V4L/DVB: V4L: File handles

This patch adds a list of v4l2_fh structures to every video_device.
It allows using file handle related information in V4L2. The event interface
is one example of such use.

The use of v4l2_fh is not mandatory for drivers.

Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@maxwell.research.nokia.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 63 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-fh.h b/include/media/v4l2-fh.h
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+/*
+ * v4l2-fh.h
+ *
+ * V4L2 file handle. Store per file handle data for the V4L2
+ * framework. Using file handles is optional for the drivers.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009--2010 Nokia Corporation.
+ *
+ * Contact: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@maxwell.research.nokia.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef V4L2_FH_H
+#define V4L2_FH_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+struct video_device;
+
+struct v4l2_fh {
+        struct list_head        list;
+        struct video_device     *vdev;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Initialise the file handle. Parts of the V4L2 framework using the
+ * file handles should be initialised in this function. Must be called
+ * from driver's v4l2_file_operations->open() handler if the driver
+ * uses v4l2_fh.
+ */
+int v4l2_fh_init(struct v4l2_fh *fh, struct video_device *vdev);
+/*
+ * Add the fh to the list of file handles on a video_device. The file
+ * handle must be initialised first.
+ */
+void v4l2_fh_add(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+/*
+ * Remove file handle from the list of file handles. Must be called in
+ * v4l2_file_operations->release() handler if the driver uses v4l2_fh.
+ */
+void v4l2_fh_del(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+/*
+ * Release resources related to a file handle. Parts of the V4L2
+ * framework using the v4l2_fh must release their resources here, too.
+ * Must be called in v4l2_file_operations->release() handler if the
+ * driver uses v4l2_fh.
+ */
+void v4l2_fh_exit(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
+
+#endif /* V4L2_EVENT_H */