Changes to the FireWire kernel drivers in Linux 3.11

[Stefan R. <st...@s5...>]

Hi all,

Linux kernel 3.11 is due to be released soon.  It contains the following
changes to the IEEE 134 subsystem:

Userspace API:
    Fix corrupted video capture, seen with IIDC/DCAM applications and
    certain buffer settings.  This fixes a regression since kernel 3.4
    inclusive.  The fix has also been released in kernels 3.10.5,
    3.8.13.7, 3.5.7.19, and 3.4.56.

Kernelspace API:
    The kernel-internal programming interface between firewire-core and
    protocol drivers was slightly changed to better support drivers which
    need to apply device-specific parameters or routines.  Out-of-tree
    developers who maintain a stable history can
        git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394.git fw_driver-api-transition
    to receive mainline commit 94a87157cde9.  A transition to the current
    programming interface can be based on this commit in a bisectable
    manner.
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Stefan Richter
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