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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx88 | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134 | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.usbvision | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/README.davinci-vpbe | 93 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt | 69 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt | 59 |
10 files changed, 204 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/API.html b/Documentation/video4linux/API.html index d72fd2aa9158..256f8efa992c 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/API.html +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/API.html @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ <table border="0"> <tr> <td> - <a href="http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/video4linux/API/V4L1_API.html">V4L original API</a> + <a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/legacy/video4linux/API/V4L1_API.html">V4L original API</a> </td> <td> Obsoleted by V4L2 API diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 index 87c46347bd63..8910449d23a8 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx23885 @@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ 26 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1290 [0070:8551] 27 -> Mygica X8558 PRO DMB-TH [14f1:8578] 28 -> LEADTEK WinFast PxTV1200 [107d:6f22] + 29 -> GoTView X5 3D Hybrid [5654:2390] + 30 -> NetUP Dual DVB-T/C-CI RF [1b55:e2e4] diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx88 b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx88 index 42517d9121de..d9c0f119196d 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx88 +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.cx88 @@ -84,3 +84,4 @@ 83 -> Prof 7301 DVB-S/S2 [b034:3034] 84 -> Samsung SMT 7020 DVB-S [18ac:dc00,18ac:dccd] 85 -> Twinhan VP-1027 DVB-S [1822:0023] + 86 -> TeVii S464 DVB-S/S2 [d464:9022] diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx index 9aae449440dc..4a7b3df6d8bd 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx @@ -74,3 +74,5 @@ 74 -> Actionmaster/LinXcel/Digitus VC211A (em2800) 75 -> Dikom DK300 (em2882) 76 -> KWorld PlusTV 340U or UB435-Q (ATSC) (em2870) [1b80:a340] + 77 -> EM2874 Leadership ISDBT (em2874) + 78 -> PCTV nanoStick T2 290e (em28174) diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134 b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134 index 6b4c72d8862d..7efae9bd73ed 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134 +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134 @@ -182,3 +182,7 @@ 181 -> TechoTrend TT-budget T-3000 [13c2:2804] 182 -> Kworld PCI SBTVD/ISDB-T Full-Seg Hybrid [17de:b136] 183 -> Compro VideoMate Vista M1F [185b:c900] +184 -> Encore ENLTV-FM 3 [1a7f:2108] +185 -> MagicPro ProHDTV Pro2 DMB-TH/Hybrid [17de:d136] +186 -> Beholder BeholdTV 501 [5ace:5010] +187 -> Beholder BeholdTV 503 FM [5ace:5030] diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner index e67c1db96854..6323b7a20719 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner @@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ tuner=77 - TCL tuner MF02GIP-5N-E tuner=78 - Philips FMD1216MEX MK3 Hybrid Tuner tuner=79 - Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216 MK5) tuner=80 - Philips FQ1216LME MK3 PAL/SECAM w/active loopthrough +tuner=81 - Xceive 4000 tuner tuner=81 - Partsnic (Daewoo) PTI-5NF05 tuner=82 - Philips CU1216L tuner=83 - NXP TDA18271 tuner=84 - Sony BTF-Pxn01Z tuner=85 - Philips FQ1236 MK5 +tuner=86 - Tena TNF5337 MFD diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.usbvision b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.usbvision index 0b72d3fee17e..6fd1af365142 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.usbvision +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.usbvision @@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ 62 -> Pinnacle PCTV Bungee USB (PAL) FM [2304:0419] 63 -> Hauppauge WinTv-USB [2400:4200] 64 -> Pinnacle Studio PCTV USB (NTSC) FM V3 [2304:0113] + 65 -> Nogatech USB MicroCam NTSC (NV3000N) [0573:3000] + 66 -> Nogatech USB MicroCam PAL (NV3001P) [0573:3001] diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/README.davinci-vpbe b/Documentation/video4linux/README.davinci-vpbe new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7a460b0685bb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/README.davinci-vpbe @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ + + VPBE V4L2 driver design + ====================================================================== + + File partitioning + ----------------- + V4L2 display device driver + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_display.c + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_display.h + + VPBE display controller + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe.c + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe.h + + VPBE venc sub device driver + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_venc.c + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_venc.h + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_venc_regs.h + + VPBE osd driver + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_osd.c + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_osd.h + drivers/media/video/davinci/vpbe_osd_regs.h + + Functional partitioning + ----------------------- + + Consists of the following (in the same order as the list under file + partitioning):- + + 1. V4L2 display driver + Implements creation of video2 and video3 device nodes and + provides v4l2 device interface to manage VID0 and VID1 layers. + + 2. Display controller + Loads up VENC, OSD and external encoders such as ths8200. It provides + a set of API calls to V4L2 drivers to set the output/standards + in the VENC or external sub devices. It also provides + a device object to access the services from OSD subdevice + using sub device ops. The connection of external encoders to VENC LCD + controller port is done at init time based on default output and standard + selection or at run time when application change the output through + V4L2 IOCTLs. + + When connected to an external encoder, vpbe controller is also responsible + for setting up the interface between VENC and external encoders based on + board specific settings (specified in board-xxx-evm.c). This allows + interfacing external encoders such as ths8200. The setup_if_config() + is implemented for this as well as configure_venc() (part of the next patch) + API to set timings in VENC for a specific display resolution. As of this + patch series, the interconnection and enabling and setting of the external + encoders is not present, and would be a part of the next patch series. + + 3. VENC subdevice module + Responsible for setting outputs provided through internal DACs and also + setting timings at LCD controller port when external encoders are connected + at the port or LCD panel timings required. When external encoder/LCD panel + is connected, the timings for a specific standard/preset is retrieved from + the board specific table and the values are used to set the timings in + venc using non-standard timing mode. + + Support LCD Panel displays using the VENC. For example to support a Logic + PD display, it requires setting up the LCD controller port with a set of + timings for the resolution supported and setting the dot clock. So we could + add the available outputs as a board specific entry (i.e add the "LogicPD" + output name to board-xxx-evm.c). A table of timings for various LCDs + supported can be maintained in the board specific setup file to support + various LCD displays.As of this patch a basic driver is present, and this + support for external encoders and displays forms a part of the next + patch series. + + 4. OSD module + OSD module implements all OSD layer management and hardware specific + features. The VPBE module interacts with the OSD for enabling and + disabling appropriate features of the OSD. + + Current status:- + + A fully functional working version of the V4L2 driver is available. This + driver has been tested with NTSC and PAL standards and buffer streaming. + + Following are TBDs. + + vpbe display controller + - Add support for external encoders. + - add support for selecting external encoder as default at probe time. + + vpbe venc sub device + - add timings for supporting ths8200 + - add support for LogicPD LCD. + + FB drivers + - Add support for fbdev drivers.- Ready and part of subsequent patches. diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt index 881e7f44491b..9346fc8cbf2b 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt @@ -277,16 +277,13 @@ implement g_volatile_ctrl like this: { switch (ctrl->id) { case V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS: - ctrl->cur.val = read_reg(0x123); + ctrl->val = read_reg(0x123); break; } } -The 'new value' union is not used in g_volatile_ctrl. In general controls -that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls. - -Note that if one or more controls in a control cluster are marked as volatile, -then all the controls in the cluster are seen as volatile. +Note that you use the 'new value' union as well in g_volatile_ctrl. In general +controls that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls. To mark a control as volatile you have to set the is_volatile flag: @@ -453,6 +450,25 @@ In the example above the following are equivalent for the VOLUME case: ctrl == ctrl->cluster[AUDIO_CL_VOLUME] == state->audio_cluster[AUDIO_CL_VOLUME] ctrl->cluster[AUDIO_CL_MUTE] == state->audio_cluster[AUDIO_CL_MUTE] +In practice using cluster arrays like this becomes very tiresome. So instead +the following equivalent method is used: + + struct { + /* audio cluster */ + struct v4l2_ctrl *volume; + struct v4l2_ctrl *mute; + }; + +The anonymous struct is used to clearly 'cluster' these two control pointers, +but it serves no other purpose. The effect is the same as creating an +array with two control pointers. So you can just do: + + state->volume = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&state->ctrl_handler, ...); + state->mute = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&state->ctrl_handler, ...); + v4l2_ctrl_cluster(2, &state->volume); + +And in foo_s_ctrl you can use these pointers directly: state->mute->val. + Note that controls in a cluster may be NULL. For example, if for some reason mute was never added (because the hardware doesn't support that particular feature), then mute will be NULL. So in that case we have a @@ -475,6 +491,43 @@ controls, then the 'is_new' flag would be 1 for both controls. The 'is_new' flag is always 1 when called from v4l2_ctrl_handler_setup(). +Handling autogain/gain-type Controls with Auto Clusters +======================================================= + +A common type of control cluster is one that handles 'auto-foo/foo'-type +controls. Typical examples are autogain/gain, autoexposure/exposure, +autowhitebalance/red balance/blue balance. In all cases you have one controls +that determines whether another control is handled automatically by the hardware, +or whether it is under manual control from the user. + +If the cluster is in automatic mode, then the manual controls should be +marked inactive. When the volatile controls are read the g_volatile_ctrl +operation should return the value that the hardware's automatic mode set up +automatically. + +If the cluster is put in manual mode, then the manual controls should become +active again and the is_volatile flag should be ignored (so g_volatile_ctrl is +no longer called while in manual mode). + +Finally the V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_UPDATE should be set for the auto control since +changing that control affects the control flags of the manual controls. + +In order to simplify this a special variation of v4l2_ctrl_cluster was +introduced: + +void v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster(unsigned ncontrols, struct v4l2_ctrl **controls, + u8 manual_val, bool set_volatile); + +The first two arguments are identical to v4l2_ctrl_cluster. The third argument +tells the framework which value switches the cluster into manual mode. The +last argument will optionally set the is_volatile flag for the non-auto controls. + +The first control of the cluster is assumed to be the 'auto' control. + +Using this function will ensure that you don't need to handle all the complex +flag and volatile handling. + + VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS Support ========================= @@ -636,9 +689,7 @@ button controls are write-only controls. -EINVAL as the spec says. 5) The spec does not mention what should happen when you try to set/get a -control class controls. ivtv currently returns -EINVAL (indicating that the -control ID does not exist) while the framework will return -EACCES, which -makes more sense. +control class controls. The framework will return -EACCES. Proposals for Extensions diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt index cf21f7aae976..f8dcabf7852c 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt @@ -817,11 +817,7 @@ int my_open(struct file *file) ... - ret = v4l2_fh_init(&my_fh->fh, vfd); - if (ret) { - kfree(my_fh); - return ret; - } + v4l2_fh_init(&my_fh->fh, vfd); ... @@ -844,7 +840,7 @@ int my_release(struct file *file) Below is a short description of the v4l2_fh functions used: -int v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev) +void v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev) Initialise the file handle. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's v4l2_file_operations->open() handler. @@ -901,14 +897,38 @@ V4L2 events The V4L2 events provide a generic way to pass events to user space. The driver must use v4l2_fh to be able to support V4L2 events. -Useful functions: +Events are defined by a type and an optional ID. The ID may refer to a V4L2 +object such as a control ID. If unused, then the ID is 0. + +When the user subscribes to an event the driver will allocate a number of +kevent structs for that event. So every (type, ID) event tuple will have +its own set of kevent structs. This guarantees that if a driver is generating +lots of events of one type in a short time, then that will not overwrite +events of another type. + +But if you get more events of one type than the number of kevents that were +reserved, then the oldest event will be dropped and the new one added. + +Furthermore, the internal struct v4l2_subscribed_event has merge() and +replace() callbacks which drivers can set. These callbacks are called when +a new event is raised and there is no more room. The replace() callback +allows you to replace the payload of the old event with that of the new event, +merging any relevant data from the old payload into the new payload that +replaces it. It is called when this event type has only one kevent struct +allocated. The merge() callback allows you to merge the oldest event payload +into that of the second-oldest event payload. It is called when there are two +or more kevent structs allocated. -- v4l2_event_alloc() +This way no status information is lost, just the intermediate steps leading +up to that state. - To use events, the driver must allocate events for the file handle. By - calling the function more than once, the driver may assure that at least n - events in total have been allocated. The function may not be called in - atomic context. +A good example of these replace/merge callbacks is in v4l2-event.c: +ctrls_replace() and ctrls_merge() callbacks for the control event. + +Note: these callbacks can be called from interrupt context, so they must be +fast. + +Useful functions: - v4l2_event_queue() @@ -920,7 +940,9 @@ Useful functions: The video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event must check the driver is able to produce events with specified event id. Then it calls - v4l2_event_subscribe() to subscribe the event. + v4l2_event_subscribe() to subscribe the event. The last argument is the + size of the event queue for this event. If it is 0, then the framework + will fill in a default value (this depends on the event type). - v4l2_event_unsubscribe() @@ -935,14 +957,8 @@ Useful functions: Returns the number of pending events. Useful when implementing poll. -Drivers do not initialise events directly. The events are initialised -through v4l2_fh_init() if video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event is -non-NULL. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's -v4l2_file_operations->open() handler. - Events are delivered to user space through the poll system call. The driver -can use v4l2_fh->events->wait wait_queue_head_t as the argument for -poll_wait(). +can use v4l2_fh->wait (a wait_queue_head_t) as the argument for poll_wait(). There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events from @@ -952,5 +968,4 @@ The first event type in the class is reserved for future use, so the first available event type is 'class base + 1'. An example on how the V4L2 events may be used can be found in the OMAP -3 ISP driver available at <URL:http://gitorious.org/omap3camera> as of -writing this. +3 ISP driver (drivers/media/video/omap3isp). |