Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] docs: media: v4l2-ioctl.h: document two global variables

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Tue Nov 18 2025 - 01:54:31 EST




On 11/16/25 3:23 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> The media kAPI has two global variables at v4l2-ioctl.h. Document
> them.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx>

LGTM.

Tested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h b/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
> index 6f7a58350441..ed63841a100c 100644
> --- a/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
> @@ -663,7 +663,22 @@ void v4l_printk_ioctl(const char *prefix, unsigned int cmd);
> struct video_device;
>
> /* names for fancy debug output */
> +
> +/**
> + * var v4l2_field_names - Helper array mapping V4L2_FIELD_* to strings.
> + *
> + * Specially when printing debug messages, it is interesting to output
> + * the field order at the V4L2 buffers. This array associates all possible
> + * values of field pix format from V4L2 API into a string.
> + */
> extern const char *v4l2_field_names[];
> +
> +/**
> + * var v4l2_type_names - Helper array mapping V4L2_BUF_TYPE_* to strings.
> + *
> + * When printing debug messages, it is interesting to output the V4L2 buffer
> + * type number with a name that represents its content.
> + */
> extern const char *v4l2_type_names[];
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT

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~Randy