Re: V4L: Black and white quickcam enhancement

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 22:38:17 +0000 (GMT)


> 1. Fix for missing camera parameter update if the grab size is
> changed with VIDIOCSWIN.

Ok

> 3. Addition of parameters to control the frequency of yields to the
> scheduler when grabbing a frame from the quickcam. This should
> avoid having 'freezes' for 1-2 seconds while a frame is grabbed.

Nice

> Todo:
>
> 1. Memory-mapped grabbing support.

Don't bother. Its not something that you gain by doing - the device
isnt memory mapped or DMA capable.

> 3. SMP protection ??

It should be ok SMP - it could be more polite thats all

> 4. Camera detection scheme improvements?

I'm still trying to find a better scheme - the qcam never had a detect
scheme.

Alan

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