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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2010-09-30 08:25:42 -0300 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2010-10-21 01:06:13 -0200 |
commit | 7af97effb3f5a374482179aca490b5038de56fa6 (patch) | |
tree | 70baf9a5fd787e44174bd738421447d30cc31e86 | |
parent | da497e30c161963c413e259438b1b54672055b11 (diff) | |
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V4L/DVB: Deprecate cpia driver (used for parallel port webcams)
cpia driver were re-written inside gspca driver, for USB devices. The only
functionality that were not migrated is the support for parallel port,
as:
1) the developer didn't find any hardware;
2) it doesn't seem important to keep support for a parallel port webcam,
as this is an obsolete technology;
3) the changes at gspca for it to work with parallel port would be very large;
4) this driver still uses BKL.
So, let's move it to drivers/staging and label it to die at 2.6.38, if nobody
cares enough to port parallel port support to gspca or to create a new driver
that uses the same gspca-cpia sub-driver.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 17 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/media/video/Kconfig | 40 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/media/video/Makefile | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/Kconfig | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/Makefile | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/cpia/Kconfig | 39 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/cpia/Makefile | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/cpia/TODO | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.c (renamed from drivers/media/video/cpia.c) | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.h (renamed from drivers/media/video/cpia.h) | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_pp.c (renamed from drivers/media/video/cpia_pp.c) | 0 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_usb.c (renamed from drivers/media/video/cpia_usb.c) | 0 |
12 files changed, 71 insertions, 44 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 2372fb221969..448722555648 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Who: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> --------------------------- What: Video4Linux API 1 ioctls and from Video devices. -When: July 2009 +When: kernel 2.6.38 Files: include/linux/videodev.h Check: include/linux/videodev.h Why: V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API during migration from 2.4 to 2.6 @@ -116,6 +116,21 @@ Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> --------------------------- +What: Video4Linux obsolete drivers using V4L1 API +When: kernel 2.6.38 +Files: drivers/staging/cpia/* +Check: drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.c +Why: There are some drivers still using V4L1 API, despite all efforts we've done + to migrate. Those drivers are for obsolete hardware that the old maintainer + didn't care (or not have the hardware anymore), and that no other developer + could find any hardware to buy. They probably have no practical usage today, + and people with such old hardware could probably keep using an older version + of the kernel. Those drivers will be moved to staging on 2.6.37 and, if nobody + care enough to port and test them with V4L2 API, they'll be removed on 2.6.38. +Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> + +--------------------------- + What: sys_sysctl When: September 2010 Option: CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig index 2c0a8f776f8a..4f21ef877f37 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig @@ -599,46 +599,6 @@ config VIDEO_W9966 Check out <file:Documentation/video4linux/w9966.txt> for more information. -config VIDEO_CPIA - tristate "CPiA Video For Linux (DEPRECATED)" - depends on VIDEO_V4L1 - default n - ---help--- - This driver is DEPRECATED please use the gspca cpia1 module - instead. Note that you need atleast version 0.6.4 of libv4l for - the cpia1 gspca module. - - This is the video4linux driver for cameras based on Vision's CPiA - (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Labs Video - Blaster Webcam II. If you have one of these cameras, say Y here - and select parallel port and/or USB lowlevel support below, - otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III. - - Please read <file:Documentation/video4linux/README.cpia> for more - information. - - This driver is also available as a module (cpia). - -config VIDEO_CPIA_PP - tristate "CPiA Parallel Port Lowlevel Support" - depends on PARPORT_1284 && VIDEO_CPIA && PARPORT - help - This is the lowlevel parallel port support for cameras based on - Vision's CPiA (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the - Creative Webcam II. If you have the parallel port version of one - of these cameras, say Y here, otherwise say N. It is also available - as a module (cpia_pp). - -config VIDEO_CPIA_USB - tristate "CPiA USB Lowlevel Support" - depends on VIDEO_CPIA && USB - help - This is the lowlevel USB support for cameras based on Vision's CPiA - (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Webcam II. - If you have the USB version of one of these cameras, say Y here, - otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III. - It is also available as a module (cpia_usb). - source "drivers/media/video/cpia2/Kconfig" config VIDEO_VINO diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Makefile b/drivers/media/video/Makefile index a8f89899dd6b..b947160a8cb0 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/Makefile +++ b/drivers/media/video/Makefile @@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_W9966) += w9966.o obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_PMS) += pms.o obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_VINO) += vino.o obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_STRADIS) += stradis.o -obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA) += cpia.o -obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_PP) += cpia_pp.o -obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_USB) += cpia_usb.o obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_MEYE) += meye.o obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7134) += saa7134/ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88) += cx88/ diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig index 335311a98fdc..303c52cfe915 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig @@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ source "drivers/staging/cx25821/Kconfig" source "drivers/staging/tm6000/Kconfig" +source "drivers/staging/cpia/Kconfig" + source "drivers/staging/usbip/Kconfig" source "drivers/staging/winbond/Kconfig" diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile index e3f1e1b6095e..ddcac245c99a 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/Makefile +++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SLICOSS) += slicoss/ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_GO7007) += go7007/ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX25821) += cx25821/ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_TM6000) += tm6000/ +obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA) += cpia/ obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_STAGING) += lirc/ obj-$(CONFIG_USB_IP_COMMON) += usbip/ obj-$(CONFIG_W35UND) += winbond/ diff --git a/drivers/staging/cpia/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/cpia/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..205d247ad373 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/staging/cpia/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +config VIDEO_CPIA + tristate "CPiA Video For Linux (DEPRECATED)" + depends on VIDEO_V4L1 + default n + ---help--- + This driver is DEPRECATED please use the gspca cpia1 module + instead. Note that you need atleast version 0.6.4 of libv4l for + the cpia1 gspca module. + + This is the video4linux driver for cameras based on Vision's CPiA + (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Labs Video + Blaster Webcam II. If you have one of these cameras, say Y here + and select parallel port and/or USB lowlevel support below, + otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III. + + Please read <file:Documentation/video4linux/README.cpia> for more + information. + + This driver is also available as a module (cpia). + +config VIDEO_CPIA_PP + tristate "CPiA Parallel Port Lowlevel Support" + depends on PARPORT_1284 && VIDEO_CPIA && PARPORT + help + This is the lowlevel parallel port support for cameras based on + Vision's CPiA (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the + Creative Webcam II. If you have the parallel port version of one + of these cameras, say Y here, otherwise say N. It is also available + as a module (cpia_pp). + +config VIDEO_CPIA_USB + tristate "CPiA USB Lowlevel Support" + depends on VIDEO_CPIA && USB + help + This is the lowlevel USB support for cameras based on Vision's CPiA + (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Webcam II. + If you have the USB version of one of these cameras, say Y here, + otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III. + It is also available as a module (cpia_usb). diff --git a/drivers/staging/cpia/Makefile b/drivers/staging/cpia/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..89e52f10d739 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/staging/cpia/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA) += cpia.o +obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_PP) += cpia_pp.o +obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_USB) += cpia_usb.o + +EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Idrivers/media/video diff --git a/drivers/staging/cpia/TODO b/drivers/staging/cpia/TODO new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ccb1c0775eec --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/staging/cpia/TODO @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +This is an obsolete driver for some cpia-based webcams that use the parallel port. +We couldn't find anyone with this hardware in order to port it to use V4L2. + +Also, parallel-port webcams are obsolete nowadays. + +If nobody take care on it, the driver will be removed for 2.6.38. + +Please send patches to linux-media@vger.kernel.org diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.c index 933ae4c8cb9a..933ae4c8cb9a 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c +++ b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.c diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia.h b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.h index 8f0cfee4b8a1..8f0cfee4b8a1 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/cpia.h +++ b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.h diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia_pp.c b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_pp.c index f5604c16a092..f5604c16a092 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/cpia_pp.c +++ b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_pp.c diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia_usb.c b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_usb.c index 58d193ff591c..58d193ff591c 100644 --- a/drivers/media/video/cpia_usb.c +++ b/drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_usb.c |