> > One of the advantages of v4l2 (especially for serious image > > processing) is that it is not limmited to the arbitrary minor > > number ranges - you therefore can't extract the base name from the > > minor number as v4l1 does. From: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@xxxxxxx> > > Hmm, looks like I've missed that part of the v4l specs until today. > IMHO it is a very bad idea as long as devfs is optional. Creating > special files is the job of /sbin/MAKEDEV, not the job of the admin. > The different device types need fixed minor number mappings. Devfs will be as optional as procfs is today, I think. I always missed it - as user and kernel programmer. When there is really a need for v4l2 + non-devfs it can be crapy, cant it? Bye, Robert
