Fw: we need the iso write function (was RE: dvgrab)

[Timothy M. S. <ts...@k-...>]

Point well taken ... for everyone for whom Linux non-linear editing is the
Holy Grail ... there are PUH-LENTY of things that need work - no reason to
go pestering the hardware guys :)  Since we can't do iso writes, on to DV
decoding ...

Tim

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Manfred Weihs" <e95...@st...>
> Cc: <lin...@li...>
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 9:43 AM
> Subject: Re: we need the iso write function (was RE: dvgrab)
>
>
> > Arne Schirmacher wrote:
> > > Dear 1394 device driver programmers: please make a iso write function.
> The
> > > Linux world needs it ... :-)
> >
> > Well, I think there are many things, the linux world needs. Maybe it
> > would be nice to create a kind of wish list.
> > But I think, before such substantial additions are made (which of course
> > should come soon or later), it should have a higher priority to fix the
> > bugs in the existing fundamental operations. For example the lock
> > operation does not work, because we do not get the response value.
> > Therefore I cannot do a compare-swap-operation, because the return value
> > is essential for that kind of operation. And I need this :-(
> >
> > Manfred Weihs
> >
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