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1<refentry id="func-munmap">
2 <refmeta>
3 <refentrytitle>V4L2 munmap()</refentrytitle>
4 &manvol;
5 </refmeta>
6
7 <refnamediv>
8 <refname>v4l2-munmap</refname>
9 <refpurpose>Unmap device memory</refpurpose>
10 </refnamediv>
11
12 <refsynopsisdiv>
13 <funcsynopsis>
14 <funcsynopsisinfo>
15#include &lt;unistd.h&gt;
16#include &lt;sys/mman.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
17 <funcprototype>
18 <funcdef>int <function>munmap</function></funcdef>
19 <paramdef>void *<parameter>start</parameter></paramdef>
20 <paramdef>size_t <parameter>length</parameter></paramdef>
21 </funcprototype>
22 </funcsynopsis>
23 </refsynopsisdiv>
24 <refsect1>
25 <title>Arguments</title>
26 <variablelist>
27 <varlistentry>
28 <term><parameter>start</parameter></term>
29 <listitem>
30 <para>Address of the mapped buffer as returned by the
31&func-mmap; function.</para>
32 </listitem>
33 </varlistentry>
34 <varlistentry>
35 <term><parameter>length</parameter></term>
36 <listitem>
37 <para>Length of the mapped buffer. This must be the same
38value as given to <function>mmap()</function> and returned by the
39driver in the &v4l2-buffer; <structfield>length</structfield>
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40field for the single-planar API and in the &v4l2-plane;
41<structfield>length</structfield> field for the multi-planar API.</para>
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42 </listitem>
43 </varlistentry>
44 </variablelist>
45 </refsect1>
46
47 <refsect1>
48 <title>Description</title>
49
50 <para>Unmaps a previously with the &func-mmap; function mapped
51buffer and frees it, if possible. <!-- ? This function (not freeing)
52has no impact on I/O in progress, specifically it does not imply
53&VIDIOC-STREAMOFF; to terminate I/O. Unmapped buffers can still be
54enqueued, dequeued or queried, they are just not accessible by the
55application.--></para>
56 </refsect1>
57
58 <refsect1>
59 <title>Return Value</title>
60
61 <para>On success <function>munmap()</function> returns 0, on
62failure -1 and the <varname>errno</varname> variable is set
63appropriately:</para>
64
65 <variablelist>
66 <varlistentry>
67 <term><errorcode>EINVAL</errorcode></term>
68 <listitem>
69 <para>The <parameter>start</parameter> or
70<parameter>length</parameter> is incorrect, or no buffers have been
71mapped yet.</para>
72 </listitem>
73 </varlistentry>
74 </variablelist>
75 </refsect1>
76</refentry>