Re: [PATCH 00/33] Qualcomm video decoder/encoder driver

From: Bryan O'Donoghue
Date: Fri Jul 28 2023 - 10:34:36 EST


On 28/07/2023 14:23, Vikash Garodia wrote:
This patch series introduces support for Qualcomm new video acceleration
hardware architecture, used for video stream decoding/encoding. This driver
is based on new communication protocol between video hardware and application
processor.

I think my main comment and question for this driver is; what specifically about the sm8550 requires an entirely new driver for the venus block ?

We have a re-implementation of the HFI as an example.

What are the specifics of the technical barriers, if any, that preclude adding or extending the existing venus codebase to enable the new silicon ?

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