ENUM V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL(9)
πΈ NAME πΈ
enum v4l2_mpeg_video_av1_level β the AV1 levels, bestie β¨ (this page lives in the Kernel API Manual, and honestly? it's giving reference-sheet realness π
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π SYNOPSIS π
enum v4l2_mpeg_video_av1_level {
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_0 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_1 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_2 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_3 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_0 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_1 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_2 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_3 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_0 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_1 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_2 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_3 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_0 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_1 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_2 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_3 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_0 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_1 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_2 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_3 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_0 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_1 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_2 ,
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_3
};
ok so it's literally a big buffered list of enum constants, one per AV1 level, and yes there's a lil blank line before the closing brace β that's just how the original rolls, don't come for me π
β¨ Constants β¨
Every single one, in order, no skips β periodt π
V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_0β Level 2.0.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_1β Level 2.1.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_2β Level 2.2.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_2_3β Level 2.3.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_0β Level 3.0.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_1β Level 3.1.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_2β Level 3.2.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_3_3β Level 3.3.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_0β Level 4.0.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_1β Level 4.1.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_2β Level 4.2.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_4_3β Level 4.3.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_0β Level 5.0.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_1β Level 5.1.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_2β Level 5.2.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_5_3β Level 5.3.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_0β Level 6.0.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_1β Level 6.1.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_2β Level 6.2.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_6_3β Level 6.3.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_0β Level 7.0.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_1β Level 7.1.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_2β Level 7.2.V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_AV1_LEVEL_7_3β Level 7.3.
π¦ Description π¦
So what does it do? It conveys the highest level a decoder can work with. That's it, that's the whole vibe check β you're telling the world the ceiling, the max, the absolute most your decoder can handle π₯
π SEE ALSO π
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- Kernel file
./include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h enum v4l2_mpeg_video_av1_profile(9)enum v4l2_stateless_h264_decode_mode(9)enum v4l2_stateless_h264_start_code(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_sps(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pps(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights(9)struct v4l2_h264_reference(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params(9)struct v4l2_h264_dpb_entry(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_fwht_params(9)struct v4l2_vp8_segment(9)struct v4l2_vp8_loop_filter(9)struct v4l2_vp8_quantization(9)struct v4l2_vp8_entropy(9)struct v4l2_vp8_entropy_coder_state(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_sequence(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_picture(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_quantisation(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_pps(9)struct v4l2_hevc_dpb_entry(9)struct v4l2_hevc_pred_weight_table(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_decode_params(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_hevc_scaling_matrix(9)struct v4l2_vp9_loop_filter(9)struct v4l2_vp9_quantization(9)struct v4l2_vp9_segmentation(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_vp9_frame(9)struct v4l2_vp9_mv_probs(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_vp9_compressed_hdr(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_av1_sequence(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_av1_tile_group_entry(9)enum v4l2_av1_warp_model(9)enum v4l2_av1_reference_frame(9)struct v4l2_av1_global_motion(9)enum v4l2_av1_frame_restoration_type(9)struct v4l2_av1_loop_restoration(9)struct v4l2_av1_cdef(9)enum v4l2_av1_segment_feature(9)struct v4l2_av1_segmentation(9)struct v4l2_av1_loop_filter(9)struct v4l2_av1_quantization(9)struct v4l2_av1_tile_info(9)enum v4l2_av1_frame_type(9)enum v4l2_av1_interpolation_filter(9)enum v4l2_av1_tx_mode(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_av1_frame(9)struct v4l2_ctrl_av1_film_grain(9)
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