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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-01-18 12:53:54 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-01-18 12:53:54 -0800 |
commit | 4a7c1ff2362b7bfbc04990f42c21cefdff57f997 (patch) | |
tree | 82ac9c30ca95b6a92084f5535e6406866eb99cf3 /Documentation | |
parent | 9278e634b4e063f415b46923a9ca4e74f42ec932 (diff) | |
parent | 36be126cb0ebe3000a65c1049f339a3e882a9a47 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media
* 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (57 commits)
[media] as3645a: Fix compilation by including slab.h
[media] s5p-fimc: Remove linux/version.h include from fimc-mdevice.c
[media] s5p-mfc: Remove linux/version.h include from s5p_mfc.c
[media] ds3000: using logical && instead of bitwise &
[media] v4l2-ctrls: make control names consistent
[media] DVB: dib0700, add support for Nova-TD LEDs
[media] DVB: dib0700, add corrected Nova-TD frontend_attach
[media] DVB: dib0700, separate stk7070pd initialization
[media] DVB: dib0700, move Nova-TD Stick to a separate set
[media] : add MODULE_FIRMWARE to dib0700
[media] DVB-CORE: remove superfluous DTV_CMDs
[media] s5p-jpeg: adapt to recent videobuf2 changes
[media] s5p-g2d: fixed a bug in controls setting function
[media] s5p-mfc: Fix volatile controls setup
[media] drivers/media/video/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c: adjust double test
[media] drivers/media/video/s5p-fimc/fimc-capture.c: adjust double test
[media] s5p-fimc: Fix incorrect control ID assignment
[media] dvb_frontend: Don't call get_frontend() if idle
[media] DocBook/dvbproperty.xml: Remove DTV_MODULATION from ISDB-T
[media] DocBook/dvbproperty.xml: Fix ISDB-T delivery system parameters
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml | 18 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml | 23 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 11 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt | 21 |
8 files changed, 42 insertions, 59 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml index ffee1fbbc001..c7a4ca517859 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml @@ -163,14 +163,16 @@ get/set up to 64 properties. The actual meaning of each property is described on <section id="DTV-FREQUENCY"> <title><constant>DTV_FREQUENCY</constant></title> - <para>Central frequency of the channel, in HZ.</para> + <para>Central frequency of the channel.</para> <para>Notes:</para> - <para>1)For ISDB-T, the channels are usually transmitted with an offset of 143kHz. + <para>1)For satellital delivery systems, it is measured in kHz. + For the other ones, it is measured in Hz.</para> + <para>2)For ISDB-T, the channels are usually transmitted with an offset of 143kHz. E.g. a valid frequncy could be 474143 kHz. The stepping is bound to the bandwidth of the channel which is 6MHz.</para> - <para>2)As in ISDB-Tsb the channel consists of only one or three segments the + <para>3)As in ISDB-Tsb the channel consists of only one or three segments the frequency step is 429kHz, 3*429 respectively. As for ISDB-T the central frequency of the channel is expected.</para> </section> @@ -735,14 +737,10 @@ typedef enum fe_hierarchy { <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-TUNE"><constant>DTV_TUNE</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-CLEAR"><constant>DTV_CLEAR</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-FREQUENCY"><constant>DTV_FREQUENCY</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-MODULATION"><constant>DTV_MODULATION</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-BANDWIDTH-HZ"><constant>DTV_BANDWIDTH_HZ</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-INVERSION"><constant>DTV_INVERSION</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-CODE-RATE-HP"><constant>DTV_CODE_RATE_HP</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-CODE-RATE-LP"><constant>DTV_CODE_RATE_LP</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-GUARD-INTERVAL"><constant>DTV_GUARD_INTERVAL</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-TRANSMISSION-MODE"><constant>DTV_TRANSMISSION_MODE</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-HIERARCHY"><constant>DTV_HIERARCHY</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-ISDBT-LAYER-ENABLED"><constant>DTV_ISDBT_LAYER_ENABLED</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-ISDBT-PARTIAL-RECEPTION"><constant>DTV_ISDBT_PARTIAL_RECEPTION</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-ISDBT-SOUND-BROADCASTING"><constant>DTV_ISDBT_SOUND_BROADCASTING</constant></link></para></listitem> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml index 6f1f9a629dc3..b17a7aac6997 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml @@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ applications must set the array to zero.</entry> <entry>__u32</entry> <entry><structfield>ctrl_class</structfield></entry> <entry>The control class to which all controls belong, see -<xref linkend="ctrl-class" />.</entry> +<xref linkend="ctrl-class" />. Drivers that use a kernel framework for handling +controls will also accept a value of 0 here, meaning that the controls can +belong to any control class. Whether drivers support this can be tested by setting +<structfield>ctrl_class</structfield> to 0 and calling <constant>VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS</constant> +with a <structfield>count</structfield> of 0. If that succeeds, then the driver +supports this feature.</entry> </row> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> @@ -194,10 +199,13 @@ also be zero.</entry> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> <entry><structfield>error_idx</structfield></entry> - <entry>Set by the driver in case of an error. It is the -index of the control causing the error or equal to 'count' when the -error is not associated with a particular control. Undefined when the -ioctl returns 0 (success).</entry> + <entry>Set by the driver in case of an error. If it is equal +to <structfield>count</structfield>, then no actual changes were made to +controls. In other words, the error was not associated with setting a particular +control. If it is another value, then only the controls up to <structfield>error_idx-1</structfield> +were modified and control <structfield>error_idx</structfield> is the one that +caused the error. The <structfield>error_idx</structfield> value is undefined +if the ioctl returned 0 (success).</entry> </row> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml index 93817f337033..7c63815e7afd 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml @@ -364,15 +364,20 @@ capability and it is cleared otherwise.</entry> <row> <entry><constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant></entry> <entry>0x0002</entry> - <entry>The frame buffer is an overlay surface the same -size as the capture. [?]</entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry spanname="hspan">The purpose of -<constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant> was never quite clear. -Most drivers seem to ignore this flag. For compatibility with the -<wordasword>bttv</wordasword> driver applications should set the -<constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant> flag.</entry> + <entry>If this flag is set for a video capture device, then the +driver will set the initial overlay size to cover the full framebuffer size, +otherwise the existing overlay size (as set by &VIDIOC-S-FMT;) will be used. + +Only one video capture driver (bttv) supports this flag. The use of this flag +for capture devices is deprecated. There is no way to detect which drivers +support this flag, so the only reliable method of setting the overlay size is +through &VIDIOC-S-FMT;. + +If this flag is set for a video output device, then the video output overlay +window is relative to the top-left corner of the framebuffer and restricted +to the size of the framebuffer. If it is cleared, then the video output +overlay window is relative to the video output display. + </entry> </row> <row> <entry><constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_CHROMAKEY</constant></entry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml index 16431813bebd..66e9a5257861 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml @@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ the &v4l2-output; <structfield>modulator</structfield> field and the <entry>&v4l2-tuner-type;</entry> <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry> <entry>The tuner type. This is the same value as in the -&v4l2-tuner; <structfield>type</structfield> field. The field is not -applicable to modulators, &ie; ignored by drivers.</entry> +&v4l2-tuner; <structfield>type</structfield> field. The type must be set +to <constant>V4L2_TUNER_RADIO</constant> for <filename>/dev/radioX</filename> +device nodes, and to <constant>V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV</constant> +for all others. The field is not applicable to modulators, &ie; ignored +by drivers.</entry> </row> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml index 08ae82f131f2..1d43065090dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ desired input in an integer and call the <constant>VIDIOC_S_INPUT</constant> ioctl with a pointer to this integer. Side effects are possible. For example inputs may support different video standards, so the driver may implicitly switch the -current standard. It is good practice to select an input before -querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para> +current standard. Because of these possible side effects applications +must select an input before querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para> <para>Information about video inputs is available using the &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; ioctl.</para> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml index fd45f1c13ccf..4533068ecb8a 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml @@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ desired output in an integer and call the <constant>VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT</constant> ioctl with a pointer to this integer. Side effects are possible. For example outputs may support different video standards, so the driver may implicitly switch the current -standard. It is good practice to select an output before querying or -negotiating any other parameters.</para> +standard. +standard. Because of these possible side effects applications +must select an output before querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para> <para>Information about video outputs is available using the &VIDIOC-ENUMOUTPUT; ioctl.</para> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index d725c0dfe032..1bea46a54b1c 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -439,17 +439,6 @@ Who: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> ---------------------------- -What: For VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY the type field must match the device node's type. - If not, return -EINVAL. -When: 3.2 -Why: It makes no sense to switch the tuner to radio mode by calling - VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a video node, or to switch the tuner to tv mode by - calling VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a radio node. This is the first step of a - move to more consistent handling of tv and radio tuners. -Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com> - ----------------------------- - What: Opening a radio device node will no longer automatically switch the tuner mode from tv to radio. When: 3.3 diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt index 26aa0573933e..e2492a9d1027 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt @@ -666,27 +666,6 @@ a control of this type whenever the first control belonging to a new control class is added. -Differences from the Spec -========================= - -There are a few places where the framework acts slightly differently from the -V4L2 Specification. Those differences are described in this section. We will -have to see whether we need to adjust the spec or not. - -1) It is no longer required to have all controls contained in a -v4l2_ext_control array be from the same control class. The framework will be -able to handle any type of control in the array. You need to set ctrl_class -to 0 in order to enable this. If ctrl_class is non-zero, then it will still -check that all controls belong to that control class. - -If you set ctrl_class to 0 and count to 0, then it will only return an error -if there are no controls at all. - -2) Clarified the way error_idx works. For get and set it will be equal to -count if nothing was done yet. If it is less than count then only the controls -up to error_idx-1 were successfully applied. - - Proposals for Extensions ======================== |