[AG-DEV] V4L Issue

[Douglas Kosovic]

Hi Jason,


> This bugs is somewhat related to the email I sent about "Lastest
> kernels (Fedora) causing issues with the AG Software".  Anyway,
> I have found on my test machine:
> 
> 	Fedora 8
> 	2.6.25.6-27.fc8 Kernel
> 	AG 3.2Beta (Latest
> AccessGrid-3.2-0.1.20080625svn.fc9.noarch.rpm)
> 	vic-2.8ucl1.4.0beta
> 
> If I use a V4L device, even by itself, when the vic starts it
basically
> locks up!

The bttv driver deadlock issue in kenel-2.6.25.6 has been fixed in
kenel-2.6.25.7.

Details of the kernel patch can be found here:
  http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/6/13/293

and indication that it has been applied in 2.6.25.7 here:
  http://lwn.net/Articles/286264/



Doug