Re: V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16 not in kernel

[Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>]

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:38:25 +0100
Steven Whitehouse <steve@chygwyn.com> wrote:

> Btw, the V4L spec claims that it exists already:
> http://v4l2spec.bytesex.org/spec/r3796.htm
> 
> Guennadi Liakhovetski submitted a driver which uses this too so
> thats why I'd thought it was already included. I hadn't looked
> to see what stage his driver was at recently.

It isn't already at mainstream, but it will be soon. I'm finishing to prepare
its submission.

> I do have a (not yet submitted driver) which uses it, and the hold up
> has been basically that the various subsystems that I was using were
> in a state of flux. I hope that when the current merge window is
> complete I'll be able to take another look at it, and get it ready.
> 
> I hadn't bothered to follow up on the patch since my driver wasn't
> ready yet, but nonetheless I didn't receive any feedback at the time
> to suggest that it was a prerequsite.

It makes no sense to change the API for something that is not used ;)

> There are a lot of sensors though that use this format. Pretty much
> all the Omnivision sensors and the Micron sensors all have 10 bit
> interfaces, even though some manufacturers only choose to use the
> upper 8 bits, so it will be something that it of general use to
> lots of people,

Good.

Cheers,
Mauro

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