Re: [PATCH] [media] hdpvr: update picture controls to support firmware versions > 0.15

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On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Taylor Ralph <taylor.ralph@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab
> <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Em 21-10-2011 01:33, Taylor Ralph escreveu:
>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Taylor Ralph <taylor.ralph@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Devin Heitmueller
>>>> <dheitmueller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Janne Grunau <j@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> I think such scenario is unlikely but I don't know it for sure and
>>>>>> I don't want to force anyone to test every firmware version.
>>>>>> Ignoring them for firmware version < 16 should be safe since we assume
>>>>>> they had no effect. Returning -EINVAL might break API-ignoring
>>>>>> applications written with the HD PVR in mind but I think it's a better
>>>>>> approach than silently ignoring those controls.
>>>>>
>>>>> At this point, let's just make it so that the old behavior is
>>>>> unchanged for old firmwares, meaning from both an API standpoint as
>>>>> well as what the values are.  At some point if somebody cares enough
>>>>> to go back and fix the support so that the controls actually work with
>>>>> old firmwares, they can take that up as a separate task.  In reality,
>>>>> it is likely that nobody will ever do that, as the "easy answer" is
>>>>> just to upgrade to firmware 16.
>>>>>
>>>>> Taylor, could you please tweak your patch to that effect and resubmit?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sure, I'll try to get to it tonight and have it tested.
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK, I've updated the patch per your requests. I made this patch
>>> against the latest kernel source but I'm unable to test since my
>>> 2.6.32 kernel has symbol issues with the new v4l code.
>>
>> Please, add your Signed-off-by: to the patch. This is a requirement for
>> it to be accepted upstream[1].
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mauro
>>
>> [1] See: http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Development:_Submitting_Patches#Developer.27s_Certificate_of_Origin_1.1
>>
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>> --
>>> Taylor
>>
>>
>
> Sorry about that. The updated patch is attached.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Taylor

Ping. Has this patch been committed yet?

Thanks.
--
Taylor
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