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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-encoder-cmd.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-encoder-cmd.rst
index 44aad55d9459..5673606711b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-encoder-cmd.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-encoder-cmd.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
+.. c:namespace:: V4L
.. _VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD:
@@ -11,22 +12,22 @@ Name
VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD - VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD - Execute an encoder command
-
Synopsis
========
-.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD, struct v4l2_encoder_cmd *argp )
- :name: VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD
+.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD
+
+``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD, struct v4l2_encoder_cmd *argp)``
-.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD, struct v4l2_encoder_cmd *argp )
- :name: VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD
+.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD
+``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_TRY_ENCODER_CMD, struct v4l2_encoder_cmd *argp)``
Arguments
=========
``fd``
- File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
+ File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
``argp``
Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_encoder_cmd`.
@@ -47,16 +48,16 @@ this structure.
The ``cmd`` field must contain the command code. Some commands use the
``flags`` field for additional information.
-After a STOP command, :ref:`read() <func-read>` calls will read
+After a STOP command, :c:func:`read()` calls will read
the remaining data buffered by the driver. When the buffer is empty,
-:ref:`read() <func-read>` will return zero and the next :ref:`read() <func-read>`
+:c:func:`read()` will return zero and the next :c:func:`read()`
call will restart the encoder.
-A :ref:`read() <func-read>` or :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMON <VIDIOC_STREAMON>`
+A :c:func:`read()` or :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMON <VIDIOC_STREAMON>`
call sends an implicit START command to the encoder if it has not been
started yet. Applies to both queues of mem2mem encoders.
-A :ref:`close() <func-close>` or :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>`
+A :c:func:`close()` or :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>`
call of a streaming file descriptor sends an implicit immediate STOP to
the encoder, and all buffered data is discarded. Applies to both queues of
mem2mem encoders.
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ These ioctls are optional, not all drivers may support them. They were
introduced in Linux 2.6.21. They are, however, mandatory for stateful mem2mem
encoders (as further documented in :ref:`encoder`).
-
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
.. c:type:: v4l2_encoder_cmd
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ encoders (as further documented in :ref:`encoder`).
the array to zero.
-
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}|
.. _encoder-cmds:
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ encoders (as further documented in :ref:`encoder`).
the encoder is already running, this command does nothing. No
flags are defined for this command.
-
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}|
.. _encoder-flags:
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ encoders (as further documented in :ref:`encoder`).
Does not apply to :ref:`encoder`.
-
Return Value
============