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>`.
34 Applications can optionally call the :ref:`VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF` ioctl to
35 pass ownership of the buffer to the driver before actually enqueuing it,
36 using the :ref:`VIDIOC_QBUF` ioctl, and to prepare it for future I/O. Such
37 preparations may include cache invalidation or cleaning. Performing them
38 in advance saves time during the actual I/O. In case such cache
39 operations are not required, the application can use one of
40 ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_INVALIDATE`` and
41 ``V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_CLEAN`` flags to skip the respective step.
43 The struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer` structure is specified in
50 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
51 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
52 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
55 File I/O is in progress.
58 The buffer ``type`` is not supported, or the ``index`` is out of
59 bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet, or the ``userptr`` or
60 ``length`` are invalid.