RFC: V4L2 MPEG Encoding API: Part 1

[Alan Cox <alan (at) redhat.com>]

On Mon, May 01, 2006 at 09:40:32PM +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> Now, one option is to add another ioctl command. But there are already a 
> lot of them in V4L2, and adding one that might be used by only one 
> specific device seems a bad idea to me. It would also mean that while 
> the other settings are done by controls, this particular property is 
> now set using an ioctl. Confusing, I think.

We already have chip specific private ioctl numbers so that part is fine
if it is unique to the chip. If not as you say then it is not ideal.

> If you have better ideas or suggestions, please let me know! That's why 
> it's an RFC after all.

Not my favourite but I think this will get asked on the main kernel list so
should be looked at, and may indeed be the best - using sysfs ?

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