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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>2016-09-08 18:01:44 -0300
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>2016-09-09 10:18:49 -0300
commitbf4404b482f927096ba3001d829a79f788d2265f (patch)
tree83f901803a0e51e2e57c73c8758b7a6f14470ead /include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
parent24ade5b6de002c51d18722e996dd92e49ad88802 (diff)
downloadlinux-bf4404b482f927096ba3001d829a79f788d2265f.tar.bz2
[media] videobuf2-v4l2.h: improve documentation
There are a few issues at the documentation: fields not documented, bad cross refrences, etc. Fix them. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h')
-rw-r--r--include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h52
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
index 01b1b71fc6fd..611d4f330a4c 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
/**
* struct vb2_v4l2_buffer - video buffer information for v4l2
+ *
* @vb2_buf: video buffer 2
* @flags: buffer informational flags
* @field: enum v4l2_field; field order of the image in the buffer
* @timecode: frame timecode
* @sequence: sequence count of this frame
+ *
* Should contain enough information to be able to cover all the fields
* of struct v4l2_buffer at videodev2.h
*/
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ int vb2_querybuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b);
/**
* vb2_reqbufs() - Wrapper for vb2_core_reqbufs() that also verifies
* the memory and type values.
+ *
* @q: videobuf2 queue
* @req: struct passed from userspace to vidioc_reqbufs handler
* in driver
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ int vb2_reqbufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_requestbuffers *req);
/**
* vb2_create_bufs() - Wrapper for vb2_core_create_bufs() that also verifies
* the memory and type values.
+ *
* @q: videobuf2 queue
* @create: creation parameters, passed from userspace to vidioc_create_bufs
* handler in driver
@@ -70,15 +74,17 @@ int vb2_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_create_buffers *create);
/**
* vb2_prepare_buf() - Pass ownership of a buffer from userspace to the kernel
+ *
* @q: videobuf2 queue
* @b: buffer structure passed from userspace to vidioc_prepare_buf
* handler in driver
*
* Should be called from vidioc_prepare_buf ioctl handler of a driver.
* This function:
- * 1) verifies the passed buffer,
- * 2) calls buf_prepare callback in the driver (if provided), in which
- * driver-specific buffer initialization can be performed,
+ *
+ * #) verifies the passed buffer,
+ * #) calls buf_prepare callback in the driver (if provided), in which
+ * driver-specific buffer initialization can be performed.
*
* The return values from this function are intended to be directly returned
* from vidioc_prepare_buf handler in driver.
@@ -88,53 +94,57 @@ int vb2_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b);
/**
* vb2_qbuf() - Queue a buffer from userspace
* @q: videobuf2 queue
- * @b: buffer structure passed from userspace to vidioc_qbuf handler
+ * @b: buffer structure passed from userspace to VIDIOC_QBUF() handler
* in driver
*
- * Should be called from vidioc_qbuf ioctl handler of a driver.
+ * Should be called from VIDIOC_QBUF() ioctl handler of a driver.
+ *
* This function:
- * 1) verifies the passed buffer,
- * 2) if necessary, calls buf_prepare callback in the driver (if provided), in
+ *
+ * #) verifies the passed buffer,
+ * #) if necessary, calls buf_prepare callback in the driver (if provided), in
* which driver-specific buffer initialization can be performed,
- * 3) if streaming is on, queues the buffer in driver by the means of buf_queue
+ * #) if streaming is on, queues the buffer in driver by the means of buf_queue
* callback for processing.
*
* The return values from this function are intended to be directly returned
- * from vidioc_qbuf handler in driver.
+ * from VIDIOC_QBUF() handler in driver.
*/
int vb2_qbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b);
/**
* vb2_expbuf() - Export a buffer as a file descriptor
* @q: videobuf2 queue
- * @eb: export buffer structure passed from userspace to vidioc_expbuf
+ * @eb: export buffer structure passed from userspace to VIDIOC_EXPBUF()
* handler in driver
*
* The return values from this function are intended to be directly returned
- * from vidioc_expbuf handler in driver.
+ * from VIDIOC_EXPBUF() handler in driver.
*/
int vb2_expbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_exportbuffer *eb);
/**
* vb2_dqbuf() - Dequeue a buffer to the userspace
* @q: videobuf2 queue
- * @b: buffer structure passed from userspace to vidioc_dqbuf handler
+ * @b: buffer structure passed from userspace to VIDIOC_DQBUF() handler
* in driver
* @nonblocking: if true, this call will not sleep waiting for a buffer if no
* buffers ready for dequeuing are present. Normally the driver
* would be passing (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) here
*
- * Should be called from vidioc_dqbuf ioctl handler of a driver.
+ * Should be called from VIDIOC_DQBUF() ioctl handler of a driver.
+ *
* This function:
- * 1) verifies the passed buffer,
- * 2) calls buf_finish callback in the driver (if provided), in which
+ *
+ * #) verifies the passed buffer,
+ * #) calls buf_finish callback in the driver (if provided), in which
* driver can perform any additional operations that may be required before
* returning the buffer to userspace, such as cache sync,
- * 3) the buffer struct members are filled with relevant information for
+ * #) the buffer struct members are filled with relevant information for
* the userspace.
*
* The return values from this function are intended to be directly returned
- * from vidioc_dqbuf handler in driver.
+ * from VIDIOC_DQBUF() handler in driver.
*/
int vb2_dqbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b, bool nonblocking);
@@ -144,7 +154,9 @@ int vb2_dqbuf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_buffer *b, bool nonblocking);
* @type: type argument passed from userspace to vidioc_streamon handler
*
* Should be called from vidioc_streamon handler of a driver.
+ *
* This function:
+ *
* 1) verifies current state
* 2) passes any previously queued buffers to the driver and starts streaming
*
@@ -159,9 +171,11 @@ int vb2_streamon(struct vb2_queue *q, enum v4l2_buf_type type);
* @type: type argument passed from userspace to vidioc_streamoff handler
*
* Should be called from vidioc_streamoff handler of a driver.
+ *
* This function:
- * 1) verifies current state,
- * 2) stop streaming and dequeues any queued buffers, including those previously
+ *
+ * #) verifies current state,
+ * #) stop streaming and dequeues any queued buffers, including those previously
* passed to the driver (after waiting for the driver to finish).
*
* This call can be used for pausing playback.