1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
4 .. _media_ioc_device_info:
6 ***************************
7 ioctl MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO
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13 MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO - Query device information
18 .. c:macro:: MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO
20 ``int ioctl(int fd, MEDIA_IOC_DEVICE_INFO, struct media_device_info *argp)``
26 File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
29 Pointer to struct :c:type:`media_device_info`.
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
40 .. c:type:: media_device_info
42 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
44 .. flat-table:: struct media_device_info
51 - Name of the driver implementing the media API as a NUL-terminated
52 ASCII string. The driver version is stored in the
53 ``driver_version`` field.
55 Driver specific applications can use this information to verify
56 the driver identity. It is also useful to work around known bugs,
57 or to identify drivers in error reports.
61 - Device model name as a NUL-terminated UTF-8 string. The device
62 version is stored in the ``device_version`` field and is not be
63 appended to the model name.
67 - Serial number as a NUL-terminated ASCII string.
71 - Location of the device in the system as a NUL-terminated ASCII
72 string. This includes the bus type name (PCI, USB, ...) and a
73 bus-specific identifier.
77 - Media API version, formatted with the ``KERNEL_VERSION()`` macro.
81 - Hardware device revision in a driver-specific format.
85 - Media device driver version, formatted with the
86 ``KERNEL_VERSION()`` macro. Together with the ``driver`` field
87 this identifies a particular driver.
91 - Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications must set
94 The ``serial`` and ``bus_info`` fields can be used to distinguish
95 between multiple instances of otherwise identical hardware. The serial
96 number takes precedence when provided and can be assumed to be unique.
97 If the serial number is an empty string, the ``bus_info`` field can be
98 used instead. The ``bus_info`` field is guaranteed to be unique, but can
99 vary across reboots or device unplug/replug.
104 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
105 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
106 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.