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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml')
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml index 223c24c536b7..4d74bf24e114 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml @@ -1711,8 +1711,8 @@ ioctl would enumerate the available audio inputs. An ioctl to determine the current audio input, if more than one combines with the current video input, did not exist. So <constant>VIDIOC_G_AUDIO</constant> was renamed to -<constant>VIDIOC_G_AUDIO_OLD</constant>, this ioctl will be removed in -the future. The &VIDIOC-ENUMAUDIO; ioctl was added to enumerate +<constant>VIDIOC_G_AUDIO_OLD</constant>, this ioctl was removed on +Kernel 2.6.39. The &VIDIOC-ENUMAUDIO; ioctl was added to enumerate audio inputs, while &VIDIOC-G-AUDIO; now reports the current audio input.</para> <para>The same changes were made to &VIDIOC-G-AUDOUT; and @@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ must be updated to successfully compile again.</para> <para>The &VIDIOC-OVERLAY; ioctl was incorrectly defined with write-read parameter. It was changed to write-only, while the write-read version was renamed to <constant>VIDIOC_OVERLAY_OLD</constant>. The old -ioctl will be removed in the future. Until further the "videodev" +ioctl was removed on Kernel 2.6.39. Until further the "videodev" kernel module will automatically translate to the new version, so drivers must be recompiled, but not applications.</para> </listitem> @@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ surface can be seen.</para> defined with write-only parameter, inconsistent with other ioctls modifying their argument. They were changed to write-read, while a <constant>_OLD</constant> suffix was added to the write-only versions. -The old ioctls will be removed in the future. Drivers and +The old ioctls were removed on Kernel 2.6.39. Drivers and applications assuming a constant parameter need an update.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> @@ -1815,8 +1815,8 @@ yet to be addressed, for details see <xref <para>The &VIDIOC-CROPCAP; ioctl was incorrectly defined with read-only parameter. It is now defined as write-read ioctl, while the read-only version was renamed to -<constant>VIDIOC_CROPCAP_OLD</constant>. The old ioctl will be removed -in the future.</para> +<constant>VIDIOC_CROPCAP_OLD</constant>. The old ioctl was removed +on Kernel 2.6.39.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </section> @@ -2364,6 +2364,14 @@ that used it. It was originally scheduled for removal in 2.6.35. </listitem> </orderedlist> </section> + <section> + <title>V4L2 in Linux 2.6.39</title> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>The old VIDIOC_*_OLD symbols and V4L1 support were removed.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </section> <section id="other"> <title>Relation of V4L2 to other Linux multimedia APIs</title> |