Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] media: Improve enable_streams and disable_streams documentation

[Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@iki.fi>]

Folks,

Please ignore this patch -- it was somehow left to the directory where I
sent the set.

On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 12:58:10PM +0200, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> Document that enable_streams may start additional streams and
> disable_streams may not disable requested streams if other related streams
> are still enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mirela Rabulea <mirela.rabulea@nxp.com>
> ---
>  include/media/v4l2-subdev.h | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> index d256b7ec8f84..4588992b4417 100644
> --- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> @@ -814,6 +814,10 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_state {
>   *	V4L2_SUBDEV_CAP_STREAMS sub-device capability flag can ignore the mask
>   *	argument.
>   *
> + *	Starting the requested streams may require starting additional
> + *	streams. Streams that are started together due to hardware are called a
> + *	stream group.
> + *
>   * @disable_streams: Disable the streams defined in streams_mask on the given
>   *	source pad. Subdevs that implement this operation must use the active
>   *	state management provided by the subdev core (enabled through a call to
> @@ -823,6 +827,9 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_state {
>   *	Drivers that support only a single stream without setting the
>   *	V4L2_SUBDEV_CAP_STREAMS sub-device capability flag can ignore the mask
>   *	argument.
> + *
> + *	A stream group is disabled when one or more streams in the stream
> + *	group are disabled.
>   */
>  struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops {
>  	int (*enum_mbus_code)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> -- 
> 2.47.3
> 
> 

-- 
Sakari Ailus