Add documentation for the new edid capability. Signed-off-by: Erling Ljunggren <hljunggr@xxxxxxxxx> --- 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 9cd18c153d19..5cbe41877a63 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 9cbb7a0c354a..b1b1127d278c 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions @@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ 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` -- 2.37.3
