Re: Embedded device and the V4L2 API support - Was: [GIT PATCHES FOR 3.1] s5p-fimc and noon010pc30 driver updates

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Hi Mauro,

On 08/17/2011 08:13 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> It seems that there are too many miss understandings or maybe we're just
> talking the same thing on different ways.
> 
> So, instead of answering again, let's re-start this discussion on a
> different way.
> 
> One of the requirements that it was discussed a lot on both mailing
> lists and on the Media Controllers meetings that we had (or, at least
> in the ones where I've participated) is that:
> 
> 	"A pure V4L2 userspace application, knowing about video device
> 	 nodes only, can still use the driver. Not all advanced features
> 	 will be available."

What does a term "a pure V4L2 userspace application" mean here ?
Does it also account an application which is linked to libv4l2 and uses
calls specific to a particular hardware which are included there?

> 
> This is easily said than done. Also, different understandings can be
> obtained by a simple phrase like that.

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Regards,
Sylwester
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