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author | Laurent Pinchart | 2009-12-09 08:40:03 -0300 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab | 2011-03-22 04:53:16 -0300 |
commit | 97548ed4c4661502cdfd1aabd5d3876fa4f5cc2e (patch) | |
tree | c85b85954f53e3a97b6590de8d5d5396e7c43358 /Documentation/DocBook | |
parent | 1651333b09743887bc2dd3d158a11853a2be3fe7 (diff) |
[media] media: Links setup
Create the following ioctl and implement it at the media device level to
setup links.
- MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK: Modify the properties of a given link
The only property that can currently be modified is the ENABLED link
flag to enable/disable a link. Links marked with the IMMUTABLE link flag
can not be enabled or disabled.
Enabling or disabling a link has effects on entities' use count. Those
changes are automatically propagated through the graph.
Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Stanimir Varbanov <svarbanov@mm-sol.com>
Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@iki.fi>
Acked-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-controller.xml | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-ioc-setup-link.xml | 90 |
3 files changed, 93 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl index 2bd7b27f8553..121db1549244 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl @@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ <!ENTITY MEDIA-IOC-DEVICE-INFO "<link linkend='media-ioc-device-info'><constant>MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY MEDIA-IOC-ENUM-ENTITIES "<link linkend='media-ioc-enum-entities'><constant>MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_ENTITIES</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY MEDIA-IOC-ENUM-LINKS "<link linkend='media-ioc-enum-links'><constant>MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_LINKS</constant></link>"> +<!ENTITY MEDIA-IOC-SETUP-LINK "<link linkend='media-ioc-setup-link'><constant>MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK</constant></link>"> <!-- Types --> <!ENTITY v4l2-std-id "<link linkend='v4l2-std-id'>v4l2_std_id</link>"> @@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ <!ENTITY sub-media-ioc-device-info SYSTEM "v4l/media-ioc-device-info.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-media-ioc-enum-entities SYSTEM "v4l/media-ioc-enum-entities.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-media-ioc-enum-links SYSTEM "v4l/media-ioc-enum-links.xml"> +<!ENTITY sub-media-ioc-setup-link SYSTEM "v4l/media-ioc-setup-link.xml"> <!-- Function Reference --> <!ENTITY close SYSTEM "v4l/func-close.xml"> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-controller.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-controller.xml index 2c4fd2b27683..2dc25e1d4089 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-controller.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-controller.xml @@ -85,4 +85,5 @@ &sub-media-ioc-device-info; &sub-media-ioc-enum-entities; &sub-media-ioc-enum-links; + &sub-media-ioc-setup-link; </appendix> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-ioc-setup-link.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-ioc-setup-link.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..09ab3d2b3a52 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/media-ioc-setup-link.xml @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +<refentry id="media-ioc-setup-link"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK</refname> + <refpurpose>Modify the properties of a link</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>struct media_link_desc *<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>File descriptor returned by + <link linkend='media-func-open'><function>open()</function></link>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>MEDIA_IOC_ENUM_LINKS</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>To change link properties applications fill a &media-link-desc; with + link identification information (source and sink pad) and the new requested + link flags. They then call the MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK ioctl with a pointer to + that structure.</para> + <para>The only configurable property is the <constant>ENABLED</constant> + link flag to enable/disable a link. Links marked with the + <constant>IMMUTABLE</constant> link flag can not be enabled or disabled. + </para> + <para>Link configuration has no side effect on other links. If an enabled + link at the sink pad prevents the link from being enabled, the driver + returns with an &EBUSY;.</para> + <para>If the specified link can't be found the driver returns with an + &EINVAL;.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + &return-value; + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>EBUSY</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>The link properties can't be changed because the link is + currently busy. This can be caused, for instance, by an active media + stream (audio or video) on the link. The ioctl shouldn't be retried if + no other action is performed before to fix the problem.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>The &media-link-desc; references a non-existing link, or the + link is immutable and an attempt to modify its configuration was made. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |