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