linux-kernel - Re: v4l regression: V4L2_CID_[VH]CENTER disappeared without notice.

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Message-Id: <1212434648.8810.10.camel@shinybook.infradead.org>
Date:	Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:24:08 +0100
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Brandon Philips <bphilips@...e.de>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bastien Nocera <bnocera@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: v4l regression: V4L2_CID_[VH]CENTER disappeared without notice.

On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 16:56 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> (See 'do not include kernel headers in user space apps')

We don't just hide behind that statement any more.

If you _mean_ it that <linux/videodev2.h> is not intended for userspace
usage, then submit a patch to remove it from the Kbuild file so that it
no longer gets exported.

Don't forget to document how people are _supposed_ to use the v4l api
from userspace, though.

-- 
dwmw2

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