@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ Glossary
An integrated circuit that integrates all components of a computer
or other electronic systems.
+_media-glossary-stream:
+ Stream
+ A distinct flow of data (image data or metadata) over a media pipeline
+ from source to sink. A source may be e.g. an image sensor and a sink
+ e.g. a memory buffer.
+
V4L2 API
**V4L2 userspace API**
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ Types and flags used to represent the media graph elements
.. _MEDIA-PAD-FL-SINK:
.. _MEDIA-PAD-FL-SOURCE:
.. _MEDIA-PAD-FL-MUST-CONNECT:
+.. _MEDIA-PAD-FL-INTERNAL:
.. flat-table:: Media pad flags
:header-rows: 0
@@ -382,6 +383,11 @@ Types and flags used to represent the media graph elements
when this flag isn't set; the absence of the flag doesn't imply
there is none.
+ * - ``MEDIA_PAD_FL_INTERNAL``
+ - The internal flag indicates an internal pad that has no external
+ connections. Such a pad shall not be connected with a link. The
+ internal flag indicates that the :ref:``stream
+ <media-glossary-stream>`` either starts or ends in the entity.
One and only one of ``MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK`` and ``MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE``
must be set for every pad.
@@ -1071,7 +1071,8 @@ int media_get_pad_index(struct media_entity *entity, u32 pad_type,
for (i = 0; i < entity->num_pads; i++) {
if ((entity->pads[i].flags &
- (MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK | MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)) != pad_type)
+ (MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK | MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE |
+ MEDIA_PAD_FL_INTERNAL)) != pad_type)
continue;
if (entity->pads[i].sig_type == sig_type)
@@ -1094,6 +1095,9 @@ media_create_pad_link(struct media_entity *source, u16 source_pad,
return -EINVAL;
if (WARN_ON(!(source->pads[source_pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)))
return -EINVAL;
+ if (WARN_ON(source->pads[source_pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE &&
+ source->pads[source_pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_INTERNAL))
+ return -EINVAL;
if (WARN_ON(!(sink->pads[sink_pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK)))
return -EINVAL;
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ struct media_entity_desc {
#define MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK (1U << 0)
#define MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE (1U << 1)
#define MEDIA_PAD_FL_MUST_CONNECT (1U << 2)
+#define MEDIA_PAD_FL_INTERNAL (1U << 3)
struct media_pad_desc {
__u32 entity; /* entity ID */
Internal source pads will be used as routing endpoints in V4L2 [GS]_ROUTING IOCTLs, to indicate that the stream begins in the entity. Also prevent creating links to pads that have been flagged as internal. Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com> --- Documentation/userspace-api/media/glossary.rst | 6 ++++++ Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-types.rst | 6 ++++++ drivers/media/mc/mc-entity.c | 6 +++++- include/uapi/linux/media.h | 1 + 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)