Add documentation on how to use V4L2 events, both for V4L2 drivers and for V4L2 applications.
Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ai...@maxwell.research.nokia.com> --- Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl | 9 ++ Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml | 33 +++++ Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml | 3 + Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml | 124 ++++++++++++++++++++ .../DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml | 104 ++++++++++++++++ Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt | 57 +++++++++ 6 files changed, 330 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl index c725cb8..770be3c 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ <!ENTITY VIDIOC-DBG-G-REGISTER "<link linkend='vidioc-dbg-g-register'><constant>VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-DBG-S-REGISTER "<link linkend='vidioc-dbg-g-register'><constant>VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-DQBUF "<link linkend='vidioc-qbuf'><constant>VIDIOC_DQBUF</constant></link>"> +<!ENTITY VIDIOC-DQEVENT "<link linkend='vidioc-dqevent'><constant>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-ENCODER-CMD "<link linkend='vidioc-encoder-cmd'><constant>VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-ENUMAUDIO "<link linkend='vidioc-enumaudio'><constant>VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-ENUMAUDOUT "<link linkend='vidioc-enumaudioout'><constant>VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT</constant></link>"> @@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ <!ENTITY VIDIOC-REQBUFS "<link linkend='vidioc-reqbufs'><constant>VIDIOC_REQBUFS</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-STREAMOFF "<link linkend='vidioc-streamon'><constant>VIDIOC_STREAMOFF</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-STREAMON "<link linkend='vidioc-streamon'><constant>VIDIOC_STREAMON</constant></link>"> +<!ENTITY VIDIOC-SUBSCRIBE-EVENT "<link linkend='vidioc-subscribe-event'><constant>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-S-AUDIO "<link linkend='vidioc-g-audio'><constant>VIDIOC_S_AUDIO</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-S-AUDOUT "<link linkend='vidioc-g-audioout'><constant>VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT</constant></link>"> <!ENTITY VIDIOC-S-CROP "<link linkend='vidioc-g-crop'><constant>VIDIOC_S_CROP</constant></link>"> @@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ <!ENTITY v4l2-enc-idx "struct <link linkend='v4l2-enc-idx'>v4l2_enc_idx</link>"> <!ENTITY v4l2-enc-idx-entry "struct <link linkend='v4l2-enc-idx-entry'>v4l2_enc_idx_entry</link>"> <!ENTITY v4l2-encoder-cmd "struct <link linkend='v4l2-encoder-cmd'>v4l2_encoder_cmd</link>"> +<!ENTITY v4l2-event "struct <link linkend='v4l2-event'>v4l2_event</link>"> +<!ENTITY v4l2-event-subscription "struct <link linkend='v4l2-event-subscription'>v4l2_event_subscription</link>"> <!ENTITY v4l2-ext-control "struct <link linkend='v4l2-ext-control'>v4l2_ext_control</link>"> <!ENTITY v4l2-ext-controls "struct <link linkend='v4l2-ext-controls'>v4l2_ext_controls</link>"> <!ENTITY v4l2-fmtdesc "struct <link linkend='v4l2-fmtdesc'>v4l2_fmtdesc</link>"> @@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ <!ENTITY sub-controls SYSTEM "v4l/controls.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-dev-capture SYSTEM "v4l/dev-capture.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-dev-codec SYSTEM "v4l/dev-codec.xml"> +<!ENTITY sub-dev-event SYSTEM "v4l/dev-event.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-dev-effect SYSTEM "v4l/dev-effect.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-dev-osd SYSTEM "v4l/dev-osd.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-dev-output SYSTEM "v4l/dev-output.xml"> @@ -292,6 +297,8 @@ <!ENTITY sub-v4l2grab-c SYSTEM "v4l/v4l2grab.c.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-videodev2-h SYSTEM "v4l/videodev2.h.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-v4l2 SYSTEM "v4l/v4l2.xml"> +<!ENTITY sub-dqevent SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml"> +<!ENTITY sub-subscribe-event SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-intro SYSTEM "dvb/intro.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-frontend SYSTEM "dvb/frontend.xml"> <!ENTITY sub-dvbproperty SYSTEM "dvb/dvbproperty.xml"> @@ -381,3 +388,5 @@ <!ENTITY reqbufs SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml"> <!ENTITY s-hw-freq-seek SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-s-hw-freq-seek.xml"> <!ENTITY streamon SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-streamon.xml"> +<!ENTITY dqevent SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml"> +<!ENTITY subscribe_event SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml"> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ecee64d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ + <title>Event Interface</title> + + <para>The V4L2 event interface provides means for user to get + immediately notified on certain conditions taking place on a device. + This might include start of frame or loss of signal events, for + example. + </para> + + <para>To receive events, the events the user is interested first must be + subscribed using the &VIDIOC-SUBSCRIBE-EVENT; ioctl. Once an event is + subscribed, the events of subscribed types are dequeueable using the + &VIDIOC-DQEVENT; ioctl. Events may be unsubscribed using + VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT ioctl. The special event type V4L2_EVENT_ALL may + be used to unsubscribe all the events the driver supports.</para> + + <para>The event subscriptions and event queues are specific to file + handles. Subscribing an event on one file handle does not affect + other file handles. + </para> + + <para>The information on dequeueable events are obtained by using + select or poll system calls on video devices. The V4L2 events use + POLLPRI events on poll system call and exceptions on select system + call. + </para> + + <!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml" +indent-tabs-mode: nil +End: + --> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml index 060105a..9737243 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml @@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark> <section id="ttx"> &sub-dev-teletext; </section> <section id="radio"> &sub-dev-radio; </section> <section id="rds"> &sub-dev-rds; </section> + <section id="event"> &sub-dev-event; </section> </chapter> <chapter id="driver"> @@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark> &sub-cropcap; &sub-dbg-g-chip-ident; &sub-dbg-g-register; + &sub-dqevent; &sub-encoder-cmd; &sub-enumaudio; &sub-enumaudioout; @@ -467,6 +469,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark> &sub-reqbufs; &sub-s-hw-freq-seek; &sub-streamon; + &sub-subscribe-event; <!-- End of ioctls. --> &sub-mmap; &sub-munmap; diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb45c16 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +<refentry id="vidioc-dqevent"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_DQEVENT</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</refname> + <refpurpose>Dequeue event</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>struct v4l2_event +*<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>Dequeue an event from a video device. No input is required + for this ioctl. All the fields of the &v4l2-event; structure are + filled by the driver. The file handle will also receive exceptions + which the application may get by e.g. using the select system + call.</para> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-event"> + <title>struct <structname>v4l2_event</structname></title> + <tgroup cols="4"> + &cs-str; + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry> + <entry></entry> + <entry>Type of the event.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>union</entry> + <entry><structfield>u</structfield></entry> + <entry></entry> + <entry></entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry></entry> + <entry>__u8</entry> + <entry><structfield>data</structfield>[64]</entry> + <entry>Event data. Defined by the event type. The union + should be used to define easily accessible type for + events.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>pending</structfield></entry> + <entry></entry> + <entry>Number of pending events excluding this one.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>sequence</structfield></entry> + <entry></entry> + <entry>Event sequence number. The sequence number is + incremented for every subscribed event that takes place. + If sequence numbers are not contiguous it means that + events have been lost. + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>struct timeval</entry> + <entry><structfield>timestamp</structfield></entry> + <entry></entry> + <entry>Event timestamp.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[9]</entry> + <entry></entry> + <entry>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set + the array to zero.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + </refsect1> +</refentry> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml" +indent-tabs-mode: nil +End: +--> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..71ab88c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +<refentry id="vidioc-subscribe-event"> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</refentrytitle> + &manvol; + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</refname> + <refpurpose>Subscribe or unsubscribe event</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>struct v4l2_event_subscription +*<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Arguments</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>fd</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>&fd;</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>request</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>argp</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>Subscribe or unsubscribe V4L2 event. Subscribed events are + dequeued by using the &VIDIOC-DQEVENT; ioctl.</para> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-event-subscription"> + <title>struct <structname>v4l2_event_subscription</structname></title> + <tgroup cols="3"> + &cs-str; + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry> + <entry>Type of the event.</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>__u32</entry> + <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[7]</entry> + <entry>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications + must set the array to zero.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="event-type"> + <title>Event Types</title> + <tgroup cols="3"> + &cs-def; + <tbody valign="top"> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_ALL</constant></entry> + <entry>0</entry> + <entry>All events. V4L2_EVENT_ALL is valid only for + VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT for unsubscribing all events at once. + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START</constant></entry> + <entry>0x08000000</entry> + <entry>Base event number for driver-private events.</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + </refsect1> +</refentry> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml" +indent-tabs-mode: nil +End: +--> diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt index bfaf0c5..d6deb35 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt @@ -732,3 +732,60 @@ Useful functions: The users of v4l2_fh know whether a driver uses v4l2_fh as its file->private_data pointer by testing the V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH bit in video_device->flags. + +V4L2 events +----------- + +The V4L2 events provide a generic way to pass events to user space. +The driver must use v4l2_fh to be able to support V4L2 events. + +Useful functions: + +- v4l2_event_alloc() + + To use events, the driver must allocate events for the file handle. By + calling the function more than once, the driver may assure that at least n + events in total has been allocated. The function may not be called in + atomic context. + +- v4l2_event_queue() + + Queue events to video device. The driver's only responsibility is to fill + in the type and the data fields. The other fields will be filled in by + V4L2. + +- v4l2_event_subscribe() + + The video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event must check the driver + is able to produce events with specified event id. Then it calls + v4l2_event_subscribe() to subscribe the event. + +- v4l2_event_unsubscribe() + + vidioc_unsubscribe_event in struct v4l2_ioctl_ops. A driver may use + v4l2_event_unsubscribe() directly unless it wants to be involved in + unsubscription process. + + The special type V4L2_EVENT_ALL may be used to unsubscribe all events. The + drivers may want to handle this in a special way. + +- v4l2_event_pending() + + Returns the number of pending events. Useful when implementing poll. + +Drivers do not initialise events directly. The events are initialised +through v4l2_fh_init() if video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event is +non-NULL. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's +v4l2_file_operations->open() handler. + +Events are delivered to user space through the poll system call. The driver +can use v4l2_fh->events->wait wait_queue_head_t as the argument for +poll_wait(). + +There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the +smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events +starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) + 1. + +An example on how the V4L2 events may be used can be found in the OMAP +3 ISP driver available at <URL:http://gitorious.org/omap3camera> as of +writing this. -- 1.5.6.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html