<para>The ioctls are used to query and configure selection rectangles.</para>
-<para> To query the cropping (composing) rectangle set <structfield>
-&v4l2-selection;::type </structfield> to the respective buffer type. Do not
-use multiplanar buffers. Use <constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE
+<para> To query the cropping (composing) rectangle set &v4l2-selection;
+<structfield> type </structfield> field to the respective buffer type.
+Do not use multiplanar buffers. Use <constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE
</constant> instead of <constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE
</constant>. Use <constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT </constant> instead of
<constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE </constant>. The next step is
-setting <structfield> &v4l2-selection;::target </structfield> to value
-<constant> V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE </constant> (<constant>
+setting the value of &v4l2-selection; <structfield>target</structfield> field
+to <constant> V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE </constant> (<constant>
V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTIVE </constant>). Please refer to table <xref
linkend="v4l2-sel-target" /> or <xref linkend="selection-api" /> for additional
-targets. Fields <structfield> &v4l2-selection;::flags </structfield> and
-<structfield> &v4l2-selection;::reserved </structfield> are ignored and they
-must be filled with zeros. The driver fills the rest of the structure or
+targets. The <structfield>flags</structfield> and <structfield>reserved
+</structfield> fields of &v4l2-selection; are ignored and they must be filled
+with zeros. The driver fills the rest of the structure or
returns &EINVAL; if incorrect buffer type or target was used. If cropping
(composing) is not supported then the active rectangle is not mutable and it is
-always equal to the bounds rectangle. Finally, structure <structfield>
-&v4l2-selection;::r </structfield> is filled with the current cropping
+always equal to the bounds rectangle. Finally, the &v4l2-rect;
+<structfield>r</structfield> rectangle is filled with the current cropping
(composing) coordinates. The coordinates are expressed in driver-dependent
units. The only exception are rectangles for images in raw formats, whose
coordinates are always expressed in pixels. </para>
-<para> To change the cropping (composing) rectangle set <structfield>
-&v4l2-selection;::type </structfield> to the respective buffer type. Do not
+<para> To change the cropping (composing) rectangle set the &v4l2-selection;
+<structfield>type</structfield> field to the respective buffer type. Do not
use multiplanar buffers. Use <constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE
</constant> instead of <constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE
</constant>. Use <constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT </constant> instead of
<constant> V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE </constant>. The next step is
-setting <structfield> &v4l2-selection;::target </structfield> to value
-<constant> V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE </constant> (<constant>
+setting the value of &v4l2-selection; <structfield>target</structfield> to
+<constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE</constant> (<constant>
V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTIVE </constant>). Please refer to table <xref
linkend="v4l2-sel-target" /> or <xref linkend="selection-api" /> for additional
-targets. Set desired active area into the field <structfield>
-&v4l2-selection;::r </structfield>. Field <structfield>
-&v4l2-selection;::reserved </structfield> is ignored and must be filled with
-zeros. The driver may adjust the rectangle coordinates. An application may
-introduce constraints to control rounding behaviour. Set the field
-<structfield> &v4l2-selection;::flags </structfield> to one of values:
+targets. The &v4l2-rect; <structfield>r</structfield> rectangle need to be
+set to the desired active area. Field &v4l2-selection; <structfield> reserved
+</structfield> is ignored and must be filled with zeros. The driver may adjust
+coordinates of the requested rectangle. An application may
+introduce constraints to control rounding behaviour. The &v4l2-selection;
+<structfield>flags</structfield> field must be set to one of the following:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Satisfy constraints from <structfield>&v4l2-selection;::flags</structfield>.</para>
+ <para>Satisfy constraints from &v4l2-selection; <structfield>flags</structfield>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Adjust width, height, left, and top to hardware limits and alignments.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
-On success the field <structfield> &v4l2-selection;::r </structfield> contains
+On success the &v4l2-rect; <structfield>r</structfield> field contains
the adjusted rectangle. When the parameters are unsuitable the application may
modify the cropping (composing) or image parameters and repeat the cycle until
satisfactory parameters have been negotiated. If constraints flags have to be
<tbody valign="top">
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE</constant></entry>
- <entry>0</entry>
- <entry>area that is currently cropped by hardware</entry>
+ <entry>0x0000</entry>
+ <entry>The area that is currently cropped by hardware.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_DEFAULT</constant></entry>
- <entry>1</entry>
- <entry>suggested cropping rectangle that covers the "whole picture"</entry>
+ <entry>0x0001</entry>
+ <entry>Suggested cropping rectangle that covers the "whole picture".</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS</constant></entry>
- <entry>2</entry>
- <entry>limits for the cropping rectangle</entry>
+ <entry>0x0002</entry>
+ <entry>Limits for the cropping rectangle.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTIVE</constant></entry>
- <entry>256</entry>
- <entry>area to which data are composed by hardware</entry>
+ <entry>0x0100</entry>
+ <entry>The area to which data is composed by hardware.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_DEFAULT</constant></entry>
- <entry>257</entry>
- <entry>suggested composing rectangle that covers the "whole picture"</entry>
+ <entry>0x0101</entry>
+ <entry>Suggested composing rectangle that covers the "whole picture".</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS</constant></entry>
- <entry>258</entry>
- <entry>limits for the composing rectangle</entry>
+ <entry>0x0102</entry>
+ <entry>Limits for the composing rectangle.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_PADDED</constant></entry>
- <entry>259</entry>
- <entry>the active area and all padding pixels that are inserted or modified by the hardware</entry>
+ <entry>0x0103</entry>
+ <entry>The active area and all padding pixels that are inserted or modified by hardware.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_FLAG_GE</constant></entry>
<entry>0x00000001</entry>
- <entry>indicate that adjusted rectangle must contain a rectangle from <structfield>&v4l2-selection;::r</structfield></entry>
+ <entry>Indicates that the adjusted rectangle must contain the original
+ &v4l2-selection; <structfield>r</structfield> rectangle.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><constant>V4L2_SEL_FLAG_LE</constant></entry>
<entry>0x00000002</entry>
- <entry>indicate that adjusted rectangle must be inside a rectangle from <structfield>&v4l2-selection;::r</structfield></entry>
+ <entry>Indicates that the adjusted rectangle must be inside the original
+ &v4l2-rect; <structfield>r</structfield> rectangle.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
<entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry>
- <entry>Type of the buffer (from &v4l2-buf-type;)</entry>
+ <entry>Type of the buffer (from &v4l2-buf-type;).</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
<entry><structfield>target</structfield></entry>
- <entry>used to select between <link linkend="v4l2-sel-target"> cropping and composing rectangles </link></entry>
+ <entry>Used to select between <link linkend="v4l2-sel-target"> cropping
+ and composing rectangles</link>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
<entry><structfield>flags</structfield></entry>
- <entry>control over coordinates adjustments, refer to <link linkend="v4l2-sel-flags">selection flags</link></entry>
+ <entry>Flags controlling the selection rectangle adjustments, refer to
+ <link linkend="v4l2-sel-flags">selection flags</link>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>&v4l2-rect;</entry>
<entry><structfield>r</structfield></entry>
- <entry>selection rectangle</entry>
+ <entry>The selection rectangle.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>__u32</entry>
<entry><structfield>reserved[9]</structfield></entry>
- <entry>Reserved fields for future use</entry>
+ <entry>Reserved fields for future use.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
<varlistentry>
<term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term>
<listitem>
- <para>The buffer <structfield> &v4l2-selection;::type </structfield>
-or <structfield> &v4l2-selection;::target </structfield> is not supported, or
-the <structfield> &v4l2-selection;::flags </structfield> are invalid.</para>
+ <para>Given buffer type <structfield>type</structfield> or
+the selection target <structfield>target</structfield> is not supported,
+or the <structfield>flags</structfield> argument is not valid.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><errorcode>ERANGE</errorcode></term>
<listitem>
- <para>it is not possible to adjust a rectangle <structfield>
-&v4l2-selection;::r </structfield> that satisfies all contraints from
-<structfield> &v4l2-selection;::flags </structfield>.</para>
+ <para>It is not possible to adjust &v4l2-rect; <structfield>
+r</structfield> rectangle to satisfy all contraints given in the
+<structfield>flags</structfield> argument.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><errorcode>EBUSY</errorcode></term>
<listitem>
- <para>it is not possible to apply change of selection rectangle at the moment.
-Usually because streaming is in progress.</para>
+ <para>It is not possible to apply change of the selection rectangle
+at the moment. Usually because streaming is in progress.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
/* Selection targets */
-/* current cropping area */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE 0
-/* default cropping area */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_DEFAULT 1
-/* cropping bounds */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS 2
-/* current composing area */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTIVE 256
-/* default composing area */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_DEFAULT 257
-/* composing bounds */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS 258
-/* current composing area plus all padding pixels */
-#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_PADDED 259
+/* Current cropping area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_ACTIVE 0x0000
+/* Default cropping area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_DEFAULT 0x0001
+/* Cropping bounds */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP_BOUNDS 0x0002
+/* Current composing area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_ACTIVE 0x0100
+/* Default composing area */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_DEFAULT 0x0101
+/* Composing bounds */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS 0x0102
+/* Current composing area plus all padding pixels */
+#define V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_PADDED 0x0103
/**
* struct v4l2_selection - selection info
* @r: coordinates of selection window
* @reserved: for future use, rounds structure size to 64 bytes, set to zero
*
- * Hardware may use multiple helper window to process a video stream.
+ * Hardware may use multiple helper windows to process a video stream.
* The structure is used to exchange this selection areas between
* an application and a driver.
*/