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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/func-open.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/func-open.rst index f3890d284918..ba23ff1e45dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/func-open.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/func-open.rst @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later +.. c:namespace:: V4L .. _func-open: @@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ Name v4l2-open - Open a V4L2 device - Synopsis ======== @@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ Synopsis #include <fcntl.h> - .. c:function:: int open( const char *device_name, int flags ) - :name: v4l2-open Arguments ========= @@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ Arguments technicality, input devices still support only reading and output devices only writing. - When the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag is given, the :ref:`read() <func-read>` + When the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag is given, the :c:func:`read()` function and the :ref:`VIDIOC_DQBUF <VIDIOC_QBUF>` ioctl will return the ``EAGAIN`` error code when no data is available or no buffer is in the driver outgoing queue, otherwise these functions @@ -43,22 +41,20 @@ Arguments Other flags have no effect. - Description =========== -To open a V4L2 device applications call :ref:`open() <func-open>` with the +To open a V4L2 device applications call :c:func:`open()` with the desired device name. This function has no side effects; all data format parameters, current input or output, control values or other properties -remain unchanged. At the first :ref:`open() <func-open>` call after loading the +remain unchanged. At the first :c:func:`open()` call after loading the driver they will be reset to default values, drivers are never in an undefined state. - Return Value ============ -On success :ref:`open() <func-open>` returns the new file descriptor. On error +On success :c:func:`open()` returns the new file descriptor. On error -1 is returned, and the ``errno`` variable is set appropriately. Possible error codes are: |