Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH] content: reserve device ID 43 for Camera device

[Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>]

On Fri, Oct 14 2022, hrishivarya.bhageeradhan@opensynergy.com wrote:

> From: Hrishivarya Bhageeradhan <hrishivarya.bhageeradhan@opensynergy.com>
>
> The virtio-camera device allows to stream a camera video with
> ability to change controls, formats and get camera captures.
> This patch is to reserve the next available device ID for
> virtio-camera.

Does this device relate in any way to the already reserved video
{en,de}coder devices (ids 30, 31)? Or is this intended to more actively
control how a physical camera processes video?

[The video devices 30 and 31 do not have a specification included in the
virtio spec, unfortunately.]

>
> Signed-off-by: Hrishivarya Bhageeradhan <hrishivarya.bhageeradhan@opensynergy.com>
> ---
>  content.tex | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index e863709..91ba76c 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -2990,6 +2990,8 @@ \chapter{Device Types}\label{sec:Device Types}
>  \hline
>  42         &   RDMA device \\
>  \hline
> +43         &   Camera device \\
> +\hline
>  \end{tabular}
>
>  Some of the devices above are unspecified by this document,