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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook')
6 files changed, 42 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml index ffee1fbbc001..c7a4ca517859 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml @@ -163,14 +163,16 @@ get/set up to 64 properties. The actual meaning of each property is described on <section id="DTV-FREQUENCY"> <title><constant>DTV_FREQUENCY</constant></title> - <para>Central frequency of the channel, in HZ.</para> + <para>Central frequency of the channel.</para> <para>Notes:</para> - <para>1)For ISDB-T, the channels are usually transmitted with an offset of 143kHz. + <para>1)For satellital delivery systems, it is measured in kHz. + For the other ones, it is measured in Hz.</para> + <para>2)For ISDB-T, the channels are usually transmitted with an offset of 143kHz. E.g. a valid frequncy could be 474143 kHz. The stepping is bound to the bandwidth of the channel which is 6MHz.</para> - <para>2)As in ISDB-Tsb the channel consists of only one or three segments the + <para>3)As in ISDB-Tsb the channel consists of only one or three segments the frequency step is 429kHz, 3*429 respectively. As for ISDB-T the central frequency of the channel is expected.</para> </section> @@ -735,14 +737,10 @@ typedef enum fe_hierarchy { <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-TUNE"><constant>DTV_TUNE</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-CLEAR"><constant>DTV_CLEAR</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-FREQUENCY"><constant>DTV_FREQUENCY</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-MODULATION"><constant>DTV_MODULATION</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-BANDWIDTH-HZ"><constant>DTV_BANDWIDTH_HZ</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-INVERSION"><constant>DTV_INVERSION</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-CODE-RATE-HP"><constant>DTV_CODE_RATE_HP</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-CODE-RATE-LP"><constant>DTV_CODE_RATE_LP</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-GUARD-INTERVAL"><constant>DTV_GUARD_INTERVAL</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-TRANSMISSION-MODE"><constant>DTV_TRANSMISSION_MODE</constant></link></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-HIERARCHY"><constant>DTV_HIERARCHY</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-ISDBT-LAYER-ENABLED"><constant>DTV_ISDBT_LAYER_ENABLED</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-ISDBT-PARTIAL-RECEPTION"><constant>DTV_ISDBT_PARTIAL_RECEPTION</constant></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-ISDBT-SOUND-BROADCASTING"><constant>DTV_ISDBT_SOUND_BROADCASTING</constant></link></para></listitem> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml index 6f1f9a629dc3..b17a7aac6997 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-ext-ctrls.xml @@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ applications must set the array to zero.</entry> <entry>__u32</entry> <entry><structfield>ctrl_class</structfield></entry> <entry>The control class to which all controls belong, see -<xref linkend="ctrl-class" />.</entry> +<xref linkend="ctrl-class" />. Drivers that use a kernel framework for handling +controls will also accept a value of 0 here, meaning that the controls can +belong to any control class. Whether drivers support this can be tested by setting +<structfield>ctrl_class</structfield> to 0 and calling <constant>VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS</constant> +with a <structfield>count</structfield> of 0. If that succeeds, then the driver +supports this feature.</entry> </row> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> @@ -194,10 +199,13 @@ also be zero.</entry> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> <entry><structfield>error_idx</structfield></entry> - <entry>Set by the driver in case of an error. It is the -index of the control causing the error or equal to 'count' when the -error is not associated with a particular control. Undefined when the -ioctl returns 0 (success).</entry> + <entry>Set by the driver in case of an error. If it is equal +to <structfield>count</structfield>, then no actual changes were made to +controls. In other words, the error was not associated with setting a particular +control. If it is another value, then only the controls up to <structfield>error_idx-1</structfield> +were modified and control <structfield>error_idx</structfield> is the one that +caused the error. The <structfield>error_idx</structfield> value is undefined +if the ioctl returned 0 (success).</entry> </row> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml index 93817f337033..7c63815e7afd 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-fbuf.xml @@ -364,15 +364,20 @@ capability and it is cleared otherwise.</entry> <row> <entry><constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant></entry> <entry>0x0002</entry> - <entry>The frame buffer is an overlay surface the same -size as the capture. [?]</entry> - </row> - <row> - <entry spanname="hspan">The purpose of -<constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant> was never quite clear. -Most drivers seem to ignore this flag. For compatibility with the -<wordasword>bttv</wordasword> driver applications should set the -<constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_OVERLAY</constant> flag.</entry> + <entry>If this flag is set for a video capture device, then the +driver will set the initial overlay size to cover the full framebuffer size, +otherwise the existing overlay size (as set by &VIDIOC-S-FMT;) will be used. + +Only one video capture driver (bttv) supports this flag. The use of this flag +for capture devices is deprecated. There is no way to detect which drivers +support this flag, so the only reliable method of setting the overlay size is +through &VIDIOC-S-FMT;. + +If this flag is set for a video output device, then the video output overlay +window is relative to the top-left corner of the framebuffer and restricted +to the size of the framebuffer. If it is cleared, then the video output +overlay window is relative to the video output display. + </entry> </row> <row> <entry><constant>V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_CHROMAKEY</constant></entry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml index 16431813bebd..66e9a5257861 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-frequency.xml @@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ the &v4l2-output; <structfield>modulator</structfield> field and the <entry>&v4l2-tuner-type;</entry> <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry> <entry>The tuner type. This is the same value as in the -&v4l2-tuner; <structfield>type</structfield> field. The field is not -applicable to modulators, &ie; ignored by drivers.</entry> +&v4l2-tuner; <structfield>type</structfield> field. The type must be set +to <constant>V4L2_TUNER_RADIO</constant> for <filename>/dev/radioX</filename> +device nodes, and to <constant>V4L2_TUNER_ANALOG_TV</constant> +for all others. The field is not applicable to modulators, &ie; ignored +by drivers.</entry> </row> <row> <entry>__u32</entry> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml index 08ae82f131f2..1d43065090dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-input.xml @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ desired input in an integer and call the <constant>VIDIOC_S_INPUT</constant> ioctl with a pointer to this integer. Side effects are possible. For example inputs may support different video standards, so the driver may implicitly switch the -current standard. It is good practice to select an input before -querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para> +current standard. Because of these possible side effects applications +must select an input before querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para> <para>Information about video inputs is available using the &VIDIOC-ENUMINPUT; ioctl.</para> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml index fd45f1c13ccf..4533068ecb8a 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-g-output.xml @@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ desired output in an integer and call the <constant>VIDIOC_S_OUTPUT</constant> ioctl with a pointer to this integer. Side effects are possible. For example outputs may support different video standards, so the driver may implicitly switch the current -standard. It is good practice to select an output before querying or -negotiating any other parameters.</para> +standard. +standard. Because of these possible side effects applications +must select an output before querying or negotiating any other parameters.</para> <para>Information about video outputs is available using the &VIDIOC-ENUMOUTPUT; ioctl.</para> |