10 DMX_EXPBUF - Export a buffer as a DMABUF file descriptor.
12 .. warning:: this API is still experimental
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, DMX_EXPBUF, struct dmx_exportbuffer *argp )
26 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <dmx_fopen>`.
29 Pointer to struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`.
35 This ioctl is an extension to the memory mapping I/O method.
36 It can be used to export a buffer as a DMABUF file at any time after
37 buffers have been allocated with the :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS` ioctl.
39 To export a buffer, applications fill struct :c:type:`dmx_exportbuffer`.
40 Applications must set the ``index`` field. Valid index numbers
41 range from zero to the number of buffers allocated with :ref:`DMX_REQBUFS`
42 (struct :c:type:`dmx_requestbuffers` ``count``) minus one.
43 Additional flags may be posted in the ``flags`` field. Refer to a manual
44 for open() for details. Currently only O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY,
45 and O_RDWR are supported.
46 All other fields must be set to zero. In the
47 case of multi-planar API, every plane is exported separately using
48 multiple :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` calls.
50 After calling :ref:`DMX_EXPBUF` the ``fd`` field will be set by a
51 driver, on success. This is a DMABUF file descriptor. The application may
52 pass it to other DMABUF-aware devices. It is recommended to close a DMABUF
53 file when it is no longer used to allow the associated memory to be reclaimed.
62 int buffer_export(int v4lfd, enum dmx_buf_type bt, int index, int *dmafd)
64 struct dmx_exportbuffer expbuf;
66 memset(&expbuf, 0, sizeof(expbuf));
69 if (ioctl(v4lfd, DMX_EXPBUF, &expbuf) == -1) {
82 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
83 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
84 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
87 A queue is not in MMAP mode or DMABUF exporting is not supported or
88 ``flags`` or ``index`` fields are invalid.