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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2016-07-21 20:05:35 (GMT) |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2016-07-23 11:04:21 (GMT) |
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[media] v4l2-dev: add cross-references and improve markup
Add cross-references for the functions/structs and add
the markup tags to improve its display.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/media/kapi')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-dev.rst | 362 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf.rst | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf2.rst | 2 |
3 files changed, 195 insertions, 171 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-dev.rst b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-dev.rst index f9b75d2..306306d 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-dev.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-dev.rst @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ Video device creation ===================== -The actual device nodes in the /dev directory are created using the -video_device struct (v4l2-dev.h). This struct can either be allocated -dynamically or embedded in a larger struct. +The actual device nodes in the ``/dev`` directory are created using the +:c:type:`video_device` struct (``v4l2-dev.h``). This struct can either be +allocated dynamically or embedded in a larger struct. -To allocate it dynamically use: +To allocate it dynamically use :cpp:func:`video_device_alloc`: -.. code-block:: none +.. code-block:: c struct video_device *vdev = video_device_alloc(); @@ -16,100 +16,110 @@ To allocate it dynamically use: vdev->release = video_device_release; -If you embed it in a larger struct, then you must set the release() +If you embed it in a larger struct, then you must set the ``release()`` callback to your own function: -.. code-block:: none +.. code-block:: c struct video_device *vdev = &my_vdev->vdev; vdev->release = my_vdev_release; -The release callback must be set and it is called when the last user +The ``release()`` callback must be set and it is called when the last user of the video device exits. -The default video_device_release() callback just calls kfree to free the -allocated memory. - -There is also a video_device_release_empty() function that does nothing -(is empty) and can be used if the struct is embedded and there is nothing -to do when it is released. - -You should also set these fields: - -- v4l2_dev: must be set to the v4l2_device parent device. - -- name: set to something descriptive and unique. - -- vfl_dir: set this to VFL_DIR_RX for capture devices (VFL_DIR_RX has value 0, - so this is normally already the default), set to VFL_DIR_TX for output - devices and VFL_DIR_M2M for mem2mem (codec) devices. - -- fops: set to the v4l2_file_operations struct. - -- ioctl_ops: if you use the v4l2_ioctl_ops to simplify ioctl maintenance - (highly recommended to use this and it might become compulsory in the - future!), then set this to your v4l2_ioctl_ops struct. The vfl_type and - vfl_dir fields are used to disable ops that do not match the type/dir - combination. E.g. VBI ops are disabled for non-VBI nodes, and output ops - are disabled for a capture device. This makes it possible to provide - just one v4l2_ioctl_ops struct for both vbi and video nodes. - -- lock: leave to NULL if you want to do all the locking in the driver. - Otherwise you give it a pointer to a struct mutex_lock and before the - unlocked_ioctl file operation is called this lock will be taken by the - core and released afterwards. See the next section for more details. - -- queue: a pointer to the struct vb2_queue associated with this device node. - If queue is non-NULL, and queue->lock is non-NULL, then queue->lock is - used for the queuing ioctls (VIDIOC_REQBUFS, CREATE_BUFS, QBUF, DQBUF, - QUERYBUF, PREPARE_BUF, STREAMON and STREAMOFF) instead of the lock above. - That way the vb2 queuing framework does not have to wait for other ioctls. - This queue pointer is also used by the vb2 helper functions to check for +The default :cpp:func:`video_device_release` callback currently +just calls ``kfree`` to free the allocated memory. + +There is also a ::cpp:func:`video_device_release_empty` function that does +nothing (is empty) and should be used if the struct is embedded and there +is nothing to do when it is released. + +You should also set these fields of :c:type:`video_device`: + +- :c:type:`video_device`->v4l2_dev: must be set to the :c:type:`v4l2_device` + parent device. + +- :c:type:`video_device`->name: set to something descriptive and unique. + +- :c:type:`video_device`->vfl_dir: set this to ``VFL_DIR_RX`` for capture + devices (``VFL_DIR_RX`` has value 0, so this is normally already the + default), set to ``VFL_DIR_TX`` for output devices and ``VFL_DIR_M2M`` for mem2mem (codec) devices. + +- :c:type:`video_device`->fops: set to the :c:type:`v4l2_file_operations` + struct. + +- :c:type:`video_device`->ioctl_ops: if you use the :c:type:`v4l2_ioctl_ops` + to simplify ioctl maintenance (highly recommended to use this and it might + become compulsory in the future!), then set this to your + :c:type:`v4l2_ioctl_ops` struct. The :c:type:`video_device`->vfl_type and + :c:type:`video_device`->vfl_dir fields are used to disable ops that do not + match the type/dir combination. E.g. VBI ops are disabled for non-VBI nodes, + and output ops are disabled for a capture device. This makes it possible to + provide just one :c:type:`v4l2_ioctl_ops struct` for both vbi and + video nodes. + +- :c:type:`video_device`->lock: leave to ``NULL`` if you want to do all the + locking in the driver. Otherwise you give it a pointer to a struct + ``mutex_lock`` and before the :c:type:`video_device`->unlocked_ioctl + file operation is called this lock will be taken by the core and released + afterwards. See the next section for more details. + +- :c:type:`video_device`->queue: a pointer to the struct :c:type:`vb2_queue` + associated with this device node. + If queue is not ``NULL``, and queue->lock is not ``NULL``, then queue->lock + is used for the queuing ioctls (``VIDIOC_REQBUFS``, ``CREATE_BUFS``, + ``QBUF``, ``DQBUF``, ``QUERYBUF``, ``PREPARE_BUF``, ``STREAMON`` and + ``STREAMOFF``) instead of the lock above. + That way the :ref:`vb2 <vb2_framework>` queuing framework does not have + to wait for other ioctls. This queue pointer is also used by the + :ref:`vb2 <vb2_framework>` helper functions to check for queuing ownership (i.e. is the filehandle calling it allowed to do the operation). -- prio: keeps track of the priorities. Used to implement VIDIOC_G/S_PRIORITY. - If left to NULL, then it will use the struct v4l2_prio_state in v4l2_device. - If you want to have a separate priority state per (group of) device node(s), - then you can point it to your own struct v4l2_prio_state. - -- dev_parent: you only set this if v4l2_device was registered with NULL as - the parent device struct. This only happens in cases where one hardware - device has multiple PCI devices that all share the same v4l2_device core. - - The cx88 driver is an example of this: one core v4l2_device struct, but - it is used by both a raw video PCI device (cx8800) and a MPEG PCI device - (cx8802). Since the v4l2_device cannot be associated with two PCI devices - at the same time it is setup without a parent device. But when the struct - video_device is initialized you *do* know which parent PCI device to use and - so you set dev_device to the correct PCI device. - -If you use v4l2_ioctl_ops, then you should set .unlocked_ioctl to video_ioctl2 -in your v4l2_file_operations struct. - -Do not use .ioctl! This is deprecated and will go away in the future. +- :c:type:`video_device`->prio: keeps track of the priorities. Used to + implement ``VIDIOC_G_PRIORITY`` and ``VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY``. + If left to ``NULL``, then it will use the struct :c:type:`v4l2_prio_state` + in :c:type:`v4l2_device`. If you want to have a separate priority state per + (group of) device node(s), then you can point it to your own struct + :c:type:`v4l2_prio_state`. + +- :c:type:`video_device`->dev_parent: you only set this if v4l2_device was + registered with ``NULL`` as the parent ``device`` struct. This only happens + in cases where one hardware device has multiple PCI devices that all share + the same :c:type:`v4l2_device` core. + + The cx88 driver is an example of this: one core :c:type:`v4l2_device` struct, + but it is used by both a raw video PCI device (cx8800) and a MPEG PCI device + (cx8802). Since the :c:type:`v4l2_device` cannot be associated with two PCI + devices at the same time it is setup without a parent device. But when the + struct :c:type:`video_device` is initialized you **do** know which parent + PCI device to use and so you set ``dev_device`` to the correct PCI device. + +If you use :c:type:`v4l2_ioctl_ops`, then you should set +:c:type:`video_device`->unlocked_ioctl to :cpp:func:`video_ioctl2` in your +:c:type:`v4l2_file_operations` struct. In some cases you want to tell the core that a function you had specified in -your v4l2_ioctl_ops should be ignored. You can mark such ioctls by calling this -function before video_device_register is called: - -.. code-block:: none +your :c:type:`v4l2_ioctl_ops` should be ignored. You can mark such ioctls by +calling this function before :cpp:func:`video_register_device` is called: - void v4l2_disable_ioctl(struct video_device *vdev, unsigned int cmd); + :cpp:func:`v4l2_disable_ioctl <v4l2_disable_ioctl>` + (:c:type:`vdev <video_device>`, cmd). This tends to be needed if based on external factors (e.g. which card is -being used) you want to turns off certain features in v4l2_ioctl_ops without -having to make a new struct. +being used) you want to turns off certain features in :c:type:`v4l2_ioctl_ops` +without having to make a new struct. -The v4l2_file_operations struct is a subset of file_operations. The main -difference is that the inode argument is omitted since it is never used. +The :c:type:`v4l2_file_operations` struct is a subset of file_operations. +The main difference is that the inode argument is omitted since it is never +used. If integration with the media framework is needed, you must initialize the -media_entity struct embedded in the video_device struct (entity field) by -calling media_entity_pads_init(): +:c:type:`media_entity` struct embedded in the :c:type:`video_device` struct +(entity field) by calling :cpp:func:`media_entity_pads_init`: -.. code-block:: none +.. code-block:: c struct media_pad *pad = &my_vdev->pad; int err; @@ -126,47 +136,52 @@ ioctls and locking ------------------ The V4L core provides optional locking services. The main service is the -lock field in struct video_device, which is a pointer to a mutex. If you set -this pointer, then that will be used by unlocked_ioctl to serialize all ioctls. - -If you are using the videobuf2 framework, then there is a second lock that you -can set: video_device->queue->lock. If set, then this lock will be used instead -of video_device->lock to serialize all queuing ioctls (see the previous section +lock field in struct :c:type:`video_device`, which is a pointer to a mutex. +If you set this pointer, then that will be used by unlocked_ioctl to +serialize all ioctls. + +If you are using the :ref:`videobuf2 framework <vb2_framework>`, then there +is a second lock that you can set: :c:type:`video_device`->queue->lock. If +set, then this lock will be used instead of :c:type:`video_device`->lock +to serialize all queuing ioctls (see the previous section for the full list of those ioctls). The advantage of using a different lock for the queuing ioctls is that for some drivers (particularly USB drivers) certain commands such as setting controls can take a long time, so you want to use a separate lock for the buffer queuing -ioctls. That way your VIDIOC_DQBUF doesn't stall because the driver is busy +ioctls. That way your ``VIDIOC_DQBUF`` doesn't stall because the driver is busy changing the e.g. exposure of the webcam. Of course, you can always do all the locking yourself by leaving both lock -pointers at NULL. +pointers at ``NULL``. -If you use the old videobuf then you must pass the video_device lock to the -videobuf queue initialize function: if videobuf has to wait for a frame to -arrive, then it will temporarily unlock the lock and relock it afterwards. If -your driver also waits in the code, then you should do the same to allow other +If you use the old :ref:`videobuf framework <vb_framework>` then you must +pass the :c:type:`video_device`->lock to the videobuf queue initialize +function: if videobuf has to wait for a frame to arrive, then it will +temporarily unlock the lock and relock it afterwards. If your driver also +waits in the code, then you should do the same to allow other processes to access the device node while the first process is waiting for something. -In the case of videobuf2 you will need to implement the wait_prepare and -wait_finish callbacks to unlock/lock if applicable. If you use the queue->lock -pointer, then you can use the helper functions vb2_ops_wait_prepare/finish. +In the case of :ref:`videobuf2 <vb2_framework>` you will need to implement the +``wait_prepare()`` and ``wait_finish()`` callbacks to unlock/lock if applicable. +If you use the ``queue->lock`` pointer, then you can use the helper functions +:cpp:func:`vb2_ops_wait_prepare` and :cpp:func:`vb2_ops_wait_finish`. The implementation of a hotplug disconnect should also take the lock from -video_device before calling v4l2_device_disconnect. If you are also using -video_device->queue->lock, then you have to first lock video_device->queue->lock -followed by video_device->lock. That way you can be sure no ioctl is running -when you call v4l2_device_disconnect. +:c:type:`video_device` before calling v4l2_device_disconnect. If you are also +using :c:type:`video_device`->queue->lock, then you have to first lock +:c:type:`video_device`->queue->lock followed by :c:type:`video_device`->lock. +That way you can be sure no ioctl is running when you call +:c:type:`v4l2_device_disconnect`. -video_device registration +Video device registration ------------------------- -Next you register the video device: this will create the character device -for you. +Next you register the video device with :cpp:func:`video_register_device`. +This will create the character device for you. -.. code-block:: none +.. code-block:: c err = video_register_device(vdev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, -1); if (err) { @@ -174,19 +189,20 @@ for you. return err; } -If the v4l2_device parent device has a non-NULL mdev field, the video device -entity will be automatically registered with the media device. +If the :c:type:`v4l2_device` parent device has a not ``NULL`` mdev field, +the video device entity will be automatically registered with the media +device. Which device is registered depends on the type argument. The following types exist: -VFL_TYPE_GRABBER: videoX for video input/output devices -VFL_TYPE_VBI: vbiX for vertical blank data (i.e. closed captions, teletext) -VFL_TYPE_RADIO: radioX for radio tuners -VFL_TYPE_SDR: swradioX for Software Defined Radio tuners +- ``VFL_TYPE_GRABBER``: ``/dev/videoX`` for video input/output devices +- ``VFL_TYPE_VBI``: ``/dev/vbiX`` for vertical blank data (i.e. closed captions, teletext) +- ``VFL_TYPE_RADIO``: ``/dev/radioX`` for radio tuners +- ``VFL_TYPE_SDR``: ``/dev/swradioX`` for Software Defined Radio tuners The last argument gives you a certain amount of control over the device -device node number used (i.e. the X in videoX). Normally you will pass -1 +device node number used (i.e. the X in ``videoX``). Normally you will pass -1 to let the v4l2 framework pick the first free number. But sometimes users want to select a specific node number. It is common that drivers allow the user to select a specific device node number through a driver module @@ -205,85 +221,90 @@ first free number. Since in this case you do not care about a warning about not being able to select the specified device node number, you can call the function -video_register_device_no_warn() instead. +:cpp:func:`video_register_device_no_warn` instead. Whenever a device node is created some attributes are also created for you. -If you look in /sys/class/video4linux you see the devices. Go into e.g. -video0 and you will see 'name', 'dev_debug' and 'index' attributes. The 'name' -attribute is the 'name' field of the video_device struct. The 'dev_debug' attribute -can be used to enable core debugging. See the next section for more detailed -information on this. +If you look in ``/sys/class/video4linux`` you see the devices. Go into e.g. +``video0`` and you will see 'name', 'dev_debug' and 'index' attributes. The +'name' attribute is the 'name' field of the video_device struct. The +'dev_debug' attribute can be used to enable core debugging. See the next +section for more detailed information on this. The 'index' attribute is the index of the device node: for each call to -video_register_device() the index is just increased by 1. The first video -device node you register always starts with index 0. +:cpp:func:`video_register_device()` the index is just increased by 1. The +first video device node you register always starts with index 0. Users can setup udev rules that utilize the index attribute to make fancy -device names (e.g. 'mpegX' for MPEG video capture device nodes). +device names (e.g. '``mpegX``' for MPEG video capture device nodes). After the device was successfully registered, then you can use these fields: -- vfl_type: the device type passed to video_register_device. -- minor: the assigned device minor number. -- num: the device node number (i.e. the X in videoX). -- index: the device index number. +- :c:type:`video_device`->vfl_type: the device type passed to + :cpp:func:`video_register_device`. +- :c:type:`video_device`->minor: the assigned device minor number. +- :c:type:`video_device`->num: the device node number (i.e. the X in + ``videoX``). +- :c:type:`video_device`->index: the device index number. -If the registration failed, then you need to call video_device_release() -to free the allocated video_device struct, or free your own struct if the -video_device was embedded in it. The vdev->release() callback will never -be called if the registration failed, nor should you ever attempt to -unregister the device if the registration failed. +If the registration failed, then you need to call +:cpp:func:`video_device_release` to free the allocated :c:type:`video_device` +struct, or free your own struct if the :c:type:`video_device` was embedded in +it. The ``vdev->release()`` callback will never be called if the registration +failed, nor should you ever attempt to unregister the device if the +registration failed. video device debugging ---------------------- The 'dev_debug' attribute that is created for each video, vbi, radio or swradio -device in /sys/class/video4linux/<devX>/ allows you to enable logging of +device in ``/sys/class/video4linux/<devX>/`` allows you to enable logging of file operations. It is a bitmask and the following bits can be set: -.. code-block:: none - - 0x01: Log the ioctl name and error code. VIDIOC_(D)QBUF ioctls are only logged - if bit 0x08 is also set. - 0x02: Log the ioctl name arguments and error code. VIDIOC_(D)QBUF ioctls are - only logged if bit 0x08 is also set. - 0x04: Log the file operations open, release, read, write, mmap and - get_unmapped_area. The read and write operations are only logged if - bit 0x08 is also set. - 0x08: Log the read and write file operations and the VIDIOC_QBUF and - VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctls. - 0x10: Log the poll file operation. -video_device cleanup +===== ================================================================ +Mask Description +===== ================================================================ +0x01 Log the ioctl name and error code. VIDIOC_(D)QBUF ioctls are + only logged if bit 0x08 is also set. +0x02 Log the ioctl name arguments and error code. VIDIOC_(D)QBUF + ioctls are + only logged if bit 0x08 is also set. +0x04 Log the file operations open, release, read, write, mmap and + get_unmapped_area. The read and write operations are only + logged if bit 0x08 is also set. +0x08 Log the read and write file operations and the VIDIOC_QBUF and + VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctls. +0x10 Log the poll file operation. +===== ================================================================ + +Video device cleanup -------------------- When the video device nodes have to be removed, either during the unload of the driver or because the USB device was disconnected, then you should -unregister them: +unregister them with: -.. code-block:: none - - video_unregister_device(vdev); + :cpp:func:`video_unregister_device` + (:c:type:`vdev <video_device>`); This will remove the device nodes from sysfs (causing udev to remove them -from /dev). +from ``/dev``). -After video_unregister_device() returns no new opens can be done. However, -in the case of USB devices some application might still have one of these -device nodes open. So after the unregister all file operations (except +After :cpp:func:`video_unregister_device` returns no new opens can be done. +However, in the case of USB devices some application might still have one of +these device nodes open. So after the unregister all file operations (except release, of course) will return an error as well. -When the last user of the video device node exits, then the vdev->release() +When the last user of the video device node exits, then the ``vdev->release()`` callback is called and you can do the final cleanup there. Don't forget to cleanup the media entity associated with the video device if it has been initialized: -.. code-block:: none - - media_entity_cleanup(&vdev->entity); + :cpp:func:`media_entity_cleanup <media_entity_cleanup>` + (&vdev->entity); This can be done from the release callback. @@ -293,45 +314,44 @@ video_device helper functions There are a few useful helper functions: -- file/video_device private data +- file and :c:type:`video_device` private data You can set/get driver private data in the video_device struct using: -.. code-block:: none + :cpp:func:`video_get_drvdata <video_get_drvdata>` + (:c:type:`vdev <video_device>`); - void *video_get_drvdata(struct video_device *vdev); - void video_set_drvdata(struct video_device *vdev, void *data); + :cpp:func:`video_set_drvdata <video_set_drvdata>` + (:c:type:`vdev <video_device>`); -Note that you can safely call video_set_drvdata() before calling -video_register_device(). +Note that you can safely call :cpp:func:`video_set_drvdata` before calling +:cpp:func:`video_register_device`. And this function: -.. code-block:: none - - struct video_device *video_devdata(struct file *file); + :cpp:func:`video_devdata <video_devdata>` + (struct file \*file); returns the video_device belonging to the file struct. -The video_drvdata function combines video_get_drvdata with video_devdata: +The :cpp:func:`video_devdata` function combines :cpp:func:`video_get_drvdata` +with :cpp:func:`video_devdata`: -.. code-block:: none + :cpp:func:`video_drvdata <video_drvdata>` + (struct file \*file); - void *video_drvdata(struct file *file); +You can go from a :c:type:`video_device` struct to the v4l2_device struct using: -You can go from a video_device struct to the v4l2_device struct using: - -.. code-block:: none +.. code-block:: c struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = vdev->v4l2_dev; - Device node name -The video_device node kernel name can be retrieved using - -.. code-block:: none +The :c:type:`video_device` node kernel name can be retrieved using: - const char *video_device_node_name(struct video_device *vdev); + :cpp:func:`video_device_node_name <video_device_node_name>` + (:c:type:`vdev <video_device>`); The name is used as a hint by userspace tools such as udev. The function should be used where possible instead of accessing the video_device::num and diff --git a/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf.rst b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf.rst index 0115672..54adfd7 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _vb_framework: + Videobuf Framework ================== diff --git a/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf2.rst b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf2.rst index b4f2d69..bdb8b83 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf2.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-videobuf2.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _vb2_framework: + V4L2 videobuf2 kAPI ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |