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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-05 11:59:05 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-05 11:59:05 -0700 |
| commit | 9f0346dcbea363787186c94ef94dd01aaa215afa (patch) | |
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Merge tag 'driver-core-7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-coregrafted
Pull driver core fixes from Danilo Krummrich:
- Fix kernfs listxattr() not returning security xattr names (e.g.
SELinux labels) when the kernfs node has no allocated kernfs_iattrs
- Fix silent truncation of IRQ vector indices in the Rust PCI
abstractions
- Don't select OF from DRIVER_PE_KUNIT_TEST; skip the test when OF is
disabled instead of silently enabling extra kernel functionality
- Russ Weight is retiring from kernel development; update the Firmware
Loader sysfs contact to the driver-core mailing list, add a CREDITS
entry for Firmware Upload, and update MAINTAINERS accordingly
* tag 'driver-core-7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/driver-core/driver-core:
MAINTAINERS: Remove Russ Weight from Firmware Loader
CREDITS: Add CREDITS entry for Firmware Upload
firmware_loader: Change contact for sysfs nodes
rust: pci: reject IRQ vector indices that do not fit in u32
kernfs: preserve security xattrs without allocating iattrs
drivers: base: test: DRIVER_PE_KUNIT_TEST should not select OF
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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/intro.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/intro.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4a6bd665b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/intro.rst @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +============ +Introduction +============ + +This document covers the Linux Kernel to Userspace API's used by video +and radio streaming devices, including video cameras, analog and digital +TV receiver cards, AM/FM receiver cards, Software Defined Radio (SDR), +streaming capture and output devices, codec devices and remote controllers. + +A typical media device hardware is shown at :ref:`typical_media_device`. + +.. _typical_media_device: + +.. kernel-figure:: typical_media_device.svg + :alt: typical_media_device.svg + :align: center + + Typical Media Device + +The media infrastructure API was designed to control such devices. It is +divided into five parts. + +1. The :ref:`first part <v4l2spec>` covers radio, video capture and output, + cameras, analog TV devices and codecs. + +2. The :ref:`second part <dvbapi>` covers the API used for digital TV and + Internet reception via one of the several digital tv standards. While it is + called as DVB API, in fact it covers several different video standards + including DVB-T/T2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-C, ATSC, ISDB-T, ISDB-S, DTMB, etc. The + complete list of supported standards can be found at + :c:type:`fe_delivery_system`. + +3. The :ref:`third part <remote_controllers>` covers the Remote Controller API. + +4. The :ref:`fourth part <media_controller>` covers the Media Controller API. + +5. The :ref:`fifth part <cec>` covers the CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) API. + +It should also be noted that a media device may also have audio components, like +mixers, PCM capture, PCM playback, etc, which are controlled via ALSA API. For +additional information and for the latest development code, see: +`https://linuxtv.org <https://linuxtv.org>`__. For discussing improvements, +reporting troubles, sending new drivers, etc, please mail to: `Linux Media +Mailing List (LMML) <http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-media>`__. |
