Make explicit that V4L2_CID_STATELESS_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS control is
a dynamic array control type.
Some drivers may be able to receive multiple slices in one control
to improve decoding performance.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst | 2 ++
include/media/hevc-ctrls.h | 3 +++
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
index ac13a3eb85c2..91c80964f82f 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-codec.rst
@@ -2964,6 +2964,8 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_hevc_size_of_length_field -
These bitstream parameters are defined according to :ref:`hevc`.
They are described in section 7.4.7 "General slice segment header
semantics" of the specification.
+ This control is a dynamically sized 1-dimensional array,
+ V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DYNAMIC_ARRAY flag must be set when using it.
.. c:type:: v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params
diff --git a/include/media/hevc-ctrls.h b/include/media/hevc-ctrls.h
index 149384ca4c84..a22720f5a33b 100644
--- a/include/media/hevc-ctrls.h
+++ b/include/media/hevc-ctrls.h
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ struct v4l2_hevc_pred_weight_table {
/**
* v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params - HEVC slice parameters
*
+ * This control is a dynamically sized 1-dimensional array,
+ * V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_DYNAMIC_ARRAY flag must be set when using it.
+ *
* @bit_size: size (in bits) of the current slice data
* @data_bit_offset: offset (in bits) to the video data in the current slice data
* @nal_unit_type: specifies the coding type of the slice (B, P or I)
--
2.32.0
