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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>2017-12-21 16:42:26 +0100
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media: dvb uAPI docs: document mmap-related ioctls
5 new ioctls were added to the DVB demux API, in order to handle memory maped I/O. Add documentation for them. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-expbuf.rst90
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-qbuf.rst85
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-querybuf.rst65
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-reqbufs.rst76
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx_fcalls.rst4
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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-expbuf.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-expbuf.rst
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+.. _DMX_EXPBUF:
+
+****************
+ioctl DMX_EXPBUF
+****************
+
+Name
+====
+
+DMX_EXPBUF - Export a buffer as a DMABUF file descriptor.
+
+.. warning:: this API is still experimental
+
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_EXPBUF, struct dmx_exportbuffer *argp )
+ :name: DMX_EXPBUF
+
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
+
+``argp``
+ Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`.
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+This ioctl is an extension to the memory mapping I/O method.
+It can be used to export a buffer as a DMABUF file at any time after
+buffers have been allocated with the :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` ioctl.
+
+The ``reserved`` array must be zeroed before calling it.
+
+To export a buffer, applications fill struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`.
+Applications must set the ``index`` field. Valid index numbers
+range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS`
+(struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus one.
+Additional flags may be posted in the ``flags`` field. Refer to a manual
+for open() for details. Currently only O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY,
+and O_RDWR are supported.
+All other fields must be set to zero. In the
+case of multi-planar API, every plane is exported separately using
+multiple :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` calls.
+
+After calling :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` the ``fd`` field will be set by a
+driver, on success. This is a DMABUF file descriptor. The application may
+pass it to other DMABUF-aware devices. It is recommended to close a DMABUF
+file when it is no longer used to allow the associated memory to be reclaimed.
+
+
+Examples
+========
+
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ int buffer_export(int v4lfd, enum dmx_buf_type bt, int index, int *dmafd)
+ {
+ struct dmx_exportbuffer expbuf;
+
+ memset(&expbuf, 0, sizeof(expbuf));
+ expbuf.type = bt;
+ expbuf.index = index;
+ if (ioctl(v4lfd, DMX_EXPBUF, &expbuf) == -1) {
+ perror("DMX_EXPBUF");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ *dmafd = expbuf.fd;
+
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+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
+ A queue is not in MMAP mode or DMABUF exporting is not supported or
+ ``flags`` or ``index`` fields are invalid.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-qbuf.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-qbuf.rst
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+.. _DMX_QBUF:
+
+*************************
+ioctl DMX_QBUF, DMX_DQBUF
+*************************
+
+Name
+====
+
+DMX_QBUF - DMX_DQBUF - Exchange a buffer with the driver
+
+.. warning:: this API is still experimental
+
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_QBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp )
+ :name: DMX_QBUF
+
+.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_DQBUF, struct dmx_buffer *argp )
+ :name: DMX_DQBUF
+
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
+
+``argp``
+ Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer`.
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+Applications call the ``DMX_QBUF`` ioctl to enqueue an empty
+(capturing) or filled (output) buffer in the driver's incoming queue.
+The semantics depend on the selected I/O method.
+
+To enqueue a buffer applications set the ``index`` field. Valid index
+numbers range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with
+:ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` (struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus
+one. The contents of the struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` returned
+by a :ref:`DMX_QUERYBUF` ioctl will do as well.
+
+The and ``reserved`` field must be set to 0.
+
+When ``DMX_QBUF`` is called with a pointer to this structure, it locks the
+memory pages of the buffer in physical memory, so they cannot be swapped
+out to disk. Buffers remain locked until dequeued, until the
+the device is closed.
+
+Applications call the ``DMX_DQBUF`` ioctl to dequeue a filled
+(capturing) buffer from the driver's outgoing queue. They just set the ``reserved`` field array to zero. When ``DMX_DQBUF`` is called with a
+pointer to this structure, the driver fills the remaining fields or
+returns an error code.
+
+By default ``DMX_DQBUF`` blocks when no buffer is in the outgoing
+queue. When the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was given to the
+:ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>` function, ``DMX_DQBUF`` returns
+immediately with an ``EAGAIN`` error code when no buffer is available.
+
+The struct :c:type:`dmx_buffer` structure is specified in
+:ref:`buffer`.
+
+
+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.
+
+EAGAIN
+ Non-blocking I/O has been selected using ``O_NONBLOCK`` and no
+ buffer was in the outgoing queue.
+
+EINVAL
+ The ``index`` is out of bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet.
+
+EIO
+ ``DMX_DQBUF`` failed due to an internal error. Can also indicate
+ temporary problems like signal loss or CRC errors.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-querybuf.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-querybuf.rst
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+.. _DMX_QUERYBUF:
+
+******************
+ioctl DMX_QUERYBUF
+******************
+
+Name
+====
+
+DMX_QUERYBUF - Query the status of a buffer
+
+.. warning:: this API is still experimental
+
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_QUERYBUF, struct dvb_buffer *argp )
+ :name: DMX_QUERYBUF
+
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
+
+``argp``
+ Pointer to struct :c:type:`dvb_buffer`.
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+This ioctl is part of the mmap streaming I/O method. It can
+be used to query the status of a buffer at any time after buffers have
+been allocated with the :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` ioctl.
+
+The ``reserved`` array must be zeroed before calling it.
+
+Applications set the ``index`` field. Valid index numbers range from zero
+to the number of buffers allocated with :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS`
+(struct :c:type:`dvb_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus one.
+
+After calling :ref:`DMX_QUERYBUF` with a pointer to this structure,
+drivers return an error code or fill the rest of the structure.
+
+On success, the ``offset`` will contain the offset of the buffer from the
+start of the device memory, the ``length`` field its size, and the
+``bytesused`` the number of bytes occupied by data in the buffer (payload).
+
+Return Value
+============
+
+On success 0 is returned, the ``offset`` will contain the offset of the
+buffer from the start of the device memory, the ``length`` field its size,
+and the ``bytesused`` the number of bytes occupied by data in the buffer
+(payload).
+
+On error it returns -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 ``index`` is out of bounds.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-reqbufs.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-reqbufs.rst
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index 000000000000..0749623d9d83
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+.. _DMX_REQBUFS:
+
+*****************
+ioctl DMX_REQBUFS
+*****************
+
+Name
+====
+
+DMX_REQBUFS - Initiate Memory Mapping and/or DMA buffer I/O
+
+.. warning:: this API is still experimental
+
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_REQBUFS, struct dmx_requestbuffers *argp )
+ :name: DMX_REQBUFS
+
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
+
+``argp``
+ Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers`.
+
+Description
+===========
+
+This ioctl is used to initiate a memory mapped or DMABUF based demux I/O.
+
+Memory mapped buffers are located in device memory and must be allocated
+with this ioctl before they can be mapped into the application's address
+space. User buffers are allocated by applications themselves, and this
+ioctl is merely used to switch the driver into user pointer I/O mode and
+to setup some internal structures. Similarly, DMABUF buffers are
+allocated by applications through a device driver, and this ioctl only
+configures the driver into DMABUF I/O mode without performing any direct
+allocation.
+
+The ``reserved`` array must be zeroed before calling it.
+
+To allocate device buffers applications initialize all fields of the
+struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` structure. They set the ``count`` field
+to the desired number of buffers, and ``size`` to the size of each
+buffer.
+
+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 allocated in the ``count`` field. The ``count`` can be smaller than the number requested, even zero, when the driver runs out of free memory. A larger
+number is also possible when the driver requires more buffers to
+function correctly. The actual allocated buffer size can is returned
+at ``size``, and can be smaller than what's requested.
+
+When this I/O method is not supported, the ioctl returns an ``EOPNOTSUPP``
+error code.
+
+Applications can call :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` again to change the number of
+buffers, however this cannot succeed when any buffers are still mapped.
+A ``count`` value of zero frees all buffers, after aborting or finishing
+any DMA in progress.
+
+
+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.
+
+EOPNOTSUPP
+ The the requested I/O method is not supported.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx_fcalls.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx_fcalls.rst
index db19df6dbf70..4c391cf2554f 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx_fcalls.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx_fcalls.rst
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ Demux Function Calls
dmx-get-pes-pids
dmx-add-pid
dmx-remove-pid
+ dmx-reqbufs
+ dmx-querybuf
+ dmx-expbuf
+ dmx-qbuf