default DVB_AV7110
config DVB_AV7110
- tristate "AV7110 cards"
+ tristate "AV7110 cards (DEPRECATED)"
depends on DVB_CORE && PCI && I2C
select TTPCI_EEPROM
select VIDEO_SAA7146_VV
kernel image by adding the filename to the EXTRA_FIRMWARE
configuration option string.
+ This driver is deprecated and is scheduled for removal by
+ the beginning of 2023. See the TODO file for more information.
+
Say Y if you own such a card and want to use it.
config DVB_AV7110_OSD
- bool "AV7110 OSD support"
+ bool "AV7110 OSD support (DEPRECATED)"
depends on DVB_AV7110
default y if DVB_AV7110=y || DVB_AV7110=m
help
Anyway, some popular DVB software like VDR uses this OSD to render
its menus, so say Y if you want to use this software.
+ This driver is deprecated and is scheduled for removal by
+ the beginning of 2023. See the TODO file for more information.
+
All other people say N.
config DVB_BUDGET_PATCH
- tristate "AV7110 cards with Budget Patch"
+ tristate "AV7110 cards with Budget Patch (DEPRECATED)"
depends on DVB_BUDGET_CORE && I2C
depends on DVB_AV7110
select DVB_STV0299 if MEDIA_SUBDRV_AUTOSELECT
standard AV7110 driver prior to loading this
driver.
+ This driver is deprecated and is scheduled for removal by
+ the beginning of 2023. See the TODO file for more information.
+
Say Y if you own such a card and want to use it.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
# it if we drop support for AV7110, as no other driver will use it.
config DVB_SP8870
- tristate "Spase sp8870 based"
+ tristate "Spase sp8870 based (DEPRECATED)"
depends on DVB_CORE && I2C
default m if !MEDIA_SUBDRV_AUTOSELECT
help
download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
+ This driver is deprecated and is scheduled for removal by
+ the beginning of 2023. See the TODO file for more information.
+
endif
--- /dev/null
+- This driver is too old and relies on a different API.
+ Drop it from Kernel on a couple of versions.
+- Cleanup patches for the drivers here won't be accepted.
+
+These drivers are now deprecated with the intent of
+removing them altogether by the beginning of 2023.
+
+If someone is interested in doing this work, then contact the
+linux-media mailinglist (https://linuxtv.org/lists.php).