> Regarding this topic... Before dedicating time and effort to make proper integration
>of this driver into the kernel, I would like to see all the pros and cons. The only
>pro I see right now it that the driver will always be compatible with current kernel
>without additional effort: is that true?
Also the old driver doesnt support LML33 properly and actualyl doesnt seem to
be working right now
> 1. The driver IMHO is not yet ready for average user. It requires more autodetect
>features, autoload, etc.
autodetect magic only ever works up to a point anyway
> 2. It still uses himem interface for large uncompressed captures which must be
>changed for bootmem interface (is it correct?).
Eventually. Pauline did a patch to provide bigmem functionality off bootmem
>
> 3. I'm not sure how long i2c-old subsystem will be alive in the kernel tree. BTW is
>it compatible with the new one in case if someone uses other video drivers based on
>the new i2c subsystem together with the old one?
2.5.0 the old one goes. And no you cannot mix/match. I've already done some
conversions of drivers to new i2c so Im happy od this one too.
> I could write more cons, like need to spend time for fitting the driver into video
>drivers directory, patching configuration scripts, Configure.help file, etc.
>
> So, what do you think?
Im offering to go over it test it and do the integration work.
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