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v4l2loopback-dc: Add card_label module option - #311

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@Ritsj Ritsj commented Oct 28, 2026

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Closes #294

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Adds a card_label module parameter to v4l2loopback-dc, like the one in the standard v4l2loopback module. It sets the name reported by VIDIOC_QUERYCAP (shown in webcam pickers) and /sys/class/video4linux/videoN/name:

sudo modprobe v4l2loopback_dc card_label="Phone camera"

Without the option the names stay as before ("Droidcam" / "Loopback video device").

Like the standard v4l2loopback module, card_label sets the name shown
in the list of webcams and in /sys/class/video4linux/videoN/name.
Without it the names stay as before.

Closes dev47apps#294
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card_label support in v4l2loopback_dc

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