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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-10-28 09:35:11 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-10-28 09:35:11 -0700
commit0851668fdd97e526b2a41f794b785c204dd3d3e0 (patch)
tree4ef7c20a8be8393006c6fe9627eb29dd30877d61 /Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
parent00ebb6382b8d9c7c15b5f8ad230670d8161d38dd (diff)
parent7655e594945289b418af39f6669fea4666a7b520 (diff)
Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6
* 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6: (505 commits) [media] af9015: Fix max I2C message size when used with tda18271 [media] IR: initialize ir_raw_event in few more drivers [media] Guard a divide in v4l1 compat layer [media] imon: fix nomouse modprobe option [media] imon: remove redundant change_protocol call [media] imon: fix my egregious brown paper bag w/rdev/idev split [media] cafe_ccic: Configure ov7670 correctly [media] ov7670: allow configuration of image size, clock speed, and I/O method [media] af9015: support for DigitalNow TinyTwin v3 [1f4d:9016] [media] af9015: map DigitalNow TinyTwin v2 remote [media] DigitalNow TinyTwin remote controller [media] af9015: RC fixes and improvements videodev2.h.xml: Update to reflect the latest changes at videodev2.h [media] v4l: document new Bayer and monochrome pixel formats [media] DocBook/v4l: Add missing formats used on gspca cpia1 and sn9c2028 [media] firedtv: add parameter to fake ca_system_ids in CA_INFO [media] tm6000: fix a macro coding style issue tm6000: Remove some ugly debug code [media] Nova-S-Plus audio line input [media] [RFC,1/1] V4L2: Use new CAP bits in existing RDS capable drivers ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
index 54447f0d0784..c9ce61d981f5 100644
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+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ API.</para>
<title>Opening and Closing Devices</title>
<para>For compatibility reasons the character device file names
-recommended for V4L2 video capture, overlay, radio, teletext and raw
+recommended for V4L2 video capture, overlay, radio and raw
vbi capture devices did not change from those used by V4L. They are
listed in <xref linkend="devices" /> and below in <xref
linkend="v4l-dev" />.</para>
+ <para>The teletext devices (minor range 192-223) have been removed in
+V4L2 and no longer exist. There is no hardware available anymore for handling
+pure teletext. Instead raw or sliced VBI is used.</para>
+
<para>The V4L <filename>videodev</filename> module automatically
assigns minor numbers to drivers in load order, depending on the
registered device type. We recommend that V4L2 drivers by default
@@ -66,13 +70,6 @@ not compatible with V4L or V4L2.</para> </footnote>,
<entry>64-127</entry>
</row>
<row>
- <entry>Teletext decoder</entry>
- <entry><para><filename>/dev/vtx</filename>,
-<filename>/dev/vtx0</filename> to
-<filename>/dev/vtx31</filename></para></entry>
- <entry>192-223</entry>
- </row>
- <row>
<entry>Raw VBI capture</entry>
<entry><para><filename>/dev/vbi</filename>,
<filename>/dev/vbi0</filename> to
@@ -2345,6 +2342,17 @@ more information.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>V4L2 in Linux 2.6.37</title>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Remove the vtx (videotext/teletext) API. This API was no longer
+used and no hardware exists to verify the API. Nor were any userspace applications found
+that used it. It was originally scheduled for removal in 2.6.35.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </section>
<section id="other">
<title>Relation of V4L2 to other Linux multimedia APIs</title>