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authorDonggeun Yoo <donggeunyoo.kernel@gmail.com>2026-09-02 00:21:26 +0900
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iio: proximity: vl53l0x-i2c: claim direct mode for raw readsgrafted
vl53l0x_read_raw() starts a single-shot ranging measurement and reads back the result. Once the triggered buffer is enabled the sensor runs in continuous mode and its data-ready interrupt is routed to the trigger, so a concurrent in_distance_raw read disturbs the streaming setup and never gets its completion, returning -ETIMEDOUT. The original submission claimed direct mode here, but it was dropped during review because the driver had no buffer support at the time [1]. Continuous (buffered) mode was later added without restoring the claim [2], reintroducing the conflict. Reject direct reads while buffered capture is active by claiming direct mode around the measurement, as the vl53l1x sibling already does. Fixes: 762186c6e7b1 ("iio: proximity: vl53l0x-i2c: Added continuous mode support") Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20180911160300.GA9212@himanshu-Vostro-3559/ [1] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20240909101508.263085-3-abhashkumarjha123@gmail.com/ [2] Signed-off-by: Donggeun Yoo <donggeunyoo.kernel@gmail.com> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@oss.qualcomm.com>
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+.. 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>`__.