linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] media: Virtual camera driver

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Message-ID: <5073898.31r3eYUQgx@natalenko.name>
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2026 21:26:24 +0100
From: Oleksandr Natalenko <oleksandr@...alenko.name>
To: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
 Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
 jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com, anisse@...ier.eu,
 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
 Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...nel.org>,
 Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
 Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@...asonboard.com>,
 Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>,
 open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] media: Virtual camera driver

On neděle 1. února 2026 21:21:33, středoevropský standardní čas Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > My use-case for v4l2loopback is to stream a webcam from one machine to another (with the help of ffmpeg). Is this covered by something other than v4l2loopback now?
> 
> Using a kernel driver for something like that is a bad idea and may end
> causing dead lock problems. You may also have performance issues and
> high network traffic. The best solution for it is to use a proper
> userspace tool, like obs:
> 
> 	https://obsproject.com/kb/linux-installation

Ignoring the fact I've never had any performance issues, and I don't care much about how big the traffic is in my isolated VLAN dedicated to this specific task, the OBS solution still uses v4l2loopback under the hood. Could you please tell me what do I miss in this regard?

Thank you.

-- 
Oleksandr Natalenko, MSE
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