Document that format related configuration is done through pad ops in case
the driver does use the media framework.
Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxx>
Acked-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt | 9 +++++++++
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
index 659b2ba..f06c563 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
@@ -262,11 +262,16 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops {
...
};
+struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops {
+ ...
+};
+
struct v4l2_subdev_ops {
const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops *core;
const struct v4l2_subdev_tuner_ops *tuner;
const struct v4l2_subdev_audio_ops *audio;
const struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops *video;
+ const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops *video;
};
The core ops are common to all subdevs, the other categories are implemented
@@ -303,6 +308,10 @@ Don't forget to cleanup the media entity before the sub-device is destroyed:
media_entity_cleanup(&sd->entity);
+If the subdev driver intends to process video and integrate with the media
+framework, it must implement format related functionality using
+v4l2_subdev_pad_ops instead of v4l2_subdev_video_ops.
+
A device (bridge) driver needs to register the v4l2_subdev with the
v4l2_device:
--
1.7.2.5
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