[RFCv3,07/18] v4l2-controls.txt: update to latest v4l2-ctrl.c changes.

Commit Message

Hans Verkuil June 7, 2011, 3:05 p.m. UTC

From: Hans Verkuil <[e-mail]>

Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <[e-mail]>
---
 Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt |   13 ++++---------
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Patch

diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
index 881e7f4..95a3813 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-controls.txt
@@ -277,16 +277,13 @@  implement g_volatile_ctrl like this:
 	{
 		switch (ctrl->id) {
 		case V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS:
-			ctrl->cur.val = read_reg(0x123);
+			ctrl->val = read_reg(0x123);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-The 'new value' union is not used in g_volatile_ctrl. In general controls
-that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls.
-
-Note that if one or more controls in a control cluster are marked as volatile,
-then all the controls in the cluster are seen as volatile.
+Note that you use the 'new value' union as well in g_volatile_ctrl. In general
+controls that need to implement g_volatile_ctrl are read-only controls.
 
 To mark a control as volatile you have to set the is_volatile flag:
 
@@ -636,9 +633,7 @@  button controls are write-only controls.
 -EINVAL as the spec says.
 
 5) The spec does not mention what should happen when you try to set/get a
-control class controls. ivtv currently returns -EINVAL (indicating that the
-control ID does not exist) while the framework will return -EACCES, which
-makes more sense.
+control class controls. The framework will return -EACCES.
 
 
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