3.1. Digital TV Common functions¶

3.1.1. DVB devices¶

Those functions are responsible for handling the DVB device nodes.

enum dvb_device_type¶: type of the Digital TV device

Constants

DVB_DEVICE_SEC: Digital TV standalone Common Interface (CI)
DVB_DEVICE_FRONTEND: Digital TV frontend.
DVB_DEVICE_DEMUX: Digital TV demux.
DVB_DEVICE_DVR: Digital TV digital video record (DVR).
DVB_DEVICE_CA: Digital TV Conditional Access (CA).
DVB_DEVICE_NET: Digital TV network.
DVB_DEVICE_VIDEO: Digital TV video decoder. Deprecated. Used only on av7110-av.
DVB_DEVICE_AUDIO: Digital TV audio decoder. Deprecated. Used only on av7110-av.
DVB_DEVICE_OSD: Digital TV On Screen Display (OSD). Deprecated. Used only on av7110.

struct dvb_adapter¶: represents a Digital TV adapter using Linux DVB API

Definition:

struct dvb_adapter {
    int num;
    struct list_head list_head;
    struct list_head device_list;
    const char *name;
    u8 proposed_mac [6];
    void* priv;
    struct device *device;
    struct module *module;
    int mfe_shared;
    struct dvb_device *mfe_dvbdev;
    struct mutex mfe_lock;
#if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER_DVB);
    struct mutex mdev_lock;
    struct media_device *mdev;
    struct media_entity *conn;
    struct media_pad *conn_pads;
#endif;
};

Members

num: Number of the adapter
list_head: List with the DVB adapters
device_list: List with the DVB devices
name: Name of the adapter
proposed_mac: proposed MAC address for the adapter
priv: private data
device: pointer to struct device
module: pointer to struct module
mfe_shared: indicates mutually exclusive frontends. 1 = legacy exclusion behavior: blocking any open() call 2 = enhanced exclusion behavior, emulating the standard behavior of busy frontends: allowing read-only sharing and otherwise returning immediately with -EBUSY when any of the frontends is already opened with write access.
mfe_dvbdev: Frontend device in use, in the case of MFE
mfe_lock: Lock to prevent using the other frontends when MFE is used.
mdev_lock: Protect access to the mdev pointer.
mdev: pointer to struct media_device, used when the media controller is used.
conn: RF connector. Used only if the device has no separate tuner.
conn_pads: pointer to struct media_pad associated with conn;

struct dvb_device¶: represents a DVB device node

Definition:

struct dvb_device {
    struct list_head list_head;
    struct kref ref;
    const struct file_operations *fops;
    struct dvb_adapter *adapter;
    enum dvb_device_type type;
    int minor;
    u32 id;
    int readers;
    int writers;
    int users;
    wait_queue_head_t wait_queue;
    int (*kernel_ioctl)(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg);
#if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER_DVB);
    const char *name;
    struct media_intf_devnode *intf_devnode;
    unsigned tsout_num_entities;
    struct media_entity *entity, *tsout_entity;
    struct media_pad *pads, *tsout_pads;
#endif;
    void *priv;
};

Members

list_head: List head with all DVB devices
ref: reference count for this device
fops: pointer to struct file_operations
adapter: pointer to the adapter that holds this device node
type: type of the device, as defined by enum dvb_device_type.
minor: devnode minor number. Major number is always DVB_MAJOR.
id: device ID number, inside the adapter
readers: Initialized by the caller. Each call to open() in Read Only mode decreases this counter by one.
writers: Initialized by the caller. Each call to open() in Read/Write mode decreases this counter by one.
users: Initialized by the caller. Each call to open() in any mode decreases this counter by one.
wait_queue: wait queue, used to wait for certain events inside one of the DVB API callers
kernel_ioctl: callback function used to handle ioctl calls from userspace.
name: Name to be used for the device at the Media Controller
intf_devnode: Pointer to media_intf_devnode. Used by the dvbdev core to store the MC device node interface
tsout_num_entities: Number of Transport Stream output entities
entity: pointer to struct media_entity associated with the device node
tsout_entity: array with MC entities associated to each TS output node
pads: pointer to struct media_pad associated with entity;
tsout_pads: array with the source pads for each tsout_entity
priv: private data

Description

This structure is used by the DVB core (frontend, CA, net, demux) in order to create the device nodes. Usually, driver should not initialize this struct diretly.

struct dvbdevfops_node¶: fops nodes registered in dvbdevfops_list

Definition:

struct dvbdevfops_node {
    struct file_operations *fops;
    enum dvb_device_type type;
    const struct dvb_device *template;
    struct list_head list_head;
};

Members

fops: Dynamically allocated fops for ->owner registration
type: type of dvb_device
template: dvb_device used for registration
list_head: list_head for dvbdevfops_list

struct dvb_device *dvb_device_get(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)¶: Increase dvb_device reference

Parameters

struct dvb_device *dvbdev: pointer to struct dvb_device

void dvb_device_put(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)¶: Decrease dvb_device reference

Parameters

struct dvb_device *dvbdev: pointer to struct dvb_device

int dvb_register_adapter(struct dvb_adapter *adap, const char *name, struct module *module, struct device *device, short *adapter_nums)¶: Registers a new DVB adapter

Parameters

struct dvb_adapter *adap: pointer to struct dvb_adapter
const char *name: Adapter’s name
struct module *module: initialized with THIS_MODULE at the caller
struct device *device: pointer to struct device that corresponds to the device driver
short *adapter_nums: Array with a list of the numbers for dvb_register_adapter; to select among them. Typically, initialized with: DVB_DEFINE_MOD_OPT_ADAPTER_NR(adapter_nums)

int dvb_unregister_adapter(struct dvb_adapter *adap)¶: Unregisters a DVB adapter

Parameters

struct dvb_adapter *adap: pointer to struct dvb_adapter

int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev, const struct dvb_device *template, void *priv, enum dvb_device_type type, int demux_sink_pads)¶: Registers a new DVB device

Parameters

struct dvb_adapter *adap: pointer to struct dvb_adapter
struct dvb_device **pdvbdev: pointer to the place where the new struct dvb_device will be stored
const struct dvb_device *template: Template used to create pdvbdev;
void *priv: private data
enum dvb_device_type type: type of the device, as defined by enum dvb_device_type.
int demux_sink_pads: Number of demux outputs, to be used to create the TS outputs via the Media Controller.

void dvb_remove_device(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)¶: Remove a registered DVB device

Parameters

struct dvb_device *dvbdev: pointer to struct dvb_device

Description

This does not free memory. dvb_free_device() will do that when reference counter is empty

void dvb_unregister_device(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)¶: Unregisters a DVB device

Parameters

struct dvb_device *dvbdev: pointer to struct dvb_device

int dvb_create_media_graph(struct dvb_adapter *adap, bool create_rf_connector)¶: Creates media graph for the Digital TV part of the device.

Parameters

struct dvb_adapter *adap: pointer to struct dvb_adapter
bool create_rf_connector: if true, it creates the RF connector too

Description

This function checks all DVB-related functions at the media controller entities and creates the needed links for the media graph. It is capable of working with multiple tuners or multiple frontends, but it won’t create links if the device has multiple tuners and multiple frontends or if the device has multiple muxes. In such case, the caller driver should manually create the remaining links.

void dvb_register_media_controller(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct media_device *mdev)¶: registers a media controller at DVB adapter

Parameters

struct dvb_adapter *adap: pointer to struct dvb_adapter
struct media_device *mdev: pointer to struct media_device

struct media_device *dvb_get_media_controller(struct dvb_adapter *adap)¶: gets the associated media controller

Parameters

struct dvb_adapter *adap: pointer to struct dvb_adapter

int dvb_generic_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)¶: Digital TV open function, used by DVB devices

Parameters

struct inode *inode: pointer to struct inode.
struct file *file: pointer to struct file.

Description

Checks if a DVB devnode is still valid, and if the permissions are OK and increment negative use count.

int dvb_generic_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)¶: Digital TV close function, used by DVB devices

Parameters

struct inode *inode: pointer to struct inode.
struct file *file: pointer to struct file.

Description

Checks if a DVB devnode is still valid, and if the permissions are OK and decrement negative use count.

long dvb_generic_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)¶: Digital TV close function, used by DVB devices

Parameters

struct file *file: pointer to struct file.
unsigned int cmd: Ioctl name.
unsigned long arg: Ioctl argument.

Description

Checks if a DVB devnode and struct dvbdev.kernel_ioctl is still valid. If so, calls dvb_usercopy().

int dvb_usercopy(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg, int (*func)(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg))¶: copies data from/to userspace memory when an ioctl is issued.

Parameters

struct file *file: Pointer to struct file.
unsigned int cmd: Ioctl name.
unsigned long arg: Ioctl argument.
int (*func)(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg): function that will actually handle the ioctl

Description

Ancillary function that uses ioctl direction and size to copy from userspace. Then, it calls func, and, if needed, data is copied back to userspace.

struct i2c_client *dvb_module_probe(const char *module_name, const char *name, struct i2c_adapter *adap, unsigned char addr, void *platform_data)¶: helper routine to probe an I2C module

Parameters

const char *module_name

Name of the I2C module to be probed

const char *name

Optional name for the I2C module. Used for debug purposes. If NULL, defaults to module_name.

struct i2c_adapter *adap

pointer to struct i2c_adapter that describes the I2C adapter where the module will be bound.

unsigned char addr

I2C address of the adapter, in 7-bit notation.

void *platform_data

Platform data to be passed to the I2C module probed.

Description

This function binds an I2C device into the DVB core. Should be used by all drivers that use I2C bus to control the hardware. A module bound with dvb_module_probe() should use dvb_module_release() to unbind.

Note

In the past, DVB modules (mainly, frontends) were bound via dvb_attach() macro, with does an ugly hack, using I2C low level functions. Such usage is deprecated and will be removed soon. Instead, use this routine.

Return

On success, return an struct i2c_client, pointing to the bound I2C device. NULL otherwise.

void dvb_module_release(struct i2c_client *client)¶: releases an I2C device allocated with dvb_module_probe().

Parameters

struct i2c_client *client: pointer to struct i2c_client with the I2C client to be released. can be NULL.

Description

This function should be used to free all resources reserved by dvb_module_probe() and unbinding the I2C hardware.

dvb_attach¶

dvb_attach (FUNCTION, ARGS...)

attaches a DVB frontend into the DVB core.

Parameters

FUNCTION: function on a frontend module to be called.
ARGS...: FUNCTION arguments.

Description

This ancillary function loads a frontend module in runtime and runs the FUNCTION function there, with ARGS. As it increments symbol usage cont, at unregister, dvb_detach() should be called.

Note

In the past, DVB modules (mainly, frontends) were bound via dvb_attach() macro, with does an ugly hack, using I2C low level functions. Such usage is deprecated and will be removed soon. Instead, you should use dvb_module_probe().

dvb_detach¶

dvb_detach (FUNC)

detaches a DVB frontend loaded via dvb_attach()

Parameters

FUNC: attach function

Description

Decrements usage count for a function previously called via dvb_attach().

3.1.2. Digital TV Ring buffer¶

Those routines implement ring buffers used to handle digital TV data and copy it from/to userspace.

Note

For performance reasons read and write routines don’t check buffer sizes and/or number of bytes free/available. This has to be done before these routines are called. For example:

/* write @buflen: bytes */
free = dvb_ringbuffer_free(rbuf);
if (free >= buflen)
        count = dvb_ringbuffer_write(rbuf, buffer, buflen);
else
        /* do something */

/* read min. 1000, max. @bufsize: bytes */
avail = dvb_ringbuffer_avail(rbuf);
if (avail >= 1000)
        count = dvb_ringbuffer_read(rbuf, buffer, min(avail, bufsize));
else
        /* do something */

If there is exactly one reader and one writer, there is no need to lock read or write operations. Two or more readers must be locked against each other. Flushing the buffer counts as a read operation. Resetting the buffer counts as a read and write operation. Two or more writers must be locked against each other.

struct dvb_ringbuffer¶: Describes a ring buffer used at DVB framework

Definition:

struct dvb_ringbuffer {
    u8 *data;
    ssize_t size;
    ssize_t pread;
    ssize_t pwrite;
    int error;
    wait_queue_head_t queue;
    spinlock_t lock;
};

Members

data: Area were the ringbuffer data is written
size: size of the ringbuffer
pread: next position to read
pwrite: next position to write
error: used by ringbuffer clients to indicate that an error happened.
queue: Wait queue used by ringbuffer clients to indicate when buffer was filled
lock: Spinlock used to protect the ringbuffer

void dvb_ringbuffer_init(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, void *data, size_t len)¶: initialize ring buffer, lock and queue

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
void *data: pointer to the buffer where the data will be stored
size_t len: bytes from ring buffer into buf

int dvb_ringbuffer_empty(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)¶: test whether buffer is empty

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_free(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)¶: returns the number of free bytes in the buffer

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer

Return

number of free bytes in the buffer

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_avail(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)¶: returns the number of bytes waiting in the buffer

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer

Return

number of bytes waiting in the buffer

void dvb_ringbuffer_reset(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)¶: resets the ringbuffer to initial state

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer

Description

Resets the read and write pointers to zero and flush the buffer.

This counts as a read and write operation

void dvb_ringbuffer_flush(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)¶: flush buffer

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer

void dvb_ringbuffer_flush_spinlock_wakeup(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf)¶: flush buffer protected by spinlock and wake-up waiting task(s)

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer

DVB_RINGBUFFER_PEEK¶

DVB_RINGBUFFER_PEEK (rbuf, offs)

peek at byte offs in the buffer

Parameters

rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
offs: offset inside the ringbuffer

DVB_RINGBUFFER_SKIP¶

DVB_RINGBUFFER_SKIP (rbuf, num)

advance read ptr by num bytes

Parameters

rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
num: number of bytes to advance

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_read_user(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, u8 __user *buf, size_t len)¶: Reads a buffer into a user pointer

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
u8 __user *buf: pointer to the buffer where the data will be stored
size_t len: bytes from ring buffer into buf

Description

This variant assumes that the buffer is a memory at the userspace. So, it will internally call copy_to_user().

Return

number of bytes transferred or -EFAULT

void dvb_ringbuffer_read(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, u8 *buf, size_t len)¶: Reads a buffer into a pointer

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
u8 *buf: pointer to the buffer where the data will be stored
size_t len: bytes from ring buffer into buf

Description

This variant assumes that the buffer is a memory at the Kernel space

Return

number of bytes transferred or -EFAULT

DVB_RINGBUFFER_WRITE_BYTE¶

DVB_RINGBUFFER_WRITE_BYTE (rbuf, byte)

write single byte to ring buffer

Parameters

rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
byte: byte to write

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_write(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, const u8 *buf, size_t len)¶: Writes a buffer into the ringbuffer

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
const u8 *buf: pointer to the buffer where the data will be read
size_t len: bytes from ring buffer into buf

Description

This variant assumes that the buffer is a memory at the Kernel space

Return

number of bytes transferred or -EFAULT

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_write_user(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, const u8 __user *buf, size_t len)¶: Writes a buffer received via a user pointer

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: pointer to struct dvb_ringbuffer
const u8 __user *buf: pointer to the buffer where the data will be read
size_t len: bytes from ring buffer into buf

Description

This variant assumes that the buffer is a memory at the userspace. So, it will internally call copy_from_user().

Return

number of bytes transferred or -EFAULT

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_write(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, u8 *buf, size_t len)¶: Write a packet into the ringbuffer.

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: Ringbuffer to write to.
u8 *buf: Buffer to write.
size_t len: Length of buffer (currently limited to 65535 bytes max).

Return

Number of bytes written, or -EFAULT, -ENOMEM, -EINVAL.

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_read_user(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, size_t idx, int offset, u8 __user *buf, size_t len)¶: Read from a packet in the ringbuffer.

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: Ringbuffer concerned.
size_t idx: Packet index as returned by dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_next().
int offset: Offset into packet to read from.
u8 __user *buf: Destination buffer for data.
size_t len: Size of destination buffer.

Return

Number of bytes read, or -EFAULT.

Description

Note

unlike dvb_ringbuffer_read(), this does NOT update the read pointer in the ringbuffer. You must use dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_dispose() to mark a packet as no longer required.

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_read(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, size_t idx, int offset, u8 *buf, size_t len)¶: Read from a packet in the ringbuffer.

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: Ringbuffer concerned.
size_t idx: Packet index as returned by dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_next().
int offset: Offset into packet to read from.
u8 *buf: Destination buffer for data.
size_t len: Size of destination buffer.

Note

unlike dvb_ringbuffer_read_user(), this DOES update the read pointer in the ringbuffer.

Return

Number of bytes read, or -EFAULT.

void dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_dispose(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, size_t idx)¶: Dispose of a packet in the ring buffer.

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: Ring buffer concerned.
size_t idx: Packet index as returned by dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_next().

ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_next(struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf, size_t idx, size_t *pktlen)¶: Get the index of the next packet in a ringbuffer.

Parameters

struct dvb_ringbuffer *rbuf: Ringbuffer concerned.
size_t idx: Previous packet index, or -1 to return the first packet index.
size_t *pktlen: On success, will be updated to contain the length of the packet in bytes. returns Packet index (if >=0), or -1 if no packets available.

3.1.3. Digital TV VB2 handler¶

enum dvb_buf_type¶: types of Digital TV memory-mapped buffers

Constants

DVB_BUF_TYPE_CAPTURE: buffer is filled by the Kernel, with a received Digital TV stream

enum dvb_vb2_states¶: states to control VB2 state machine

Constants

DVB_VB2_STATE_NONE

VB2 engine not initialized yet, init failed or VB2 was released.

DVB_VB2_STATE_INIT

VB2 engine initialized.

DVB_VB2_STATE_REQBUFS

Buffers were requested

DVB_VB2_STATE_STREAMON

VB2 is streaming. Callers should not check it directly. Instead, they should use dvb_vb2_is_streaming().

Note

Description

Callers should not touch at the state machine directly. This is handled inside dvb_vb2.c.

struct dvb_buffer¶: video buffer information for v4l2.

Definition:

struct dvb_buffer {
    struct vb2_buffer       vb;
    struct list_head        list;
};

Members

vb: embedded struct vb2_buffer.
list: list of struct dvb_buffer.

struct dvb_vb2_ctx¶: control struct for VB2 handler

Definition:

struct dvb_vb2_ctx {
    struct vb2_queue        vb_q;
    struct mutex            mutex;
    spinlock_t slock;
    struct list_head        dvb_q;
    struct dvb_buffer       *buf;
    int offset;
    int remain;
    int state;
    int buf_siz;
    int buf_cnt;
    int nonblocking;
    enum dmx_buffer_flags flags;
    u32 count;
    char name[DVB_VB2_NAME_MAX + 1];
};

Members

vb_q: pointer to struct vb2_queue with videobuf2 queue.
mutex: mutex to serialize vb2 operations. Used by vb2 core wait_prepare and wait_finish operations.
slock: spin lock used to protect buffer filling at dvb_vb2.c.
dvb_q: List of buffers that are not filled yet.
buf: Pointer to the buffer that are currently being filled.
offset: index to the next position at the buf to be filled.
remain: How many bytes are left to be filled at buf.
state: bitmask of buffer states as defined by enum dvb_vb2_states.
buf_siz: size of each VB2 buffer.
buf_cnt: number of VB2 buffers.

nonblocking

If different than zero, device is operating on non-blocking mode.

flags: buffer flags as defined by enum dmx_buffer_flags. Filled only at DMX_DQBUF. DMX_QBUF should zero this field.
count: monotonic counter for filled buffers. Helps to identify data stream loses. Filled only at DMX_DQBUF. DMX_QBUF should zero this field.
name: name of the device type. Currently, it can either be “dvr” or “demux_filter”.

int dvb_vb2_init(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, const char *name, int non_blocking)¶: initializes VB2 handler

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
const char *name: name for the VB2 handler

int non_blocking

if not zero, it means that the device is at non-blocking mode

int dvb_vb2_release(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx)¶: Releases the VB2 handler allocated resources and put ctx at DVB_VB2_STATE_NONE state.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler

int dvb_vb2_is_streaming(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx)¶: checks if the VB2 handler is streaming

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler

Return

0 if not streaming, 1 otherwise.

int dvb_vb2_fill_buffer(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, const unsigned char *src, int len, enum dmx_buffer_flags *buffer_flags)¶: fills a VB2 buffer

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
const unsigned char *src: place where the data is stored
int len: number of bytes to be copied from src

enum dmx_buffer_flags *buffer_flags

pointer to buffer flags as defined by enum dmx_buffer_flags. can be NULL.

__poll_t dvb_vb2_poll(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct file *file, poll_table *wait)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_streamon() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
struct file *file: struct file argument passed to the poll file operation handler.
poll_table *wait: poll_table wait argument passed to the poll file operation handler.

Description

Implements poll syscall() logic.

int dvb_vb2_stream_on(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_streamon() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler

Description

Starts dvb streaming

int dvb_vb2_stream_off(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_streamoff() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler

Description

Stops dvb streaming

int dvb_vb2_reqbufs(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_requestbuffers *req)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_reqbufs() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
struct dmx_requestbuffers *req: struct dmx_requestbuffers passed from userspace in order to handle DMX_REQBUFS.

Description

Initiate streaming by requesting a number of buffers. Also used to free previously requested buffers, is req->count is zero.

int dvb_vb2_querybuf(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_buffer *b)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_querybuf() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
struct dmx_buffer *b: struct dmx_buffer passed from userspace in order to handle DMX_QUERYBUF.

int dvb_vb2_expbuf(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_exportbuffer *exp)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_expbuf() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
struct dmx_exportbuffer *exp: struct dmx_exportbuffer passed from userspace in order to handle DMX_EXPBUF.

Description

Export a buffer as a file descriptor.

int dvb_vb2_qbuf(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_buffer *b)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_qbuf() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
struct dmx_buffer *b: struct dmx_buffer passed from userspace in order to handle DMX_QBUF.

Description

Queue a Digital TV buffer as requested by userspace

int dvb_vb2_dqbuf(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct dmx_buffer *b)¶: Wrapper to vb2_core_dqbuf() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
struct dmx_buffer *b: struct dmx_buffer passed from userspace in order to handle DMX_DQBUF.

Description

Dequeue a Digital TV buffer to the userspace

int dvb_vb2_mmap(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, struct vm_area_struct *vma)¶: Wrapper to vb2_mmap() for Digital TV buffer handling.

Parameters

struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx: control struct for VB2 handler
struct vm_area_struct *vma: pointer to struct vm_area_struct with the vma passed to the mmap file operation handler in the driver.

Description

map Digital TV video buffers into application address space.

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3.1. Digital TV Common functions¶

3.1.1. DVB devices¶

3.1.2. Digital TV Ring buffer¶

3.1.3. Digital TV VB2 handler¶