From be886e289b6b1066c252cf066d05593a3fa56629 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:14:52 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] --- yaml --- r: 226355 b: refs/heads/master c: 1035758d5bdcd6c2f7308a35185f1d6f3b6b5443 h: refs/heads/master i: 226353: ec827bd10c262ee0d72a09a5ddf2faf94eab8ea5 226351: cdc6c95ae8a82059e42972a5a4965c1e0048d724 v: v3 --- [refs] | 2 +- .../feature-removal-schedule.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs] index ae3c9ec53f32..5f76f0a8ec92 100644 --- a/[refs] +++ b/[refs] @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ --- -refs/heads/master: 0334c8a52a8578f7aef501a14f78004f931efe20 +refs/heads/master: 1035758d5bdcd6c2f7308a35185f1d6f3b6b5443 diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index e348b7e241f1..f2742e115b09 100644 --- a/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --------------------------- +What: Video4Linux: Remove obsolete ioctl's +When: kernel 2.6.39 +Files: include/media/videodev2.h +Why: Some ioctl's were defined wrong on 2.6.2 and 2.6.6, using the wrong + type of R/W arguments. They were fixed, but the old ioctl names are + still there, maintained to avoid breaking binary compatibility: + #define VIDIOC_OVERLAY_OLD _IOWR('V', 14, int) + #define VIDIOC_S_PARM_OLD _IOW('V', 22, struct v4l2_streamparm) + #define VIDIOC_S_CTRL_OLD _IOW('V', 28, struct v4l2_control) + #define VIDIOC_G_AUDIO_OLD _IOWR('V', 33, struct v4l2_audio) + #define VIDIOC_G_AUDOUT_OLD _IOWR('V', 49, struct v4l2_audioout) + #define VIDIOC_CROPCAP_OLD _IOR('V', 58, struct v4l2_cropcap) + There's no sense on preserving those forever, as it is very doubtful + that someone would try to use a such old binary with a modern kernel. + Removing them will allow us to remove some magic done at the V4L ioctl + handler. + +Who: Mauro Carvalho Chehab + +--------------------------- + What: sys_sysctl When: September 2010 Option: CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL