[media] v4l: Add metadata buffer type and format

The metadata buffer type is used to transfer metadata between userspace
and kernelspace through a V4L2 buffers queue. It comes with a new
metadata capture capability and format description.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Guennadi Liakhovetski <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Hans Verkuil <[email protected]>
[[email protected]: removed left-over 'experimental' note]
[[email protected]: add newline after _v4l2-meta-format label]

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <[email protected]>

Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/buffer.rst

@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ enum v4l2_buf_type
       - 12
       - Buffer for Software Defined Radio (SDR) output stream, see
 	:ref:`sdr`.
+    * - ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE``
+      - 13
+      - Buffer for metadata capture, see :ref:`metadata`.
 
 
 

Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/dev-meta.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _metadata:
+
+******************
+Metadata Interface
+******************
+
+Metadata refers to any non-image data that supplements video frames with
+additional information. This may include statistics computed over the image
+or frame capture parameters supplied by the image source. This interface is
+intended for transfer of metadata to userspace and control of that operation.
+
+The metadata interface is implemented on video capture device nodes. The device
+can be dedicated to metadata or can implement both video and metadata capture
+as specified in its reported capabilities.
+
+Querying Capabilities
+=====================
+
+Device nodes supporting the metadata interface set the ``V4L2_CAP_META_CAPTURE``
+flag in the ``device_caps`` field of the
+:c:type:`v4l2_capability` structure returned by the :c:func:`VIDIOC_QUERYCAP`
+ioctl. That flag means the device can capture metadata to memory.
+
+At least one of the read/write or streaming I/O methods must be supported.
+
+
+Data Format Negotiation
+=======================
+
+The metadata device uses the :ref:`format` ioctls to select the capture format.
+The metadata buffer content format is bound to that selected format. In addition
+to the basic :ref:`format` ioctls, the :c:func:`VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT` ioctl must be
+supported as well.
+
+To use the :ref:`format` ioctls applications set the ``type`` field of the
+:c:type:`v4l2_format` structure to ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE`` and use the
+:c:type:`v4l2_meta_format` ``meta`` member of the ``fmt`` union as needed per
+the desired operation. Both drivers and applications must set the remainder of
+the :c:type:`v4l2_format` structure to 0.
+
+.. _v4l2-meta-format:
+
+.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_meta_format
+    :header-rows:  0
+    :stub-columns: 0
+    :widths:       1 1 2
+
+    * - __u32
+      - ``dataformat``
+      - The data format, set by the application. This is a little endian
+        :ref:`four character code <v4l2-fourcc>`. V4L2 defines metadata formats
+        in :ref:`meta-formats`.
+    * - __u32
+      - ``buffersize``
+      - Maximum buffer size in bytes required for data. The value is set by the
+        driver.

Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/devices.rst

@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ Interfaces
     dev-touch
     dev-event
     dev-subdev
+    dev-meta

Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/vidioc-querycap.rst

@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ specification the ioctl returns an ``EINVAL`` error code.
     * - ``V4L2_CAP_SDR_OUTPUT``
       - 0x00400000
       - The device supports the :ref:`SDR Output <sdr>` interface.
+    * - ``V4L2_CAP_META_CAPTURE``
+      - 0x00800000
+      - The device supports the :ref:`metadata` capture interface.
     * - ``V4L2_CAP_READWRITE``
       - 0x01000000
       - The device supports the :ref:`read() <rw>` and/or

Documentation/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ replace symbol V4L2_FIELD_SEQ_TB :c:type:`v4l2_field`
 replace symbol V4L2_FIELD_TOP :c:type:`v4l2_field`
 
 # Documented enum v4l2_buf_type
+replace symbol V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type`
 replace symbol V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SDR_CAPTURE :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type`
 replace symbol V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SDR_OUTPUT :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type`
 replace symbol V4L2_BUF_TYPE_SLICED_VBI_CAPTURE :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type`
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ replace define V4L2_CAP_MODULATOR device-capabilities
 replace define V4L2_CAP_SDR_CAPTURE device-capabilities
 replace define V4L2_CAP_EXT_PIX_FORMAT device-capabilities
 replace define V4L2_CAP_SDR_OUTPUT device-capabilities
+replace define V4L2_CAP_META_CAPTURE device-capabilities
 replace define V4L2_CAP_READWRITE device-capabilities
 replace define V4L2_CAP_ASYNCIO device-capabilities
 replace define V4L2_CAP_STREAMING device-capabilities