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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
+.. c:namespace:: V4L
+
+.. _VIDIOC_STREAMON:
+
+***************************************
+ioctl VIDIOC_STREAMON, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
+***************************************
+
+Name
+====
+
+VIDIOC_STREAMON - VIDIOC_STREAMOFF - Start or stop streaming I/O
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_STREAMON
+
+``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, const int *argp)``
+
+.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
+
+``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, const int *argp)``
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+    File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
+
+``argp``
+    Pointer to an integer.
+
+Description
+===========
+
+The ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` and ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` ioctl start and stop
+the capture or output process during streaming
+(:ref:`memory mapping <mmap>`, :ref:`user pointer <userp>` or
+:ref:`DMABUF <dmabuf>`) I/O.
+
+Capture hardware is disabled and no input buffers are filled (if there
+are any empty buffers in the incoming queue) until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``
+has been called. Output hardware is disabled and no video signal is
+produced until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` has been called. The ioctl will
+succeed when at least one output buffer is in the incoming queue.
+
+Memory-to-memory devices will not start until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` has
+been called for both the capture and output stream types.
+
+If ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` fails then any already queued buffers will remain
+queued.
+
+The ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` ioctl, apart of aborting or finishing any DMA
+in progress, unlocks any user pointer buffers locked in physical memory,
+and it removes all buffers from the incoming and outgoing queues. That
+means all images captured but not dequeued yet will be lost, likewise
+all images enqueued for output but not transmitted yet. I/O returns to
+the same state as after calling
+:ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` and can be restarted
+accordingly.
+
+If buffers have been queued with :ref:`VIDIOC_QBUF` and
+``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` is called without ever having called
+``VIDIOC_STREAMON``, then those queued buffers will also be removed from
+the incoming queue and all are returned to the same state as after
+calling :ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` and can be restarted
+accordingly.
+
+Both ioctls take a pointer to an integer, the desired buffer or stream
+type. This is the same as struct
+:c:type:`v4l2_requestbuffers` ``type``.
+
+If ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` is called when streaming is already in progress,
+or if ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` is called when streaming is already stopped,
+then 0 is returned. Nothing happens in the case of ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``,
+but ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` will return queued buffers to their starting
+state as mentioned above.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Applications can be preempted for unknown periods right before
+   or after the ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` or ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` calls, there is
+   no notion of starting or stopping "now". Buffer timestamps can be used
+   to synchronize with other events.
+
+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
+    The buffer ``type`` is not supported, or no buffers have been
+    allocated (memory mapping) or enqueued (output) yet.
+
+EPIPE
+    The driver implements
+    :ref:`pad-level format configuration <pad-level-formats>` and the
+    pipeline configuration is invalid.
+
+ENOLINK
+    The driver implements Media Controller interface and the pipeline
+    link configuration is invalid.