Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Re:[GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list]Re:[GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list]possible PAT

[PUYDT Julien <julien puydt laposte net>]

On dim, 2003-09-14 at 22:53, Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le dim 14/09/2003 à 08:39, julien puydt laposte net a écrit :
> 
> > You didn't really explain why you think it would be a bad idea
> > to have the single buffer case handle everything?
> > 
> Because all apps are doing it,

Sloppy argument. Gnomemeeting isn't "all apps". It has specific ways to
use the devices. The point of testing the V4L1 plugin is to check
whether the single-buffer case can handle all gm needs. If it doesn't,
then yes, it is valid to implement it as a workaround for incomplete
drivers.

>  and also performance-wise.

Does gm really _needs_ 3000fps ?! There's a difference between xawtv and
gm: one just puts the pics on display, and wants to do it as fast as
possible. The other wants to send the pics through a network, and hence
won't want that many pics...

> I wouldn't take the risk to break everything by using only one buffer
> just for qce-ga.

Well, in fact, rename "V4L1" to "QuickCam drivers are crap", and we have
a plugin that will only handle those cams ;-)
(yes, that is another solution: avoid polluting the main V4L plugin by
pushing buggy drivers to more specific plugins!)

Snark