1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
3 .. _media_ioc_device_info:
5 ***************************
6 ioctl MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO
7 ***************************
12 MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO - Query device information
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO, struct media_device_info *argp )
19 :name: MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO
26 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <media-func-open>`.
34 All media devices must support the ``MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO`` ioctl. To
35 query device information, applications call the ioctl with a pointer to
36 a struct :c:type:`media_device_info`. The driver
37 fills the structure and returns the information to the application. The
41 .. c:type:: media_device_info
43 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
45 .. flat-table:: struct media_device_info
57 - Name of the driver implementing the media API as a NUL-terminated
58 ASCII string. The driver version is stored in the
59 ``driver_version`` field.
61 Driver specific applications can use this information to verify
62 the driver identity. It is also useful to work around known bugs,
63 or to identify drivers in error reports.
71 - Device model name as a NUL-terminated UTF-8 string. The device
72 version is stored in the ``device_version`` field and is not be
73 appended to the model name.
81 - Serial number as a NUL-terminated ASCII string.
89 - Location of the device in the system as a NUL-terminated ASCII
90 string. This includes the bus type name (PCI, USB, ...) and a
91 bus-specific identifier.
99 - Media API version, formatted with the ``KERNEL_VERSION()`` macro.
107 - Hardware device revision in a driver-specific format.
115 - Media device driver version, formatted with the
116 ``KERNEL_VERSION()`` macro. Together with the ``driver`` field
117 this identifies a particular driver.
125 - Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications must set
129 The ``serial`` and ``bus_info`` fields can be used to distinguish
130 between multiple instances of otherwise identical hardware. The serial
131 number takes precedence when provided and can be assumed to be unique.
132 If the serial number is an empty string, the ``bus_info`` field can be
133 used instead. The ``bus_info`` field is guaranteed to be unique, but can
134 vary across reboots or device unplug/replug.
140 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
141 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
142 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.