diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/hsv-formats.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/hsv-formats.rst
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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _hsv-formats:
+
+***********
+HSV Formats
+***********
+
+These formats store the color information of the image
+in a geometrical representation. The colors are mapped into a
+cylinder, where the angle is the HUE, the height is the VALUE
+and the distance to the center is the SATURATION. This is a very
+useful format for image segmentation algorithms.
+
+
+.. toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 1
+
+    pixfmt-packed-hsv
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-packed-hsv.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-packed-hsv.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _packed-hsv:
+
+******************
+Packed HSV formats
+******************
+
+*man Packed HSV formats(2)*
+
+Packed HSV formats
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+The HUE (h) is meassured in degrees, one LSB represents two degrees.
+The SATURATION (s) and the VALUE (v) are measured in percentage of the
+cylinder: 0 being the smallest value and 255 the maximum.
+
+
+The values are packed in 24 or 32 bit formats.
+
+
+.. flat-table:: Packed HSV Image Formats
+    :header-rows:  2
+    :stub-columns: 0
+
+
+    -  .. row 1
+
+       -  Identifier
+
+       -  Code
+
+       -
+       -  :cspan:`7` Byte 0 in memory
+
+       -
+       -  :cspan:`7` Byte 1
+
+       -
+       -  :cspan:`7` Byte 2
+
+       -
+       -  :cspan:`7` Byte 3
+
+    -  .. row 2
+
+       -
+       -
+       -  Bit
+
+       -  7
+
+       -  6
+
+       -  5
+
+       -  4
+
+       -  3
+
+       -  2
+
+       -  1
+
+       -  0
+
+       -
+       -  7
+
+       -  6
+
+       -  5
+
+       -  4
+
+       -  3
+
+       -  2
+
+       -  1
+
+       -  0
+
+       -
+       -  7
+
+       -  6
+
+       -  5
+
+       -  4
+
+       -  3
+
+       -  2
+
+       -  1
+
+       -  0
+
+       -
+       -  7
+
+       -  6
+
+       -  5
+
+       -  4
+
+       -  3
+
+       -  2
+
+       -  1
+
+       -  0
+
+    -  .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-HSV32:
+
+       -  ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_HSV32``
+
+       -  'HSV4'
+
+       -
+       -  -
+
+       -  -
+
+       -  -
+
+       -  -
+
+       -  -
+
+       -  -
+
+       -  -
+
+       -  -
+
+       -
+       -  h\ :sub:`7`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`6`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`5`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`4`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`3`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`2`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`1`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`0`
+
+       -
+       -  s\ :sub:`7`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`6`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`5`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`4`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`3`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`2`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`1`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`0`
+
+       -
+       -  v\ :sub:`7`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`6`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`5`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`4`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`3`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`2`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`1`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`0`
+
+    -  .. _V4L2-PIX-FMT-HSV24:
+
+       -  ``V4L2_PIX_FMT_HSV24``
+
+       -  'HSV3'
+
+       -
+       -  h\ :sub:`7`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`6`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`5`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`4`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`3`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`2`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`1`
+
+       -  h\ :sub:`0`
+
+       -
+       -  s\ :sub:`7`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`6`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`5`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`4`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`3`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`2`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`1`
+
+       -  s\ :sub:`0`
+
+       -
+       -  v\ :sub:`7`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`6`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`5`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`4`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`3`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`2`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`1`
+
+       -  v\ :sub:`0`
+
+
+Bit 7 is the most significant bit.
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt.rst
index 81222a99f7ce..1d2270422345 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ see also :ref:`VIDIOC_G_FBUF <VIDIOC_G_FBUF>`.)
     pixfmt-indexed
     pixfmt-rgb
     yuv-formats
+    hsv-formats
     depth-formats
     pixfmt-013
     sdr-formats
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/v4l2.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/v4l2.rst
index c0859ebc88ee..6d23bc987f51 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/v4l2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/v4l2.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ part can be used and distributed without restrictions.
 Revision History
 ****************
 
+:revision: 4.8 / 2016-07-15 (*rr*)
+
+Introduce HSV formats.
+
+
 :revision: 4.5 / 2015-10-29 (*rr*)
 
 Extend VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS;. Replace ctrl_class with a new union with
