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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-02-22 01:58:32 +0100
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-02-22 01:58:32 +0100
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parentMerge tag 'pinctrl-v4.11-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/... (diff)
parent[media] mtk-vcodec: fix build warnings without DEBUG (diff)
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Merge tag 'media/v4.11-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media
Pull media updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab: - new drivers: - i.MX6 Video Data Order Adapter's (VDOA) - Toshiba et8ek8 5MP sensor - STM DELTA multi-format video decoder V4L2 driver - SPI connected IR LED - Mediatek IR remote receiver - ZyDAS ZD1301 DVB USB interface driver - new RC keymaps - some very old LIRC drivers got removed from staging - RC core gained support encoding IR scan codes - DVB si2168 gained support for DVBv5 statistics - lirc_sir driver ported to rc-core and promoted from staging - other bug fixes, board additions and driver improvements * tag 'media/v4.11-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (230 commits) [media] mtk-vcodec: fix build warnings without DEBUG [media] zd1301: fix building interface driver without demodulator [media] usbtv: add sharpness control [media] cxusb: Use a dma capable buffer also for reading [media] ttpci: address stringop overflow warning [media] dvb-usb-v2: avoid use-after-free [media] add Hama Hybrid DVB-T Stick support [media] et8ek8: Fix compiler / Coccinelle warnings [media] media: fix semicolon.cocci warnings [media] media: exynos4-is: add flags to dummy Exynos IS i2c adapter [media] v4l: of: check for unique lanes in data-lanes and clock-lanes [media] coda/imx-vdoa: constify structs [media] st-delta: debug: trace stream/frame information & summary [media] st-delta: add mjpeg support [media] st-delta: EOS (End Of Stream) support [media] st-delta: rpmsg ipc support [media] st-delta: add memory allocator helper functions [media] st-delta: STiH4xx multi-format video decoder v4l2 driver [media] MAINTAINERS: add st-delta driver [media] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: enable STMicroelectronics DELTA Support ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/media')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst13
3 files changed, 25 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst b/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst
index 1a738e5f6056..0c05503eaf1f 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ framework provides a depth-first graph traversal API for that purpose.
currently defined as 16.
Drivers initiate a graph traversal by calling
-:c:func:`media_entity_graph_walk_start()`
+:c:func:`media_graph_walk_start()`
The graph structure, provided by the caller, is initialized to start graph
traversal at the given entity.
Drivers can then retrieve the next entity by calling
-:c:func:`media_entity_graph_walk_next()`
+:c:func:`media_graph_walk_next()`
When the graph traversal is complete the function will return ``NULL``.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Pipelines and media streams
When starting streaming, drivers must notify all entities in the pipeline to
prevent link states from being modified during streaming by calling
-:c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()`.
+:c:func:`media_pipeline_start()`.
The function will mark all entities connected to the given entity through
enabled links, either directly or indirectly, as streaming.
@@ -218,17 +218,17 @@ in higher-level pipeline structures and can then access the
pipeline through the struct :c:type:`media_entity`
pipe field.
-Calls to :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()` can be nested.
+Calls to :c:func:`media_pipeline_start()` can be nested.
The pipeline pointer must be identical for all nested calls to the function.
-:c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()` may return an error. In that case,
+:c:func:`media_pipeline_start()` may return an error. In that case,
it will clean up any of the changes it did by itself.
When stopping the stream, drivers must notify the entities with
-:c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_stop()`.
+:c:func:`media_pipeline_stop()`.
-If multiple calls to :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()` have been
-made the same number of :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_stop()` calls
+If multiple calls to :c:func:`media_pipeline_start()` have been
+made the same number of :c:func:`media_pipeline_stop()` calls
are required to stop streaming.
The :c:type:`media_entity`.\ ``pipe`` field is reset to ``NULL`` on the last
nested stop call.
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ operation must be done with the media_device graph_mutex held.
Link validation
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Link validation is performed by :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()`
+Link validation is performed by :c:func:`media_pipeline_start()`
for any entity which has sink pads in the pipeline. The
:c:type:`media_entity`.\ ``link_validate()`` callback is used for that
purpose. In ``link_validate()`` callback, entity driver should check
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
index 6e983b9880fc..d39e34d1b19d 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
@@ -94,9 +94,17 @@ Generic Error Codes
- Permission denied. Can be returned if the device needs write
permission, or some special capabilities is needed (e. g. root)
+ - .. row 11
+
+ - ``EIO``
+
+ - I/O error. Typically used when there are problems communicating with
+ a hardware device. This could indicate broken or flaky hardware.
+ It's a 'Something is wrong, I give up!' type of error.
+
.. note::
- #. This list is not exaustive; ioctls may return other error codes.
+ #. This list is not exhaustive; ioctls may return other error codes.
Since errors may have side effects such as a driver reset,
applications should abort on unexpected errors, or otherwise
assume that the device is in a bad state.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst
index 6fb944fe21fd..3476ae29708f 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst
@@ -92,15 +92,16 @@ This value may be reset to 0 if the current protocol is altered.
Reading this file returns a list of available protocols to use for the
wakeup filter, something like:
-``rc5 rc6 nec jvc [sony]``
+``rc-5 nec nec-x rc-6-0 rc-6-6a-24 [rc-6-6a-32] rc-6-mce``
-The enabled wakeup protocol is shown in [] brackets.
+Note that protocol variants are listed, so "nec", "sony", "rc-5", "rc-6"
+have their different bit length encodings listed if available.
-Writing "+proto" will add a protocol to the list of enabled wakeup
-protocols.
+Note that all protocol variants are listed.
-Writing "-proto" will remove a protocol from the list of enabled wakeup
-protocols.
+The enabled wakeup protocol is shown in [] brackets.
+
+Only one protocol can be selected at a time.
Writing "proto" will use "proto" for wakeup events.