Re: [livid-gatos] [RFC] alternative kernel multimedia API

[volodya@mindspring.com]

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On 26 Oct 2001, Xavier Bestel wrote:

> le ven 26-10-2001 à 01:14, volodya@mindspring.com a écrit :
> 
> > >  05,HUE=7\n
> > >  07,some unrelated command
> > > +05\n				# The HUE command was successful
> > > :07,reply to unrelated command
> > > :05,HUE=6\n			# Driver reported the HUE parameter as
> 
> I would prefer a proc-like interface to devices, e.g.:
> 
> /dev/video0/hue
> /dev/video0/saturation
> ...
> 
> more unix-like, no parsing involved.

This would be a problem as an application would need to open many files in
order to operate such interface. Additionally, you underestimate the
number of files needed. We'll need hue_range, hue_label, hue_comment and
something else..

Parsing is not that hard I believe.

                        Vladimir Dergachev

> 
> 	Xav
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