linux-kernel - Re: bringing back media/zoran driver

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Message-ID: <20190921172927.GA9189@pendragon.ideasonboard.com>
Date:   Sat, 21 Sep 2019 20:29:27 +0300
From:   Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
To:     Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
Cc:     mjpeg-users@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        mchehab@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: bringing back media/zoran driver

Hi Corentin,

On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 07:03:57PM +0200, Corentin Labbe wrote:
> hello
> 
> I am the owner of a zoran based DC10+ card.
> I am in the need of using it since yesterday and I found that its driver was removed.
> 
> Reverting the removing patch made to a temporary working situation.

Sorry the the unpleasant surprise caused by the driver removal.

> If I understand correctly, it was removed due to lack of vb2 convertion.
> If I am able to do this vb2 conversion, does bring it back in mainline will be posssible ?
> In that case I am ready to assume to be the maintainer if needed.

That would be great ! I used to own a DC10 a long time ago, and the
zoran driver was the first one I tried to hack when I moved to Linux.
I'd love to see it getting maintained. Please let us know if you need
any help getting started.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart