SYNOPSIS

int media_entity_pads_init(struct media_entity * entity, u16 num_pads, struct media_pad * pads);

ARGUMENTS

entity

entity where the pads belong

num_pads

total number of sink and source pads

pads

Array of num_pads pads.

DESCRIPTION

The pads array is managed by the entity driver and passed to media_entity_pads_init where its pointer will be stored in the entity structure.

If no pads are needed, drivers could either directly fill media_entity->num_pads with 0 and media_entity->pads with NULL or call this function that will do the same.

As the number of pads is known in advance, the pads array is not allocated dynamically but is managed by the entity driver. Most drivers will embed the pads array in a driver-specific structure, avoiding dynamic allocation.

Drivers must set the direction of every pad in the pads array before calling media_entity_pads_init. The function will initialize the other pads fields.

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