linux-kernel - Re: One Video Decoding API to rule them all

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Message-ID: <1266661771.1707.4.camel@virtubuntu-alpha>
Date:	Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:29:31 +0100
From:	Peter Paul <abnominales@....de>
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: One Video Decoding API to rule them all

On Friday, 19.02.2010, 13:48 -0500 Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote:

> What you need is a statement that API XYZ is the One True API, *and* statements
> from the non-XYZ vendors that they intend to move in that direction.  Let's
> face it - if you don't get NVidia and AMD saying they're both going in the
> same direction, you end up having to support both directions no matter what
> we say regarding the desired direction.

I was more thinking of what the Open Source drivers will move to (e.g.
will Gallium3D support VDPAU or VA-API, will the CrystalHD API remain or
will it be changed to use VDPAU/VA-API).



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