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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-07-09 09:47:22 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-07-09 09:47:22 -0700 |
commit | ed63b9c873601ca113da5c7b1745e3946493e9f3 (patch) | |
tree | 94e96db2b79a8d123c0645dd64b3830bc4d20bfe /Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst | |
parent | 947fbd4ca9fb38f320b076e68cfccab977c5ea01 (diff) | |
parent | f81cbfc4f82a75ca0a2dc181a9c93b88f0e6509d (diff) |
Merge tag 'media/v5.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media
Pull media updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab:
- new Atmel microship ISC driver
- coda has gained support for mpeg2 and mpeg4
- cxusb gained support for analog TV
- rockchip staging driver was split into two separate staging drivers
- added a new staging driver for Allegro DVT video IP core
- added a new staging driver for Amlogic Meson video decoder
- lots of improvements and cleanups
* tag 'media/v5.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (398 commits)
media: allegro: use new v4l2_m2m_ioctl_try_encoder_cmd funcs
media: doc-rst: Fix typos
media: radio-raremono: change devm_k*alloc to k*alloc
media: stv0297: fix frequency range limit
media: rc: Prefer KEY_NUMERIC_* for number buttons on remotes
media: dvb_frontend: split dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl function
media: mceusb: disable "nonsensical irdata" messages
media: rc: remove redundant dev_err message
media: cec-notifier: add new notifier functions
media: cec: add struct cec_connector_info support
media: cec-notifier: rename variables, check kstrdup and n->conn_name
media: MAINTAINERS: Add maintainers for Media Controller
media: staging: media: tegra-vde: Defer dmabuf's unmapping
media: staging: media: tegra-vde: Add IOMMU support
media: hdpvr: fix locking and a missing msleep
media: v4l2: Test type instead of cfg->type in v4l2_ctrl_new_custom()
media: atmel: atmel-isc: fix i386 build error
media: v4l2-ctrl: Move compound control initialization
media: hantro: Use vb2_get_buffer
media: pci: cx88: Change the type of 'missed' to u64
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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst index 71eebfc6d853..da6da2ef139a 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-v4l2.rst @@ -89,7 +89,18 @@ Single-planar format structure - Size in bytes of the buffer to hold a complete image, set by the driver. Usually this is ``bytesperline`` times ``height``. When the image consists of variable length compressed data this is the - maximum number of bytes required to hold an image. + number of bytes required by the codec to support the worst-case + compression scenario. + + The driver will set the value for uncompressed images. + + Clients are allowed to set the sizeimage field for variable length + compressed data flagged with ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED`` at + :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`, but the driver may ignore it and set the + value itself, or it may modify the provided value based on + alignment requirements or minimum/maximum size requirements. + If the client wants to leave this to the driver, then it should + set sizeimage to 0. * - __u32 - ``colorspace`` - Image colorspace, from enum :c:type:`v4l2_colorspace`. |