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-rw-r--r--Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2-mplane.rst16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst64
-rw-r--r--Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst35
3 files changed, 98 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2-mplane.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2-mplane.rst
index ac82882135ae..977facc3a1f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2-mplane.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2-mplane.rst
@@ -98,29 +98,21 @@ describing all planes of that format.
* - __u8
- ``ycbcr_enc``
- Y'CbCr encoding, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_ycbcr_encoding`.
- This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
- the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ See struct :c:type:`v4l2_pix_format`.
* - __u8
- ``hsv_enc``
- HSV encoding, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_hsv_encoding`.
- This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
- the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ See struct :c:type:`v4l2_pix_format`.
* - }
-
* - __u8
- ``quantization``
- Quantization range, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_quantization`.
- This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
- the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ See struct :c:type:`v4l2_pix_format`.
* - __u8
- ``xfer_func``
- Transfer function, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_xfer_func`.
- This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
- the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ See struct :c:type:`v4l2_pix_format`.
* - __u8
- ``reserved[7]``
- Reserved for future extensions. Should be zeroed by drivers and
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst
index 8424d6f53b0c..71e828093310 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst
@@ -109,7 +109,14 @@ Single-planar format structure
- Image colorspace, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_colorspace`.
This information supplements the ``pixelformat`` and must be set
by the driver for capture streams and by the application for
- output streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ output streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`. If the application sets the
+ flag ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC`` then the application can set
+ this field for a capture stream to request a specific colorspace
+ for the captured image data. If the driver cannot handle requested
+ conversion, it will return another supported colorspace.
+ The driver indicates that colorspace conversion is supported by setting
+ the flag V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_COLORSPACE in the corresponding struct
+ :c:type:`v4l2_fmtdesc` during enumeration. See :ref:`fmtdesc-flags`.
* - __u32
- ``priv``
- This field indicates whether the remaining fields of the
@@ -146,13 +153,29 @@ Single-planar format structure
- Y'CbCr encoding, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_ycbcr_encoding`.
This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`. If the application sets the
+ flag ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC`` then the application can set
+ this field for a capture stream to request a specific Y'CbCr encoding
+ for the captured image data. If the driver cannot handle requested
+ conversion, it will return another supported encoding.
+ This field is ignored for HSV pixelformats. The driver indicates that
+ ycbcr_enc conversion is supported by setting the flag
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_YCBCR_ENC in the corresponding struct
+ :c:type:`v4l2_fmtdesc` during enumeration. See :ref:`fmtdesc-flags`.
* - __u32
- ``hsv_enc``
- HSV encoding, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_hsv_encoding`.
This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`. If the application sets the flag
+ ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC`` then the application can set this
+ field for a capture stream to request a specific HSV encoding for the
+ captured image data. If the driver cannot handle requested
+ conversion, it will return another supported encoding.
+ This field is ignored for non-HSV pixelformats. The driver indicates
+ that hsv_enc conversion is supported by setting the flag
+ V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_HSV_ENC in the corresponding struct
+ :c:type:`v4l2_fmtdesc` during enumeration. See :ref:`fmtdesc-flags`.
* - }
-
* - __u32
@@ -160,13 +183,27 @@ Single-planar format structure
- Quantization range, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_quantization`.
This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`. If the application sets the flag
+ ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC`` then the application can set
+ this field for a capture stream to request a specific quantization
+ range for the captured image data. If the driver cannot handle requested
+ conversion, it will return another supported quantization.
+ The driver indicates that quantization conversion is supported by setting
+ the flag V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_QUANTIZATION in the corresponding struct
+ :c:type:`v4l2_fmtdesc` during enumeration. See :ref:`fmtdesc-flags`.
* - __u32
- ``xfer_func``
- Transfer function, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_xfer_func`.
This information supplements the ``colorspace`` and must be set by
the driver for capture streams and by the application for output
- streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`.
+ streams, see :ref:`colorspaces`. If the application sets the flag
+ ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC`` then the application can set
+ this field for a capture stream to request a specific transfer function
+ for the captured image data. If the driver cannot handle requested
+ conversion, it will return another supported transfer function.
+ The driver indicates that xfer_func conversion is supported by setting
+ the flag V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_XFER_FUNC in the corresponding struct
+ :c:type:`v4l2_fmtdesc` during enumeration. See :ref:`fmtdesc-flags`.
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}|
@@ -184,3 +221,20 @@ Single-planar format structure
by RGBA values (128, 192, 255, 128), the same pixel described with
premultiplied colors would be described by RGBA values (64, 96,
128, 128)
+ * .. _`v4l2-pix-fmt-flag-set-csc`:
+
+ - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC``
+ - 0x00000002
+ - Set by the application. It is only used for capture and is
+ ignored for output streams. If set, then request the device to do
+ colorspace conversion from the received colorspace to the requested
+ colorspace values. If the colorimetry field (``colorspace``, ``xfer_func``,
+ ``ycbcr_enc``, ``hsv_enc`` or ``quantization``) is set to ``*_DEFAULT``,
+ then that colorimetry setting will remain unchanged from what was received.
+ So in order to change the quantization, only the ``quantization`` field shall
+ be set to non default value (``V4L2_QUANTIZATION_FULL_RANGE`` or
+ ``V4L2_QUANTIZATION_LIM_RANGE``) and all other colorimetry fields shall
+ be set to ``*_DEFAULT``.
+
+ To check which conversions are supported by the hardware for the current
+ pixel format, see :ref:`fmtdesc-flags`.
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
index 296b7d437431..b8347a96a554 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-enum-fmt.rst
@@ -191,6 +191,41 @@ the ``mbus_code`` field is handled differently:
This flag can only be used in combination with the
``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED`` flag, since this applies to
compressed formats only. This flag is valid for stateful encoders only.
+ * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_COLORSPACE``
+ - 0x0020
+ - The driver allows the application to try to change the default
+ colorspace. This flag is relevant only for capture devices.
+ The application can ask to configure the colorspace of the capture device
+ when calling the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl with
+ :ref:`V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC <v4l2-pix-fmt-flag-set-csc>` set.
+ * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_XFER_FUNC``
+ - 0x0040
+ - The driver allows the application to try to change the default
+ transfer function. This flag is relevant only for capture devices.
+ The application can ask to configure the transfer function of the capture
+ device when calling the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl with
+ :ref:`V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC <v4l2-pix-fmt-flag-set-csc>` set.
+ * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_YCBCR_ENC``
+ - 0x0080
+ - The driver allows the application to try to change the default
+ Y'CbCr encoding. This flag is relevant only for capture devices.
+ The application can ask to configure the Y'CbCr encoding of the capture device
+ when calling the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl with
+ :ref:`V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC <v4l2-pix-fmt-flag-set-csc>` set.
+ * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_HSV_ENC``
+ - 0x0080
+ - The driver allows the application to try to change the default
+ HSV encoding. This flag is relevant only for capture devices.
+ The application can ask to configure the HSV encoding of the capture device
+ when calling the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl with
+ :ref:`V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC <v4l2-pix-fmt-flag-set-csc>` set.
+ * - ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_CSC_QUANTIZATION``
+ - 0x0100
+ - The driver allows the application to try to change the default
+ quantization. This flag is relevant only for capture devices.
+ The application can ask to configure the quantization of the capture
+ device when calling the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl with
+ :ref:`V4L2_PIX_FMT_FLAG_SET_CSC <v4l2-pix-fmt-flag-set-csc>` set.
Return Value