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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: + --> |