| Message ID | 20211207003840.1212374-4-ribalda@chromium.org |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | uvc: Restore old vdev name | expand |
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-dev.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-dev.rst index 99e3b5fa7444..22120b60b0a9 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-dev.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-dev.rst @@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ manually set the struct media_entity type and name fields. A reference to the entity will be automatically acquired/released when the video device is opened/closed. +The entity name can be configured by setting the `vdev->entity.name` pointer +to the desired value. If it is set to NULL, the entity will be named as the +video device. + ioctls and locking ------------------
Now the entity name can be configured by the driver to a value different than vdev->name. Document it accordingly. Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org> --- Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-dev.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)