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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-controller-model.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-types.rst | 17 |
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-controller-model.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-controller-model.rst index 222cb99debb5..78bfdfb2a322 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-controller-model.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-controller-model.rst @@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ are: - An **interface link** is a point-to-point bidirectional control connection between a Linux Kernel interface and an entity. + +- An **ancillary link** is a point-to-point connection denoting that two + entities form a single logical unit. For example this could represent the + fact that a particular camera sensor and lens controller form a single + physical module, meaning this lens controller drives the lens for this + camera sensor.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-types.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-types.rst index 0a26397bd01d..0ffeece1e0c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-types.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-types.rst @@ -412,14 +412,21 @@ must be set for every pad. is set by drivers and is read-only for applications. * - ``MEDIA_LNK_FL_LINK_TYPE`` - - This is a bitmask that defines the type of the link. Currently, - two types of links are supported: + - This is a bitmask that defines the type of the link. The following + link types are currently supported: .. _MEDIA-LNK-FL-DATA-LINK: - ``MEDIA_LNK_FL_DATA_LINK`` if the link is between two pads + ``MEDIA_LNK_FL_DATA_LINK`` for links that represent a data connection + between two pads. .. _MEDIA-LNK-FL-INTERFACE-LINK: - ``MEDIA_LNK_FL_INTERFACE_LINK`` if the link is between an - interface and an entity + ``MEDIA_LNK_FL_INTERFACE_LINK`` for links that associate an entity to its + interface. + + .. _MEDIA-LNK-FL-ANCILLARY-LINK: + + ``MEDIA_LNK_FL_ANCILLARY_LINK`` for links that represent a physical + relationship between two entities. The link may or may not be + immutable, so applications must not assume either case. |