1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
5 **********************************
6 ioctl VIDIOC_G_CTRL, VIDIOC_S_CTRL
7 **********************************
12 VIDIOC_G_CTRL - VIDIOC_S_CTRL - Get or set the value of a control
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_G_CTRL, struct v4l2_control *argp )
21 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_S_CTRL, struct v4l2_control *argp )
29 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
37 To get the current value of a control applications initialize the ``id``
38 field of a struct :c:type:`v4l2_control` and call the
39 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` ioctl with a pointer to this structure. To change the
40 value of a control applications initialize the ``id`` and ``value``
41 fields of a struct :c:type:`v4l2_control` and call the
42 :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` ioctl.
44 When the ``id`` is invalid drivers return an ``EINVAL`` error code. When the
45 ``value`` is out of bounds drivers can choose to take the closest valid
46 value or return an ``ERANGE`` error code, whatever seems more appropriate.
47 However, :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` is a write-only ioctl, it does not return the
48 actual new value. If the ``value`` is inappropriate for the control
49 (e.g. if it refers to an unsupported menu index of a menu control), then
50 EINVAL error code is returned as well.
52 These ioctls work only with user controls. For other control classes the
53 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`,
54 :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` or
55 :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` must be used.
58 .. c:type:: v4l2_control
60 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
62 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_control
69 - Identifies the control, set by the application.
72 - New value or current value.
78 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
79 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
80 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
83 The struct :c:type:`v4l2_control` ``id`` is invalid
84 or the ``value`` is inappropriate for the given control (i.e. if a
85 menu item is selected that is not supported by the driver according
86 to :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYMENU <VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL>`).
89 The struct :c:type:`v4l2_control` ``value`` is out of
93 The control is temporarily not changeable, possibly because another
94 applications took over control of the device function this control
98 Attempt to set a read-only control or to get a write-only control.