1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
4 .. _VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF:
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7 ioctl VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF
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13 VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF - Prepare a buffer for I/O
18 .. c:macro:: VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF
20 ``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF, struct v4l2_buffer *argp)``
26 File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
29 Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer`.
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 <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.
40 The struct :c:type:`v4l2_buffer` structure is specified in
46 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
47 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
48 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
51 File I/O is in progress.
54 The buffer ``type`` is not supported, or the ``index`` is out of
55 bounds, or no buffers have been allocated yet, or the ``userptr`` or
56 ``length`` are invalid.