linux/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/driver.xml

  <title>V4L2 Driver Programming</title>

  <!-- This part defines the interface between the "videodev"
    module and individual drivers. -->

  <para>to do</para>
<!--
  <para>V4L2 is a two-layer driver system. The top layer is the "videodev"
kernel module. When videodev initializes it registers as character device
with major number 81, and it registers a set of file operations. All V4L2
drivers are really clients of videodev, which calls V4L2 drivers through
driver method functions. V4L2 drivers are also written as kernel modules.
After probing the hardware they register one or more devices with
videodev.</para>

  <section id="driver-modules">
    <title>Driver Modules</title>

    <para>V4L2 driver modules must have an initialization function which is
called after the module was loaded into kernel, an exit function whis is
called before the module is removed.  When the driver is compiled into the
kernel these functions called at system boot and shutdown time.</para>

    <informalexample>
      <programlisting>
#include &lt;linux/module.h&gt;

/* Export information about this module. For details and other useful
   macros see <filename>linux/module.h</filename>. */
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("my - driver for my hardware");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Your name here");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

static void
my_module_exit (void)
{
	/* Free all resources allocated by my_module_init(). */
}

static int
my_module_init (void)
{
	/* Bind the driver to the supported hardware, see
	   <link linkend="driver-pci"> and
	   <link linkend="driver-usb"> for examples. */

	return 0; /* a negative value on error, 0 on success. */
}

/* Export module functions. */
module_init (my_module_init);
module_exit (my_module_exit);
</programlisting>
    </informalexample>

    <para>Users can add parameters when kernel modules are inserted:</para>

    <informalexample>
      <programlisting>
include &lt;linux/moduleparam.h&gt;

static int my_option = 123;
static int my_option_array[47];

/* Export the symbol, an int, with access permissions 0664.
   See <filename>linux/moduleparam.h</filename> for other types. */
module_param (my_option, int, 0644);
module_param_array (my_option_array, int, NULL, 0644);

MODULE_PARM_DESC (my_option, "Does magic things, default 123");
</programlisting>
    </informalexample>

    <para>One parameter should be supported by all V4L2 drivers, the minor
number of the device it will register. Purpose is to predictably link V4L2
drivers to device nodes if more than one video device is installed. Use the
name of the device node followed by a "_nr" suffix, for example "video_nr"
for <filename>/dev/video</filename>.</para>

    <informalexample>
      <programlisting>
/* Minor number of the device, -1 to allocate the first unused. */
static int video_nr = -1;

module_param (video_nr, int, 0444);
</programlisting>
    </informalexample>
  </section>

  <section id="driver-pci">
    <title>PCI Devices</title>

    <para>PCI devices are initialized like this:</para>

    <informalexample>
      <programlisting>
typedef struct {
	/* State of one physical device. */
} my_device;

static int
my_resume               (struct pci_dev *               pci_dev)
{
	/* Restore the suspended device to working state. */
}

static int
my_suspend              (struct pci_dev *               pci_dev,
			 pm_message_t                   state)
{
	/* This function is called before the system goes to sleep.
	   Stop all DMAs and disable interrupts, then put the device
	   into a low power state. For details see the kernel
	   sources under <filename>Documentation/power</filename>. */

	return 0; /* a negative value on error, 0 on success. */
}

static void __devexit
my_remove               (struct pci_dev *               pci_dev)
{
	my_device *my = pci_get_drvdata (pci_dev);

	/* Describe me. */
}

static int __devinit
my_probe                (struct pci_dev *               pci_dev,
			 const struct pci_device_id *   pci_id)
{
	my_device *my;

	/* Describe me. */

	/* You can allocate per-device data here and store a pointer
	   to it in the pci_dev structure. */
	my = ...;
	pci_set_drvdata (pci_dev, my);

	return 0; /* a negative value on error, 0 on success. */
}

/* A list of supported PCI devices. */
static struct pci_device_id
my_pci_device_ids [] = {
	{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_FOO, PCI_DEVICE_ID_BAR,
	  PCI_ANY_ID, PCI_ANY_ID, 0, 0, 0 },
	{ 0 } /* end of list */
};

/* Load our module if supported PCI devices are installed. */
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE (pci, my_pci_device_ids);

static struct pci_driver
my_pci_driver = {
	.name     = "my",
	.id_table = my_pci_device_ids,

	.probe    = my_probe,
	.remove   = __devexit_p (my_remove),

	/* Power management functions. */
	.suspend  = my_suspend,
	.resume   = my_resume,
};

static void
my_module_exit          (void)
{
	pci_unregister_driver (&my_pci_driver);
}

static int
my_module_init          (void)
{
	return pci_register_driver (&my_pci_driver);
}
</programlisting>
    </informalexample>
  </section>

  <section id="driver-usb">
    <title>USB Devices</title>
    <para>to do</para>
  </section>
  <section id="driver-registering">
    <title>Registering V4L2 Drivers</title>

    <para>After a V4L2 driver probed the hardware it registers one or more
devices with the videodev module.</para>
  </section>
  <section id="driver-file-ops">
    <title>File Operations</title>
    <para>to do</para>
  </section>
  <section id="driver-internal-api">
    <title>Internal API</title>
    <para>to do</para>
  </section>
-->