mschimek@xxxxxx writes:
> We kept /dev/vbi for compatibility, now we have to deal with apps using
> it. The proxy compares the device file names to see if apps want to read
> from the same device.
Huh? Why do you need that? Is there some LD_PRELOAD library to make
existing apps use the proxy instead of /dev/{vbi|video} without
patching them? Otherwise I can't see a reason why the proxy has to
care ...
Anyway, bus_info should do the trick.
> Actually when devices uniquely identify themselves I wonder if the proxy
> still needs to deref symlinks or examine file names at all.
I'd say not for v4l2, maybe for v4l1.
Gerd
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