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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-ioc-setup-link.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-ioc-setup-link.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7da3d0028285 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-ioc-setup-link.rst @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +.. 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/userspace-api/media/fdl-appendix.rst. +.. +.. TODO: replace it to GFDL-1.1-or-later WITH no-invariant-sections + +.. _media_ioc_setup_link: + +************************** +ioctl MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK +************************** + +Name +==== + +MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK - Modify the properties of a link + + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK, struct media_link_desc *argp ) + :name: MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK + + +Arguments +========= + +``fd`` + File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <media-func-open>`. + +``argp`` + Pointer to struct :c:type:`media_link_desc`. + + +Description +=========== + +To change link properties applications fill a struct +:c:type:`media_link_desc` with link identification +information (source and sink pad) and the new requested link flags. They +then call the MEDIA_IOC_SETUP_LINK ioctl with a pointer to that +structure. + +The only configurable property is the ``ENABLED`` link flag to +enable/disable a link. Links marked with the ``IMMUTABLE`` link flag can +not be enabled or disabled. + +Link configuration has no side effect on other links. If an enabled link +at the sink pad prevents the link from being enabled, the driver returns +with an ``EBUSY`` error code. + +Only links marked with the ``DYNAMIC`` link flag can be enabled/disabled +while streaming media data. Attempting to enable or disable a streaming +non-dynamic link will return an ``EBUSY`` error code. + +If the specified link can't be found the driver returns with an ``EINVAL`` +error code. + + +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. + +EINVAL + The struct :c:type:`media_link_desc` references a + non-existing link, or the link is immutable and an attempt to modify + its configuration was made. |