1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
3 .. _VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT:
4 .. _VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT:
6 ******************************************************
7 ioctl VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT
8 ******************************************************
13 VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT - VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT - Subscribe or unsubscribe event
19 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT, struct v4l2_event_subscription *argp )
20 :name: VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT
22 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT, struct v4l2_event_subscription *argp )
23 :name: VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT
30 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
33 Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_event_subscription`.
39 Subscribe or unsubscribe V4L2 event. Subscribed events are dequeued by
40 using the :ref:`VIDIOC_DQEVENT` ioctl.
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45 .. c:type:: v4l2_event_subscription
47 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_event_subscription
54 - Type of the event, see :ref:`event-type`.
58 ``V4L2_EVENT_ALL`` can be used with
59 :ref:`VIDIOC_UNSUBSCRIBE_EVENT <VIDIOC_SUBSCRIBE_EVENT>` for
60 unsubscribing all events at once.
63 - ID of the event source. If there is no ID associated with the
64 event source, then set this to 0. Whether or not an event needs an
65 ID depends on the event type.
68 - Event flags, see :ref:`event-flags`.
71 - Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications must set
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80 .. flat-table:: Event Flags
85 * - ``V4L2_EVENT_SUB_FL_SEND_INITIAL``
87 - When this event is subscribed an initial event will be sent
88 containing the current status. This only makes sense for events
89 that are triggered by a status change such as ``V4L2_EVENT_CTRL``.
90 Other events will ignore this flag.
91 * - ``V4L2_EVENT_SUB_FL_ALLOW_FEEDBACK``
93 - If set, then events directly caused by an ioctl will also be sent
94 to the filehandle that called that ioctl. For example, changing a
95 control using :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` will cause
96 a V4L2_EVENT_CTRL to be sent back to that same filehandle.
97 Normally such events are suppressed to prevent feedback loops
98 where an application changes a control to a one value and then
99 another, and then receives an event telling it that that control
100 has changed to the first value.
102 Since it can't tell whether that event was caused by another
103 application or by the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>`
104 call it is hard to decide whether to set the control to the value
105 in the event, or ignore it.
107 Think carefully when you set this flag so you won't get into
108 situations like that.
114 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
115 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
116 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.