From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:32:36 +0000 (-0200) Subject: V4L/DVB (6378b): Updates info about the removal of V4L1 at feature-removal-schedule.txt X-Git-Tag: v2.6.24-rc1~66^2~3 X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=11a5a10e0adec22e535dd1e76e5c8a1b265692f0;p=linux-2.6 V4L/DVB (6378b): Updates info about the removal of V4L1 at feature-removal-schedule.txt Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 9b447fb43c..6bb9be54ab 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ Who: David Miller --------------------------- What: Video4Linux API 1 ioctls and video_decoder.h from Video devices. -When: December 2006 -Files: include/linux/video_decoder.h -Check: include/linux/video_decoder.h -Why: V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API. during migration from 2.4 to 2.6 +When: December 2008 +Files: include/linux/video_decoder.h include/linux/videodev.h +Check: include/linux/video_decoder.h include/linux/videodev.h +Why: V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API during migration from 2.4 to 2.6 series. The old API have lots of drawbacks and don't provide enough means to work with all video and audio standards. The newer API is already available on the main drivers and should be used instead. @@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ Why: V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API. during migration from 2.4 to 2.6 Decoder iocts are using internally to allow video drivers to communicate with video decoders. This should also be improved to allow V4L2 calls being translated into compatible internal ioctls. -Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab + Compatibility ioctls will be provided, for a while, via + v4l1-compat module. +Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab ---------------------------