[libcamera-devel] configfs api in vimc driver

[Jacopo Mondi]

Hi Dafna,
   sorry for the late reply

On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 04:58:41PM +0100, Dafna Hirschfeld wrote:
> Hi (everyone),
>
> I am Dafna Hirschfeld, I am part of Collabora's kernel team.
>
> I have sent a patchset to the vimc driver in the linux kernel that removes the default topology and allows userspace to configure the topology using the configfs API.
> This is the patchset:
>
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg159985.html
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg159986.html
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg159988.html
> https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg160058.html

Thanks for the heads-up

>
> Since libcamera has support for vimc, it might interest you to review the patchset.
> When this patchset will apply to the kernel it will break libcamera. Would you like me to prepare a patch for libcamera for the configfs api?

That would be welcome indeed. What is the status of those patches, do
you think they'll land in v5.6 ?

> If so, we can further discuss what the change in libcamera should include. You can also ping me in IRC , I am dafna2

Indeed! patches are alway welcome!

Thanks
   j

>
> Thank you,
> Dafna
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