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[Greg KH]

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Subject: Re: Regarding request for IBM camera patch to be applied to the
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On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 03:21:30PM -0600, David Hilvert wrote:
> > > http://www.linux-usb.org/ibmcam/
> 
> > > http://auricle.dyndns.org/xvp610/
> 
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> As the author of the second patch noted, I had avoided sending it to lkml due
> to the difficulty of determining whether the patch is correct (e.g., having no
> ill effect on other cameras), due, in turn, to lack of documentation for this
> series of cameras.  Perhaps dmitri could comment further on this, if he has
> time and access to test on any other cameras that might fall under the 'model
> 3' designation (whatever this designation might mean).  The (rather old, now)
> patch in question (against 2.6.1 or so, and perhaps other versions) follows; if
> I recall correctly, it was designed to minimize change lines rather than
> provide for overall clarity, so that a clearer final implementation is probably
> possible.
> 
> 
> diff -urN linux-2.6.1/drivers/usb/media/ibmcam.c linux-2.6.1-patched/drivers/usb/media/ibmcam.c
> --- linux-2.6.1/drivers/usb/media/ibmcam.c	Fri Jan  9 00:59:19 2004
> +++ linux-2.6.1-patched/drivers/usb/media/ibmcam.c	Fri Feb  6 14:54:33 2004

I suggest forward porting it to the latest tree and submit it to the usb
video maintainers for inclusion.

thanks,

greg k-h
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