[PATCH v3 10/10] [media] v4l: Forbid usage of V4L2_MBUS_FMT definitions inside the kernel

[Boris Brezillon]

On Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:47:41 +0100
Hans Verkuil <hverkuil at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Nitpicks:
> 
> On 11/07/14 15:07, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > Place v4l2_mbus_pixelcode in a #ifndef __KERNEL__ section so that kernel
> > users don't have access to these definitions.
> > 
> > We have to keep this definition for user-space users even though they're
> > encouraged to move to the new media_bus_format enum.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon at free-electrons.com>
> > ---
> >  include/uapi/linux/v4l2-mediabus.h | 9 +++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-mediabus.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-mediabus.h
> > index 3d87db7..4f31d0e 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-mediabus.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-mediabus.h
> > @@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
> >  #include <linux/videodev2.h>
> >  #include <linux/media-bus-format.h>
> >  
> > +#ifndef __KERNEL__
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * enum v4l2_mbus_pixelcode and its defintions are now deprecated, and
> 
> defintions -> definitions
> 
> > + * MEDIA_BUS_FMT_ defintions (defined in media-bus-format.h) should be
> 
> and again...
> 
> > + * used instead.
> 
> I would also add something like this:
> 
> "New defines should only be added to media-bus-format.h. The v4l2_mbus_pixelcode
> enum is frozen."

I'll fix those typos and add this sentence.

> 
> > + */
> > +
> >  #define V4L2_MBUS_FROM_MEDIA_BUS_FMT(name)	\
> >  	MEDIA_BUS_FMT_ ## name = V4L2_MBUS_FMT_ ## name
> >  
> > @@ -102,6 +110,7 @@ enum v4l2_mbus_pixelcode {
> >  
> >  	V4L2_MBUS_FROM_MEDIA_BUS_FMT(AHSV8888_1X32),
> >  };
> > +#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
> >  
> >  /**
> >   * struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt - frame format on the media bus
> > 
> 
> Can you move this struct forward to before the v4l2_mbus_pixelcode enum? That way
> the obsolete code is at the end of the header. People might miss this struct
> otherwise.

Sure.

Regards,

Boris

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