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| author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-10-01 13:20:33 +0400 |
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| committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-10-01 13:20:48 +0400 |
| commit | 0aa73ba1c4e1ad1d51a29e0df95ccd9f746918b6 (patch) | |
| tree | f0714ddcd02812b4fbe3b5405df9e4068f5587e2 /Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-log-status.xml | |
| parent | 925936ebf35a95c290e010b784c962164e6728f3 (diff) | |
| parent | 33974093c024f08caadd2fc71a83bd811ed1831d (diff) | |
| download | linux-0aa73ba1c4e1ad1d51a29e0df95ccd9f746918b6.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'tracing/urgent' into tracing/core
Merge reason: Pick up latest fixes and update to latest upstream.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-log-status.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-log-status.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2634b7c88b58 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-log-status.xml @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +<refentry id="vidioc-log-status"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS</refname> + <refpurpose>Log driver status information</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>As the video/audio devices become more complicated it +becomes harder to debug problems. When this ioctl is called the driver +will output the current device status to the kernel log. This is +particular useful when dealing with problems like no sound, no video +and incorrectly tuned channels. Also many modern devices autodetect +video and audio standards and this ioctl will report what the device +thinks what the standard is. Mismatches may give an indication where +the problem is.</para> + + <para>This ioctl is optional and not all drivers support it. It +was introduced in Linux 2.6.15.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + &return-value; + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term> + <listitem> + <para>The driver does not support this ioctl.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> +</refentry> + +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml" +indent-tabs-mode: nil +End: +--> |