+ &sub-yuv422p;
+ &sub-yuv411p;
+ &sub-nv12;
+ &sub-nv16;
+
+
+
+ Compressed Formats
+
+
+ Compressed Image Formats
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ Identifier
+ Code
+ Details
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG
+ 'JPEG'
+ TBD. See also &VIDIOC-G-JPEGCOMP;,
+ &VIDIOC-S-JPEGCOMP;.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG
+ 'MPEG'
+ MPEG stream. The actual format is determined by
+extended control V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE, see
+.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Reserved Format Identifiers
+
+ These formats are not defined by this specification, they
+are just listed for reference and to avoid naming conflicts. If you
+want to register your own format, send an e-mail to the linux-media mailing
+list &v4l-ml; for inclusion in the videodev2.h
+file. If you want to share your format with other developers add a
+link to your documentation and send a copy to the linux-media mailing list
+for inclusion in this section. If you think your format should be listed
+in a standard format section please make a proposal on the linux-media mailing
+list.
+
+
+ Reserved Image Formats
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ Identifier
+ Code
+ Details
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_DV
+ 'dvsd'
+ unknown
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_ET61X251
+ 'E625'
+ Compressed format of the ET61X251 driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_HI240
+ 'HI24'
+ 8 bit RGB format used by the BTTV driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_HM12
+ 'HM12'
+ YUV 4:2:0 format used by the
+IVTV driver,
+http://www.ivtvdriver.org/The format is documented in the
+kernel sources in the file Documentation/video4linux/cx2341x/README.hm12
+
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA501
+ 'S501'
+ YUYV per line used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA505
+ 'S505'
+ YYUV per line used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA508
+ 'S508'
+ YUVY per line used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA561
+ 'S561'
+ Compressed GBRG Bayer format used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10
+ 'DA10'
+ 10 bit raw Bayer, expanded to 16 bits.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10DPCM8
+ 'DB10'
+ 10 bit raw Bayer DPCM compressed to 8 bits.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAC207
+ 'P207'
+ Compressed BGGR Bayer format used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_MR97310A
+ 'M310'
+ Compressed BGGR Bayer format used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_OV511
+ 'O511'
+ OV511 JPEG format used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_OV518
+ 'O518'
+ OV518 JPEG format used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_PJPG
+ 'PJPG'
+ Pixart 73xx JPEG format used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SQ905C
+ '905C'
+ Compressed RGGB bayer format used by the gspca driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG
+ 'MJPG'
+ Compressed format used by the Zoran driver
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_PWC1
+ 'PWC1'
+ Compressed format of the PWC driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_PWC2
+ 'PWC2'
+ Compressed format of the PWC driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C10X
+ 'S910'
+ Compressed format of the SN9C102 driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C20X_I420
+ 'S920'
+ YUV 4:2:0 format of the gspca sn9c20x driver.
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_WNVA
+ 'WNVA'
+ Used by the Winnov Videum driver,
+http://www.thedirks.org/winnov/
+
+
+ V4L2_PIX_FMT_YYUV
+ 'YYUV'
+ unknown
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/remote_controllers.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/remote_controllers.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb669537a641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/remote_controllers.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+Remote Controllers
+
+Introduction
+
+Currently, most analog and digital devices have a Infrared input for remote controllers. Each manufacturer has their own type of control. It is not rare that the same manufacturer to ship different types of controls, depending on the device.
+Unfortunately, during several years, there weren't any effort to uniform the IR keycodes under different boards. This resulted that the same IR keyname to be mapped completely different on different IR's. Due to that, V4L2 API now specifies a standard for mapping Media keys on IR.
+This standard should be used by both V4L/DVB drivers and userspace applications
+The modules register the remote as keyboard within the linux input layer. This means that the IR key strokes will look like normal keyboard key strokes (if CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD is enabled). Using the event devices (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV) it is possible for applications to access the remote via /dev/input/event devices.
+
+
+IR default keymapping
+
+&cs-str;
+
+
+Key code
+Meaning
+Key examples on IR
+
+
+Numeric keys
+
+KEY_0Keyboard digit 00
+KEY_1Keyboard digit 11
+KEY_2Keyboard digit 22
+KEY_3Keyboard digit 33
+KEY_4Keyboard digit 44
+KEY_5Keyboard digit 55
+KEY_6Keyboard digit 66
+KEY_7Keyboard digit 77
+KEY_8Keyboard digit 88
+KEY_9Keyboard digit 99
+
+Movie play control
+
+KEY_FORWARDInstantly advance in time>> / FORWARD
+KEY_BACKInstantly go back in time<<< / BACK
+KEY_FASTFORWARDPlay movie faster>>> / FORWARD
+KEY_REWINDPlay movie backREWIND / BACKWARD
+KEY_NEXTSelect next chapter / sub-chapter / intervalNEXT / SKIP
+KEY_PREVIOUSSelect previous chapter / sub-chapter / interval<< / PREV / PREVIOUS
+KEY_AGAINRepeat the video or a video intervalREPEAT / LOOP / RECALL
+KEY_PAUSEPause sroweamPAUSE / FREEZE
+KEY_PLAYPlay movie at the normal timeshiftNORMAL TIMESHIFT / LIVE / >
+KEY_PLAYPAUSEAlternate between play and pausePLAY / PAUSE
+KEY_STOPStop sroweamSTOP
+KEY_RECORDStart/stop recording sroweamCAPTURE / REC / RECORD/PAUSE
+KEY_CAMERATake a picture of the imageCAMERA ICON / CAPTURE / SNAPSHOT
+KEY_SHUFFLEEnable shuffle modeSHUFFLE
+KEY_TIMEActivate time shift modeTIME SHIFT
+KEY_TITLEAllow changing the chapterCHAPTER
+KEY_SUBTITLEAllow changing the subtitleSUBTITLE
+
+Image control
+
+KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWNDecrease BrightnessBRIGHTNESS DECREASE
+KEY_BRIGHTNESSUPIncrease BrightnessBRIGHTNESS INCREASE
+
+KEY_ANGLESwitch video camera angle (on videos with more than one angle stored)ANGLE / SWAP
+KEY_EPGOpen the Elecrowonic Play Guide (EPG)EPG / GUIDE
+KEY_TEXTActivate/change closed caption modeCLOSED CAPTION/TELETEXT / DVD TEXT / TELETEXT / TTX
+
+Audio control
+
+KEY_AUDIOChange audio sourceAUDIO SOURCE / AUDIO / MUSIC
+KEY_MUTEMute/unmute audioMUTE / DEMUTE / UNMUTE
+KEY_VOLUMEDOWNDecrease volumeVOLUME- / VOLUME DOWN
+KEY_VOLUMEUPIncrease volumeVOLUME+ / VOLUME UP
+KEY_MODEChange sound modeMONO/STEREO
+KEY_LANGUAGESelect Language1ST / 2ND LANGUAGE / DVD LANG / MTS/SAP / MTS SEL
+
+Channel control
+
+KEY_CHANNELGo to the next favorite channelALT / CHANNEL / CH SURFING / SURF / FAV
+KEY_CHANNELDOWNDecrease channel sequenciallyCHANNEL - / CHANNEL DOWN / DOWN
+KEY_CHANNELUPIncrease channel sequenciallyCHANNEL + / CHANNEL UP / UP
+KEY_DIGITSUse more than one digit for channelPLUS / 100/ 1xx / xxx / -/-- / Single Double Triple Digit
+KEY_SEARCHStart channel autoscanSCAN / AUTOSCAN
+
+Colored keys
+
+KEY_BLUEIR Blue keyBLUE
+KEY_GREENIR Green KeyGREEN
+KEY_REDIR Red keyRED
+KEY_YELLOWIR Yellow key YELLOW
+
+Media selection
+
+KEY_CDChange input source to Compact DiscCD
+KEY_DVDChange input to DVDDVD / DVD MENU
+KEY_EJECTCLOSECDOpen/close the CD/DVD player-> ) / CLOSE / OPEN
+
+KEY_MEDIATurn on/off Media applicationPC/TV / TURN ON/OFF APP
+KEY_PCSelects from TV to PCPC
+KEY_RADIOPut into AM/FM radio modeRADIO / TV/FM / TV/RADIO / FM / FM/RADIO
+KEY_TVSelect tv modeTV / LIVE TV
+KEY_TV2Select Cable modeAIR/CBL
+KEY_VCRSelect VCR modeVCR MODE / DTR
+KEY_VIDEOAlternate between input modesSOURCE / SELECT / DISPLAY / SWITCH INPUTS / VIDEO
+
+Power control
+
+KEY_POWERTurn on/off computerSYSTEM POWER / COMPUTER POWER
+KEY_POWER2Turn on/off applicationTV ON/OFF / POWER
+KEY_SLEEPActivate sleep timerSLEEP / SLEEP TIMER
+KEY_SUSPENDPut computer into suspend modeSTANDBY / SUSPEND
+
+Window control
+
+KEY_CLEARStop sroweam and return to default input video/audioCLEAR / RESET / BOSS KEY
+KEY_CYCLEWINDOWSMinimize windows and move to the next oneALT-TAB / MINIMIZE / DESKTOP
+KEY_FAVORITESOpen the favorites sroweam windowTV WALL / Favorites
+KEY_MENUCall application menu2ND CONTROLS (USA: MENU) / DVD/MENU / SHOW/HIDE CTRL
+KEY_NEWOpen/Close Picture in PicturePIP
+KEY_OKSend a confirmation code to applicationOK / ENTER / RETURN
+KEY_SCREENSelect screen aspect ratio4:3 16:9 SELECT
+KEY_ZOOMPut device into zoom/full screen modeZOOM / FULL SCREEN / ZOOM+ / HIDE PANNEL / SWITCH
+
+Navigation keys
+
+KEY_ESCCancel current operationCANCEL / BACK
+KEY_HELPOpen a Help windowHELP
+KEY_HOMEPAGENavigate to HomepageHOME
+KEY_INFOOpen On Screen DisplayDISPLAY INFORMATION / OSD
+KEY_WWWOpen the default browserWEB
+KEY_UPUp keyUP
+KEY_DOWNDown keyDOWN
+KEY_LEFTLeft keyLEFT
+KEY_RIGHTRight keyRIGHT
+
+Miscelaneous keys
+
+KEY_DOTReturn a dot.
+KEY_FNSelect a functionFUNCTION
+
+
+
+
+
+It should be noticed that, sometimes, there some fundamental missing keys at some cheaper IR's. Due to that, it is recommended to:
+
+
+Notes
+
+&cs-str;
+
+
+On simpler IR's, without separate channel keys, you need to map UP as KEY_CHANNELUP
+
+On simpler IR's, without separate channel keys, you need to map DOWN as KEY_CHANNELDOWN
+
+On simpler IR's, without separate volume keys, you need to map LEFT as KEY_VOLUMEDOWN
+
+On simpler IR's, without separate volume keys, you need to map RIGHT as KEY_VOLUMEUP
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Changing default Remote Controller mappings
+The event interface provides two ioctls to be used against
+the /dev/input/event device, to allow changing the default
+keymapping.
+
+This program demonstrates how to replace the keymap tables.
+&sub-keytable-c;
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97801725b976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+
+
+
+ Michael
+ Schimek
+ H
+
+
+ mschimek@gmx.at
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bill
+ Dirks
+
+ Original author of the V4L2 API and
+documentation.
+
+
+
+ Hans
+ Verkuil
+ Designed and documented the VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS ioctl,
+the extended control ioctls and major parts of the sliced VBI
+API.
+
+
+ hverkuil@xs4all.nl
+
+
+
+
+
+ Martin
+ Rubli
+
+ Designed and documented the VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES
+and VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS ioctls.
+
+
+
+ Andy
+ Walls
+ Documented the fielded V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV
+MPEG stream embedded, sliced VBI data format in this specification.
+
+
+
+ awalls@radix.net
+
+
+
+
+
+ Mauro
+ Carvalho Chehab
+ Documented libv4l, designed and added v4l2grab example,
+Remote Controller chapter.
+
+
+ mchehab@redhat.com
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 1999
+ 2000
+ 2001
+ 2002
+ 2003
+ 2004
+ 2005
+ 2006
+ 2007
+ 2008
+ 2009
+ Bill Dirks, Michael H. Schimek, Hans Verkuil, Martin
+Rubli, Andy Walls, Mauro Carvalho Chehab
+
+
+ Except when explicitly stated as GPL, programming examples within
+ this part can be used and distributed without restrictions.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ 2.6.32
+ 2009-08-31
+ mcc
+ Now, revisions will match the kernel version where
+the V4L2 API changes will be used by the Linux Kernel.
+Also added Remote Controller chapter.
+
+
+
+ 0.29
+ 2009-08-26
+ ev
+ Added documentation for string controls and for FM Transmitter controls.
+
+
+
+ 0.28
+ 2009-08-26
+ gl
+ Added V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER documentation.
+
+
+
+ 0.27
+ 2009-08-15
+ mcc
+ Added libv4l and Remote Controller documentation;
+added v4l2grab and keytable application examples.
+
+
+
+ 0.26
+ 2009-07-23
+ hv
+ Finalized the RDS capture API. Added modulator and RDS encoder
+capabilities. Added support for string controls.
+
+
+
+ 0.25
+ 2009-01-18
+ hv
+ Added pixel formats VYUY, NV16 and NV61, and changed
+the debug ioctls VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER and VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT.
+Added camera controls V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE, V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE,
+V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS and V4L2_CID_PRIVACY.
+
+
+
+ 0.24
+ 2008-03-04
+ mhs
+ Added pixel formats Y16 and SBGGR16, new controls
+and a camera controls class. Removed VIDIOC_G/S_MPEGCOMP.
+
+
+
+ 0.23
+ 2007-08-30
+ mhs
+ Fixed a typo in VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER.
+Clarified the byte order of packed pixel formats.
+
+
+
+ 0.22
+ 2007-08-29
+ mhs
+ Added the Video Output Overlay interface, new MPEG
+controls, V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB and V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT,
+VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER, VIDIOC_(TRY_)ENCODER_CMD,
+VIDIOC_G_CHIP_IDENT, VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX, new pixel formats.
+Clarifications in the cropping chapter, about RGB pixel formats, the
+mmap(), poll(), select(), read() and write() functions. Typographical
+fixes.
+
+
+
+ 0.21
+ 2006-12-19
+ mhs
+ Fixed a link in the VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS section.
+
+
+
+ 0.20
+ 2006-11-24
+ mhs
+ Clarified the purpose of the audioset field in
+struct v4l2_input and v4l2_output.
+
+
+
+ 0.19
+ 2006-10-19
+ mhs
+ Documented V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB444.
+
+
+
+ 0.18
+ 2006-10-18
+ mhs
+ Added the description of extended controls by Hans
+Verkuil. Linked V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG to V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE.
+
+
+
+ 0.17
+ 2006-10-12
+ mhs
+ Corrected V4L2_PIX_FMT_HM12 description.
+
+
+
+ 0.16
+ 2006-10-08
+ mhs
+ VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES and
+VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS are now part of the API.
+
+
+
+ 0.15
+ 2006-09-23
+ mhs
+ Cleaned up the bibliography, added BT.653 and
+BT.1119. capture.c/start_capturing() for user pointer I/O did not
+initialize the buffer index. Documented the V4L MPEG and MJPEG
+VID_TYPEs and V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8. Updated the list of reserved pixel
+formats. See the history chapter for API changes.
+
+
+
+ 0.14
+ 2006-09-14
+ mr
+ Added VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES and
+VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS proposal for frame format enumeration of
+digital devices.
+
+
+
+ 0.13
+ 2006-04-07
+ mhs
+ Corrected the description of struct v4l2_window
+clips. New V4L2_STD_ and V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG1_LANG2
+defines.
+
+
+
+ 0.12
+ 2006-02-03
+ mhs
+ Corrected the description of struct
+v4l2_captureparm and v4l2_outputparm.
+
+
+
+ 0.11
+ 2006-01-27
+ mhs
+ Improved the description of struct
+v4l2_tuner.
+
+
+
+ 0.10
+ 2006-01-10
+ mhs
+ VIDIOC_G_INPUT and VIDIOC_S_PARM
+clarifications.
+
+
+
+ 0.9
+ 2005-11-27
+ mhs
+ Improved the 525 line numbering diagram. Hans
+Verkuil and I rewrote the sliced VBI section. He also contributed a
+VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS page. Fixed VIDIOC_S_STD call in the video standard
+selection example. Various updates.
+
+
+
+ 0.8
+ 2004-10-04
+ mhs
+ Somehow a piece of junk slipped into the capture
+example, removed.
+
+
+
+ 0.7
+ 2004-09-19
+ mhs
+ Fixed video standard selection, control
+enumeration, downscaling and aspect example. Added read and user
+pointer i/o to video capture example.
+
+
+
+ 0.6
+ 2004-08-01
+ mhs
+ v4l2_buffer changes, added video capture example,
+various corrections.
+
+
+
+ 0.5
+ 2003-11-05
+ mhs
+ Pixel format erratum.
+
+
+
+ 0.4
+ 2003-09-17
+ mhs
+ Corrected source and Makefile to generate a PDF.
+SGML fixes. Added latest API changes. Closed gaps in the history
+chapter.
+
+
+
+ 0.3
+ 2003-02-05
+ mhs
+ Another draft, more corrections.
+
+
+
+ 0.2
+ 2003-01-15
+ mhs
+ Second draft, with corrections pointed out by Gerd
+Knorr.
+
+
+
+ 0.1
+ 2002-12-01
+ mhs
+ First draft, based on documentation by Bill Dirks
+and discussions on the V4L mailing list.
+
+
+
+
+Video for Linux Two API Specification
+ Revision 2.6.32
+
+
+ &sub-common;
+
+
+
+ &sub-pixfmt;
+
+
+
+ &sub-io;
+
+
+
+ Interfaces
+
+ &sub-dev-capture;
+ &sub-dev-overlay;
+ &sub-dev-output;
+ &sub-dev-osd;
+ &sub-dev-codec;
+ &sub-dev-effect;
+ &sub-dev-raw-vbi;
+ &sub-dev-sliced-vbi;
+ &sub-dev-teletext;
+ &sub-dev-radio;
+ &sub-dev-rds;
+
+
+
+ &sub-driver;
+
+
+
+ &sub-libv4l;
+
+
+
+ &sub-compat;
+
+
+
+ Function Reference
+
+
+
+
+ &sub-close;
+ &sub-ioctl;
+
+ &sub-cropcap;
+ &sub-dbg-g-chip-ident;
+ &sub-dbg-g-register;
+ &sub-encoder-cmd;
+ &sub-enumaudio;
+ &sub-enumaudioout;
+ &sub-enum-fmt;
+ &sub-enum-framesizes;
+ &sub-enum-frameintervals;
+ &sub-enuminput;
+ &sub-enumoutput;
+ &sub-enumstd;
+ &sub-g-audio;
+ &sub-g-audioout;
+ &sub-g-crop;
+ &sub-g-ctrl;
+ &sub-g-enc-index;
+ &sub-g-ext-ctrls;
+ &sub-g-fbuf;
+ &sub-g-fmt;
+ &sub-g-frequency;
+ &sub-g-input;
+ &sub-g-jpegcomp;
+ &sub-g-modulator;
+ &sub-g-output;
+ &sub-g-parm;
+ &sub-g-priority;
+ &sub-g-sliced-vbi-cap;
+ &sub-g-std;
+ &sub-g-tuner;
+ &sub-log-status;
+ &sub-overlay;
+ &sub-qbuf;
+ &sub-querybuf;
+ &sub-querycap;
+ &sub-queryctrl;
+ &sub-querystd;
+ &sub-reqbufs;
+ &sub-s-hw-freq-seek;
+ &sub-streamon;
+
+ &sub-mmap;
+ &sub-munmap;
+ &sub-open;
+ &sub-poll;
+ &sub-read;
+ &sub-select;
+ &sub-write;
+
+
+
+
+ Video For Linux Two Header File
+ &sub-videodev2-h;
+
+
+
+ Video Capture Example
+ &sub-capture-c;
+
+
+
+ Video Grabber example using libv4l
+ This program demonstrates how to grab V4L2 images in ppm format by
+using libv4l handlers. The advantage is that this grabber can potentially work
+with any V4L2 driver.
+ &sub-v4l2grab-c;
+
+
+ &sub-media-indices;
+
+ &sub-biblio;
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2grab.c.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2grab.c.xml
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index 000000000000..bed12e40be27
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@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+
+/* V4L2 video picture grabber
+ Copyright (C) 2009 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation version 2 of the License.
+
+ This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+#include "../libv4l/include/libv4l2.h"
+
+#define CLEAR(x) memset(&(x), 0, sizeof(x))
+
+struct buffer {
+ void *start;
+ size_t length;
+};
+
+static void xioctl(int fh, int request, void *arg)
+{
+ int r;
+
+ do {
+ r = v4l2_ioctl(fh, request, arg);
+ } while (r == -1 && ((errno == EINTR) || (errno == EAGAIN)));
+
+ if (r == -1) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "error %d, %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ struct v4l2_format fmt;
+ struct v4l2_buffer buf;
+ struct v4l2_requestbuffers req;
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ fd_set fds;
+ struct timeval tv;
+ int r, fd = -1;
+ unsigned int i, n_buffers;
+ char *dev_name = "/dev/video0";
+ char out_name[256];
+ FILE *fout;
+ struct buffer *buffers;
+
+ fd = v4l2_open(dev_name, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ perror("Cannot open device");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ CLEAR(fmt);
+ fmt.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ fmt.fmt.pix.width = 640;
+ fmt.fmt.pix.height = 480;
+ fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24;
+ fmt.fmt.pix.field = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_S_FMT, &fmt);
+ if (fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat != V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24) {
+ printf("Libv4l didn't accept RGB24 format. Can't proceed.\n");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ if ((fmt.fmt.pix.width != 640) || (fmt.fmt.pix.height != 480))
+ printf("Warning: driver is sending image at %dx%d\n",
+ fmt.fmt.pix.width, fmt.fmt.pix.height);
+
+ CLEAR(req);
+ req.count = 2;
+ req.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ req.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_REQBUFS, &req);
+
+ buffers = calloc(req.count, sizeof(*buffers));
+ for (n_buffers = 0; n_buffers < req.count; ++n_buffers) {
+ CLEAR(buf);
+
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+ buf.index = n_buffers;
+
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QUERYBUF, &buf);
+
+ buffers[n_buffers].length = buf.length;
+ buffers[n_buffers].start = v4l2_mmap(NULL, buf.length,
+ PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
+ fd, buf.m.offset);
+
+ if (MAP_FAILED == buffers[n_buffers].start) {
+ perror("mmap");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i) {
+ CLEAR(buf);
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+ buf.index = i;
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf);
+ }
+ type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, &type);
+ for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+ do {
+ FD_ZERO(&fds);
+ FD_SET(fd, &fds);
+
+ /* Timeout. */
+ tv.tv_sec = 2;
+ tv.tv_usec = 0;
+
+ r = select(fd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+ } while ((r == -1 && (errno = EINTR)));
+ if (r == -1) {
+ perror("select");
+ return errno;
+ }
+
+ CLEAR(buf);
+ buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, &buf);
+
+ sprintf(out_name, "out%03d.ppm", i);
+ fout = fopen(out_name, "w");
+ if (!fout) {
+ perror("Cannot open image");
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ fprintf(fout, "P6\n%d %d 255\n",
+ fmt.fmt.pix.width, fmt.fmt.pix.height);
+ fwrite(buffers[buf.index].start, buf.bytesused, 1, fout);
+ fclose(fout);
+
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf);
+ }
+
+ type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
+ xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, &type);
+ for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i)
+ v4l2_munmap(buffers[i].start, buffers[i].length);
+ v4l2_close(fd);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
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+
+/*
+ * Video for Linux Two header file
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1999-2007 the contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * Alternatively you can redistribute this file under the terms of the
+ * BSD license as stated below:
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ * 3. The names of its contributors may not be used to endorse or promote
+ * products derived from this software without specific prior written
+ * permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+ * TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+ * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * Header file for v4l or V4L2 drivers and applications
+ * with public API.
+ * All kernel-specific stuff were moved to media/v4l2-dev.h, so
+ * no #if __KERNEL tests are allowed here
+ *
+ * See http://linuxtv.org for more info
+ *
+ * Author: Bill Dirks <bill@thedirks.org>
+ * Justin Schoeman
+ * Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
+ * et al.
+ */
+#ifndef __LINUX_VIDEODEV2_H
+#define __LINUX_VIDEODEV2_H
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/time.h> /* need struct timeval */
+#else
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * Common stuff for both V4L1 and V4L2
+ * Moved from videodev.h
+ */
+#define VIDEO_MAX_FRAME 32
+
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+
+/* These defines are V4L1 specific and should not be used with the V4L2 API!
+ They will be removed from this header in the future. */
+
+#define VID_TYPE_CAPTURE 1 /* Can capture */
+#define VID_TYPE_TUNER 2 /* Can tune */
+#define VID_TYPE_TELETEXT 4 /* Does teletext */
+#define VID_TYPE_OVERLAY 8 /* Overlay onto frame buffer */
+#define VID_TYPE_CHROMAKEY 16 /* Overlay by chromakey */
+#define VID_TYPE_CLIPPING 32 /* Can clip */
+#define VID_TYPE_FRAMERAM 64 /* Uses the frame buffer memory */
+#define VID_TYPE_SCALES 128 /* Scalable */
+#define VID_TYPE_MONOCHROME 256 /* Monochrome only */
+#define VID_TYPE_SUBCAPTURE 512 /* Can capture subareas of the image */
+#define VID_TYPE_MPEG_DECODER 1024 /* Can decode MPEG streams */
+#define VID_TYPE_MPEG_ENCODER 2048 /* Can encode MPEG streams */
+#define VID_TYPE_MJPEG_DECODER 4096 /* Can decode MJPEG streams */
+#define VID_TYPE_MJPEG_ENCODER 8192 /* Can encode MJPEG streams */
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * M I S C E L L A N E O U S
+ */
+
+/* Four-character-code (FOURCC) */
+#define v4l2_fourcc(a, b, c, d)\
+ ((__u32)(a) | ((__u32)(b) << 8) | ((__u32)(c) << 16) | ((__u32)(d) << 24))
+
+/*
+ * E N U M S
+ */
+enum v4l2_field {
+ V4L2_FIELD_ANY = 0, /* driver can choose from none,
+ top, bottom, interlaced
+ depending on whatever it thinks
+ is approximate ... */
+ V4L2_FIELD_NONE = 1, /* this device has no fields ... */
+ V4L2_FIELD_TOP = 2, /* top field only */
+ V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM = 3, /* bottom field only */
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED = 4, /* both fields interlaced */
+ V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB = 5, /* both fields sequential into one
+ buffer, top-bottom order */
+ V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT = 6, /* same as above + bottom-top order */
+ V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE = 7, /* both fields alternating into
+ separate buffers */
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB = 8, /* both fields interlaced, top field
+ first and the top field is
+ transmitted first */
+ V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT = 9, /* both fields interlaced, top field
+ first and the bottom field is
+ transmitted first */
+};
+#define V4L2_FIELD_HAS_TOP(field) \
+ ((field) == V4L2_FIELD_TOP ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT)
+#define V4L2_FIELD_HAS_BOTTOM(field) \
+ ((field) == V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT)
+#define V4L2_FIELD_HAS_BOTH(field) \
+ ((field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB ||\
+ (field) == V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_BT)
+
+enum v4l2_buf_type {
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE = 1,
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT = 2,
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY = 3,
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE = 4,
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT = 5,
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE = 6,
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT = 7,
+#if 1 /*KEEP*/
+ /* Experimental */
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY = 8,
+#endif
+ V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE = 0x80,
+};
+
+enum v4l2_ctrl_type {
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER = 1,
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BOOLEAN = 2,
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU = 3,
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BUTTON = 4,
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64 = 5,
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_CTRL_CLASS = 6,
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_STRING = 7,
+};
+
+enum v4l2_tuner_type {
+ V4L2_TUNER_RADIO = 1,
+ V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV = 2,
+ V4L2_TUNER_DIGITAL_TV = 3,
+};
+
+enum v4l2_memory {
+ V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP = 1,
+ V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR = 2,
+ V4L2_MEMORY_OVERLAY = 3,
+};
+
+/* see also http://vektor.theorem.ca/graphics/ycbcr/ */
+enum v4l2_colorspace {
+ /* ITU-R 601 -- broadcast NTSC/PAL */
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_SMPTE170M = 1,
+
+ /* 1125-Line (US) HDTV */
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_SMPTE240M = 2,
+
+ /* HD and modern captures. */
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_REC709 = 3,
+
+ /* broken BT878 extents (601, luma range 16-253 instead of 16-235) */
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_BT878 = 4,
+
+ /* These should be useful. Assume 601 extents. */
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_470_SYSTEM_M = 5,
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_470_SYSTEM_BG = 6,
+
+ /* I know there will be cameras that send this. So, this is
+ * unspecified chromaticities and full 0-255 on each of the
+ * Y'CbCr components
+ */
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_JPEG = 7,
+
+ /* For RGB colourspaces, this is probably a good start. */
+ V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB = 8,
+};
+
+enum v4l2_priority {
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_UNSET = 0, /* not initialized */
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND = 1,
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_INTERACTIVE = 2,
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_RECORD = 3,
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_DEFAULT = V4L2_PRIORITY_INTERACTIVE,
+};
+
+struct v4l2_rect {
+ __s32 left;
+ __s32 top;
+ __s32 width;
+ __s32 height;
+};
+
+struct v4l2_fract {
+ __u32 numerator;
+ __u32 denominator;
+};
+
+/*
+ * D R I V E R C A P A B I L I T I E S
+ */
+struct v4l2_capability {
+ __u8 driver[16]; /* i.e.ie; "bttv" */
+ __u8 card[32]; /* i.e.ie; "Hauppauge WinTV" */
+ __u8 bus_info[32]; /* "PCI:" + pci_name(pci_dev) */
+ __u32 version; /* should use KERNEL_VERSION() */
+ __u32 capabilities; /* Device capabilities */
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+/* Values for 'capabilities' field */
+#define V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE 0x00000001 /* Is a video capture device */
+#define V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT 0x00000002 /* Is a video output device */
+#define V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY 0x00000004 /* Can do video overlay */
+#define V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE 0x00000010 /* Is a raw VBI capture device */
+#define V4L2_CAP_VBI_OUTPUT 0x00000020 /* Is a raw VBI output device */
+#define V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE 0x00000040 /* Is a sliced VBI capture device */
+#define V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT 0x00000080 /* Is a sliced VBI output device */
+#define V4L2_CAP_RDS_CAPTURE 0x00000100 /* RDS data capture */
+#define V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY 0x00000200 /* Can do video output overlay */
+#define V4L2_CAP_HW_FREQ_SEEK 0x00000400 /* Can do hardware frequency seek */
+#define V4L2_CAP_RDS_OUTPUT 0x00000800 /* Is an RDS encoder */
+
+#define V4L2_CAP_TUNER 0x00010000 /* has a tuner */
+#define V4L2_CAP_AUDIO 0x00020000 /* has audio support */
+#define V4L2_CAP_RADIO 0x00040000 /* is a radio device */
+#define V4L2_CAP_MODULATOR 0x00080000 /* has a modulator */
+
+#define V4L2_CAP_READWRITE 0x01000000 /* read/write systemcalls */
+#define V4L2_CAP_ASYNCIO 0x02000000 /* async I/O */
+#define V4L2_CAP_STREAMING 0x04000000 /* streaming I/O ioctls */
+
+/*
+ * V I D E O I M A G E F O R M A T
+ */
+struct v4l2_pix_format {
+ __u32 width;
+ __u32 height;
+ __u32 pixelformat;
+ enum v4l2_field field;
+ __u32 bytesperline; /* for padding, zero if unused */
+ __u32 sizeimage;
+ enum v4l2_colorspace colorspace;
+ __u32 priv; /* private data, depends on pixelformat */
+};
+
+/* Pixel format FOURCC depth Description */
+
+/* RGB formats */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB332 v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', '1') /* 8 RGB-3-3-2 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB444 v4l2_fourcc('R', '4', '4', '4') /* 16 xxxxrrrr ggggbbbb */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB555 v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', 'O') /* 16 RGB-5-5-5 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565 v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', 'P') /* 16 RGB-5-6-5 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB555X v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', 'Q') /* 16 RGB-5-5-5 BE */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565X v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', 'R') /* 16 RGB-5-6-5 BE */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24 v4l2_fourcc('B', 'G', 'R', '3') /* 24 BGR-8-8-8 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24 v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', '3') /* 24 RGB-8-8-8 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR32 v4l2_fourcc('B', 'G', 'R', '4') /* 32 BGR-8-8-8-8 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB32 v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', '4') /* 32 RGB-8-8-8-8 */
+
+/* Grey formats */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY v4l2_fourcc('G', 'R', 'E', 'Y') /* 8 Greyscale */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16 v4l2_fourcc('Y', '1', '6', ' ') /* 16 Greyscale */
+
+/* Palette formats */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAL8 v4l2_fourcc('P', 'A', 'L', '8') /* 8 8-bit palette */
+
+/* Luminance+Chrominance formats */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU410 v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'V', 'U', '9') /* 9 YVU 4:1:0 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420 v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'V', '1', '2') /* 12 YVU 4:2:0 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', 'Y', 'V') /* 16 YUV 4:2:2 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YYUV v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'Y', 'U', 'V') /* 16 YUV 4:2:2 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVYU v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'V', 'Y', 'U') /* 16 YVU 4:2:2 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY v4l2_fourcc('U', 'Y', 'V', 'Y') /* 16 YUV 4:2:2 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_VYUY v4l2_fourcc('V', 'Y', 'U', 'Y') /* 16 YUV 4:2:2 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P v4l2_fourcc('4', '2', '2', 'P') /* 16 YVU422 planar */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV411P v4l2_fourcc('4', '1', '1', 'P') /* 16 YVU411 planar */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y41P v4l2_fourcc('Y', '4', '1', 'P') /* 12 YUV 4:1:1 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV444 v4l2_fourcc('Y', '4', '4', '4') /* 16 xxxxyyyy uuuuvvvv */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV555 v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', 'V', 'O') /* 16 YUV-5-5-5 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV565 v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', 'V', 'P') /* 16 YUV-5-6-5 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV32 v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', 'V', '4') /* 32 YUV-8-8-8-8 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV410 v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', 'V', '9') /* 9 YUV 4:1:0 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420 v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', '1', '2') /* 12 YUV 4:2:0 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_HI240 v4l2_fourcc('H', 'I', '2', '4') /* 8 8-bit color */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_HM12 v4l2_fourcc('H', 'M', '1', '2') /* 8 YUV 4:2:0 16x16 macroblocks */
+
+/* two planes -- one Y, one Cr + Cb interleaved */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12 v4l2_fourcc('N', 'V', '1', '2') /* 12 Y/CbCr 4:2:0 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21 v4l2_fourcc('N', 'V', '2', '1') /* 12 Y/CrCb 4:2:0 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16 v4l2_fourcc('N', 'V', '1', '6') /* 16 Y/CbCr 4:2:2 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV61 v4l2_fourcc('N', 'V', '6', '1') /* 16 Y/CrCb 4:2:2 */
+
+/* Bayer formats - see http://www.siliconimaging.com/RGB%20Bayer.htm */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8 v4l2_fourcc('B', 'A', '8', '1') /* 8 BGBG.. GRGR.. */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8 v4l2_fourcc('G', 'B', 'R', 'G') /* 8 GBGB.. RGRG.. */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8 v4l2_fourcc('G', 'R', 'B', 'G') /* 8 GRGR.. BGBG.. */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10 v4l2_fourcc('B', 'A', '1', '0') /* 10bit raw bayer */
+ /* 10bit raw bayer DPCM compressed to 8 bits */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10DPCM8 v4l2_fourcc('B', 'D', '1', '0')
+ /*
+ * 10bit raw bayer, expanded to 16 bits
+ * xxxxrrrrrrrrrrxxxxgggggggggg xxxxggggggggggxxxxbbbbbbbbbb...
+ */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16 v4l2_fourcc('B', 'Y', 'R', '2') /* 16 BGBG.. GRGR.. */
+
+/* compressed formats */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG v4l2_fourcc('M', 'J', 'P', 'G') /* Motion-JPEG */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG v4l2_fourcc('J', 'P', 'E', 'G') /* JFIF JPEG */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_DV v4l2_fourcc('d', 'v', 's', 'd') /* 1394 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG v4l2_fourcc('M', 'P', 'E', 'G') /* MPEG-1/2/4 */
+
+/* Vendor-specific formats */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_WNVA v4l2_fourcc('W', 'N', 'V', 'A') /* Winnov hw compress */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C10X v4l2_fourcc('S', '9', '1', '0') /* SN9C10x compression */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C20X_I420 v4l2_fourcc('S', '9', '2', '0') /* SN9C20x YUV 4:2:0 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_PWC1 v4l2_fourcc('P', 'W', 'C', '1') /* pwc older webcam */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_PWC2 v4l2_fourcc('P', 'W', 'C', '2') /* pwc newer webcam */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_ET61X251 v4l2_fourcc('E', '6', '2', '5') /* ET61X251 compression */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA501 v4l2_fourcc('S', '5', '0', '1') /* YUYV per line */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA505 v4l2_fourcc('S', '5', '0', '5') /* YYUV per line */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA508 v4l2_fourcc('S', '5', '0', '8') /* YUVY per line */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPCA561 v4l2_fourcc('S', '5', '6', '1') /* compressed GBRG bayer */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAC207 v4l2_fourcc('P', '2', '0', '7') /* compressed BGGR bayer */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_MR97310A v4l2_fourcc('M', '3', '1', '0') /* compressed BGGR bayer */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_SQ905C v4l2_fourcc('9', '0', '5', 'C') /* compressed RGGB bayer */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_PJPG v4l2_fourcc('P', 'J', 'P', 'G') /* Pixart 73xx JPEG */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_OV511 v4l2_fourcc('O', '5', '1', '1') /* ov511 JPEG */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_OV518 v4l2_fourcc('O', '5', '1', '8') /* ov518 JPEG */
+
+/*
+ * F O R M A T E N U M E R A T I O N
+ */
+struct v4l2_fmtdesc {
+ __u32 index; /* Format number */
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type; /* buffer type */
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u8 description[32]; /* Description string */
+ __u32 pixelformat; /* Format fourcc */
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+#define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED 0x0001
+#define V4L2_FMT_FLAG_EMULATED 0x0002
+
+#if 1 /*KEEP*/
+ /* Experimental Frame Size and frame rate enumeration */
+/*
+ * F R A M E S I Z E E N U M E R A T I O N
+ */
+enum v4l2_frmsizetypes {
+ V4L2_FRMSIZE_TYPE_DISCRETE = 1,
+ V4L2_FRMSIZE_TYPE_CONTINUOUS = 2,
+ V4L2_FRMSIZE_TYPE_STEPWISE = 3,
+};
+
+struct v4l2_frmsize_discrete {
+ __u32 width; /* Frame width [pixel] */
+ __u32 height; /* Frame height [pixel] */
+};
+
+struct v4l2_frmsize_stepwise {
+ __u32 min_width; /* Minimum frame width [pixel] */
+ __u32 max_width; /* Maximum frame width [pixel] */
+ __u32 step_width; /* Frame width step size [pixel] */
+ __u32 min_height; /* Minimum frame height [pixel] */
+ __u32 max_height; /* Maximum frame height [pixel] */
+ __u32 step_height; /* Frame height step size [pixel] */
+};
+
+struct v4l2_frmsizeenum {
+ __u32 index; /* Frame size number */
+ __u32 pixel_format; /* Pixel format */
+ __u32 type; /* Frame size type the device supports. */
+
+ union { /* Frame size */
+ struct v4l2_frmsize_discrete discrete;
+ struct v4l2_frmsize_stepwise stepwise;
+ };
+
+ __u32 reserved[2]; /* Reserved space for future use */
+};
+
+/*
+ * F R A M E R A T E E N U M E R A T I O N
+ */
+enum v4l2_frmivaltypes {
+ V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE = 1,
+ V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS = 2,
+ V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_STEPWISE = 3,
+};
+
+struct v4l2_frmival_stepwise {
+ struct v4l2_fract min; /* Minimum frame interval [s] */
+ struct v4l2_fract max; /* Maximum frame interval [s] */
+ struct v4l2_fract step; /* Frame interval step size [s] */
+};
+
+struct v4l2_frmivalenum {
+ __u32 index; /* Frame format index */
+ __u32 pixel_format; /* Pixel format */
+ __u32 width; /* Frame width */
+ __u32 height; /* Frame height */
+ __u32 type; /* Frame interval type the device supports. */
+
+ union { /* Frame interval */
+ struct v4l2_fract discrete;
+ struct v4l2_frmival_stepwise stepwise;
+ };
+
+ __u32 reserved[2]; /* Reserved space for future use */
+};
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * T I M E C O D E
+ */
+struct v4l2_timecode {
+ __u32 type;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u8 frames;
+ __u8 seconds;
+ __u8 minutes;
+ __u8 hours;
+ __u8 userbits[4];
+};
+
+/* Type */
+#define V4L2_TC_TYPE_24FPS 1
+#define V4L2_TC_TYPE_25FPS 2
+#define V4L2_TC_TYPE_30FPS 3
+#define V4L2_TC_TYPE_50FPS 4
+#define V4L2_TC_TYPE_60FPS 5
+
+/* Flags */
+#define V4L2_TC_FLAG_DROPFRAME 0x0001 /* "drop-frame" mode */
+#define V4L2_TC_FLAG_COLORFRAME 0x0002
+#define V4L2_TC_USERBITS_field 0x000C
+#define V4L2_TC_USERBITS_USERDEFINED 0x0000
+#define V4L2_TC_USERBITS_8BITCHARS 0x0008
+/* The above is based on SMPTE timecodes */
+
+struct v4l2_jpegcompression {
+ int quality;
+
+ int APPn; /* Number of APP segment to be written,
+ * must be 0..15 */
+ int APP_len; /* Length of data in JPEG APPn segment */
+ char APP_data[60]; /* Data in the JPEG APPn segment. */
+
+ int COM_len; /* Length of data in JPEG COM segment */
+ char COM_data[60]; /* Data in JPEG COM segment */
+
+ __u32 jpeg_markers; /* Which markers should go into the JPEG
+ * output. Unless you exactly know what
+ * you do, leave them untouched.
+ * Inluding less markers will make the
+ * resulting code smaller, but there will
+ * be fewer aplications which can read it.
+ * The presence of the APP and COM marker
+ * is influenced by APP_len and COM_len
+ * ONLY, not by this property! */
+
+#define V4L2_JPEG_MARKER_DHT (1<<3) /* Define Huffman Tables */
+#define V4L2_JPEG_MARKER_DQT (1<<4) /* Define Quantization Tables */
+#define V4L2_JPEG_MARKER_DRI (1<<5) /* Define Restart Interval */
+#define V4L2_JPEG_MARKER_COM (1<<6) /* Comment segment */
+#define V4L2_JPEG_MARKER_APP (1<<7) /* App segment, driver will
+ * allways use APP0 */
+};
+
+/*
+ * M E M O R Y - M A P P I N G B U F F E R S
+ */
+struct v4l2_requestbuffers {
+ __u32 count;
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ enum v4l2_memory memory;
+ __u32 reserved[2];
+};
+
+struct v4l2_buffer {
+ __u32 index;
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ __u32 bytesused;
+ __u32 flags;
+ enum v4l2_field field;
+ struct timeval timestamp;
+ struct v4l2_timecode timecode;
+ __u32 sequence;
+
+ /* memory location */
+ enum v4l2_memory memory;
+ union {
+ __u32 offset;
+ unsigned long userptr;
+ } m;
+ __u32 length;
+ __u32 input;
+ __u32 reserved;
+};
+
+/* Flags for 'flags' field */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED 0x0001 /* Buffer is mapped (flag) */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED 0x0002 /* Buffer is queued for processing */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE 0x0004 /* Buffer is ready */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_KEYFRAME 0x0008 /* Image is a keyframe (I-frame) */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_PFRAME 0x0010 /* Image is a P-frame */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_BFRAME 0x0020 /* Image is a B-frame */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMECODE 0x0100 /* timecode field is valid */
+#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_INPUT 0x0200 /* input field is valid */
+
+/*
+ * O V E R L A Y P R E V I E W
+ */
+struct v4l2_framebuffer {
+ __u32 capability;
+ __u32 flags;
+/* FIXME: in theory we should pass something like PCI device + memory
+ * region + offset instead of some physical address */
+ void *base;
+ struct v4l2_pix_format fmt;
+};
+/* Flags for the 'capability' field. Read only */
+#define V4L2_FBUF_CAP_EXTERNOVERLAY 0x0001
+#define V4L2_FBUF_CAP_CHROMAKEY 0x0002
+#define V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LIST_CLIPPING 0x0004
+#define V4L2_FBUF_CAP_BITMAP_CLIPPING 0x0008
+#define V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LOCAL_ALPHA 0x0010
+#define V4L2_FBUF_CAP_GLOBAL_ALPHA 0x0020
+#define V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LOCAL_INV_ALPHA 0x0040
+/* Flags for the 'flags' field. */
+#define V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_PRIMARY 0x0001
+#define V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY 0x0002
+#define V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_CHROMAKEY 0x0004
+#define V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_LOCAL_ALPHA 0x0008
+#define V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_GLOBAL_ALPHA 0x0010
+#define V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_LOCAL_INV_ALPHA 0x0020
+
+struct v4l2_clip {
+ struct v4l2_rect c;
+ struct v4l2_clip __user *next;
+};
+
+struct v4l2_window {
+ struct v4l2_rect w;
+ enum v4l2_field field;
+ __u32 chromakey;
+ struct v4l2_clip __user *clips;
+ __u32 clipcount;
+ void __user *bitmap;
+ __u8 global_alpha;
+};
+
+/*
+ * C A P T U R E P A R A M E T E R S
+ */
+struct v4l2_captureparm {
+ __u32 capability; /* Supported modes */
+ __u32 capturemode; /* Current mode */
+ struct v4l2_fract timeperframe; /* Time per frame in .1us units */
+ __u32 extendedmode; /* Driver-specific extensions */
+ __u32 readbuffers; /* # of buffers for read */
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+/* Flags for 'capability' and 'capturemode' fields */
+#define V4L2_MODE_HIGHQUALITY 0x0001 /* High quality imaging mode */
+#define V4L2_CAP_TIMEPERFRAME 0x1000 /* timeperframe field is supported */
+
+struct v4l2_outputparm {
+ __u32 capability; /* Supported modes */
+ __u32 outputmode; /* Current mode */
+ struct v4l2_fract timeperframe; /* Time per frame in seconds */
+ __u32 extendedmode; /* Driver-specific extensions */
+ __u32 writebuffers; /* # of buffers for write */
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+/*
+ * I N P U T I M A G E C R O P P I N G
+ */
+struct v4l2_cropcap {
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ struct v4l2_rect bounds;
+ struct v4l2_rect defrect;
+ struct v4l2_fract pixelaspect;
+};
+
+struct v4l2_crop {
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ struct v4l2_rect c;
+};
+
+/*
+ * A N A L O G V I D E O S T A N D A R D
+ */
+
+typedef __u64 v4l2_std_id;
+
+/* one bit for each */
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_B ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000001)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_B1 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000002)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_G ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000004)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_H ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000008)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_I ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000010)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_D ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000020)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_D1 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000040)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_K ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000080)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_M ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000100)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_N ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000200)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_Nc ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000400)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_60 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000800)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_M ((v4l2_std_id)0x00001000)
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_JP ((v4l2_std_id)0x00002000)
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_443 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00004000)
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_KR ((v4l2_std_id)0x00008000)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_B ((v4l2_std_id)0x00010000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_D ((v4l2_std_id)0x00020000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_G ((v4l2_std_id)0x00040000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_H ((v4l2_std_id)0x00080000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_K ((v4l2_std_id)0x00100000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_K1 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00200000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_L ((v4l2_std_id)0x00400000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC ((v4l2_std_id)0x00800000)
+
+/* ATSC/HDTV */
+#define V4L2_STD_ATSC_8_VSB ((v4l2_std_id)0x01000000)
+#define V4L2_STD_ATSC_16_VSB ((v4l2_std_id)0x02000000)
+
+/* FIXME:
+ Although std_id is 64 bits, there is an issue on PPC32 architecture that
+ makes switch(__u64) to break. So, there's a hack on v4l2-common.c rounding
+ this value to 32 bits.
+ As, currently, the max value is for V4L2_STD_ATSC_16_VSB (30 bits wide),
+ it should work fine. However, if needed to add more than two standards,
+ v4l2-common.c should be fixed.
+ */
+
+/* some merged standards */
+#define V4L2_STD_MN (V4L2_STD_PAL_M|V4L2_STD_PAL_N|V4L2_STD_PAL_Nc|V4L2_STD_NTSC)
+#define V4L2_STD_B (V4L2_STD_PAL_B|V4L2_STD_PAL_B1|V4L2_STD_SECAM_B)
+#define V4L2_STD_GH (V4L2_STD_PAL_G|V4L2_STD_PAL_H|V4L2_STD_SECAM_G|V4L2_STD_SECAM_H)
+#define V4L2_STD_DK (V4L2_STD_PAL_DK|V4L2_STD_SECAM_DK)
+
+/* some common needed stuff */
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_BG (V4L2_STD_PAL_B |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_B1 |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_G)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_DK (V4L2_STD_PAL_D |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_D1 |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_K)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL (V4L2_STD_PAL_BG |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_DK |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_H |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_I)
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC (V4L2_STD_NTSC_M |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_JP |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_KR)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_DK (V4L2_STD_SECAM_D |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_K |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_K1)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM (V4L2_STD_SECAM_B |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_G |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_H |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_DK |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_L |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_525_60 (V4L2_STD_PAL_M |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_60 |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC_443)
+#define V4L2_STD_625_50 (V4L2_STD_PAL |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_N |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_Nc |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM)
+#define V4L2_STD_ATSC (V4L2_STD_ATSC_8_VSB |\
+ V4L2_STD_ATSC_16_VSB)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_UNKNOWN 0
+#define V4L2_STD_ALL (V4L2_STD_525_60 |\
+ V4L2_STD_625_50)
+
+struct v4l2_standard {
+ __u32 index;
+ v4l2_std_id id;
+ __u8 name[24];
+ struct v4l2_fract frameperiod; /* Frames, not fields */
+ __u32 framelines;
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+/*
+ * V I D E O I N P U T S
+ */
+struct v4l2_input {
+ __u32 index; /* Which input */
+ __u8 name[32]; /* Label */
+ __u32 type; /* Type of input */
+ __u32 audioset; /* Associated audios (bitfield) */
+ __u32 tuner; /* Associated tuner */
+ v4l2_std_id std;
+ __u32 status;
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+/* Values for the 'type' field */
+#define V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_TUNER 1
+#define V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_CAMERA 2
+
+/* field 'status' - general */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_POWER 0x00000001 /* Attached device is off */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_SIGNAL 0x00000002
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_COLOR 0x00000004
+
+/* field 'status' - sensor orientation */
+/* If sensor is mounted upside down set both bits */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_HFLIP 0x00000010 /* Frames are flipped horizontally */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_VFLIP 0x00000020 /* Frames are flipped vertically */
+
+/* field 'status' - analog */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_H_LOCK 0x00000100 /* No horizontal sync lock */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_COLOR_KILL 0x00000200 /* Color killer is active */
+
+/* field 'status' - digital */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_SYNC 0x00010000 /* No synchronization lock */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_EQU 0x00020000 /* No equalizer lock */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_CARRIER 0x00040000 /* Carrier recovery failed */
+
+/* field 'status' - VCR and set-top box */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_MACROVISION 0x01000000 /* Macrovision detected */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_NO_ACCESS 0x02000000 /* Conditional access denied */
+#define V4L2_IN_ST_VTR 0x04000000 /* VTR time constant */
+
+/*
+ * V I D E O O U T P U T S
+ */
+struct v4l2_output {
+ __u32 index; /* Which output */
+ __u8 name[32]; /* Label */
+ __u32 type; /* Type of output */
+ __u32 audioset; /* Associated audios (bitfield) */
+ __u32 modulator; /* Associated modulator */
+ v4l2_std_id std;
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+/* Values for the 'type' field */
+#define V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_MODULATOR 1
+#define V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_ANALOG 2
+#define V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_ANALOGVGAOVERLAY 3
+
+/*
+ * C O N T R O L S
+ */
+struct v4l2_control {
+ __u32 id;
+ __s32 value;
+};
+
+struct v4l2_ext_control {
+ __u32 id;
+ __u32 size;
+ __u32 reserved2[1];
+ union {
+ __s32 value;
+ __s64 value64;
+ char *string;
+ };
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct v4l2_ext_controls {
+ __u32 ctrl_class;
+ __u32 count;
+ __u32 error_idx;
+ __u32 reserved[2];
+ struct v4l2_ext_control *controls;
+};
+
+/* Values for ctrl_class field */
+#define V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER 0x00980000 /* Old-style 'user' controls */
+#define V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG 0x00990000 /* MPEG-compression controls */
+#define V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CAMERA 0x009a0000 /* Camera class controls */
+#define V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX 0x009b0000 /* FM Modulator control class */
+
+#define V4L2_CTRL_ID_MASK (0x0fffffff)
+#define V4L2_CTRL_ID2CLASS(id) ((id) & 0x0fff0000UL)
+#define V4L2_CTRL_DRIVER_PRIV(id) (((id) & 0xffff) >= 0x1000)
+
+/* Used in the VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL ioctl for querying controls */
+struct v4l2_queryctrl {
+ __u32 id;
+ enum v4l2_ctrl_type type;
+ __u8 name[32]; /* Whatever */
+ __s32 minimum; /* Note signedness */
+ __s32 maximum;
+ __s32 step;
+ __s32 default_value;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 reserved[2];
+};
+
+/* Used in the VIDIOC_QUERYMENU ioctl for querying menu items */
+struct v4l2_querymenu {
+ __u32 id;
+ __u32 index;
+ __u8 name[32]; /* Whatever */
+ __u32 reserved;
+};
+
+/* Control flags */
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED 0x0001
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_GRABBED 0x0002
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_READ_ONLY 0x0004
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_UPDATE 0x0008
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE 0x0010
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_SLIDER 0x0020
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_WRITE_ONLY 0x0040
+
+/* Query flag, to be ORed with the control ID */
+#define V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL 0x80000000
+
+/* User-class control IDs defined by V4L2 */
+#define V4L2_CID_BASE (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER | 0x900)
+#define V4L2_CID_USER_BASE V4L2_CID_BASE
+/* IDs reserved for driver specific controls */
+#define V4L2_CID_PRIVATE_BASE 0x08000000
+
+#define V4L2_CID_USER_CLASS (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER | 1)
+#define V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS (V4L2_CID_BASE+0)
+#define V4L2_CID_CONTRAST (V4L2_CID_BASE+1)
+#define V4L2_CID_SATURATION (V4L2_CID_BASE+2)
+#define V4L2_CID_HUE (V4L2_CID_BASE+3)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_VOLUME (V4L2_CID_BASE+5)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_BALANCE (V4L2_CID_BASE+6)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_BASS (V4L2_CID_BASE+7)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_TREBLE (V4L2_CID_BASE+8)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_MUTE (V4L2_CID_BASE+9)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LOUDNESS (V4L2_CID_BASE+10)
+#define V4L2_CID_BLACK_LEVEL (V4L2_CID_BASE+11) /* Deprecated */
+#define V4L2_CID_AUTO_WHITE_BALANCE (V4L2_CID_BASE+12)
+#define V4L2_CID_DO_WHITE_BALANCE (V4L2_CID_BASE+13)
+#define V4L2_CID_RED_BALANCE (V4L2_CID_BASE+14)
+#define V4L2_CID_BLUE_BALANCE (V4L2_CID_BASE+15)
+#define V4L2_CID_GAMMA (V4L2_CID_BASE+16)
+#define V4L2_CID_WHITENESS (V4L2_CID_GAMMA) /* Deprecated */
+#define V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE (V4L2_CID_BASE+17)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUTOGAIN (V4L2_CID_BASE+18)
+#define V4L2_CID_GAIN (V4L2_CID_BASE+19)
+#define V4L2_CID_HFLIP (V4L2_CID_BASE+20)
+#define V4L2_CID_VFLIP (V4L2_CID_BASE+21)
+
+/* Deprecated; use V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET and V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET */
+#define V4L2_CID_HCENTER (V4L2_CID_BASE+22)
+#define V4L2_CID_VCENTER (V4L2_CID_BASE+23)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY (V4L2_CID_BASE+24)
+enum v4l2_power_line_frequency {
+ V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_DISABLED = 0,
+ V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_50HZ = 1,
+ V4L2_CID_POWER_LINE_FREQUENCY_60HZ = 2,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_HUE_AUTO (V4L2_CID_BASE+25)
+#define V4L2_CID_WHITE_BALANCE_TEMPERATURE (V4L2_CID_BASE+26)
+#define V4L2_CID_SHARPNESS (V4L2_CID_BASE+27)
+#define V4L2_CID_BACKLIGHT_COMPENSATION (V4L2_CID_BASE+28)
+#define V4L2_CID_CHROMA_AGC (V4L2_CID_BASE+29)
+#define V4L2_CID_COLOR_KILLER (V4L2_CID_BASE+30)
+#define V4L2_CID_COLORFX (V4L2_CID_BASE+31)
+enum v4l2_colorfx {
+ V4L2_COLORFX_NONE = 0,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_BW = 1,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_SEPIA = 2,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_AUTOBRIGHTNESS (V4L2_CID_BASE+32)
+#define V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER (V4L2_CID_BASE+33)
+
+/* last CID + 1 */
+#define V4L2_CID_LASTP1 (V4L2_CID_BASE+34)
+
+/* MPEG-class control IDs defined by V4L2 */
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG | 0x900)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CLASS (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG | 1)
+
+/* MPEG streams */
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+0)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_type {
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_PS = 0, /* MPEG-2 program stream */
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_TS = 1, /* MPEG-2 transport stream */
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_SS = 2, /* MPEG-1 system stream */
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_DVD = 3, /* MPEG-2 DVD-compatible stream */
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG1_VCD = 4, /* MPEG-1 VCD-compatible stream */
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE_MPEG2_SVCD = 5, /* MPEG-2 SVCD-compatible stream */
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PMT (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+1)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_AUDIO (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+2)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_VIDEO (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+3)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PID_PCR (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+4)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_AUDIO (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+5)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_PES_ID_VIDEO (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+6)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+7)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_stream_vbi_fmt {
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_NONE = 0, /* No VBI in the MPEG stream */
+ V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV = 1, /* VBI in private packets, IVTV format */
+};
+
+/* MPEG audio */
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+100)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_sampling_freq {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_44100 = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_48000 = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ_32000 = 2,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+101)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_encoding {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_1 = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_2 = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_LAYER_3 = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AAC = 3,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_ENCODING_AC3 = 4,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+102)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l1_bitrate {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_32K = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_64K = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_96K = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_128K = 3,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_160K = 4,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_192K = 5,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_224K = 6,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_256K = 7,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_288K = 8,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_320K = 9,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_352K = 10,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_384K = 11,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_416K = 12,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L1_BITRATE_448K = 13,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+103)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l2_bitrate {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_32K = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_48K = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_56K = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_64K = 3,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_80K = 4,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_96K = 5,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_112K = 6,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_128K = 7,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_160K = 8,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_192K = 9,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_224K = 10,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_256K = 11,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_320K = 12,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L2_BITRATE_384K = 13,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+104)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_l3_bitrate {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_32K = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_40K = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_48K = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_56K = 3,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_64K = 4,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_80K = 5,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_96K = 6,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_112K = 7,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_128K = 8,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_160K = 9,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_192K = 10,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_224K = 11,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_256K = 12,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_L3_BITRATE_320K = 13,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+105)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_STEREO = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_JOINT_STEREO = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_DUAL = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_MONO = 3,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+106)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_mode_extension {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_4 = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_8 = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_12 = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_MODE_EXTENSION_BOUND_16 = 3,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+107)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_emphasis {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_NONE = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_50_DIV_15_uS = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_EMPHASIS_CCITT_J17 = 2,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+108)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_crc {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_NONE = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_CRC_CRC16 = 1,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_MUTE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+109)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AAC_BITRATE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+110)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+111)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_audio_ac3_bitrate {
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_32K = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_40K = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_48K = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_56K = 3,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_64K = 4,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_80K = 5,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_96K = 6,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_112K = 7,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_128K = 8,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_160K = 9,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_192K = 10,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_224K = 11,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_256K = 12,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_320K = 13,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_384K = 14,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_448K = 15,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_512K = 16,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_576K = 17,
+ V4L2_MPEG_AUDIO_AC3_BITRATE_640K = 18,
+};
+
+/* MPEG video */
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+200)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_encoding {
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_1 = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_2 = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ENCODING_MPEG_4_AVC = 2,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+201)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_aspect {
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_1x1 = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_4x3 = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_16x9 = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_ASPECT_221x100 = 3,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_B_FRAMES (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+202)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_SIZE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+203)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_GOP_CLOSURE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+204)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_PULLDOWN (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+205)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+206)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_video_bitrate_mode {
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_VBR = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE_CBR = 1,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+207)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_PEAK (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+208)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_DECIMATION (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+209)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+210)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MUTE_YUV (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+211)
+
+/* MPEG-class control IDs specific to the CX2341x driver as defined by V4L2 */
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG | 0x1000)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+0)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_spatial_filter_mode {
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO = 1,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_SPATIAL_FILTER (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+1)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+2)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_luma_spatial_filter_type {
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_VERT = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_HV_SEPARABLE = 3,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_2D_SYM_NON_SEPARABLE = 4,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+3)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_chroma_spatial_filter_type {
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_OFF = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_SPATIAL_FILTER_TYPE_1D_HOR = 1,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+4)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_temporal_filter_mode {
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_MANUAL = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER_MODE_AUTO = 1,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_TEMPORAL_FILTER (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+5)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+6)
+enum v4l2_mpeg_cx2341x_video_median_filter_type {
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_OFF = 0,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR = 1,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_VERT = 2,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_HOR_VERT = 3,
+ V4L2_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_MEDIAN_FILTER_TYPE_DIAG = 4,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+7)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_LUMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+8)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_BOTTOM (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+9)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_VIDEO_CHROMA_MEDIAN_FILTER_TOP (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+10)
+#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_STREAM_INSERT_NAV_PACKETS (V4L2_CID_MPEG_CX2341X_BASE+11)
+
+/* Camera class control IDs */
+#define V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CAMERA | 0x900)
+#define V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CAMERA | 1)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+1)
+enum v4l2_exposure_auto_type {
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_AUTO = 0,
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_MANUAL = 1,
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_SHUTTER_PRIORITY = 2,
+ V4L2_EXPOSURE_APERTURE_PRIORITY = 3
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_ABSOLUTE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+2)
+#define V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO_PRIORITY (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+3)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+4)
+#define V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+5)
+#define V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+6)
+#define V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+7)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_PAN_ABSOLUTE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+8)
+#define V4L2_CID_TILT_ABSOLUTE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+9)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+10)
+#define V4L2_CID_FOCUS_RELATIVE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+11)
+#define V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+12)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+13)
+#define V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+14)
+#define V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+15)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_PRIVACY (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+16)
+
+/* FM Modulator class control IDs */
+#define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 0x900)
+#define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 1)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_DEVIATION (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 1)
+#define V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PI (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 2)
+#define V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PTY (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 3)
+#define V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 5)
+#define V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_RADIO_TEXT (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 6)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_ENABLED (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 64)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_RELEASE_TIME (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 65)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_LIMITER_DEVIATION (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 66)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ENABLED (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 80)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_GAIN (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 81)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 82)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_ATTACK_TIME (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 83)
+#define V4L2_CID_AUDIO_COMPRESSION_RELEASE_TIME (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 84)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_ENABLED (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 96)
+#define V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_DEVIATION (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 97)
+#define V4L2_CID_PILOT_TONE_FREQUENCY (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 98)
+
+#define V4L2_CID_TUNE_PREEMPHASIS (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 112)
+enum v4l2_preemphasis {
+ V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_DISABLED = 0,
+ V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_50_uS = 1,
+ V4L2_PREEMPHASIS_75_uS = 2,
+};
+#define V4L2_CID_TUNE_POWER_LEVEL (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 113)
+#define V4L2_CID_TUNE_ANTENNA_CAPACITOR (V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE + 114)
+
+/*
+ * T U N I N G
+ */
+struct v4l2_tuner {
+ __u32 index;
+ __u8 name[32];
+ enum v4l2_tuner_type type;
+ __u32 capability;
+ __u32 rangelow;
+ __u32 rangehigh;
+ __u32 rxsubchans;
+ __u32 audmode;
+ __s32 signal;
+ __s32 afc;
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+struct v4l2_modulator {
+ __u32 index;
+ __u8 name[32];
+ __u32 capability;
+ __u32 rangelow;
+ __u32 rangehigh;
+ __u32 txsubchans;
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+};
+
+/* Flags for the 'capability' field */
+#define V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW 0x0001
+#define V4L2_TUNER_CAP_NORM 0x0002
+#define V4L2_TUNER_CAP_STEREO 0x0010
+#define V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LANG2 0x0020
+#define V4L2_TUNER_CAP_SAP 0x0020
+#define V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LANG1 0x0040
+#define V4L2_TUNER_CAP_RDS 0x0080
+
+/* Flags for the 'rxsubchans' field */
+#define V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO 0x0001
+#define V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO 0x0002
+#define V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG2 0x0004
+#define V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP 0x0004
+#define V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG1 0x0008
+#define V4L2_TUNER_SUB_RDS 0x0010
+
+/* Values for the 'audmode' field */
+#define V4L2_TUNER_MODE_MONO 0x0000
+#define V4L2_TUNER_MODE_STEREO 0x0001
+#define V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG2 0x0002
+#define V4L2_TUNER_MODE_SAP 0x0002
+#define V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG1 0x0003
+#define V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG1_LANG2 0x0004
+
+struct v4l2_frequency {
+ __u32 tuner;
+ enum v4l2_tuner_type type;
+ __u32 frequency;
+ __u32 reserved[8];
+};
+
+struct v4l2_hw_freq_seek {
+ __u32 tuner;
+ enum v4l2_tuner_type type;
+ __u32 seek_upward;
+ __u32 wrap_around;
+ __u32 reserved[8];
+};
+
+/*
+ * R D S
+ */
+
+struct v4l2_rds_data {
+ __u8 lsb;
+ __u8 msb;
+ __u8 block;
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_MSK 0x7
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_A 0
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_B 1
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_C 2
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_D 3
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_C_ALT 4
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_INVALID 7
+
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_CORRECTED 0x40
+#define V4L2_RDS_BLOCK_ERROR 0x80
+
+/*
+ * A U D I O
+ */
+struct v4l2_audio {
+ __u32 index;
+ __u8 name[32];
+ __u32 capability;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 reserved[2];
+};
+
+/* Flags for the 'capability' field */
+#define V4L2_AUDCAP_STEREO 0x00001
+#define V4L2_AUDCAP_AVL 0x00002
+
+/* Flags for the 'mode' field */
+#define V4L2_AUDMODE_AVL 0x00001
+
+struct v4l2_audioout {
+ __u32 index;
+ __u8 name[32];
+ __u32 capability;
+ __u32 mode;
+ __u32 reserved[2];
+};
+
+/*
+ * M P E G S E R V I C E S
+ *
+ * NOTE: EXPERIMENTAL API
+ */
+#if 1 /*KEEP*/
+#define V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_I (0)
+#define V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_P (1)
+#define V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_B (2)
+#define V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_MASK (0xf)
+
+struct v4l2_enc_idx_entry {
+ __u64 offset;
+ __u64 pts;
+ __u32 length;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 reserved[2];
+};
+
+#define V4L2_ENC_IDX_ENTRIES (64)
+struct v4l2_enc_idx {
+ __u32 entries;
+ __u32 entries_cap;
+ __u32 reserved[4];
+ struct v4l2_enc_idx_entry entry[V4L2_ENC_IDX_ENTRIES];
+};
+
+
+#define V4L2_ENC_CMD_START (0)
+#define V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP (1)
+#define V4L2_ENC_CMD_PAUSE (2)
+#define V4L2_ENC_CMD_RESUME (3)
+
+/* Flags for V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP */
+#define V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP_AT_GOP_END (1 << 0)
+
+struct v4l2_encoder_cmd {
+ __u32 cmd;
+ __u32 flags;
+ union {
+ struct {
+ __u32 data[8];
+ } raw;
+ };
+};
+
+#endif
+
+
+/*
+ * D A T A S E R V I C E S ( V B I )
+ *
+ * Data services API by Michael Schimek
+ */
+
+/* Raw VBI */
+struct v4l2_vbi_format {
+ __u32 sampling_rate; /* in 1 Hz */
+ __u32 offset;
+ __u32 samples_per_line;
+ __u32 sample_format; /* V4L2_PIX_FMT_* */
+ __s32 start[2];
+ __u32 count[2];
+ __u32 flags; /* V4L2_VBI_* */
+ __u32 reserved[2]; /* must be zero */
+};
+
+/* VBI flags */
+#define V4L2_VBI_UNSYNC (1 << 0)
+#define V4L2_VBI_INTERLACED (1 << 1)
+
+/* Sliced VBI
+ *
+ * This implements is a proposal V4L2 API to allow SLICED VBI
+ * required for some hardware encoders. It should change without
+ * notice in the definitive implementation.
+ */
+
+struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_format {
+ __u16 service_set;
+ /* service_lines[0][...] specifies lines 0-23 (1-23 used) of the first field
+ service_lines[1][...] specifies lines 0-23 (1-23 used) of the second field
+ (equals frame lines 313-336 for 625 line video
+ standards, 263-286 for 525 line standards) */
+ __u16 service_lines[2][24];
+ __u32 io_size;
+ __u32 reserved[2]; /* must be zero */
+};
+
+/* Teletext World System Teletext
+ (WST), defined on ITU-R BT.653-2 */
+#define V4L2_SLICED_TELETEXT_B (0x0001)
+/* Video Program System, defined on ETS 300 231*/
+#define V4L2_SLICED_VPS (0x0400)
+/* Closed Caption, defined on EIA-608 */
+#define V4L2_SLICED_CAPTION_525 (0x1000)
+/* Wide Screen System, defined on ITU-R BT1119.1 */
+#define V4L2_SLICED_WSS_625 (0x4000)
+
+#define V4L2_SLICED_VBI_525 (V4L2_SLICED_CAPTION_525)
+#define V4L2_SLICED_VBI_625 (V4L2_SLICED_TELETEXT_B | V4L2_SLICED_VPS | V4L2_SLICED_WSS_625)
+
+struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_cap {
+ __u16 service_set;
+ /* service_lines[0][...] specifies lines 0-23 (1-23 used) of the first field
+ service_lines[1][...] specifies lines 0-23 (1-23 used) of the second field
+ (equals frame lines 313-336 for 625 line video
+ standards, 263-286 for 525 line standards) */
+ __u16 service_lines[2][24];
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ __u32 reserved[3]; /* must be 0 */
+};
+
+struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_data {
+ __u32 id;
+ __u32 field; /* 0: first field, 1: second field */
+ __u32 line; /* 1-23 */
+ __u32 reserved; /* must be 0 */
+ __u8 data[48];
+};
+
+/*
+ * Sliced VBI data inserted into MPEG Streams
+ */
+
+/*
+ * V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV:
+ *
+ * Structure of payload contained in an MPEG 2 Private Stream 1 PES Packet in an
+ * MPEG-2 Program Pack that contains V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV Sliced VBI
+ * data
+ *
+ * Note, the MPEG-2 Program Pack and Private Stream 1 PES packet header
+ * definitions are not included here. See the MPEG-2 specifications for details
+ * on these headers.
+ */
+
+/* Line type IDs */
+#define V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_TELETEXT_B (1)
+#define V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_CAPTION_525 (4)
+#define V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_WSS_625 (5)
+#define V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_VPS (7)
+
+struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0_line {
+ __u8 id; /* One of V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_* above */
+ __u8 data[42]; /* Sliced VBI data for the line */
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0 {
+ __le32 linemask[2]; /* Bitmasks of VBI service lines present */
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0_line line[35];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_ITV0 {
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0_line line[36];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+#define V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_MAGIC0 "itv0"
+#define V4L2_MPEG_VBI_IVTV_MAGIC1 "ITV0"
+
+struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_fmt_ivtv {
+ __u8 magic[4];
+ union {
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_itv0 itv0;
+ struct v4l2_mpeg_vbi_ITV0 ITV0;
+ };
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+/*
+ * A G G R E G A T E S T R U C T U R E S
+ */
+
+/* Stream data format
+ */
+struct v4l2_format {
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ union {
+ struct v4l2_pix_format pix; /* V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE */
+ struct v4l2_window win; /* V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY */
+ struct v4l2_vbi_format vbi; /* V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_CAPTURE */
+ struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_format sliced; /* V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE */
+ __u8 raw_data[200]; /* user-defined */
+ } fmt;
+};
+
+
+/* Stream type-dependent parameters
+ */
+struct v4l2_streamparm {
+ enum v4l2_buf_type type;
+ union {
+ struct v4l2_captureparm capture;
+ struct v4l2_outputparm output;
+ __u8 raw_data[200]; /* user-defined */
+ } parm;
+};
+
+/*
+ * A D V A N C E D D E B U G G I N G
+ *
+ * NOTE: EXPERIMENTAL API, NEVER RELY ON THIS IN APPLICATIONS!
+ * FOR DEBUGGING, TESTING AND INTERNAL USE ONLY!
+ */
+
+/* VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER and VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER */
+
+#define V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_HOST 0 /* Match against chip ID on host (0 for the host) */
+#define V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_DRIVER 1 /* Match against I2C driver name */
+#define V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_ADDR 2 /* Match against I2C 7-bit address */
+#define V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_AC97 3 /* Match against anciliary AC97 chip */
+
+struct v4l2_dbg_match {
+ __u32 type; /* Match type */
+ union { /* Match this chip, meaning determined by type */
+ __u32 addr;
+ char name[32];
+ };
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct v4l2_dbg_register {
+ struct v4l2_dbg_match match;
+ __u32 size; /* register size in bytes */
+ __u64 reg;
+ __u64 val;
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+/* VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT */
+struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident {
+ struct v4l2_dbg_match match;
+ __u32 ident; /* chip identifier as specified in <media/v4l2-chip-ident.h> */
+ __u32 revision; /* chip revision, chip specific */
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+/*
+ * I O C T L C O D E S F O R V I D E O D E V I C E S
+ *
+ */
+#define VIDIOC_QUERYCAP _IOR('V', 0, struct v4l2_capability)
+#define VIDIOC_RESERVED _IO('V', 1)
+#define VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT _IOWR('V', 2, struct v4l2_fmtdesc)
+#define VIDIOC_G_FMT _IOWR('V', 4, struct v4l2_format)
+#define VIDIOC_S_FMT _IOWR('V', 5, struct v4l2_format)
+#define VIDIOC_REQBUFS _IOWR('V', 8, struct v4l2_requestbuffers)
+#define VIDIOC_QUERYBUF _IOWR('V', 9, struct v4l2_buffer)
+#define VIDIOC_G_FBUF _IOR('V', 10, struct v4l2_framebuffer)
+#define VIDIOC_S_FBUF _IOW('V', 11, struct v4l2_framebuffer)
+#define VIDIOC_OVERLAY _IOW('V', 14, int)
+#define VIDIOC_QBUF _IOWR('V', 15, struct v4l2_buffer)
+#define VIDIOC_DQBUF _IOWR('V', 17, struct v4l2_buffer)
+#define VIDIOC_STREAMON _IOW('V', 18, int)
+#define VIDIOC_STREAMOFF _IOW('V', 19, int)
+#define VIDIOC_G_PARM _IOWR('V', 21, struct v4l2_streamparm)
+#define VIDIOC_S_PARM _IOWR('V', 22, struct v4l2_streamparm)
+#define VIDIOC_G_STD _IOR('V', 23, v4l2_std_id)
+#define VIDIOC_S_STD _IOW('V', 24, v4l2_std_id)
+#define VIDIOC_ENUMSTD _IOWR('V', 25, struct v4l2_standard)
+#define VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT _IOWR('V', 26, struct v4l2_input)
+#define VIDIOC_G_CTRL _IOWR('V', 27, struct v4l2_control)
+#define VIDIOC_S_CTRL _IOWR('V', 28, struct v4l2_control)
+#define VIDIOC_G_TUNER _IOWR('V', 29, struct v4l2_tuner)
+#define VIDIOC_S_TUNER _IOW('V', 30, struct v4l2_tuner)
+#define VIDIOC_G_AUDIO _IOR('V', 33, struct v4l2_audio)
+#define VIDIOC_S_AUDIO _IOW('V', 34, struct v4l2_audio)
+#define VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL _IOWR('V', 36, struct v4l2_queryctrl)
+#define VIDIOC_QUERYMENU _IOWR('V', 37, struct v4l2_querymenu)
+#define VIDIOC_G_INPUT _IOR('V', 38, int)
+#define VIDIOC_S_INPUT _IOWR('V', 39, int)
+#define VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT _IOR('V', 46, int)
+#define VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT _IOWR('V', 47, int)
+#define VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT _IOWR('V', 48, struct v4l2_output)
+#define VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT _IOR('V', 49, struct v4l2_audioout)
+#define VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT _IOW('V', 50, struct v4l2_audioout)
+#define VIDIOC_G_MODULATOR _IOWR('V', 54, struct v4l2_modulator)
+#define VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR _IOW('V', 55, struct v4l2_modulator)
+#define VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY _IOWR('V', 56, struct v4l2_frequency)
+#define VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY _IOW('V', 57, struct v4l2_frequency)
+#define VIDIOC_CROPCAP _IOWR('V', 58, struct v4l2_cropcap)
+#define VIDIOC_G_CROP _IOWR('V', 59, struct v4l2_crop)
+#define VIDIOC_S_CROP _IOW('V', 60, struct v4l2_crop)
+#define VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP _IOR('V', 61, struct v4l2_jpegcompression)
+#define VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP _IOW('V', 62, struct v4l2_jpegcompression)
+#define VIDIOC_QUERYSTD _IOR('V', 63, v4l2_std_id)
+#define VIDIOC_TRY_FMT _IOWR('V', 64, struct v4l2_format)
+#define VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO _IOWR('V', 65, struct v4l2_audio)
+#define VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT _IOWR('V', 66, struct v4l2_audioout)
+#define VIDIOC_G_PRIORITY _IOR('V', 67, enum v4l2_priority)
+#define VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY _IOW('V', 68, enum v4l2_priority)
+#define VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP _IOWR('V', 69, struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_cap)
+#define VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS _IO('V', 70)
+#define VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS _IOWR('V', 71, struct v4l2_ext_controls)
+#define VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS _IOWR('V', 72, struct v4l2_ext_controls)
+#define VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS _IOWR('V', 73, struct v4l2_ext_controls)
+#if 1 /*KEEP*/
+#define VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES _IOWR('V', 74, struct v4l2_frmsizeenum)
+#define VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS _IOWR('V', 75, struct v4l2_frmivalenum)
+#define VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX _IOR('V', 76, struct v4l2_enc_idx)
+#define VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD _IOWR('V', 77, struct v4l2_encoder_cmd)
+#define VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD _IOWR('V', 78, struct v4l2_encoder_cmd)
+#endif
+
+#if 1 /*KEEP*/
+/* Experimental, meant for debugging, testing and internal use.
+ Only implemented if CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG is defined.
+ You must be root to use these ioctls. Never use these in applications! */
+#define VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER _IOW('V', 79, struct v4l2_dbg_register)
+#define VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER _IOWR('V', 80, struct v4l2_dbg_register)
+
+/* Experimental, meant for debugging, testing and internal use.
+ Never use this ioctl in applications! */
+#define VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT _IOWR('V', 81, struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident)
+#endif
+
+#define VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK _IOW('V', 82, struct v4l2_hw_freq_seek)
+/* Reminder: when adding new ioctls please add support for them to
+ drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c as well! */
+
+#ifdef __OLD_VIDIOC_
+/* for compatibility, will go away some day */
+#define VIDIOC_OVERLAY_OLD _IOWR('V', 14, int)
+#define VIDIOC_S_PARM_OLD _IOW('V', 22, struct v4l2_streamparm)
+#define VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD _IOW('V', 28, struct v4l2_control)
+#define VIDIOC_G_AUDIO_OLD _IOWR('V', 33, struct v4l2_audio)
+#define VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT_OLD _IOWR('V', 49, struct v4l2_audioout)
+#define VIDIOC_CROPCAP_OLD _IOR('V', 58, struct v4l2_cropcap)
+#endif
+
+#define BASE_VIDIOC_PRIVATE 192 /* 192-255 are private */
+
+#endif /* __LINUX_VIDEODEV2_H */
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-cropcap.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-cropcap.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..816e90e283c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-cropcap.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_CROPCAP
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_CROPCAP
+ Information about the video cropping and scaling abilities
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_cropcap
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_CROPCAP
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ Applications use this function to query the cropping
+limits, the pixel aspect of images and to calculate scale factors.
+They set the type field of a v4l2_cropcap
+structure to the respective buffer (stream) type and call the
+VIDIOC_CROPCAP ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure. The results are
+constant except when switching the video standard. Remember this
+switch can occur implicit when switching the video input or
+output.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_cropcap
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+ Type of the data stream, set by the application.
+Only these types are valid here:
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE,
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT,
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY, and custom (driver
+defined) types with code V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE
+and higher.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_rect
+ bounds
+ Defines the window within capturing or output is
+possible, this may exclude for example the horizontal and vertical
+blanking areas. The cropping rectangle cannot exceed these limits.
+Width and height are defined in pixels, the driver writer is free to
+choose origin and units of the coordinate system in the analog
+domain.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_rect
+ defrect
+ Default cropping rectangle, it shall cover the
+"whole picture". Assuming pixel aspect 1/1 this could be for example a
+640 × 480 rectangle for NTSC, a
+768 × 576 rectangle for PAL and SECAM centered over
+the active picture area. The same co-ordinate system as for
+ bounds is used.
+
+
+ &v4l2-fract;
+ pixelaspect
+ This is the pixel aspect (y / x) when no
+scaling is applied, the ratio of the actual sampling
+frequency and the frequency required to get square
+pixels.When cropping coordinates refer to square pixels,
+the driver sets pixelaspect to 1/1. Other
+common values are 54/59 for PAL and SECAM, 11/10 for NTSC sampled
+according to [].
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_rect
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __s32
+ left
+ Horizontal offset of the top, left corner of the
+rectangle, in pixels.
+
+
+ __s32
+ top
+ Vertical offset of the top, left corner of the
+rectangle, in pixels.
+
+
+ __s32
+ width
+ Width of the rectangle, in pixels.
+
+
+ __s32
+ height
+ Height of the rectangle, in pixels. Width
+and height cannot be negative, the fields are signed for
+hysterical reasons.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-cropcap; type is
+invalid or the ioctl is not supported. This is not permitted for
+video capture, output and overlay devices, which must support
+VIDIOC_CROPCAP.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dbg-g-chip-ident.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dbg-g-chip-ident.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a09e203af0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dbg-g-chip-ident.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT
+ Identify the chips on a TV card
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+
+ Experimental
+
+ This is an experimental interface and may change in
+the future.
+
+
+ For driver debugging purposes this ioctl allows test
+applications to query the driver about the chips present on the TV
+card. Regular applications must not use it. When you found a chip
+specific bug, please contact the linux-media mailing list (&v4l-ml;)
+so it can be fixed.
+
+ To query the driver applications must initialize the
+match.type and
+match.addr or match.name
+fields of a &v4l2-dbg-chip-ident;
+and call VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT with a pointer to
+this structure. On success the driver stores information about the
+selected chip in the ident and
+revision fields. On failure the structure
+remains unchanged.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_HOST,
+match.addr selects the nth non-&i2c; chip
+on the TV card. You can enumerate all chips by starting at zero and
+incrementing match.addr by one until
+VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT fails with an &EINVAL;.
+The number zero always selects the host chip, ⪚ the chip connected
+to the PCI or USB bus.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_DRIVER,
+match.name contains the I2C driver name.
+For instance
+"saa7127" will match any chip
+supported by the saa7127 driver, regardless of its &i2c; bus address.
+When multiple chips supported by the same driver are present, the
+ioctl will return V4L2_IDENT_AMBIGUOUS in the
+ident field.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_ADDR,
+match.addr selects a chip by its 7 bit
+&i2c; bus address.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_AC97,
+match.addr selects the nth AC97 chip
+on the TV card. You can enumerate all chips by starting at zero and
+incrementing match.addr by one until
+VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT fails with an &EINVAL;.
+
+ On success, the ident field will
+contain a chip ID from the Linux
+media/v4l2-chip-ident.h header file, and the
+revision field will contain a driver
+specific value, or zero if no particular revision is associated with
+this chip.
+
+ When the driver could not identify the selected chip,
+ident will contain
+V4L2_IDENT_UNKNOWN. When no chip matched
+the ioctl will succeed but the
+ident field will contain
+V4L2_IDENT_NONE. If multiple chips matched,
+ident will contain
+V4L2_IDENT_AMBIGUOUS. In all these cases the
+revision field remains unchanged.
+
+ This ioctl is optional, not all drivers may support it. It
+was introduced in Linux 2.6.21, but the API was changed to the
+one described here in 2.6.29.
+
+ We recommended the v4l2-dbg
+utility over calling this ioctl directly. It is available from the
+LinuxTV v4l-dvb repository; see http://linuxtv.org/repo/ for
+access instructions.
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_dbg_match
+
+ &cs-ustr;
+
+
+ __u32
+ type
+ See for a list of
+possible types.
+
+
+ union
+ (anonymous)
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ addr
+ Match a chip by this number, interpreted according
+to the type field.
+
+
+
+ char
+ name[32]
+ Match a chip by this name, interpreted according
+to the type field.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ struct v4l2_dbg_match
+ match
+ How to match the chip, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ ident
+ A chip identifier as defined in the Linux
+media/v4l2-chip-ident.h header file, or one of
+the values from .
+
+
+ __u32
+ revision
+ A chip revision, chip and driver specific.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Chip Match Types
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_HOST
+ 0
+ Match the nth chip on the card, zero for the
+ host chip. Does not match &i2c; chips.
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_DRIVER
+ 1
+ Match an &i2c; chip by its driver name.
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_ADDR
+ 2
+ Match a chip by its 7 bit &i2c; bus address.
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_AC97
+ 3
+ Match the nth anciliary AC97 chip.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Chip Identifiers
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_IDENT_NONE
+ 0
+ No chip matched.
+
+
+ V4L2_IDENT_AMBIGUOUS
+ 1
+ Multiple chips matched.
+
+
+ V4L2_IDENT_UNKNOWN
+ 2
+ A chip is present at this address, but the driver
+could not identify it.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The driver does not support this ioctl, or the
+match_type is invalid.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dbg-g-register.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dbg-g-register.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..980c7f3e2fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dbg-g-register.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER, VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER
+ VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER
+ Read or write hardware registers
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_dbg_register *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_dbg_register
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER, VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+
+ Experimental
+
+ This is an experimental
+interface and may change in the future.
+
+
+ For driver debugging purposes these ioctls allow test
+applications to access hardware registers directly. Regular
+applications must not use them.
+
+ Since writing or even reading registers can jeopardize the
+system security, its stability and damage the hardware, both ioctls
+require superuser privileges. Additionally the Linux kernel must be
+compiled with the CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG option
+to enable these ioctls.
+
+ To write a register applications must initialize all fields
+of a &v4l2-dbg-register; and call
+VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER with a pointer to this
+structure. The match.type and
+match.addr or match.name
+fields select a chip on the TV
+card, the reg field specifies a register
+number and the val field the value to be
+written into the register.
+
+ To read a register applications must initialize the
+match.type,
+match.chip or match.name and
+reg fields, and call
+VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER with a pointer to this
+structure. On success the driver stores the register value in the
+val field. On failure the structure remains
+unchanged.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_HOST,
+match.addr selects the nth non-&i2c; chip
+on the TV card. The number zero always selects the host chip, ⪚ the
+chip connected to the PCI or USB bus. You can find out which chips are
+present with the &VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT; ioctl.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_DRIVER,
+match.name contains the I2C driver name.
+For instance
+"saa7127" will match any chip
+supported by the saa7127 driver, regardless of its &i2c; bus address.
+When multiple chips supported by the same driver are present, the
+effect of these ioctls is undefined. Again with the
+&VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT; ioctl you can find out which &i2c; chips are
+present.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_ADDR,
+match.addr selects a chip by its 7 bit &i2c;
+bus address.
+
+ When match.type is
+V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_AC97,
+match.addr selects the nth AC97 chip
+on the TV card.
+
+
+ Success not guaranteed
+
+ Due to a flaw in the Linux &i2c; bus driver these ioctls may
+return successfully without actually reading or writing a register. To
+catch the most likely failure we recommend a &VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT;
+call confirming the presence of the selected &i2c; chip.
+
+
+ These ioctls are optional, not all drivers may support them.
+However when a driver supports these ioctls it must also support
+&VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT;. Conversely it may support
+VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT but not these ioctls.
+
+ VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER and
+VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER were introduced in Linux
+2.6.21, but their API was changed to the one described here in kernel 2.6.29.
+
+ We recommended the v4l2-dbg
+utility over calling these ioctls directly. It is available from the
+LinuxTV v4l-dvb repository; see http://linuxtv.org/repo/ for
+access instructions.
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_dbg_match
+
+ &cs-ustr;
+
+
+ __u32
+ type
+ See for a list of
+possible types.
+
+
+ union
+ (anonymous)
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ addr
+ Match a chip by this number, interpreted according
+to the type field.
+
+
+
+ char
+ name[32]
+ Match a chip by this name, interpreted according
+to the type field.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_dbg_register
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_dbg_match
+ match
+ How to match the chip, see .
+
+
+ __u64
+ reg
+ A register number.
+
+
+ __u64
+ val
+ The value read from, or to be written into the
+register.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Chip Match Types
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_HOST
+ 0
+ Match the nth chip on the card, zero for the
+ host chip. Does not match &i2c; chips.
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_DRIVER
+ 1
+ Match an &i2c; chip by its driver name.
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_ADDR
+ 2
+ Match a chip by its 7 bit &i2c; bus address.
+
+
+ V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_AC97
+ 3
+ Match the nth anciliary AC97 chip.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The driver does not support this ioctl, or the kernel
+was not compiled with the CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
+option, or the match_type is invalid, or the
+selected chip or register does not exist.
+
+
+
+ EPERM
+
+ Insufficient permissions. Root privileges are required
+to execute these ioctls.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-encoder-cmd.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-encoder-cmd.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b0dde943825c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-encoder-cmd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD, VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD
+ VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD
+ Execute an encoder command
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_encoder_cmd *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD, VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+
+ Experimental
+
+ This is an experimental
+interface and may change in the future.
+
+
+ These ioctls control an audio/video (usually MPEG-) encoder.
+VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD sends a command to the
+encoder, VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD can be used to
+try a command without actually executing it.
+
+ To send a command applications must initialize all fields of a
+ &v4l2-encoder-cmd; and call
+ VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD or
+ VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD with a pointer to this
+ structure.
+
+ The cmd field must contain the
+command code. The flags field is currently
+only used by the STOP command and contains one bit: If the
+V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP_AT_GOP_END flag is set,
+encoding will continue until the end of the current Group
+Of Pictures, otherwise it will stop immediately.
+
+ A read() call sends a START command to
+the encoder if it has not been started yet. After a STOP command,
+read() calls will read the remaining data
+buffered by the driver. When the buffer is empty,
+read() will return zero and the next
+read() call will restart the encoder.
+
+ A close() call sends an immediate STOP
+to the encoder, and all buffered data is discarded.
+
+ These ioctls are optional, not all drivers may support
+them. They were introduced in Linux 2.6.21.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_encoder_cmd
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ cmd
+ The encoder command, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+ Flags to go with the command, see . If no flags are defined for
+this command, drivers and applications must set this field to
+zero.
+
+
+ __u32
+ data[8]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Encoder Commands
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_CMD_START
+ 0
+ Start the encoder. When the encoder is already
+running or paused, this command does nothing. No flags are defined for
+this command.
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP
+ 1
+ Stop the encoder. When the
+V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP_AT_GOP_END flag is set,
+encoding will continue until the end of the current Group
+Of Pictures, otherwise encoding will stop immediately.
+When the encoder is already stopped, this command does
+nothing.
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_CMD_PAUSE
+ 2
+ Pause the encoder. When the encoder has not been
+started yet, the driver will return an &EPERM;. When the encoder is
+already paused, this command does nothing. No flags are defined for
+this command.
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_CMD_RESUME
+ 3
+ Resume encoding after a PAUSE command. When the
+encoder has not been started yet, the driver will return an &EPERM;.
+When the encoder is already running, this command does nothing. No
+flags are defined for this command.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Encoder Command Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_CMD_STOP_AT_GOP_END
+ 0x0001
+ Stop encoding at the end of the current Group Of
+Pictures, rather than immediately.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The driver does not support this ioctl, or the
+cmd field is invalid.
+
+
+
+ EPERM
+
+ The application sent a PAUSE or RESUME command when
+the encoder was not running.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..960d44615ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT
+ Enumerate image formats
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_fmtdesc
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To enumerate image formats applications initialize the
+type and index
+field of &v4l2-fmtdesc; and call the
+VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL;. All formats are enumerable by beginning at index zero and
+incrementing by one until EINVAL is
+returned.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_fmtdesc
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Number of the format in the enumeration, set by
+the application. This is in no way related to the
+pixelformat field.
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+ Type of the data stream, set by the application.
+Only these types are valid here:
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE,
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT,
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY, and custom (driver
+defined) types with code V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE
+and higher.
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+ See
+
+
+ __u8
+ description[32]
+ Description of the format, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string. This information is intended for the user, for example: "YUV
+4:2:2".
+
+
+ __u32
+ pixelformat
+ The image format identifier. This is a
+four character code as computed by the v4l2_fourcc()
+macro:
+
+
+
+#define v4l2_fourcc(a,b,c,d) (((__u32)(a)<<0)|((__u32)(b)<<8)|((__u32)(c)<<16)|((__u32)(d)<<24))
+Several image formats are already
+defined by this specification in . Note these
+codes are not the same as those used in the Windows world.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Image Format Description Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED
+ 0x0001
+ This is a compressed format.
+
+
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_EMULATED
+ 0x0002
+ 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.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-fmtdesc; type
+is not supported or the index is out of
+bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-frameintervals.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-frameintervals.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c216e113a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-frameintervals.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
+ Enumerate frame intervals
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_frmivalenum *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+ Pointer to a &v4l2-frmivalenum; structure that
+contains a pixel format and size and receives a frame interval.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This ioctl allows applications to enumerate all frame
+intervals that the device supports for the given pixel format and
+frame size.
+ The supported pixel formats and frame sizes can be obtained
+by using the &VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; and &VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMESIZES;
+functions.
+ The return value and the content of the
+v4l2_frmivalenum.type field depend on the
+type of frame intervals the device supports. Here are the semantics of
+the function for the different cases:
+
+
+ Discrete: The function
+returns success if the given index value (zero-based) is valid. The
+application should increase the index by one for each call until
+EINVAL is returned. The `v4l2_frmivalenum.type`
+field is set to `V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE` by the driver. Of the
+union only the `discrete` member is valid.
+
+
+ Step-wise: The function
+returns success if the given index value is zero and
+EINVAL for any other index value. The
+v4l2_frmivalenum.type field is set to
+V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_STEPWISE by the driver. Of the
+union only the stepwise member is
+valid.
+
+
+ Continuous: This is a
+special case of the step-wise type above. The function returns success
+if the given index value is zero and EINVAL for
+any other index value. The
+v4l2_frmivalenum.type field is set to
+V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS by the driver. Of
+the union only the stepwise member is valid
+and the step value is set to 1.
+
+
+
+ When the application calls the function with index zero, it
+must check the type field to determine the
+type of frame interval enumeration the device supports. Only for the
+V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE type does it make
+sense to increase the index value to receive more frame
+intervals.
+ Note that the order in which the frame intervals are
+returned has no special meaning. In particular does it not say
+anything about potential default frame intervals.
+ Applications can assume that the enumeration data does not
+change without any interaction from the application itself. This means
+that the enumeration data is consistent if the application does not
+perform any other ioctl calls while it runs the frame interval
+enumeration.
+
+
+
+ Notes
+
+
+
+ Frame intervals and frame
+rates: The V4L2 API uses frame intervals instead of frame
+rates. Given the frame interval the frame rate can be computed as
+follows:frame_rate = 1 / frame_interval
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Structs
+
+ In the structs below, IN denotes a
+value that has to be filled in by the application,
+OUT denotes values that the driver fills in. The
+application should zero out all members except for the
+IN fields.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_frmivalenum
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+
+ IN: Index of the given frame interval in the
+enumeration.
+
+
+ __u32
+ pixel_format
+
+ IN: Pixel format for which the frame intervals are
+enumerated.
+
+
+ __u32
+ width
+
+ IN: Frame width for which the frame intervals are
+enumerated.
+
+
+ __u32
+ height
+
+ IN: Frame height for which the frame intervals are
+enumerated.
+
+
+ __u32
+ type
+
+ OUT: Frame interval type the device supports.
+
+
+ union
+
+
+ OUT: Frame interval with the given index.
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-fract;
+ discrete
+ Frame interval [s].
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-frmival-stepwise;
+ stepwise
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+
+ Reserved space for future use.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+ See the description section above for a list of return
+values that errno can have.
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-framesizes.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-framesizes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6afa4542c818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enum-framesizes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES
+ Enumerate frame sizes
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_frmsizeenum *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+ Pointer to a &v4l2-frmsizeenum; that contains an index
+and pixel format and receives a frame width and height.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+
+ Experimental
+
+ This is an experimental
+interface and may change in the future.
+
+
+ This ioctl allows applications to enumerate all frame sizes
+(&ie; width and height in pixels) that the device supports for the
+given pixel format.
+ The supported pixel formats can be obtained by using the
+&VIDIOC-ENUM-FMT; function.
+ The return value and the content of the
+v4l2_frmsizeenum.type field depend on the
+type of frame sizes the device supports. Here are the semantics of the
+function for the different cases:
+
+
+
+ Discrete: The function
+returns success if the given index value (zero-based) is valid. The
+application should increase the index by one for each call until
+EINVAL is returned. The
+v4l2_frmsizeenum.type field is set to
+V4L2_FRMSIZE_TYPE_DISCRETE by the driver. Of the
+union only the discrete member is
+valid.
+
+
+ Step-wise: The function
+returns success if the given index value is zero and
+EINVAL for any other index value. The
+v4l2_frmsizeenum.type field is set to
+V4L2_FRMSIZE_TYPE_STEPWISE by the driver. Of the
+union only the stepwise member is
+valid.
+
+
+ Continuous: This is a
+special case of the step-wise type above. The function returns success
+if the given index value is zero and EINVAL for
+any other index value. The
+v4l2_frmsizeenum.type field is set to
+V4L2_FRMSIZE_TYPE_CONTINUOUS by the driver. Of
+the union only the stepwise member is valid
+and the step_width and
+step_height values are set to 1.
+
+
+
+ When the application calls the function with index zero, it
+must check the type field to determine the
+type of frame size enumeration the device supports. Only for the
+V4L2_FRMSIZE_TYPE_DISCRETE type does it make
+sense to increase the index value to receive more frame sizes.
+ Note that the order in which the frame sizes are returned
+has no special meaning. In particular does it not say anything about
+potential default format sizes.
+ Applications can assume that the enumeration data does not
+change without any interaction from the application itself. This means
+that the enumeration data is consistent if the application does not
+perform any other ioctl calls while it runs the frame size
+enumeration.
+
+
+
+ Structs
+
+ In the structs below, IN denotes a
+value that has to be filled in by the application,
+OUT denotes values that the driver fills in. The
+application should zero out all members except for the
+IN fields.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_frmsize_discrete
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ width
+ Width of the frame [pixel].
+
+
+ __u32
+ height
+ Height of the frame [pixel].
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+ See the description section above for a list of return
+values that errno can have.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumaudio.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumaudio.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ae8f2d3a96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumaudio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO
+ Enumerate audio inputs
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_audio *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of an audio input applications
+initialize the index field and zero out the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-audio;
+and call the VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all audio
+inputs applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one
+until the driver returns EINVAL.
+
+ See for a description of
+&v4l2-audio;.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The number of the audio input is out of bounds, or
+there are no audio inputs at all and this ioctl is not
+supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumaudioout.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumaudioout.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3d7c0ab17b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumaudioout.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT
+ Enumerate audio outputs
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_audioout *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of an audio output applications
+initialize the index field and zero out the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-audioout; and
+call the VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all audio
+outputs applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one
+until the driver returns EINVAL.
+
+ Note connectors on a TV card to loop back the received audio
+signal to a sound card are not audio outputs in this sense.
+
+ See for a description of
+&v4l2-audioout;.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The number of the audio output is out of bounds, or
+there are no audio outputs at all and this ioctl is not
+supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..414856b82473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
+ Enumerate video inputs
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_input
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of a video input applications
+initialize the index field of &v4l2-input;
+and call the VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT ioctl with a
+pointer to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or
+return an &EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all
+inputs applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one
+until the driver returns EINVAL.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_input
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Identifies the input, set by the
+application.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the video input, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string, for example: "Vin (Composite 2)". This information is intended
+for the user, preferably the connector label on the device itself.
+
+
+ __u32
+ type
+ Type of the input, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ audioset
+ Drivers can enumerate up to 32 video and
+audio inputs. This field shows which audio inputs were selectable as
+audio source if this was the currently selected video input. It is a
+bit mask. The LSB corresponds to audio input 0, the MSB to input 31.
+Any number of bits can be set, or none.When the driver
+does not enumerate audio inputs no bits must be set. Applications
+shall not interpret this as lack of audio support. Some drivers
+automatically select audio sources and do not enumerate them since
+there is no choice anyway.For details on audio inputs and
+how to select the current input see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ tuner
+ Capture devices can have zero or more tuners (RF
+demodulators). When the type is set to
+V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_TUNER this is an RF connector and
+this field identifies the tuner. It corresponds to
+&v4l2-tuner; field index. For details on
+tuners see .
+
+
+ &v4l2-std-id;
+ std
+ Every video input supports one or more different
+video standards. This field is a set of all supported standards. For
+details on video standards and how to switch see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ status
+ This field provides status information about the
+input. See for flags.
+With the exception of the sensor orientation bits status is only valid when this is the
+current input.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Input Types
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_TUNER
+ 1
+ This input uses a tuner (RF demodulator).
+
+
+ V4L2_INPUT_TYPE_CAMERA
+ 2
+ Analog baseband input, for example CVBS /
+Composite Video, S-Video, RGB.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Input Status Flags
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ General
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_POWER
+ 0x00000001
+ Attached device is off.
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_SIGNAL
+ 0x00000002
+
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_COLOR
+ 0x00000004
+ The hardware supports color decoding, but does not
+detect color modulation in the signal.
+
+
+ Sensor Orientation
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_HFLIP
+ 0x00000010
+ The input is connected to a device that produces a signal
+that is flipped horizontally and does not correct this before passing the
+signal to userspace.
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_VFLIP
+ 0x00000020
+ The input is connected to a device that produces a signal
+that is flipped vertically and does not correct this before passing the
+signal to userspace. Note that a 180 degree rotation is the same as HFLIP | VFLIP
+
+
+ Analog Video
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_H_LOCK
+ 0x00000100
+ No horizontal sync lock.
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_COLOR_KILL
+ 0x00000200
+ A color killer circuit automatically disables color
+decoding when it detects no color modulation. When this flag is set
+the color killer is enabled and has shut off
+color decoding.
+
+
+ Digital Video
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_SYNC
+ 0x00010000
+ No synchronization lock.
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_EQU
+ 0x00020000
+ No equalizer lock.
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_CARRIER
+ 0x00040000
+ Carrier recovery failed.
+
+
+ VCR and Set-Top Box
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_MACROVISION
+ 0x01000000
+ Macrovision is an analog copy prevention system
+mangling the video signal to confuse video recorders. When this
+flag is set Macrovision has been detected.
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_NO_ACCESS
+ 0x02000000
+ Conditional access denied.
+
+
+ V4L2_IN_ST_VTR
+ 0x04000000
+ VTR time constant. [?]
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-input; index is
+out of bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumoutput.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumoutput.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8d16dcd50cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumoutput.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT
+ Enumerate video outputs
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_output *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of a video outputs applications
+initialize the index field of &v4l2-output;
+and call the VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT ioctl with a
+pointer to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or
+return an &EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all
+outputs applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one
+until the driver returns EINVAL.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_output
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Identifies the output, set by the
+application.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the video output, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string, for example: "Vout". This information is intended for the
+user, preferably the connector label on the device itself.
+
+
+ __u32
+ type
+ Type of the output, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ audioset
+ Drivers can enumerate up to 32 video and
+audio outputs. This field shows which audio outputs were
+selectable as the current output if this was the currently selected
+video output. It is a bit mask. The LSB corresponds to audio output 0,
+the MSB to output 31. Any number of bits can be set, or
+none.When the driver does not enumerate audio outputs no
+bits must be set. Applications shall not interpret this as lack of
+audio support. Drivers may automatically select audio outputs without
+enumerating them.For details on audio outputs and how to
+select the current output see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ modulator
+ Output devices can have zero or more RF modulators.
+When the type is
+V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_MODULATOR this is an RF
+connector and this field identifies the modulator. It corresponds to
+&v4l2-modulator; field index. For details
+on modulators see .
+
+
+ &v4l2-std-id;
+ std
+ Every video output supports one or more different
+video standards. This field is a set of all supported standards. For
+details on video standards and how to switch see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Output Type
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_MODULATOR
+ 1
+ This output is an analog TV modulator.
+
+
+ V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_ANALOG
+ 2
+ Analog baseband output, for example Composite /
+CVBS, S-Video, RGB.
+
+
+ V4L2_OUTPUT_TYPE_ANALOGVGAOVERLAY
+ 3
+ [?]
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-output; index
+is out of bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumstd.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumstd.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95803fe2c8e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enumstd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_ENUMSTD
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMSTD
+ Enumerate supported video standards
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_standard *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_ENUMSTD
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of a video standard,
+especially a custom (driver defined) one, applications initialize the
+index field of &v4l2-standard; and call the
+VIDIOC_ENUMSTD ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all standards
+applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one until the
+driver returns EINVAL. Drivers may enumerate a
+different set of standards after switching the video input or
+output.
+ The supported standards may overlap and we need an
+unambiguous set to find the current standard returned by
+VIDIOC_G_STD.
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_standard
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Number of the video standard, set by the
+application.
+
+
+ &v4l2-std-id;
+ id
+ The bits in this field identify the standard as
+one of the common standards listed in ,
+or if bits 32 to 63 are set as custom standards. Multiple bits can be
+set if the hardware does not distinguish between these standards,
+however separate indices do not indicate the opposite. The
+id must be unique. No other enumerated
+v4l2_standard structure, for this input or
+output anyway, can contain the same set of bits.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[24]
+ Name of the standard, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string, for example: "PAL-B/G", "NTSC Japan". This information is
+intended for the user.
+
+
+ &v4l2-fract;
+ frameperiod
+ The frame period (not field period) is numerator
+/ denominator. For example M/NTSC has a frame period of 1001 /
+30000 seconds.
+
+
+ __u32
+ framelines
+ Total lines per frame including blanking,
+e. g. 625 for B/PAL.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+ typedef v4l2_std_id
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u64
+ v4l2_std_id
+ This type is a set, each bit representing another
+video standard as listed below and in . The 32 most significant bits are reserved
+for custom (driver defined) video standards.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_B ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000001)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_B1 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000002)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_G ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000004)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_H ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000008)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_I ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000010)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_D ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000020)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_D1 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000040)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_K ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000080)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_M ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000100)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_N ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000200)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_Nc ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000400)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_60 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00000800)
+V4L2_STD_PAL_60 is
+a hybrid standard with 525 lines, 60 Hz refresh rate, and PAL color
+modulation with a 4.43 MHz color subcarrier. Some PAL video recorders
+can play back NTSC tapes in this mode for display on a 50/60 Hz agnostic
+PAL TV.
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_M ((v4l2_std_id)0x00001000)
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_JP ((v4l2_std_id)0x00002000)
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_443 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00004000)
+V4L2_STD_NTSC_443
+is a hybrid standard with 525 lines, 60 Hz refresh rate, and NTSC
+color modulation with a 4.43 MHz color
+subcarrier.
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_KR ((v4l2_std_id)0x00008000)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_B ((v4l2_std_id)0x00010000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_D ((v4l2_std_id)0x00020000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_G ((v4l2_std_id)0x00040000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_H ((v4l2_std_id)0x00080000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_K ((v4l2_std_id)0x00100000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_K1 ((v4l2_std_id)0x00200000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_L ((v4l2_std_id)0x00400000)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC ((v4l2_std_id)0x00800000)
+
+/* ATSC/HDTV */
+#define V4L2_STD_ATSC_8_VSB ((v4l2_std_id)0x01000000)
+#define V4L2_STD_ATSC_16_VSB ((v4l2_std_id)0x02000000)
+V4L2_STD_ATSC_8_VSB and
+V4L2_STD_ATSC_16_VSB are U.S. terrestrial digital
+TV standards. Presently the V4L2 API does not support digital TV. See
+also the Linux DVB API at http://linuxtv.org.
+
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_BG (V4L2_STD_PAL_B |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_B1 |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_G)
+#define V4L2_STD_B (V4L2_STD_PAL_B |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_B1 |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_B)
+#define V4L2_STD_GH (V4L2_STD_PAL_G |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_H |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_G |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_H)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL_DK (V4L2_STD_PAL_D |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_D1 |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_K)
+#define V4L2_STD_PAL (V4L2_STD_PAL_BG |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_DK |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_H |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_I)
+#define V4L2_STD_NTSC (V4L2_STD_NTSC_M |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_JP |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_KR)
+#define V4L2_STD_MN (V4L2_STD_PAL_M |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_N |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_Nc |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC)
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM_DK (V4L2_STD_SECAM_D |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_K |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_K1)
+#define V4L2_STD_DK (V4L2_STD_PAL_DK |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_DK)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_SECAM (V4L2_STD_SECAM_B |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_G |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_H |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_DK |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_L |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM_LC)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_525_60 (V4L2_STD_PAL_M |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_60 |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC |\
+ V4L2_STD_NTSC_443)
+#define V4L2_STD_625_50 (V4L2_STD_PAL |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_N |\
+ V4L2_STD_PAL_Nc |\
+ V4L2_STD_SECAM)
+
+#define V4L2_STD_UNKNOWN 0
+#define V4L2_STD_ALL (V4L2_STD_525_60 |\
+ V4L2_STD_625_50)
+
+
+
+ Video Standards (based on [])
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Characteristics
+ M/NTSCJapan uses a standard
+similar to M/NTSC
+(V4L2_STD_NTSC_M_JP).
+ M/PAL
+ N/PAL The values in
+brackets apply to the combination N/PAL a.k.a.
+NC used in Argentina
+(V4L2_STD_PAL_Nc).
+ B, B1, G/PAL
+ D, D1, K/PAL
+ H/PAL
+ I/PAL
+ B, G/SECAM
+ D, K/SECAM
+ K1/SECAM
+ L/SECAM
+
+
+
+
+ Frame lines
+ 525
+ 625
+
+
+ Frame period (s)
+ 1001/30000
+ 1/25
+
+
+ Chrominance sub-carrier frequency (Hz)
+ 3579545 ± 10
+ 3579611.49 ± 10
+ 4433618.75 ± 5 (3582056.25
+± 5)
+ 4433618.75 ± 5
+ 4433618.75 ± 1
+ fOR =
+4406250 ± 2000, fOB = 4250000
+± 2000
+
+
+ Nominal radio-frequency channel bandwidth
+(MHz)
+ 6
+ 6
+ 6
+ B: 7; B1, G: 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+
+
+ Sound carrier relative to vision carrier
+(MHz)
+ + 4.5
+ + 4.5
+ + 4.5
+ + 5.5 ± 0.001
+In the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, Italy,
+the Netherlands, Slovakia and Switzerland a system of two sound
+carriers is used, the frequency of the second carrier being
+242.1875 kHz above the frequency of the first sound carrier. For
+stereophonic sound transmissions a similar system is used in
+Australia.New Zealand uses a sound
+carrier displaced 5.4996 ± 0.0005 MHz from the vision
+carrier.In Denmark, Finland, New
+Zealand, Sweden and Spain a system of two sound carriers is used. In
+Iceland, Norway and Poland the same system is being introduced. The
+second carrier is 5.85 MHz above the vision carrier and is DQPSK
+modulated with 728 kbit/s sound and data multiplex. (NICAM
+system)In the United Kingdom, a
+system of two sound carriers is used. The second sound carrier is
+6.552 MHz above the vision carrier and is DQPSK modulated with a
+728 kbit/s sound and data multiplex able to carry two sound
+channels. (NICAM system)
+ + 6.5 ± 0.001
+ + 5.5
+ + 5.9996 ± 0.0005
+ + 5.5 ± 0.001
+ + 6.5 ± 0.001
+ + 6.5
+ + 6.5 In France, a
+digital carrier 5.85 MHz away from the vision carrier may be used in
+addition to the main sound carrier. It is modulated in differentially
+encoded QPSK with a 728 kbit/s sound and data multiplexer capable of
+carrying two sound channels. (NICAM
+system)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-standard; index
+is out of bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-audio.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-audio.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..65361a8c2b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-audio.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_AUDIO, VIDIOC_S_AUDIO
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_AUDIO
+ VIDIOC_S_AUDIO
+ Query or select the current audio input and its
+attributes
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_audio *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_audio *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_AUDIO, VIDIOC_S_AUDIO
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the current audio input applications zero out the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-audio;
+and call the VIDIOC_G_AUDIO ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL; when the device has no audio inputs, or none which combine
+with the current video input.
+
+ Audio inputs have one writable property, the audio mode. To
+select the current audio input and change the
+audio mode, applications initialize the
+index and mode
+fields, and the
+reserved array of a
+v4l2_audio structure and call the
+VIDIOC_S_AUDIO ioctl. Drivers may switch to a
+different audio mode if the request cannot be satisfied. However, this
+is a write-only ioctl, it does not return the actual new audio
+mode.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_audio
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Identifies the audio input, set by the
+driver or application.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the audio input, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string, for example: "Line In". This information is intended for the
+user, preferably the connector label on the device itself.
+
+
+ __u32
+ capability
+ Audio capability flags, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ mode
+ Audio mode flags set by drivers and applications (on
+ VIDIOC_S_AUDIO ioctl), see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Audio Capability Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_AUDCAP_STEREO
+ 0x00001
+ This is a stereo input. The flag is intended to
+automatically disable stereo recording etc. when the signal is always
+monaural. The API provides no means to detect if stereo is
+received, unless the audio input belongs to a
+tuner.
+
+
+ V4L2_AUDCAP_AVL
+ 0x00002
+ Automatic Volume Level mode is supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ No audio inputs combine with the current video input,
+or the number of the selected audio input is out of bounds or it does
+not combine, or there are no audio inputs at all and the ioctl is not
+supported.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ I/O is in progress, the input cannot be
+switched.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-audioout.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-audioout.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3632730c5c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-audioout.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT, VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT
+ VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT
+ Query or select the current audio output
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_audioout *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_audioout *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT, VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the current audio output applications zero out the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-audioout; and
+call the VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL; when the device has no audio inputs, or none which combine
+with the current video output.
+
+ Audio outputs have no writable properties. Nevertheless, to
+select the current audio output applications can initialize the
+index field and
+reserved array (which in the future may
+contain writable properties) of a
+v4l2_audioout structure and call the
+VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT ioctl. Drivers switch to the
+requested output or return the &EINVAL; when the index is out of
+bounds. This is a write-only ioctl, it does not return the current
+audio output attributes as VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT
+does.
+
+ Note connectors on a TV card to loop back the received audio
+signal to a sound card are not audio outputs in this sense.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_audioout
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Identifies the audio output, set by the
+driver or application.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the audio output, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string, for example: "Line Out". This information is intended for the
+user, preferably the connector label on the device itself.
+
+
+ __u32
+ capability
+ Audio capability flags, none defined yet. Drivers
+must set this field to zero.
+
+
+ __u32
+ mode
+ Audio mode, none defined yet. Drivers and
+applications (on VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT) must set this
+field to zero.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ No audio outputs combine with the current video
+output, or the number of the selected audio output is out of bounds or
+it does not combine, or there are no audio outputs at all and the
+ioctl is not supported.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ I/O is in progress, the output cannot be
+switched.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-crop.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-crop.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d235b1dedbed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-crop.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_CROP, VIDIOC_S_CROP
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_CROP
+ VIDIOC_S_CROP
+ Get or set the current cropping rectangle
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_crop *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_crop *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_CROP, VIDIOC_S_CROP
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the cropping rectangle size and position
+applications set the type field of a
+v4l2_crop structure to the respective buffer
+(stream) type and call the VIDIOC_G_CROP ioctl
+with a pointer to this structure. The driver fills the rest of the
+structure or returns the &EINVAL; if cropping is not supported.
+
+ To change the cropping rectangle applications initialize the
+type and &v4l2-rect; substructure named
+c of a v4l2_crop structure and call the
+VIDIOC_S_CROP ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure.
+
+ The driver first adjusts the requested dimensions against
+hardware limits, &ie; the bounds given by the capture/output window,
+and it rounds to the closest possible values of horizontal and
+vertical offset, width and height. In particular the driver must round
+the vertical offset of the cropping rectangle to frame lines modulo
+two, such that the field order cannot be confused.
+
+ Second the driver adjusts the image size (the opposite
+rectangle of the scaling process, source or target depending on the
+data direction) to the closest size possible while maintaining the
+current horizontal and vertical scaling factor.
+
+ Finally the driver programs the hardware with the actual
+cropping and image parameters. VIDIOC_S_CROP is a
+write-only ioctl, it does not return the actual parameters. To query
+them applications must call VIDIOC_G_CROP and
+&VIDIOC-G-FMT;. When the parameters are unsuitable the application may
+modify the cropping or image parameters and repeat the cycle until
+satisfactory parameters have been negotiated.
+
+ When cropping is not supported then no parameters are
+changed and VIDIOC_S_CROP returns the
+&EINVAL;.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_crop
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+ Type of the data stream, set by the application.
+Only these types are valid here: V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE,
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT,
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY, and custom (driver
+defined) types with code V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE
+and higher.
+
+
+ &v4l2-rect;
+ c
+ Cropping rectangle. The same co-ordinate system as
+for &v4l2-cropcap; bounds is used.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ Cropping is not supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-ctrl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-ctrl.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b5e6ff7f3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-ctrl.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_CTRL, VIDIOC_S_CTRL
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_CTRL
+ VIDIOC_S_CTRL
+ Get or set the value of a control
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_control
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_CTRL, VIDIOC_S_CTRL
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To get the current value of a control applications
+initialize the id field of a struct
+v4l2_control and call the
+VIDIOC_G_CTRL ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure. To change the value of a control applications initialize
+the id and value
+fields of a struct v4l2_control and call the
+VIDIOC_S_CTRL ioctl.
+
+ When the id is invalid drivers
+return an &EINVAL;. When the value is out
+of bounds drivers can choose to take the closest valid value or return
+an &ERANGE;, whatever seems more appropriate. However,
+VIDIOC_S_CTRL is a write-only ioctl, it does not
+return the actual new value.
+
+ These ioctls work only with user controls. For other
+control classes the &VIDIOC-G-EXT-CTRLS;, &VIDIOC-S-EXT-CTRLS; or
+&VIDIOC-TRY-EXT-CTRLS; must be used.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_control
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ id
+ Identifies the control, set by the
+application.
+
+
+ __s32
+ value
+ New value or current value.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-control; id is
+invalid.
+
+
+
+ ERANGE
+
+ The &v4l2-control; value
+is out of bounds.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The control is temporarily not changeable, possibly
+because another applications took over control of the device function
+this control belongs to.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-enc-index.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-enc-index.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f242e4b2948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-enc-index.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX
+ Get meta data about a compressed video stream
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_enc_idx *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+
+ Experimental
+
+ This is an experimental
+interface and may change in the future.
+
+
+ The VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX ioctl provides
+meta data about a compressed video stream the same or another
+application currently reads from the driver, which is useful for
+random access into the stream without decoding it.
+
+ To read the data applications must call
+VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX with a pointer to a
+&v4l2-enc-idx;. On success the driver fills the
+entry array, stores the number of elements
+written in the entries field, and
+initializes the entries_cap field.
+
+ Each element of the entry array
+contains meta data about one picture. A
+VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX call reads up to
+V4L2_ENC_IDX_ENTRIES entries from a driver
+buffer, which can hold up to entries_cap
+entries. This number can be lower or higher than
+V4L2_ENC_IDX_ENTRIES, but not zero. When the
+application fails to read the meta data in time the oldest entries
+will be lost. When the buffer is empty or no capturing/encoding is in
+progress, entries will be zero.
+
+ Currently this ioctl is only defined for MPEG-2 program
+streams and video elementary streams.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_enc_idx
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ entries
+ The number of entries the driver stored in the
+entry array.
+
+
+ __u32
+ entries_cap
+ The number of entries the driver can
+buffer. Must be greater than zero.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions.
+Drivers must set the array to zero.
+
+
+ &v4l2-enc-idx-entry;
+ entry[V4L2_ENC_IDX_ENTRIES]
+ Meta data about a compressed video stream. Each
+element of the array corresponds to one picture, sorted in ascending
+order by their offset.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_enc_idx_entry
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u64
+ offset
+ The offset in bytes from the beginning of the
+compressed video stream to the beginning of this picture, that is a
+PES packet header as defined in or a picture
+header as defined in . When
+the encoder is stopped, the driver resets the offset to zero.
+
+
+ __u64
+ pts
+ The 33 bit Presentation Time
+Stamp of this picture as defined in .
+
+
+ __u32
+ length
+ The length of this picture in bytes.
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+ Flags containing the coding type of this picture, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ Reserved for future extensions.
+Drivers must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Index Entry Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_I
+ 0x00
+ This is an Intra-coded picture.
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_P
+ 0x01
+ This is a Predictive-coded picture.
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_B
+ 0x02
+ This is a Bidirectionally predictive-coded
+picture.
+
+
+ V4L2_ENC_IDX_FRAME_MASK
+ 0x0F
+ AND the flags field with
+this mask to obtain the picture coding type.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The driver does not support this ioctl.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3aa7f8f9ff0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS, VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS,
+VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS
+ VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS
+ VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS
+ Get or set the value of several controls, try control
+values
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_ext_controls
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS, VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS,
+VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ These ioctls allow the caller to get or set multiple
+controls atomically. Control IDs are grouped into control classes (see
+) and all controls in the control array
+must belong to the same control class.
+
+ Applications must always fill in the
+count,
+ctrl_class,
+controls and
+reserved fields of &v4l2-ext-controls;, and
+initialize the &v4l2-ext-control; array pointed to by the
+controls fields.
+
+ To get the current value of a set of controls applications
+initialize the id,
+size and reserved2 fields
+of each &v4l2-ext-control; and call the
+VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS ioctl. String controls controls
+must also set the string field.
+
+ If the size is too small to
+receive the control result (only relevant for pointer-type controls
+like strings), then the driver will set size
+to a valid value and return an &ENOSPC;. You should re-allocate the
+string memory to this new size and try again. It is possible that the
+same issue occurs again if the string has grown in the meantime. It is
+recommended to call &VIDIOC-QUERYCTRL; first and use
+maximum+1 as the new size
+value. It is guaranteed that that is sufficient memory.
+
+
+ To change the value of a set of controls applications
+initialize the id, size,
+reserved2 and
+value/string fields of each &v4l2-ext-control; and
+call the VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS ioctl. The controls
+will only be set if all control values are
+valid.
+
+ To check if a set of controls have correct values applications
+initialize the id, size,
+reserved2 and
+value/string fields of each &v4l2-ext-control; and
+call the VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS ioctl. It is up to
+the driver whether wrong values are automatically adjusted to a valid
+value or if an error is returned.
+
+ When the id or
+ctrl_class is invalid drivers return an
+&EINVAL;. When the value is out of bounds drivers can choose to take
+the closest valid value or return an &ERANGE;, whatever seems more
+appropriate. In the first case the new value is set in
+&v4l2-ext-control;.
+
+ The driver will only set/get these controls if all control
+values are correct. This prevents the situation where only some of the
+controls were set/get. Only low-level errors (⪚ a failed i2c
+command) can still cause this situation.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_ext_control
+
+ &cs-ustr;
+
+
+ __u32
+ id
+
+ Identifies the control, set by the
+application.
+
+
+ __u32
+ size
+
+ The total size in bytes of the payload of this
+control. This is normally 0, but for pointer controls this should be
+set to the size of the memory containing the payload, or that will
+receive the payload. If VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS finds
+that this value is less than is required to store
+the payload result, then it is set to a value large enough to store the
+payload result and ENOSPC is returned. Note that for string controls
+this size field should not be confused with the length of the string.
+This field refers to the size of the memory that contains the string.
+The actual length of the string may well be much smaller.
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved2[1]
+
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+ union
+ (anonymous)
+
+
+
+ __s32
+ value
+ New value or current value.
+
+
+
+ __s64
+ value64
+ New value or current value.
+
+
+
+ char *
+ string
+ A pointer to a string.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_ext_controls
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ ctrl_class
+ The control class to which all controls belong, see
+.
+
+
+ __u32
+ count
+ The number of controls in the controls array. May
+also be zero.
+
+
+ __u32
+ error_idx
+ 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).
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+ &v4l2-ext-control; *
+ controls
+ Pointer to an array of
+count v4l2_ext_control structures. Ignored
+if count equals zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Control classes
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER
+ 0x980000
+ The class containing user controls. These controls
+are described in . All controls that can be set
+using the &VIDIOC-S-CTRL; and &VIDIOC-G-CTRL; ioctl belong to this
+class.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG
+ 0x990000
+ The class containing MPEG compression controls.
+These controls are described in .
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CAMERA
+ 0x9a0000
+ The class containing camera controls.
+These controls are described in .
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX
+ 0x9b0000
+ The class containing FM Transmitter (FM TX) controls.
+These controls are described in .
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-ext-control; id
+is invalid or the &v4l2-ext-controls;
+ctrl_class is invalid. This error code is
+also returned by the VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS and
+VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS ioctls if two or more
+control values are in conflict.
+
+
+
+ ERANGE
+
+ The &v4l2-ext-control; value
+is out of bounds.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The control is temporarily not changeable, possibly
+because another applications took over control of the device function
+this control belongs to.
+
+
+
+ ENOSPC
+
+ The space reserved for the control's payload is insufficient.
+The field size is set to a value that is enough
+to store the payload and this error code is returned.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7017062656e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_FBUF, VIDIOC_S_FBUF
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_FBUF
+ VIDIOC_S_FBUF
+ Get or set frame buffer overlay parameters
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_framebuffer *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_framebuffer *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_FBUF, VIDIOC_S_FBUF
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ Applications can use the VIDIOC_G_FBUF and
+VIDIOC_S_FBUF ioctl to get and set the
+framebuffer parameters for a Video
+Overlay or Video Output Overlay
+(OSD). The type of overlay is implied by the device type (capture or
+output device) and can be determined with the &VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl.
+One /dev/videoN device must not support both
+kinds of overlay.
+
+ The V4L2 API distinguishes destructive and non-destructive
+overlays. A destructive overlay copies captured video images into the
+video memory of a graphics card. A non-destructive overlay blends
+video images into a VGA signal or graphics into a video signal.
+Video Output Overlays are always
+non-destructive.
+
+ To get the current parameters applications call the
+VIDIOC_G_FBUF ioctl with a pointer to a
+v4l2_framebuffer structure. The driver fills
+all fields of the structure or returns an &EINVAL; when overlays are
+not supported.
+
+ To set the parameters for a Video Output
+Overlay, applications must initialize the
+flags field of a struct
+v4l2_framebuffer. Since the framebuffer is
+implemented on the TV card all other parameters are determined by the
+driver. When an application calls VIDIOC_S_FBUF
+with a pointer to this structure, the driver prepares for the overlay
+and returns the framebuffer parameters as
+VIDIOC_G_FBUF does, or it returns an error
+code.
+
+ To set the parameters for a non-destructive
+Video Overlay, applications must initialize the
+flags field, the
+fmt substructure, and call
+VIDIOC_S_FBUF. Again the driver prepares for the
+overlay and returns the framebuffer parameters as
+VIDIOC_G_FBUF does, or it returns an error
+code.
+
+ For a destructive Video Overlay
+applications must additionally provide a
+base address. Setting up a DMA to a
+random memory location can jeopardize the system security, its
+stability or even damage the hardware, therefore only the superuser
+can set the parameters for a destructive video overlay.
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_framebuffer
+
+ &cs-ustr;
+
+
+ __u32
+ capability
+
+ Overlay capability flags set by the driver, see
+.
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+
+ Overlay control flags set by application and
+driver, see
+
+
+ void *
+ base
+
+ Physical base address of the framebuffer,
+that is the address of the pixel in the top left corner of the
+framebuffer.A physical base address may not suit all
+platforms. GK notes in theory we should pass something like PCI device
++ memory region + offset instead. If you encounter problems please
+discuss on the linux-media mailing list: &v4l-ml;.
+
+
+
+
+
+ This field is irrelevant to
+non-destructive Video Overlays. For
+destructive Video Overlays applications must
+provide a base address. The driver may accept only base addresses
+which are a multiple of two, four or eight bytes. For
+Video Output Overlays the driver must return
+a valid base address, so applications can find the corresponding Linux
+framebuffer device (see ).
+
+
+ &v4l2-pix-format;
+ fmt
+
+ Layout of the frame buffer. The
+v4l2_pix_format structure is defined in , for clarification the fields and acceptable values
+ are listed below:
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ width
+ Width of the frame buffer in pixels.
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ height
+ Height of the frame buffer in pixels.
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ pixelformat
+ The pixel format of the
+framebuffer.
+
+
+
+
+
+ For non-destructive Video
+Overlays this field only defines a format for the
+&v4l2-window; chromakey field.
+
+
+
+
+
+ For destructive Video
+Overlays applications must initialize this field. For
+Video Output Overlays the driver must return
+a valid format.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Usually this is an RGB format (for example
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565)
+but YUV formats (only packed YUV formats when chroma keying is used,
+not including V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV and
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY) and the
+V4L2_PIX_FMT_PAL8 format are also permitted. The
+behavior of the driver when an application requests a compressed
+format is undefined. See for information on
+pixel formats.
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-field;
+ field
+ Drivers and applications shall ignore this field.
+If applicable, the field order is selected with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT;
+ioctl, using the field field of
+&v4l2-window;.
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ bytesperline
+ Distance in bytes between the leftmost pixels in
+two adjacent lines.
+
+
+ This field is irrelevant to
+non-destructive Video
+Overlays.For destructive Video
+Overlays both applications and drivers can set this field
+to request padding bytes at the end of each line. Drivers however may
+ignore the requested value, returning width
+times bytes-per-pixel or a larger value required by the hardware. That
+implies applications can just set this field to zero to get a
+reasonable default.For Video Output
+Overlays the driver must return a valid
+value.Video hardware may access padding bytes, therefore
+they must reside in accessible memory. Consider for example the case
+where padding bytes after the last line of an image cross a system
+page boundary. Capture devices may write padding bytes, the value is
+undefined. Output devices ignore the contents of padding
+bytes.When the image format is planar the
+bytesperline value applies to the largest
+plane and is divided by the same factor as the
+width field for any smaller planes. For
+example the Cb and Cr planes of a YUV 4:2:0 image have half as many
+padding bytes following each line as the Y plane. To avoid ambiguities
+drivers must return a bytesperline value
+rounded up to a multiple of the scale factor.
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ sizeimage
+ This field is irrelevant to
+non-destructive Video Overlays. For
+destructive Video Overlays applications must
+initialize this field. For Video Output
+Overlays the driver must return a valid
+format.Together with base it
+defines the framebuffer memory accessible by the
+driver.
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-colorspace;
+ colorspace
+ This information supplements the
+pixelformat and must be set by the driver,
+see .
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ priv
+ Reserved for additional information about custom
+(driver defined) formats. When not used drivers and applications must
+set this field to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Frame Buffer Capability Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_EXTERNOVERLAY
+ 0x0001
+ The device is capable of non-destructive overlays.
+When the driver clears this flag, only destructive overlays are
+supported. There are no drivers yet which support both destructive and
+non-destructive overlays.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_CHROMAKEY
+ 0x0002
+ The device supports clipping by chroma-keying the
+images. That is, image pixels replace pixels in the VGA or video
+signal only where the latter assume a certain color. Chroma-keying
+makes no sense for destructive overlays.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LIST_CLIPPING
+ 0x0004
+ The device supports clipping using a list of clip
+rectangles.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_BITMAP_CLIPPING
+ 0x0008
+ The device supports clipping using a bit mask.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LOCAL_ALPHA
+ 0x0010
+ The device supports clipping/blending using the
+alpha channel of the framebuffer or VGA signal. Alpha blending makes
+no sense for destructive overlays.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_GLOBAL_ALPHA
+ 0x0020
+ The device supports alpha blending using a global
+alpha value. Alpha blending makes no sense for destructive overlays.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_CAP_LOCAL_INV_ALPHA
+ 0x0040
+ The device supports clipping/blending using the
+inverted alpha channel of the framebuffer or VGA signal. Alpha
+blending makes no sense for destructive overlays.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Frame Buffer Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_PRIMARY
+ 0x0001
+ The framebuffer is the primary graphics surface.
+In other words, the overlay is destructive. [?]
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY
+ 0x0002
+ The frame buffer is an overlay surface the same
+size as the capture. [?]
+
+
+ The purpose of
+V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_PRIMARY and
+V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY was never quite clear.
+Most drivers seem to ignore these flags. For compatibility with the
+bttv driver applications should set the
+V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY flag.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_CHROMAKEY
+ 0x0004
+ Use chroma-keying. The chroma-key color is
+determined by the chromakey field of
+&v4l2-window; and negotiated with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl, see
+and
+ .
+
+
+ There are no flags to enable
+clipping using a list of clip rectangles or a bitmap. These methods
+are negotiated with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl, see and .
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_LOCAL_ALPHA
+ 0x0008
+ Use the alpha channel of the framebuffer to clip or
+blend framebuffer pixels with video images. The blend
+function is: output = framebuffer pixel * alpha + video pixel * (1 -
+alpha). The actual alpha depth depends on the framebuffer pixel
+format.
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_GLOBAL_ALPHA
+ 0x0010
+ Use a global alpha value to blend the framebuffer
+with video images. The blend function is: output = (framebuffer pixel
+* alpha + video pixel * (255 - alpha)) / 255. The alpha value is
+determined by the global_alpha field of
+&v4l2-window; and negotiated with the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl, see
+and .
+
+
+ V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_LOCAL_INV_ALPHA
+ 0x0020
+ Like
+V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_LOCAL_ALPHA, use the alpha channel
+of the framebuffer to clip or blend framebuffer pixels with video
+images, but with an inverted alpha value. The blend function is:
+output = framebuffer pixel * (1 - alpha) + video pixel * alpha. The
+actual alpha depth depends on the framebuffer pixel format.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EPERM
+
+ VIDIOC_S_FBUF can only be called
+by a privileged user to negotiate the parameters for a destructive
+overlay.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The framebuffer parameters cannot be changed at this
+time because overlay is already enabled, or capturing is enabled
+and the hardware cannot capture and overlay simultaneously.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The ioctl is not supported or the
+VIDIOC_S_FBUF parameters are unsuitable.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c7d1b72c40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-fmt.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_FMT, VIDIOC_S_FMT,
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_FMT
+ VIDIOC_S_FMT
+ VIDIOC_TRY_FMT
+ Get or set the data format, try a format
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_format
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_FMT, VIDIOC_S_FMT, VIDIOC_TRY_FMT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ These ioctls are used to negotiate the format of data
+(typically image format) exchanged between driver and
+application.
+
+ To query the current parameters applications set the
+type field of a struct
+v4l2_format to the respective buffer (stream)
+type. For example video capture devices use
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE. When the application
+calls the VIDIOC_G_FMT ioctl with a pointer to
+this structure the driver fills the respective member of the
+fmt union. In case of video capture devices
+that is the &v4l2-pix-format; pix member.
+When the requested buffer type is not supported drivers return an
+&EINVAL;.
+
+ To change the current format parameters applications
+initialize the type field and all
+fields of the respective fmt
+union member. For details see the documentation of the various devices
+types in . Good practice is to query the
+current parameters first, and to
+modify only those parameters not suitable for the application. When
+the application calls the VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl
+with a pointer to a v4l2_format structure
+the driver checks
+and adjusts the parameters against hardware abilities. Drivers
+should not return an error code unless the input is ambiguous, this is
+a mechanism to fathom device capabilities and to approach parameters
+acceptable for both the application and driver. On success the driver
+may program the hardware, allocate resources and generally prepare for
+data exchange.
+Finally the VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl returns the
+current format parameters as VIDIOC_G_FMT does.
+Very simple, inflexible devices may even ignore all input and always
+return the default parameters. However all V4L2 devices exchanging
+data with the application must implement the
+VIDIOC_G_FMT and
+VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl. When the requested buffer
+type is not supported drivers return an &EINVAL; on a
+VIDIOC_S_FMT attempt. When I/O is already in
+progress or the resource is not available for other reasons drivers
+return the &EBUSY;.
+
+ The VIDIOC_TRY_FMT ioctl is equivalent
+to VIDIOC_S_FMT with one exception: it does not
+change driver state. It can also be called at any time, never
+returning EBUSY. This function is provided to
+negotiate parameters, to learn about hardware limitations, without
+disabling I/O or possibly time consuming hardware preparations.
+Although strongly recommended drivers are not required to implement
+this ioctl.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_format
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+
+ Type of the data stream, see .
+
+
+ union
+ fmt
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-pix-format;
+ pix
+ Definition of an image format, see , used by video capture and output
+devices.
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-window;
+ win
+ Definition of an overlaid image, see , used by video overlay devices.
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-vbi-format;
+ vbi
+ Raw VBI capture or output parameters. This is
+discussed in more detail in . Used by raw VBI
+capture and output devices.
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-sliced-vbi-format;
+ sliced
+ Sliced VBI capture or output parameters. See
+ for details. Used by sliced VBI
+capture and output devices.
+
+
+
+ __u8
+ raw_data[200]
+ Place holder for future extensions and custom
+(driver defined) formats with type
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE and higher.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The data format cannot be changed at this
+time, for example because I/O is already in progress.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-format; type
+field is invalid, the requested buffer type not supported, or
+VIDIOC_TRY_FMT was called and is not
+supported with this buffer type.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..062d72069090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY, VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY
+ VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY
+ Get or set tuner or modulator radio
+frequency
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_frequency
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_frequency
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY, VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To get the current tuner or modulator radio frequency
+applications set the tuner field of a
+&v4l2-frequency; to the respective tuner or modulator number (only
+input devices have tuners, only output devices have modulators), zero
+out the reserved array and
+call the VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure. The driver stores the current frequency in the
+frequency field.
+
+ To change the current tuner or modulator radio frequency
+applications initialize the tuner,
+type and
+frequency fields, and the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-frequency; and
+call the VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure. When the requested frequency is not possible the
+driver assumes the closest possible value. However
+VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY is a write-only ioctl, it does
+not return the actual new frequency.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_frequency
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ tuner
+ The tuner or modulator index number. This is the
+same value as in the &v4l2-input; tuner
+field and the &v4l2-tuner; index field, or
+the &v4l2-output; modulator field and the
+&v4l2-modulator; index field.
+
+
+ &v4l2-tuner-type;
+ type
+ The tuner type. This is the same value as in the
+&v4l2-tuner; type field. The field is not
+applicable to modulators, &ie; ignored by drivers.
+
+
+ __u32
+ frequency
+ Tuning frequency in units of 62.5 kHz, or if the
+&v4l2-tuner; or &v4l2-modulator; capabilities flag
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW is set, in units of 62.5
+Hz.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[8]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+ applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The tuner index is out of
+bounds or the value in the type field is
+wrong.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed076e92760d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_INPUT, VIDIOC_S_INPUT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_INPUT
+ VIDIOC_S_INPUT
+ Query or select the current video input
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ int *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_INPUT, VIDIOC_S_INPUT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the current video input applications call the
+VIDIOC_G_INPUT ioctl with a pointer to an integer
+where the driver stores the number of the input, as in the
+&v4l2-input; index field. This ioctl will
+fail only when there are no video inputs, returning
+EINVAL.
+
+ To select a video input applications store the number of the
+desired input in an integer and call the
+VIDIOC_S_INPUT 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.
+
+ Information about video inputs is available using the
+&VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; ioctl.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The number of the video input is out of bounds, or
+there are no video inputs at all and this ioctl is not
+supported.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ I/O is in progress, the input cannot be
+switched.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-jpegcomp.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-jpegcomp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77394b287411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-jpegcomp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP, VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP
+ VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ v4l2_jpegcompression *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const v4l2_jpegcompression *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_JPEGCOMP, VIDIOC_S_JPEGCOMP
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ [to do]
+
+ Ronald Bultje elaborates:
+
+
+
+ APP is some application-specific information. The
+application can set it itself, and it'll be stored in the JPEG-encoded
+fields (eg; interlacing information for in an AVI or so). COM is the
+same, but it's comments, like 'encoded by me' or so.
+
+ jpeg_markers describes whether the huffman tables,
+quantization tables and the restart interval information (all
+JPEG-specific stuff) should be stored in the JPEG-encoded fields.
+These define how the JPEG field is encoded. If you omit them,
+applications assume you've used standard encoding. You usually do want
+to add them.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ This ioctl is not supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-modulator.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-modulator.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15ce660f0f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-modulator.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_MODULATOR, VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_MODULATOR
+ VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR
+ Get or set modulator attributes
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_modulator
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_modulator
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_MODULATOR, VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of a modulator applications initialize
+the index field and zero out the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-modulator; and
+call the VIDIOC_G_MODULATOR ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all modulators
+applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one until the
+driver returns EINVAL.
+
+ Modulators have two writable properties, an audio
+modulation set and the radio frequency. To change the modulated audio
+subprograms, applications initialize the index
+ and txsubchans fields and the
+reserved array and call the
+VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR ioctl. Drivers may choose a
+different audio modulation if the request cannot be satisfied. However
+this is a write-only ioctl, it does not return the actual audio
+modulation selected.
+
+ To change the radio frequency the &VIDIOC-S-FREQUENCY; ioctl
+is available.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_modulator
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Identifies the modulator, set by the
+application.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the modulator, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string. This information is intended for the user.
+
+
+ __u32
+ capability
+ Modulator capability flags. No flags are defined
+for this field, the tuner flags in &v4l2-tuner;
+are used accordingly. The audio flags indicate the ability
+to encode audio subprograms. They will not
+change for example with the current video standard.
+
+
+ __u32
+ rangelow
+ The lowest tunable frequency in units of 62.5
+KHz, or if the capability flag
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW is set, in units of 62.5
+Hz.
+
+
+ __u32
+ rangehigh
+ The highest tunable frequency in units of 62.5
+KHz, or if the capability flag
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW is set, in units of 62.5
+Hz.
+
+
+ __u32
+ txsubchans
+ With this field applications can determine how
+audio sub-carriers shall be modulated. It contains a set of flags as
+defined in . Note the tuner
+rxsubchans flags are reused, but the
+semantics are different. Video output devices are assumed to have an
+analog or PCM audio input with 1-3 channels. The
+txsubchans flags select one or more
+channels for modulation, together with some audio subprogram
+indicator, for example a stereo pilot tone.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Modulator Audio Transmission Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO
+ 0x0001
+ Modulate channel 1 as mono audio, when the input
+has more channels, a down-mix of channel 1 and 2. This flag does not
+combine with V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO or
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG1.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO
+ 0x0002
+ Modulate channel 1 and 2 as left and right
+channel of a stereo audio signal. When the input has only one channel
+or two channels and V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP is also
+set, channel 1 is encoded as left and right channel. This flag does
+not combine with V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO or
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG1. When the driver does not
+support stereo audio it shall fall back to mono.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG1
+ 0x0008
+ Modulate channel 1 and 2 as primary and secondary
+language of a bilingual audio signal. When the input has only one
+channel it is used for both languages. It is not possible to encode
+the primary or secondary language only. This flag does not combine
+with V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO,
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO or
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP. If the hardware does not
+support the respective audio matrix, or the current video standard
+does not permit bilingual audio the
+VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR ioctl shall return an &EINVAL;
+and the driver shall fall back to mono or stereo mode.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG2
+ 0x0004
+ Same effect as
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP
+ 0x0004
+ When combined with V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO
+ the first channel is encoded as mono audio, the last
+channel as Second Audio Program. When the input has only one channel
+it is used for both audio tracks. When the input has three channels
+the mono track is a down-mix of channel 1 and 2. When combined with
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO channel 1 and 2 are
+encoded as left and right stereo audio, channel 3 as Second Audio
+Program. When the input has only two channels, the first is encoded as
+left and right channel and the second as SAP. When the input has only
+one channel it is used for all audio tracks. It is not possible to
+encode a Second Audio Program only. This flag must combine with
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO or
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO. If the hardware does not
+support the respective audio matrix, or the current video standard
+does not permit SAP the VIDIOC_S_MODULATOR ioctl
+shall return an &EINVAL; and driver shall fall back to mono or stereo
+mode.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_RDS
+ 0x0010
+ Enable the RDS encoder for a radio FM transmitter.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-modulator;
+index is out of bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ea8c0ed812e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT, VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT
+ VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT
+ Query or select the current video output
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ int *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT, VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the current video output applications call the
+VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT ioctl with a pointer to an integer
+where the driver stores the number of the output, as in the
+&v4l2-output; index field. This ioctl
+will fail only when there are no video outputs, returning the
+&EINVAL;.
+
+ To select a video output applications store the number of the
+desired output in an integer and call the
+VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT 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.
+
+ Information about video outputs is available using the
+&VIDIOC-ENUMOUTPUT; ioctl.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The number of the video output is out of bounds, or
+there are no video outputs at all and this ioctl is not
+supported.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ I/O is in progress, the output cannot be
+switched.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-parm.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-parm.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..78332d365ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-parm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_PARM, VIDIOC_S_PARM
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_PARM
+ VIDIOC_S_PARM
+ Get or set streaming parameters
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ v4l2_streamparm *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_PARM, VIDIOC_S_PARM
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ The current video standard determines a nominal number of
+frames per second. If less than this number of frames is to be
+captured or output, applications can request frame skipping or
+duplicating on the driver side. This is especially useful when using
+the read() or write(), which
+are not augmented by timestamps or sequence counters, and to avoid
+unneccessary data copying.
+
+ Further these ioctls can be used to determine the number of
+buffers used internally by a driver in read/write mode. For
+implications see the section discussing the &func-read;
+function.
+
+ To get and set the streaming parameters applications call
+the VIDIOC_G_PARM and
+VIDIOC_S_PARM ioctl, respectively. They take a
+pointer to a struct v4l2_streamparm which
+contains a union holding separate parameters for input and output
+devices.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_streamparm
+
+ &cs-ustr;
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+
+ The buffer (stream) type, same as &v4l2-format;
+type, set by the application.
+
+
+ union
+ parm
+
+
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-captureparm;
+ capture
+ Parameters for capture devices, used when
+type is
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE.
+
+
+
+ &v4l2-outputparm;
+ output
+ Parameters for output devices, used when
+type is
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT.
+
+
+
+ __u8
+ raw_data[200]
+ A place holder for future extensions and custom
+(driver defined) buffer types V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE and
+higher.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_captureparm
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ capability
+ See .
+
+
+ __u32
+ capturemode
+ Set by drivers and applications, see .
+
+
+ &v4l2-fract;
+ timeperframe
+ This is is the desired period between
+successive frames captured by the driver, in seconds. The
+field is intended to skip frames on the driver side, saving I/O
+bandwidth.Applications store here the desired frame
+period, drivers return the actual frame period, which must be greater
+or equal to the nominal frame period determined by the current video
+standard (&v4l2-standard; frameperiod
+field). Changing the video standard (also implicitly by switching the
+video input) may reset this parameter to the nominal frame period. To
+reset manually applications can just set this field to
+zero.Drivers support this function only when they set the
+V4L2_CAP_TIMEPERFRAME flag in the
+capability field.
+
+
+ __u32
+ extendedmode
+ Custom (driver specific) streaming parameters. When
+unused, applications and drivers must set this field to zero.
+Applications using this field should check the driver name and
+version, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ readbuffers
+ Applications set this field to the desired number
+of buffers used internally by the driver in &func-read; mode. Drivers
+return the actual number of buffers. When an application requests zero
+buffers, drivers should just return the current setting rather than
+the minimum or an error code. For details see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_outputparm
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ capability
+ See .
+
+
+ __u32
+ outputmode
+ Set by drivers and applications, see .
+
+
+ &v4l2-fract;
+ timeperframe
+ This is is the desired period between
+successive frames output by the driver, in seconds.
+
+
+ The field is intended to
+repeat frames on the driver side in &func-write; mode (in streaming
+mode timestamps can be used to throttle the output), saving I/O
+bandwidth.Applications store here the desired frame
+period, drivers return the actual frame period, which must be greater
+or equal to the nominal frame period determined by the current video
+standard (&v4l2-standard; frameperiod
+field). Changing the video standard (also implicitly by switching the
+video output) may reset this parameter to the nominal frame period. To
+reset manually applications can just set this field to
+zero.Drivers support this function only when they set the
+V4L2_CAP_TIMEPERFRAME flag in the
+capability field.
+
+
+ __u32
+ extendedmode
+ Custom (driver specific) streaming parameters. When
+unused, applications and drivers must set this field to zero.
+Applications using this field should check the driver name and
+version, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ writebuffers
+ Applications set this field to the desired number
+of buffers used internally by the driver in
+write() mode. Drivers return the actual number of
+buffers. When an application requests zero buffers, drivers should
+just return the current setting rather than the minimum or an error
+code. For details see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Streaming Parameters Capabilites
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_TIMEPERFRAME
+ 0x1000
+ The frame skipping/repeating controlled by the
+timeperframe field is supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Capture Parameters Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_MODE_HIGHQUALITY
+ 0x0001
+ High quality imaging mode. High quality mode
+is intended for still imaging applications. The idea is to get the
+best possible image quality that the hardware can deliver. It is not
+defined how the driver writer may achieve that; it will depend on the
+hardware and the ingenuity of the driver writer. High quality mode is
+a different mode from the the regular motion video capture modes. In
+high quality mode:
+
+ The driver may be able to capture higher
+resolutions than for motion capture.
+
+
+ The driver may support fewer pixel formats
+than motion capture (eg; true color).
+
+
+ The driver may capture and arithmetically
+combine multiple successive fields or frames to remove color edge
+artifacts and reduce the noise in the video data.
+
+
+
+ The driver may capture images in slices like
+a scanner in order to handle larger format images than would otherwise
+be possible.
+
+
+ An image capture operation may be
+significantly slower than motion capture.
+
+
+ Moving objects in the image might have
+excessive motion blur.
+
+
+ Capture might only work through the
+read() call.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ This ioctl is not supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-priority.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-priority.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5fb001978645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-priority.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_PRIORITY, VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_PRIORITY
+ VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY
+ Query or request the access priority associated with a
+file descriptor
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ enum v4l2_priority *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const enum v4l2_priority *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_PRIORITY, VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+ Pointer to an enum v4l2_priority type.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the current access priority
+applications call the VIDIOC_G_PRIORITY ioctl
+with a pointer to an enum v4l2_priority variable where the driver stores
+the current priority.
+
+ To request an access priority applications store the
+desired priority in an enum v4l2_priority variable and call
+VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY ioctl with a pointer to this
+variable.
+
+
+ enum v4l2_priority
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_UNSET
+ 0
+
+
+
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND
+ 1
+ Lowest priority, usually applications running in
+background, for example monitoring VBI transmissions. A proxy
+application running in user space will be necessary if multiple
+applications want to read from a device at this priority.
+
+
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_INTERACTIVE
+ 2
+
+
+
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
+ 2
+ Medium priority, usually applications started and
+interactively controlled by the user. For example TV viewers, Teletext
+browsers, or just "panel" applications to change the channel or video
+controls. This is the default priority unless an application requests
+another.
+
+
+ V4L2_PRIORITY_RECORD
+ 3
+ Highest priority. Only one file descriptor can have
+this priority, it blocks any other fd from changing device properties.
+Usually applications which must not be interrupted, like video
+recording.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The requested priority value is invalid, or the
+driver does not support access priorities.
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ Another application already requested higher
+priority.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-sliced-vbi-cap.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-sliced-vbi-cap.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10e721b17374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-sliced-vbi-cap.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP
+ Query sliced VBI capabilities
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_cap *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To find out which data services are supported by a sliced
+VBI capture or output device, applications initialize the
+type field of a &v4l2-sliced-vbi-cap;,
+clear the reserved array and
+call the VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP ioctl. The
+driver fills in the remaining fields or returns an &EINVAL; if the
+sliced VBI API is unsupported or type
+is invalid.
+
+ Note the type field was added,
+and the ioctl changed from read-only to write-read, in Linux 2.6.19.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_sliced_vbi_cap
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ __u16
+ service_set
+ A set of all data services
+supported by the driver. Equal to the union of all elements of the
+service_lines array.
+
+
+ __u16
+ service_lines[2][24]
+ Each element of this array
+contains a set of data services the hardware can look for or insert
+into a particular scan line. Data services are defined in . Array indices map to ITU-R
+line numbers (see also and ) as follows:
+
+
+
+
+ Element
+ 525 line systems
+ 625 line systems
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[0][1]
+ 1
+ 1
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[0][23]
+ 23
+ 23
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[1][1]
+ 264
+ 314
+
+
+
+
+ service_lines[1][23]
+ 286
+ 336
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ The number of VBI lines the
+hardware can capture or output per frame, or the number of services it
+can identify on a given line may be limited. For example on PAL line
+16 the hardware may be able to look for a VPS or Teletext signal, but
+not both at the same time. Applications can learn about these limits
+using the &VIDIOC-S-FMT; ioctl as described in .
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Drivers must set
+service_lines[0][0] and
+service_lines[1][0] to zero.
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+ Type of the data stream, see . Should be
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE or
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[3]
+ This array is reserved for future
+extensions. Applications and drivers must set it to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Sliced VBI services
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Symbol
+ Value
+ Reference
+ Lines, usually
+ Payload
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_TELETEXT_B (Teletext
+System B)
+ 0x0001
+ ,
+ PAL/SECAM line 7-22, 320-335 (second field 7-22)
+ Last 42 of the 45 byte Teletext packet, that is
+without clock run-in and framing code, lsb first transmitted.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_VPS
+ 0x0400
+
+ PAL line 16
+ Byte number 3 to 15 according to Figure 9 of
+ETS 300 231, lsb first transmitted.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_CAPTION_525
+ 0x1000
+
+ NTSC line 21, 284 (second field 21)
+ Two bytes in transmission order, including parity
+bit, lsb first transmitted.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_WSS_625
+ 0x4000
+ ,
+ PAL/SECAM line 23
+
+Byte 0 1
+ msb lsb msb lsb
+Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 x x 13 12 11 10 9
+
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_VBI_525
+ 0x1000
+ Set of services applicable to 525
+line systems.
+
+
+ V4L2_SLICED_VBI_625
+ 0x4401
+ Set of services applicable to 625
+line systems.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The device does not support sliced VBI capturing or
+output, or the value in the type field is
+wrong.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-std.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-std.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b6f5d267e856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-std.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_STD, VIDIOC_S_STD
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_STD
+ VIDIOC_S_STD
+ Query or select the video standard of the current input
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ v4l2_std_id
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const v4l2_std_id
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_STD, VIDIOC_S_STD
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query and select the current video standard applications
+use the VIDIOC_G_STD and VIDIOC_S_STD ioctls which take a pointer to a
+&v4l2-std-id; type as argument. VIDIOC_G_STD can
+return a single flag or a set of flags as in &v4l2-standard; field
+id. The flags must be unambiguous such
+that they appear in only one enumerated v4l2_standard structure.
+
+ VIDIOC_S_STD accepts one or more
+flags, being a write-only ioctl it does not return the actual new standard as
+VIDIOC_G_STD does. When no flags are given or
+the current input does not support the requested standard the driver
+returns an &EINVAL;. When the standard set is ambiguous drivers may
+return EINVAL or choose any of the requested
+standards.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ This ioctl is not supported, or the
+VIDIOC_S_STD parameter was unsuitable.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-tuner.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-tuner.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd98c734c06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-g-tuner.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,535 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_G_TUNER, VIDIOC_S_TUNER
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_G_TUNER
+ VIDIOC_S_TUNER
+ Get or set tuner attributes
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_tuner
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const struct v4l2_tuner
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_G_TUNER, VIDIOC_S_TUNER
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of a tuner applications initialize the
+index field and zero out the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-tuner; and call the
+VIDIOC_G_TUNER ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an
+&EINVAL; when the index is out of bounds. To enumerate all tuners
+applications shall begin at index zero, incrementing by one until the
+driver returns EINVAL.
+
+ Tuners have two writable properties, the audio mode and
+the radio frequency. To change the audio mode, applications initialize
+the index,
+audmode and
+reserved fields and call the
+VIDIOC_S_TUNER ioctl. This will
+not change the current tuner, which is determined
+by the current video input. Drivers may choose a different audio mode
+if the requested mode is invalid or unsupported. Since this is a
+write-only ioctl, it does not return the actually
+selected audio mode.
+
+ To change the radio frequency the &VIDIOC-S-FREQUENCY; ioctl
+is available.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_tuner
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Identifies the tuner, set by the
+application.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the tuner, a
+NUL-terminated ASCII string. This information is intended for the
+user.
+
+
+ &v4l2-tuner-type;
+ type
+ Type of the tuner, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ capability
+ Tuner capability flags, see
+. Audio flags indicate the ability
+to decode audio subprograms. They will not
+change, for example with the current video standard.When
+the structure refers to a radio tuner only the
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW,
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_STEREO and
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_RDS flags can be set.
+
+
+ __u32
+ rangelow
+ The lowest tunable frequency in
+units of 62.5 kHz, or if the capability
+flag V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW is set, in units of 62.5
+Hz.
+
+
+ __u32
+ rangehigh
+ The highest tunable frequency in
+units of 62.5 kHz, or if the capability
+flag V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW is set, in units of 62.5
+Hz.
+
+
+ __u32
+ rxsubchans
+ Some tuners or audio
+decoders can determine the received audio subprograms by analyzing
+audio carriers, pilot tones or other indicators. To pass this
+information drivers set flags defined in in this field. For
+example:
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO
+ receiving mono audio
+
+
+
+
+ STEREO | SAP
+ receiving stereo audio and a secondary audio
+program
+
+
+
+
+ MONO | STEREO
+ receiving mono or stereo audio, the hardware cannot
+distinguish
+
+
+
+
+ LANG1 | LANG2
+ receiving bilingual audio
+
+
+
+
+ MONO | STEREO | LANG1 | LANG2
+ receiving mono, stereo or bilingual
+audio
+
+
+
+
+ When the
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_STEREO,
+_LANG1, _LANG2 or
+_SAP flag is cleared in the
+capability field, the corresponding
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_ flag must not be set
+here.This field is valid only if this is the tuner of the
+current video input, or when the structure refers to a radio
+tuner.
+
+
+ __u32
+ audmode
+ The selected audio mode, see
+ for valid values. The audio mode does
+not affect audio subprogram detection, and like a control it does not automatically change
+unless the requested mode is invalid or unsupported. See for possible results when
+the selected and received audio programs do not
+match.Currently this is the only field of struct
+v4l2_tuner applications can
+change.
+
+
+ __u32
+ signal
+ The signal strength if known, ranging
+from 0 to 65535. Higher values indicate a better signal.
+
+
+ __s32
+ afc
+ Automatic frequency control: When the
+afc value is negative, the frequency is too
+low, when positive too high.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+ Tuner and Modulator Capability Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LOW
+ 0x0001
+ When set, tuning frequencies are expressed in units of
+62.5 Hz, otherwise in units of 62.5 kHz.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_CAP_NORM
+ 0x0002
+ This is a multi-standard tuner; the video standard
+can or must be switched. (B/G PAL tuners for example are typically not
+ considered multi-standard because the video standard is automatically
+ determined from the frequency band.) The set of supported video
+ standards is available from the &v4l2-input; pointing to this tuner,
+ see the description of ioctl &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; for details. Only
+ V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners can have this capability.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_CAP_STEREO
+ 0x0010
+ Stereo audio reception is supported.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LANG1
+ 0x0040
+ Reception of the primary language of a bilingual
+audio program is supported. Bilingual audio is a feature of
+two-channel systems, transmitting the primary language monaural on the
+main audio carrier and a secondary language monaural on a second
+carrier. Only
+ V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners can have this capability.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LANG2
+ 0x0020
+ Reception of the secondary language of a bilingual
+audio program is supported. Only
+ V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners can have this capability.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_CAP_SAP
+ 0x0020
+ Reception of a secondary audio program is
+supported. This is a feature of the BTSC system which accompanies the
+NTSC video standard. Two audio carriers are available for mono or
+stereo transmissions of a primary language, and an independent third
+carrier for a monaural secondary language. Only
+ V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners can have this capability.Note the
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_LANG2 and
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_SAP flags are synonyms.
+V4L2_TUNER_CAP_SAP applies when the tuner
+supports the V4L2_STD_NTSC_M video
+standard.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_CAP_RDS
+ 0x0080
+ RDS capture is supported. This capability is only valid for
+radio tuners.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Tuner Audio Reception Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_MONO
+ 0x0001
+ The tuner receives a mono audio signal.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_STEREO
+ 0x0002
+ The tuner receives a stereo audio signal.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG1
+ 0x0008
+ The tuner receives the primary language of a
+bilingual audio signal. Drivers must clear this flag when the current
+video standard is V4L2_STD_NTSC_M.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG2
+ 0x0004
+ The tuner receives the secondary language of a
+bilingual audio signal (or a second audio program).
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP
+ 0x0004
+ The tuner receives a Second Audio Program. Note the
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_LANG2 and
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP flags are synonyms. The
+V4L2_TUNER_SUB_SAP flag applies when the
+current video standard is V4L2_STD_NTSC_M.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_SUB_RDS
+ 0x0010
+ The tuner receives an RDS channel.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Tuner Audio Modes
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_MODE_MONO
+ 0
+ Play mono audio. When the tuner receives a stereo
+signal this a down-mix of the left and right channel. When the tuner
+receives a bilingual or SAP signal this mode selects the primary
+language.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_MODE_STEREO
+ 1
+ Play stereo audio. When the tuner receives
+bilingual audio it may play different languages on the left and right
+channel or the primary language is played on both channels.Playing
+different languages in this mode is
+deprecated. New drivers should do this only in
+MODE_LANG1_LANG2.When the tuner
+receives no stereo signal or does not support stereo reception the
+driver shall fall back to MODE_MONO.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG1
+ 3
+ Play the primary language, mono or stereo. Only
+V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners support this
+mode.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG2
+ 2
+ Play the secondary language, mono. When the tuner
+receives no bilingual audio or SAP, or their reception is not
+supported the driver shall fall back to mono or stereo mode. Only
+V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners support this
+mode.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_MODE_SAP
+ 2
+ Play the Second Audio Program. When the tuner
+receives no bilingual audio or SAP, or their reception is not
+supported the driver shall fall back to mono or stereo mode. Only
+V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners support this mode.
+Note the V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG2 and
+V4L2_TUNER_MODE_SAP are synonyms.
+
+
+ V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG1_LANG2
+ 4
+ Play the primary language on the left channel, the
+secondary language on the right channel. When the tuner receives no
+bilingual audio or SAP, it shall fall back to
+MODE_LANG1 or MODE_MONO.
+Only V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV tuners support this
+mode.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Tuner Audio Matrix
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Selected
+V4L2_TUNER_MODE_
+
+
+ Received V4L2_TUNER_SUB_
+ MONO
+ STEREO
+ LANG1
+ LANG2 = SAP
+ LANG1_LANG2This
+mode has been added in Linux 2.6.17 and may not be supported by older
+drivers.
+
+
+
+
+ MONO
+ Mono
+ Mono/Mono
+ Mono
+ Mono
+ Mono/Mono
+
+
+ MONO | SAP
+ Mono
+ Mono/Mono
+ Mono
+ SAP
+ Mono/SAP (preferred) or Mono/Mono
+
+
+ STEREO
+ L+R
+ L/R
+ Stereo L/R (preferred) or Mono L+R
+ Stereo L/R (preferred) or Mono L+R
+ L/R (preferred) or L+R/L+R
+
+
+ STEREO | SAP
+ L+R
+ L/R
+ Stereo L/R (preferred) or Mono L+R
+ SAP
+ L+R/SAP (preferred) or L/R or L+R/L+R
+
+
+ LANG1 | LANG2
+ Language 1
+ Lang1/Lang2 (deprecatedPlayback of
+both languages in MODE_STEREO is deprecated. In
+the future drivers should produce only the primary language in this
+mode. Applications should request
+MODE_LANG1_LANG2 to record both languages or a
+stereo signal.) or
+Lang1/Lang1
+ Language 1
+ Language 2
+ Lang1/Lang2 (preferred) or Lang1/Lang1
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-tuner; index is
+out of bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-log-status.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-log-status.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2634b7c88b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-log-status.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS
+ Log driver status information
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ As the video/audio devices become more complicated it
+becomes harder to debug problems. When this ioctl is called the driver
+will output the current device status to the kernel log. This is
+particular useful when dealing with problems like no sound, no video
+and incorrectly tuned channels. Also many modern devices autodetect
+video and audio standards and this ioctl will report what the device
+thinks what the standard is. Mismatches may give an indication where
+the problem is.
+
+ This ioctl is optional and not all drivers support it. It
+was introduced in Linux 2.6.15.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The driver does not support this ioctl.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-overlay.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-overlay.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1036c582cc15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-overlay.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_OVERLAY
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_OVERLAY
+ Start or stop video overlay
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const int *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_OVERLAY
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This ioctl is part of the video
+ overlay I/O method. Applications call
+ VIDIOC_OVERLAY to start or stop the
+ overlay. It takes a pointer to an integer which must be set to
+ zero by the application to stop overlay, to one to start.
+
+ Drivers do not support &VIDIOC-STREAMON; or
+&VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; with V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ Video overlay is not supported, or the
+parameters have not been set up. See for the necessary steps.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..187081778154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_QBUF, VIDIOC_DQBUF
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_QBUF
+ VIDIOC_DQBUF
+ Exchange a buffer with the driver
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_buffer *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_QBUF, VIDIOC_DQBUF
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ Applications call the VIDIOC_QBUF ioctl
+to enqueue an empty (capturing) or filled (output) buffer in the
+driver's incoming queue. The semantics depend on the selected I/O
+method.
+
+ To enqueue a memory mapped
+buffer applications set the type field of a
+&v4l2-buffer; to the same buffer type as previously &v4l2-format;
+type and &v4l2-requestbuffers;
+type, the memory
+field to V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP and the
+index field. Valid index numbers range from
+zero to the number of buffers allocated with &VIDIOC-REQBUFS;
+(&v4l2-requestbuffers; count) minus one. The
+contents of the struct v4l2_buffer returned
+by a &VIDIOC-QUERYBUF; ioctl will do as well. When the buffer is
+intended for output (type is
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT or
+V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT) applications must also
+initialize the bytesused,
+field and
+timestamp fields. See for details. When
+VIDIOC_QBUF is called with a pointer to this
+structure the driver sets the
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED and
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED flags and clears the
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE flag in the
+flags field, or it returns an
+&EINVAL;.
+
+ To enqueue a user pointer
+buffer applications set the type field of a
+&v4l2-buffer; to the same buffer type as previously &v4l2-format;
+type and &v4l2-requestbuffers;
+type, the memory
+field to V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR and the
+m.userptr field to the address of the
+buffer and length to its size. When the
+buffer is intended for output additional fields must be set as above.
+When VIDIOC_QBUF is called with a pointer to this
+structure the driver sets the V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED
+flag and clears the V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED and
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE flags in the
+flags field, or it returns an error code.
+This ioctl locks the memory pages of the buffer in physical memory,
+they cannot be swapped out to disk. Buffers remain locked until
+dequeued, until the &VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; or &VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl are
+called, or until the device is closed.
+
+ Applications call the VIDIOC_DQBUF
+ioctl to dequeue a filled (capturing) or displayed (output) buffer
+from the driver's outgoing queue. They just set the
+type and memory
+fields of a &v4l2-buffer; as above, when VIDIOC_DQBUF
+is called with a pointer to this structure the driver fills the
+remaining fields or returns an error code.
+
+ By default VIDIOC_DQBUF blocks when no
+buffer is in the outgoing queue. When the
+O_NONBLOCK flag was given to the &func-open;
+function, VIDIOC_DQBUF returns immediately
+with an &EAGAIN; when no buffer is available.
+
+ The v4l2_buffer structure is
+specified in .
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EAGAIN
+
+ Non-blocking I/O has been selected using
+O_NONBLOCK and no buffer was in the outgoing
+queue.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The buffer type is not
+supported, or the index is out of bounds,
+or no buffers have been allocated yet, or the
+userptr or
+length are invalid.
+
+
+
+ ENOMEM
+
+ Not enough physical or virtual memory was available to
+enqueue a user pointer buffer.
+
+
+
+ EIO
+
+ VIDIOC_DQBUF failed due to an
+internal error. Can also indicate temporary problems like signal
+loss. Note the driver might dequeue an (empty) buffer despite
+returning an error, or even stop capturing.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querybuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querybuf.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d834993e6191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querybuf.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYBUF
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYBUF
+ Query the status of a buffer
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_buffer *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYBUF
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This ioctl is part of the memory
+mapping I/O method. It can be used to query the status of a
+buffer at any time after buffers have been allocated with the
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl.
+
+ Applications set the type field
+ of a &v4l2-buffer; to the same buffer type as previously
+&v4l2-format; type and &v4l2-requestbuffers;
+type, and the index
+ field. Valid index numbers range from zero
+to the number of buffers allocated with &VIDIOC-REQBUFS;
+ (&v4l2-requestbuffers; count) minus one.
+After calling VIDIOC_QUERYBUF with a pointer to
+ this structure drivers return an error code or fill the rest of
+the structure.
+
+ In the flags field the
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED,
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED and
+V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE flags will be valid. The
+memory field will be set to
+V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP, the m.offset
+contains the offset of the buffer from the start of the device memory,
+the length field its size. The driver may
+or may not set the remaining fields and flags, they are meaningless in
+this context.
+
+ The v4l2_buffer structure is
+ specified in .
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The buffer type is not
+supported, or the index is out of bounds.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querycap.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querycap.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ab7e25b31b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querycap.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
+ Query device capabilities
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_capability *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ All V4L2 devices support the
+VIDIOC_QUERYCAP ioctl. It is used to identify
+kernel devices compatible with this specification and to obtain
+information about driver and hardware capabilities. The ioctl takes a
+pointer to a &v4l2-capability; which is filled by the driver. When the
+driver is not compatible with this specification the ioctl returns an
+&EINVAL;.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_capability
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u8
+ driver[16]
+ Name of the driver, a unique NUL-terminated
+ASCII string. For example: "bttv". Driver specific applications can
+use this information to verify the driver identity. It is also useful
+to work around known bugs, or to identify drivers in error reports.
+The driver version is stored in the version
+field.Storing strings in fixed sized arrays is bad
+practice but unavoidable here. Drivers and applications should take
+precautions to never read or write beyond the end of the array and to
+make sure the strings are properly NUL-terminated.
+
+
+ __u8
+ card[32]
+ Name of the device, a NUL-terminated ASCII string.
+For example: "Yoyodyne TV/FM". One driver may support different brands
+or models of video hardware. This information is intended for users,
+for example in a menu of available devices. Since multiple TV cards of
+the same brand may be installed which are supported by the same
+driver, this name should be combined with the character device file
+name (⪚ /dev/video2) or the
+bus_info string to avoid
+ambiguities.
+
+
+ __u8
+ bus_info[32]
+ Location of the device in the system, a
+NUL-terminated ASCII string. For example: "PCI Slot 4". This
+information is intended for users, to distinguish multiple
+identical devices. If no such information is available the field may
+simply count the devices controlled by the driver, or contain the
+empty string (bus_info[0] = 0).
+
+
+ __u32
+ version
+ Version number of the driver. Together with
+the driver field this identifies a
+particular driver. The version number is formatted using the
+KERNEL_VERSION() macro:
+
+
+
+
+#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))
+
+__u32 version = KERNEL_VERSION(0, 8, 1);
+
+printf ("Version: %u.%u.%u\n",
+ (version >> 16) & 0xFF,
+ (version >> 8) & 0xFF,
+ version & 0xFF);
+
+
+
+ __u32
+ capabilities
+ Device capabilities, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[4]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+this array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Device Capabilities Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE
+ 0x00000001
+ The device supports the Video Capture interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT
+ 0x00000002
+ The device supports the Video Output interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY
+ 0x00000004
+ The device supports the Video Overlay interface. A video overlay device
+typically stores captured images directly in the video memory of a
+graphics card, with hardware clipping and scaling.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_VBI_CAPTURE
+ 0x00000010
+ The device supports the Raw
+VBI Capture interface, providing Teletext and Closed Caption
+data.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_VBI_OUTPUT
+ 0x00000020
+ The device supports the Raw VBI Output interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE
+ 0x00000040
+ The device supports the Sliced VBI Capture interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT
+ 0x00000080
+ The device supports the Sliced VBI Output interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_RDS_CAPTURE
+ 0x00000100
+ The device supports the RDS interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY
+ 0x00000200
+ The device supports the Video
+Output Overlay (OSD) interface. Unlike the Video
+Overlay interface, this is a secondary function of video
+output devices and overlays an image onto an outgoing video signal.
+When the driver sets this flag, it must clear the
+V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OVERLAY flag and vice
+versa.The &v4l2-framebuffer; lacks an
+&v4l2-buf-type; field, therefore the type of overlay is implied by the
+driver capabilities.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_HW_FREQ_SEEK
+ 0x00000400
+ The device supports the &VIDIOC-S-HW-FREQ-SEEK; ioctl for
+hardware frequency seeking.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_TUNER
+ 0x00010000
+ The device has some sort of tuner to
+receive RF-modulated video signals. For more information about
+tuner programming see
+.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_AUDIO
+ 0x00020000
+ The device has audio inputs or outputs. It may or
+may not support audio recording or playback, in PCM or compressed
+formats. PCM audio support must be implemented as ALSA or OSS
+interface. For more information on audio inputs and outputs see .
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_RADIO
+ 0x00040000
+ This is a radio receiver.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_MODULATOR
+ 0x00080000
+ The device has some sort of modulator to
+emit RF-modulated video/audio signals. For more information about
+modulator programming see
+.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_READWRITE
+ 0x01000000
+ The device supports the read() and/or write()
+I/O methods.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_ASYNCIO
+ 0x02000000
+ The device supports the asynchronous I/O methods.
+
+
+ V4L2_CAP_STREAMING
+ 0x04000000
+ The device supports the streaming I/O method.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The device is not compatible with this
+specification.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4876ff1a1a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,428 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL, VIDIOC_QUERYMENU
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL
+ VIDIOC_QUERYMENU
+ Enumerate controls and menu control items
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_queryctrl *argp
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_querymenu *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL, VIDIOC_QUERYMENU
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ To query the attributes of a control applications set the
+id field of a &v4l2-queryctrl; and call the
+VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure. The driver fills the rest of the structure or returns an
+&EINVAL; when the id is invalid.
+
+ It is possible to enumerate controls by calling
+VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL with successive
+id values starting from
+V4L2_CID_BASE up to and exclusive
+V4L2_CID_BASE_LASTP1. Drivers may return
+EINVAL if a control in this range is not
+supported. Further applications can enumerate private controls, which
+are not defined in this specification, by starting at
+V4L2_CID_PRIVATE_BASE and incrementing
+id until the driver returns
+EINVAL.
+
+ In both cases, when the driver sets the
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED flag in the
+flags field this control is permanently
+disabled and should be ignored by the application.
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED was
+intended for two purposes: Drivers can skip predefined controls not
+supported by the hardware (although returning EINVAL would do as
+well), or disable predefined and private controls after hardware
+detection without the trouble of reordering control arrays and indices
+(EINVAL cannot be used to skip private controls because it would
+prematurely end the enumeration).
+
+ When the application ORs id with
+V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL the driver returns the
+next supported control, or EINVAL if there is
+none. Drivers which do not support this flag yet always return
+EINVAL.
+
+ Additional information is required for menu controls: the
+names of the menu items. To query them applications set the
+id and index
+fields of &v4l2-querymenu; and call the
+VIDIOC_QUERYMENU ioctl with a pointer to this
+structure. The driver fills the rest of the structure or returns an
+&EINVAL; when the id or
+index is invalid. Menu items are enumerated
+by calling VIDIOC_QUERYMENU with successive
+index values from &v4l2-queryctrl;
+minimum (0) to
+maximum, inclusive.
+
+ See also the examples in .
+
+
+ struct v4l2_queryctrl
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ id
+ Identifies the control, set by the application. See
+ for predefined IDs. When the ID is ORed
+with V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL the driver clears the flag and returns
+the first control with a higher ID. Drivers which do not support this
+flag yet always return an &EINVAL;.
+
+
+ &v4l2-ctrl-type;
+ type
+ Type of control, see .
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the control, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string. This information is intended for the user.
+
+
+ __s32
+ minimum
+ Minimum value, inclusive. This field gives a lower
+bound for V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER controls and the
+lowest valid index (always 0) for V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU controls.
+For V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_STRING controls the minimum value
+gives the minimum length of the string. This length does not include the terminating
+zero. It may not be valid for any other type of control, including
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64 controls. Note that this is a
+signed value.
+
+
+ __s32
+ maximum
+ Maximum value, inclusive. This field gives an upper
+bound for V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER controls and the
+highest valid index for V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU
+controls.
+For V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_STRING controls the maximum value
+gives the maximum length of the string. This length does not include the terminating
+zero. It may not be valid for any other type of control, including
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64 controls. Note that this is a
+signed value.
+
+
+ __s32
+ step
+ This field gives a step size for
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER controls. For
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_STRING controls this field refers to
+the string length that has to be a multiple of this step size.
+It may not be valid for any other type of control, including
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64
+controls.Generally drivers should not scale hardware
+control values. It may be necessary for example when the
+name or id imply
+a particular unit and the hardware actually accepts only multiples of
+said unit. If so, drivers must take care values are properly rounded
+when scaling, such that errors will not accumulate on repeated
+read-write cycles.This field gives the smallest change of
+an integer control actually affecting hardware. Often the information
+is needed when the user can change controls by keyboard or GUI
+buttons, rather than a slider. When for example a hardware register
+accepts values 0-511 and the driver reports 0-65535, step should be
+128.Note that although signed, the step value is supposed to
+be always positive.
+
+
+ __s32
+ default_value
+ The default value of a
+V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER,
+_BOOLEAN or _MENU control.
+Not valid for other types of controls. Drivers reset controls only
+when the driver is loaded, not later, in particular not when the
+func-open; is called.
+
+
+ __u32
+ flags
+ Control flags, see .
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ struct v4l2_querymenu
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ id
+ Identifies the control, set by the application
+from the respective &v4l2-queryctrl;
+id.
+
+
+ __u32
+ index
+ Index of the menu item, starting at zero, set by
+ the application.
+
+
+ __u8
+ name[32]
+ Name of the menu item, a NUL-terminated ASCII
+string. This information is intended for the user.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ enum v4l2_ctrl_type
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Type
+ minimum
+ step
+ maximum
+ Description
+
+
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER
+ any
+ any
+ any
+ An integer-valued control ranging from minimum to
+maximum inclusive. The step value indicates the increment between
+values which are actually different on the hardware.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BOOLEAN
+ 0
+ 1
+ 1
+ A boolean-valued control. Zero corresponds to
+"disabled", and one means "enabled".
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU
+ 0
+ 1
+ N-1
+ The control has a menu of N choices. The names of
+the menu items can be enumerated with the
+VIDIOC_QUERYMENU ioctl.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BUTTON
+ 0
+ 0
+ 0
+ A control which performs an action when set.
+Drivers must ignore the value passed with
+VIDIOC_S_CTRL and return an &EINVAL; on a
+VIDIOC_G_CTRL attempt.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64
+ n/a
+ n/a
+ n/a
+ A 64-bit integer valued control. Minimum, maximum
+and step size cannot be queried.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_STRING
+ ≥ 0
+ ≥ 1
+ ≥ 0
+ The minimum and maximum string lengths. The step size
+means that the string must be (minimum + N * step) characters long for
+N ≥ 0. These lengths do not include the terminating zero, so in order to
+pass a string of length 8 to &VIDIOC-S-EXT-CTRLS; you need to set the
+size field of &v4l2-ext-control; to 9. For &VIDIOC-G-EXT-CTRLS; you can
+set the size field to maximum + 1.
+Which character encoding is used will depend on the string control itself and
+should be part of the control documentation.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_CTRL_CLASS
+ n/a
+ n/a
+ n/a
+ This is not a control. When
+VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL is called with a control ID
+equal to a control class code (see ), the
+ioctl returns the name of the control class and this control type.
+Older drivers which do not support this feature return an
+&EINVAL;.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Control Flags
+
+ &cs-def;
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DISABLED
+ 0x0001
+ This control is permanently disabled and should be
+ignored by the application. Any attempt to change the control will
+result in an &EINVAL;.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_GRABBED
+ 0x0002
+ This control is temporarily unchangeable, for
+example because another application took over control of the
+respective resource. Such controls may be displayed specially in a
+user interface. Attempts to change the control may result in an
+&EBUSY;.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_READ_ONLY
+ 0x0004
+ This control is permanently readable only. Any
+attempt to change the control will result in an &EINVAL;.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_UPDATE
+ 0x0008
+ A hint that changing this control may affect the
+value of other controls within the same control class. Applications
+should update their user interface accordingly.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE
+ 0x0010
+ This control is not applicable to the current
+configuration and should be displayed accordingly in a user interface.
+For example the flag may be set on a MPEG audio level 2 bitrate
+control when MPEG audio encoding level 1 was selected with another
+control.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_SLIDER
+ 0x0020
+ A hint that this control is best represented as a
+slider-like element in a user interface.
+
+
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_WRITE_ONLY
+ 0x0040
+ This control is permanently writable only. Any
+attempt to read the control will result in an &EACCES; error code. This
+flag is typically present for relative controls or action controls where
+writing a value will cause the device to carry out a given action
+(⪚ motor control) but no meaningful value can be returned.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The &v4l2-queryctrl; id
+is invalid. The &v4l2-querymenu; id or
+index is invalid.
+
+
+
+ EACCES
+
+ An attempt was made to read a write-only control.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querystd.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querystd.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5a7ff934486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querystd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYSTD
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYSTD
+ Sense the video standard received by the current
+input
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ v4l2_std_id *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_QUERYSTD
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ The hardware may be able to detect the current video
+standard automatically. To do so, applications call
+VIDIOC_QUERYSTD with a pointer to a &v4l2-std-id; type. The
+driver stores here a set of candidates, this can be a single flag or a
+set of supported standards if for example the hardware can only
+distinguish between 50 and 60 Hz systems. When detection is not
+possible or fails, the set must contain all standards supported by the
+current video input or output.
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ This ioctl is not supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bab38084454f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_REQBUFS
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_REQBUFS
+ Initiate Memory Mapping or User Pointer I/O
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_requestbuffers *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_REQBUFS
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ This ioctl is used to initiate memory
+mapped or user pointer
+I/O. Memory mapped buffers are located in device memory and must be
+allocated with this ioctl before they can be mapped into the
+application's address space. User buffers are allocated by
+applications themselves, and this ioctl is merely used to switch the
+driver into user pointer I/O mode.
+
+ To allocate device buffers applications initialize three
+fields of a v4l2_requestbuffers structure.
+They set the type field to the respective
+stream or buffer type, the count field to
+the desired number of buffers, and memory
+must be set to V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP. When the ioctl
+is called with a pointer to this structure the driver attempts to
+allocate the requested number of buffers and stores the actual number
+allocated in the count field. It can be
+smaller than the number requested, even zero, when the driver runs out
+of free memory. A larger number is possible when the driver requires
+more buffers to function correctly.
+ For example video output requires at least two buffers,
+one displayed and one filled by the application.
+ When memory mapping I/O is not supported the ioctl
+returns an &EINVAL;.
+
+ Applications can call VIDIOC_REQBUFS
+again to change the number of buffers, however this cannot succeed
+when any buffers are still mapped. A count
+value of zero frees all buffers, after aborting or finishing any DMA
+in progress, an implicit &VIDIOC-STREAMOFF;.
+
+ To negotiate user pointer I/O, applications initialize only
+the type field and set
+memory to
+V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR. When the ioctl is called
+with a pointer to this structure the driver prepares for user pointer
+I/O, when this I/O method is not supported the ioctl returns an
+&EINVAL;.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_requestbuffers
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ count
+ The number of buffers requested or granted. This
+field is only used when memory is set to
+V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP.
+
+
+ &v4l2-buf-type;
+ type
+ Type of the stream or buffers, this is the same
+as the &v4l2-format; type field. See for valid values.
+
+
+ &v4l2-memory;
+ memory
+ Applications set this field to
+V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP or
+V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[2]
+ A place holder for future extensions and custom
+(driver defined) buffer types V4L2_BUF_TYPE_PRIVATE and
+higher.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EBUSY
+
+ The driver supports multiple opens and I/O is already
+in progress, or reallocation of buffers was attempted although one or
+more are still mapped.
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The buffer type (type field) or the
+requested I/O method (memory) is not
+supported.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-s-hw-freq-seek.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-s-hw-freq-seek.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14b3ec7ed75b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-s-hw-freq-seek.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK
+ Perform a hardware frequency seek
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ struct v4l2_hw_freq_seek
+*argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ Start a hardware frequency seek from the current frequency.
+To do this applications initialize the tuner,
+type, seek_upward and
+wrap_around fields, and zero out the
+reserved array of a &v4l2-hw-freq-seek; and
+call the VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK ioctl with a pointer
+to this structure.
+
+ This ioctl is supported if the V4L2_CAP_HW_FREQ_SEEK capability is set.
+
+
+ struct v4l2_hw_freq_seek
+
+ &cs-str;
+
+
+ __u32
+ tuner
+ The tuner index number. This is the
+same value as in the &v4l2-input; tuner
+field and the &v4l2-tuner; index field.
+
+
+ &v4l2-tuner-type;
+ type
+ The tuner type. This is the same value as in the
+&v4l2-tuner; type field.
+
+
+ __u32
+ seek_upward
+ If non-zero, seek upward from the current frequency, else seek downward.
+
+
+ __u32
+ wrap_around
+ If non-zero, wrap around when at the end of the frequency range, else stop seeking.
+
+
+ __u32
+ reserved[8]
+ Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and
+ applications must set the array to zero.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ The tuner index is out of
+bounds or the value in the type field is
+wrong.
+
+
+
+ EAGAIN
+
+ The ioctl timed-out. Try again.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-streamon.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-streamon.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e42bff1f2c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-streamon.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+
+
+ ioctl VIDIOC_STREAMON, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
+ &manvol;
+
+
+
+ VIDIOC_STREAMON
+ VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
+ Start or stop streaming I/O
+
+
+
+
+
+ int ioctl
+ int fd
+ int request
+ const int *argp
+
+
+
+
+
+ Arguments
+
+
+
+ fd
+
+ &fd;
+
+
+
+ request
+
+ VIDIOC_STREAMON, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
+
+
+
+ argp
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Description
+
+ The VIDIOC_STREAMON and
+VIDIOC_STREAMOFF ioctl start and stop the capture
+or output process during streaming (memory
+mapping or user pointer) I/O.
+
+ Specifically the capture hardware is disabled and no input
+buffers are filled (if there are any empty buffers in the incoming
+queue) until VIDIOC_STREAMON has been called.
+Accordingly the output hardware is disabled, no video signal is
+produced until VIDIOC_STREAMON has been called.
+The ioctl will succeed only when at least one output buffer is in the
+incoming queue.
+
+ The VIDIOC_STREAMOFF ioctl, apart of
+aborting or finishing any DMA in progress, unlocks any user pointer
+buffers locked in physical memory, and it removes all buffers from the
+incoming and outgoing queues. That means all images captured but not
+dequeued yet will be lost, likewise all images enqueued for output but
+not transmitted yet. I/O returns to the same state as after calling
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; and can be restarted accordingly.
+
+ Both ioctls take a pointer to an integer, the desired buffer or
+stream type. This is the same as &v4l2-requestbuffers;
+type.
+
+ Note applications can be preempted for unknown periods right
+before or after the VIDIOC_STREAMON or
+VIDIOC_STREAMOFF calls, there is no notion of
+starting or stopping "now". Buffer timestamps can be used to
+synchronize with other events.
+
+
+
+ &return-value;
+
+
+
+ EINVAL
+
+ Streaming I/O is not supported, the buffer
+type is not supported, or no buffers have
+been allocated (memory mapping) or enqueued (output) yet.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+