Now that the subdev crop API is considered obsolete, the selection API
that replaces it deserves a full documentation instead of referring to
the crop API documentation.
Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-selection.xml | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-selection.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-selection.xml
index c62a7360719b..9b59b49db0c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-selection.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-selection.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,43 @@
more information on how each selection target affects the image
processing pipeline inside the subdevice.</para>
+ <para>To retrieve a current selection rectangle applications set the
+ <structfield>pad</structfield> field of a &v4l2-subdev-selection; to the
+ desired pad number as reported by the media API, the
+ <structfield>which</structfield> field to
+ <constant>V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE</constant> and the
+ <structfield>target</structfield> to the target selection rectangle. They
+ then call the <constant>VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_SELECTION</constant> ioctl with a
+ pointer to this structure. The driver fills the members of the
+ <structfield>r</structfield> field or returns &EINVAL; if the input
+ arguments are invalid, or if selection is not supported on the given pad.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>To change a current selection rectangle applications set the
+ <structfield>pad</structfield>, <structfield>which</structfield> and
+ <structfield>target</structfield> fields and all members of the
+ <structfield>r</structfield> field. They then call the
+ <constant>VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_SELECTION</constant> ioctl with a pointer to this
+ structure. The driver verifies the requested selection rectangle, adjusts it
+ based on the hardware capabilities and configures the device. Upon return
+ the &v4l2-subdev-selection; contains the current selection rectangle as
+ would be returned by a <constant>VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_SELECTION</constant> call.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Applications can query the device capabilities by setting the
+ <structfield>which</structfield> to
+ <constant>V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_TRY</constant>. When set, 'try' selection
+ rectangles are not applied to the device by the driver, but are mangled
+ exactly as active selection rectangles and stored in the sub-device file
+ handle. Two applications querying the same sub-device would thus not
+ interfere with each other.</para>
+
+ <para>Drivers must not return an error solely because the requested
+ selection rectangle doesn't match the device capabilities. They must instead
+ modify the rectangle to match what the hardware can provide. The modified
+ selection rectangle should be as close as possible to the original request.
+ </para>
+
<refsect2>
<title>Types of selection targets</title>
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2.4.10
