Re: [PATCH 0/3] carma-fpga: remove videobuf dependency

[David Hawkins]

Hi Hans!

> > On Nov 23, 2014 6:31 AM, "Hans Verkuil" <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> > > While checking which drivers were still abusing internal videobuf
> > > API functions I came across these carma fpga misc drivers. These
> > > drivers have absolutely nothing to do with videobuf or the media
> > > subsystem.
> > >
> > > Drivers shouldn't use those low-level functions in the first
> > > place, and in fact in the long run the videobuf API will be
> > > removed altogether.
> > >
> > > So remove the videobuf dependency from these two drivers.
> > >
> > > This has been compile tested (and that clearly hasn't been done
> > > for carma-fpga-program.c recently).
> > >
> > > Greg, is this something you want to take as misc driver
> > > maintainer? That makes more sense than going through the media
> > > tree.
> > >
> > > The first patch should probably go to 3.18.
> > >
> > > I have no idea if anyone can test this with actual hardware. Ira,
> > > is that something you can do?
> >
> > Hi Hans. My colleague Dave Hawkins (CC'd) is in charge of this
> > hardware now. He can help to get this patch tested.
>
> Any updates on this?

Sorry, I was hoping to get around to setting up a build system
for this board and testing it, but I have not had a chance to.

Go ahead and apply any changes you need, and I'll try to get a
hardware test done before Christmas :)

Thanks!

Cheers,
Dave

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