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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e98caa1c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml @@ -0,0 +1,709 @@ + <partinfo> + <authorgroup> + <author> + <firstname>Michael</firstname> + <surname>Schimek</surname> + <othername role="mi">H</othername> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>mschimek@gmx.at</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Bill</firstname> + <surname>Dirks</surname> + <!-- Commented until Bill opts in to be spammed. + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>bill@thedirks.org</email> + </address> + </affiliation> --> + <contrib>Original author of the V4L2 API and +documentation.</contrib> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Hans</firstname> + <surname>Verkuil</surname> + <contrib>Designed and documented the VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS ioctl, +the extended control ioctls, major parts of the sliced VBI API, the +MPEG encoder and decoder APIs and the DV Timings API.</contrib> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>hverkuil@xs4all.nl</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Martin</firstname> + <surname>Rubli</surname> + <!-- + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>martin_rubli@logitech.com</email> + </address> + </affiliation> --> + <contrib>Designed and documented the VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES +and VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS ioctls.</contrib> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Andy</firstname> + <surname>Walls</surname> + <contrib>Documented the fielded V4L2_MPEG_STREAM_VBI_FMT_IVTV +MPEG stream embedded, sliced VBI data format in this specification. +</contrib> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>awalls@md.metrocast.net</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Mauro</firstname> + <surname>Carvalho Chehab</surname> + <contrib>Documented libv4l, designed and added v4l2grab example, +Remote Controller chapter.</contrib> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>m.chehab@samsung.com</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Muralidharan</firstname> + <surname>Karicheri</surname> + <contrib>Documented the Digital Video timings API.</contrib> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>m-karicheri2@ti.com</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Pawel</firstname> + <surname>Osciak</surname> + <contrib>Designed and documented the multi-planar API.</contrib> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>pawel AT osciak.com</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + + <author> + <firstname>Sakari</firstname> + <surname>Ailus</surname> + <contrib>Subdev selections API.</contrib> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>sakari.ailus@iki.fi</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + <author> + <firstname>Antti</firstname> + <surname>Palosaari</surname> + <contrib>SDR API.</contrib> + <affiliation> + <address> + <email>crope@iki.fi</email> + </address> + </affiliation> + </author> + </authorgroup> + + <copyright> + <year>1999</year> + <year>2000</year> + <year>2001</year> + <year>2002</year> + <year>2003</year> + <year>2004</year> + <year>2005</year> + <year>2006</year> + <year>2007</year> + <year>2008</year> + <year>2009</year> + <year>2010</year> + <year>2011</year> + <year>2012</year> + <year>2013</year> + <year>2014</year> + <year>2015</year> + <holder>Bill Dirks, Michael H. Schimek, Hans Verkuil, Martin +Rubli, Andy Walls, Muralidharan Karicheri, Mauro Carvalho Chehab, + Pawel Osciak</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + <para>Except when explicitly stated as GPL, programming examples within + this part can be used and distributed without restrictions.</para> + </legalnotice> + <revhistory> + <!-- Put document revisions here, newest first. --> + <!-- API revisions (changes and additions of defines, enums, +structs, ioctls) must be noted in more detail in the history chapter +(compat.xml), along with the possible impact on existing drivers and +applications. --> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.21</revnumber> + <date>2015-02-13</date> + <authorinitials>mcc</authorinitials> + <revremark>Fix documentation for media controller device nodes and add support for DVB device nodes. +Add support for Tuner sub-device. + </revremark> + </revision> + <revision> + <revnumber>3.19</revnumber> + <date>2014-12-05</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Rewrote Colorspace chapter, added new &v4l2-ycbcr-encoding; and &v4l2-quantization; fields +to &v4l2-pix-format;, &v4l2-pix-format-mplane; and &v4l2-mbus-framefmt;. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.17</revnumber> + <date>2014-08-04</date> + <authorinitials>lp, hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Extended &v4l2-pix-format;. Added format flags. Added compound control types +and VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.15</revnumber> + <date>2014-02-03</date> + <authorinitials>hv, ap</authorinitials> + <revremark>Update several sections of "Common API Elements": "Opening and Closing Devices" +"Querying Capabilities", "Application Priority", "Video Inputs and Outputs", "Audio Inputs and Outputs" +"Tuners and Modulators", "Video Standards" and "Digital Video (DV) Timings". Added SDR API. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.14</revnumber> + <date>2013-11-25</date> + <authorinitials>rr</authorinitials> + <revremark>Set width and height as unsigned on v4l2_rect. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.11</revnumber> + <date>2013-05-26</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Remove obsolete VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT ioctl. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.10</revnumber> + <date>2013-03-25</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Remove obsolete and unused DV_PRESET ioctls: + VIDIOC_G_DV_PRESET, VIDIOC_S_DV_PRESET, VIDIOC_QUERY_DV_PRESET and + VIDIOC_ENUM_DV_PRESET. Remove the related v4l2_input/output capability + flags V4L2_IN_CAP_PRESETS and V4L2_OUT_CAP_PRESETS. Added VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.9</revnumber> + <date>2012-12-03</date> + <authorinitials>sa, sn</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added timestamp types to v4l2_buffer. + Added V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_RANGE control event changes flag. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.6</revnumber> + <date>2012-07-02</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added VIDIOC_ENUM_FREQ_BANDS. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.5</revnumber> + <date>2012-05-07</date> + <authorinitials>sa, sn, hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER_MENU and V4L2 subdev + selections API. Improved the description of V4L2_CID_COLORFX + control, added V4L2_CID_COLORFX_CBCR control. + Added camera controls V4L2_CID_AUTO_EXPOSURE_BIAS, + V4L2_CID_AUTO_N_PRESET_WHITE_BALANCE, V4L2_CID_IMAGE_STABILIZATION, + V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY, V4L2_CID_ISO_SENSITIVITY_AUTO, + V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_METERING, V4L2_CID_SCENE_MODE, + V4L2_CID_3A_LOCK, V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_START, + V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STOP, V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS + and V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE. + Added VIDIOC_ENUM_DV_TIMINGS, VIDIOC_QUERY_DV_TIMINGS and + VIDIOC_DV_TIMINGS_CAP. + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.4</revnumber> + <date>2012-01-25</date> + <authorinitials>sn</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added <link linkend="jpeg-controls">JPEG compression + control class.</link> + </revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.3</revnumber> + <date>2012-01-11</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added device_caps field to struct v4l2_capabilities.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.2</revnumber> + <date>2011-08-26</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_VOLATILE.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>3.1</revnumber> + <date>2011-06-27</date> + <authorinitials>mcc, po, hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Documented that VIDIOC_QUERYCAP now returns a per-subsystem version instead of a per-driver one. + Standardize an error code for invalid ioctl. + Added V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BITMASK.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>2.6.39</revnumber> + <date>2011-03-01</date> + <authorinitials>mcc, po</authorinitials> + <revremark>Removed VIDIOC_*_OLD from videodev2.h header and update it to reflect latest changes. Added the <link linkend="planar-apis">multi-planar API</link>.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>2.6.37</revnumber> + <date>2010-08-06</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Removed obsolete vtx (videotext) API.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>2.6.33</revnumber> + <date>2009-12-03</date> + <authorinitials>mk</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added documentation for the Digital Video timings API.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>2.6.32</revnumber> + <date>2009-08-31</date> + <authorinitials>mcc</authorinitials> + <revremark>Now, revisions will match the kernel version where +the V4L2 API changes will be used by the Linux Kernel. +Also added Remote Controller chapter.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.29</revnumber> + <date>2009-08-26</date> + <authorinitials>ev</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added documentation for string controls and for FM Transmitter controls.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.28</revnumber> + <date>2009-08-26</date> + <authorinitials>gl</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER documentation.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.27</revnumber> + <date>2009-08-15</date> + <authorinitials>mcc</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added libv4l and Remote Controller documentation; +added v4l2grab and keytable application examples.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.26</revnumber> + <date>2009-07-23</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Finalized the RDS capture API. Added modulator and RDS encoder +capabilities. Added support for string controls.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.25</revnumber> + <date>2009-01-18</date> + <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added pixel formats VYUY, NV16 and NV61, and changed +the debug ioctls VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER and VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT. +Added camera controls V4L2_CID_ZOOM_ABSOLUTE, V4L2_CID_ZOOM_RELATIVE, +V4L2_CID_ZOOM_CONTINUOUS and V4L2_CID_PRIVACY.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.24</revnumber> + <date>2008-03-04</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added pixel formats Y16 and SBGGR16, new controls +and a camera controls class. Removed VIDIOC_G/S_MPEGCOMP.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.23</revnumber> + <date>2007-08-30</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Fixed a typo in VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER. +Clarified the byte order of packed pixel formats.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.22</revnumber> + <date>2007-08-29</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added the Video Output Overlay interface, new MPEG +controls, V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_TB and V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED_BT, +VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER, VIDIOC_(TRY_)ENCODER_CMD, +VIDIOC_G_CHIP_IDENT, VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX, new pixel formats. +Clarifications in the cropping chapter, about RGB pixel formats, the +mmap(), poll(), select(), read() and write() functions. Typographical +fixes.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.21</revnumber> + <date>2006-12-19</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Fixed a link in the VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS section.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.20</revnumber> + <date>2006-11-24</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Clarified the purpose of the audioset field in +struct v4l2_input and v4l2_output.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.19</revnumber> + <date>2006-10-19</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Documented V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB444.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.18</revnumber> + <date>2006-10-18</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added the description of extended controls by Hans +Verkuil. Linked V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG to V4L2_CID_MPEG_STREAM_TYPE.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.17</revnumber> + <date>2006-10-12</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Corrected V4L2_PIX_FMT_HM12 description.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.16</revnumber> + <date>2006-10-08</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES and +VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS are now part of the API.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.15</revnumber> + <date>2006-09-23</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Cleaned up the bibliography, added BT.653 and +BT.1119. capture.c/start_capturing() for user pointer I/O did not +initialize the buffer index. Documented the V4L MPEG and MJPEG +VID_TYPEs and V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8. Updated the list of reserved pixel +formats. See the history chapter for API changes.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.14</revnumber> + <date>2006-09-14</date> + <authorinitials>mr</authorinitials> + <revremark>Added VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES and +VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS proposal for frame format enumeration of +digital devices.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.13</revnumber> + <date>2006-04-07</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Corrected the description of struct v4l2_window +clips. New V4L2_STD_ and V4L2_TUNER_MODE_LANG1_LANG2 +defines.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.12</revnumber> + <date>2006-02-03</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Corrected the description of struct +v4l2_captureparm and v4l2_outputparm.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.11</revnumber> + <date>2006-01-27</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Improved the description of struct +v4l2_tuner.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.10</revnumber> + <date>2006-01-10</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>VIDIOC_G_INPUT and VIDIOC_S_PARM +clarifications.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.9</revnumber> + <date>2005-11-27</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Improved the 525 line numbering diagram. Hans +Verkuil and I rewrote the sliced VBI section. He also contributed a +VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS page. Fixed VIDIOC_S_STD call in the video standard +selection example. Various updates.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.8</revnumber> + <date>2004-10-04</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Somehow a piece of junk slipped into the capture +example, removed.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.7</revnumber> + <date>2004-09-19</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Fixed video standard selection, control +enumeration, downscaling and aspect example. Added read and user +pointer i/o to video capture example.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.6</revnumber> + <date>2004-08-01</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>v4l2_buffer changes, added video capture example, +various corrections.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.5</revnumber> + <date>2003-11-05</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Pixel format erratum.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.4</revnumber> + <date>2003-09-17</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Corrected source and Makefile to generate a PDF. +SGML fixes. Added latest API changes. Closed gaps in the history +chapter.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.3</revnumber> + <date>2003-02-05</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Another draft, more corrections.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.2</revnumber> + <date>2003-01-15</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>Second draft, with corrections pointed out by Gerd +Knorr.</revremark> + </revision> + + <revision> + <revnumber>0.1</revnumber> + <date>2002-12-01</date> + <authorinitials>mhs</authorinitials> + <revremark>First draft, based on documentation by Bill Dirks +and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark> + </revision> + </revhistory> +</partinfo> + +<title>Video for Linux Two API Specification</title> + <subtitle>Revision 3.19</subtitle> + + <chapter id="common"> + &sub-common; + </chapter> + + <chapter id="pixfmt"> + &sub-pixfmt; + </chapter> + + <chapter id="io"> + &sub-io; + </chapter> + + <chapter id="devices"> + <title>Interfaces</title> + + <section id="capture"> &sub-dev-capture; </section> + <section id="overlay"> &sub-dev-overlay; </section> + <section id="output"> &sub-dev-output; </section> + <section id="osd"> &sub-dev-osd; </section> + <section id="codec"> &sub-dev-codec; </section> + <section id="effect"> &sub-dev-effect; </section> + <section id="raw-vbi"> &sub-dev-raw-vbi; </section> + <section id="sliced"> &sub-dev-sliced-vbi; </section> + <section id="ttx"> &sub-dev-teletext; </section> + <section id="radio"> &sub-dev-radio; </section> + <section id="rds"> &sub-dev-rds; </section> + <section id="sdr"> &sub-dev-sdr; </section> + <section id="event"> &sub-dev-event; </section> + <section id="subdev"> &sub-dev-subdev; </section> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="driver"> + &sub-driver; + </chapter> + + <chapter id="libv4l"> + &sub-libv4l; + </chapter> + + <chapter id="compat"> + &sub-compat; + </chapter> + + <appendix id="user-func"> + <title>Function Reference</title> + + <!-- Keep this alphabetically sorted. --> + + &sub-close; + &sub-ioctl; + <!-- All ioctls go here. --> + &sub-create-bufs; + &sub-cropcap; + &sub-dbg-g-chip-info; + &sub-dbg-g-register; + &sub-decoder-cmd; + &sub-dqevent; + &sub-dv-timings-cap; + &sub-encoder-cmd; + &sub-enumaudio; + &sub-enumaudioout; + &sub-enum-dv-timings; + &sub-enum-fmt; + &sub-enum-framesizes; + &sub-enum-frameintervals; + &sub-enum-freq-bands; + &sub-enuminput; + &sub-enumoutput; + &sub-enumstd; + &sub-expbuf; + &sub-g-audio; + &sub-g-audioout; + &sub-g-crop; + &sub-g-ctrl; + &sub-g-dv-timings; + &sub-g-edid; + &sub-g-enc-index; + &sub-g-ext-ctrls; + &sub-g-fbuf; + &sub-g-fmt; + &sub-g-frequency; + &sub-g-input; + &sub-g-jpegcomp; + &sub-g-modulator; + &sub-g-output; + &sub-g-parm; + &sub-g-priority; + &sub-g-selection; + &sub-g-sliced-vbi-cap; + &sub-g-std; + &sub-g-tuner; + &sub-log-status; + &sub-overlay; + &sub-prepare-buf; + &sub-qbuf; + &sub-querybuf; + &sub-querycap; + &sub-queryctrl; + &sub-query-dv-timings; + &sub-querystd; + &sub-reqbufs; + &sub-s-hw-freq-seek; + &sub-streamon; + &sub-subdev-enum-frame-interval; + &sub-subdev-enum-frame-size; + &sub-subdev-enum-mbus-code; + &sub-subdev-g-crop; + &sub-subdev-g-fmt; + &sub-subdev-g-frame-interval; + &sub-subdev-g-selection; + &sub-subscribe-event; + <!-- End of ioctls. --> + &sub-mmap; + &sub-munmap; + &sub-open; + &sub-poll; + &sub-read; + &sub-select; + &sub-write; + </appendix> + + <appendix> + <title>Common definitions for V4L2 and V4L2 subdev interfaces</title> + &sub-selections-common; + </appendix> + + <appendix id="videodev"> + <title>Video For Linux Two Header File</title> + &sub-videodev2-h; + </appendix> + + <appendix id="capture-example"> + <title>Video Capture Example</title> + &sub-capture-c; + </appendix> + + <appendix id="v4l2grab-example"> + <title>Video Grabber example using libv4l</title> + <para>This program demonstrates how to grab V4L2 images in ppm format by +using libv4l handlers. The advantage is that this grabber can potentially work +with any V4L2 driver.</para> + &sub-v4l2grab-c; + </appendix> + + &sub-media-indices; + + &sub-biblio; + |