[Linux-uvc-devel] [SVN] Various compatibility patches

[Laurent P. <lau...@sk...>]

Hi everybody,

I finally got some time to answer your e-mails.

I'd like to thank all the people who sent me patches (Eduardo Pérez Ureta, 
Mikael Nilsson and Luca Barbieri among others). Here is what I committed so 
far:

- Handle V4L1 ioctls using the compatibility layer
- Update buffer flag field in VIDIOC_QUERYBUF and VIDIOC_DQBUF
- Linux 2.6.16 support

I'll have a look at the device reset patch. It seems a good workaround for 
hardware issues.

Regarding the "fake TV tuner" (VIDIOC_*_STD) and "Check removal" patches, I 
already stated that applications should be fixed. There's already a patch for 
TVTime in the linux-uvc SVN repository, and I'd be happy to host the patches 
for mplayer, Kopete and <insert your favorite application here> until they 
are applied mainstream.

Removing checks in drivers to work around application bugs will result in 
buggy drivers, and application developpers testing their software against the 
driver will not notice their own bugs.

Laurent Pinchart