CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC: Virtual Codec Driver

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC has multiple definitions:

Virtual Codec Driver found in drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC:

• prompt: Virtual Codec Driver
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV
• defined in drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 5.8–5.19, 6.0–6.12
• modules built: vicodec, vicodec

Help text

Driver for a Virtual Codec

This driver can be compared to the vim2m driver for emulating a video device node that exposes an emulated hardware codec.

When in doubt, say N.

Virtual Codec Driver found in drivers/media/platform/vicodec/Kconfig

The configuration item CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC:

• prompt: Virtual Codec Driver
• type: tristate
• depends on: CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV && CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2
• defined in drivers/media/platform/vicodec/Kconfig
• found in Linux kernels: 4.19–4.20, 5.0–5.7
• modules built: vicodec, vicodec

Help text

Driver for a Virtual Codec

This driver can be compared to the vim2m driver for emulating a video device node that exposes an emulated hardware codec.

When in doubt, say N.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module vicodec CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC : drivers/media/platform/vicodec/Kconfig : "Virtual Codec Driver" # in 4.19–4.20, 5.0–5.7
• lkddb module vicodec CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC : drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/Kconfig : "Virtual Codec Driver" # in 5.8–5.19, 6.0–6.12
• lkddb platform "vicodec" : CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC : drivers/media/platform/vicodec/vicodec-core.c # in 4.19–4.20, 5.0–5.7
• lkddb platform "vicodec" : CONFIG_VIDEO_VICODEC : drivers/media/test-drivers/vicodec/vicodec-core.c # in 5.8–5.19, 6.0–6.12

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