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

[Morgan Collins [Ax0n]]

> 
> 
> On 26 Oct 2001, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> 
>> le ven 26-10-2001 à 01:14, [e-mail] 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
> 
Might I suggest a single file interface then?
Say /dev/video0/config, which would hold

hue: 0
saturation: 0
brightness: 0
etc..

which one could open and read or write param: value to.
This, or with the linux wireless config tools, is how the airo module allows you to modify
card values and personally I like the simplicity of the approach. 

>> 
>> 	Xav
>> 
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