linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 21/39] UAPI: Add media UAPI Kbuild file

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Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:55:19 +0100
From:   Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
To:     Steve Longerbeam <slongerbeam@...il.com>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@....fi>
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        Steve Longerbeam <steve_longerbeam@...tor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 21/39] UAPI: Add media UAPI Kbuild file

On 03/11/2017 07:20 PM, Steve Longerbeam wrote:
> 
> 
> On 03/11/2017 05:49 AM, Sakari Ailus wrote:
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 09, 2017 at 08:53:01PM -0800, Steve Longerbeam wrote:
>>> Add an empty UAPI Kbuild file for media UAPI headers.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Steve Longerbeam <steve_longerbeam@...tor.com>
>>
>> The existing V4L2 UAPI headers are under include/uapi/linux. Could you use
>> that directory instead?
>>
>> I actually wouldn't really object doing this but it should have been done in
>> 2002 or so when the first V4L2 header was added. Now the benefit is
>> questionable.
>>
> 
> Agreed, I think the current headers should be moved to uapi/media
> eventually, but for now I'll go ahead and put under uapi/linux.

No, while in staging it shouldn't be exported.

Put it in include/linux and move it to uapi when this driver is mainlined.

I don't think we can move headers from uapi/linux to uapi/media, I'm sure it's
too late for that.

Regards,

	Hans