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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-07-27 21:58:31 (GMT)
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Merge tag 'media/v4.8-4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media
Pull media documentation updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab: "This patch series does the conversion of all media documentation stuff to Restrutured Text markup format and add them to the Documentation/index.rst file. The media documentation was grouped into 4 books: - media uAPI - media kAPI - V4L driver-specific documentation - DVB driver-specific documentation It also contains several documentation improvements and one fixup patch for a core issue with cropcap. PS. After this patch series, the media DocBook is deprecated and should be removed. I'll add such patch on a future pull request" * tag 'media/v4.8-4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (322 commits) [media] cx23885-cardlist.rst: add a new card [media] doc-rst: add some needed escape codes [media] doc-rst: kapi: use :c:func: instead of :cpp:func doc-rst: kernel-doc: fix a change introduced by mistake [media] v4l2-ioctl.h add debug info for struct v4l2_ioctl_ops [media] dvb_ringbuffer.h: some documentation improvements [media] v4l2-ctrls.h: fully document the header file [media] doc-rst: Fix some typedef ugly warnings [media] doc-rst: reorganize the kAPI v4l2 chapters [media] rename v4l2-framework.rst to v4l2-intro.rst [media] move V4L2 clocks to a separate .rst file [media] v4l2-fh.rst: add cross references and markups [media] v4l2-fh.rst: add fh contents from v4l2-framework.rst [media] v4l2-fh.h: add documentation for it [media] v4l2-event.rst: add cross-references and markups [media] v4l2-event.h: document all functions [media] v4l2-event.rst: add text from v4l2-framework.rst [media] v4l2-framework.rst: remove videobuf quick chapter [media] v4l2-dev: add cross-references and improve markup [media] doc-rst: move v4l2-dev doc to a separate file ...
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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _VIDIOC_G_CTRL:
+
+**********************************
+ioctl VIDIOC_G_CTRL, VIDIOC_S_CTRL
+**********************************
+
+Name
+====
+
+VIDIOC_G_CTRL - VIDIOC_S_CTRL - Get or set the value of a control
+
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. cpp:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, struct v4l2_control *argp )
+
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
+
+``request``
+ VIDIOC_G_CTRL, VIDIOC_S_CTRL
+
+``argp``
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+To get the current value of a control applications initialize the ``id``
+field of a struct :ref:`struct v4l2_control <v4l2-control>` and call the
+:ref:`VIDIOC_G_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` ioctl with a pointer to this structure. To change the
+value of a control applications initialize the ``id`` and ``value``
+fields of a struct :ref:`struct v4l2_control <v4l2-control>` and call the
+:ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` ioctl.
+
+When the ``id`` is invalid drivers return an ``EINVAL`` error code. When the
+``value`` is out of bounds drivers can choose to take the closest valid
+value or return an ``ERANGE`` error code, whatever seems more appropriate.
+However, :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` is a write-only ioctl, it does not return the
+actual new value. If the ``value`` is inappropriate for the control
+(e.g. if it refers to an unsupported menu index of a menu control), then
+EINVAL error code is returned as well.
+
+These ioctls work only with user controls. For other control classes the
+:ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`,
+:ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` or
+:ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` must be used.
+
+
+.. _v4l2-control:
+
+.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_control
+ :header-rows: 0
+ :stub-columns: 0
+ :widths: 1 1 2
+
+
+ - .. row 1
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``id``
+
+ - Identifies the control, set by the application.
+
+ - .. row 2
+
+ - __s32
+
+ - ``value``
+
+ - New value or current value.
+
+
+Return Value
+============
+
+On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
+appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
+:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
+
+EINVAL
+ The struct :ref:`v4l2_control <v4l2-control>` ``id`` is invalid
+ or the ``value`` is inappropriate for the given control (i.e. if a
+ menu item is selected that is not supported by the driver according
+ to :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYMENU <VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL>`).
+
+ERANGE
+ The struct :ref:`v4l2_control <v4l2-control>` ``value`` is out of
+ bounds.
+
+EBUSY
+ The control is temporarily not changeable, possibly because another
+ applications took over control of the device function this control
+ belongs to.
+
+EACCES
+ Attempt to set a read-only control or to get a write-only control.