[PATCH v2 1/9] media: v4l2-subdev: Add a pad variant of .query_dv_timings()

[Paweł Anikiel]

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
> Hi Paweł,
>
> On 21/02/2024 17:02, Paweł Anikiel wrote:
> > Currently, .query_dv_timings() is defined as a video callback without
> > a pad argument. This is a problem if the subdevice can have different
> > dv timings for each pad (e.g. a DisplayPort receiver with multiple
> > virtual channels).
> >
> > To solve this, add a pad variant of this callback which includes
> > the pad number as an argument.
>
> So now we have two query_dv_timings ops: one for video ops, and one
> for pad ops. That's not very maintainable. I would suggest switching
> all current users of the video op over to the pad op.

I agree it would be better if there was only one. However, I have some concerns:
1. Isn't there a problem with backwards compatibility? For example, an
out-of-tree driver is likely to use this callback, which would break.
I'm asking because I'm not familiar with how such API changes are
handled.
2. If I do switch all current users to the pad op, I can't test those
changes. Isn't that a problem?
3. Would I need to get ACK from all the driver maintainers?