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@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ To enumerate image formats applications initialize the ``type`` and
the :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers
fill the rest of the structure or return an ``EINVAL`` error code. All
formats are enumerable by beginning at index zero and incrementing by
-one until ``EINVAL`` is returned.
+one until ``EINVAL`` is returned. If applicable, drivers shall return
+formats in preference order, where preferred formats are returned before
+(that is, with lower ``index`` value) less-preferred formats.
.. note::