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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/media-types.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/media-types.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0ee0f3386cdf --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/media-types.xml @@ -0,0 +1,236 @@ +<section id="media-controller-types"> +<title>Types and flags used to represent the media graph elements</title> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="media-entity-type"> + <title>Media entity types</title> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <colspec colname="c1"/> + <colspec colname="c2"/> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_UNKNOWN</constant> and <constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_V4L2_SUBDEV_UNKNOWN</constant></entry> + <entry>Unknown entity. That generally indicates that + a driver didn't initialize properly the entity, with is a Kernel bug</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_IO_V4L</constant></entry> + <entry>Data streaming input and/or output entity.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_IO_VBI</constant></entry> + <entry>V4L VBI streaming input or output entity</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_IO_SWRADIO</constant></entry> + <entry>V4L Software Digital Radio (SDR) streaming input or output entity</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_IO_DTV</constant></entry> + <entry>DVB Digital TV streaming input or output entity</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_DTV_DEMOD</constant></entry> + <entry>Digital TV demodulator entity.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_TS_DEMUX</constant></entry> + <entry>MPEG Transport stream demux entity. Could be implemented on hardware or in Kernelspace by the Linux DVB subsystem.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_DTV_CA</constant></entry> + <entry>Digital TV Conditional Access module (CAM) entity</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_DTV_NET_DECAP</constant></entry> + <entry>Digital TV network ULE/MLE desencapsulation entity. Could be implemented on hardware or in Kernelspace</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_CONN_RF</constant></entry> + <entry>Connector for a Radio Frequency (RF) signal.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_CONN_SVIDEO</constant></entry> + <entry>Connector for a S-Video signal.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_CONN_COMPOSITE</constant></entry> + <entry>Connector for a RGB composite signal.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR</constant></entry> + <entry>Camera video sensor entity.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_FLASH</constant></entry> + <entry>Flash controller entity.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_LENS</constant></entry> + <entry>Lens controller entity.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_ATV_DECODER</constant></entry> + <entry>Analog video decoder, the basic function of the video decoder + is to accept analogue video from a wide variety of sources such as + broadcast, DVD players, cameras and video cassette recorders, in + either NTSC, PAL, SECAM or HD format, separating the stream + into its component parts, luminance and chrominance, and output + it in some digital video standard, with appropriate timing + signals.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_F_TUNER</constant></entry> + <entry>Digital TV, analog TV, radio and/or software radio tuner.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="media-entity-flag"> + <title>Media entity flags</title> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <colspec colname="c1"/> + <colspec colname="c2"/> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_FL_DEFAULT</constant></entry> + <entry>Default entity for its type. Used to discover the default + audio, VBI and video devices, the default camera sensor, ...</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_ENT_FL_CONNECTOR</constant></entry> + <entry>The entity represents a data conector</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="media-intf-type"> + <title>Media interface types</title> + <tgroup cols="3"> + <colspec colname="c1"/> + <colspec colname="c2"/> + <colspec colname="c3"/> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_DVB_FE</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for the Digital TV frontend</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/dvb/adapter?/frontend?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_DVB_DEMUX</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for the Digital TV demux</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/dvb/adapter?/demux?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_DVB_DVR</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for the Digital TV DVR</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/dvb/adapter?/dvr?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_DVB_CA</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for the Digital TV Conditional Access</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/dvb/adapter?/ca?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_DVB_FE</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for the Digital TV network control</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/dvb/adapter?/net?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_VIDEO</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for video (V4L)</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/video?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_VBI</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for VBI (V4L)</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/vbi?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_RADIO</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for radio (V4L)</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/vbi?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_SUBDEV</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for a V4L subdevice</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/v4l-subdev?</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_SWRADIO</constant></entry> + <entry>Device node interface for Software Defined Radio (V4L)</entry> + <entry>typically, /dev/swradio?</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="media-pad-flag"> + <title>Media pad flags</title> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <colspec colname="c1"/> + <colspec colname="c2"/> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK</constant></entry> + <entry>Input pad, relative to the entity. Input pads sink data and + are targets of links.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE</constant></entry> + <entry>Output pad, relative to the entity. Output pads source data + and are origins of links.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_PAD_FL_MUST_CONNECT</constant></entry> + <entry>If this flag is set and the pad is linked to any other + pad, then at least one of those links must be enabled for the + entity to be able to stream. There could be temporary reasons + (e.g. device configuration dependent) for the pad to need + enabled links even when this flag isn't set; the absence of the + flag doesn't imply there is none.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + <para>One and only one of <constant>MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK</constant> and + <constant>MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE</constant> must be set for every pad.</para> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="media-link-flag"> + <title>Media link flags</title> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <colspec colname="c1"/> + <colspec colname="c2"/> + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED</constant></entry> + <entry>The link is enabled and can be used to transfer media data. + When two or more links target a sink pad, only one of them can be + enabled at a time.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE</constant></entry> + <entry>The link enabled state can't be modified at runtime. An + immutable link is always enabled.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_LNK_FL_DYNAMIC</constant></entry> + <entry>The link enabled state can be modified during streaming. This + flag is set by drivers and is read-only for applications.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>MEDIA_LNK_FL_LINK_TYPE</constant></entry> + <entry><para>This is a bitmask that defines the type of the link. + Currently, two types of links are supported:</para> + <para><constant>MEDIA_LNK_FL_DATA_LINK</constant> + if the link is between two pads</para> + <para><constant>MEDIA_LNK_FL_INTERFACE_LINK</constant> + if the link is between an interface and an entity</para></entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + +</section> |