1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2.. c:namespace:: V4L
3
4.. _VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS:
5
6******************************************************************
7ioctl VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS, VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS, VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS
8******************************************************************
9
10Name
11====
12
13VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS - VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS - VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS - Get or set the value of several controls, try control values
14
15Synopsis
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
30Arguments
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
39Description
40===========
41
42These ioctls allow the caller to get or set multiple controls
43atomically. Control IDs are grouped into control classes (see
44:ref:`ctrl-class`) and all controls in the control array must belong
45to the same control class.
46
47Applications must always fill in the ``count``, ``which``, ``controls``
48and ``reserved`` fields of struct
49:c:type:`v4l2_ext_controls`, and initialize the
50struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` array pointed to
51by the ``controls`` fields.
52
53To get the current value of a set of controls applications initialize
54the ``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
60If the ``size`` is too small to receive the control result (only
61relevant for pointer-type controls like strings), then the driver will
62set ``size`` to a valid value and return an ``ENOSPC`` error code. You
63should re-allocate the memory to this new size and try again. For the
64string type it is possible that the same issue occurs again if the
65string 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
68sufficient memory.
69
70N-dimensional arrays are set and retrieved row-by-row. You cannot set a
71partial array, all elements have to be set or retrieved. The total size
72is calculated as ``elems`` * ``elem_size``. These values can be obtained
73by calling :ref:`VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL <VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL>`.
74
75To change the value of a set of controls applications initialize the
76``id``, ``size``, ``reserved2`` and ``value/value64/string/ptr`` fields
77of each struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` and call
78the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` ioctl. The controls will only be set if *all*
79control values are valid.
80
81To check if a set of controls have correct values applications
82initialize 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
86values are automatically adjusted to a valid value or if an error is
87returned.
88
89When the ``id`` or ``which`` is invalid drivers return an ``EINVAL`` error
90code. When the value is out of bounds drivers can choose to take the
91closest valid value or return an ``ERANGE`` error code, whatever seems more
92appropriate. In the first case the new value is set in struct
93:c:type:`v4l2_ext_control`. If the new control value
94is inappropriate (e.g. the given menu index is not supported by the menu
95control), then this will also result in an ``EINVAL`` error code error.
96
97If ``request_fd`` is set to a not-yet-queued :ref:`request <media-request-api>`
98file descriptor and ``which`` is set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``,
99then the controls are not applied immediately when calling
100:ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`, but instead are applied by
101the driver for the buffer associated with the same request.
102If the device does not support requests, then ``EACCES`` will be returned.
103If requests are supported but an invalid request file descriptor is given,
104then ``EINVAL`` will be returned.
105
106An attempt to call :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` for a
107request that has already been queued will result in an ``EBUSY`` error.
108
109If ``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
112values of the controls at the time of request completion.
113If the request is not yet completed, then this will result in an
114``EACCES`` error.
115
116The driver will only set/get these controls if all control values are
117correct. This prevents the situation where only some of the controls
118were set/get. Only low-level errors (e. g. a failed i2c command) can
119still 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    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_area` *
189      - ``p_area``
190      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_area`. Valid if this control is
191        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_AREA``.
192    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_sps` *
193      - ``p_h264_sps``
194      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_sps`. Valid if this control is
195        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SPS``.
196    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pps` *
197      - ``p_h264_pps``
198      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pps`. Valid if this control is
199        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PPS``.
200    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix` *
201      - ``p_h264_scaling_matrix``
202      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_scaling_matrix`. Valid if this control is
203        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SCALING_MATRIX``.
204    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights` *
205      - ``p_h264_pred_weights``
206      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_pred_weights`. Valid if this control is
207        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS``.
208    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params` *
209      - ``p_h264_slice_params``
210      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_slice_params`. Valid if this control is
211        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_SLICE_PARAMS``.
212    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params` *
213      - ``p_h264_decode_params``
214      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_h264_decode_params`. Valid if this control is
215        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_H264_DECODE_PARAMS``.
216    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_fwht_params` *
217      - ``p_fwht_params``
218      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_fwht_params`. Valid if this control is
219        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_FWHT_PARAMS``.
220    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame` *
221      - ``p_vp8_frame``
222      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp8_frame`. Valid if this control is
223        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP8_FRAME``.
224    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_sequence` *
225      - ``p_mpeg2_sequence``
226      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_sequence`. Valid if this control is
227        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MPEG2_SEQUENCE``.
228    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_picture` *
229      - ``p_mpeg2_picture``
230      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_picture`. Valid if this control is
231        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MPEG2_PICTURE``.
232    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_quantisation` *
233      - ``p_mpeg2_quantisation``
234      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_mpeg2_quantisation`. Valid if this control is
235        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MPEG2_QUANTISATION``.
236    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_compressed_hdr` *
237      - ``p_vp9_compressed_hdr_probs``
238      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_compressed_hdr`. Valid if this
239        control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP9_COMPRESSED_HDR``.
240    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_frame` *
241      - ``p_vp9_frame``
242      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_vp9_frame`. Valid if this
243        control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_VP9_FRAME``.
244    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_cll_info` *
245      - ``p_hdr10_cll``
246      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_cll_info`. Valid if this control is
247        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HDR10_CLL_INFO``.
248    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_mastering_display` *
249      - ``p_hdr10_mastering``
250      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hdr10_mastering_display`. Valid if this control is
251        of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HDR10_MASTERING_DISPLAY``.
252    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps` *
253      - ``p_hevc_sps``
254      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_sps`. Valid if this
255        control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_SPS``.
256    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_pps` *
257      - ``p_hevc_pps``
258      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_pps`. Valid if this
259        control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_PPS``.
260    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params` *
261      - ``p_hevc_slice_params``
262      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_slice_params`. Valid if this
263        control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS``.
264    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_scaling_matrix` *
265      - ``p_hevc_scaling_matrix``
266      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_scaling_matrix`. Valid if this
267        control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_SCALING_MATRIX``.
268    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_decode_params` *
269      - ``p_hevc_decode_params``
270      - A pointer to a struct :c:type:`v4l2_ctrl_hevc_decode_params`. Valid if this
271        control is of type ``V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_DECODE_PARAMS``.
272    * - void *
273      - ``ptr``
274      - A pointer to a compound type which can be an N-dimensional array
275	and/or a compound type (the control's type is >=
276	``V4L2_CTRL_COMPOUND_TYPES``). Valid if
277	``V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_HAS_PAYLOAD`` is set for this control.
278    * - }
279      -
280
281.. raw:: latex
282
283   \normalsize
284
285.. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.0cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{10.8cm}|
286
287.. c:type:: v4l2_ext_controls
288
289.. cssclass:: longtable
290
291.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_ext_controls
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293    :stub-columns: 0
294    :widths:       1 1 2
295
296    * - union {
297      - (anonymous)
298    * - __u32
299      - ``which``
300      - Which value of the control to get/set/try.
301    * - :cspan:`2` ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL`` will return the current value of
302	the control, ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_DEF_VAL`` will return the default
303	value of the control and ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL`` indicates that
304	these controls have to be retrieved from a request or tried/set for
305	a request. In the latter case the ``request_fd`` field contains the
306	file descriptor of the request that should be used. If the device
307	does not support requests, then ``EACCES`` will be returned.
308
309	When using ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_DEF_VAL`` be aware that you can only
310	get the default value of the control, you cannot set or try it.
311
312	For backwards compatibility you can also use a control class here
313	(see :ref:`ctrl-class`). In that case all controls have to
314	belong to that control class. This usage is deprecated, instead
315	just use ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL``. There are some very old
316	drivers that do not yet support ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL`` and
317	that require a control class here. You can test for such drivers
318	by setting ``which`` to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL`` and calling
319	:ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` with a count of 0.
320	If that fails, then the driver does not support ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_CUR_VAL``.
321    * - __u32
322      - ``ctrl_class``
323      - Deprecated name kept for backwards compatibility. Use ``which`` instead.
324    * - }
325      -
326    * - __u32
327      - ``count``
328      - The number of controls in the controls array. May also be zero.
329    * - __u32
330      - ``error_idx``
331      - Index of the failing control. Set by the driver in case of an error.
332    * - :cspan:`2` If the error is associated
333	with a particular control, then ``error_idx`` is set to the index
334	of that control. If the error is not related to a specific
335	control, or the validation step failed (see below), then
336	``error_idx`` is set to ``count``. The value is undefined if the
337	ioctl returned 0 (success).
338
339	Before controls are read from/written to hardware a validation
340	step takes place: this checks if all controls in the list are
341	valid controls, if no attempt is made to write to a read-only
342	control or read from a write-only control, and any other up-front
343	checks that can be done without accessing the hardware. The exact
344	validations done during this step are driver dependent since some
345	checks might require hardware access for some devices, thus making
346	it impossible to do those checks up-front. However, drivers should
347	make a best-effort to do as many up-front checks as possible.
348
349	This check is done to avoid leaving the hardware in an
350	inconsistent state due to easy-to-avoid problems. But it leads to
351	another problem: the application needs to know whether an error
352	came from the validation step (meaning that the hardware was not
353	touched) or from an error during the actual reading from/writing
354	to hardware.
355
356	The, in hindsight quite poor, solution for that is to set
357	``error_idx`` to ``count`` if the validation failed. This has the
358	unfortunate side-effect that it is not possible to see which
359	control failed the validation. If the validation was successful
360	and the error happened while accessing the hardware, then
361	``error_idx`` is less than ``count`` and only the controls up to
362	``error_idx-1`` were read or written correctly, and the state of
363	the remaining controls is undefined.
364
365	Since :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` does not access hardware there is
366	also no need to handle the validation step in this special way, so
367	``error_idx`` will just be set to the control that failed the
368	validation step instead of to ``count``. This means that if
369	:ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` fails with ``error_idx`` set to ``count``,
370	then you can call :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` to try to discover the
371	actual control that failed the validation step. Unfortunately,
372	there is no ``TRY`` equivalent for :ref:`VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>`.
373    * - __s32
374      - ``request_fd``
375      - File descriptor of the request to be used by this operation. Only
376	valid if ``which`` is set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``.
377	If the device does not support requests, then ``EACCES`` will be returned.
378	If requests are supported but an invalid request file descriptor is
379	given, then ``EINVAL`` will be returned.
380    * - __u32
381      - ``reserved``\ [1]
382      - Reserved for future extensions.
383
384	Drivers and applications must set the array to zero.
385    * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` *
386      - ``controls``
387      - Pointer to an array of ``count`` v4l2_ext_control structures.
388
389	Ignored if ``count`` equals zero.
390
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392
393.. cssclass:: longtable
394
395.. _ctrl-class:
396
397.. flat-table:: Control classes
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400    :widths:       3 1 4
401
402    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_USER``
403      - 0x980000
404      - The class containing user controls. These controls are described
405	in :ref:`control`. All controls that can be set using the
406	:ref:`VIDIOC_S_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` and
407	:ref:`VIDIOC_G_CTRL <VIDIOC_G_CTRL>` ioctl belong to this
408	class.
409    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CODEC``
410      - 0x990000
411      - The class containing stateful codec controls. These controls are
412	described in :ref:`codec-controls`.
413    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CAMERA``
414      - 0x9a0000
415      - The class containing camera controls. These controls are described
416	in :ref:`camera-controls`.
417    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_TX``
418      - 0x9b0000
419      - The class containing FM Transmitter (FM TX) controls. These
420	controls are described in :ref:`fm-tx-controls`.
421    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FLASH``
422      - 0x9c0000
423      - The class containing flash device controls. These controls are
424	described in :ref:`flash-controls`.
425    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_JPEG``
426      - 0x9d0000
427      - The class containing JPEG compression controls. These controls are
428	described in :ref:`jpeg-controls`.
429    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_IMAGE_SOURCE``
430      - 0x9e0000
431      - The class containing image source controls. These controls are
432	described in :ref:`image-source-controls`.
433    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_IMAGE_PROC``
434      - 0x9f0000
435      - The class containing image processing controls. These controls are
436	described in :ref:`image-process-controls`.
437    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_FM_RX``
438      - 0xa10000
439      - The class containing FM Receiver (FM RX) controls. These controls
440	are described in :ref:`fm-rx-controls`.
441    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_RF_TUNER``
442      - 0xa20000
443      - The class containing RF tuner controls. These controls are
444	described in :ref:`rf-tuner-controls`.
445    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_DETECT``
446      - 0xa30000
447      - The class containing motion or object detection controls. These controls
448        are described in :ref:`detect-controls`.
449    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_CODEC_STATELESS``
450      - 0xa40000
451      - The class containing stateless codec controls. These controls are
452	described in :ref:`codec-stateless-controls`.
453    * - ``V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_COLORIMETRY``
454      - 0xa50000
455      - The class containing colorimetry controls. These controls are
456	described in :ref:`colorimetry-controls`.
457
458Return Value
459============
460
461On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
462appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
463:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
464
465EINVAL
466    The struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` ``id`` is
467    invalid, or the struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_controls`
468    ``which`` is invalid, or the struct
469    :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` ``value`` was
470    inappropriate (e.g. the given menu index is not supported by the
471    driver), or the ``which`` field was set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``
472    but the given ``request_fd`` was invalid or ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``
473    is not supported by the kernel.
474    This error code is also returned by the
475    :ref:`VIDIOC_S_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` and :ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_EXT_CTRLS <VIDIOC_G_EXT_CTRLS>` ioctls if two or
476    more control values are in conflict.
477
478ERANGE
479    The struct :c:type:`v4l2_ext_control` ``value``
480    is out of bounds.
481
482EBUSY
483    The control is temporarily not changeable, possibly because another
484    applications took over control of the device function this control
485    belongs to, or (if the ``which`` field was set to
486    ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL``) the request was queued but not yet
487    completed.
488
489ENOSPC
490    The space reserved for the control's payload is insufficient. The
491    field ``size`` is set to a value that is enough to store the payload
492    and this error code is returned.
493
494EACCES
495    Attempt to try or set a read-only control, or to get a write-only
496    control, or to get a control from a request that has not yet been
497    completed.
498
499    Or the ``which`` field was set to ``V4L2_CTRL_WHICH_REQUEST_VAL`` but the
500    device does not support requests.
501
502    Or if there is an attempt to set an inactive control and the driver is
503    not capable of caching the new value until the control is active again.
504