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  1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
  2 .. c:namespace:: V4L
  3 
  4 .. _VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS:
  5 
  6 ******************************************************************
  7 ioctl VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS, VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS, VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS
  8 ******************************************************************
  9 
 10 Name
 11 ====
 12 
 13 VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS - VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS - VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS - Get or set the value of several controls, try control values
 14 
 15 Synopsis
 16 ========
 17 
 18 .. c:macro:: VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS
 19 
 20 ``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS, struct v4l2_ext_controls *argp)``
 21 
 22 .. c:macro:: VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS
 23 
 24 ``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS, struct v4l2_ext_controls *argp)``
 25 
 26 .. c:macro:: VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS
 27 
 28 ``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS, struct v4l2_ext_controls *argp)``
 29 
 30 Arguments
 31 =========
 32 
 33 ``fd``
 34     File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
 35 
 36 ``argp``
 37     Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_controls`.
 38 
 39 Description
 40 ===========
 41 
 42 These ioctls allow the caller to get or set multiple controls
 43 atomically. Control IDs are grouped into control classes (see
 44 :ref:`ctrl-class`) and all controls in the control array must belong
 45 to the same control class.
 46 
 47 Applications must always fill in the ``count``, ``which``, ``controls``
 48 and ``reserved`` fields of struct
 49 :c:type:`v4l2_ext_controls`, and initialize the
 50 struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` array pointed to
 51 by the ``controls`` fields.
 52 
 53 To get the current value of a set of controls applications initialize
 54 the ``id``, ``size`` and ``reserved2`` fields of each struct
 55 :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` and call the
 56 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` ioctl. String controls must also set the
 57 ``string`` field. Controls of compound types
 58 (``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD`` is set) must set the ``ptr`` field.
 59 
 60 If the ``size`` is too small to receive the control result (only
 61 relevant for pointer-type controls like strings), then the driver will
 62 set ``size`` to a valid value and return an ``ENOSPC`` error code. You
 63 should re-allocate the memory to this new size and try again. For the
 64 string type it is possible that the same issue occurs again if the
 65 string has grown in the meantime. It is recommended to call
 66 :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL` first and use
 67 ``maximum``\ +1 as the new ``size`` value. It is guaranteed that that is
 68 sufficient memory.
 69 
 70 N-dimensional arrays are set and retrieved row-by-row. You cannot set a
 71 partial array, all elements have to be set or retrieved. The total size
 72 is calculated as ``elems`` * ``elem_size``. These values can be obtained
 73 by calling :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL <VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL>`.
 74 
 75 To change the value of a set of controls applications initialize the
 76 ``id``, ``size``, ``reserved2`` and ``value/value64/string/ptr`` fields
 77 of each struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` and call
 78 the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` ioctl. The controls will only be set if *all*
 79 control values are valid.
 80 
 81 To check if a set of controls have correct values applications
 82 initialize the ``id``, ``size``, ``reserved2`` and
 83 ``value/value64/string/ptr`` fields of each struct
 84 :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` and call the
 85 :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` ioctl. It is up to the driver whether wrong
 86 values are automatically adjusted to a valid value or if an error is
 87 returned.
 88 
 89 When the ``id`` or ``which`` is invalid drivers return an ``EINVAL`` error
 90 code. When the value is out of bounds drivers can choose to take the
 91 closest valid value or return an ``ERANGE`` error code, whatever seems more
 92 appropriate. In the first case the new value is set in struct
 93 :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control`. If the new control value
 94 is inappropriate (e.g. the given menu index is not supported by the menu
 95 control), then this will also result in an ``EINVAL`` error code error.
 96 
 97 If ``request_fd`` is set to a not-yet-queued :ref:`request <media-request-api>`
 98 file descriptor and ``which`` is set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``,
 99 then the controls are not applied immediately when calling
100 :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`, but instead are applied by
101 the driver for the buffer associated with the same request.
102 If the device does not support requests, then ``EACCES`` will be returned.
103 If requests are supported but an invalid request file descriptor is given,
104 then ``EINVAL`` will be returned.
105 
106 An attempt to call :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` for a
107 request that has already been queued will result in an ``EBUSY`` error.
108 
109 If ``request_fd`` is specified and ``which`` is set to
110 ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL`` during a call to
111 :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`, then it will return the
112 values of the controls at the time of request completion.
113 If the request is not yet completed, then this will result in an
114 ``EACCES`` error.
115 
116 The driver will only set/get these controls if all control values are
117 correct. This prevents the situation where only some of the controls
118 were set/get. Only low-level errors (e. g. a failed i2c command) can
119 still cause this situation.
120 
121 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.8cm}|p{4.0cm}|p{6.5cm}|
122 
123 .. c:type:: v4l2_ext_control
124 
125 .. raw:: latex
126 
127    \footnotesize
128 
129 .. cssclass:: longtable
130 
131 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_ext_control
132     :header-rows:  0
133     :stub-columns: 0
134     :widths:       1 1 2
135 
136     * - __u32
137       - ``id``
138       - Identifies the control, set by the application.
139     * - __u32
140       - ``size``
141       - The total size in bytes of the payload of this control.
142     * - :cspan:`2` The ``size`` field is normally 0, but for pointer
143         controls this should be set to the size of the memory that contains
144         the payload or that will receive the payload.
145         If :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` finds that this value
146         is less than is required to store the payload result, then it is set
147         to a value large enough to store the payload result and ``ENOSPC`` is
148         returned.
149 
150         .. note::
151 
152            For string controls, this ``size`` field should
153            not be confused with the length of the string. This field refers
154            to the size of the memory that contains the string. The actual
155            *length* of the string may well be much smaller.
156     * - __u32
157       - ``reserved2``\ [1]
158       - Reserved for future extensions. Drivers and applications must set
159         the array to zero.
160     * - union {
161       - (anonymous)
162     * - __s32
163       - ``value``
164       - New value or current value. Valid if this control is not of type
165         ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64`` and ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD`` is
166         not set.
167     * - __s64
168       - ``value64``
169       - New value or current value. Valid if this control is of type
170         ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64`` and ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD`` is
171         not set.
172     * - char *
173       - ``string``
174       - A pointer to a string. Valid if this control is of type
175         ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_STRING``.
176     * - __u8 *
177       - ``p_u8``
178       - A pointer to a matrix control of unsigned 8-bit values. Valid if
179         this control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_U8``.
180     * - __u16 *
181       - ``p_u16``
182       - A pointer to a matrix control of unsigned 16-bit values. Valid if
183         this control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_U16``.
184     * - __u32 *
185       - ``p_u32``
186       - A pointer to a matrix control of unsigned 32-bit values. Valid if
187         this control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_U32``.
188     * - __s32 *
189       - ``p_s32``
190       - A pointer to a matrix control of signed 32-bit values. Valid if
191         this control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER`` and
192         ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD`` is set.
193     * - __s64 *
194       - ``p_s64``
195       - A pointer to a matrix control of signed 64-bit values. Valid if
196         this control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER64`` and
197         ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD`` is set.
198     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_area` *
199       - ``p_area``
200       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_area`. Valid if this control is
201         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_AREA``.
202     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_sps` *
203       - ``p_h264_sps``
204       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_sps`. Valid if this control is
205         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SPS``.
206     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pps` *
207       - ``p_h264_pps``
208       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pps`. Valid if this control is
209         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PPS``.
210     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix` *
211       - ``p_h264_scaling_matrix``
212       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix`. Valid if this control is
213         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SCALING_MATRIX``.
214     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights` *
215       - ``p_h264_pred_weights``
216       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights`. Valid if this control is
217         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS``.
218     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params` *
219       - ``p_h264_slice_params``
220       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params`. Valid if this control is
221         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SLICE_PARAMS``.
222     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params` *
223       - ``p_h264_decode_params``
224       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params`. Valid if this control is
225         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_DECODE_PARAMS``.
226     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_fwht_params` *
227       - ``p_fwht_params``
228       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_fwht_params`. Valid if this control is
229         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_FWHT_PARAMS``.
230     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame` *
231       - ``p_vp8_frame``
232       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame`. Valid if this control is
233         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP8_FRAME``.
234     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_sequence` *
235       - ``p_mpeg2_sequence``
236       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_sequence`. Valid if this control is
237         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MPEG2_SEQUENCE``.
238     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_picture` *
239       - ``p_mpeg2_picture``
240       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_picture`. Valid if this control is
241         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MPEG2_PICTURE``.
242     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_quantisation` *
243       - ``p_mpeg2_quantisation``
244       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_quantisation`. Valid if this control is
245         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MPEG2_QUANTISATION``.
246     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_compressed_hdr` *
247       - ``p_vp9_compressed_hdr_probs``
248       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_compressed_hdr`. Valid if this
249         control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP9_COMPRESSED_HDR``.
250     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_frame` *
251       - ``p_vp9_frame``
252       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_frame`. Valid if this
253         control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP9_FRAME``.
254     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_cll_info` *
255       - ``p_hdr10_cll``
256       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_cll_info`. Valid if this control is
257         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HDR10_CLL_INFO``.
258     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_mastering_display` *
259       - ``p_hdr10_mastering``
260       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_mastering_display`. Valid if this control is
261         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HDR10_MASTERING_DISPLAY``.
262     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps` *
263       - ``p_hevc_sps``
264       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps`. Valid if this
265         control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_SPS``.
266     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_pps` *
267       - ``p_hevc_pps``
268       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_pps`. Valid if this
269         control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_PPS``.
270     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params` *
271       - ``p_hevc_slice_params``
272       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params`. Valid if this
273         control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS``.
274     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_scaling_matrix` *
275       - ``p_hevc_scaling_matrix``
276       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_scaling_matrix`. Valid if this
277         control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_SCALING_MATRIX``.
278     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_decode_params` *
279       - ``p_hevc_decode_params``
280       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_decode_params`. Valid if this
281         control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_DECODE_PARAMS``.
282     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_sequence` *
283       - ``p_av1_sequence``
284       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_sequence`. Valid if this control is
285         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_AV1_SEQUENCE``.
286     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_tile_group_entry` *
287       - ``p_av1_tile_group_entry``
288       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_tile_group_entry`. Valid if this control is
289         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_AV1_TILE_GROUP_ENTRY``.
290     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_frame` *
291       - ``p_av1_frame``
292       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_frame`. Valid if this control is
293         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_AV1_FRAME``.
294     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_film_grain` *
295       - ``p_av1_film_grain``
296       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_av1_film_grain`. Valid if this control is
297         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_AV1_FILM_GRAIN``.
298     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_cll_info` *
299       - ``p_hdr10_cll_info``
300       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_cll_info`. Valid if this control is
301         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HDR10_CLL_INFO``.
302     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_mastering_display` *
303       - ``p_hdr10_mastering_display``
304       - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_mastering_display`. Valid if this control is
305         of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HDR10_MASTERING_DISPLAY``.
306     * - void *
307       - ``ptr``
308       - A pointer to a compound type which can be an N-dimensional array
309         and/or a compound type (the control's type is >=
310         ``V4L2_CTRL_COMPOUND_TYPES``). Valid if
311         ``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD`` is set for this control.
312     * - }
313       -
314 
315 .. raw:: latex
316 
317    \normalsize
318 
319 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.0cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{10.8cm}|
320 
321 .. c:type:: v4l2_ext_controls
322 
323 .. cssclass:: longtable
324 
325 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_ext_controls
326     :header-rows:  0
327     :stub-columns: 0
328     :widths:       1 1 2
329 
330     * - union {
331       - (anonymous)
332     * - __u32
333       - ``which``
334       - Which value of the control to get/set/try.
335     * - :cspan:`2` ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL`` will return the current value of
336         the control, ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_DEF_VAL`` will return the default
337         value of the control and ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL`` indicates that
338         these controls have to be retrieved from a request or tried/set for
339         a request. In the latter case the ``request_fd`` field contains the
340         file descriptor of the request that should be used. If the device
341         does not support requests, then ``EACCES`` will be returned.
342 
343         When using ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_DEF_VAL`` be aware that you can only
344         get the default value of the control, you cannot set or try it.
345 
346         For backwards compatibility you can also use a control class here
347         (see :ref:`ctrl-class`). In that case all controls have to
348         belong to that control class. This usage is deprecated, instead
349         just use ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL``. There are some very old
350         drivers that do not yet support ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL`` and
351         that require a control class here. You can test for such drivers
352         by setting ``which`` to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL`` and calling
353         :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` with a count of 0.
354         If that fails, then the driver does not support ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL``.
355     * - __u32
356       - ``ctrl_class``
357       - Deprecated name kept for backwards compatibility. Use ``which`` instead.
358     * - }
359       -
360     * - __u32
361       - ``count``
362       - The number of controls in the controls array. May also be zero.
363     * - __u32
364       - ``error_idx``
365       - Index of the failing control. Set by the driver in case of an error.
366     * - :cspan:`2` If the error is associated
367         with a particular control, then ``error_idx`` is set to the index
368         of that control. If the error is not related to a specific
369         control, or the validation step failed (see below), then
370         ``error_idx`` is set to ``count``. The value is undefined if the
371         ioctl returned 0 (success).
372 
373         Before controls are read from/written to hardware a validation
374         step takes place: this checks if all controls in the list are
375         valid controls, if no attempt is made to write to a read-only
376         control or read from a write-only control, and any other up-front
377         checks that can be done without accessing the hardware. The exact
378         validations done during this step are driver dependent since some
379         checks might require hardware access for some devices, thus making
380         it impossible to do those checks up-front. However, drivers should
381         make a best-effort to do as many up-front checks as possible.
382 
383         This check is done to avoid leaving the hardware in an
384         inconsistent state due to easy-to-avoid problems. But it leads to
385         another problem: the application needs to know whether an error
386         came from the validation step (meaning that the hardware was not
387         touched) or from an error during the actual reading from/writing
388         to hardware.
389 
390         The, in hindsight quite poor, solution for that is to set
391         ``error_idx`` to ``count`` if the validation failed. This has the
392         unfortunate side-effect that it is not possible to see which
393         control failed the validation. If the validation was successful
394         and the error happened while accessing the hardware, then
395         ``error_idx`` is less than ``count`` and only the controls up to
396         ``error_idx-1`` were read or written correctly, and the state of
397         the remaining controls is undefined.
398 
399         Since :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` does not access hardware there is
400         also no need to handle the validation step in this special way, so
401         ``error_idx`` will just be set to the control that failed the
402         validation step instead of to ``count``. This means that if
403         :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` fails with ``error_idx`` set to ``count``,
404         then you can call :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` to try to discover the
405         actual control that failed the validation step. Unfortunately,
406         there is no ``TRY`` equivalent for :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`.
407     * - __s32
408       - ``request_fd``
409       - File descriptor of the request to be used by this operation. Only
410         valid if ``which`` is set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``.
411         If the device does not support requests, then ``EACCES`` will be returned.
412         If requests are supported but an invalid request file descriptor is
413         given, then ``EINVAL`` will be returned.
414     * - __u32
415       - ``reserved``\ [1]
416       - Reserved for future extensions.
417 
418         Drivers and applications must set the array to zero.
419     * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` *
420       - ``controls``
421       - Pointer to an array of ``count`` v4l2_ext_control structures.
422 
423         Ignored if ``count`` equals zero.
424 
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426 
427 .. cssclass:: longtable
428 
429 .. _ctrl-class:
430 
431 .. flat-table:: Control classes
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435 
436     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER``
437       - 0x980000
438       - The class containing user controls. These controls are described
439         in :ref:`control`. All controls that can be set using the
440         :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` and
441         :ref:`VIDIOC_G_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` ioctl belong to this
442         class.
443     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CODEC``
444       - 0x990000
445       - The class containing stateful codec controls. These controls are
446         described in :ref:`codec-controls`.
447     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CAMERA``
448       - 0x9a0000
449       - The class containing camera controls. These controls are described
450         in :ref:`camera-controls`.
451     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX``
452       - 0x9b0000
453       - The class containing FM Transmitter (FM TX) controls. These
454         controls are described in :ref:`fm-tx-controls`.
455     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FLASH``
456       - 0x9c0000
457       - The class containing flash device controls. These controls are
458         described in :ref:`flash-controls`.
459     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_JPEG``
460       - 0x9d0000
461       - The class containing JPEG compression controls. These controls are
462         described in :ref:`jpeg-controls`.
463     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_IMAGE_SOURCE``
464       - 0x9e0000
465       - The class containing image source controls. These controls are
466         described in :ref:`image-source-controls`.
467     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_IMAGE_PROC``
468       - 0x9f0000
469       - The class containing image processing controls. These controls are
470         described in :ref:`image-process-controls`.
471     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_RX``
472       - 0xa10000
473       - The class containing FM Receiver (FM RX) controls. These controls
474         are described in :ref:`fm-rx-controls`.
475     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_RF_TUNER``
476       - 0xa20000
477       - The class containing RF tuner controls. These controls are
478         described in :ref:`rf-tuner-controls`.
479     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_DETECT``
480       - 0xa30000
481       - The class containing motion or object detection controls. These controls
482         are described in :ref:`detect-controls`.
483     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CODEC_STATELESS``
484       - 0xa40000
485       - The class containing stateless codec controls. These controls are
486         described in :ref:`codec-stateless-controls`.
487     * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_COLORIMETRY``
488       - 0xa50000
489       - The class containing colorimetry controls. These controls are
490         described in :ref:`colorimetry-controls`.
491 
492 Return Value
493 ============
494 
495 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
496 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
497 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
498 
499 EINVAL
500     The struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` ``id`` is
501     invalid, or the struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_controls`
502     ``which`` is invalid, or the struct
503     :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` ``value`` was
504     inappropriate (e.g. the given menu index is not supported by the
505     driver), or the ``which`` field was set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``
506     but the given ``request_fd`` was invalid or ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``
507     is not supported by the kernel.
508     This error code is also returned by the
509     :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` and :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` ioctls if two or
510     more control values are in conflict.
511 
512 ERANGE
513     The struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` ``value``
514     is out of bounds.
515 
516 EBUSY
517     The control is temporarily not changeable, possibly because another
518     applications took over control of the device function this control
519     belongs to, or (if the ``which`` field was set to
520     ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``) the request was queued but not yet
521     completed.
522 
523 ENOSPC
524     The space reserved for the control's payload is insufficient. The
525     field ``size`` is set to a value that is enough to store the payload
526     and this error code is returned.
527 
528 EACCES
529     Attempt to try or set a read-only control, or to get a write-only
530     control, or to get a control from a request that has not yet been
531     completed.
532 
533     Or the ``which`` field was set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL`` but the
534     device does not support requests.
535 
536     Or if there is an attempt to set an inactive control and the driver is
537     not capable of caching the new value until the control is active again.

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