media_entity_pads_init — Initialize the entity pads
int media_entity_pads_init ( | struct media_entity * entity, |
| u16 num_pads, | |
struct media_pad * pads); |
entityentity where the pads belong
num_padstotal number of sink and source pads
pads
Array of num_pads pads.
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.