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Ricardo Ribalda Delgado Feb. 17, 2015, 2:41 p.m. UTC
Volatile variables are also writable now. Update the documentation
accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml   | 7 ++++---
 Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml | 6 ++++--
 Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt          | 4 +++-
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Comments

Hans Verkuil Feb. 17, 2015, 2:52 p.m. UTC | #1
On 02/17/2015 03:41 PM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote:
> Volatile variables are also writable now. Update the documentation
> accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml   | 7 ++++---
>  Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml | 6 ++++--
>  Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt          | 4 +++-
>  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
> index b036f89..38d907e 100644
> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
> @@ -318,9 +318,10 @@
>  	    <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE</constant></entry>
>  	    <entry>0x0001</entry>
>  	    <entry>This control event was triggered because the value of the control
> -		changed. Special case: if a button control is pressed, then this
> -		event is sent as well, even though there is not explicit value
> -		associated with a button control.</entry>
> +		changed. Special cases: Volatile controls do no generate this event;

Volatile -> volatile
no -> not
event; -> event.

> +		If a button control is pressed, then this event is sent as well,
> +		even though there is not explicit value associated with a button

Hmm: not -> no

:-)

> +		control.</entry>
>  	  </row>
>  	  <row>
>  	    <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_FLAGS</constant></entry>
> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
> index 2bd98fd..6e1e98d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
> @@ -599,8 +599,10 @@ writing a value will cause the device to carry out a given action
>  	    <entry>This control is volatile, which means that the value of the control
>  changes continuously. A typical example would be the current gain value if the device
>  is in auto-gain mode. In such a case the hardware calculates the gain value based on
> -the lighting conditions which can change over time. Note that setting a new value for
> -a volatile control will have no effect. The new value will just be ignored.</entry>
> +the lighting conditions which can change over time. Another example would be an error
> +flag (missed trigger, invalid voltage on the sensor). In those situations the user
> +could write to the control to acknowledge the error, but that write will never
> +generate a <constant>V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE</constant> event.<entry>
>  	  </row>
>  	  <row>
>  	    <entry><constant>V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD</constant></entry>
> diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
> index 0f84ce8..5517db6 100644
> --- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
> @@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ implement g_volatile_ctrl like this:
>  	}
>  
>  Note that you use the 'new value' union as well in g_volatile_ctrl. In general
> -controls that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls.
> +controls that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls. If they
> +are not, a V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE will not be generated when the control
> +changes.
>  
>  To mark a control as volatile you have to set V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_VOLATILE:
>  
> 

With those typo fixes:

Acked-by: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com>

Thanks!

	Hans
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Patch

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
index b036f89..38d907e 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
@@ -318,9 +318,10 @@ 
 	    <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE</constant></entry>
 	    <entry>0x0001</entry>
 	    <entry>This control event was triggered because the value of the control
-		changed. Special case: if a button control is pressed, then this
-		event is sent as well, even though there is not explicit value
-		associated with a button control.</entry>
+		changed. Special cases: Volatile controls do no generate this event;
+		If a button control is pressed, then this event is sent as well,
+		even though there is not explicit value associated with a button
+		control.</entry>
 	  </row>
 	  <row>
 	    <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_FLAGS</constant></entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
index 2bd98fd..6e1e98d 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.xml
@@ -599,8 +599,10 @@  writing a value will cause the device to carry out a given action
 	    <entry>This control is volatile, which means that the value of the control
 changes continuously. A typical example would be the current gain value if the device
 is in auto-gain mode. In such a case the hardware calculates the gain value based on
-the lighting conditions which can change over time. Note that setting a new value for
-a volatile control will have no effect. The new value will just be ignored.</entry>
+the lighting conditions which can change over time. Another example would be an error
+flag (missed trigger, invalid voltage on the sensor). In those situations the user
+could write to the control to acknowledge the error, but that write will never
+generate a <constant>V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE</constant> event.<entry>
 	  </row>
 	  <row>
 	    <entry><constant>V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD</constant></entry>
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
index 0f84ce8..5517db6 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@  implement g_volatile_ctrl like this:
 	}
 
 Note that you use the 'new value' union as well in g_volatile_ctrl. In general
-controls that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls.
+controls that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls. If they
+are not, a V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE will not be generated when the control
+changes.
 
 To mark a control as volatile you have to set V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_VOLATILE: