Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix (VDPAU) [PSARC/2009/059 FastTrack timeout 02/05/2009]

[John Fischer]

Garrett,

I'll talk to Brian Cameron about the possibility of creating
a plugin for gstreamer that will take advantage of the new
features integrated by this project.

Thanks,

John

Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> John Fischer wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> This case times out tomorrow.  I believe that all the
>> issues have converged.  Is anyone waiting on any issue? '
> 
> I confess I'm still less than confident about lack of 
> integration/synchronization with our "normal" video software on 
> Solaris.  I fear that this software may become a virtual "orphan" -- a 
> nice API that nobody actually uses.
> 
> That said, I don't know that this concern is significant enough to 
> warrant holding the case any further.  Maybe once this is integrated 
> someone will try to figure out how to make it work with 
> totem/xine/gstreamer.
> 
>    -- Garrett
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
>>
>> Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>>> James Carlson wrote:
>>>> John Martin writes:
>>>>  
>>>>> After some private tutoring by James Carlson, I agree the interface
>>>>> stability should be marked as Committed and if there are changes to
>>>>> interfaces there will be new ARC submissions and approvals before
>>>>> these changes are delivered to Solaris.
>>>>>     
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>> What is the process for changing the three interface levels from
>>>>> Volatile to Committed in the ARC document?
>>>>>     
>>>>
>>>> Since it's a fast-track, you just did it.
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>
>>> Okay, as long as everyone is reasonably confident that reasonable 
>>> efforts to maintain interface stability will be preserved.
>>>
>>>    -- Garrett
>