V4L2 file handles and event interface

Add documentation on how to use V4L2 events, both for V4L2 drivers and for V4L2 applications.

Signed-off-by Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>

---
 Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl          |    9 ++
 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml            |   34 ++++++
 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml                 |    3 +
 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml       |  124 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .../DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml         |  103 ++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt       |   58 +++++++++
 6 files changed, 331 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml
 create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml
 create mode 100644 Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml

Documentation/DocBook/media-entities.tmpl +9 -0

index c725cb8..770be3c 100644
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-DBG-G-REGISTER "<link linkend='vidioc-dbg-g-register'><constant>VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-DBG-S-REGISTER "<link linkend='vidioc-dbg-g-register'><constant>VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-DQBUF "<link linkend='vidioc-qbuf'><constant>VIDIOC_DQBUF</constant></link>">
+<!ENTITY VIDIOC-DQEVENT "<link linkend='vidioc-dqevent'><constant>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-ENCODER-CMD "<link linkend='vidioc-encoder-cmd'><constant>VIDIOC_ENCODER_CMD</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-ENUMAUDIO "<link linkend='vidioc-enumaudio'><constant>VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-ENUMAUDOUT "<link linkend='vidioc-enumaudioout'><constant>VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT</constant></link>">

@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-REQBUFS "<link linkend='vidioc-reqbufs'><constant>VIDIOC_REQBUFS</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-STREAMOFF "<link linkend='vidioc-streamon'><constant>VIDIOC_STREAMOFF</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-STREAMON "<link linkend='vidioc-streamon'><constant>VIDIOC_STREAMON</constant></link>">
+<!ENTITY VIDIOC-SUBSCRIBE-EVENT "<link linkend='vidioc-subscribe-event'><constant>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-S-AUDIO "<link linkend='vidioc-g-audio'><constant>VIDIOC_S_AUDIO</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-S-AUDOUT "<link linkend='vidioc-g-audioout'><constant>VIDIOC_S_AUDOUT</constant></link>">
 <!ENTITY VIDIOC-S-CROP "<link linkend='vidioc-g-crop'><constant>VIDIOC_S_CROP</constant></link>">

@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@
 <!ENTITY v4l2-enc-idx "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-enc-idx'>v4l2_enc_idx</link>">
 <!ENTITY v4l2-enc-idx-entry "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-enc-idx-entry'>v4l2_enc_idx_entry</link>">
 <!ENTITY v4l2-encoder-cmd "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-encoder-cmd'>v4l2_encoder_cmd</link>">
+<!ENTITY v4l2-event "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-event'>v4l2_event</link>">
+<!ENTITY v4l2-event-subscription "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-event-subscription'>v4l2_event_subscription</link>">
 <!ENTITY v4l2-ext-control "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-ext-control'>v4l2_ext_control</link>">
 <!ENTITY v4l2-ext-controls "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-ext-controls'>v4l2_ext_controls</link>">
 <!ENTITY v4l2-fmtdesc "struct&nbsp;<link linkend='v4l2-fmtdesc'>v4l2_fmtdesc</link>">

@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@
 <!ENTITY sub-controls SYSTEM "v4l/controls.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-dev-capture SYSTEM "v4l/dev-capture.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-dev-codec SYSTEM "v4l/dev-codec.xml">
+<!ENTITY sub-dev-event SYSTEM "v4l/dev-event.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-dev-effect SYSTEM "v4l/dev-effect.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-dev-osd SYSTEM "v4l/dev-osd.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-dev-output SYSTEM "v4l/dev-output.xml">

@@ -292,6 +297,8 @@
 <!ENTITY sub-v4l2grab-c SYSTEM "v4l/v4l2grab.c.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-videodev2-h SYSTEM "v4l/videodev2.h.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-v4l2 SYSTEM "v4l/v4l2.xml">
+<!ENTITY sub-dqevent SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml">
+<!ENTITY sub-subscribe-event SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-intro SYSTEM "dvb/intro.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-frontend SYSTEM "dvb/frontend.xml">
 <!ENTITY sub-dvbproperty SYSTEM "dvb/dvbproperty.xml">

@@ -381,3 +388,5 @@
 <!ENTITY reqbufs SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.xml">
 <!ENTITY s-hw-freq-seek SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-s-hw-freq-seek.xml">
 <!ENTITY streamon SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-streamon.xml">
+<!ENTITY dqevent SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml">
+<!ENTITY subscribe_event SYSTEM "v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml">

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml new file +4 -0

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70a9895
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+  <title>Event Interface</title>
+
+  <para>The V4L2 event interface provides means for user to get
+  immediately notified on certain conditions taking place on a device.

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml new file +20 -0

+  events the driver supports.</para>
+
+  <para>The event subscriptions and event queues are specific to file
+  handles. Subscribing an event on one file handle does not affect
+  other file handles.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>The information on dequeueable events are obtained by using
+  select or poll system calls on video devices. The V4L2 events use
+  POLLPRI events on poll system call and exceptions on select system
+  call.
+  </para>
+
+  <!--
+Local Variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml"
+indent-tabs-mode: nil
+End:
+  -->

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml +3 -0

index 060105a..9737243 100644
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark>
     <section id="ttx"> &sub-dev-teletext; </section>
     <section id="radio"> &sub-dev-radio; </section>
     <section id="rds"> &sub-dev-rds; </section>
+    <section id="event"> &sub-dev-event; </section>
   </chapter>
 
   <chapter id="driver">

@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark>
     &sub-cropcap;
     &sub-dbg-g-chip-ident;
     &sub-dbg-g-register;
+    &sub-dqevent;
     &sub-encoder-cmd;
     &sub-enumaudio;
     &sub-enumaudioout;

@@ -467,6 +469,7 @@ and discussions on the V4L mailing list.</revremark>
     &sub-reqbufs;
     &sub-s-hw-freq-seek;
     &sub-streamon;
+    &sub-subscribe-event;
     <!-- End of ioctls. -->
     &sub-mmap;
     &sub-munmap;

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml new file +124 -0

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb45c16
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<refentry id="vidioc-dqevent">
+  <refmeta>
+    <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_DQEVENT</refentrytitle>
+    &manvol;
+  </refmeta>
+
+  <refnamediv>
+    <refname>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Dequeue event</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+
+  <refsynopsisdiv>
+    <funcsynopsis>
+      <funcprototype>
+	<funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef>
+	<paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef>
+	<paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
+	<paramdef>struct v4l2_event
+*<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef>
+      </funcprototype>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+  </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Arguments</title>
+
+    <variablelist>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>fd</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>&fd;</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>request</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>VIDIOC_DQEVENT</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>argp</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para></para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+
+    <para>Dequeue an event from a video device. No input is required
+    for this ioctl. All the fields of the &v4l2-event; structure are
+    filled by the driver. The file handle will also receive exceptions
+    which the application may get by e.g. using the select system
+    call.</para>
+
+    <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-event">
+      <title>struct <structname>v4l2_event</structname></title>
+      <tgroup cols="4">
+	&cs-str;
+	<tbody valign="top">
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry>
+            <entry></entry>
+	    <entry>Type of the event.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>union</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>u</structfield></entry>
+            <entry></entry>
+	    <entry></entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry></entry>
+	    <entry>__u8</entry>
+            <entry><structfield>data</structfield>[64]</entry>
+	    <entry>Event data. Defined by the event type. The union
+            should be used to define easily accessible type for
+            events.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>pending</structfield></entry>
+            <entry></entry>
+	    <entry>Number of pending events excluding this one.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>sequence</structfield></entry>
+            <entry></entry>
+	    <entry>Event sequence number. The sequence number is
+	    incremented for every subscribed event that takes place.
+	    If sequence numbers are not contiguous it means that
+	    events have been lost.
+	    </entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>struct timeval</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>timestamp</structfield></entry>
+            <entry></entry>
+	    <entry>Event timestamp.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[9]</entry>
+            <entry></entry>
+	    <entry>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set
+	    the array to zero.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	</tbody>
+      </tgroup>
+    </table>
+
+  </refsect1>
+</refentry>
+<!--
+Local Variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml"
+indent-tabs-mode: nil
+End:
+-->

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml new file +58 -0

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ee70bf
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<refentry id="vidioc-subscribe-event">
+  <refmeta>
+    <refentrytitle>ioctl VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</refentrytitle>
+    &manvol;
+  </refmeta>
+
+  <refnamediv>
+    <refname>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Subscribe or unsubscribe event</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+
+  <refsynopsisdiv>
+    <funcsynopsis>
+      <funcprototype>
+	<funcdef>int <function>ioctl</function></funcdef>
+	<paramdef>int <parameter>fd</parameter></paramdef>
+	<paramdef>int <parameter>request</parameter></paramdef>
+	<paramdef>struct v4l2_event_subscription
+*<parameter>argp</parameter></paramdef>
+      </funcprototype>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+  </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Arguments</title>
+
+    <variablelist>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>fd</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>&fd;</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>request</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para>VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT</para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+      <varlistentry>
+	<term><parameter>argp</parameter></term>
+	<listitem>
+	  <para></para>
+	</listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+
+    <para>Subscribe or unsubscribe V4L2 event. Subscribed events are
+    dequeued by using the &VIDIOC-DQEVENT; ioctl.</para>
+
+    <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="v4l2-event-subscription">
+      <title>struct <structname>v4l2_event_subscription</structname></title>
+      <tgroup cols="3">
+	&cs-str;

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml new file +11 -0

+	    the array to zero.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	</tbody>
+      </tgroup>
+    </table>
+
+    <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="event-type">
+      <title>Event Types</title>
+      <tgroup cols="3">
+	&cs-def;
+	<tbody valign="top">

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml new file +14 -0

+	  </row>
+	</tbody>
+      </tgroup>
+    </table>
+
+  </refsect1>
+</refentry>
+<!--
+Local Variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-parent-document: "v4l2.sgml"
+indent-tabs-mode: nil
+End:
+-->

Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +44 -0

index bfaf0c5..221fd5c 100644
@@ -732,3 +732,61 @@ Useful functions:
 The users of v4l2_fh know whether a driver uses v4l2_fh as its
 file->private_data pointer by testing the V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH bit in
 video_device->flags.
+
+V4L2 events
+-----------
+
+The V4L2 events provide a generic way to pass events to user space.
+The driver must use v4l2_fh to be able to support V4L2 events.
+
+Useful functions:
+
+- v4l2_event_alloc()
+
+  To use events, the driver must allocate events for the file handle. By
+  calling the function more than once, the driver may assure that at least n
+  events in total has been allocated. The function may not be called in
+  atomic context.
+
+- v4l2_event_queue()
+
+  Queue events to video device. The driver's only responsibility is to fill
+  in the type and the data fields. The other fields will be filled in by
+  V4L2.
+
+- v4l2_event_subscribe()
+
+  The video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event must check the driver
+  is able to produce events with specified event id. Then it calls
+  v4l2_event_subscribe() to subscribe the event.
+
+- v4l2_event_unsubscribe()
+
+  vidioc_unsubscribe_event in struct v4l2_ioctl_ops. A driver may use
+  v4l2_event_unsubscribe() directly unless it wants to be involved in
+  unsubscription process.
+
+  The special type V4L2_EVENT_ALL may be used to unsubscribe all events. The
+  drivers may want to handle this in a special way.
+
+- v4l2_event_pending()
+
+  Returns the number of pending events. Useful when implementing poll.
+
+Drivers do not initialise events directly. The events are initialised
+through v4l2_fh_init() if video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event is
+non-NULL. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's

Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +4 -0

+
+An example on how the V4L2 events may be used can be found in the OMAP
+3 ISP driver available at <URL:http://gitorious.org/omap3camera> as of
+writing this.

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml line 14

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Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-event.xml new file +6 -0

+  <para>To receive events, the events the user is interested first
+  must be subscribed using the &VIDIOC-SUBSCRIBE-EVENT; ioctl. Once an
+  event is subscribed, the events of subscribed types are dequeueable
+  using the &VIDIOC-DQEVENT; ioctl. Events may be unsubscribed using
+  VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT ioctl. The special event type
+  V4L2_EVENT_ALL may be used to subscribe or unsubscribe all the

ALL may be used only with unsubscribe.

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Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-dqevent.xml new file +4 -0

+	<tbody valign="top">
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>type</structfield></entry>

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml line 68

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Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml new file +6 -0

+	    <entry>Type of the event.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>__u32</entry>
+	    <entry><structfield>reserved</structfield>[7]</entry>
+	    <entry>Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set

Drivers and applications must zero this array.

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Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml new file +15 -0

+	    the array to zero.</entry>
+	  </row>
+	</tbody>
+      </tgroup>
+    </table>
+
+    <table frame="none" pgwide="1" id="event-type">
+      <title>Event Types</title>
+      <tgroup cols="3">
+	&cs-def;
+	<tbody valign="top">
+	  <row>
+	    <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_ALL</constant></entry>
+	    <entry>0</entry>
+	    <entry>All events. V4L2_EVENT_ALL is valid only for

Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml line 89

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Documentation/DocBook/v4l/vidioc-subscribe-event.xml new file +6 -0

+	    VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT for unsubscribing all events at once.
+	    </entry>
+	  </row>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry><constant>V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START</constant></entry>
+	    <entry>0x08000000</entry> <entry></entry>

This needs a short description. E.g.: 'Base event number for driver-private events.'

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Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +8 -0

+Drivers do not initialise events directly. The events are initialised
+through v4l2_fh_init() if video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event is
+non-NULL. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's
+v4l2_file_operations->open() handler.
+
+Events are delivered to user space through the poll system call. The driver
+can use v4l2_fh->events->wait wait_queue_head_t as the argument for
+poll_wait().

Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt Useful functions: · line 788

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Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +5 -0

+
+There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the
+smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events
+starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) while individual
+events start from base + 1.

What do you mean with 'while individual events start from base + 1'? I still don't understand that phrase.

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Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +8 -0

+Drivers do not initialise events directly. The events are initialised
+through v4l2_fh_init() if video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event is
+non-NULL. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's
+v4l2_file_operations->open() handler.
+
+Events are delivered to user space through the poll system call. The driver
+can use v4l2_fh->events->wait wait_queue_head_t as the argument for
+poll_wait().

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Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +5 -0

+
+There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the
+smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events
+starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) while individual
+events start from base + 1.

What do you mean with 'while individual events start from base + 1'? I still don't understand that phrase.

Will be "There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) + 1." in the next one.

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+Drivers do not initialise events directly. The events are initialised
+through v4l2_fh_init() if video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event is
+non-NULL. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's
+v4l2_file_operations->open() handler.
+
+Events are delivered to user space through the poll system call. The driver
+can use v4l2_fh->events->wait wait_queue_head_t as the argument for
+poll_wait().
+
+There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the
+smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events
+starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) while individual
+events start from base + 1.

What do you mean with 'while individual events start from base + 1'? I still don't understand that phrase.

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Will be "There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) + 1." in the next one.

Ah, OK. But why '+ 1'? I don't really see a reason for that to be honest. Am I missing something?

Quoted 23 lines · Hans Verkuil

Quoted 21 lines · On Monday 22 February 2010 23:47:49 Sakari Ailus wrote:

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Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +8 -0

+Drivers do not initialise events directly. The events are initialised
+through v4l2_fh_init() if video_device->ioctl_ops->vidioc_subscribe_event is
+non-NULL. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's
+v4l2_file_operations->open() handler.
+
+Events are delivered to user space through the poll system call. The driver
+can use v4l2_fh->events->wait wait_queue_head_t as the argument for
+poll_wait().

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Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +5 -0

+
+There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the
+smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events
+starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) while individual
+events start from base + 1.

What do you mean with 'while individual events start from base + 1'? I still don't understand that phrase.

Will be "There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) + 1." in the next one.

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Ah, OK. But why '+ 1'? I don't really see a reason for that to be honest. Am I missing something?

Many V4L2 control classes do that. No other reason really. :-) Can be removed on my behalf.

Quoted 7 lines · On Tuesday 23 February 2010 00:27:30 Sakari Ailus wrote:

Quoted 6 lines · Hans Verkuil

Quoted 4 lines · On Monday 22 February 2010 23:47:49 Sakari Ailus wrote:

Will be "There are standard and private events. New standard events must use the smallest available event type. The drivers must allocate their events starting from base (V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START + n * 1024) + 1." in the next one.

Quoted 5 lines

Quoted 2 lines

Ah, OK. But why '+ 1'? I don't really see a reason for that to be honest. Am I missing something?

Many V4L2 control classes do that. No other reason really. :-) Can be removed on my behalf.

Then this can be removed. There are reasons for doing that with controls, but those reasons do not apply to events (mostly to do with the CTRL_NEXT flag).

Add support for event handling to do_ioctl.

Signed-off-by Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c    |    5 +++-
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c |   50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h       |    7 +++++
 3 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c +0 -0

index 713f5a0..2986a2c 100644

Add event handling backend to V4L2. The backend handles event subscription and delivery to file handles. Event subscriptions are based on file handle. Events may be delivered to all subscribed file handles on a device independent of where they originate from.

Signed-off-by Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>

Header from folded patch 'event-dq-block':

V4L: Events: Blocking dqevent

Signed-off-by Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/media/video/Makefile     |    3 +-
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c |  294 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c    |    5 +
 include/media/v4l2-event.h       |   67 +++++++++
 include/media/v4l2-fh.h          |    2 +
 5 files changed, 370 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c
 create mode 100644 include/media/v4l2-event.h

drivers/media/video/Makefile +2 -1

index 14bf69a..b84abfe 100644
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ stkwebcam-objs	:=	stk-webcam.o stk-sensor.o
 
 omap2cam-objs	:=	omap24xxcam.o omap24xxcam-dma.o
 
-videodev-objs	:=	v4l2-dev.o v4l2-ioctl.o v4l2-device.o v4l2-fh.o
+videodev-objs	:=	v4l2-dev.o v4l2-ioctl.o v4l2-device.o v4l2-fh.o \
+			v4l2-event.o
 
 # V4L2 core modules
 

drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c new file +294 -0

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d65df06
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+/*
+ * drivers/media/video/v4l2-event.c
+ *
+ * V4L2 events.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation.
+ *
+ * Contact: Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <media/v4l2-dev.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-fh.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-event.h>
+
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+int v4l2_event_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
+{
+	if (fh->events != NULL) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	fh->events = kzalloc(sizeof(*fh->events), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (fh->events == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	init_waitqueue_head(&fh->events->wait);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->events->free);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->events->available);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->events->subscribed);
+
+	fh->events->sequence = -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int v4l2_event_alloc(struct v4l2_fh *fh, unsigned int n)
+{
+	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!events) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	while (events->nallocated < n) {
+		struct v4l2_kevent *kev;
+
+		kev = kzalloc(sizeof(*kev), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (kev == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+		list_add_tail(&kev->list, &events->free);
+		events->nallocated++;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_alloc);
+
+#define list_kfree(list, type, member)				\
+	while (!list_empty(list)) {				\
+		type *hi;					\
+		hi = list_first_entry(list, type, member);	\
+		list_del(&hi->member);				\
+		kfree(hi);					\
+	}
+
+void v4l2_event_free(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
+{
+	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+
+	if (!events)
+		return;
+
+	list_kfree(&events->free, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+	list_kfree(&events->available, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+	list_kfree(&events->subscribed, struct v4l2_subscribed_event, list);
+
+	kfree(events);
+	fh->events = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_free);
+
+static int __v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event)
+{
+	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+	struct v4l2_kevent *kev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+
+	if (list_empty(&events->available)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	WARN_ON(events->navailable == 0);
+
+	kev = list_first_entry(&events->available, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+	list_move(&kev->list, &events->free);
+	events->navailable--;
+
+	kev->event.pending = events->navailable;
+	*event = kev->event;
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event,
+                      int nonblocking)
+{
+       struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (nonblocking)
+               return __v4l2_event_dequeue(fh, event);
+
+       do {
+               ret = wait_event_interruptible(events->wait,
+                                              events->navailable != 0);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       return ret;
+
+               ret = __v4l2_event_dequeue(fh, event);
+       } while (ret == -ENOENT);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/* Caller must hold fh->event->lock! */
+static struct v4l2_subscribed_event *v4l2_event_subscribed(
+	struct v4l2_fh *fh, u32 type)
+{
+	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev;
+
+	WARN_ON(!spin_is_locked(&fh->vdev->fh_lock));
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sev, &events->subscribed, list) {
+		if (sev->type == type)
+			return sev;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void v4l2_event_queue(struct video_device *vdev, const struct v4l2_event *ev)
+{
+	struct v4l2_fh *fh;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct timespec timestamp;
+
+	ktime_get_ts(&timestamp);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(fh, &vdev->fh_list, list) {
+		struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+		struct v4l2_kevent *kev;
+
+		/* Are we subscribed? */
+		if (!v4l2_event_subscribed(fh, ev->type))
+			continue;
+
+		/* Increase event sequence number on fh. */
+		events->sequence++;
+
+		/* Do we have any free events? */
+		if (list_empty(&events->free))
+			continue;
+
+		/* Take one and fill it. */
+		kev = list_first_entry(&events->free, struct v4l2_kevent, list);
+		kev->event.type = ev->type;
+		kev->event.u = ev->u;
+		kev->event.timestamp = timestamp;
+		kev->event.sequence = events->sequence;
+		list_move_tail(&kev->list, &events->available);
+
+		events->navailable++;
+
+		wake_up_all(&events->wait);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_queue);
+
+int v4l2_event_pending(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
+{
+	return fh->events->navailable;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_pending);
+
+int v4l2_event_subscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+			 struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub)
+{
+	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (fh->events == NULL) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	sev = kmalloc(sizeof(*sev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+
+	if (v4l2_event_subscribed(fh, sub->type) == NULL) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sev->list);
+		sev->type = sub->type;
+
+		list_add(&sev->list, &events->subscribed);
+		sev = NULL;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+
+	kfree(sev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_subscribe);
+
+static void v4l2_event_unsubscribe_all(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
+{
+	struct v4l2_events *events = fh->events;
+	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	do {
+		sev = NULL;
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+		if (!list_empty(&events->subscribed)) {
+			sev = list_first_entry(&events->subscribed,
+				       struct v4l2_subscribed_event, list);
+			list_del(&sev->list);
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+		kfree(sev);
+	} while (sev);
+}
+
+int v4l2_event_unsubscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+			   struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub)
+{
+	struct v4l2_subscribed_event *sev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (sub->type == V4L2_EVENT_ALL) {
+		v4l2_event_unsubscribe_all(fh);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+
+	sev = v4l2_event_subscribed(fh, sub->type);
+	if (sev != NULL)
+		list_del(&sev->list);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+
+	kfree(sev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_event_unsubscribe);

drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c +5 -0

index c707930..713f5a0 100644
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-dev.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-fh.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-event.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-ioctl.h>
 
 void v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev)
 {
 	fh->vdev = vdev;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->list);
 	set_bit(V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH, &fh->vdev->flags);
+	v4l2_event_init(fh);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fh_init);
 

@@ -60,5 +63,7 @@ void v4l2_fh_exit(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
 		return;
 
 	fh->vdev = NULL;
+
+	v4l2_event_free(fh);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fh_exit);

include/media/v4l2-event.h new file +67 -0

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dad9f8
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * include/media/v4l2-event.h
+ *
+ * V4L2 events.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation.
+ *
+ * Contact: Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef V4L2_EVENT_H
+#define V4L2_EVENT_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
+struct v4l2_fh;
+struct video_device;
+
+struct v4l2_kevent {
+	struct list_head	list;
+	struct v4l2_event	event;
+};
+
+struct v4l2_subscribed_event {
+	struct list_head	list;
+	u32			type;
+};
+
+struct v4l2_events {
+	wait_queue_head_t	wait;
+	struct list_head	subscribed; /* Subscribed events */
+	struct list_head	free; /* Events ready for use */
+	struct list_head	available; /* Dequeueable event */
+	unsigned int		navailable;
+	unsigned int		nallocated; /* Number of allocated events */
+	u32			sequence;
+};
+
+int v4l2_event_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+int v4l2_event_alloc(struct v4l2_fh *fh, unsigned int n);
+void v4l2_event_free(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+int v4l2_event_dequeue(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct v4l2_event *event,
+		       int nonblocking);
+void v4l2_event_queue(struct video_device *vdev, const struct v4l2_event *ev);
+int v4l2_event_pending(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+int v4l2_event_subscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+			 struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub);
+int v4l2_event_unsubscribe(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+			   struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub);
+
+#endif /* V4L2_EVENT_H */

include/media/v4l2-fh.h +2 -0

index 6b486aa..6c9df56 100644
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
 struct video_device;
+struct v4l2_events;
 
 struct v4l2_fh {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct video_device	*vdev;
+	struct v4l2_events      *events; /* events, pending and subscribed */
 };
 
 void v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev);

This patch adds a set of new ioctls to the V4L2 API. The ioctls conform to V4L2 Events RFC version 2.3:

<URL:http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg12033.html>

Signed-off-by Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c |    3 +++
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c          |    3 +++
 include/linux/videodev2.h                 |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c +3 -0

index f77f84b..9004a5f 100644
@@ -1086,6 +1086,9 @@ long v4l2_compat_ioctl32(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case VIDIOC_QUERY_DV_PRESET:
 	case VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS:
 	case VIDIOC_G_DV_TIMINGS:
+	case VIDIOC_DQEVENT:
+	case VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT:
+	case VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT:
 		ret = do_video_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
 		break;
 

drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c +3 -0

index 4b11257..34c7d6e 100644
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ static const char *v4l2_ioctls[] = {
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_QUERY_DV_PRESET)]  = "VIDIOC_QUERY_DV_PRESET",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS)]     = "VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS",
 	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_G_DV_TIMINGS)]     = "VIDIOC_G_DV_TIMINGS",
+	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_DQEVENT)]	   = "VIDIOC_DQEVENT",
+	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT)]  = "VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT",
+	[_IOC_NR(VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT)] = "VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT",
 };
 #define V4L2_IOCTLS ARRAY_SIZE(v4l2_ioctls)
 

include/linux/videodev2.h +26 -0

index 3c26560..f7237fc 100644
@@ -1622,6 +1622,29 @@ struct v4l2_streamparm {
 };
 
 /*
+ *	E V E N T S
+ */
+
+struct v4l2_event {
+	__u32				type;
+	union {
+		__u8			data[64];
+	} u;
+	__u32				pending;
+	__u32				sequence;
+	struct timespec			timestamp;
+	__u32				reserved[9];
+};
+
+struct v4l2_event_subscription {
+	__u32				type;
+	__u32				reserved[7];
+};
+
+#define V4L2_EVENT_ALL				0
+#define V4L2_EVENT_PRIVATE_START		0x08000000
+
+/*
  *	A D V A N C E D   D E B U G G I N G
  *
  *	NOTE: EXPERIMENTAL API, NEVER RELY ON THIS IN APPLICATIONS!

@@ -1743,6 +1766,9 @@ struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident {
 #define	VIDIOC_QUERY_DV_PRESET	_IOR('V',  86, struct v4l2_dv_preset)
 #define	VIDIOC_S_DV_TIMINGS	_IOWR('V', 87, struct v4l2_dv_timings)
 #define	VIDIOC_G_DV_TIMINGS	_IOWR('V', 88, struct v4l2_dv_timings)
+#define	VIDIOC_DQEVENT		 _IOR('V', 83, struct v4l2_event)
+#define	VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT	 _IOW('V', 84, struct v4l2_event_subscription)
+#define	VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT _IOW('V', 85, struct v4l2_event_subscription)
 
 /* Reminder: when adding new ioctls please add support for them to
    drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c as well! */

Add documentation on using V4L2 file handles (v4l2_fh) in V4L2 drivers.

Signed-off-by Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>

---
 Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt |   37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +37 -0

index 74d677c..bfaf0c5 100644
@@ -695,3 +695,40 @@ The better way to understand it is to take a look at vivi driver. One
 of the main reasons for vivi is to be a videobuf usage example. the
 vivi_thread_tick() does the task that the IRQ callback would do on PCI
 drivers (or the irq callback on USB).
+
+struct v4l2_fh
+--------------
+
+struct v4l2_fh provides a way to easily keep file handle specific data
+that is used by the V4L2 framework.
+
+struct v4l2_fh is allocated as a part of the driver's own file handle
+structure and is set to file->private_data in the driver's open
+function by the driver. Drivers can extract their own file handle
+structure by using the container_of macro.
+
+Useful functions:
+
+- v4l2_fh_init()
+
+  Initialise the file handle. This *MUST* be performed in the driver's
+  v4l2_file_operations->open() handler.
+
+- v4l2_fh_add()
+
+  Add a v4l2_fh to video_device file handle list. May be called after
+  initialising the file handle.
+
+- v4l2_fh_del()
+
+  Unassociate the file handle from video_device(). The file handle
+  exit function may now be called.
+
+- v4l2_fh_exit()
+
+  Uninitialise the file handle. After uninitialisation the v4l2_fh
+  memory can be freed.
+
+The users of v4l2_fh know whether a driver uses v4l2_fh as its
+file->private_data pointer by testing the V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH bit in
+video_device->flags.

This patch adds a list of v4l2_fh structures to every video_device. It allows using file handle related information in V4L2. The event interface is one example of such use.

Video device drivers should use the v4l2_fh pointer as their file->private_data.

This patch adds a list of v4l2_fh structures to every video_device. It allows using file handle related information in V4L2. The event interface is one example of such use.

Video device drivers should use the v4l2_fh pointer as their file->private_data.

Signed-off-by Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/media/video/Makefile   |    2 +-
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-dev.c |    4 ++
 drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c  |   64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/media/v4l2-dev.h       |    5 +++
 include/media/v4l2-fh.h        |   42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c
 create mode 100644 include/media/v4l2-fh.h

drivers/media/video/Makefile +1 -1

index 5163289..14bf69a 100644
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stkwebcam-objs	:=	stk-webcam.o stk-sensor.o
 
 omap2cam-objs	:=	omap24xxcam.o omap24xxcam-dma.o
 
-videodev-objs	:=	v4l2-dev.o v4l2-ioctl.o v4l2-device.o
+videodev-objs	:=	v4l2-dev.o v4l2-ioctl.o v4l2-device.o v4l2-fh.o
 
 # V4L2 core modules
 

drivers/media/video/v4l2-dev.c +4 -0

index 7090699..65a7b30 100644
@@ -421,6 +421,10 @@ static int __video_register_device(struct video_device *vdev, int type, int nr,
 	if (!vdev->release)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* v4l2_fh support */
+	spin_lock_init(&vdev->fh_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->fh_list);
+
 	/* Part 1: check device type */
 	switch (type) {
 	case VFL_TYPE_GRABBER:

drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c new file +64 -0

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c707930
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * drivers/media/video/v4l2-fh.c
+ *
+ * V4L2 file handles.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation.
+ *
+ * Contact: Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-dev.h>
+#include <media/v4l2-fh.h>
+
+void v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev)
+{
+	fh->vdev = vdev;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fh->list);
+	set_bit(V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH, &fh->vdev->flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fh_init);
+
+void v4l2_fh_add(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+	list_add(&fh->list, &fh->vdev->fh_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fh_add);
+
+void v4l2_fh_del(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+	list_del_init(&fh->list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fh->vdev->fh_lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fh_del);
+
+void v4l2_fh_exit(struct v4l2_fh *fh)
+{
+	if (fh->vdev == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	fh->vdev = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fh_exit);

include/media/v4l2-dev.h +5 -0

index 2dee938..bebe44b 100644
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct v4l2_device;
    Drivers can clear this flag if they want to block all future
    device access. It is cleared by video_unregister_device. */
 #define V4L2_FL_REGISTERED	(0)
+#define V4L2_FL_USES_V4L2_FH	(1)
 
 struct v4l2_file_operations {
 	struct module *owner;

@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ struct video_device
 	/* attribute to differentiate multiple indices on one physical device */
 	int index;
 
+	/* V4L2 file handles */
+	spinlock_t		fh_lock; /* Lock for all v4l2_fhs */
+	struct list_head	fh_list; /* List of struct v4l2_fh */
+
 	int debug;			/* Activates debug level*/
 
 	/* Video standard vars */

include/media/v4l2-fh.h new file +42 -0

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b486aa
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * include/media/v4l2-fh.h
+ *
+ * V4L2 file handle.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation.
+ *
+ * Contact: Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef V4L2_FH_H
+#define V4L2_FH_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+struct video_device;
+
+struct v4l2_fh {
+	struct list_head	list;
+	struct video_device	*vdev;
+};
+
+void v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev);
+void v4l2_fh_add(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+void v4l2_fh_del(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+void v4l2_fh_exit(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+
+#endif /* V4L2_EVENT_H */