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authorHans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>2010-08-06 11:52:43 -0400
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>2010-10-20 23:05:48 -0400
commitf44026dbe42d38f2e2dfdc7bf35cafc7e44794d7 (patch)
tree9f0416d2ba548cb045fcd2b7e84aa95510253cba /Documentation
parent226c0eeaea6732c686a5f4e06f25e5850cd5dd61 (diff)
V4L/DVB: Documentation: update now that the vtx/videotext API has been removed
Remove all references to /dev/vtx in the documentation, except for some historical comments in dev-teletext.xml. Documentation/devices.txt is not updated, this will go through Alan Cox who maintains this file. Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml24
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml29
-rw-r--r--Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/bttv/MAKEDEV1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt5
7 files changed, 40 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
index 54447f0d0784..c9ce61d981f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/compat.xml
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ API.</para>
21 <title>Opening and Closing Devices</title> 21 <title>Opening and Closing Devices</title>
22 22
23 <para>For compatibility reasons the character device file names 23 <para>For compatibility reasons the character device file names
24recommended for V4L2 video capture, overlay, radio, teletext and raw 24recommended for V4L2 video capture, overlay, radio and raw
25vbi capture devices did not change from those used by V4L. They are 25vbi capture devices did not change from those used by V4L. They are
26listed in <xref linkend="devices" /> and below in <xref 26listed in <xref linkend="devices" /> and below in <xref
27 linkend="v4l-dev" />.</para> 27 linkend="v4l-dev" />.</para>
28 28
29 <para>The teletext devices (minor range 192-223) have been removed in
30V4L2 and no longer exist. There is no hardware available anymore for handling
31pure teletext. Instead raw or sliced VBI is used.</para>
32
29 <para>The V4L <filename>videodev</filename> module automatically 33 <para>The V4L <filename>videodev</filename> module automatically
30assigns minor numbers to drivers in load order, depending on the 34assigns minor numbers to drivers in load order, depending on the
31registered device type. We recommend that V4L2 drivers by default 35registered device type. We recommend that V4L2 drivers by default
@@ -66,13 +70,6 @@ not compatible with V4L or V4L2.</para> </footnote>,
66 <entry>64-127</entry> 70 <entry>64-127</entry>
67 </row> 71 </row>
68 <row> 72 <row>
69 <entry>Teletext decoder</entry>
70 <entry><para><filename>/dev/vtx</filename>,
71<filename>/dev/vtx0</filename> to
72<filename>/dev/vtx31</filename></para></entry>
73 <entry>192-223</entry>
74 </row>
75 <row>
76 <entry>Raw VBI capture</entry> 73 <entry>Raw VBI capture</entry>
77 <entry><para><filename>/dev/vbi</filename>, 74 <entry><para><filename>/dev/vbi</filename>,
78<filename>/dev/vbi0</filename> to 75<filename>/dev/vbi0</filename> to
@@ -2345,6 +2342,17 @@ more information.</para>
2345 </listitem> 2342 </listitem>
2346 </orderedlist> 2343 </orderedlist>
2347 </section> 2344 </section>
2345 <section>
2346 <title>V4L2 in Linux 2.6.37</title>
2347 <orderedlist>
2348 <listitem>
2349 <para>Remove the vtx (videotext/teletext) API. This API was no longer
2350used and no hardware exists to verify the API. Nor were any userspace applications found
2351that used it. It was originally scheduled for removal in 2.6.35.
2352 </para>
2353 </listitem>
2354 </orderedlist>
2355 </section>
2348 2356
2349 <section id="other"> 2357 <section id="other">
2350 <title>Relation of V4L2 to other Linux multimedia APIs</title> 2358 <title>Relation of V4L2 to other Linux multimedia APIs</title>
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml
index 76184e8ed618..414b1cfff9f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml
@@ -1,35 +1,32 @@
1 <title>Teletext Interface</title> 1 <title>Teletext Interface</title>
2 2
3 <para>This interface aims at devices receiving and demodulating 3 <para>This interface was aimed at devices receiving and demodulating
4Teletext data [<xref linkend="ets300706" />, <xref linkend="itu653" />], evaluating the 4Teletext data [<xref linkend="ets300706" />, <xref linkend="itu653" />], evaluating the
5Teletext packages and storing formatted pages in cache memory. Such 5Teletext packages and storing formatted pages in cache memory. Such
6devices are usually implemented as microcontrollers with serial 6devices are usually implemented as microcontrollers with serial
7interface (I<superscript>2</superscript>C) and can be found on older 7interface (I<superscript>2</superscript>C) and could be found on old
8TV cards, dedicated Teletext decoding cards and home-brew devices 8TV cards, dedicated Teletext decoding cards and home-brew devices
9connected to the PC parallel port.</para> 9connected to the PC parallel port.</para>
10 10
11 <para>The Teletext API was designed by Martin Buck. It is defined in 11 <para>The Teletext API was designed by Martin Buck. It was defined in
12the kernel header file <filename>linux/videotext.h</filename>, the 12the kernel header file <filename>linux/videotext.h</filename>, the
13specification is available from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/"> 13specification is available from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/">
14ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/</ulink>. (Videotext is the name of 14ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/</ulink>. (Videotext is the name of
15the German public television Teletext service.) Conventional character 15the German public television Teletext service.)</para>
16device file names are <filename>/dev/vtx</filename> and
17<filename>/dev/vttuner</filename>, with device number 83, 0 and 83, 16
18respectively. A similar interface exists for the Philips SAA5249
19Teletext decoder [specification?] with character device file names
20<filename>/dev/tlkN</filename>, device number 102, N.</para>
21 16
22 <para>Eventually the Teletext API was integrated into the V4L API 17 <para>Eventually the Teletext API was integrated into the V4L API
23with character device file names <filename>/dev/vtx0</filename> to 18with character device file names <filename>/dev/vtx0</filename> to
24<filename>/dev/vtx31</filename>, device major number 81, minor numbers 19<filename>/dev/vtx31</filename>, device major number 81, minor numbers
25192 to 223. For reference the V4L Teletext API specification is 20192 to 223.</para>
26reproduced here in full: "Teletext interfaces talk the existing VTX
27API." Teletext devices with major number 83 and 102 will be removed in
28Linux 2.6.</para>
29 21
30 <para>There are no plans to replace the Teletext API or to integrate 22 <para>However, teletext decoders were quickly replaced by more
31it into V4L2. Please write to the linux-media mailing list: &v4l-ml; 23generic VBI demodulators and those dedicated teletext decoders no longer exist.
32when the need arises.</para> 24For many years the vtx devices were still around, even though nobody used
25them. So the decision was made to finally remove support for the Teletext API in
26kernel 2.6.37.</para>
27
28 <para>Modern devices all use the <link linkend="raw-vbi">raw</link> or
29<link linkend="sliced">sliced</link> VBI API.</para>
33 30
34 <!-- 31 <!--
35Local Variables: 32Local Variables:
diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
index 7c3c098d5d08..839e93e875ae 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Remote Controller chapter.</contrib>
99 <year>2007</year> 99 <year>2007</year>
100 <year>2008</year> 100 <year>2008</year>
101 <year>2009</year> 101 <year>2009</year>
102 <year>2010</year>
102 <holder>Bill Dirks, Michael H. Schimek, Hans Verkuil, Martin 103 <holder>Bill Dirks, Michael H. Schimek, Hans Verkuil, Martin
103Rubli, Andy Walls, Muralidharan Karicheri, Mauro Carvalho Chehab</holder> 104Rubli, Andy Walls, Muralidharan Karicheri, Mauro Carvalho Chehab</holder>
104 </copyright> 105 </copyright>
@@ -110,10 +111,17 @@ Rubli, Andy Walls, Muralidharan Karicheri, Mauro Carvalho Chehab</holder>
110 <!-- Put document revisions here, newest first. --> 111 <!-- Put document revisions here, newest first. -->
111 <!-- API revisions (changes and additions of defines, enums, 112 <!-- API revisions (changes and additions of defines, enums,
112structs, ioctls) must be noted in more detail in the history chapter 113structs, ioctls) must be noted in more detail in the history chapter
113(compat.sgml), along with the possible impact on existing drivers and 114(compat.xml), along with the possible impact on existing drivers and
114applications. --> 115applications. -->
115 116
116 <revision> 117 <revision>
118 <revnumber>2.6.37</revnumber>
119 <date>2010-08-06</date>
120 <authorinitials>hv</authorinitials>
121 <revremark>Removed obsolete vtx (videotext) API.</revremark>
122 </revision>
123
124 <revision>
117 <revnumber>2.6.33</revnumber> 125 <revnumber>2.6.33</revnumber>
118 <date>2009-12-03</date> 126 <date>2009-12-03</date>
119 <authorinitials>mk</authorinitials> 127 <authorinitials>mk</authorinitials>
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 842aa9de84a6..2372fb221969 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -498,29 +498,6 @@ When: April 2011
498Why: Superseded by xt_CT 498Why: Superseded by xt_CT
499Who: Netfilter developer team <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org> 499Who: Netfilter developer team <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org>
500 500
501---------------------------
502
503What: video4linux /dev/vtx teletext API support
504When: 2.6.35
505Files: drivers/media/video/saa5246a.c drivers/media/video/saa5249.c
506 include/linux/videotext.h
507Why: The vtx device nodes have been superseded by vbi device nodes
508 for many years. No applications exist that use the vtx support.
509 Of the two i2c drivers that actually support this API the saa5249
510 has been impossible to use for a year now and no known hardware
511 that supports this device exists. The saa5246a is theoretically
512 supported by the old mxb boards, but it never actually worked.
513
514 In summary: there is no hardware that can use this API and there
515 are no applications actually implementing this API.
516
517 The vtx support still reserves minors 192-223 and we would really
518 like to reuse those for upcoming new functionality. In the unlikely
519 event that new hardware appears that wants to use the functionality
520 provided by the vtx API, then that functionality should be build
521 around the sliced VBI API instead.
522Who: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
523
524---------------------------- 501----------------------------
525 502
526What: IRQF_DISABLED 503What: IRQF_DISABLED
diff --git a/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt b/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt
index 33223ff121d8..10f5af8b73f7 100644
--- a/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ Code Seq#(hex) Include File Comments
278 <mailto:oe@port.de> 278 <mailto:oe@port.de>
279'z' 10-4F drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.h conflict! 279'z' 10-4F drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.h conflict!
2800x80 00-1F linux/fb.h 2800x80 00-1F linux/fb.h
2810x81 00-1F linux/videotext.h
2820x88 00-3F media/ovcamchip.h 2810x88 00-3F media/ovcamchip.h
2830x89 00-06 arch/x86/include/asm/sockios.h 2820x89 00-06 arch/x86/include/asm/sockios.h
2840x89 0B-DF linux/sockios.h 2830x89 0B-DF linux/sockios.h
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/MAKEDEV b/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/MAKEDEV
index 9d112f7fd5f7..093c0cd18042 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/MAKEDEV
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/MAKEDEV
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ function makedev () {
19echo "*** new device names ***" 19echo "*** new device names ***"
20makedev video 0 20makedev video 0
21makedev radio 64 21makedev radio 64
22makedev vtx 192
23makedev vbi 224 22makedev vbi 224
24 23
25#echo "*** old device names (for compatibility only) ***" 24#echo "*** old device names (for compatibility only) ***"
diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
index f5fdb395287f..8fb9de4f4875 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ All drivers have the following structure:
44 44
452) A way of initializing and commanding sub-devices (if any). 452) A way of initializing and commanding sub-devices (if any).
46 46
473) Creating V4L2 device nodes (/dev/videoX, /dev/vbiX, /dev/radioX and 473) Creating V4L2 device nodes (/dev/videoX, /dev/vbiX and /dev/radioX)
48 /dev/vtxX) and keeping track of device-node specific data. 48 and keeping track of device-node specific data.
49 49
504) Filehandle-specific structs containing per-filehandle data; 504) Filehandle-specific structs containing per-filehandle data;
51 51
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ types exist:
488VFL_TYPE_GRABBER: videoX for video input/output devices 488VFL_TYPE_GRABBER: videoX for video input/output devices
489VFL_TYPE_VBI: vbiX for vertical blank data (i.e. closed captions, teletext) 489VFL_TYPE_VBI: vbiX for vertical blank data (i.e. closed captions, teletext)
490VFL_TYPE_RADIO: radioX for radio tuners 490VFL_TYPE_RADIO: radioX for radio tuners
491VFL_TYPE_VTX: vtxX for teletext devices (deprecated, don't use)
492 491
493The last argument gives you a certain amount of control over the device 492The last argument gives you a certain amount of control over the device
494device node number used (i.e. the X in videoX). Normally you will pass -1 493device node number used (i.e. the X in videoX). Normally you will pass -1