Hi Hans, Neil, On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 at 03:52, Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Neil, > > Is there anything still keeping meson/vdec in staging? The TODO says: > > "This driver is in staging until the V4L2 documentation about stateful video > decoders is finalized, as well as the corresponding compliance tests. > > It is at the moment not guaranteed to work properly with a userspace > stack that follows the latest version of the specification, especially > with compression standards like MPEG1/2 where the driver does not support > dynamic resolution switching, including the first one used to determine coded > resolution." > > Certainly the first part is done, so what is the status of the second part? > > It would be nice to move this out of staging, or, if that is not possible, > at least update the TODO file and ideally have someone work on the remaining > issues. > Is dynamic resolution switching really a reason for the driver to remain in staging? AFAIK, the stateful decoder API is now finished, there are a couple drivers that implement it, do we have reasons to believe meson is not at the same level? I don't have Amlogic hardware but I suspect the driver is now mature for the promotion. Thanks, Ezequiel
