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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-07-27 23:58:31 +0200 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2016-07-27 23:58:31 +0200 |
commit | ff9a082fda424257976f08fce942609f358015e0 (patch) | |
tree | 478e6b449b19baaf842369a13923499ce83ef895 /Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/audio.rst | |
parent | Merge tag 'scsi-misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi (diff) | |
parent | Merge branch 'topic/docs-next' into v4l_for_linus (diff) | |
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Merge tag 'media/v4.8-4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media
Pull media documentation updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab:
"This patch series does the conversion of all media documentation stuff
to Restrutured Text markup format and add them to the
Documentation/index.rst file.
The media documentation was grouped into 4 books:
- media uAPI
- media kAPI
- V4L driver-specific documentation
- DVB driver-specific documentation
It also contains several documentation improvements and one fixup
patch for a core issue with cropcap.
PS. After this patch series, the media DocBook is deprecated and
should be removed. I'll add such patch on a future pull request"
* tag 'media/v4.8-4' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (322 commits)
[media] cx23885-cardlist.rst: add a new card
[media] doc-rst: add some needed escape codes
[media] doc-rst: kapi: use :c:func: instead of :cpp:func
doc-rst: kernel-doc: fix a change introduced by mistake
[media] v4l2-ioctl.h add debug info for struct v4l2_ioctl_ops
[media] dvb_ringbuffer.h: some documentation improvements
[media] v4l2-ctrls.h: fully document the header file
[media] doc-rst: Fix some typedef ugly warnings
[media] doc-rst: reorganize the kAPI v4l2 chapters
[media] rename v4l2-framework.rst to v4l2-intro.rst
[media] move V4L2 clocks to a separate .rst file
[media] v4l2-fh.rst: add cross references and markups
[media] v4l2-fh.rst: add fh contents from v4l2-framework.rst
[media] v4l2-fh.h: add documentation for it
[media] v4l2-event.rst: add cross-references and markups
[media] v4l2-event.h: document all functions
[media] v4l2-event.rst: add text from v4l2-framework.rst
[media] v4l2-framework.rst: remove videobuf quick chapter
[media] v4l2-dev: add cross-references and improve markup
[media] doc-rst: move v4l2-dev doc to a separate file
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diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/audio.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/audio.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4dd11345866c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/audio.rst @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*- + +.. _audio: + +************************ +Audio Inputs and Outputs +************************ + +Audio inputs and outputs are physical connectors of a device. Video +capture devices have inputs, output devices have outputs, zero or more +each. Radio devices have no audio inputs or outputs. They have exactly +one tuner which in fact *is* an audio source, but this API associates +tuners with video inputs or outputs only, and radio devices have none of +these. [#f1]_ A connector on a TV card to loop back the received audio +signal to a sound card is not considered an audio output. + +Audio and video inputs and outputs are associated. Selecting a video +source also selects an audio source. This is most evident when the video +and audio source is a tuner. Further audio connectors can combine with +more than one video input or output. Assumed two composite video inputs +and two audio inputs exist, there may be up to four valid combinations. +The relation of video and audio connectors is defined in the +``audioset`` field of the respective struct +:ref:`v4l2_input <v4l2-input>` or struct +:ref:`v4l2_output <v4l2-output>`, where each bit represents the index +number, starting at zero, of one audio input or output. + +To learn about the number and attributes of the available inputs and +outputs applications can enumerate them with the +:ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO` and +:ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT <VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT>` ioctl, respectively. +The struct :ref:`v4l2_audio <v4l2-audio>` returned by the +:ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO` ioctl also contains signal +:status information applicable when the current audio input is queried. + +The :ref:`VIDIOC_G_AUDIO <VIDIOC_G_AUDIO>` and +:ref:`VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT <VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT>` ioctls report the current +audio input and output, respectively. + +.. note:: Note that, unlike :ref:`VIDIOC_G_INPUT <VIDIOC_G_INPUT>` and + :ref:`VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT <VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT>` these ioctls return a + structure as :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO` and + :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT <VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT>` do, not just an index. + +To select an audio input and change its properties applications call the +:ref:`VIDIOC_S_AUDIO <VIDIOC_G_AUDIO>` ioctl. To select an audio +output (which presently has no changeable properties) applications call +the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT <VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT>` ioctl. + +Drivers must implement all audio input ioctls when the device has +multiple selectable audio inputs, all audio output ioctls when the +device has multiple selectable audio outputs. When the device has any +audio inputs or outputs the driver must set the ``V4L2_CAP_AUDIO`` flag +in the struct :ref:`v4l2_capability <v4l2-capability>` returned by +the :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCAP` ioctl. + + +Example: Information about the current audio input +================================================== + +.. code-block:: c + + struct v4l2_audio audio; + + memset(&audio, 0, sizeof(audio)); + + if (-1 == ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_G_AUDIO, &audio)) { + perror("VIDIOC_G_AUDIO"); + exit(EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + printf("Current input: %s\\n", audio.name); + + +Example: Switching to the first audio input +=========================================== + +.. code-block:: c + + struct v4l2_audio audio; + + memset(&audio, 0, sizeof(audio)); /* clear audio.mode, audio.reserved */ + + audio.index = 0; + + if (-1 == ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_S_AUDIO, &audio)) { + perror("VIDIOC_S_AUDIO"); + exit(EXIT_FAILURE); + } + +.. [#f1] + Actually struct :ref:`v4l2_audio <v4l2-audio>` ought to have a + ``tuner`` field like struct :ref:`v4l2_input <v4l2-input>`, not + only making the API more consistent but also permitting radio devices + with multiple tuners. |