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authorLibravatar Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2023-02-21 18:24:12 -0800
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
+.. c:namespace:: V4L
+
+.. _VIDIOC_QBUF:
+
+*******************************
+ioctl VIDIOC_QBUF, VIDIOC_DQBUF
+*******************************
+
+Name
+====
+
+VIDIOC_QBUF - VIDIOC_DQBUF - Exchange a buffer with the driver
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_QBUF
+
+``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, struct v4l2_buffer *argp)``
+
+.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_DQBUF
+
+``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, struct v4l2_buffer *argp)``
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
+
+``argp``
+ Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer`.
+
+Description
+===========
+
+Applications call the ``VIDIOC_QBUF`` ioctl to enqueue an empty
+(capturing) or filled (output) buffer in the driver's incoming queue.
+The semantics depend on the selected I/O method.
+
+To enqueue a buffer applications set the ``type`` field of a struct
+:c:type:`v4l2_buffer` to the same buffer type as was
+previously used with struct :c:type:`v4l2_format` ``type``
+and struct :c:type:`v4l2_requestbuffers` ``type``.
+Applications must also set the ``index`` field. Valid index numbers
+range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with
+:ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` (struct
+:c:type:`v4l2_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus
+one. The contents of the struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer` returned
+by a :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYBUF` ioctl will do as well.
+When the buffer is intended for output (``type`` is
+``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT``, ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``,
+or ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VBI_OUTPUT``) applications must also initialize the
+``bytesused``, ``field`` and ``timestamp`` fields, see :ref:`buffer`
+for details. Applications must also set ``flags`` to 0. The
+``reserved2`` and ``reserved`` fields must be set to 0. When using the
+:ref:`multi-planar API <planar-apis>`, the ``m.planes`` field must
+contain a userspace pointer to a filled-in array of struct
+:c:type:`v4l2_plane` and the ``length`` field must be set
+to the number of elements in that array.
+
+To enqueue a :ref:`memory mapped <mmap>` buffer applications set the
+``memory`` field to ``V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP``. When ``VIDIOC_QBUF`` is called
+with a pointer to this structure the driver sets the
+``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED`` and ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED`` flags and clears
+the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE`` flag in the ``flags`` field, or it returns an
+``EINVAL`` error code.
+
+To enqueue a :ref:`user pointer <userp>` buffer applications set the
+``memory`` field to ``V4L2_MEMORY_USERPTR``, the ``m.userptr`` field to
+the address of the buffer and ``length`` to its size. When the
+multi-planar API is used, ``m.userptr`` and ``length`` members of the
+passed array of struct :c:type:`v4l2_plane` have to be used
+instead. When ``VIDIOC_QBUF`` is called with a pointer to this structure
+the driver sets the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED`` flag and clears the
+``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED`` and ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE`` flags in the
+``flags`` field, or it returns an error code. This ioctl locks the
+memory pages of the buffer in physical memory, they cannot be swapped
+out to disk. Buffers remain locked until dequeued, until the
+:ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>` or
+:ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` ioctl is called, or until the
+device is closed.
+
+To enqueue a :ref:`DMABUF <dmabuf>` buffer applications set the
+``memory`` field to ``V4L2_MEMORY_DMABUF`` and the ``m.fd`` field to a
+file descriptor associated with a DMABUF buffer. When the multi-planar
+API is used the ``m.fd`` fields of the passed array of struct
+:c:type:`v4l2_plane` have to be used instead. When
+``VIDIOC_QBUF`` is called with a pointer to this structure the driver
+sets the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_QUEUED`` flag and clears the
+``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_MAPPED`` and ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_DONE`` flags in the
+``flags`` field, or it returns an error code. This ioctl locks the
+buffer. Locking a buffer means passing it to a driver for a hardware
+access (usually DMA). If an application accesses (reads/writes) a locked
+buffer then the result is undefined. Buffers remain locked until
+dequeued, until the :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>` or
+:ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` ioctl is called, or until the
+device is closed.
+
+The ``request_fd`` field can be used with the ``VIDIOC_QBUF`` ioctl to specify
+the file descriptor of a :ref:`request <media-request-api>`, if requests are
+in use. Setting it means that the buffer will not be passed to the driver
+until the request itself is queued. Also, the driver will apply any
+settings associated with the request for this buffer. This field will
+be ignored unless the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_REQUEST_FD`` flag is set.
+If the device does not support requests, then ``EBADR`` will be returned.
+If requests are supported but an invalid request file descriptor is given,
+then ``EINVAL`` will be returned.
+
+.. caution::
+ It is not allowed to mix queuing requests with queuing buffers directly.
+ ``EBUSY`` will be returned if the first buffer was queued directly and
+ then the application tries to queue a request, or vice versa. After
+ closing the file descriptor, calling
+ :ref:`VIDIOC_STREAMOFF <VIDIOC_STREAMON>` or calling :ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS`
+ the check for this will be reset.
+
+ For :ref:`memory-to-memory devices <mem2mem>` you can specify the
+ ``request_fd`` only for output buffers, not for capture buffers. Attempting
+ to specify this for a capture buffer will result in an ``EBADR`` error.
+
+Applications call the ``VIDIOC_DQBUF`` ioctl to dequeue a filled
+(capturing) or displayed (output) buffer from the driver's outgoing
+queue. They just set the ``type``, ``memory`` and ``reserved`` fields of
+a struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer` as above, when
+``VIDIOC_DQBUF`` is called with a pointer to this structure the driver
+fills all remaining fields or returns an error code. The driver may also
+set ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_ERROR`` in the ``flags`` field. It indicates a
+non-critical (recoverable) streaming error. In such case the application
+may continue as normal, but should be aware that data in the dequeued
+buffer might be corrupted. When using the multi-planar API, the planes
+array must be passed in as well.
+
+If the application sets the ``memory`` field to ``V4L2_MEMORY_DMABUF`` to
+dequeue a :ref:`DMABUF <dmabuf>` buffer, the driver fills the ``m.fd`` field
+with a file descriptor numerically the same as the one given to ``VIDIOC_QBUF``
+when the buffer was enqueued. No new file descriptor is created at dequeue time
+and the value is only for the application convenience. When the multi-planar
+API is used the ``m.fd`` fields of the passed array of struct
+:c:type:`v4l2_plane` are filled instead.
+
+By default ``VIDIOC_DQBUF`` blocks when no buffer is in the outgoing
+queue. When the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was given to the
+:c:func:`open()` function, ``VIDIOC_DQBUF`` returns
+immediately with an ``EAGAIN`` error code when no buffer is available.
+
+The struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer` structure is specified in
+:ref:`buffer`.
+
+Return Value
+============
+
+On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
+appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
+:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
+
+EAGAIN
+ Non-blocking I/O has been selected using ``O_NONBLOCK`` and no
+ buffer was in the outgoing queue.
+
+EINVAL
+ The buffer ``type`` is not supported, or the ``index`` is out of
+ bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet, or the ``userptr`` or
+ ``length`` are invalid, or the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_REQUEST_FD`` flag was
+ set but the given ``request_fd`` was invalid, or ``m.fd`` was
+ an invalid DMABUF file descriptor.
+
+EIO
+ ``VIDIOC_DQBUF`` failed due to an internal error. Can also indicate
+ temporary problems like signal loss.
+
+ .. note::
+
+ The driver might dequeue an (empty) buffer despite returning
+ an error, or even stop capturing. Reusing such buffer may be unsafe
+ though and its details (e.g. ``index``) may not be returned either.
+ It is recommended that drivers indicate recoverable errors by setting
+ the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_ERROR`` and returning 0 instead. In that case the
+ application should be able to safely reuse the buffer and continue
+ streaming.
+
+EPIPE
+ ``VIDIOC_DQBUF`` returns this on an empty capture queue for mem2mem
+ codecs if a buffer with the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_LAST`` was already
+ dequeued and no new buffers are expected to become available.
+
+EBADR
+ The ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_REQUEST_FD`` flag was set but the device does not
+ support requests for the given buffer type, or
+ the ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_REQUEST_FD`` flag was not set but the device requires
+ that the buffer is part of a request.
+
+EBUSY
+ The first buffer was queued via a request, but the application now tries
+ to queue it directly, or vice versa (it is not permitted to mix the two
+ APIs).