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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/dev-codec.xml | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/bcache.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devices.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/exynos-fimc-lite.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/atmel,at91rm9200-rtc.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt | 3 |
9 files changed, 39 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/dev-codec.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/dev-codec.xml index dca0ecd54dc..ff44c16fc08 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/dev-codec.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/dev-codec.xml @@ -1,18 +1,27 @@ <title>Codec Interface</title> - <note> - <title>Suspended</title> + <para>A V4L2 codec can compress, decompress, transform, or otherwise +convert video data from one format into another format, in memory. Typically +such devices are memory-to-memory devices (i.e. devices with the +<constant>V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_M2M</constant> or <constant>V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_M2M_MPLANE</constant> +capability set). +</para> - <para>This interface has been be suspended from the V4L2 API -implemented in Linux 2.6 until we have more experience with codec -device interfaces.</para> - </note> + <para>A memory-to-memory video node acts just like a normal video node, but it +supports both output (sending frames from memory to the codec hardware) and +capture (receiving the processed frames from the codec hardware into memory) +stream I/O. An application will have to setup the stream +I/O for both sides and finally call &VIDIOC-STREAMON; for both capture and output +to start the codec.</para> - <para>A V4L2 codec can compress, decompress, transform, or otherwise -convert video data from one format into another format, in memory. -Applications send data to be converted to the driver through a -&func-write; call, and receive the converted data through a -&func-read; call. For efficiency a driver may also support streaming -I/O.</para> + <para>Video compression codecs use the MPEG controls to setup their codec parameters +(note that the MPEG controls actually support many more codecs than just MPEG). +See <xref linkend="mpeg-controls"></xref>.</para> - <para>[to do]</para> + <para>Memory-to-memory devices can often be used as a shared resource: you can +open the video node multiple times, each application setting up their own codec properties +that are local to the file handle, and each can use it independently from the others. +The driver will arbitrate access to the codec and reprogram it whenever another file +handler gets access. This is different from the usual video node behavior where the video properties +are global to the device (i.e. changing something through one file handle is visible +through another file handle).</para> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml index bfc93cdcf69..bfe823dd0f3 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark> </partinfo> <title>Video for Linux Two API Specification</title> - <subtitle>Revision 3.9</subtitle> + <subtitle>Revision 3.10</subtitle> <chapter id="common"> &sub-common; diff --git a/Documentation/bcache.txt b/Documentation/bcache.txt index 77db8809bd9..b3a7e7d384f 100644 --- a/Documentation/bcache.txt +++ b/Documentation/bcache.txt @@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ cache<0..n> Symlink to each of the cache devices comprising this cache set. cache_available_percent - Percentage of cache device free. + Percentage of cache device which doesn't contain dirty data, and could + potentially be used for writeback. This doesn't mean this space isn't used + for clean cached data; the unused statistic (in priority_stats) is typically + much lower. clear_stats Clears the statistics associated with this cache @@ -423,8 +426,11 @@ nbuckets Total buckets in this cache priority_stats - Statistics about how recently data in the cache has been accessed. This can - reveal your working set size. + Statistics about how recently data in the cache has been accessed. + This can reveal your working set size. Unused is the percentage of + the cache that doesn't contain any data. Metadata is bcache's + metadata overhead. Average is the average priority of cache buckets. + Next is a list of quantiles with the priority threshold of each. written Sum of all data that has been written to the cache; comparison with diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt index 08f01e79c41..b9015912bca 100644 --- a/Documentation/devices.txt +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt @@ -498,12 +498,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. Each device type has 5 bits (32 minors). - 13 block 8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controller - 0 = /dev/xda First XT disk whole disk - 64 = /dev/xdb Second XT disk whole disk - - Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks - (see major number 3). + 13 block Previously used for the XT disk (/dev/xdN) + Deleted in kernel v3.9. 14 char Open Sound System (OSS) 0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/exynos-fimc-lite.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/exynos-fimc-lite.txt index 3f62adfb3e0..de9f6b78ee5 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/exynos-fimc-lite.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/exynos-fimc-lite.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Exynos4x12/Exynos5 SoC series camera host interface (FIMC-LITE) Required properties: -- compatible : should be "samsung,exynos4212-fimc" for Exynos4212 and +- compatible : should be "samsung,exynos4212-fimc-lite" for Exynos4212 and Exynos4412 SoCs; - reg : physical base address and size of the device memory mapped registers; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/atmel,at91rm9200-rtc.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/atmel,at91rm9200-rtc.txt index 2a3feabd3b2..34c1505774b 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/atmel,at91rm9200-rtc.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rtc/atmel,at91rm9200-rtc.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Atmel AT91RM9200 Real Time Clock Required properties: -- compatible: should be: "atmel,at91rm9200-rtc" +- compatible: should be: "atmel,at91rm9200-rtc" or "atmel,at91sam9x5-rtc" - reg: physical base address of the controller and length of memory mapped region. - interrupts: rtc alarm/event interrupt diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 6e3b18a8afc..2fe6e767b3d 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -3351,9 +3351,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. plus one apbt timer for broadcast timer. x86_mrst_timer=apbt_only | lapic_and_apbt - xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks. - xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c. - xen_emul_unplug= [HW,X86,XEN] Unplug Xen emulated devices Format: [unplug0,][unplug1] diff --git a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt index 97d45f276fe..eaf32a1fd0b 100644 --- a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt @@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ Valid names are: /dev/sdd: -> 0x0830 (forth SCSI disk) /dev/sde: -> 0x0840 (fifth SCSI disk) /dev/fd : -> 0x0200 (floppy disk) - /dev/xda: -> 0x0c00 (first XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k) - /dev/xdb: -> 0x0c40 (second XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k) The name must be followed by a decimal number, that stands for the partition number. Internally, the value of the number is just diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt index bb8b0dc532b..77d68e23b24 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio-Models.txt @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ ALC269/270/275/276/280/282 alc271-dmic Enable ALC271X digital mic workaround inv-dmic Inverted internal mic workaround lenovo-dock Enables docking station I/O for some Lenovos + dell-headset-multi Headset jack, which can also be used as mic-in + dell-headset-dock Headset jack (without mic-in), and also dock I/O ALC662/663/272 ============== @@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ ALC662/663/272 asus-mode7 ASUS asus-mode8 ASUS inv-dmic Inverted internal mic workaround + dell-headset-multi Headset jack, which can also be used as mic-in ALC680 ====== |