Re: [PATCH 4/4] media: uvcvideo: Introduce allow_privacy_override

[Gergo Koteles]

Hi Ricardo,

On Mon, 2025-11-17 at 20:14 +0000, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> +	if (uvc_is_privacy_mapping(xmap) && !uvc_allow_privacy_override_param) {
> +		pr_warn_once("uvcvideo: Privacy related controls can only be mapped if param allow_privacy_override is true\n");
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +

To really prevent the LED from being turned off, it should also be
added to uvc_xu_ctrl_query.

But why has it become so important after 10+ years that it cannot be
turned off on Linux? What has changed?
The majority of users use open-source software, they can view the
source at any time.


Gergo