# \[Patch v8 06/12\] \[media\] v4l2-ioctl: add HEVC format description

- From: Smitha T Murthy \<hidden\>
- Date: 2018-02-02 12:52:49 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2018/02/5202157
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2018/02/5202146/t.md

```text
HEVC is a video coding format

Signed-off-by: Smitha T Murthy <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Stanimir Varbanov <redacted>
Acked-by: Hans Verkuil <redacted>
---
 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index 7961499..8a3c6a8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@ static void v4l_fill_fmtdesc(struct v4l2_fmtdesc *fmt)
 		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_VC1_ANNEX_L:	descr = "VC-1 (SMPTE 412M Annex L)"; break;
 		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP8:		descr = "VP8"; break;
 		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP9:		descr = "VP9"; break;
+		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC:		descr = "HEVC"; break; /* aka H.265 */
 		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_CPIA1:	descr = "GSPCA CPiA YUV"; break;
 		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_WNVA:		descr = "WNVA"; break;
 		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SN9C10X:	descr = "GSPCA SN9C10X"; break;
-- 
2.7.4
```