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@@ -561,6 +561,8 @@ video_device helper functions
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There are a few useful helper functions:
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There are a few useful helper functions:
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+- file/video_device private data
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You can set/get driver private data in the video_device struct using:
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You can set/get driver private data in the video_device struct using:
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void *video_get_drvdata(struct video_device *vdev);
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void *video_get_drvdata(struct video_device *vdev);
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@@ -575,8 +577,7 @@ struct video_device *video_devdata(struct file *file);
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returns the video_device belonging to the file struct.
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returns the video_device belonging to the file struct.
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-The final helper function combines video_get_drvdata with
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-video_devdata:
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+The video_drvdata function combines video_get_drvdata with video_devdata:
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void *video_drvdata(struct file *file);
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void *video_drvdata(struct file *file);
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@@ -584,6 +585,17 @@ You can go from a video_device struct to the v4l2_device struct using:
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struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = vdev->v4l2_dev;
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struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = vdev->v4l2_dev;
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+- Device node name
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+The video_device node kernel name can be retrieved using
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+const char *video_device_node_name(struct video_device *vdev);
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+The name is used as a hint by userspace tools such as udev. The function
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+should be used where possible instead of accessing the video_device::num and
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+video_device::minor fields.
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video buffer helper functions
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video buffer helper functions
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