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1 <refentry id="func-munmap">
2   <refmeta>
3     <refentrytitle>V4L2 munmap()</refentrytitle>
4     &manvol;
5   </refmeta>
7   <refnamediv>
8     <refname>v4l2-munmap</refname>
9     <refpurpose>Unmap device memory</refpurpose>
10   </refnamediv>
12   <refsynopsisdiv>
13     <funcsynopsis>
14       <funcsynopsisinfo>
15 #include &lt;unistd.h&gt;
16 #include &lt;sys/mman.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
17       <funcprototype>
18         <funcdef>int <function>munmap</function></funcdef>
19         <paramdef>void *<parameter>start</parameter></paramdef>
20         <paramdef>size_t <parameter>length</parameter></paramdef>
21       </funcprototype>
22     </funcsynopsis>
23   </refsynopsisdiv>
24   <refsect1>
25     <title>Arguments</title>
26     <variablelist>
27       <varlistentry>
28         <term><parameter>start</parameter></term>
29         <listitem>
30           <para>Address of the mapped buffer as returned by the
31 &func-mmap; function.</para>
32         </listitem>
33       </varlistentry>
34       <varlistentry>
35         <term><parameter>length</parameter></term>
36         <listitem>
37           <para>Length of the mapped buffer. This must be the same
38 value as given to <function>mmap()</function> and returned by the
39 driver in the &v4l2-buffer; <structfield>length</structfield>
40 field for the single-planar API and in the &v4l2-plane;
41 <structfield>length</structfield> field for the multi-planar API.</para>
42         </listitem>
43       </varlistentry>
44     </variablelist>
45   </refsect1>
47   <refsect1>
48     <title>Description</title>
50     <para>Unmaps a previously with the &func-mmap; function mapped
51 buffer and frees it, if possible. <!-- ? This function (not freeing)
52 has no impact on I/O in progress, specifically it does not imply
53 &VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; to terminate I/O. Unmapped buffers can still be
54 enqueued, dequeued or queried, they are just not accessible by the
55 application.--></para>
56   </refsect1>
58   <refsect1>
59     <title>Return Value</title>
61     <para>On success <function>munmap()</function> returns 0, on
62 failure -1 and the <varname>errno</varname> variable is set
63 appropriately:</para>
65     <variablelist>
66       <varlistentry>
67         <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term>
68         <listitem>
69           <para>The <parameter>start</parameter> or
70 <parameter>length</parameter> is incorrect, or no buffers have been
71 mapped yet.</para>
72         </listitem>
73       </varlistentry>
74     </variablelist>
75   </refsect1>
76 </refentry>
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