From: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>
To: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>,
Hans de Goede <hansg@kernel.org>,
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-media@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>
Subject: [PATCH v3 4/4] media: uvcvideo: RFC: Convert allow_privacy_override into Kconfig
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:34:47 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260316-uvcdynctrl-v3-4-19cd4657e1f3@chromium.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260316-uvcdynctrl-v3-0-19cd4657e1f3@chromium.org>
This patch is just shared for discussion purposes! Do not land.
In a perfect world, after a deprecation process, we will be able to
remove allow_privacy_override and block all privacy related controls.
If there is any usecase out in the field that resists, we shall move it
into a Kconfig.
This patch shows how the transition to Kconfig can look.
Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@chromium.org>
---
drivers/media/usb/uvc/Kconfig | 11 +++++++++++
drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c | 4 ++--
drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c | 20 --------------------
drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c | 4 ++--
drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h | 1 -
5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/Kconfig b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/Kconfig
index 579532272fd6..7c0f2260d135 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/Kconfig
@@ -20,3 +20,14 @@ config USB_VIDEO_CLASS_INPUT_EVDEV
to report button events.
If you are in doubt, say Y.
+
+config USB_VIDEO_CLASS_ALLOW_PRIVACY_OVERRIDE
+ bool "Allow overriding the privacy controls"
+ default n
+ depends on USB_VIDEO_CLASS && BROKEN
+ help
+ If this option is enabled, the privacy related controls, such as
+ the ones controlling the privacy LED will be accessible from
+ userspace.
+
+ If you are in doubt, say N.
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
index 3ca108b83f1d..c9c195974765 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c
@@ -3075,9 +3075,9 @@ int uvc_xu_ctrl_query(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
}
if (uvc_ctrl_is_privacy_control(entity->guid, xqry->selector) &&
- !uvc_allow_privacy_override_param) {
+ !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS_ALLOW_PRIVACY_OVERRIDE)) {
dev_warn_once(&chain->dev->intf->dev,
- "Privacy related controls can only be accessed if module parameter allow_privacy_override is true\n");
+ "Privacy related controls can only be accessed if CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS_ALLOW_PRIVACY_OVERRIDE is true\n");
uvc_dbg(chain->dev, CONTROL, "Blocking access to privacy related Control %pUl/%u\n",
entity->guid, xqry->selector);
return -EACCES;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 74c9dea29d36..b0ca81d924b6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ unsigned int uvc_no_drop_param = 1;
static unsigned int uvc_quirks_param = -1;
unsigned int uvc_dbg_param;
unsigned int uvc_timeout_param = UVC_CTRL_STREAMING_TIMEOUT;
-bool uvc_allow_privacy_override_param;
static struct usb_driver uvc_driver;
@@ -2506,25 +2505,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(trace, "Trace level bitmask");
module_param_named(timeout, uvc_timeout_param, uint, 0644);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Streaming control requests timeout");
-static int param_set_privacy(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
- pr_warn_once("uvcvideo: " DEPRECATED
- "allow_privacy_override parameter will be eventually removed.\n");
- return param_set_bool(val, kp);
-}
-
-static const struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_privacy = {
- .set = param_set_privacy,
- .get = param_get_bool,
-};
-
-param_check_bool(allow_privacy_override, &uvc_allow_privacy_override_param);
-module_param_cb(allow_privacy_override, ¶m_ops_privacy,
- &uvc_allow_privacy_override_param, 0644);
-__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(allow_privacy_override, "bool");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(allow_privacy_override,
- "Allow access to privacy related controls");
-
/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Driver initialization and cleanup
*/
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
index 6d4f027c8402..f83abbd13aca 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ static int uvc_ioctl_xu_ctrl_map(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
}
if (uvc_ctrl_is_privacy_control(xmap->entity, xmap->selector) &&
- !uvc_allow_privacy_override_param) {
+ !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS_ALLOW_PRIVACY_OVERRIDE)) {
dev_warn_once(&chain->dev->intf->dev,
- "Privacy related controls can only be mapped if module parameter allow_privacy_override is true\n");
+ "Privacy related controls can only be mapped if CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS_ALLOW_PRIVACY_OVERRIDE is true\n");
return -EACCES;
}
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index 362110d58ca3..2898384d5f78 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -664,7 +664,6 @@ extern unsigned int uvc_no_drop_param;
extern unsigned int uvc_dbg_param;
extern unsigned int uvc_timeout_param;
extern unsigned int uvc_hw_timestamps_param;
-extern bool uvc_allow_privacy_override_param;
#define uvc_dbg(_dev, flag, fmt, ...) \
do { \
--
2.53.0.851.ga537e3e6e9-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-16 13:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-16 13:34 [PATCH v3 0/4] media: uvcvideo: Map known XU controls Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-16 13:34 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] media: uvcvideo: Import standard controls from uvcdynctrl Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-16 13:34 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] media: uvcvideo: Announce deprecation intentions for UVCIOC_CTRL_MAP Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-16 13:34 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] media: uvcvideo: Introduce allow_privacy_override module parameter Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-19 0:36 ` Michal Pecio
2026-03-19 9:56 ` Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-19 11:08 ` Michal Pecio
2026-03-19 11:43 ` Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-24 12:07 ` Michal Pecio
2026-03-26 11:55 ` Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-16 13:34 ` Ricardo Ribalda [this message]
2026-03-18 14:16 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] media: uvcvideo: RFC: Convert allow_privacy_override into Kconfig Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-03-18 14:57 ` Ricardo Ribalda
2026-03-19 11:50 ` Gergo Koteles
2026-03-19 12:06 ` Ricardo Ribalda
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