Hans, <snip> > >I've only one request: can you add something along the lines of: > >"This is an experimental ioctl that will change in future kernels. >Use with care." > >And at the top add: "EXPERIMENTAL IOCTL" > >That way it is unambiguous that this will change. And it definitely has >to change! On the other hand I can imagine that it is useful to have this >available to experiment with. We have made experimental APIs before, so >there is a precedent for this, as long as it is very clearly marked as >experimental. > >In fact, it would be even better if there is a KERN_WARNING message issued >mentioning the experimental status of this ioctl whenever it is used. > >If you can do this asap, then I'll merge everything tomorrow morning and >make a new pull request for this. > Done. Let me know how it goes. Thanks Murali Karicheri Software Design Engineer Texas Instruments Inc. Germantown, MD 20874 Phone : 301-515-3736 email: m-karicheri2@xxxxxx >Regards, > > Hans > >-- >Hans Verkuil - video4linux developer - sponsored by TANDBERG Telecom >-- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in >the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
