[PATCHv8 17/26] Documentation: media: description of DMABUF exporting in V4L2

Tomasz Stanislawski t.stanislaws at samsung.com
Tue Aug 14 08:34:47 PDT 2012


This patch adds description and usage examples for exporting
DMABUF file descriptor in V4L2.

Signed-off-by: Tomasz Stanislawski <t.stanislaws at samsung.com>
Signed-off-by: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park at samsung.com>
CC: linux-doc at vger.kernel.org
---
 Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml        |    3 +
 Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml            |    3 +
 Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml          |    1 +
 Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-expbuf.xml |  223 +++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 230 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-expbuf.xml

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml
index ff45330..802c1ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/compat.xml
@@ -2609,6 +2609,9 @@ ioctls.</para>
 	  <para>Importing DMABUF file descriptors as a new IO method described
 	  in <xref linkend="dmabuf" />.</para>
         </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+	  <para>Exporting DMABUF files using &VIDIOC-EXPBUF; ioctl.</para>
+        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </section>
 
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml
index 98253ee..c27e59b 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ buffer from userspace using a file descriptor previously exported for a
 different or the same device (known as the importer role), or both. This
 section describes the DMABUF importer role API in V4L2.</para>
 
+    <para>Refer to <link linked="vidioc-expbuf"> DMABUF exporting </link> for
+details about exporting a V4L2 buffers as DMABUF file descriptors.</para>
+
 <para>Input and output devices support the streaming I/O method when the
 <constant>V4L2_CAP_STREAMING</constant> flag in the
 <structfield>capabilities</structfield> field of &v4l2-capability; returned by
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml
index 0292ed1..874c085 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/v4l2.xml
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark>
     &sub-overlay;
     &sub-prepare-buf;
     &sub-qbuf;
+    &sub-expbuf;
     &sub-querybuf;
     &sub-querycap;
     &sub-queryctrl;
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-expbuf.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-expbuf.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30ebf67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-expbuf.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+<refentry id="vidioc-expbuf">
+
+  <refmeta>
+    <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_EXPBUF</refentrytitle>
+    &manvol;
+  </refmeta>
+
+  <refnamediv>
+    <refname>VIDIOC_EXPBUF</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Export a buffer as a DMABUF file descriptor.</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+
+  <refsynopsisdiv>
+    <funcsynopsis>
+      <funcprototype>
+	<funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef>
+	<paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef>
+	<paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
+	<paramdef>struct v4l2_exportbuffer *<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef>
+      </funcprototype>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+  </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Arguments</title>
+
+    <variablelist>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>fd</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>&fd;</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>request</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>VIDIOC_EXPBUF</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>argp</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para></para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+
+    <note>
+      <title>Experimental</title>
+      <para>This is an <link linkend="experimental"> experimental </link>
+      interface and may change in the future.</para>
+    </note>
+
+<para>This ioctl is an extension to the <link linkend="mmap">memory
+mapping</link> I/O method therefore it is available only for
+<constant>V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP</constant> buffers.  It can be used to export a
+buffer as DMABUF file at any time after buffers have been allocated with the
+&VIDIOC-REQBUFS; ioctl.</para>
+
+<para>Prior to exporting an application calls <link
+linkend="vidioc-querybuf">VIDIOC_QUERYBUF</link> to obtain memory offsets. When
+using the <link linkend="planar-apis">multi-planar API</link> every plane has
+own offset.</para>
+
+<para>To export a buffer, the application fills &v4l2-exportbuffer;.  The
+<structfield> mem_offset </structfield> field is set to the offset obtained
+from <constant> VIDIOC_QUERYBUF </constant>.  Additional flags may be posted in
+the <structfield> flags </structfield> field.  Refer to manual for open syscall
+for details. Currently only O_CLOEXEC is guaranteed to be supported.  All other
+fields must be set to zero.  In a case of multi-planar API, every plane is
+exported separately using multiple <constant> VIDIOC_EXPBUF </constant>
+calls.</para>
+
+<para> After calling <constant>VIDIOC_EXPBUF</constant> the <structfield> fd
+</structfield> field will be set by a driver.  This is a DMABUF file
+descriptor. The application may pass it to other API. Refer to <link
+linkend="dmabuf">DMABUF importing</link> for details about importing DMABUF
+files into V4L2 nodes. A developer is encouraged to close a DMABUF file when it
+is no longer used.  </para>
+
+  </refsect1>
+  <refsect1>
+   <section>
+      <title>Examples</title>
+
+      <example>
+	<title>Exporting a buffer.</title>
+	<programlisting>
+int buffer_export(int v4lfd, &v4l2-buf-type; bt, int index, int *dmafd)
+{
+	&v4l2-buffer; buf;
+	&v4l2-exportbuffer; expbuf;
+
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof buf);
+	buf.type = bt;
+	buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+	buf.index = index;
+
+	if (ioctl (v4lfd, &VIDIOC-QUERYBUF;, &buf) == -1) {
+		perror ("VIDIOC_QUERYBUF");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memset(&expbuf, 0, sizeof expbuf);
+	expbuf.mem_offset = buf.m.offset;
+	if (ioctl (v4lfd, &VIDIOC-EXPBUF;, &expbuf) == -1) {
+		perror ("VIDIOC_EXPBUF");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	*dmafd = expbuf.fd;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+        </programlisting>
+      </example>
+
+      <example>
+	<title>Exporting a buffer using multi plane API.</title>
+	<programlisting>
+int buffer_export_mp(int v4lfd, &v4l2-buf-type; bt, int index,
+	int dmafd[], int n_planes)
+{
+	&v4l2-buffer; buf;
+	&v4l2-plane; planes[VIDEO_MAX_PLANES];
+	int i;
+
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof buf);
+	buf.type = bt;
+	buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
+	buf.index = index;
+	buf.m.planes = planes;
+	buf.length = n_planes;
+	memset(&planes, 0, sizeof planes);
+
+	if (ioctl (v4lfd, &VIDIOC-QUERYBUF;, &buf) == -1) {
+		perror ("VIDIOC_QUERYBUF");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_planes; ++i) {
+		&v4l2-exportbuffer; expbuf;
+
+		memset(&expbuf, 0, sizeof expbuf);
+		expbuf.mem_offset = plane[i].m.offset;
+		if (ioctl (v4lfd, &VIDIOC-EXPBUF;, &expbuf) == -1) {
+			perror ("VIDIOC_EXPBUF");
+			while (i)
+				close(dmafd[--i]);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		dmafd[i] = expbuf.fd;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+        </programlisting>
+      </example>
+   </section>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="v4l2-exportbuffer">
+      <title>struct <structname>v4l2_exportbuffer</structname></title>
+      <tgroup cols="3">
+	&cs-str;
+	<tbody valign="top">
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>fd</structfield></entry>
+	    <entry>The DMABUF file descriptor associated with a buffer. Set by
+		a driver.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>reserved0</structfield></entry>
+	    <entry>Reserved field for future use. Must be set to zero.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>mem_offset</structfield></entry>
+	    <entry>Buffer memory offset as returned by <constant>
+VIDIOC_QUERYBUF </constant> in &v4l2-buffer;<structfield> ::m.offset
+</structfield> (for single-plane formats) or &v4l2-plane;<structfield>
+::m.offset </structfield> (for multi-planar formats)</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>flags</structfield></entry>
+	    <entry>Flags for newly created file, currently only <constant>
+O_CLOEXEC </constant> is supported, refer to manual of open syscall for more
+details.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>reserved[12]</structfield></entry>
+	    <entry>Reserved field for future use. Must be set to zero.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	</tbody>
+      </tgroup>
+    </table>
+
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    &return-value;
+    <variablelist>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>A queue is not in MMAP mode or DMABUF exporting is not
+supported or <structfield> flag </structfield> or <structfield> mem_offset
+</structfield> fields are invalid.</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+  </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
-- 
1.7.9.5



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