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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO:
+
+****************************
+ioctl VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO
+****************************
+
+Name
+====
+
+VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO - Identify the chips on a TV card
+
+
+Synopsis
+========
+
+.. cpp:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, struct v4l2_dbg_chip_info *argp )
+
+
+Arguments
+=========
+
+``fd``
+ File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
+
+``request``
+ VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO
+
+``argp``
+
+
+Description
+===========
+
+ **Note**
+
+ This is an :ref:`experimental` interface and may
+ change in the future.
+
+For driver debugging purposes this ioctl allows test applications to
+query the driver about the chips present on the TV card. Regular
+applications must not use it. When you found a chip specific bug, please
+contact the linux-media mailing list
+(`https://linuxtv.org/lists.php <https://linuxtv.org/lists.php>`__)
+so it can be fixed.
+
+Additionally the Linux kernel must be compiled with the
+``CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG`` option to enable this ioctl.
+
+To query the driver applications must initialize the ``match.type`` and
+``match.addr`` or ``match.name`` fields of a struct
+:ref:`v4l2_dbg_chip_info <v4l2-dbg-chip-info>` and call
+:ref:`VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO` with a pointer to this structure. On success
+the driver stores information about the selected chip in the ``name``
+and ``flags`` fields.
+
+When ``match.type`` is ``V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_BRIDGE``, ``match.addr``
+selects the nth bridge 'chip' on the TV card. You can enumerate all
+chips by starting at zero and incrementing ``match.addr`` by one until
+:ref:`VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO` fails with an ``EINVAL`` error code. The number
+zero always selects the bridge chip itself, e. g. the chip connected to
+the PCI or USB bus. Non-zero numbers identify specific parts of the
+bridge chip such as an AC97 register block.
+
+When ``match.type`` is ``V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_SUBDEV``, ``match.addr``
+selects the nth sub-device. This allows you to enumerate over all
+sub-devices.
+
+On success, the ``name`` field will contain a chip name and the
+``flags`` field will contain ``V4L2_CHIP_FL_READABLE`` if the driver
+supports reading registers from the device or ``V4L2_CHIP_FL_WRITABLE``
+if the driver supports writing registers to the device.
+
+We recommended the v4l2-dbg utility over calling this ioctl directly. It
+is available from the LinuxTV v4l-dvb repository; see
+`https://linuxtv.org/repo/ <https://linuxtv.org/repo/>`__ for access
+instructions.
+
+
+.. _name-v4l2-dbg-match:
+
+.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_dbg_match
+ :header-rows: 0
+ :stub-columns: 0
+ :widths: 1 1 1 2
+
+
+ - .. row 1
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``type``
+
+ - See :ref:`name-chip-match-types` for a list of possible types.
+
+ - .. row 2
+
+ - union
+
+ - (anonymous)
+
+ - .. row 3
+
+ -
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``addr``
+
+ - Match a chip by this number, interpreted according to the ``type``
+ field.
+
+ - .. row 4
+
+ -
+ - char
+
+ - ``name[32]``
+
+ - Match a chip by this name, interpreted according to the ``type``
+ field. Currently unused.
+
+
+
+.. _v4l2-dbg-chip-info:
+
+.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_dbg_chip_info
+ :header-rows: 0
+ :stub-columns: 0
+ :widths: 1 1 2
+
+
+ - .. row 1
+
+ - struct v4l2_dbg_match
+
+ - ``match``
+
+ - How to match the chip, see :ref:`name-v4l2-dbg-match`.
+
+ - .. row 2
+
+ - char
+
+ - ``name[32]``
+
+ - The name of the chip.
+
+ - .. row 3
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``flags``
+
+ - Set by the driver. If ``V4L2_CHIP_FL_READABLE`` is set, then the
+ driver supports reading registers from the device. If
+ ``V4L2_CHIP_FL_WRITABLE`` is set, then it supports writing
+ registers.
+
+ - .. row 4
+
+ - __u32
+
+ - ``reserved[8]``
+
+ - Reserved fields, both application and driver must set these to 0.
+
+
+
+.. _name-chip-match-types:
+
+.. flat-table:: Chip Match Types
+ :header-rows: 0
+ :stub-columns: 0
+ :widths: 3 1 4
+
+
+ - .. row 1
+
+ - ``V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_BRIDGE``
+
+ - 0
+
+ - Match the nth chip on the card, zero for the bridge chip. Does not
+ match sub-devices.
+
+ - .. row 2
+
+ - ``V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_SUBDEV``
+
+ - 4
+
+ - Match the nth sub-device.
+
+
+Return Value
+============
+
+On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
+appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
+:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
+
+EINVAL
+ The ``match_type`` is invalid or no device could be matched.