Re: [PATCH] [media] Documentation: Fix V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_VOLATILE

From: Hans Verkuil
Date: Fri Jul 22 2016 - 10:28:01 EST




On 07/22/2016 04:07 PM, Ricardo Ribalda Delgado wrote:
> V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_VOLATILE behaviour when V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_EXECUTE_ON_WRITE
> is set was not properly explained.
>
> Reported-by: Dimitrios Katsaros <patcherwork@xxxxxxxxx>
> Credit-to: Hans Verkuil <hansverk@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.ribalda@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst
> index 8d6e61a7284d..3a30d6cf70b4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-queryctrl.rst
> @@ -728,10 +728,10 @@ See also the examples in :ref:`control`.
> case the hardware calculates the gain value based on the lighting
> conditions which can change over time.
>
> - .. note:: Setting a new value for a volatile control will have no
> - effect and no ``V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE`` will be sent, unless
> - the ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_EXECUTE_ON_WRITE`` flag (see below) is
> - also set. Otherwise the new value will just be ignored.
> + .. note:: Setting a new value for a volatile control will be ignored
> + unless `V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_EXECUTE_ON_WRITE`` flag (see below) is also set.

That should start with `` not ` (i.e. a double ` instead of a single `).

> + Setting a new value for a volatile contol will never trigger a

s/contol/control/

Also emphasize 'never':

s/never/*never*/

> + ``V4L2_EVENT_CTRL_CH_VALUE`` event.
>
> - .. row 9
>
>

Regards,

Hans