From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from yop.chewa.net ([91.121.105.214]:52869 "EHLO yop.chewa.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933861Ab1ETPzz convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 May 2011 11:55:55 -0400 From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?R=E9mi?= Denis-Courmont" To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH FOR 2.6.40] uvcvideo patches Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 18:55:52 +0300 Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab References: <201105150948.24956.laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> <4DD6899D.5020004@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <4DD6899D.5020004@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Message-Id: <201105201855.53240.remi@remlab.net> List-ID: Sender: Le vendredi 20 mai 2011 18:32:45 Mauro Carvalho Chehab, vous avez écrit : > However, I have serious concerns about media_controller API usage on > generic drivers, as it is required that all drivers should be fully > configurable via V4L2 API alone, otherwise we'll have regressions, as no > generic applications use the media_controller. If VLC counts as a generic application, I'd be more than API to use the media_controller (or whatever else) if only to find which ALSA (sub)device, if any, corresponds to the V4L2 node of a given USB webcam or such. I don't know any solution at the moment, and this is a major inconvenience on Linux desktop compared to DirectShow. -- Rémi Denis-Courmont http://www.remlab.info/ http://fi.linkedin.com/in/remidenis