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12 ******************************************************************************
13 ioctl VIDIOC_G_EDID, VIDIOC_S_EDID, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID
14 ******************************************************************************
19 VIDIOC_G_EDID - VIDIOC_S_EDID - VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID - VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID - Get or set the EDID of a video receiver/transmitter
25 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_G_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
28 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_S_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
32 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
33 :name: VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_EDID
35 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID, struct v4l2_edid *argp )
36 :name: VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_EDID
43 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
46 Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_edid`.
52 These ioctls can be used to get or set an EDID associated with an input
53 from a receiver or an output of a transmitter device. They can be used
54 with subdevice nodes (/dev/v4l-subdevX) or with video nodes
57 When used with video nodes the ``pad`` field represents the input (for
58 video capture devices) or output (for video output devices) index as is
59 returned by :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT` and
60 :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT` respectively. When used
61 with subdevice nodes the ``pad`` field represents the input or output
62 pad of the subdevice. If there is no EDID support for the given ``pad``
63 value, then the ``EINVAL`` error code will be returned.
65 To get the EDID data the application has to fill in the ``pad``,
66 ``start_block``, ``blocks`` and ``edid`` fields, zero the ``reserved``
67 array and call :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EDID <VIDIOC_G_EDID>`. The current EDID from block
68 ``start_block`` and of size ``blocks`` will be placed in the memory
69 ``edid`` points to. The ``edid`` pointer must point to memory at least
70 ``blocks`` * 128 bytes large (the size of one block is 128 bytes).
72 If there are fewer blocks than specified, then the driver will set
73 ``blocks`` to the actual number of blocks. If there are no EDID blocks
74 available at all, then the error code ``ENODATA`` is set.
76 If blocks have to be retrieved from the sink, then this call will block
77 until they have been read.
79 If ``start_block`` and ``blocks`` are both set to 0 when
80 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EDID <VIDIOC_G_EDID>` is called, then the driver will set ``blocks`` to the
81 total number of available EDID blocks and it will return 0 without
82 copying any data. This is an easy way to discover how many EDID blocks
87 If there are no EDID blocks available at all, then
88 the driver will set ``blocks`` to 0 and it returns 0.
90 To set the EDID blocks of a receiver the application has to fill in the
91 ``pad``, ``blocks`` and ``edid`` fields, set ``start_block`` to 0 and
92 zero the ``reserved`` array. It is not possible to set part of an EDID,
93 it is always all or nothing. Setting the EDID data is only valid for
94 receivers as it makes no sense for a transmitter.
96 The driver assumes that the full EDID is passed in. If there are more
97 EDID blocks than the hardware can handle then the EDID is not written,
98 but instead the error code ``E2BIG`` is set and ``blocks`` is set to the
99 maximum that the hardware supports. If ``start_block`` is any value
100 other than 0 then the error code ``EINVAL`` is set.
102 To disable an EDID you set ``blocks`` to 0. Depending on the hardware
103 this will drive the hotplug pin low and/or block the source from reading
104 the EDID data in some way. In any case, the end result is the same: the
105 EDID is no longer available.
108 .. c:type:: v4l2_edid
110 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
112 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_edid
119 - Pad for which to get/set the EDID blocks. When used with a video
120 device node the pad represents the input or output index as
121 returned by :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT` and
122 :ref:`VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT` respectively.
125 - Read the EDID from starting with this block. Must be 0 when
129 - The number of blocks to get or set. Must be less or equal to 256
130 (the maximum number of blocks as defined by the standard). When
131 you set the EDID and ``blocks`` is 0, then the EDID is disabled or
135 - Reserved for future extensions. Applications and drivers must set
139 - Pointer to memory that contains the EDID. The minimum size is
146 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
147 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
148 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
151 The EDID data is not available.
154 The EDID data you provided is more than the hardware can handle.