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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
.. c:namespace:: MC
.. _media_ioc_request_alloc:
*****************************
ioctl MEDIA_IOC_REQUEST_ALLOC
*****************************
Name
====
MEDIA_IOC_REQUEST_ALLOC - Allocate a request
Synopsis
========
.. c:macro:: MEDIA_IOC_REQUEST_ALLOC
``int ioctl(int fd, MEDIA_IOC_REQUEST_ALLOC, int *argp)``
Arguments
=========
``fd``
File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
``argp``
Pointer to an integer.
Description
===========
If the media device supports :ref:`requests <media-request-api>`, then
this ioctl can be used to allocate a request. If it is not supported, then
``errno`` is set to ``ENOTTY``. A request is accessed through a file descriptor
that is returned in ``*argp``.
If the request was successfully allocated, then the request file descriptor
can be passed to the :ref:`VIDIOC_QBUF <VIDIOC_QBUF>`,
:ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`,
:ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` and
:ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` ioctls.
In addition, the request can be queued by calling
:ref:`MEDIA_REQUEST_IOC_QUEUE` and re-initialized by calling
:ref:`MEDIA_REQUEST_IOC_REINIT`.
Finally, the file descriptor can be :ref:`polled <request-func-poll>` to wait
for the request to complete.
The request will remain allocated until all the file descriptors associated
with it are closed by :c:func:`close()` and the driver no
longer uses the request internally. See also
:ref:`here <media-request-life-time>` for more information.
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.
ENOTTY
The driver has no support for requests.
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