Re: [BTTV] [FSL P50x0] [PASEMI] TV Time doesn't work anymore after dropping the overlay support

From: Christian Zigotzky <chzigotzky@xenosoft.de>
To: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xs4all.nl>, linux-media@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Darren Stevens <darren@stevens-zone.net>,
	mad skateman <madskateman@gmail.com>,
	"R.T.Dickinson" <rtd2@xtra.co.nz>,
	Deborah Brouwer <deborahbrouwer3563@gmail.com>,
	Christian Zigotzky <info@xenosoft.de>
Subject: Re: [BTTV] [FSL P50x0] [PASEMI] TV Time doesn't work anymore after dropping the overlay support
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2023 14:02:28 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <70180242-116e-4863-a647-92c96e1a92dd@xenosoft.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f3c18b6e-0a3d-49bd-9553-71bd610588c2@xenosoft.de>

On 04 September 2023 at 01:51 pm, Christian Zigotzky wrote:
> On 05 May 2023 at 09:20 am, Christian Zigotzky wrote:
>> On 05 May 2023 at 08:45 am, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>>> On 05/05/2023 08:25, Christian Zigotzky wrote:
>>>> On 02 May 2023 at 08:57 am, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>>>>> If v4l2-ctl fails, then try again
>>>>> after applying this series:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://patchwork.linuxtv.org/project/linux-media/cover/cover.1682995256.git.deborah.brouwer@collabora.com/ 
>>>>>
>>>> Your patch series solved the issue. Thanks a lot!
>>> Nice, but somewhat unexpected :-)
>>>
>>> I'm a little bit unsure how to proceed: the 6.4 kernel will remove 
>>> destructive overlay
>>> support, but it won't have this series yet, that's for 6.5. But that 
>>> would make 6.4
>>> unusable for you.
>>>
>>> I might have to revert the overlay removal, at least for bttv.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>     Hans
>> Hans,
>>
>> You don't need to revert the overlay removal because your patch 
>> series work with the latest git kernel (6.4).
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>> Christian
>
> Hello Hans,
>
> I successfully used your patches for the kernel 6.5. Everything works 
> without any problems with your patch series from May.
>
> Your patches have been added with the latest Media updates [1] for the 
> kernel 6.6.
>
> The patches work but I have a green bar in the bottum of the window if 
> I use the composite input. [2]
>
> I don't have this green bar with your May patch series.
>
> Could you please check your latest patches?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christian
>
> [1] 
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=307d59039fb26212a84a9aa6a134a7d2bdea34ca
> [2] https://i.ibb.co/D4K6j2c/Kernel-6-6-alpha2-Power-PC.png
>
>
I tested with two bttv TV cards.

- Typhoon TView RDS + FM Stereo (BT878 chip)
- WinTV Express (BT878A chip)

I have this issue with both TV cards if I use the composite input.