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From:
Alexandre Ratchov <alex@caoua.org>
Subject:
Re: Increase the default count of /dev/videoX
To:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Wed, 8 Jan 2025 11:55:09 +0100

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On Tue, Jan 07, 2025 at 09:57:06PM +0100, Kirill A. Korinsky wrote:
> tech@
> 
> I suggest increasing the default count of /dev/videoX devices.
> 
> It's quite common for a laptop to have a visible light camera, an
> infrared camera, or both, in addition to a camera connected via USB.
> 
> Here's a patch that increases the count of /dev/videoX devices from 2 to 4.
> 

I see no reason to restrict the number of nodes to 2, OK to increase
it to 4.