> > 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> 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
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