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@@ -507,6 +507,19 @@ See also the examples in :ref:`control`.
represents an action on the hardware. For example: clearing an
error flag or triggering the flash. All the controls of the type
``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BUTTON`` have this flag set.
+ * .. _FLAG_MODIFY_LAYOUT:
+
+ - ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_MODIFY_LAYOUT``
+ - 0x0400
+ - Changing this control value may modify the layout of the
+ buffer (for video devices) or the media bus format (for sub-devices).
+
+ A typical example would be the ``V4L2_CID_ROTATE`` control.
+
+ Note that typically controls with this flag will also set the
+ ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_GRABBED`` flag when buffers are allocated or
+ streaming is in progress since most drivers do not support changing
+ the format in that case.
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