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6 ioctl VIDIOC_STREAMON, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
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12 VIDIOC_STREAMON - VIDIOC_STREAMOFF - Start or stop streaming I/O
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, const int *argp )
19 :name: VIDIOC_STREAMON
21 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, const int *argp )
22 :name: VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
29 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
37 The ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` and ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` ioctl start and stop
38 the capture or output process during streaming
39 (:ref:`memory mapping <mmap>`, :ref:`user pointer <userp>` or
40 :ref:`DMABUF <dmabuf>`) I/O.
42 Capture hardware is disabled and no input buffers are filled (if there
43 are any empty buffers in the incoming queue) until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``
44 has been called. Output hardware is disabled and no video signal is
45 produced until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` has been called. The ioctl will
46 succeed when at least one output buffer is in the incoming queue.
48 Memory-to-memory devices will not start until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` has
49 been called for both the capture and output stream types.
51 If ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` fails then any already queued buffers will remain
54 The ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` ioctl, apart of aborting or finishing any DMA
55 in progress, unlocks any user pointer buffers locked in physical memory,
56 and it removes all buffers from the incoming and outgoing queues. That
57 means all images captured but not dequeued yet will be lost, likewise
58 all images enqueued for output but not transmitted yet. I/O returns to
59 the same state as after calling
60 :ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` and can be restarted
63 If buffers have been queued with :ref:`VIDIOC_QBUF` and
64 ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` is called without ever having called
65 ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``, then those queued buffers will also be removed from
66 the incoming queue and all are returned to the same state as after
67 calling :ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` and can be restarted
70 Both ioctls take a pointer to an integer, the desired buffer or stream
71 type. This is the same as struct
72 :c:type:`v4l2_requestbuffers` ``type``.
74 If ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` is called when streaming is already in progress,
75 or if ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` is called when streaming is already stopped,
76 then 0 is returned. Nothing happens in the case of ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``,
77 but ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` will return queued buffers to their starting
78 state as mentioned above.
82 Applications can be preempted for unknown periods right before
83 or after the ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` or ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` calls, there is
84 no notion of starting or stopping "now". Buffer timestamps can be used
85 to synchronize with other events.
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 The buffer ``type`` is not supported, or no buffers have been
97 allocated (memory mapping) or enqueued (output) yet.
100 The driver implements
101 :ref:`pad-level format configuration <pad-level-formats>` and the
102 pipeline configuration is invalid.
105 The driver implements Media Controller interface and the pipeline
106 link configuration is invalid.