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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-streamon.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-streamon.rst index bb23745ebcaf..972d5b3c74aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-streamon.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-streamon.rst @@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ VIDIOC_STREAMON - VIDIOC_STREAMOFF - Start or stop streaming I/O Synopsis ======== -.. cpp:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, const int *argp ) +.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, const int *argp ) + :name: VIDIOC_STREAMON + +.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, const int *argp ) + :name: VIDIOC_STREAMOFF Arguments @@ -24,9 +28,6 @@ Arguments ``fd`` File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`. -``request`` - VIDIOC_STREAMON, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF - ``argp`` @@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ accordingly. Both ioctls take a pointer to an integer, the desired buffer or stream type. This is the same as struct -:ref:`v4l2_requestbuffers <v4l2-requestbuffers>` ``type``. +:c:type:`v4l2_requestbuffers` ``type``. If ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` is called when streaming is already in progress, or if ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` is called when streaming is already stopped, @@ -76,7 +77,9 @@ then 0 is returned. Nothing happens in the case of ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``, but ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` will return queued buffers to their starting state as mentioned above. -.. note:: Applications can be preempted for unknown periods right before +.. note:: + + Applications can be preempted for unknown periods right before or after the ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` or ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` calls, there is no notion of starting or stopping "now". Buffer timestamps can be used to synchronize with other events. |