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7 ioctl VIDIOC_STREAMON, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
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13 VIDIOC_STREAMON - VIDIOC_STREAMOFF - Start or stop streaming I/O
18 .. c:macro:: VIDIOC_STREAMON
20 ``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, const int *argp)``
22 .. c:macro:: VIDIOC_STREAMOFF
24 ``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, const int *argp)``
30 File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
33 Pointer to an integer.
38 The ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` and ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` ioctl start and stop
39 the capture or output process during streaming
40 (:ref:`memory mapping <mmap>`, :ref:`user pointer <userp>` or
41 :ref:`DMABUF <dmabuf>`) I/O.
43 Capture hardware is disabled and no input buffers are filled (if there
44 are any empty buffers in the incoming queue) until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``
45 has been called. Output hardware is disabled and no video signal is
46 produced until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` has been called. The ioctl will
47 succeed when at least one output buffer is in the incoming queue.
49 Memory-to-memory devices will not start until ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` has
50 been called for both the capture and output stream types.
52 If ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` fails then any already queued buffers will remain
55 The ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` ioctl, apart of aborting or finishing any DMA
56 in progress, unlocks any user pointer buffers locked in physical memory,
57 and it removes all buffers from the incoming and outgoing queues. That
58 means all images captured but not dequeued yet will be lost, likewise
59 all images enqueued for output but not transmitted yet. I/O returns to
60 the same state as after calling
61 :ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` and can be restarted
64 If buffers have been queued with :ref:`VIDIOC_QBUF` and
65 ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` is called without ever having called
66 ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``, then those queued buffers will also be removed from
67 the incoming queue and all are returned to the same state as after
68 calling :ref:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` and can be restarted
71 Both ioctls take a pointer to an integer, the desired buffer or stream
72 type. This is the same as struct
73 :c:type:`v4l2_requestbuffers` ``type``.
75 If ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` is called when streaming is already in progress,
76 or if ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` is called when streaming is already stopped,
77 then 0 is returned. Nothing happens in the case of ``VIDIOC_STREAMON``,
78 but ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` will return queued buffers to their starting
79 state as mentioned above.
83 Applications can be preempted for unknown periods right before
84 or after the ``VIDIOC_STREAMON`` or ``VIDIOC_STREAMOFF`` calls, there is
85 no notion of starting or stopping "now". Buffer timestamps can be used
86 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.