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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>2016-07-10 14:48:58 +0200
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>2016-07-10 14:50:07 +0200
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[media] doc-rst: improve DTV_BANDWIDTH_HZ notes
There are several notes for this DTV property. Some are outdated, so take some care of it, making it updated. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe_property_parameters.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe_property_parameters.rst
index 1b0b1171602d..f776d62523da 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe_property_parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/fe_property_parameters.rst
@@ -219,23 +219,29 @@ Bandwidth for the channel, in HZ.
Possible values: ``1712000``, ``5000000``, ``6000000``, ``7000000``,
``8000000``, ``10000000``.
-Notes:
+.. note::
+
+ #. DVB-T supports 6, 7 and 8MHz.
+
+ #. DVB-T2 supports 1.172, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10MHz.
-1) For ISDB-T it should be always 6000000Hz (6MHz)
+ #. ISDB-T supports 5MHz, 6MHz, 7MHz and 8MHz, although most
+ places use 6MHz.
-2) For ISDB-Tsb it can vary depending on the number of connected
-segments
+ #. On DVB-C and DVB-S/S2, the bandwidth depends on the symbol rate.
+ So, the Kernel will silently ignore setting :ref:`DTV-BANDWIDTH-HZ`.
-3) Bandwidth doesn't apply for DVB-C transmissions, as the bandwidth for
-DVB-C depends on the symbol rate
+ #. For DVB-C and DVB-S/S2, the Kernel will return an estimation of the
+ bandwidth, calculated from :ref:`DTV-SYMBOL-RATE` and from
+ the rolloff, with is fixed for DVB-C and DVB-S.
-4) Bandwidth in ISDB-T is fixed (6MHz) or can be easily derived from
-other parameters (DTV_ISDBT_SB_SEGMENT_IDX,
-DTV_ISDBT_SB_SEGMENT_COUNT).
+ #. For DVB-S2, the bandwidth estimation will use :ref:`DTV-ROLLOFF`.
-5) DVB-T supports 6, 7 and 8MHz.
+ #. For ISDB-Tsb, it can vary depending on the number of connected
+ segments.
-6) In addition, DVB-T2 supports 1.172, 5 and 10MHz.
+ #. Bandwidth in ISDB-Tsb can be easily derived from other parameters
+ (DTV_ISDBT_SB_SEGMENT_IDX, DTV_ISDBT_SB_SEGMENT_COUNT).
.. _DTV-INVERSION: