From: ming.qian@oss.nxp.com
To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org
Cc: mchehab@kernel.org, hverkuil-cisco@xs4all.nl,
nicolas@ndufresne.ca, sebastian.fricke@collabora.com,
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Subject: [RFC PATCH 2/7] docs: media: v4l2-ctrls: Add V4L2_CID_MEMORY_USAGE control
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:23:12 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260331072347.253-3-ming.qian@oss.nxp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260331072347.253-1-ming.qian@oss.nxp.com>
From: Ming Qian <ming.qian@oss.nxp.com>
Add documentation for the V4L2_CID_MEMORY_USAGE control in the
userspace API documentation. This read-only control allows applications
to query the total amount of memory currently used by a device instance.
The documentation explains:
- The control reports memory usage in bytes for driver-managed allocations
- It includes internal buffers, intermediate processing data, and other
driver allocations associated with the instance
- Applications can use it for debugging, resource monitoring, and making
informed buffer allocation decisions
- The value may change dynamically during device operation
- It only reports driver-managed memory, not application-allocated buffers
Update V4L2_CID_LASTP1 definition to reflect the new control as the
last predefined control ID.
Signed-off-by: Ming Qian <ming.qian@oss.nxp.com>
---
.../userspace-api/media/v4l/control.rst | 22 ++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/control.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/control.rst
index 19372bb32c4b..6904c5bdbf37 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/control.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/control.rst
@@ -316,9 +316,29 @@ Control IDs
set the alpha component value of all pixels for further processing
in the device.
+``V4L2_CID_MEMORY_USAGE`` ``(integer64)``
+ This is an optional read-only control that reports the total amount of
+ memory, in bytes, currently allocated and used by this device instance.
+ This includes memory used for internal buffers, intermediate processing
+ data, and any other driver-managed allocations associated with the
+ instance.
+
+ Applications can use this control to monitor memory consumption for
+ debugging purposes, resource management, or to make informed decisions
+ about buffer allocation strategies. The value may change dynamically
+ as the device operates, for example when buffers are allocated or
+ released during streaming.
+
+ Note that this control only reports memory managed by the driver for
+ this specific instance; it does not include memory allocated by the
+ application itself (e.g., userspace buffers passed to the driver).
+
+ Not all drivers support this control. Applications should query for
+ its availability before use.
+
``V4L2_CID_LASTP1``
End of the predefined control IDs (currently
- ``V4L2_CID_ALPHA_COMPONENT`` + 1).
+ ``V4L2_CID_MEMORY_USAGE`` + 1).
``V4L2_CID_PRIVATE_BASE``
ID of the first custom (driver specific) control. Applications
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-31 7:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-31 7:23 [RFC PATCH 0/7] media: amphion: Add DMA memory tracking support ming.qian
2026-03-31 7:23 ` [RFC PATCH 1/7] media: v4l2-ctrls: Add V4L2_CID_MEMORY_USAGE control ming.qian
2026-03-31 14:33 ` Frank Li
2026-03-31 14:54 ` Nicolas Dufresne
2026-04-01 2:23 ` Ming Qian(OSS)
2026-04-02 3:14 ` Ming Qian(OSS)
2026-04-08 21:11 ` Nicolas Dufresne
2026-04-09 14:29 ` Detlev Casanova
2026-04-10 2:53 ` Ming Qian(OSS)
2026-04-01 2:07 ` Ming Qian(OSS)
2026-03-31 7:23 ` ming.qian [this message]
2026-03-31 7:23 ` [RFC PATCH 3/7] media: v4l2-memtrack: Add V4L2 memory tracking infrastructure ming.qian
2026-03-31 7:23 ` [RFC PATCH 4/7] docs: media: v4l2-memtrack: Add driver API documentation ming.qian
2026-03-31 7:23 ` [RFC PATCH 5/7] MAINTAINERS: Add entry for V4L2 memory usage tracker ming.qian
2026-03-31 7:23 ` [RFC PATCH 6/7] media: videobuf2: Add memory tracking support ming.qian
2026-03-31 7:23 ` [RFC PATCH 7/7] media: amphion: Add V4L2 " ming.qian
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