linux/drivers/media
Hans Verkuil dd89601d47 V4L/DVB (9133): v4l: disconnect kernel number from minor
The v4l core creates four different video devices (video, vbi, radio, vtx)
and each has its own range of minor numbers. However, modern devices keep
increasing the number of devices that they need so a maximum of 64 video
devices will not be enough in the future. In addition this scheme makes
it very hard to add new device types.

This patch disconnects the kernel number allocation (e.g. video0, video1,
etc.) from the actual minor number (just pick the first free minor).

This allows for much more flexibility in the future. However, it does
require the use of udev. For those who cannot use udev a new CONFIG option
was created that changes the allocation scheme back to the old behavior.

Thanks to Greg KH for suggesting this approach during the 2008 LPC.

In addition, several bugs were fixed in the ivtv and cx18 drivers: these
drivers try to allocate specific kernel numbers but that scheme contained
a bug which caused what should have been e.g. video17 to appear as e.g.
video2.

Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
2008-10-12 09:37:16 -02:00
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common V4L/DVB (9061): saa7134: Add support for Real Audio 220 2008-10-12 09:37:10 -02:00
dvb V4L/DVB (9114): dib0700: fix bad assignment of dib0700_xc5000_tuner_callback after return call 2008-10-12 09:37:14 -02:00
radio V4L/DVB (9116): USB: remove info() macro from usb media drivers 2008-10-12 09:37:14 -02:00
video V4L/DVB (9133): v4l: disconnect kernel number from minor 2008-10-12 09:37:16 -02:00
Kconfig V4L/DVB (8392): media/Kconfig: Convert V4L1_COMPAT select into "depends on" 2008-07-20 07:28:49 -03:00
Makefile V4L/DVB (8274): sms1xxx: build cleanup after driver relocation 2008-07-20 07:20:56 -03:00