Re: [PATCH 0/3] v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c: better detect pointer controls

[Mauro Carvalho Chehab]

Em Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:45:10 -0300
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

> In the past, only string controls were pointers. That changed when compounded
> types got added, but the compat32 code was not updated.
> 
> We could just add those controls there, but maintaining it is flaw, as we
> often forget about the compat code. So, instead, rely on the control type,
> as this is always updated when new controls are added.
> 
> As both v4l2-ctrl and compat32 code are at videodev.ko module, we can
> move the ctrl_is_pointer() helper function to v4l2-ctrl.c.
> 
> Mauro Carvalho Chehab (3):
>   media: v4l2-ctrls.h: better document the arguments for v4l2_ctrl_fill
>   media: v4l2-ctrls: prepare the function to be used by compat32 code
>   media: compat32: reimplement ctrl_is_pointer()
> 
>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c | 18 +---------
>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c          | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h                    | 28 ++++++++++-----
>  3 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> 

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Thanks,
Mauro