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@@ -208,7 +208,15 @@ introduced in Linux 3.3. They are, however, mandatory for stateful mem2mem decod
been started yet, the driver will return an ``EPERM`` error code. When
the decoder is already running, this command does nothing. No
flags are defined for this command.
-
+ * - ``V4L2_DEC_CMD_FLUSH``
+ - 4
+ - Flush any held capture buffers. Only valid for stateless decoders.
+ This command is typically used when the application reached the
+ end of the stream and the last output buffer had the
+ ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF`` flag set. This would prevent
+ dequeueing the capture buffer containing the last decoded frame.
+ So this command can be used to explicitly flush that final decoded
+ frame. This command does nothing if there are no held capture buffers.
Return Value
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