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diff --git a/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-fh.rst b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-fh.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3ee64adf4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/media/kapi/v4l2-fh.rst @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +V4L2 File handlers +------------------ + +struct :c:type:`v4l2_fh` provides a way to easily keep file handle specific +data that is used by the V4L2 framework. + +.. attention:: + New drivers must use struct :c:type:`v4l2_fh` + since it is also used to implement priority handling + (:ref:`VIDIOC_G_PRIORITY`). + +The users of :c:type:`v4l2_fh` (in the V4L2 framework, not the driver) know +whether a driver uses :c:type:`v4l2_fh` as its ``file->private_data`` pointer +by testing the ``V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH`` bit in :c:type:`video_device`->flags. +This bit is set whenever :c:func:`v4l2_fh_init` is called. + +struct :c:type:`v4l2_fh` is allocated as a part of the driver's own file handle +structure and ``file->private_data`` is set to it in the driver's ``open()`` +function by the driver. + +In many cases the struct :c:type:`v4l2_fh` will be embedded in a larger +structure. In that case you should call: + +#) :c:func:`v4l2_fh_init` and :c:func:`v4l2_fh_add` in ``open()`` +#) :c:func:`v4l2_fh_del` and :c:func:`v4l2_fh_exit` in ``release()`` + +Drivers can extract their own file handle structure by using the container_of +macro. + +Example: + +.. code-block:: c + + struct my_fh { + int blah; + struct v4l2_fh fh; + }; + + ... + + int my_open(struct file *file) + { + struct my_fh *my_fh; + struct video_device *vfd; + int ret; + + ... + + my_fh = kzalloc(sizeof(*my_fh), GFP_KERNEL); + + ... + + v4l2_fh_init(&my_fh->fh, vfd); + + ... + + file->private_data = &my_fh->fh; + v4l2_fh_add(&my_fh->fh); + return 0; + } + + int my_release(struct file *file) + { + struct v4l2_fh *fh = file->private_data; + struct my_fh *my_fh = container_of(fh, struct my_fh, fh); + + ... + v4l2_fh_del(&my_fh->fh); + v4l2_fh_exit(&my_fh->fh); + kfree(my_fh); + return 0; + } + +Below is a short description of the :c:type:`v4l2_fh` functions used: + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_init <v4l2_fh_init>` +(:c:type:`fh <v4l2_fh>`, :c:type:`vdev <video_device>`) + + +- Initialise the file handle. This **MUST** be performed in the driver's + :c:type:`v4l2_file_operations`->open() handler. + + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_add <v4l2_fh_add>` +(:c:type:`fh <v4l2_fh>`) + +- Add a :c:type:`v4l2_fh` to :c:type:`video_device` file handle list. + Must be called once the file handle is completely initialized. + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_del <v4l2_fh_del>` +(:c:type:`fh <v4l2_fh>`) + +- Unassociate the file handle from :c:type:`video_device`. The file handle + exit function may now be called. + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_exit <v4l2_fh_exit>` +(:c:type:`fh <v4l2_fh>`) + +- Uninitialise the file handle. After uninitialisation the :c:type:`v4l2_fh` + memory can be freed. + + +If struct :c:type:`v4l2_fh` is not embedded, then you can use these helper functions: + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_open <v4l2_fh_open>` +(struct file \*filp) + +- This allocates a struct :c:type:`v4l2_fh`, initializes it and adds it to + the struct :c:type:`video_device` associated with the file struct. + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_release <v4l2_fh_release>` +(struct file \*filp) + +- This deletes it from the struct :c:type:`video_device` associated with the + file struct, uninitialised the :c:type:`v4l2_fh` and frees it. + +These two functions can be plugged into the v4l2_file_operation's ``open()`` +and ``release()`` ops. + +Several drivers need to do something when the first file handle is opened and +when the last file handle closes. Two helper functions were added to check +whether the :c:type:`v4l2_fh` struct is the only open filehandle of the +associated device node: + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_is_singular <v4l2_fh_is_singular>` +(:c:type:`fh <v4l2_fh>`) + +- Returns 1 if the file handle is the only open file handle, else 0. + +:c:func:`v4l2_fh_is_singular_file <v4l2_fh_is_singular_file>` +(struct file \*filp) + +- Same, but it calls v4l2_fh_is_singular with filp->private_data. + + +V4L2 fh functions and data structures +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +.. kernel-doc:: include/media/v4l2-fh.h |