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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-selection.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-selection.rst
index b80d85cb8891..c1ee86472918 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-selection.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-g-selection.rst
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ The ioctls are used to query and configure selection rectangles.
To query the cropping (composing) rectangle set struct
:c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``type`` field to the
-respective buffer type. Do not use the multiplanar buffer types. Use
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE`` instead of
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE`` and use
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` instead of
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``. The next step is setting the
+respective buffer type. The next step is setting the
value of struct :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``target``
field to ``V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP`` (``V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE``). Please refer
to table :ref:`v4l2-selections-common` or :ref:`selection-api` for
@@ -64,11 +60,7 @@ pixels.
To change the cropping (composing) rectangle set the struct
:c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``type`` field to the
-respective buffer type. Do not use multiplanar buffers. Use
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE`` instead of
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE``. Use
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` instead of
-``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``. The next step is setting the
+respective buffer type. The next step is setting the
value of struct :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``target`` to
``V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP`` (``V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE``). Please refer to table
:ref:`v4l2-selections-common` or :ref:`selection-api` for additional
@@ -169,6 +161,16 @@ Selection targets and flags are documented in
- Reserved fields for future use. Drivers and applications must zero
this array.
+.. note::
+ Unfortunately in the case of multiplanar buffer types
+ (``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE`` and ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``)
+ this API was messed up with regards to how the :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``type`` field
+ should be filled in. Some drivers only accepted the ``_MPLANE`` buffer type while
+ other drivers only accepted a non-multiplanar buffer type (i.e. without the
+ ``_MPLANE`` at the end).
+
+ Starting with kernel 4.13 both variations are allowed.
+
Return Value
============