Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:47:44 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:47:28 -0500 Received: from alfik.ms.mff.cuni.cz ([195.113.19.71]:41484 "EHLO alfik.ms.mff.cuni.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:47:09 -0500 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:32:31 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: volodya@mindspring.com Cc: livid-gatos@linuxvideo.org, video4linux-list@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] alternative kernel multimedia API Message-ID: <20011026133231.B38@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from volodya@mindspring.com on Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 01:06:12PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! One thing current interface can not do is to put driver into userspace. And yes, we *need* userspace devices for many cams, as you will be shot if you try to do format conversion in kernel. Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/