From 4e4dab4bb6029dbee63f12a249ddc44b0124ea63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Scally Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 22:03:01 +0000 Subject: media: media.h: Add new media link type To describe in the kernel the connection between devices and their supporting peripherals (for example, a camera sensor and the vcm driving the focusing lens for it), add a new type of media link to introduce the concept of these ancillary links. Add some elements to the uAPI documentation to explain the new link type, their purpose and some aspects of their current implementation. Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart Signed-off-by: Daniel Scally Reviewed-by: Jean-Michel Hautbois Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- .../media/mediactl/media-controller-model.rst | 6 ++++++ .../userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-types.rst | 17 ++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/userspace-api') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3