From 8d4f9d241cdbd71a882a852c6e9285de279c0f87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hans Verkuil Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:00:12 +0100 Subject: v4l2spec: add version 0.24 of the spec From: Hans Verkuil Priority: normal Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil --- v4l2-spec/func-poll.sgml | 127 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 127 insertions(+) create mode 100644 v4l2-spec/func-poll.sgml (limited to 'v4l2-spec/func-poll.sgml') diff --git a/v4l2-spec/func-poll.sgml b/v4l2-spec/func-poll.sgml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ec3c718f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/v4l2-spec/func-poll.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ + + + V4L2 poll() + &manvol; + + + + v4l2-poll + Wait for some event on a file descriptor + + + + + #include <sys/poll.h> + + int poll + struct pollfd *ufds + unsigned int nfds + int timeout + + + + + + Description + + With the poll() function applications +can suspend execution until the driver has captured data or is ready +to accept data for output. + + When streaming I/O has been negotiated this function waits +until a buffer has been filled or displayed and can be dequeued with +the &VIDIOC-DQBUF; ioctl. When buffers are already in the outgoing +queue of the driver the function returns immediately. + + On success poll() returns the number of +file descriptors that have been selected (that is, file descriptors +for which the revents field of the +respective pollfd structure is non-zero). +Capture devices set the POLLIN and +POLLRDNORM flags in the +revents field, output devices the +POLLOUT and POLLWRNORM +flags. When the function timed out it returns a value of zero, on +failure it returns -1 and the +errno variable is set appropriately. When the +application did not call &VIDIOC-QBUF; or &VIDIOC-STREAMON; yet the +poll() function succeeds, but sets the +POLLERR flag in the +revents field. + + When use of the read() function has +been negotiated and the driver does not capture yet, the +poll function starts capturing. When that fails +it returns a POLLERR as above. Otherwise it waits +until data has been captured and can be read. When the driver captures +continuously (as opposed to, for example, still images) the function +may return immediately. + + When use of the write() function has +been negotiated the poll function just waits +until the driver is ready for a non-blocking +write() call. + + All drivers implementing the read() or +write() function or streaming I/O must also +support the poll() function. + + For more details see the +poll() manual page. + + + + Return Value + + On success, poll() returns the number +structures which have non-zero revents +fields, or zero if the call timed out. On error +-1 is returned, and the +errno variable is set appropriately: + + + + EBADF + + One or more of the ufds members +specify an invalid file descriptor. + + + + EBUSY + + The driver does not support multiple read or write +streams and the device is already in use. + + + + EFAULT + + ufds references an inaccessible +memory area. + + + + EINTR + + The call was interrupted by a signal. + + + + EINVAL + + The nfds argument is greater +than OPEN_MAX. + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3