media: Documentation: Add "stream" into glossary
authorSakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:33:19 +0000 (21:33 +0300)
committerHans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xs4all.nl>
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:56:36 +0000 (14:56 +0200)
Add term "stream" to the glossary of the Media subsystem documentation.

Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xs4all.nl>
Documentation/userspace-api/media/glossary.rst

index 96a360edbf3b1fcb7c73d4d70cf2e12b810c433d..5759f4c7839881803180e18d0b2cd5f3d3e4c954 100644 (file)
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ Glossary
        An integrated circuit that integrates all components of a computer
        or other electronic systems.
 
+    Stream
+       A distinct flow of data (image data or metadata) from an initial source
+       to a final sink. The initial source may be e.g. an image sensor and the
+       final sink e.g. a memory buffer.
+
     V4L2 API
        **V4L2 userspace API**