V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_VOLATILE behaviour when V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_EXECUTE_ON_WRITE is set was not properly explained. Reported-by: Dimitrios Katsaros <patcherwork@xxxxxxxxx> Credit-to: Hans Verkuil <hansverk@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst index 8d6e61a7284d..3a30d6cf70b4 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst @@ -728,10 +728,10 @@ See also the examples in :ref:`control`. case the hardware calculates the gain value based on the lighting conditions which can change over time. - .. note:: Setting a new value for a volatile control will have no - effect and no ``V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE`` will be sent, unless - the ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_EXECUTE_ON_WRITE`` flag (see below) is - also set. Otherwise the new value will just be ignored. + .. note:: Setting a new value for a volatile control will be ignored + unless `V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_EXECUTE_ON_WRITE`` flag (see below) is also set. + Setting a new value for a volatile contol will never trigger a + ``V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE`` event. - .. row 9 -- 2.8.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html