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-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-close.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-ioctl.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-open.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-poll.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-intro.rst17
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-phys-addr.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-dqevent.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-g-mode.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-receive.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-007.rst23
15 files changed, 54 insertions, 77 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst b/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst
index 1a738e5f6056..0c05503eaf1f 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/kapi/mc-core.rst
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ framework provides a depth-first graph traversal API for that purpose.
currently defined as 16.
Drivers initiate a graph traversal by calling
-:c:func:`media_entity_graph_walk_start()`
+:c:func:`media_graph_walk_start()`
The graph structure, provided by the caller, is initialized to start graph
traversal at the given entity.
Drivers can then retrieve the next entity by calling
-:c:func:`media_entity_graph_walk_next()`
+:c:func:`media_graph_walk_next()`
When the graph traversal is complete the function will return ``NULL``.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Pipelines and media streams
When starting streaming, drivers must notify all entities in the pipeline to
prevent link states from being modified during streaming by calling
-:c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()`.
+:c:func:`media_pipeline_start()`.
The function will mark all entities connected to the given entity through
enabled links, either directly or indirectly, as streaming.
@@ -218,17 +218,17 @@ in higher-level pipeline structures and can then access the
pipeline through the struct :c:type:`media_entity`
pipe field.
-Calls to :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()` can be nested.
+Calls to :c:func:`media_pipeline_start()` can be nested.
The pipeline pointer must be identical for all nested calls to the function.
-:c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()` may return an error. In that case,
+:c:func:`media_pipeline_start()` may return an error. In that case,
it will clean up any of the changes it did by itself.
When stopping the stream, drivers must notify the entities with
-:c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_stop()`.
+:c:func:`media_pipeline_stop()`.
-If multiple calls to :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()` have been
-made the same number of :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_stop()` calls
+If multiple calls to :c:func:`media_pipeline_start()` have been
+made the same number of :c:func:`media_pipeline_stop()` calls
are required to stop streaming.
The :c:type:`media_entity`.\ ``pipe`` field is reset to ``NULL`` on the last
nested stop call.
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ operation must be done with the media_device graph_mutex held.
Link validation
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Link validation is performed by :c:func:`media_entity_pipeline_start()`
+Link validation is performed by :c:func:`media_pipeline_start()`
for any entity which has sink pads in the pipeline. The
:c:type:`media_entity`.\ ``link_validate()`` callback is used for that
purpose. In ``link_validate()`` callback, entity driver should check
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-close.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-close.rst
index 8267c31b317d..895d9c2d1c04 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-close.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-close.rst
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
Closes the cec device. Resources associated with the file descriptor are
freed. The device configuration remain unchanged.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-ioctl.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-ioctl.rst
index 9e8dbb118d6a..7dcfd178fb24 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-ioctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-ioctl.rst
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
The :c:func:`ioctl()` function manipulates cec device parameters. The
argument ``fd`` must be an open file descriptor.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-open.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-open.rst
index af3f5b5c24c6..0304388cd159 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-open.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-open.rst
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
To open a cec device applications call :c:func:`open()` with the
desired device name. The function has no side effects; the device
configuration remain unchanged.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-poll.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-poll.rst
index cfb73e6027a5..6a863cfda6e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-poll.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-func-poll.rst
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
With the :c:func:`poll()` function applications can wait for CEC
events.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-intro.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-intro.rst
index 4a19ea5323a9..07ee2b8f89d6 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-intro.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-intro.rst
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
Introduction
============
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
HDMI connectors provide a single pin for use by the Consumer Electronics
Control protocol. This protocol allows different devices connected by an
HDMI cable to communicate. The protocol for CEC version 1.4 is defined
@@ -31,3 +26,15 @@ control just the CEC pin.
Drivers that support CEC will create a CEC device node (/dev/cecX) to
give userspace access to the CEC adapter. The
:ref:`CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS` ioctl will tell userspace what it is allowed to do.
+
+In order to check the support and test it, it is suggested to download
+the `v4l-utils <https://git.linuxtv.org/v4l-utils.git/>`_ package. It
+provides three tools to handle CEC:
+
+- cec-ctl: the Swiss army knife of CEC. Allows you to configure, transmit
+ and monitor CEC messages.
+
+- cec-compliance: does a CEC compliance test of a remote CEC device to
+ determine how compliant the CEC implementation is.
+
+- cec-follower: emulates a CEC follower.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst
index 2b0ddb14b280..a0e961f11017 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-caps.rst
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
All cec devices must support :ref:`ioctl CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS <CEC_ADAP_G_CAPS>`. To query
device information, applications call the ioctl with a pointer to a
struct :c:type:`cec_caps`. The driver fills the structure and
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst
index b878637e91b3..09f09bbe28d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-log-addrs.rst
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
To query the current CEC logical addresses, applications call
:ref:`ioctl CEC_ADAP_G_LOG_ADDRS <CEC_ADAP_G_LOG_ADDRS>` with a pointer to a
struct :c:type:`cec_log_addrs` where the driver stores the logical addresses.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-phys-addr.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-phys-addr.rst
index 3357deb43c85..a3cdc75cec3e 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-phys-addr.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-adap-g-phys-addr.rst
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
To query the current physical address applications call
:ref:`ioctl CEC_ADAP_G_PHYS_ADDR <CEC_ADAP_G_PHYS_ADDR>` with a pointer to a __u16 where the
driver stores the physical address.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-dqevent.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-dqevent.rst
index e256c6605de7..6e589a1fae17 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-dqevent.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-dqevent.rst
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
CEC devices can send asynchronous events. These can be retrieved by
calling :c:func:`CEC_DQEVENT`. If the file descriptor is in
non-blocking mode and no event is pending, then it will return -1 and
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-g-mode.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-g-mode.rst
index 4f5818b9d277..e4ded9df0a84 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-g-mode.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-g-mode.rst
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
By default any filehandle can use :ref:`CEC_TRANSMIT`, but in order to prevent
applications from stepping on each others toes it must be possible to
obtain exclusive access to the CEC adapter. This ioctl sets the
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-receive.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-receive.rst
index bdf015b1d1dc..dc2adb391c0a 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-receive.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/cec/cec-ioc-receive.rst
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ Arguments
Description
===========
-.. note::
-
- This documents the proposed CEC API. This API is not yet finalized
- and is currently only available as a staging kernel module.
-
To receive a CEC message the application has to fill in the
``timeout`` field of struct :c:type:`cec_msg` and pass it to
:ref:`ioctl CEC_RECEIVE <CEC_RECEIVE>`.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
index 6e983b9880fc..d39e34d1b19d 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/gen-errors.rst
@@ -94,9 +94,17 @@ Generic Error Codes
- Permission denied. Can be returned if the device needs write
permission, or some special capabilities is needed (e. g. root)
+ - .. row 11
+
+ - ``EIO``
+
+ - I/O error. Typically used when there are problems communicating with
+ a hardware device. This could indicate broken or flaky hardware.
+ It's a 'Something is wrong, I give up!' type of error.
+
.. note::
- #. This list is not exaustive; ioctls may return other error codes.
+ #. This list is not exhaustive; ioctls may return other error codes.
Since errors may have side effects such as a driver reset,
applications should abort on unexpected errors, or otherwise
assume that the device is in a bad state.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst
index 6fb944fe21fd..3476ae29708f 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/rc/rc-sysfs-nodes.rst
@@ -92,15 +92,16 @@ This value may be reset to 0 if the current protocol is altered.
Reading this file returns a list of available protocols to use for the
wakeup filter, something like:
-``rc5 rc6 nec jvc [sony]``
+``rc-5 nec nec-x rc-6-0 rc-6-6a-24 [rc-6-6a-32] rc-6-mce``
-The enabled wakeup protocol is shown in [] brackets.
+Note that protocol variants are listed, so "nec", "sony", "rc-5", "rc-6"
+have their different bit length encodings listed if available.
-Writing "+proto" will add a protocol to the list of enabled wakeup
-protocols.
+Note that all protocol variants are listed.
-Writing "-proto" will remove a protocol from the list of enabled wakeup
-protocols.
+The enabled wakeup protocol is shown in [] brackets.
+
+Only one protocol can be selected at a time.
Writing "proto" will use "proto" for wakeup events.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-007.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-007.rst
index 44bb5a7059b3..95a23a28c595 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-007.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-007.rst
@@ -211,7 +211,13 @@ Colorspace sRGB (V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB)
The :ref:`srgb` standard defines the colorspace used by most webcams
and computer graphics. The default transfer function is
``V4L2_XFER_FUNC_SRGB``. The default Y'CbCr encoding is
-``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_601``. The default Y'CbCr quantization is full range.
+``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_601``. The default Y'CbCr quantization is limited range.
+
+Note that the :ref:`sycc` standard specifies full range quantization,
+however all current capture hardware supported by the kernel convert
+R'G'B' to limited range Y'CbCr. So choosing full range as the default
+would break how applications interpret the quantization range.
+
The chromaticities of the primary colors and the white reference are:
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ the following ``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_601`` encoding as defined by :ref:`sycc`:
Y' is clamped to the range [0…1] and Cb and Cr are clamped to the range
[-0.5…0.5]. This transform is identical to one defined in SMPTE
-170M/BT.601. The Y'CbCr quantization is full range.
+170M/BT.601. The Y'CbCr quantization is limited range.
.. _col-adobergb:
@@ -288,10 +294,15 @@ The :ref:`adobergb` standard defines the colorspace used by computer
graphics that use the AdobeRGB colorspace. This is also known as the
:ref:`oprgb` standard. The default transfer function is
``V4L2_XFER_FUNC_ADOBERGB``. The default Y'CbCr encoding is
-``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_601``. The default Y'CbCr quantization is full
-range. The chromaticities of the primary colors and the white reference
-are:
+``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_601``. The default Y'CbCr quantization is limited
+range.
+
+Note that the :ref:`oprgb` standard specifies full range quantization,
+however all current capture hardware supported by the kernel convert
+R'G'B' to limited range Y'CbCr. So choosing full range as the default
+would break how applications interpret the quantization range.
+The chromaticities of the primary colors and the white reference are:
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
@@ -344,7 +355,7 @@ the following ``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_601`` encoding:
Y' is clamped to the range [0…1] and Cb and Cr are clamped to the range
[-0.5…0.5]. This transform is identical to one defined in SMPTE
-170M/BT.601. The Y'CbCr quantization is full range.
+170M/BT.601. The Y'CbCr quantization is limited range.
.. _col-bt2020: