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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2009-09-14 05:16:04 +0400 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2009-09-19 06:47:55 +0400 |
commit | 8e080c2e6cadada82a6b520e0c23a1cb974822d5 (patch) | |
tree | 991450ff1abba98e5313906478c33816a202ccab /Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-querybuf.xml | |
parent | f4e96deb4513d044653027d4921fd7592195503a (diff) | |
download | linux-8e080c2e6cadada82a6b520e0c23a1cb974822d5.tar.xz |
V4L/DVB (12761): DocBook: add media API specs
The V4L and DVB API's are there for a long time. however, up to now,
no efforts were done to merge them to kernel DocBook.
This patch adds the current versions of the specs as an unique compendium.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
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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 @@ +<refentry id="vidioc-querybuf"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYBUF</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VIDIOC_QUERYBUF</refname> + <refpurpose>Query the status of a buffer</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 v4l2_buffer *<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>VIDIOC_QUERYBUF</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>This ioctl is part of the <link linkend="mmap">memory +mapping</link> 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.</para> + + <para>Applications set the <structfield>type</structfield> field + of a &v4l2-buffer; to the same buffer type as previously +&v4l2-format; <structfield>type</structfield> and &v4l2-requestbuffers; +<structfield>type</structfield>, and the <structfield>index</structfield> + field. Valid index numbers range from zero +to the number of buffers allocated with &VIDIOC-REQBUFS; + (&v4l2-requestbuffers; <structfield>count</structfield>) minus one. +After calling <constant>VIDIOC_QUERYBUF</constant> with a pointer to + this structure drivers return an error code or fill the rest of +the structure.</para> + + <para>In the <structfield>flags</structfield> field the +<constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED</constant>, +<constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED</constant> and +<constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE</constant> flags will be valid. The +<structfield>memory</structfield> field will be set to +<constant>V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP</constant>, the <structfield>m.offset</structfield> +contains the offset of the buffer from the start of the device memory, +the <structfield>length</structfield> field its size. The driver may +or may not set the remaining fields and flags, they are meaningless in +this context.</para> + + <para>The <structname>v4l2_buffer</structname> structure is + specified in <xref linkend="buffer" />.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + &return-value; + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>The buffer <structfield>type</structfield> is not +supported, or the <structfield>index</structfield> is out of bounds.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> +</refentry> + +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml" +indent-tabs-mode: nil +End: +--> |