linux-kernel - Re: [media] v4l2-core: Fine-tuning for some function implementations

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Date:   Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:27:10 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@....fi>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@...il.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [media] v4l2-core: Fine-tuning for some function implementations

>> Will the software evolution be continued for related source files?
>> Are there any update candidates left over in the directory “v4l2-core”?
> 
> Sorry, I don't understand the question.

I try to explain my view again.


> We don't want to touch the videobuf-* files unless there is a very good reason.

I hoped that my update suggestions could be good enough once more for this area.


> That old videobuf framework is deprecated and the code is quite fragile
> (i.e. easy to break things).

How do you think about to move this stuff into a separate subdirectory
so that it might become a bit easier to distinguish these software components?


> Everything else in that directory is under continuous development.

I am curious if there are still update candidates left over
(also from my selection of change possibilities).

Regards,
Markus