linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 6/8] v4l2: document the request API interface

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Message-ID: <98ccb2f3-156e-2f4e-4630-9d16d157d65b@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 26 Jan 2018 12:40:10 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...omium.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Pawel Osciak <posciak@...omium.org>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Tomasz Figa <tfiga@...omium.org>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Gustavo Padovan <gustavo.padovan@...labora.com>
Cc:     linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 6/8] v4l2: document the request API interface

On 01/25/2018 10:02 PM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> Document how the request API can be used along with the existing V4L2
> interface.
> 

> +Request API
> +===========
> +
> +The Request API has been designed to allow V4L2 to deal with requirements of
> +modern IPs (stateless codecs, MIPI cameras, ...) and APIs (Android Codec v2).

Hi,
Just a quick question:  What are IPs?

Not Internet Protocols. Hopefully not Intellectual Properties.
Maybe Intelligent Processors?

thanks,
-- 
~Randy