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author | Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl> | 2010-08-06 11:52:43 -0400 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2010-10-20 23:05:48 -0400 |
commit | f44026dbe42d38f2e2dfdc7bf35cafc7e44794d7 (patch) | |
tree | 9f0416d2ba548cb045fcd2b7e84aa95510253cba /Documentation | |
parent | 226c0eeaea6732c686a5f4e06f25e5850cd5dd61 (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.xml | 24 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/v4l/dev-teletext.xml | 29 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/DocBook/v4l/v4l2.xml | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 23 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/bttv/MAKEDEV | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt | 5 |
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 |
24 | recommended for V4L2 video capture, overlay, radio, teletext and raw | 24 | recommended for V4L2 video capture, overlay, radio and raw |
25 | vbi capture devices did not change from those used by V4L. They are | 25 | vbi capture devices did not change from those used by V4L. They are |
26 | listed in <xref linkend="devices" /> and below in <xref | 26 | listed 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 | ||
30 | V4L2 and no longer exist. There is no hardware available anymore for handling | ||
31 | pure 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 |
30 | assigns minor numbers to drivers in load order, depending on the | 34 | assigns minor numbers to drivers in load order, depending on the |
31 | registered device type. We recommend that V4L2 drivers by default | 35 | registered 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 | ||
2350 | used and no hardware exists to verify the API. Nor were any userspace applications found | ||
2351 | that 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 |
4 | Teletext data [<xref linkend="ets300706" />, <xref linkend="itu653" />], evaluating the | 4 | Teletext data [<xref linkend="ets300706" />, <xref linkend="itu653" />], evaluating the |
5 | Teletext packages and storing formatted pages in cache memory. Such | 5 | Teletext packages and storing formatted pages in cache memory. Such |
6 | devices are usually implemented as microcontrollers with serial | 6 | devices are usually implemented as microcontrollers with serial |
7 | interface (I<superscript>2</superscript>C) and can be found on older | 7 | interface (I<superscript>2</superscript>C) and could be found on old |
8 | TV cards, dedicated Teletext decoding cards and home-brew devices | 8 | TV cards, dedicated Teletext decoding cards and home-brew devices |
9 | connected to the PC parallel port.</para> | 9 | connected 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 |
12 | the kernel header file <filename>linux/videotext.h</filename>, the | 12 | the kernel header file <filename>linux/videotext.h</filename>, the |
13 | specification is available from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/"> | 13 | specification is available from <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/"> |
14 | ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/</ulink>. (Videotext is the name of | 14 | ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/videotext/</ulink>. (Videotext is the name of |
15 | the German public television Teletext service.) Conventional character | 15 | the German public television Teletext service.)</para> |
16 | device file names are <filename>/dev/vtx</filename> and | ||
17 | <filename>/dev/vttuner</filename>, with device number 83, 0 and 83, 16 | ||
18 | respectively. A similar interface exists for the Philips SAA5249 | ||
19 | Teletext 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 |
23 | with character device file names <filename>/dev/vtx0</filename> to | 18 | with 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 |
25 | 192 to 223. For reference the V4L Teletext API specification is | 20 | 192 to 223.</para> |
26 | reproduced here in full: "Teletext interfaces talk the existing VTX | ||
27 | API." Teletext devices with major number 83 and 102 will be removed in | ||
28 | Linux 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 |
31 | it into V4L2. Please write to the linux-media mailing list: &v4l-ml; | 23 | generic VBI demodulators and those dedicated teletext decoders no longer exist. |
32 | when the need arises.</para> | 24 | For many years the vtx devices were still around, even though nobody used |
25 | them. So the decision was made to finally remove support for the Teletext API in | ||
26 | kernel 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 | <!-- |
35 | Local Variables: | 32 | Local 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 |
103 | Rubli, Andy Walls, Muralidharan Karicheri, Mauro Carvalho Chehab</holder> | 104 | Rubli, 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, |
112 | structs, ioctls) must be noted in more detail in the history chapter | 113 | structs, 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 |
114 | applications. --> | 115 | applications. --> |
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 | |||
498 | Why: Superseded by xt_CT | 498 | Why: Superseded by xt_CT |
499 | Who: Netfilter developer team <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org> | 499 | Who: Netfilter developer team <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org> |
500 | 500 | ||
501 | --------------------------- | ||
502 | |||
503 | What: video4linux /dev/vtx teletext API support | ||
504 | When: 2.6.35 | ||
505 | Files: drivers/media/video/saa5246a.c drivers/media/video/saa5249.c | ||
506 | include/linux/videotext.h | ||
507 | Why: 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. | ||
522 | Who: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl> | ||
523 | |||
524 | ---------------------------- | 501 | ---------------------------- |
525 | 502 | ||
526 | What: IRQF_DISABLED | 503 | What: 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! |
280 | 0x80 00-1F linux/fb.h | 280 | 0x80 00-1F linux/fb.h |
281 | 0x81 00-1F linux/videotext.h | ||
282 | 0x88 00-3F media/ovcamchip.h | 281 | 0x88 00-3F media/ovcamchip.h |
283 | 0x89 00-06 arch/x86/include/asm/sockios.h | 282 | 0x89 00-06 arch/x86/include/asm/sockios.h |
284 | 0x89 0B-DF linux/sockios.h | 283 | 0x89 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 () { | |||
19 | echo "*** new device names ***" | 19 | echo "*** new device names ***" |
20 | makedev video 0 | 20 | makedev video 0 |
21 | makedev radio 64 | 21 | makedev radio 64 |
22 | makedev vtx 192 | ||
23 | makedev vbi 224 | 22 | makedev 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 | ||
45 | 2) A way of initializing and commanding sub-devices (if any). | 45 | 2) A way of initializing and commanding sub-devices (if any). |
46 | 46 | ||
47 | 3) Creating V4L2 device nodes (/dev/videoX, /dev/vbiX, /dev/radioX and | 47 | 3) 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 | ||
50 | 4) Filehandle-specific structs containing per-filehandle data; | 50 | 4) Filehandle-specific structs containing per-filehandle data; |
51 | 51 | ||
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ types exist: | |||
488 | VFL_TYPE_GRABBER: videoX for video input/output devices | 488 | VFL_TYPE_GRABBER: videoX for video input/output devices |
489 | VFL_TYPE_VBI: vbiX for vertical blank data (i.e. closed captions, teletext) | 489 | VFL_TYPE_VBI: vbiX for vertical blank data (i.e. closed captions, teletext) |
490 | VFL_TYPE_RADIO: radioX for radio tuners | 490 | VFL_TYPE_RADIO: radioX for radio tuners |
491 | VFL_TYPE_VTX: vtxX for teletext devices (deprecated, don't use) | ||
492 | 491 | ||
493 | The last argument gives you a certain amount of control over the device | 492 | The last argument gives you a certain amount of control over the device |
494 | device node number used (i.e. the X in videoX). Normally you will pass -1 | 493 | device node number used (i.e. the X in videoX). Normally you will pass -1 |