incrementing by one until <errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode> is
returned.</para>
+ <para>Note that after switching input or output the list of enumerated image
+formats may be different.</para>
+
<table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="v4l2-fmtdesc">
<title>struct <structname>v4l2_fmtdesc</structname></title>
<tgroup cols="3">
with a pointer to a <structname>v4l2_format</structname> structure
the driver checks
and adjusts the parameters against hardware abilities. Drivers
-should not return an error code unless the input is ambiguous, this is
+should not return an error code unless the <structfield>type</structfield> field is invalid, this is
a mechanism to fathom device capabilities and to approach parameters
acceptable for both the application and driver. On success the driver
may program the hardware, allocate resources and generally prepare for
Although strongly recommended drivers are not required to implement
this ioctl.</para>
+ <para>The format as returned by <constant>VIDIOC_TRY_FMT</constant>
+must be identical to what <constant>VIDIOC_S_FMT</constant> returns for
+the same input or output.</para>
+
<table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="v4l2-format">
<title>struct <structname>v4l2_format</structname></title>
<tgroup cols="4">
<term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term>
<listitem>
<para>The &v4l2-format; <structfield>type</structfield>
-field is invalid, the requested buffer type not supported, or the
-format is not supported with this buffer type.</para>
+field is invalid or the requested buffer type not supported.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>