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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/video.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/video.xml index 25fb823226b4..3ea1ca7e785e 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/video.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/video.xml @@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ the audio and video device as well as the video4linux device. <para>The ioctls that deal with SPUs (sub picture units) and navigation packets are only supported on some MPEG decoders made for DVD playback. </para> +<para> +These ioctls were also used by V4L2 to control MPEG decoders implemented in V4L2. The use +of these ioctls for that purpose has been made obsolete and proper V4L2 ioctls or controls +have been created to replace that functionality.</para> <section id="video_types"> <title>Video Data Types</title> @@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ typedef enum { </section> <section id="video-stream-source-t"> -<title>video stream source</title> +<title>video_stream_source_t</title> <para>The video stream source is set through the VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE call and can take the following values, depending on whether we are replaying from an internal (demuxer) or external (user write) source. @@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ call. </section> <section id="video-play-state-t"> -<title>video play state</title> +<title>video_play_state_t</title> <para>The following values can be returned by the VIDEO_GET_STATUS call representing the state of video playback. </para> @@ -90,9 +94,9 @@ typedef enum { </section> <section id="video-command"> +<title>struct video_command</title> <para>The structure must be zeroed before use by the application This ensures it can be extended safely in the future.</para> -<title>struct video-command</title> <programlisting> struct video_command { __u32 cmd; @@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ struct video_command { </section> <section id="video-size-t"> -<title>struct video_size-t</title> +<title>video_size_t</title> <programlisting> typedef struct { int w; @@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ bits set according to the hardwares capabilities. </section> <section id="video-system"> -<title>video system</title> +<title>video_system_t</title> <para>A call to VIDEO_SET_SYSTEM sets the desired video system for TV output. The following system types can be set: </para> @@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ call expects the following format for that information: </section> <section id="video-spu"> -<title>video SPU</title> +<title>struct video_spu</title> <para>Calling VIDEO_SET_SPU deactivates or activates SPU decoding, according to the following format: </para> @@ -277,12 +281,12 @@ following format: </section> <section id="video-spu-palette"> -<title>video SPU palette</title> +<title>struct video_spu_palette</title> <para>The following structure is used to set the SPU palette by calling VIDEO_SPU_PALETTE: </para> <programlisting> typedef - struct video_spu_palette{ + struct video_spu_palette { int length; uint8_t ⋆palette; } video_spu_palette_t; @@ -290,13 +294,13 @@ following format: </section> <section id="video-navi-pack"> -<title>video NAVI pack</title> +<title>struct video_navi_pack</title> <para>In order to get the navigational data the following structure has to be passed to the ioctl VIDEO_GET_NAVI: </para> <programlisting> typedef - struct video_navi_pack{ + struct video_navi_pack { int length; /⋆ 0 ... 1024 ⋆/ uint8_t data[1024]; } video_navi_pack_t; @@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ VIDEO_GET_NAVI: <section id="video-attributes-t"> -<title>video attributes</title> +<title>video_attributes_t</title> <para>The following attributes can be set by a call to VIDEO_SET_ATTRIBUTES: </para> <programlisting> @@ -541,6 +545,8 @@ VIDEO_GET_NAVI: role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_STOP</title> <para>DESCRIPTION </para> +<para>This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the V4L2 +&VIDIOC-DECODER-CMD; instead.</para> <informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry align="char"> <para>This ioctl call asks the Video Device to stop playing the current stream. @@ -598,6 +604,8 @@ role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_STOP</title> role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_PLAY</title> <para>DESCRIPTION </para> +<para>This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the V4L2 +&VIDIOC-DECODER-CMD; instead.</para> <informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry align="char"> <para>This ioctl call asks the Video Device to start playing a video stream from the @@ -634,6 +642,8 @@ role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_PLAY</title> role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_FREEZE</title> <para>DESCRIPTION </para> +<para>This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the V4L2 +&VIDIOC-DECODER-CMD; instead.</para> <informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry align="char"> <para>This ioctl call suspends the live video stream being played. Decoding @@ -674,6 +684,8 @@ role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_FREEZE</title> role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_CONTINUE</title> <para>DESCRIPTION </para> +<para>This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the V4L2 +&VIDIOC-DECODER-CMD; instead.</para> <informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry align="char"> <para>This ioctl call restarts decoding and playing processes of the video stream @@ -710,6 +722,9 @@ role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_CONTINUE</title> role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_SELECT_SOURCE</title> <para>DESCRIPTION </para> +<para>This ioctl is for DVB devices only. This ioctl was also supported by the +V4L2 ivtv driver, but that has been replaced by the ivtv-specific +<constant>IVTV_IOC_PASSTHROUGH_MODE</constant> ioctl.</para> <informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry align="char"> <para>This ioctl call informs the video device which source shall be used for the input @@ -845,10 +860,160 @@ role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_GET_STATUS</title> </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> &return-value-dvb; +</section><section id="VIDEO_GET_FRAME_COUNT" +role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_GET_FRAME_COUNT</title> +<para>DESCRIPTION +</para> +<para>This ioctl is obsolete. Do not use in new drivers. For V4L2 decoders this +ioctl has been replaced by the <constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_FRAME</constant> control.</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>This ioctl call asks the Video Device to return the number of displayed frames +since the decoder was started.</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>SYNOPSIS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = + VIDEO_GET_FRAME_COUNT, __u64 *pts);</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>PARAMETERS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int fd</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int request</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Equals VIDEO_GET_FRAME_COUNT for this + command.</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>__u64 *pts +</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Returns the number of frames displayed since the decoder was started. +</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +&return-value-dvb; + +</section><section id="VIDEO_GET_PTS" +role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_GET_PTS</title> +<para>DESCRIPTION +</para> +<para>This ioctl is obsolete. Do not use in new drivers. For V4L2 decoders this +ioctl has been replaced by the <constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_PTS</constant> control.</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>This ioctl call asks the Video Device to return the current PTS timestamp.</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>SYNOPSIS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = + VIDEO_GET_PTS, __u64 *pts);</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>PARAMETERS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int fd</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int request</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Equals VIDEO_GET_PTS for this + command.</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>__u64 *pts +</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Returns the 33-bit timestamp as defined in ITU T-REC-H.222.0 / ISO/IEC 13818-1. +</para> +<para> +The PTS should belong to the currently played +frame if possible, but may also be a value close to it +like the PTS of the last decoded frame or the last PTS +extracted by the PES parser.</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +&return-value-dvb; + +</section><section id="VIDEO_GET_FRAME_RATE" +role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_GET_FRAME_RATE</title> +<para>DESCRIPTION +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>This ioctl call asks the Video Device to return the current framerate.</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>SYNOPSIS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = + VIDEO_GET_FRAME_RATE, unsigned int *rate);</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>PARAMETERS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int fd</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int request</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Equals VIDEO_GET_FRAME_RATE for this + command.</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>unsigned int *rate +</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Returns the framerate in number of frames per 1000 seconds. +</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +&return-value-dvb; + </section><section id="VIDEO_GET_EVENT" role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_GET_EVENT</title> <para>DESCRIPTION </para> +<para>This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To get events from a V4L2 decoder use the V4L2 +&VIDIOC-DQEVENT; ioctl instead.</para> <informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry align="char"> <para>This ioctl call returns an event of type video_event if available. If an event is @@ -914,6 +1079,152 @@ role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_GET_EVENT</title> </entry> </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +</section><section id="VIDEO_COMMAND" +role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_COMMAND</title> +<para>DESCRIPTION +</para> +<para>This ioctl is obsolete. Do not use in new drivers. For V4L2 decoders this +ioctl has been replaced by the &VIDIOC-DECODER-CMD; ioctl.</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>This ioctl commands the decoder. The <constant>video_command</constant> struct +is a subset of the <constant>v4l2_decoder_cmd</constant> struct, so refer to the +&VIDIOC-DECODER-CMD; documentation for more information.</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>SYNOPSIS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = + VIDEO_COMMAND, struct video_command *cmd);</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>PARAMETERS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int fd</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int request</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Equals VIDEO_COMMAND for this + command.</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>struct video_command *cmd +</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Commands the decoder. +</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +&return-value-dvb; + +</section><section id="VIDEO_TRY_COMMAND" +role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_TRY_COMMAND</title> +<para>DESCRIPTION +</para> +<para>This ioctl is obsolete. Do not use in new drivers. For V4L2 decoders this +ioctl has been replaced by the &VIDIOC-TRY-DECODER-CMD; ioctl.</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>This ioctl tries a decoder command. The <constant>video_command</constant> struct +is a subset of the <constant>v4l2_decoder_cmd</constant> struct, so refer to the +&VIDIOC-TRY-DECODER-CMD; documentation for more information.</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>SYNOPSIS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = + VIDEO_TRY_COMMAND, struct video_command *cmd);</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>PARAMETERS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int fd</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int request</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Equals VIDEO_TRY_COMMAND for this + command.</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>struct video_command *cmd +</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Try a decoder command. +</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +&return-value-dvb; + +</section><section id="VIDEO_GET_SIZE" +role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_GET_SIZE</title> +<para>DESCRIPTION +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>This ioctl returns the size and aspect ratio.</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>SYNOPSIS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = + VIDEO_GET_SIZE, video_size_t *size);</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +<para>PARAMETERS +</para> +<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int fd</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>int request</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Equals VIDEO_GET_SIZE for this + command.</para> +</entry> + </row><row><entry + align="char"> +<para>video_size_t *size +</para> +</entry><entry + align="char"> +<para>Returns the size and aspect ratio. +</para> +</entry> + </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable> +&return-value-dvb; + </section><section id="VIDEO_SET_DISPLAY_FORMAT" role="subsection"><title>VIDEO_SET_DISPLAY_FORMAT</title> <para>DESCRIPTION |