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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-querystd.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-querystd.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a8385cc74 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-querystd.rst @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*- + +.. _VIDIOC_QUERYSTD: + +********************************************* +ioctl VIDIOC_QUERYSTD, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_QUERYSTD +********************************************* + +Name +==== + +VIDIOC_QUERYSTD - VIDIOC_SUBDEV_QUERYSTD - Sense the video standard received by the current input + + +Synopsis +======== + +.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_QUERYSTD, v4l2_std_id *argp ) + :name: VIDIOC_QUERYSTD + +.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_QUERYSTD, v4l2_std_id *argp ) + :name: VIDIOC_SUBDEV_QUERYSTD + + +Arguments +========= + +``fd`` + File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`. + +``argp`` + Pointer to :c:type:`v4l2_std_id`. + + +Description +=========== + +The hardware may be able to detect the current video standard +automatically. To do so, applications call :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYSTD` with a +pointer to a :ref:`v4l2_std_id <v4l2-std-id>` type. The driver +stores here a set of candidates, this can be a single flag or a set of +supported standards if for example the hardware can only distinguish +between 50 and 60 Hz systems. If no signal was detected, then the driver +will return V4L2_STD_UNKNOWN. When detection is not possible or fails, +the set must contain all standards supported by the current video input +or output. + +.. note:: + + Drivers shall *not* switch the video standard + automatically if a new video standard is detected. Instead, drivers + should send the ``V4L2_EVENT_SOURCE_CHANGE`` event (if they support + this) and expect that userspace will take action by calling + :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYSTD`. The reason is that a new video standard can mean + different buffer sizes as well, and you cannot change buffer sizes on + the fly. In general, applications that receive the Source Change event + will have to call :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYSTD`, and if the detected video + standard is valid they will have to stop streaming, set the new + standard, allocate new buffers and start streaming again. + + +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. + +ENODATA + Standard video timings are not supported for this input or output. |