Re: [PATCH 3/6] media: docs: Add V4L2_CAP_EDID

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Hello,

On 09.08.2024 09:57, Hans Verkuil wrote:
From: Erling Ljunggren <hljunggr@xxxxxxxxx>

Add documentation for the new edid capability.

Signed-off-by: Erling Ljunggren <hljunggr@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Sebastian Fricke <sebastian.fricke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Regards,
Sebastian

---
Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/biblio.rst      | 11 +++++++++++
.../userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-querycap.rst       | 11 +++++++++++
.../userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions    |  1 +
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/biblio.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/biblio.rst
index 72aef1759b60..35674eeae20d 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/biblio.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/biblio.rst
@@ -334,6 +334,17 @@ VESA DMT

:author:    Video Electronics Standards Association (http://www.vesa.org)

+.. _vesaeddc:
+
+E-DDC
+=====
+
+
+:title:     VESA Enhanced Display Data Channel (E-DDC) Standard
+:subtitle:  Version 1.3
+
+:author:    Video Electronics Standards Association (http://www.vesa.org)
+
.. _vesaedid:

EDID
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-querycap.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-querycap.rst
index 6c57b8428356..3d11d86d9cbf 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-querycap.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-querycap.rst
@@ -244,6 +244,17 @@ specification the ioctl returns an ``EINVAL`` error code.
      - 0x01000000
      - The device supports the :c:func:`read()` and/or
	:c:func:`write()` I/O methods.
+    * - ``V4L2_CAP_EDID``
+      - 0x02000000
+      - The device stores the EDID for a video input, or retrieves the EDID for a video
+        output. It is a standalone EDID device, so no video streaming etc. will take place.
+
+        For a video input this is typically an eeprom that supports the
+        :ref:`VESA Enhanced Display Data Channel Standard <vesaeddc>`. It can be something
+        else as well, for example a micro controller.
+
+        For a video output this is typically read from an external device such as an
+        HDMI splitter accessed by a serial port.
    * - ``V4L2_CAP_STREAMING``
      - 0x04000000
      - The device supports the :ref:`streaming <mmap>` I/O method.
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
index bdc628e8c1d6..d67fd4038d22 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ replace define V4L2_CAP_META_OUTPUT device-capabilities
replace define V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS device-capabilities
replace define V4L2_CAP_TOUCH device-capabilities
replace define V4L2_CAP_IO_MC device-capabilities
+replace define V4L2_CAP_EDID device-capabilities

# V4L2 pix flags
replace define V4L2_PIX_FMT_PRIV_MAGIC :c:type:`v4l2_pix_format`
--
2.43.0






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