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V4L/DVB: Deprecate cpia driver (used for parallel port webcams)

cpia driver were re-written inside gspca driver, for USB devices. The only
functionality that were not migrated is the support for parallel port,
as:
	1) the developer didn't find any hardware;
	2) it doesn't  seem important to keep support for a parallel port webcam,
	   as this is an obsolete technology;
	3) the changes at gspca for it to work with parallel port would be very large;
	4) this driver still uses BKL.

So, let's move it to drivers/staging and label it to die at 2.6.38, if nobody
cares enough to port parallel port support to gspca or to create a new driver
that uses the same gspca-cpia sub-driver.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
Mauro Carvalho Chehab 15 years ago
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+ 16 - 1
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Who:	Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
 ---------------------------
 
 What:	Video4Linux API 1 ioctls and from Video devices.
-When:	July 2009
+When:	kernel 2.6.38
 Files:	include/linux/videodev.h
 Check:	include/linux/videodev.h
 Why:	V4L1 AP1 was replaced by V4L2 API during migration from 2.4 to 2.6
@@ -116,6 +116,21 @@ Who:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What:	Video4Linux obsolete drivers using V4L1 API
+When:	kernel 2.6.38
+Files:	drivers/staging/cpia/*
+Check:	drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.c
+Why:	There are some drivers still using V4L1 API, despite all efforts we've done
+	to migrate. Those drivers are for obsolete hardware that the old maintainer
+	didn't care (or not have the hardware anymore), and that no other developer
+	could find any hardware to buy. They probably have no practical usage today,
+	and people with such old hardware could probably keep using an older version
+	of the kernel. Those drivers will be moved to staging on 2.6.37 and, if nobody
+	care enough to port and test them with V4L2 API, they'll be removed on 2.6.38.
+Who:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:	sys_sysctl
 When:	September 2010
 Option: CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL

+ 0 - 40
drivers/media/video/Kconfig

@@ -599,46 +599,6 @@ config VIDEO_W9966
 	  Check out <file:Documentation/video4linux/w9966.txt> for more
 	  information.
 
-config VIDEO_CPIA
-	tristate "CPiA Video For Linux (DEPRECATED)"
-	depends on VIDEO_V4L1
-	default n
-	---help---
-	  This driver is DEPRECATED please use the gspca cpia1 module
-	  instead. Note that you need atleast version 0.6.4 of libv4l for
-	  the cpia1 gspca module.
-
-	  This is the video4linux driver for cameras based on Vision's CPiA
-	  (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Labs Video
-	  Blaster Webcam II. If you have one of these cameras, say Y here
-	  and select parallel port and/or USB lowlevel support below,
-	  otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III.
-
-	  Please read <file:Documentation/video4linux/README.cpia> for more
-	  information.
-
-	  This driver is also available as a module (cpia).
-
-config VIDEO_CPIA_PP
-	tristate "CPiA Parallel Port Lowlevel Support"
-	depends on PARPORT_1284 && VIDEO_CPIA && PARPORT
-	help
-	  This is the lowlevel parallel port support for cameras based on
-	  Vision's CPiA (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the
-	  Creative Webcam II. If you have the parallel port version of one
-	  of these cameras, say Y here, otherwise say N. It is also available
-	  as a module (cpia_pp).
-
-config VIDEO_CPIA_USB
-	tristate "CPiA USB Lowlevel Support"
-	depends on VIDEO_CPIA && USB
-	help
-	  This is the lowlevel USB support for cameras based on Vision's CPiA
-	  (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Webcam II.
-	  If you have the USB version of one of these cameras, say Y here,
-	  otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III.
-	  It is also available as a module (cpia_usb).
-
 source "drivers/media/video/cpia2/Kconfig"
 
 config VIDEO_VINO

+ 0 - 3
drivers/media/video/Makefile

@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_W9966) += w9966.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_PMS) += pms.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_VINO) += vino.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_STRADIS) += stradis.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA) += cpia.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_PP) += cpia_pp.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_USB) += cpia_usb.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_MEYE) += meye.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7134) += saa7134/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88) += cx88/

+ 2 - 0
drivers/staging/Kconfig

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ source "drivers/staging/cx25821/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/tm6000/Kconfig"
 
+source "drivers/staging/cpia/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/staging/usbip/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/winbond/Kconfig"

+ 1 - 0
drivers/staging/Makefile

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SLICOSS)		+= slicoss/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_GO7007)	+= go7007/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX25821)	+= cx25821/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_TM6000)	+= tm6000/
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA)	+= cpia/
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIRC_STAGING)	+= lirc/
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_IP_COMMON)	+= usbip/
 obj-$(CONFIG_W35UND)		+= winbond/

+ 39 - 0
drivers/staging/cpia/Kconfig

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+config VIDEO_CPIA
+	tristate "CPiA Video For Linux (DEPRECATED)"
+	depends on VIDEO_V4L1
+	default n
+	---help---
+	  This driver is DEPRECATED please use the gspca cpia1 module
+	  instead. Note that you need atleast version 0.6.4 of libv4l for
+	  the cpia1 gspca module.
+
+	  This is the video4linux driver for cameras based on Vision's CPiA
+	  (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Labs Video
+	  Blaster Webcam II. If you have one of these cameras, say Y here
+	  and select parallel port and/or USB lowlevel support below,
+	  otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III.
+
+	  Please read <file:Documentation/video4linux/README.cpia> for more
+	  information.
+
+	  This driver is also available as a module (cpia).
+
+config VIDEO_CPIA_PP
+	tristate "CPiA Parallel Port Lowlevel Support"
+	depends on PARPORT_1284 && VIDEO_CPIA && PARPORT
+	help
+	  This is the lowlevel parallel port support for cameras based on
+	  Vision's CPiA (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the
+	  Creative Webcam II. If you have the parallel port version of one
+	  of these cameras, say Y here, otherwise say N. It is also available
+	  as a module (cpia_pp).
+
+config VIDEO_CPIA_USB
+	tristate "CPiA USB Lowlevel Support"
+	depends on VIDEO_CPIA && USB
+	help
+	  This is the lowlevel USB support for cameras based on Vision's CPiA
+	  (Colour Processor Interface ASIC), such as the Creative Webcam II.
+	  If you have the USB version of one of these cameras, say Y here,
+	  otherwise say N. This will not work with the Creative Webcam III.
+	  It is also available as a module (cpia_usb).

+ 5 - 0
drivers/staging/cpia/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA) += cpia.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_PP) += cpia_pp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CPIA_USB) += cpia_usb.o
+
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Idrivers/media/video

+ 8 - 0
drivers/staging/cpia/TODO

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+This is an obsolete driver for some cpia-based webcams that use the parallel port.
+We couldn't find anyone with this hardware in order to port it to use V4L2.
+
+Also, parallel-port webcams are obsolete nowadays.
+
+If nobody take care on it, the driver will be removed for 2.6.38.
+
+Please send patches to linux-media@vger.kernel.org

+ 0 - 0
drivers/media/video/cpia.c → drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.c


+ 0 - 0
drivers/media/video/cpia.h → drivers/staging/cpia/cpia.h


+ 0 - 0
drivers/media/video/cpia_pp.c → drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_pp.c


+ 0 - 0
drivers/media/video/cpia_usb.c → drivers/staging/cpia/cpia_usb.c