1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
3 .. _VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF:
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6 ioctl VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF
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12 VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF - Prepare a buffer for I/O
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF, struct v4l2_buffer *argp )
19 :name: VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF
26 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
29 Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer`.
35 Applications can optionally call the :ref:`VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF` ioctl to
36 pass ownership of the buffer to the driver before actually enqueuing it,
37 using the :ref:`VIDIOC_QBUF` ioctl, and to prepare it for future I/O. Such
38 preparations may include cache invalidation or cleaning. Performing them
39 in advance saves time during the actual I/O. In case such cache
40 operations are not required, the application can use one of
41 ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_INVALIDATE`` and
42 ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_CLEAN`` flags to skip the respective step.
44 The struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer` structure is specified in
51 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
52 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
53 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
56 File I/O is in progress.
59 The buffer ``type`` is not supported, or the ``index`` is out of
60 bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet, or the ``userptr`` or
61 ``length`` are invalid.