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Package "v4l2loopback-dkms"

Name: v4l2loopback-dkms

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Source for the v4l2loopback driver (DKMS)
Latest version: 0.12.7-2ubuntu5.2
Release: noble (24.04)
Level: updates
Repository: universe
Head package: v4l2loopback
Homepage: https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback

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Version: 0.12.7-2ubuntu5.2 2026-09-23 23:07:24 UTC

v4l2loopback (0.12.7-2ubuntu5.2) noble; urgency=medium

  * Fix FTBFS and oops against linux-6.18 (LP: #2161037)
    - d/p/lp2161037-0-fix-ftbfs-linux-6.18.patch: add filp argument to
      v4l2_fh_add(), with compat macro for linux<6.18
    - d/p/lp2161037-1-fix-v4l2-fh-del-linux-6.18.patch: do the same for
      v4l2_fh_del()
    - d/p/lp2161037-2-use-file-accessor.patch: find the opener via
      file_to_v4l2_fh() on linux>=6.18, which no longer allows
      container_of() on the fh argument
  * Fix outbufs_list corruption under concurrent output DQBUF (LP: #2161239).
    - d/p/lp2161239-lock-outbufs-list-in-dqbuf.patch: serialize output
      DQBUF list rotation.

 -- Seyeong Kim Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:08:29 +0000
Source diff to previous version
2161239 v4l2loopback 0.12.7 causes full system hard-freeze when streaming on kernel 7.0 HWE

Version: 0.12.7-2ubuntu5.1 2026-01-20 15:11:04 UTC

  v4l2loopback (0.12.7-2ubuntu5.1) noble; urgency=medium

  * Failed to build against linux-6.16 (LP: #2114259)
    - added functionality for linux 6.15+ (#626)
    - only use `timer_delete_sync` compat macro for linux<6.2.0
    - Drop from_timer macro usage

 -- You-Sheng Yang <email address hidden> Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:44:14 +0800
2114259 Failed to build against linux-6.16


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