Graph traversal can be interrupted at any moment. No cleanup function call is
required and the graph structure can be freed normally.
+Helper functions can be used to find a link between two given pads, or a pad
+connected to another pad through an enabled link
+
+ media_entity_find_link(struct media_pad *source,
+ struct media_pad *sink);
+
+ media_entity_remote_source(struct media_pad *pad);
+
+Refer to the kerneldoc documentation for more information.
+
Use count and power handling
----------------------------
The use_count field is owned by media drivers and must not be touched by entity
drivers. Access to the field must be protected by the media device graph_mutex
lock.
+
+
+Links setup
+-----------
+
+Link properties can be modified at runtime by calling
+
+ media_entity_setup_link(struct media_link *link, u32 flags);
+
+The flags argument contains the requested new link flags.
+
+The only configurable property is the ENABLED link flag to enable/disable a
+link. Links marked with the IMMUTABLE link flag can not be enabled or disabled.
+
+When a link is enabled or disabled, the media framework calls the
+link_setup operation for the two entities at the source and sink of the link,
+in that order. If the second link_setup call fails, another link_setup call is
+made on the first entity to restore the original link flags.
+
+Media device drivers can be notified of link setup operations by setting the
+media_device::link_notify pointer to a callback function. If provided, the
+notification callback will be called before enabling and after disabling
+links.
+
+Entity drivers must implement the link_setup operation if any of their links
+is non-immutable. The operation must either configure the hardware or store
+the configuration information to be applied later.
+
+Link configuration must not have any side effect on other links. If an enabled
+link at a sink pad prevents another link at the same pad from being disabled,
+the link_setup operation must return -EBUSY and can't implicitly disable the
+first enabled link.
+
+
+Pipelines and media streams
+---------------------------
+
+When starting streaming, drivers must notify all entities in the pipeline to
+prevent link states from being modified during streaming by calling
+
+ media_entity_pipeline_start(struct media_entity *entity,
+ struct media_pipeline *pipe);
+
+The function will mark all entities connected to the given entity through
+enabled links, either directly or indirectly, as streaming.
+
+The media_pipeline instance pointed to by the pipe argument will be stored in
+every entity in the pipeline. Drivers should embed the media_pipeline structure
+in higher-level pipeline structures and can then access the pipeline through
+the media_entity pipe field.
+
+Calls to media_entity_pipeline_start() can be nested. The pipeline pointer must
+be identical for all nested calls to the function.
+
+When stopping the stream, drivers must notify the entities with
+
+ media_entity_pipeline_stop(struct media_entity *entity);
+
+If multiple calls to media_entity_pipeline_start() have been made the same
+number of media_entity_pipeline_stop() calls are required to stop streaming. The
+media_entity pipe field is reset to NULL on the last nested stop call.
+
+Link configuration will fail with -EBUSY by default if either end of the link is
+a streaming entity. Links that can be modified while streaming must be marked
+with the MEDIA_LNK_FL_DYNAMIC flag.
+
+If other operations need to be disallowed on streaming entities (such as
+changing entities configuration parameters) drivers can explictly check the
+media_entity stream_count field to find out if an entity is streaming. This
+operation must be done with the media_device graph_mutex held.
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