On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:03:48 +0200
Vladimir Davydov <vladimir.davydov@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thursday 22 January 2009 09:19:54 Hans Verkuil wrote:
> > On Thursday 22 January 2009 06:09:02 Alexey Klimov wrote:
> > > (added linux-media mail-list)
> > >
> > > Hello, Vladimir
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2009-01-21 at 21:46 +0200, Vladimir Davydov wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Is it possible to add new pixel format to videodev2.h file?
> > > >
> > > > #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJ2C v4l2_fourcc('M','J','2','C') /* Morgan JPEG
> > > > 2000*/
> > > >
> > > > I have developed a V4L2 driver for the board with hardware JPEG2000
> > > > codec (ADV202 chip). This driver uses that pixel format.
> > > > I think JPEG 2000 is very perspective codec and it will be good if V4L2
> > > > will support it.
> > > >
> > > > Short description of the device is here:
> > > > http://www.promwad.com/markets/linux-video-jpeg2000-blackfin.html
> >
> > Vladimir,
> >
> > It shouldn't be a problem adding this, but we prefer to only add such
> > things when the driver code is also added at the same time. Are you going
> > to submit the driver code as well to the list?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Hans
>
> Hans,
> I can sibmit the driver code. But this driver is only for the blackfin
> processor and will not work on other platforms. Does it make sense to include
> the driver to the kernel source?
> Maybe it will be better to include this driver to the blackfin.uclinux kernel
> tree. How do you think?
Please submit the driver to linux-media. The proper place for those drivers are
under drivers/media. We have also other drivers there that are architecture
specific (like omap drivers, OLPC, etc).
Cheers,
Mauro.
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