Huomenta! On Fri, Sep 02, 2016 at 12:22:42AM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote: > Hi Sakari, > > On Monday 29 Aug 2016 12:13:40 Sakari Ailus wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 03:20:27PM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote: > > > The metadata buffer type is used to transfer metadata between userspace > > > and kernelspace through a V4L2 buffers queue. It comes with a new > > > metadata capture capability and format description. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart > > > <laurent.pinchart+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Tested-by: Guennadi Liakhovetski <guennadi.liakhovetski@xxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > Changes since v1: > > > > > > - Rebased on top of the DocBook to reST conversion > > > > > > Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/buffer.rst | 8 +++ > > > Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst | 69 +++++++++++++++++++ > > > Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/devices.rst | 1 + > > > Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-querycap.rst | 14 +++-- > > > Documentation/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions | 2 + > > > drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c | 19 +++++++ > > > drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c | 16 +++--- > > > drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c | 41 ++++++++++++++ > > > drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c | 3 ++ > > > include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h | 17 ++++++ > > > include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h | 14 +++++ > > > 11 files changed, 195 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > > create mode 100644 Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst > > [snip] > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst > > > b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst new file mode 100644 > > > index 000000000000..252ed05b4841 > > > --- /dev/null > > > +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst > > > @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ > > > +.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*- > > > + > > > +.. _metadata: > > > + > > > +****************** > > > +Metadata Interface > > > +****************** > > > + > > > +Metadata refers to any non-image data that supplements video frames with > > > +additional information. This may include statistics computed over the > > > image +or frame capture parameters supplied by the image source. This > > > interface is +intended for transfer of metadata to userspace and control > > > of that operation. + > > > +The metadata interface is implemented on video capture device nodes. The > > > device +can be dedicated to metadata or can implement both video and > > > metadata capture +as specified in its reported capabilities. > > > + > > > +.. note:: > > > + > > > + This is an :ref:`experimental` interface and may > > > + change in the future. > > > + > > > +Querying Capabilities > > > +===================== > > > + > > > +Device nodes supporting the metadata interface set the > > > ``V4L2_CAP_META_CAPTURE`` +flag in the ``device_caps`` field of the > > > +:ref:`v4l2_capability <v4l2-capability>` structure returned by the > > > +:ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCAP` ioctl. That flag means the device can capture > > > +metadata to memory. > > > + > > > +At least one of the read/write or streaming I/O methods must be > > > supported. > > > + > > > + > > > +Data Format Negotiation > > > +======================= > > > + > > > +The metadata device uses the :ref:`format` ioctls to select the capture > > > format. +The metadata buffer content format is bound to that selected > > > format. In addition +to the basic :ref:`format` ioctls, the > > > :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` ioctl must be +supported as well. > > > + > > > +To use the :ref:`format` ioctls applications set the ``type`` of the > > > +:ref:`v4l2_format <v4l2-format>` structure to > > > ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE`` +and use the :ref:`v4l2_meta_format > > > <v4l2-meta-format>` ``meta`` member of the +``fmt`` union as needed per > > > the desired operation. The :ref:`v4l2-meta-format` +structure contains > > > two fields, ``dataformat`` is set by applications to the V4L2 > > > > I might not specify the number of number of fields here. It has high chances > > of not getting updated when more fields are added. Up to you. > > This has been copied from dev-sdr.rst. I can drop the last sentence completely > as the parameters are described in the table below. Hans, any opinion ? > > > > +FourCC code of the desired format, and ``buffersize`` set by drivers to > > > the +maximum buffer size (in bytes) required for data transfer. > > > + > > > +.. _v4l2-meta-format: > > > +.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_meta_format > > > + :header-rows: 0 > > > + :stub-columns: 0 > > > + :widths: 1 1 2 > > > + > > > + * - __u32 > > > + - ``dataformat`` > > > + - The data format, set by the application. This is a little endian > > > + :ref:`four character code <v4l2-fourcc>`. V4L2 defines metadata > > > formats + in :ref:`meta-formats`. > > > + * - __u32 > > > + - ``buffersize`` > > > + - Maximum buffer size in bytes required for data. The value is set > > > by the + driver. > > > > We'll need to add width and heigth as well but it could be done later on. > > Unless you have a use case you can upstream now for those fields we'll have to > add them later. Later is fine. I just wanted to inform you they'll be needed. > > > > + * - __u8 > > > + - ``reserved[24]`` > > > + - This array is reserved for future extensions. Drivers and > > > applications + must set it to zero. > > > > struct v4l2_pix_format has grown without use of reserved fields and it's > > been around for ages. > > > > It's not directly used in an IOCTL but within an union in another struct so > > this is possible. I would consider doing the same here. Or at least > > increasing the number of reserved fields (and possibly making the type u32) > > if you feel we shouldn't go that way. > > I'm fine with dropping the reserved fields. Please. :-) -- Terveisin, Sakari Ailus e-mail: sakari.ailus@xxxxxx XMPP: sailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
