From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from proofpoint-cluster.metrocast.net ([65.175.128.136]:17244 "EHLO proofpoint-cluster.metrocast.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753417Ab0IMM4t (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:56:49 -0400 Subject: Re: [GIT PATCHES FOR 2.6.37] Remove V4L1 support from the pwc driver From: Andy Walls To: Hans Verkuil Cc: linux-media@vger.kernel.org, Hans de Goede In-Reply-To: <201009130902.30242.hverkuil@xs4all.nl> References: <201009122226.11970.hverkuil@xs4all.nl> <1284325962.2394.24.camel@localhost> <201009130902.30242.hverkuil@xs4all.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:56:35 -0400 Message-ID: <1284382595.2031.51.camel@morgan.silverblock.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit List-ID: Sender: On Mon, 2010-09-13 at 09:02 +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote: > On Sunday, September 12, 2010 23:12:42 Andy Walls wrote: > > On Sun, 2010-09-12 at 22:26 +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote: > > > > > And other news on the V4L1 front: > > > > > I'm waiting for test results on the cpia2 driver. If it works, then the V4L1 > > > support can be removed from that driver as well. > > > > FYI, that will break this 2005 vintage piece of V4L1 software people may > > still be using for the QX5 microscope: > > > > http://www.cryptoforge.net/qx5/qx5view/ > > http://www.cryptoforge.net/qx5/qx5view/qx5view-0.5.tar.gz > > Why? qx5view has support for v4l2 as well. The frontend.c file in the tar archive used these ioctls: VIDIOCSYNC VIDIOCSPICT VIDIOCMCAPTURE VIDIOCSWIN VIDIOCGCAP VIDIOCGWIN VIDIOCGMBUF I could have sworn those were V4L1. But in any case, I forgot we have a V4L1 compat layer in place. Please disregard. I apparently need to spend spend more time reading and testing to get my fact straight lately, and less time clicking the send button on emails. :P Regards, Andy