From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from ns.mm-sol.com ([213.240.235.226]:36256 "EHLO extserv.mm-sol.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S934797Ab1ETImR (ORCPT ); Fri, 20 May 2011 04:42:17 -0400 Message-ID: <4DD6295D.9070105@mm-sol.com> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 11:42:05 +0300 From: Yordan Kamenov MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Hans de Goede CC: linux-media@vger.kernel.org, sakari.ailus@maxwell.research.nokia.com Subject: Re: [libv4l-mcplugin PATCH 0/3] Media controller plugin for libv4l2 References: <4DD6141A.8030907@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <4DD6141A.8030907@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit List-ID: Sender: Hans de Goede wrote: > Hi, Hi Hans, > > So judging from the directory layout, this is supposed to be a separate > project, and not part of v4l-utils / libv4l, right? > It is separate now, but I guess that at some point it would be good to have 'plugins' directory containing some generic plugins as part of libv4l. Regards Yordan > WRT my merging plans for libv4l. I've recently done some much needed > work to better support high-res usb cameras. I plan to do a 0.8.4 release > with that work included real soon. Once that is done I'll change the > version > in the Make.rules to 0.9.0-test and merge the plugin. Then we'll have > some 0.9.x releases followed by some 0.9.9x release (all testing > releases) > followed by a 0.10.0 which should be the first stable release with plugin > support. > > Regards, > > Hans > > > On 05/19/2011 02:36 PM, Yordan Kamenov wrote: >> Hi, >> >> This is the Media Controller plugin for libv4l. It uses libv4l2 >> plugin support >> which is accepted by Hans De Goede, but not yet included in mainline >> libv4l2: >> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg32017.html >> >> The plugin allows a traditional v4l2 applications to work with Media >> Controller >> framework. The plugin is loaded when application opens /dev/video0 >> and it >> configures the media controller and then all ioctl's by the >> applicatin are >> handled by the plugin. >> >> The plugin implements init, close and ioctl callbacks. The init callback >> checks it's input file descriptor and if it coresponds to >> /dev/video0, then >> the media controller is initialized and appropriate pipeline is created. >> The close callback deinitializes the pipeline, and closes the media >> device. >> The ioctl callback is responsible to handle ioctl calls from >> application by >> using the media controller pipeline. >> >> The plugin uses media-ctl library for media controller operations: >> http://git.ideasonboard.org/?p=media-ctl.git;a=summary >> >> The plugin is divided in three separate patches: >> * Media Controller pipelines initialization, configuration and >> destruction >> * v4l operations - uses some functionality from the first one >> * Plugin interface operations (init, close and ioctl) - uses >> functionality >> from first two >> >> >> >> Yordan Kamenov (3): >> Add files for media controller pipelines >> Add files for v4l operations >> Add libv4l2 media controller plugin interface files >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe >> linux-media" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html