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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-07-28 00:58:31 +0300
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Merge tag 'media/v4.8-4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media
Pull media documentation updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab: "This patch series does the conversion of all media documentation stuff to Restrutured Text markup format and add them to the Documentation/index.rst file. The media documentation was grouped into 4 books: - media uAPI - media kAPI - V4L driver-specific documentation - DVB driver-specific documentation It also contains several documentation improvements and one fixup patch for a core issue with cropcap. PS. After this patch series, the media DocBook is deprecated and should be removed. I'll add such patch on a future pull request" * tag 'media/v4.8-4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (322 commits) [media] cx23885-cardlist.rst: add a new card [media] doc-rst: add some needed escape codes [media] doc-rst: kapi: use :c:func: instead of :cpp:func doc-rst: kernel-doc: fix a change introduced by mistake [media] v4l2-ioctl.h add debug info for struct v4l2_ioctl_ops [media] dvb_ringbuffer.h: some documentation improvements [media] v4l2-ctrls.h: fully document the header file [media] doc-rst: Fix some typedef ugly warnings [media] doc-rst: reorganize the kAPI v4l2 chapters [media] rename v4l2-framework.rst to v4l2-intro.rst [media] move V4L2 clocks to a separate .rst file [media] v4l2-fh.rst: add cross references and markups [media] v4l2-fh.rst: add fh contents from v4l2-framework.rst [media] v4l2-fh.h: add documentation for it [media] v4l2-event.rst: add cross-references and markups [media] v4l2-event.h: document all functions [media] v4l2-event.rst: add text from v4l2-framework.rst [media] v4l2-framework.rst: remove videobuf quick chapter [media] v4l2-dev: add cross-references and improve markup [media] doc-rst: move v4l2-dev doc to a separate file ...
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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT:
+.. _VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT:
+
+******************************************************
+ioctl VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT
+******************************************************
+
+Name
+====
+
+VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT - VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT - Subscribe or unsubscribe event
+
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. cpp:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, struct v4l2_event_subscription *argp )
+
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
+
+``request``
+ VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT
+
+``argp``
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+Subscribe or unsubscribe V4L2 event. Subscribed events are dequeued by
+using the :ref:`VIDIOC_DQEVENT` ioctl.
+
+
+.. _v4l2-event-subscription:
+
+.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_event_subscription
+ :header-rows: 0
+ :stub-columns: 0
+ :widths: 1 1 2
+
+
+ - .. row 1
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``type``
+
+ - Type of the event, see :ref:`event-type`.
+
+ .. note:: ``V4L2_EVENT_ALL`` can be used with
+ :ref:`VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT <VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT>` for
+ unsubscribing all events at once.
+
+ - .. row 2
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``id``
+
+ - ID of the event source. If there is no ID associated with the
+ event source, then set this to 0. Whether or not an event needs an
+ ID depends on the event type.
+
+ - .. row 3
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``flags``
+
+ - Event flags, see :ref:`event-flags`.
+
+ - .. row 4
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``reserved``\ [5]
+
+ - Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications must set
+ the array to zero.
+
+
+
+.. _event-flags:
+
+.. flat-table:: Event Flags
+ :header-rows: 0
+ :stub-columns: 0
+ :widths: 3 1 4
+
+
+ - .. row 1
+
+ - ``V4L2_EVENT_SUB_FL_SEND_INITIAL``
+
+ - 0x0001
+
+ - When this event is subscribed an initial event will be sent
+ containing the current status. This only makes sense for events
+ that are triggered by a status change such as ``V4L2_EVENT_CTRL``.
+ Other events will ignore this flag.
+
+ - .. row 2
+
+ - ``V4L2_EVENT_SUB_FL_ALLOW_FEEDBACK``
+
+ - 0x0002
+
+ - If set, then events directly caused by an ioctl will also be sent
+ to the filehandle that called that ioctl. For example, changing a
+ control using :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` will cause
+ a V4L2_EVENT_CTRL to be sent back to that same filehandle.
+ Normally such events are suppressed to prevent feedback loops
+ where an application changes a control to a one value and then
+ another, and then receives an event telling it that that control
+ has changed to the first value.
+
+ Since it can't tell whether that event was caused by another
+ application or by the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>`
+ call it is hard to decide whether to set the control to the value
+ in the event, or ignore it.
+
+ Think carefully when you set this flag so you won't get into
+ situations like that.
+
+
+Return Value
+============
+
+On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
+appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
+:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.