1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
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6 ioctl VIDIOC_G_EDID, VIDIOC_S_EDID, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID
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12 VIDIOC_G_EDID - VIDIOC_S_EDID - VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID - VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID - Get or set the EDID of a video receiver/transmitter
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_G_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
21 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_S_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
25 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
26 :name: VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID
28 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
29 :name: VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID
36 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
39 Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_edid`.
45 These ioctls can be used to get or set an EDID associated with an input
46 from a receiver or an output of a transmitter device. They can be used
47 with subdevice nodes (/dev/v4l-subdevX) or with video nodes
50 When used with video nodes the ``pad`` field represents the input (for
51 video capture devices) or output (for video output devices) index as is
52 returned by :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT` and
53 :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT` respectively. When used
54 with subdevice nodes the ``pad`` field represents the input or output
55 pad of the subdevice. If there is no EDID support for the given ``pad``
56 value, then the ``EINVAL`` error code will be returned.
58 To get the EDID data the application has to fill in the ``pad``,
59 ``start_block``, ``blocks`` and ``edid`` fields, zero the ``reserved``
60 array and call :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EDID <VIDIOC_G_EDID>`. The current EDID from block
61 ``start_block`` and of size ``blocks`` will be placed in the memory
62 ``edid`` points to. The ``edid`` pointer must point to memory at least
63 ``blocks`` * 128 bytes large (the size of one block is 128 bytes).
65 If there are fewer blocks than specified, then the driver will set
66 ``blocks`` to the actual number of blocks. If there are no EDID blocks
67 available at all, then the error code ``ENODATA`` is set.
69 If blocks have to be retrieved from the sink, then this call will block
70 until they have been read.
72 If ``start_block`` and ``blocks`` are both set to 0 when
73 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EDID <VIDIOC_G_EDID>` is called, then the driver will set ``blocks`` to the
74 total number of available EDID blocks and it will return 0 without
75 copying any data. This is an easy way to discover how many EDID blocks
80 If there are no EDID blocks available at all, then
81 the driver will set ``blocks`` to 0 and it returns 0.
83 To set the EDID blocks of a receiver the application has to fill in the
84 ``pad``, ``blocks`` and ``edid`` fields, set ``start_block`` to 0 and
85 zero the ``reserved`` array. It is not possible to set part of an EDID,
86 it is always all or nothing. Setting the EDID data is only valid for
87 receivers as it makes no sense for a transmitter.
89 The driver assumes that the full EDID is passed in. If there are more
90 EDID blocks than the hardware can handle then the EDID is not written,
91 but instead the error code ``E2BIG`` is set and ``blocks`` is set to the
92 maximum that the hardware supports. If ``start_block`` is any value
93 other than 0 then the error code ``EINVAL`` is set.
95 To disable an EDID you set ``blocks`` to 0. Depending on the hardware
96 this will drive the hotplug pin low and/or block the source from reading
97 the EDID data in some way. In any case, the end result is the same: the
98 EDID is no longer available.
101 .. c:type:: v4l2_edid
103 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
105 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_edid
112 - Pad for which to get/set the EDID blocks. When used with a video
113 device node the pad represents the input or output index as
114 returned by :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT` and
115 :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT` respectively.
118 - Read the EDID from starting with this block. Must be 0 when
122 - The number of blocks to get or set. Must be less or equal to 256
123 (the maximum number of blocks as defined by the standard). When
124 you set the EDID and ``blocks`` is 0, then the EDID is disabled or
128 - Reserved for future extensions. Applications and drivers must set
132 - Pointer to memory that contains the EDID. The minimum size is
139 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
140 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
141 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
144 The EDID data is not available.
147 The EDID data you provided is more than the hardware can handle.