linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] carma-fpga: remove videobuf dependency

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Date:	Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:02:11 +0100
From:	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
To:	Ira Snyder <ira.snyder@...il.com>
CC:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	iws@...o.caltech.edu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, dwh@...o.caltech.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] carma-fpga: remove videobuf dependency

Hi Dave,

On 11/24/2014 06:45 PM, Ira Snyder wrote:
> 
> On Nov 23, 2014 6:31 AM, "Hans Verkuil" <hverkuil@...all.nl <mailto:hverkuil@...all.nl>> wrote:
>>
>> While checking which drivers were still abusing internal videobuf API
>> functions I came across these carma fpga misc drivers. These drivers
>> have absolutely nothing to do with videobuf or the media subsystem.
>>
>> Drivers shouldn't use those low-level functions in the first place,
>> and in fact in the long run the videobuf API will be removed altogether.
>>
>> So remove the videobuf dependency from these two drivers.
>>
>> This has been compile tested (and that clearly hasn't been done for
>> carma-fpga-program.c recently).
>>
>> Greg, is this something you want to take as misc driver maintainer?
>> That makes more sense than going through the media tree.
>>
>> The first patch should probably go to 3.18.
>>
>> I have no idea if anyone can test this with actual hardware. Ira, is
>> that something you can do?
>>
> 
> Hi Hans. My colleague Dave Hawkins (CC'd) is in charge of this hardware now. He can help to get this patch tested.

Any updates on this?

Regards,

	Hans
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