[PATCH v12 38/86] media: Documentation: Document streaming behaviour for common raw cameras

Sakari Ailus
2026-04-09T20:15:37Z

Document that streaming control is based on stream number 0 and additional
streams need to be started before that.

Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
---
.../userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-config-model.rst | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-config-model.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-config-model.rst
index 1923ccbafdd0..3d0f14dfdded 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-config-model.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/subdev-config-model.rst
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ following routes.
Support for the embedded data stream is optional. Drivers supporting the
embedded data stream may allow disabling and enabling the route.

+Starting and stopping streaming
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Starting and stopping streaming is controlled through the stream number 0; if
+there's a desire to capture additional streams, such streams need to be started
+before stream 0. All streams start and stop at the same moment.
+
+This is subject to change in the future through additional API elements while
+the default behaviour will be maintained.
+
Sensor pixel array size, cropping and binning
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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