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[media] feature-removal-schedule: change in how radio device nodes are handled 

Radio devices have weird side-effects when used with combined TV/radio
tuners and the V4L2 spec is ambiguous on how it should work. This results
in inconsistent driver behavior which makes life hard for everyone.

Be more strict in when and how the switch between radio and tv mode
takes place and make sure all drivers behave the same.

Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
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Hans Verkuil 2011-06-13 09:38:54 -03:00 committed by Mauro Carvalho Chehab
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@ -600,3 +600,25 @@ Why: Superseded by the UVCIOC_CTRL_QUERY ioctl.
Who: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
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What: For VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY the type field must match the device node's type.
If not, return -EINVAL.
When: 3.2
Why: It makes no sense to switch the tuner to radio mode by calling
VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a video node, or to switch the tuner to tv mode by
calling VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY on a radio node. This is the first step of a
move to more consistent handling of tv and radio tuners.
Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com>
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What: Opening a radio device node will no longer automatically switch the
tuner mode from tv to radio.
When: 3.3
Why: Just opening a V4L device should not change the state of the hardware
like that. It's very unexpected and against the V4L spec. Instead, you
switch to radio mode by calling VIDIOC_S_FREQUENCY. This is the second
and last step of the move to consistent handling of tv and radio tuners.
Who: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@cisco.com>
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