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2
3.. _VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS:
4
5********************************
6ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
7********************************
8
9Name
10====
11
12VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS - Enumerate frame intervals
13
14
15Synopsis
16========
17
18.. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS, struct v4l2_frmivalenum *argp )
19    :name: VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMEINTERVALS
20
21
22Arguments
23=========
24
25``fd``
26    File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
27
28``argp``
29    Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_frmivalenum`
30    that contains a pixel format and size and receives a frame interval.
31
32
33Description
34===========
35
36This ioctl allows applications to enumerate all frame intervals that the
37device supports for the given pixel format and frame size.
38
39The supported pixel formats and frame sizes can be obtained by using the
40:ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` and
41:ref:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FRAMESIZES` functions.
42
43The return value and the content of the ``v4l2_frmivalenum.type`` field
44depend on the type of frame intervals the device supports. Here are the
45semantics of the function for the different cases:
46
47-  **Discrete:** The function returns success if the given index value
48   (zero-based) is valid. The application should increase the index by
49   one for each call until ``EINVAL`` is returned. The
50   `v4l2_frmivalenum.type` field is set to
51   `V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE` by the driver. Of the union only
52   the `discrete` member is valid.
53
54-  **Step-wise:** The function returns success if the given index value
55   is zero and ``EINVAL`` for any other index value. The
56   ``v4l2_frmivalenum.type`` field is set to
57   ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_STEPWISE`` by the driver. Of the union only the
58   ``stepwise`` member is valid.
59
60-  **Continuous:** This is a special case of the step-wise type above.
61   The function returns success if the given index value is zero and
62   ``EINVAL`` for any other index value. The ``v4l2_frmivalenum.type``
63   field is set to ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS`` by the driver. Of
64   the union only the ``stepwise`` member is valid and the ``step``
65   value is set to 1.
66
67When the application calls the function with index zero, it must check
68the ``type`` field to determine the type of frame interval enumeration
69the device supports. Only for the ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE`` type
70does it make sense to increase the index value to receive more frame
71intervals.
72
73.. note::
74
75   The order in which the frame intervals are returned has no
76   special meaning. In particular does it not say anything about potential
77   default frame intervals.
78
79Applications can assume that the enumeration data does not change
80without any interaction from the application itself. This means that the
81enumeration data is consistent if the application does not perform any
82other ioctl calls while it runs the frame interval enumeration.
83
84.. note::
85
86   **Frame intervals and frame rates:** The V4L2 API uses frame
87   intervals instead of frame rates. Given the frame interval the frame
88   rate can be computed as follows:
89
90   ::
91
92       frame_rate = 1 / frame_interval
93
94
95Structs
96=======
97
98In the structs below, *IN* denotes a value that has to be filled in by
99the application, *OUT* denotes values that the driver fills in. The
100application should zero out all members except for the *IN* fields.
101
102
103.. c:type:: v4l2_frmival_stepwise
104
105.. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
106
107.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_frmival_stepwise
108    :header-rows:  0
109    :stub-columns: 0
110    :widths:       1 1 2
111
112    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
113      - ``min``
114      - Minimum frame interval [s].
115    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
116      - ``max``
117      - Maximum frame interval [s].
118    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
119      - ``step``
120      - Frame interval step size [s].
121
122
123
124.. c:type:: v4l2_frmivalenum
125
126.. tabularcolumns:: |p{1.8cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{2.4cm}|p{8.9cm}|
127
128.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_frmivalenum
129    :header-rows:  0
130    :stub-columns: 0
131
132    * - __u32
133      - ``index``
134      - IN: Index of the given frame interval in the enumeration.
135    * - __u32
136      - ``pixel_format``
137      - IN: Pixel format for which the frame intervals are enumerated.
138    * - __u32
139      - ``width``
140      - IN: Frame width for which the frame intervals are enumerated.
141    * - __u32
142      - ``height``
143      - IN: Frame height for which the frame intervals are enumerated.
144    * - __u32
145      - ``type``
146      - OUT: Frame interval type the device supports.
147    * - union {
148      - (anonymous)
149      - OUT: Frame interval with the given index.
150    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
151      - ``discrete``
152      - Frame interval [s].
153    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_frmival_stepwise`
154      - ``stepwise``
155      -
156    * - }
157      -
158      -
159    * - __u32
160      - ``reserved[2]``
161      -
162      - Reserved space for future use. Must be zeroed by drivers and
163	applications.
164
165
166
167Enums
168=====
169
170
171.. c:type:: v4l2_frmivaltypes
172
173.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.6cm}|p{2.2cm}|p{8.7cm}|
174
175.. flat-table:: enum v4l2_frmivaltypes
176    :header-rows:  0
177    :stub-columns: 0
178    :widths:       3 1 4
179
180    * - ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_DISCRETE``
181      - 1
182      - Discrete frame interval.
183    * - ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_CONTINUOUS``
184      - 2
185      - Continuous frame interval.
186    * - ``V4L2_FRMIVAL_TYPE_STEPWISE``
187      - 3
188      - Step-wise defined frame interval.
189
190
191Return Value
192============
193
194On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
195appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
196:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
197