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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-compressed.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-compressed.rst index 3828bb79225d..806ed73ac474 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-compressed.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-compressed.rst @@ -1,11 +1,4 @@ -.. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this -.. document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, -.. Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software -.. Foundation, with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts -.. and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included at -.. Documentation/userspace-api/media/fdl-appendix.rst. -.. -.. TODO: replace it to GFDL-1.1-or-later WITH no-invariant-sections +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later ****************** Compressed Formats @@ -14,7 +7,13 @@ Compressed Formats .. _compressed-formats: -.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}| +.. raw:: latex + + \small + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{5.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{10.3cm}| + +.. cssclass:: longtable .. flat-table:: Compressed Image Formats :header-rows: 1 @@ -64,18 +63,18 @@ Compressed Formats - H264 parsed slice data, including slice headers, either with or without the start code, as extracted from the H264 bitstream. This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement an - H264 pipeline (using the :ref:`mem2mem` and :ref:`media-request-api`). + H264 pipeline with the :ref:`stateless_decoder`. This pixelformat has two modifiers that must be set at least once - through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_MODE`` - and ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_START_CODE`` controls. + through the ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_DECODE_MODE`` + and ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_START_CODE`` controls. In addition, metadata associated with the frame to decode are - required to be passed through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SPS``, - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PPS``, - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SCALING_MATRIX``, - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_SLICE_PARAMS`` and - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_DECODE_PARAMS`` controls. See the - :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-h264>`. Exactly - one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use + required to be passed through the ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_SPS``, + ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_PPS``, + ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_SCALING_MATRIX``, + ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_SLICE_PARAMS`` and + ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_DECODE_PARAMS`` controls. See the + :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-codec-stateless-h264>`. + Exactly one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use with this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the appropriate number of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame to the matching capture buffer. @@ -84,16 +83,16 @@ Compressed Formats 7.3.2.8 "Slice layer without partitioning RBSP syntax" and the following sections. - .. note:: - - This format is not yet part of the public kernel API and it - is expected to change. - * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-H263: - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_H263`` - 'H263' - H263 video elementary stream. + * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-SPK: + + - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_SPK`` + - 'SPK0' + - Sorenson Spark is an implementation of H.263 for use in Flash Video and Adobe Flash files * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-MPEG1: - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG1`` @@ -118,12 +117,13 @@ Compressed Formats - 'MG2S' - MPEG-2 parsed slice data, as extracted from the MPEG-2 bitstream. This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement a - MPEG-2 pipeline (using the :ref:`mem2mem` and :ref:`media-request-api`). + MPEG-2 pipeline with the :ref:`stateless_decoder`. Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed - through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_SLICE_PARAMS`` control and - quantization matrices can optionally be specified through the - ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_QUANTIZATION`` control. - See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-mpeg2>`. + through the ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_MPEG2_SEQUENCE`` and + ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_MPEG2_PICTURE`` controls. + Quantisation matrices can optionally be specified through the + ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_MPEG2_QUANTISATION`` control. + See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-codec-stateless-mpeg2>`. Exactly one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use with this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the appropriate number of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame to the matching @@ -159,22 +159,17 @@ Compressed Formats - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP8_FRAME`` - 'VP8F' - - VP8 parsed frame, as extracted from the container. - This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement a - VP8 pipeline (using the :ref:`mem2mem` and :ref:`media-request-api`). + - VP8 parsed frame, including the frame header, as extracted from the container. + This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement an + VP8 pipeline with the :ref:`stateless_decoder`. Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed - through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VP8_FRAME_HEADER`` control. - See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-vp8>`. + through the ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_VP8_FRAME`` control. + See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-codec-stateless-vp8>`. Exactly one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use with this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the appropriate number of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame to the matching capture buffer. - .. note:: - - This format is not yet part of the public kernel API and it - is expected to change. - * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-VP9: - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP9`` @@ -182,6 +177,21 @@ Compressed Formats - VP9 compressed video frame. The encoder generates one compressed frame per buffer, and the decoder requires one compressed frame per buffer. + * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-VP9-FRAME: + + - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP9_FRAME`` + - 'VP9F' + - VP9 parsed frame, including the frame header, as extracted from the container. + This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement a + VP9 pipeline with the :ref:`stateless_decoder`. + Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed + through the ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_VP9_FRAME`` and + the ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_VP9_COMPRESSED_HDR`` controls. + See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-codec-stateless-vp9>`. + Exactly one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use with + this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the appropriate number + of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame to the matching + capture buffer. * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-HEVC: - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC`` @@ -203,18 +213,13 @@ Compressed Formats through the ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_DECODE_MODE`` and ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_START_CODE`` controls. Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed - through the following controls : - * ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SPS`` - * ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_PPS`` - * ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS`` - See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-hevc>`. + through the following controls: + ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SPS``, + ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_PPS``, and + ``V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS``. + See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-codec-stateless-hevc>`. Buffers associated with this pixel format must contain the appropriate number of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame. - - .. note:: - - This format is not yet part of the public kernel API and it - is expected to change. * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-FWHT: - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FWHT`` @@ -229,4 +234,46 @@ Compressed Formats - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_FWHT_STATELESS`` - 'SFWH' - Same format as V4L2_PIX_FMT_FWHT but requires stateless codec implementation. - See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-mpeg-fwht>`. + Metadata associated with the frame to decode is required to be passed + through the ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_FWHT_PARAMS`` control. + See the :ref:`associated Codec Control ID <codec-stateless-fwht>`. + * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-RV30: + + - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_RV30`` + - 'RV30' + - RealVideo, or also spelled as Real Video, is a suite of + proprietary video compression formats developed by + RealNetworks - the specific format changes with the version. + RealVideo codecs are identified by four-character codes. + RV30 corresponds to RealVideo 8, suspected to be based + largely on an early draft of H.264 + * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-RV40: + + - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_RV40`` + - 'RV40' + - RV40 represents RealVideo 9 and RealVideo 10. + RealVideo 9, suspected to be based on H.264. + RealVideo 10, aka RV9 EHQ, This refers to an improved encoder + for the RV9 format that is fully backwards compatible with + RV9 players - the format and decoder did not change, only + the encoder did. As a result, it uses the same FourCC. + + * .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-AV1-FRAME: + + - ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_AV1_FRAME`` + - 'AV1F' + - AV1 parsed frame, including the frame header, as extracted from the container. + This format is adapted for stateless video decoders that implement a AV1 + pipeline with the :ref:`stateless_decoder`. Metadata associated with the + frame to decode is required to be passed through the + ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_AV1_SEQUENCE``, ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_AV1_FRAME``, + and ``V4L2_CID_STATELESS_AV1_TILE_GROUP_ENTRY`` controls. + See the :ref:`associated Codec Control IDs <v4l2-codec-stateless-av1>`. + Exactly one output and one capture buffer must be provided for use with + this pixel format. The output buffer must contain the appropriate number + of macroblocks to decode a full corresponding frame to the matching + capture buffer. + +.. raw:: latex + + \normalsize |