V4L2 Support For DMA-BUF Will Come In Linux 3.8

Phoronix: V4L2 Support For DMA-BUF Will Come In Linux 3.8

The Linux 3.8 kernel that just officially entered development days ago will feature support with Video 4 Linux 2 (V4L2) for handling DMA-BUF buffer sharing...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTI1MDc

Am I the only one who read L4D2?

Let me point out how funny it is that the article talks about a driver passing on a buffer to a driver.

Traditionally a driver has been what separates the front-end (software) from the physical implementation (hardware).

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Originally Posted by r1348

Am I the only one who read L4D2?

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i did same... cant wait for valve to start kick ass

I read "Valve 4 Linux 2" at first.

Although, I think what it actually is could make video conferencing/video editing better on Linux. Which we also definitely need :)

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Originally Posted by gQuigs

Although, I think what it actually is could make video conferencing/video editing better on Linux. Which we also definitely need :)

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I think this is more about saving power on mobile devices than about what you seem to think...