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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst index 0e7e1ee1471a..5eee9ab60395 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/dev-meta.rst @@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ member of the ``fmt`` union as needed per the desired operation. Both drivers and applications must set the remainder of the :c:type:`v4l2_format` structure to 0. +Devices that capture metadata by line have the struct v4l2_fmtdesc +``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` flag set for :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`. Such +devices can typically also :ref:`capture image data <capture>`. This primarily +involves devices that receive the data from a different devices such as a camera +sensor. + .. c:type:: v4l2_meta_format .. tabularcolumns:: |p{1.4cm}|p{2.4cm}|p{13.5cm}| @@ -65,3 +71,18 @@ to 0. - ``buffersize`` - Maximum buffer size in bytes required for data. The value is set by the driver. + * - __u32 + - ``width`` + - Width of a line of metadata in Data Units. Valid when + :c:type`v4l2_fmtdesc` flag ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` is set, + otherwise zero. See :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`. + * - __u32 + - ``height`` + - Number of rows of metadata. Valid when :c:type`v4l2_fmtdesc` flag + ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` is set, otherwise zero. See + :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`. + * - __u32 + - ``bytesperline`` + - Offset in bytes between the beginning of two consecutive lines. Valid + when :c:type`v4l2_fmtdesc` flag ``V4L2_FMT_FLAG_META_LINE_BASED`` is + set, otherwise zero. See :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT`. |