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authorJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>2010-05-21 21:27:26 +0200
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook/v4l')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml126
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml36
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml31
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml131
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml133
13 files changed, 452 insertions, 68 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
index b9dbdf9e6d29..b42b935913cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
@@ -2332,15 +2332,26 @@ more information.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
- </section>
+ <section>
+ <title>V4L2 in Linux 2.6.34</title>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Added
+<constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE</constant> and
+<constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE</constant> controls to the
+ <link linkend="camera-controls">Camera controls class</link>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </section>
- <section id="other">
- <title>Relation of V4L2 to other Linux multimedia APIs</title>
+ <section id="other">
+ <title>Relation of V4L2 to other Linux multimedia APIs</title>
- <section id="xvideo">
- <title>X Video Extension</title>
+ <section id="xvideo">
+ <title>X Video Extension</title>
- <para>The X Video Extension (abbreviated XVideo or just Xv) is
+ <para>The X Video Extension (abbreviated XVideo or just Xv) is
an extension of the X Window system, implemented for example by the
XFree86 project. Its scope is similar to V4L2, an API to video capture
and output devices for X clients. Xv allows applications to display
@@ -2351,7 +2362,7 @@ capture or output still images in XPixmaps<footnote>
extension available across many operating systems and
architectures.</para>
- <para>Because the driver is embedded into the X server Xv has a
+ <para>Because the driver is embedded into the X server Xv has a
number of advantages over the V4L2 <link linkend="overlay">video
overlay interface</link>. The driver can easily determine the overlay
target, &ie; visible graphics memory or off-screen buffers for a
@@ -2360,16 +2371,16 @@ overlay, scaling or color-keying, or the clipping functions of the
video capture hardware, always in sync with drawing operations or
windows moving or changing their stacking order.</para>
- <para>To combine the advantages of Xv and V4L a special Xv
+ <para>To combine the advantages of Xv and V4L a special Xv
driver exists in XFree86 and XOrg, just programming any overlay capable
Video4Linux device it finds. To enable it
<filename>/etc/X11/XF86Config</filename> must contain these lines:</para>
- <para><screen>
+ <para><screen>
Section "Module"
Load "v4l"
EndSection</screen></para>
- <para>As of XFree86 4.2 this driver still supports only V4L
+ <para>As of XFree86 4.2 this driver still supports only V4L
ioctls, however it should work just fine with all V4L2 devices through
the V4L2 backward-compatibility layer. Since V4L2 permits multiple
opens it is possible (if supported by the V4L2 driver) to capture
@@ -2377,83 +2388,84 @@ video while an X client requested video overlay. Restrictions of
simultaneous capturing and overlay are discussed in <xref
linkend="overlay" /> apply.</para>
- <para>Only marginally related to V4L2, XFree86 extended Xv to
+ <para>Only marginally related to V4L2, XFree86 extended Xv to
support hardware YUV to RGB conversion and scaling for faster video
playback, and added an interface to MPEG-2 decoding hardware. This API
is useful to display images captured with V4L2 devices.</para>
- </section>
+ </section>
- <section>
- <title>Digital Video</title>
+ <section>
+ <title>Digital Video</title>
- <para>V4L2 does not support digital terrestrial, cable or
+ <para>V4L2 does not support digital terrestrial, cable or
satellite broadcast. A separate project aiming at digital receivers
exists. You can find its homepage at <ulink
url="http://linuxtv.org">http://linuxtv.org</ulink>. The Linux DVB API
has no connection to the V4L2 API except that drivers for hybrid
hardware may support both.</para>
- </section>
+ </section>
- <section>
- <title>Audio Interfaces</title>
+ <section>
+ <title>Audio Interfaces</title>
- <para>[to do - OSS/ALSA]</para>
+ <para>[to do - OSS/ALSA]</para>
+ </section>
</section>
- </section>
- <section id="experimental">
- <title>Experimental API Elements</title>
+ <section id="experimental">
+ <title>Experimental API Elements</title>
- <para>The following V4L2 API elements are currently experimental
+ <para>The following V4L2 API elements are currently experimental
and may change in the future.</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Video Output Overlay (OSD) Interface, <xref
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Video Output Overlay (OSD) Interface, <xref
linkend="osd" />.</para>
- </listitem>
+ </listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><constant>V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY</constant>,
+ <para><constant>V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY</constant>,
&v4l2-buf-type;, <xref linkend="v4l2-buf-type" />.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><constant>V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY</constant>,
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><constant>V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT_OVERLAY</constant>,
&VIDIOC-QUERYCAP; ioctl, <xref linkend="device-capabilities" />.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>&VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMESIZES; and
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMESIZES; and
&VIDIOC-ENUM-FRAMEINTERVALS; ioctls.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>&VIDIOC-G-ENC-INDEX; ioctl.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>&VIDIOC-ENCODER-CMD; and &VIDIOC-TRY-ENCODER-CMD;
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&VIDIOC-G-ENC-INDEX; ioctl.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&VIDIOC-ENCODER-CMD; and &VIDIOC-TRY-ENCODER-CMD;
ioctls.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>&VIDIOC-DBG-G-REGISTER; and &VIDIOC-DBG-S-REGISTER;
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&VIDIOC-DBG-G-REGISTER; and &VIDIOC-DBG-S-REGISTER;
ioctls.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>&VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT; ioctl.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </section>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&VIDIOC-DBG-G-CHIP-IDENT; ioctl.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
- <section id="obsolete">
- <title>Obsolete API Elements</title>
+ <section id="obsolete">
+ <title>Obsolete API Elements</title>
- <para>The following V4L2 API elements were superseded by new
+ <para>The following V4L2 API elements were superseded by new
interfaces and should not be implemented in new drivers.</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><constant>VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP</constant> and
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><constant>VIDIOC_G_MPEGCOMP</constant> and
<constant>VIDIOC_S_MPEGCOMP</constant> ioctls. Use Extended Controls,
<xref linkend="extended-controls" />.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </section>
</section>
<!--
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
index f46450610412..8408caaee276 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ minimum value disables backlight compensation.</entry>
<entry>Chroma automatic gain control.</entry>
</row>
<row>
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_CHROMA_GAIN</constant></entry>
+ <entry>integer</entry>
+ <entry>Adjusts the Chroma gain control (for use when chroma AGC
+ is disabled).</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_CID_COLOR_KILLER</constant></entry>
<entry>boolean</entry>
<entry>Enable the color killer (&ie; force a black &amp; white image in case of a weak video signal).</entry>
@@ -277,8 +283,15 @@ minimum value disables backlight compensation.</entry>
<entry>Selects a color effect. Possible values for
<constant>enum v4l2_colorfx</constant> are:
<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_NONE</constant> (0),
-<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_BW</constant> (1) and
-<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_SEPIA</constant> (2).</entry>
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_BW</constant> (1),
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_SEPIA</constant> (2),
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_NEGATIVE</constant> (3),
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_EMBOSS</constant> (4),
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_SKETCH</constant> (5),
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_SKY_BLUE</constant> (6),
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_GRASS_GREEN</constant> (7),
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_SKIN_WHITEN</constant> (8) and
+<constant>V4L2_COLORFX_VIVID</constant> (9).</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_CID_ROTATE</constant></entry>
@@ -1825,6 +1838,25 @@ wide-angle direction. The zoom speed unit is driver-specific.</entry>
<row><entry></entry></row>
<row>
+ <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
+ <entry>integer</entry>
+ </row><row><entry spanname="descr">This control sets the
+camera's aperture to the specified value. The unit is undefined.
+Larger values open the iris wider, smaller values close it.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row><entry></entry></row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
+ <entry>integer</entry>
+ </row><row><entry spanname="descr">This control modifies the
+camera's aperture by the specified amount. The unit is undefined.
+Positive values open the iris one step further, negative values close
+it one step further. This is a write-only control.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row><entry></entry></row>
+
+ <row>
<entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_PRIVACY</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
<entry>boolean</entry>
</row><row><entry spanname="descr">Prevent video from being acquired
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be5a98fb4fab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+ <title>Event Interface</title>
+
+ <para>The V4L2 event interface provides means for user to get
+ immediately notified on certain conditions taking place on a device.
+ This might include start of frame or loss of signal events, for
+ example.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>To receive events, the events the user is interested in first must
+ be subscribed using the &VIDIOC-SUBSCRIBE-EVENT; ioctl. Once an event is
+ subscribed, the events of subscribed types are dequeueable using the
+ &VIDIOC-DQEVENT; ioctl. Events may be unsubscribed using
+ VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT ioctl. The special event type V4L2_EVENT_ALL may
+ be used to unsubscribe all the events the driver supports.</para>
+
+ <para>The event subscriptions and event queues are specific to file
+ handles. Subscribing an event on one file handle does not affect
+ other file handles.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>The information on dequeueable events is obtained by using select or
+ poll system calls on video devices. The V4L2 events use POLLPRI events on
+ poll system call and exceptions on select system call. </para>
+
+ <!--
+Local Variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml"
+indent-tabs-mode: nil
+End:
+ -->
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml
index e870330cbf77..d424886beda0 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/io.xml
@@ -702,6 +702,16 @@ They can be both cleared however, then the buffer is in "dequeued"
state, in the application domain to say so.</entry>
</row>
<row>
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_ERROR</constant></entry>
+ <entry>0x0040</entry>
+ <entry>When this flag is set, the buffer has been dequeued
+ successfully, although the data might have been corrupted.
+ This is recoverable, streaming may continue as normal and
+ the buffer may be reused normally.
+ Drivers set this flag when the <constant>VIDIOC_DQBUF</constant>
+ ioctl is called.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_KEYFRAME</constant></entry>
<entry>0x0008</entry>
<entry>Drivers set or clear this flag when calling the
@@ -918,8 +928,8 @@ order</emphasis>.</para>
<para>When the driver provides or accepts images field by field
rather than interleaved, it is also important applications understand
-how the fields combine to frames. We distinguish between top and
-bottom fields, the <emphasis>spatial order</emphasis>: The first line
+how the fields combine to frames. We distinguish between top (aka odd) and
+bottom (aka even) fields, the <emphasis>spatial order</emphasis>: The first line
of the top field is the first line of an interlaced frame, the first
line of the bottom field is the second line of that frame.</para>
@@ -972,12 +982,12 @@ between <constant>V4L2_FIELD_TOP</constant> and
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_FIELD_TOP</constant></entry>
<entry>2</entry>
- <entry>Images consist of the top field only.</entry>
+ <entry>Images consist of the top (aka odd) field only.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_FIELD_BOTTOM</constant></entry>
<entry>3</entry>
- <entry>Images consist of the bottom field only.
+ <entry>Images consist of the bottom (aka even) field only.
Applications may wish to prevent a device from capturing interlaced
images because they will have "comb" or "feathering" artefacts around
moving objects.</entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml
index 885968d6a2fc..c4ad0a8e42dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/pixfmt.xml
@@ -792,6 +792,18 @@ http://www.thedirks.org/winnov/</ulink></para></entry>
<entry>'YYUV'</entry>
<entry>unknown</entry>
</row>
+ <row id="V4L2-PIX-FMT-Y4">
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y4</constant></entry>
+ <entry>'Y04 '</entry>
+ <entry>Old 4-bit greyscale format. Only the least significant 4 bits of each byte are used,
+the other bits are set to 0.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row id="V4L2-PIX-FMT-Y6">
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y6</constant></entry>
+ <entry>'Y06 '</entry>
+ <entry>Old 6-bit greyscale format. Only the least significant 6 bits of each byte are used,
+the other bits are set to 0.</entry>
+ </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
index 060105af49e5..9737243377a3 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark>
<section id="ttx"> &sub-dev-teletext; </section>
<section id="radio"> &sub-dev-radio; </section>
<section id="rds"> &sub-dev-rds; </section>
+ <section id="event"> &sub-dev-event; </section>
</chapter>
<chapter id="driver">
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark>
&sub-cropcap;
&sub-dbg-g-chip-ident;
&sub-dbg-g-register;
+ &sub-dqevent;
&sub-encoder-cmd;
&sub-enumaudio;
&sub-enumaudioout;
@@ -467,6 +469,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark>
&sub-reqbufs;
&sub-s-hw-freq-seek;
&sub-streamon;
+ &sub-subscribe-event;
<!-- End of ioctls. -->
&sub-mmap;
&sub-munmap;
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
index 068325940658..865b06d9e679 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml
@@ -1018,6 +1018,13 @@ enum <link linkend="v4l2-colorfx">v4l2_colorfx</link> {
V4L2_COLORFX_NONE = 0,
V4L2_COLORFX_BW = 1,
V4L2_COLORFX_SEPIA = 2,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_NEGATIVE = 3,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_EMBOSS = 4,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_SKETCH = 5,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_SKY_BLUE = 6,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_GRASS_GREEN = 7,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_SKIN_WHITEN = 8,
+ V4L2_COLORFX_VIVID = 9.
};
#define V4L2_CID_AUTOBRIGHTNESS (V4L2_CID_BASE+32)
#define V4L2_CID_BAND_STOP_FILTER (V4L2_CID_BASE+33)
@@ -1271,6 +1278,9 @@ enum <link linkend="v4l2-exposure-auto-type">v4l2_exposure_auto_type</link> {
#define V4L2_CID_PRIVACY (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+16)
+#define V4L2_CID_IRIS_ABSOLUTE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+17)
+#define V4L2_CID_IRIS_RELATIVE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+18)
+
/* FM Modulator class control IDs */
#define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS_BASE (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 0x900)
#define V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS (V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX | 1)
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e0a7cc30812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<refentry id="vidioc-dqevent">
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_DQEVENT</refentrytitle>
+ &manvol;
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Dequeue event</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>struct v4l2_event
+*<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&fd;</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>request</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>Dequeue an event from a video device. No input is required
+ for this ioctl. All the fields of the &v4l2-event; structure are
+ filled by the driver. The file handle will also receive exceptions
+ which the application may get by e.g. using the select system
+ call.</para>
+
+ <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-event">
+ <title>struct <structname>v4l2_event</structname></title>
+ <tgroup cols="4">
+ &cs-str;
+ <tbody valign="top">
+ <row>
+ <entry>__u32</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry>Type of the event.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>union</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>u</structfield></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry>&v4l2-event-vsync;</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>vsync</structfield></entry>
+ <entry>Event data for event V4L2_EVENT_VSYNC.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry>__u8</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>data</structfield>[64]</entry>
+ <entry>Event data. Defined by the event type. The union
+ should be used to define easily accessible type for
+ events.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>__u32</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>pending</structfield></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry>Number of pending events excluding this one.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>__u32</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>sequence</structfield></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry>Event sequence number. The sequence number is
+ incremented for every subscribed event that takes place.
+ If sequence numbers are not contiguous it means that
+ events have been lost.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>struct timespec</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>timestamp</structfield></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry>Event timestamp.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>__u32</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[9]</entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ <entry>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+ the array to zero.</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
+<!--
+Local Variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml"
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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml
index 71b868e2fb8f..476fe1d2bba0 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-enuminput.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ input/output interface to linux-media@vger.kernel.org on 19 Oct 2009.
<entry>This input supports setting DV presets by using VIDIOC_S_DV_PRESET.</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry><constant>V4L2_OUT_CAP_CUSTOM_TIMINGS</constant></entry>
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_IN_CAP_CUSTOM_TIMINGS</constant></entry>
<entry>0x00000002</entry>
<entry>This input supports setting custom video timings by using VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS.</entry>
</row>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml
index b843bd7b3897..ab691ebf3b93 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-qbuf.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ from the driver's outgoing queue. They just set the
and <structfield>reserved</structfield>
fields of a &v4l2-buffer; as above, when <constant>VIDIOC_DQBUF</constant>
is called with a pointer to this structure the driver fills the
-remaining fields or returns an error code.</para>
+remaining fields or returns an error code. The driver may also set
+<constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_ERROR</constant> in the <structfield>flags</structfield>
+field. It indicates a non-critical (recoverable) streaming error. In such case
+the application may continue as normal, but should be aware that data in the
+dequeued buffer might be corrupted.</para>
<para>By default <constant>VIDIOC_DQBUF</constant> blocks when no
buffer is in the outgoing queue. When the
@@ -158,7 +162,13 @@ enqueue a user pointer buffer.</para>
<para><constant>VIDIOC_DQBUF</constant> failed due to an
internal error. Can also indicate temporary problems like signal
loss. Note the driver might dequeue an (empty) buffer despite
-returning an error, or even stop capturing.</para>
+returning an error, or even stop capturing. Reusing such buffer may be unsafe
+though and its details (e.g. <structfield>index</structfield>) may not be
+returned either. It is recommended that drivers indicate recoverable errors
+by setting the <constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_ERROR</constant> and returning 0 instead.
+In that case the application should be able to safely reuse the buffer and
+continue streaming.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
index 4876ff1a1a04..8e0e055ac934 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ should be part of the control documentation.</entry>
<entry>n/a</entry>
<entry>This is not a control. When
<constant>VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL</constant> is called with a control ID
-equal to a control class code (see <xref linkend="ctrl-class" />), the
+equal to a control class code (see <xref linkend="ctrl-class" />) + 1, the
ioctl returns the name of the control class and this control type.
Older drivers which do not support this feature return an
&EINVAL;.</entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml
index 1c0816372074..69800ae23348 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fields of the <structname>v4l2_requestbuffers</structname> structure.
They set the <structfield>type</structfield> field to the respective
stream or buffer type, the <structfield>count</structfield> field to
the desired number of buffers, <structfield>memory</structfield>
-must be set to the requested I/O method and the reserved array
+must be set to the requested I/O method and the <structfield>reserved</structfield> array
must be zeroed. When the ioctl
is called with a pointer to this structure the driver will attempt to allocate
the requested number of buffers and it stores the actual number
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b501791aa68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+<refentry id="vidioc-subscribe-event">
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</refentrytitle>
+ &manvol;
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Subscribe or unsubscribe event</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>struct v4l2_event_subscription
+*<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Arguments</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>&fd;</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>request</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>Subscribe or unsubscribe V4L2 event. Subscribed events are
+ dequeued by using the &VIDIOC-DQEVENT; ioctl.</para>
+
+ <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-event-subscription">
+ <title>struct <structname>v4l2_event_subscription</structname></title>
+ <tgroup cols="3">
+ &cs-str;
+ <tbody valign="top">
+ <row>
+ <entry>__u32</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry>
+ <entry>Type of the event.</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry>__u32</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[7]</entry>
+ <entry>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications
+ must set the array to zero.</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="event-type">
+ <title>Event Types</title>
+ <tgroup cols="3">
+ &cs-def;
+ <tbody valign="top">
+ <row>
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_ALL</constant></entry>
+ <entry>0</entry>
+ <entry>All events. V4L2_EVENT_ALL is valid only for
+ VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT for unsubscribing all events at once.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_VSYNC</constant></entry>
+ <entry>1</entry>
+ <entry>This event is triggered on the vertical sync.
+ This event has &v4l2-event-vsync; associated with it.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_EOS</constant></entry>
+ <entry>2</entry>
+ <entry>This event is triggered when the end of a stream is reached.
+ This is typically used with MPEG decoders to report to the application
+ when the last of the MPEG stream has been decoded.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START</constant></entry>
+ <entry>0x08000000</entry>
+ <entry>Base event number for driver-private events.</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-event-vsync">
+ <title>struct <structname>v4l2_event_vsync</structname></title>
+ <tgroup cols="3">
+ &cs-str;
+ <tbody valign="top">
+ <row>
+ <entry>__u8</entry>
+ <entry><structfield>field</structfield></entry>
+ <entry>The upcoming field. See &v4l2-field;.</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
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