linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] V4L: struct video

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:08:55 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
Cc:	robfitz@...k.net, rdunlap@...otime.net, greg@...ah.com,
	76306.1226@...puserve.com, fork0@...nline.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shemminger@...l.org,
	video4linux-list@...hat.com, v4l-dvb-maintainer@...uxtv.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] V4L: struct video_device corruption

On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 22:31:04 -0300
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org> wrote:

> Em Sáb, 2006-07-15 às 23:08 +0000, Robert Fitzsimons escreveu:
> > The layout of struct video_device would change depending on whether
> > videodev.h (V4L1) was include or not before v4l2-dev.h, which caused
> > the structure to get corrupted.  
> Hmm... good point! However, I the proper solution would be to trust on
> CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1_COMPAT or CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L1 instead. it makes no sense
> to keep a pointer to an unsupported callback, when V4L1 is not selected.
> 

So I've lost the plot with all of this.  Does the current git-dvb contain
the desired fixes?

Do we expect this will fix the various DVB crashes which people (including
Alex) have reported?

Thanks.
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