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Commit 6e862f3c authored by Mauro Carvalho Chehab's avatar Mauro Carvalho Chehab
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[media] diff-v4l.rst: Fix V4L version 1 references



The V4L version 1 structures had long gone from the Linux Kernel.
It doesn't make sense to use cross-references for them, as they
won't be found.

So, get rid of them.

Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
parent e8be7e97
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@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Querying Capabilities
The V4L ``VIDIOCGCAP`` ioctl is equivalent to V4L2's
:ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCAP`.

The ``name`` field in struct :c:type:`struct video_capability` became
The ``name`` field in struct ``video_capability`` became
``card`` in struct :c:type:`v4l2_capability`, ``type``
was replaced by ``capabilities``. Note V4L2 does not distinguish between
device types like this, better think of basic video input, video output
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Video Sources
=============

V4L provides the ``VIDIOCGCHAN`` and ``VIDIOCSCHAN`` ioctl using struct
:c:type:`struct video_channel` to enumerate the video inputs of a V4L
``video_channel`` to enumerate the video inputs of a V4L
device. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
:ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT`,
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_INPUT <VIDIOC_G_INPUT>` and
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ video input types were renamed as follows:

    -  .. row 1

       -  struct :c:type:`struct video_channel` ``type``
       -  struct ``video_channel`` ``type``

       -  struct :c:type:`v4l2_input` ``type``

@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Tuning
======

The V4L ``VIDIOCGTUNER`` and ``VIDIOCSTUNER`` ioctl and struct
:c:type:`struct video_tuner` can be used to enumerate the tuners of a
``video_tuner`` can be used to enumerate the tuners of a
V4L TV or radio device. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_TUNER <VIDIOC_G_TUNER>` and
:ref:`VIDIOC_S_TUNER <VIDIOC_G_TUNER>` using struct
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ Image Properties
================

V4L2 has no equivalent of the ``VIDIOCGPICT`` and ``VIDIOCSPICT`` ioctl
and struct :c:type:`struct video_picture`. The following fields where
and struct ``video_picture``. The following fields where
replaced by V4L2 controls accessible with the
:ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL`,
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` and
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ replaced by V4L2 controls accessible with the

    -  .. row 1

       -  struct :c:type:`struct video_picture`
       -  struct ``video_picture``

       -  V4L2 Control ID

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ into the struct :c:type:`v4l2_pix_format`:

    -  .. row 1

       -  struct :c:type:`struct video_picture` ``palette``
       -  struct ``video_picture`` ``palette``

       -  struct :c:type:`v4l2_pix_format` ``pixfmt``

@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ Audio
=====

The ``VIDIOCGAUDIO`` and ``VIDIOCSAUDIO`` ioctl and struct
:c:type:`struct video_audio` are used to enumerate the audio inputs
``video_audio`` are used to enumerate the audio inputs
of a V4L device. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_AUDIO <VIDIOC_G_AUDIO>` and
:ref:`VIDIOC_S_AUDIO <VIDIOC_G_AUDIO>` using struct
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ The following fields where replaced by V4L2 controls accessible with the

    -  .. row 1

       -  struct :c:type:`struct video_audio`
       -  struct ``video_audio``

       -  V4L2 Control ID

@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ and ``VIDEO_AUDIO_MUTE`` flags where replaced by the boolean
``V4L2_CID_AUDIO_MUTE`` control.

All V4L2 controls have a ``step`` attribute replacing the struct
:c:type:`struct video_audio` ``step`` field. The V4L audio controls
``video_audio`` ``step`` field. The V4L audio controls
are assumed to range from 0 to 65535 with no particular reset value. The
V4L2 API permits arbitrary limits and defaults which can be queried with
the :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` ioctl. For general
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ Frame Buffer Overlay
The V4L2 ioctls equivalent to ``VIDIOCGFBUF`` and ``VIDIOCSFBUF`` are
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_FBUF <VIDIOC_G_FBUF>` and
:ref:`VIDIOC_S_FBUF <VIDIOC_G_FBUF>`. The ``base`` field of struct
:c:type:`struct video_buffer` remained unchanged, except V4L2 defines
``video_buffer`` remained unchanged, except V4L2 defines
a flag to indicate non-destructive overlays instead of a ``NULL``
pointer. All other fields moved into the struct
:c:type:`v4l2_pix_format` ``fmt`` substructure of
@@ -659,13 +659,13 @@ of the ``fmt`` union is used, a struct
:c:type:`v4l2_window`.

The ``x``, ``y``, ``width`` and ``height`` fields of struct
:c:type:`struct video_window` moved into struct
``video_window`` moved into struct
:c:type:`v4l2_rect` substructure ``w`` of struct
:c:type:`struct v4l2_window`. The ``chromakey``, ``clips``, and
:c:type:`v4l2_window`. The ``chromakey``, ``clips``, and
``clipcount`` fields remained unchanged. Struct
:c:type:`struct video_clip` was renamed to struct
``video_clip`` was renamed to struct
:c:type:`v4l2_clip`, also containing a struct
:c:type:`struct v4l2_rect`, but the semantics are still the same.
:c:type:`v4l2_rect`, but the semantics are still the same.

The ``VIDEO_WINDOW_INTERLACE`` flag was dropped. Instead applications
must set the ``field`` field to ``V4L2_FIELD_ANY`` or
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ name ``V4L2_FBUF_FLAG_CHROMAKEY``.

In V4L, storing a bitmap pointer in ``clips`` and setting ``clipcount``
to ``VIDEO_CLIP_BITMAP`` (-1) requests bitmap clipping, using a fixed
size bitmap of 1024 × 625 bits. Struct :c:type:`struct v4l2_window`
size bitmap of 1024 × 625 bits. Struct :c:type:`v4l2_window`
has a separate ``bitmap`` pointer field for this purpose and the bitmap
size is determined by ``w.width`` and ``w.height``.

@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ Cropping

To capture only a subsection of the full picture V4L defines the
``VIDIOCGCAPTURE`` and ``VIDIOCSCAPTURE`` ioctls using struct
:c:type:`struct video_capture`. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
``video_capture``. The equivalent V4L2 ioctls are
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_CROP <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` and
:ref:`VIDIOC_S_CROP <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` using struct
:c:type:`v4l2_crop`, and the related
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ complex matter, see :ref:`crop` for details.

The ``x``, ``y``, ``width`` and ``height`` fields moved into struct
:c:type:`v4l2_rect` substructure ``c`` of struct
:c:type:`struct v4l2_crop`. The ``decimation`` field was dropped. In
:c:type:`v4l2_crop`. The ``decimation`` field was dropped. In
the V4L2 API the scaling factor is implied by the size of the cropping
rectangle and the size of the captured or overlaid image.

@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ with the following parameters:

Undocumented in the V4L specification, in Linux 2.3 the
``VIDIOCGVBIFMT`` and ``VIDIOCSVBIFMT`` ioctls using struct
:c:type:`struct vbi_format` were added to determine the VBI image
``vbi_format`` were added to determine the VBI image
parameters. These ioctls are only partially compatible with the V4L2 VBI
interface specified in :ref:`raw-vbi`.