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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
index 3adb3d205531..0f69aa04607f 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
@@ -85,7 +85,17 @@ the ``mbus_code`` field is handled differently:
* - __u32
- ``index``
- Number of the format in the enumeration, set by the application.
- This is in no way related to the ``pixelformat`` field.
+ This is in no way related to the ``pixelformat`` field.
+ When the index is ORed with ``V4L2_FMTDESC_FLAG_ENUM_ALL`` the
+ driver clears the flag and enumerates all the possible formats,
+ ignoring any limitations from the current configuration. Drivers
+ which do not support this flag always return an ``EINVAL``
+ error code without clearing this flag.
+ Formats enumerated when using ``V4L2_FMTDESC_FLAG_ENUM_ALL`` flag
+ shouldn't be used when calling :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES`
+ or :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS`.
+ ``V4L2_FMTDESC_FLAG_ENUM_ALL`` should only be used by drivers that
+ can return different format list depending on this flag.
* - __u32
- ``type``
- Type of the data stream, set by the application. Only these types
@@ -234,6 +244,12 @@ the ``mbus_code`` field is handled differently:
valid. The buffer consists of ``height`` lines, each having ``width``
Data Units of data and the offset (in bytes) between the beginning of
each two consecutive lines is ``bytesperline``.
+ * - ``V4L2_FMTDESC_FLAG_ENUM_ALL``
+ - 0x80000000
+ - When the applications ORs ``index`` with ``V4L2_FMTDESC_FLAG_ENUM_ALL`` flag
+ the driver enumerates all the possible pixel formats without taking care
+ of any already set configuration. Drivers which do not support this flag,
+ always return ``EINVAL`` without clearing this flag.
Return Value
============