Re: [PATCHv2 2/2] media api: Try to make enum usage clearer

From: Jacopo Mondi
Date: Thu Apr 28 2022 - 09:12:12 EST


Hi Dorota

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 10:52:19AM +0200, Dorota Czaplejewicz wrote:
> Fixed: typo "format" -> "frame size" in enum-frame-size
> Added: no holes in the enumeration
> Added: enumerations per what?
> Added: who fills in what in calls
> Changed: "zero" -> "0"
> Changed: "given" -> "specified"

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> Signed-off-by: Dorota Czaplejewicz <dorota.czaplejewicz@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../v4l/vidioc-subdev-enum-frame-size.rst | 44 ++++++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-enum-frame-size.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-enum-frame-size.rst
> index c25a9896df0e..2c6fd291dc44 100644
> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-enum-frame-size.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-enum-frame-size.rst
> @@ -31,18 +31,29 @@ Arguments
> Description
> ===========
>
> -This ioctl allows applications to enumerate all frame sizes supported by
> -a sub-device on the given pad for the given media bus format. Supported
> -formats can be retrieved with the
> +This ioctl allows applications to access the enumeration of frame sizes supported by

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> +a sub-device on the specified pad for the specified media bus format.
> +Supported formats can be retrieved with the

This seems quite an arbitrary change. What's wrong with the existing
phrase ?

> :ref:`VIDIOC_SUBDEV_ENUM_MBUS_CODE`
> ioctl.
>
> -To enumerate frame sizes applications initialize the ``pad``, ``which``
> -, ``code`` and ``index`` fields of the struct
> -:c:type:`v4l2_subdev_mbus_code_enum` and
> -call the :ref:`VIDIOC_SUBDEV_ENUM_FRAME_SIZE` ioctl with a pointer to the
> -structure. Drivers fill the minimum and maximum frame sizes or return an
> -EINVAL error code if one of the input parameters is invalid.
> +The enumerations are defined by the driver, and indexed using the ``index`` field
> +of the struct :c:type:`v4l2_subdev_mbus_code_enum`.
> +Each pair of ``pad`` and ``code`` correspond to a separate enumeration.
> +Each enumeeration starts with the ``index`` of 0, and

s/enumeeration/enumeration/

> +the lowest invalid index marks the end of the enumeration.
> +
> +Therefore, to enumerate frame sizes allowed on the specified pad
> +and using the specified mbus format, initialize the
> +``pad``, ``which``, and ``code`` fields to desired values,
> +and set ``index`` to 0.
> +Then call the :ref:`VIDIOC_SUBDEV_ENUM_FRAME_SIZE` ioctl with a pointer to the
> +structure.
> +
> +A successful call will return with minimum and maximum frame sizes filled in.
> +Repeat with increasing ``index`` until ``EINVAL`` is received.
> +``EINVAL`` means that either no more entries are available in the enumeration,
> +or that an input parameter was invalid.
>
> Sub-devices that only support discrete frame sizes (such as most
> sensors) will return one or more frame sizes with identical minimum and
> @@ -72,26 +83,27 @@ information about try formats.
>
> * - __u32
> - ``index``
> - - Number of the format in the enumeration, set by the application.
> + - Index of the frame size in the enumeration

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> + belonging to the given pad and format. Filled in by the application.
> * - __u32
> - ``pad``
> - - Pad number as reported by the media controller API.
> + - Pad number as reported by the media controller API. Filled in by the application.

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> * - __u32
> - ``code``
> - The media bus format code, as defined in
> - :ref:`v4l2-mbus-format`.
> + :ref:`v4l2-mbus-format`. Filled in by the application.
> * - __u32
> - ``min_width``
> - - Minimum frame width, in pixels.
> + - Minimum frame width, in pixels. Filled in by the driver.
> * - __u32
> - ``max_width``
> - - Maximum frame width, in pixels.
> + - Maximum frame width, in pixels. Filled in by the driver.
> * - __u32
> - ``min_height``
> - - Minimum frame height, in pixels.
> + - Minimum frame height, in pixels. Filled in by the driver.
> * - __u32
> - ``max_height``
> - - Maximum frame height, in pixels.
> + - Maximum frame height, in pixels. Filled in by the driver.
> * - __u32
> - ``which``
> - Frame sizes to be enumerated, from enum

Even more than 1/2, I am a bit failing to see what is missing in the
existing doc. If it feels better to others who will have a look, I for sure
won't oppose this change though :)

> --
> 2.35.1
>


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