| Message ID | 20240404220012.7850-1-laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | media: v4l2-subdev: Clearly document that the crop API won't be extended | expand |
On 05/04/2024 01:00, Laurent Pinchart wrote: > The V4L2 subdev crop API has been marked as obsolete, deprecated by the > selection API. Despite this, it has recently been extended with streams > support. In hindsight this was a mistake. Make sure it doesn't happen > again by clearly documenting that no new extensions will be accepted. > > Suggested-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xs4all.nl> > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> > Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com> > --- > .../userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst | 6 +++--- > include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h | 4 ++++ > 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst > index 92d933631fda..88a748103a71 100644 > --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst > +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst > @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Description > > .. note:: > > - This is an :ref:`obsolete` interface and may be removed > - in the future. It is superseded by > - :ref:`the selection API <VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_SELECTION>`. > + This is an :ref:`obsolete` interface and may be removed in the future. It is > + superseded by :ref:`the selection API <VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_SELECTION>`. No new > + extensions to the :c:type:`v4l2_subdev_crop` structure will be accepted. > > To retrieve the current crop rectangle applications set the ``pad`` > field of a struct :c:type:`v4l2_subdev_crop` to the > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h > index 7048c51581c6..81a24bd38003 100644 > --- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h > @@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_format { > * @rect: pad crop rectangle boundaries > * @stream: stream number, defined in subdev routing > * @reserved: drivers and applications must zero this array > + * > + * The subdev crop API is an obsolete interface and may be removed in the > + * future. It is superseded by the selection API. No new extensions to this > + * structure will be accepted. > */ > struct v4l2_subdev_crop { > __u32 which; Reviewed-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ideasonboard.com> Tomi
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst index 92d933631fda..88a748103a71 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-subdev-g-crop.rst @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Description .. note:: - This is an :ref:`obsolete` interface and may be removed - in the future. It is superseded by - :ref:`the selection API <VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_SELECTION>`. + This is an :ref:`obsolete` interface and may be removed in the future. It is + superseded by :ref:`the selection API <VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_SELECTION>`. No new + extensions to the :c:type:`v4l2_subdev_crop` structure will be accepted. To retrieve the current crop rectangle applications set the ``pad`` field of a struct :c:type:`v4l2_subdev_crop` to the diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h index 7048c51581c6..81a24bd38003 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-subdev.h @@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_format { * @rect: pad crop rectangle boundaries * @stream: stream number, defined in subdev routing * @reserved: drivers and applications must zero this array + * + * The subdev crop API is an obsolete interface and may be removed in the + * future. It is superseded by the selection API. No new extensions to this + * structure will be accepted. */ struct v4l2_subdev_crop { __u32 which;