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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> | 2020-03-04 10:21:39 +0100 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> | 2020-04-14 10:31:49 +0200 |
commit | 54f38fcae536ea202ce7d6a359521492fba30c1f (patch) | |
tree | dd1a2b36d8de0b13702f2716526ad3b91650e090 /Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-decoder-cmd.rst | |
parent | 5dfb8db56b273740a76e8687ee7efb4b2c0ec83b (diff) |
media: docs: move uAPI book to userspace-api/media
Since 2017, there is an space reserved for userspace API,
created by changeset 1d596dee3862 ("docs: Create a user-space API guide").
As the media subsystem was one of the first subsystems to use
Sphinx, until this patch, we were keeping things on a separate
place.
Let's just use the new location, as having all uAPI altogether
will likely make things easier for developers.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-decoder-cmd.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-decoder-cmd.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 784c5980da8d..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-decoder-cmd.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,226 +0,0 @@ -.. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this -.. document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, -.. Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software -.. Foundation, with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts -.. and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included at -.. Documentation/media/uapi/fdl-appendix.rst. -.. -.. TODO: replace it to GFDL-1.1-or-later WITH no-invariant-sections - -.. _VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD: - -************************************************ -ioctl VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD, VIDIOC_TRY_DECODER_CMD -************************************************ - -Name -==== - -VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD - VIDIOC_TRY_DECODER_CMD - Execute an decoder command - - -Synopsis -======== - -.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD, struct v4l2_decoder_cmd *argp ) - :name: VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD - - -.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_TRY_DECODER_CMD, struct v4l2_decoder_cmd *argp ) - :name: VIDIOC_TRY_DECODER_CMD - - -Arguments -========= - -``fd`` - File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`. - -``argp`` - pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_decoder_cmd`. - - -Description -=========== - -These ioctls control an audio/video (usually MPEG-) decoder. -``VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD`` sends a command to the decoder, -``VIDIOC_TRY_DECODER_CMD`` can be used to try a command without actually -executing it. To send a command applications must initialize all fields -of a struct :c:type:`v4l2_decoder_cmd` and call -``VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD`` or ``VIDIOC_TRY_DECODER_CMD`` with a pointer to -this structure. - -The ``cmd`` field must contain the command code. Some commands use the -``flags`` field for additional information. - -A :ref:`write() <func-write>` or :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMON` -call sends an implicit START command to the decoder if it has not been -started yet. Applies to both queues of mem2mem decoders. - -A :ref:`close() <func-close>` or :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>` -call of a streaming file descriptor sends an implicit immediate STOP -command to the decoder, and all buffered data is discarded. Applies to both -queues of mem2mem decoders. - -In principle, these ioctls are optional, not all drivers may support them. They were -introduced in Linux 3.3. They are, however, mandatory for stateful mem2mem decoders -(as further documented in :ref:`decoder`). - - -.. tabularcolumns:: |p{1.1cm}|p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.6cm}|p{10.6cm}| - -.. c:type:: v4l2_decoder_cmd - -.. cssclass:: longtable - -.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_decoder_cmd - :header-rows: 0 - :stub-columns: 0 - :widths: 1 1 1 3 - - * - __u32 - - ``cmd`` - - - - The decoder command, see :ref:`decoder-cmds`. - * - __u32 - - ``flags`` - - - - Flags to go with the command. If no flags are defined for this - command, drivers and applications must set this field to zero. - * - union { - - (anonymous) - * - struct - - ``start`` - - - - Structure containing additional data for the - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_START`` command. - * - - - __s32 - - ``speed`` - - Playback speed and direction. The playback speed is defined as - ``speed``/1000 of the normal speed. So 1000 is normal playback. - Negative numbers denote reverse playback, so -1000 does reverse - playback at normal speed. Speeds -1, 0 and 1 have special - meanings: speed 0 is shorthand for 1000 (normal playback). A speed - of 1 steps just one frame forward, a speed of -1 steps just one - frame back. - * - - - __u32 - - ``format`` - - Format restrictions. This field is set by the driver, not the - application. Possible values are ``V4L2_DEC_START_FMT_NONE`` if - there are no format restrictions or ``V4L2_DEC_START_FMT_GOP`` if - the decoder operates on full GOPs (*Group Of Pictures*). This is - usually the case for reverse playback: the decoder needs full - GOPs, which it can then play in reverse order. So to implement - reverse playback the application must feed the decoder the last - GOP in the video file, then the GOP before that, etc. etc. - * - struct - - ``stop`` - - - - Structure containing additional data for the ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_STOP`` - command. - * - - - __u64 - - ``pts`` - - Stop playback at this ``pts`` or immediately if the playback is - already past that timestamp. Leave to 0 if you want to stop after - the last frame was decoded. - * - struct - - ``raw`` - * - - - __u32 - - ``data``\ [16] - - Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications must set - the array to zero. - * - } - - - - - -.. tabularcolumns:: |p{5.6cm}|p{0.6cm}|p{11.3cm}| - -.. _decoder-cmds: - -.. flat-table:: Decoder Commands - :header-rows: 0 - :stub-columns: 0 - :widths: 56 6 113 - - * - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_START`` - - 0 - - Start the decoder. When the decoder is already running or paused, - this command will just change the playback speed. That means that - calling ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_START`` when the decoder was paused will - *not* resume the decoder. You have to explicitly call - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_RESUME`` for that. This command has one flag: - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_START_MUTE_AUDIO``. If set, then audio will be - muted when playing back at a non-standard speed. - - For a device implementing the :ref:`decoder`, once the drain sequence - is initiated with the ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_STOP`` command, it must be driven - to completion before this command can be invoked. Any attempt to - invoke the command while the drain sequence is in progress will trigger - an ``EBUSY`` error code. The command may be also used to restart the - decoder in case of an implicit stop initiated by the decoder itself, - without the ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_STOP`` being called explicitly. See - :ref:`decoder` for more details. - * - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_STOP`` - - 1 - - Stop the decoder. When the decoder is already stopped, this - command does nothing. This command has two flags: if - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_STOP_TO_BLACK`` is set, then the decoder will set - the picture to black after it stopped decoding. Otherwise the last - image will repeat. If - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_STOP_IMMEDIATELY`` is set, then the decoder stops - immediately (ignoring the ``pts`` value), otherwise it will keep - decoding until timestamp >= pts or until the last of the pending - data from its internal buffers was decoded. - - For a device implementing the :ref:`decoder`, the command will initiate - the drain sequence as documented in :ref:`decoder`. No flags or other - arguments are accepted in this case. Any attempt to invoke the command - again before the sequence completes will trigger an ``EBUSY`` error - code. - * - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_PAUSE`` - - 2 - - Pause the decoder. When the decoder has not been started yet, the - driver will return an ``EPERM`` error code. When the decoder is - already paused, this command does nothing. This command has one - flag: if ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_PAUSE_TO_BLACK`` is set, then set the - decoder output to black when paused. - * - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_RESUME`` - - 3 - - Resume decoding after a PAUSE command. When the decoder has not - been started yet, the driver will return an ``EPERM`` error code. When - the decoder is already running, this command does nothing. No - flags are defined for this command. - * - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_FLUSH`` - - 4 - - Flush any held capture buffers. Only valid for stateless decoders. - This command is typically used when the application reached the - end of the stream and the last output buffer had the - ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF`` flag set. This would prevent - dequeueing the capture buffer containing the last decoded frame. - So this command can be used to explicitly flush that final decoded - frame. This command does nothing if there are no held capture buffers. - -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. - -EBUSY - A drain sequence of a device implementing the :ref:`decoder` is still in - progress. It is not allowed to issue another decoder command until it - completes. - -EINVAL - The ``cmd`` field is invalid. - -EPERM - The application sent a PAUSE or RESUME command when the decoder was - not running. |