linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v8 1/4] media: Media Device Allocator API

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Date:   Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:59:31 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     shuah@...nel.org
Cc:     mchehab@...nel.org, perex@...ex.cz, tiwai@...e.com,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        alsa-devel@...a-project.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v8 1/4] media: Media Device Allocator API

On Thu 2018-11-01 18:31:30, shuah@...nel.org wrote:
> From: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
> 
> Media Device Allocator API to allows multiple drivers share a media device.
> Using this API, drivers can allocate a media device with the shared struct
> device as the key. Once the media device is allocated by a driver, other
> drivers can get a reference to it. The media device is released when all
> the references are released.

Sounds like a ... bad idea?

That's what new "media control" framework is for, no?

Why do you need this?
								Pavel
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