Re: Integrating v4l2_device/v4l2_subdev into the soc_camera framework

[Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>]

On Tuesday 16 December 2008 10:37:02 Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> Hi Hans,
>
> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> > Hi Guennadi,
> >
> > Now that the v4l2_device and v4l2_subdev structs are merged into
> > the master v4l-dvb repository it is time to look at what needs to
> > be done to integrate it into the soc-camera framework.
> >
> > The goal is to make the i2c sub-device drivers independent from how
> > they are used. That is, whether a sensor is used in an embedded
> > device or in a USB webcam or something else should not matter for
> > the sensor driver.
> >
> > I would really appreciate it if you can take a good look at what
> > would be needed to achieve this. We can then discuss that and make
> > a plan on how to proceed.
> >
> > I'll be happy to answer any questions you have or help you in
> > whatever way you want.
>
> Wow, that's a generous offer, perhaps, the most generous I've got in
> my entire life!:-)

Perhaps I should have added: 'as long as it relates to the new 
framework' :-)

> Yes, I'll have a look at it (again) and will think how we can best
> integrate the two APIs. Although, I will not have too much time for
> this work, so, I'll be looking for the easiest / cheapest acceptible
> solution:-)

Well, the end result should be a reusable sensor driver, otherwise there 
is no point. I can help in converting drivers, but obviously not with 
testing.

Regards,

	Hans

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Hans Verkuil - video4linux developer - sponsored by TANDBERG

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