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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-06 01:02:30 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-expbuf.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-expbuf.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2d96cfe89 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/dvb/dmx-expbuf.rst @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +.. _DMX_EXPBUF: + +**************** +ioctl DMX_EXPBUF +**************** + +Name +==== + +DMX_EXPBUF - Export a buffer as a DMABUF file descriptor. + +.. warning:: this API is still experimental + + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_EXPBUF, struct dmx_exportbuffer *argp ) + :name: DMX_EXPBUF + + +Arguments +========= + +``fd`` + File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`. + +``argp`` + Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`. + + +Description +=========== + +This ioctl is an extension to the memory mapping I/O method. +It can be used to export a buffer as a DMABUF file at any time after +buffers have been allocated with the :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` ioctl. + +To export a buffer, applications fill struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`. +Applications must set the ``index`` field. Valid index numbers +range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` +(struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus one. +Additional flags may be posted in the ``flags`` field. Refer to a manual +for open() for details. Currently only O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY, +and O_RDWR are supported. +All other fields must be set to zero. In the +case of multi-planar API, every plane is exported separately using +multiple :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` calls. + +After calling :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` the ``fd`` field will be set by a +driver, on success. This is a DMABUF file descriptor. The application may +pass it to other DMABUF-aware devices. It is recommended to close a DMABUF +file when it is no longer used to allow the associated memory to be reclaimed. + + +Examples +======== + + +.. code-block:: c + + int buffer_export(int v4lfd, enum dmx_buf_type bt, int index, int *dmafd) + { + struct dmx_exportbuffer expbuf; + + memset(&expbuf, 0, sizeof(expbuf)); + expbuf.type = bt; + expbuf.index = index; + if (ioctl(v4lfd, DMX_EXPBUF, &expbuf) == -1) { + perror("DMX_EXPBUF"); + return -1; + } + + *dmafd = expbuf.fd; + + return 0; + } + +Return Value +============ + +On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set +appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the +:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter. + +EINVAL + A queue is not in MMAP mode or DMABUF exporting is not supported or + ``flags`` or ``index`` fields are invalid. |