diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c
index 0ff264e0e0f6..7b8648a827f5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-streams.c
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ static int ivtv_prep_dev(struct ivtv *itv, int type)
 
 	s->vdev->num = num;
 	s->vdev->v4l2_dev = &itv->v4l2_dev;
+	if (ivtv_stream_info[type].v4l2_caps &
+			(V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT | V4L2_CAP_SLICED_VBI_OUTPUT))
+		s->vdev->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_TX;
 	s->vdev->fops = ivtv_stream_info[type].fops;
 	s->vdev->ctrl_handler = itv->v4l2_dev.ctrl_handler;
 	s->vdev->release = video_device_release;
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/zoran/zoran_card.c b/drivers/media/pci/zoran/zoran_card.c
index c3602d6cd48e..fffc54b452c8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/zoran/zoran_card.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/zoran/zoran_card.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,10 @@ zr36057_init (struct zoran *zr)
 	memcpy(zr->video_dev, &zoran_template, sizeof(zoran_template));
 	zr->video_dev->parent = &zr->pci_dev->dev;
 	strcpy(zr->video_dev->name, ZR_DEVNAME(zr));
+	/* It's not a mem2mem device, but you can both capture and output from
+	   one and the same device. This should really be split up into two
+	   device nodes, but that's a job for another day. */
+	zr->video_dev->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_M2M;
 	err = video_register_device(zr->video_dev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, video_nr[zr->id]);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto exit_free;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/coda.c b/drivers/media/platform/coda.c
index 0d4b5c0b37ee..10eaf1189d89 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/coda.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/coda.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,7 @@ static void coda_fw_callback(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	dev->vfd.release	= video_device_release_empty,
 	dev->vfd.lock	= &dev->dev_mutex;
 	dev->vfd.v4l2_dev	= &dev->v4l2_dev;
+	dev->vfd.vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M;
 	snprintf(dev->vfd.name, sizeof(dev->vfd.name), "%s", CODA_NAME);
 	video_set_drvdata(&dev->vfd, dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
index e712d6734ac8..239f37bfa313 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpbe_display.c
@@ -1633,6 +1633,7 @@ static __devinit int init_vpbe_layer(int i, struct vpbe_display *disp_dev,
 	vbd->minor	= -1;
 	vbd->v4l2_dev   = &disp_dev->vpbe_dev->v4l2_dev;
 	vbd->lock	= &vpbe_display_layer->opslock;
+	vbd->vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_TX;
 
 	if (disp_dev->vpbe_dev->current_timings.timings_type &
 			VPBE_ENC_STD) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif_display.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif_display.c
index 4a24848c1a66..ff6e43293ce4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif_display.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif_display.c
@@ -1745,6 +1745,7 @@ static __init int vpif_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		*vfd = vpif_video_template;
 		vfd->v4l2_dev = &vpif_obj.v4l2_dev;
 		vfd->release = video_device_release;
+		vfd->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_TX;
 		snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name),
 			 "VPIF_Display_DRIVER_V%s",
 			 VPIF_DISPLAY_VERSION);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c b/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c
index 9afd93075b61..c4ad9fca5dbf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/m2m-deinterlace.c
@@ -980,6 +980,7 @@ static struct video_device deinterlace_videodev = {
 	.ioctl_ops	= &deinterlace_ioctl_ops,
 	.minor		= -1,
 	.release	= video_device_release,
+	.vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M,
 };
 
 static struct v4l2_m2m_ops m2m_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mem2mem_testdev.c b/drivers/media/platform/mem2mem_testdev.c
index c1229bef153c..d03637537118 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mem2mem_testdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mem2mem_testdev.c
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_file_operations m2mtest_fops = {
 
 static struct video_device m2mtest_videodev = {
 	.name		= MEM2MEM_NAME,
+	.vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M,
 	.fops		= &m2mtest_fops,
 	.ioctl_ops	= &m2mtest_ioctl_ops,
 	.minor		= -1,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c b/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c
index 2236315778c3..8f22ce543cf7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mx2_emmaprp.c
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ static struct video_device emmaprp_videodev = {
 	.ioctl_ops	= &emmaprp_ioctl_ops,
 	.minor		= -1,
 	.release	= video_device_release,
+	.vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M,
 };
 
 static struct v4l2_m2m_ops m2m_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout.c b/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout.c
index 36c3be85649d..196e51670050 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/omap/omap_vout.c
@@ -1951,6 +1951,7 @@ static int __init omap_vout_setup_video_data(struct omap_vout_device *vout)
 
 	vfd->fops = &omap_vout_fops;
 	vfd->v4l2_dev = &vout->vid_dev->v4l2_dev;
+	vfd->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_TX;
 	mutex_init(&vout->lock);
 
 	vfd->minor = -1;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/ispvideo.c b/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/ispvideo.c
index 3a5085e90024..c78f60a0220d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/ispvideo.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/omap3isp/ispvideo.c
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ int omap3isp_video_init(struct isp_video *video, const char *name)
 	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT:
 		direction = "input";
 		video->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
+		video->video.vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_TX;
 		break;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-m2m.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-m2m.c
index c67e53bfa43a..9237e53cf6df 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-m2m.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/fimc-m2m.c
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ int fimc_register_m2m_device(struct fimc_dev *fimc,
 	vfd->minor = -1;
 	vfd->release = video_device_release;
 	vfd->lock = &fimc->lock;
+	vfd->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_M2M;
 
 	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "fimc.%d.m2m", fimc->id);
 	video_set_drvdata(vfd, fimc);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-g2d/g2d.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-g2d/g2d.c
index 69c9f22ee52a..1e3b9dd014c0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-g2d/g2d.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-g2d/g2d.c
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ static struct video_device g2d_videodev = {
 	.ioctl_ops	= &g2d_ioctl_ops,
 	.minor		= -1,
 	.release	= video_device_release,
+	.vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M,
 };
 
 static struct v4l2_m2m_ops g2d_m2m_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-jpeg/jpeg-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-jpeg/jpeg-core.c
index 90459cefb2b8..bf2d94bb0f6e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-jpeg/jpeg-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-jpeg/jpeg-core.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,7 @@ static int s5p_jpeg_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	jpeg->vfd_encoder->release	= video_device_release;
 	jpeg->vfd_encoder->lock		= &jpeg->lock;
 	jpeg->vfd_encoder->v4l2_dev	= &jpeg->v4l2_dev;
+	jpeg->vfd_encoder->vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M;
 
 	ret = video_register_device(jpeg->vfd_encoder, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, -1);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
index e3e616d8a09d..0476be4ee567 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
@@ -1048,6 +1048,7 @@ static int s5p_mfc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	vfd->release	= video_device_release,
 	vfd->lock	= &dev->mfc_mutex;
 	vfd->v4l2_dev	= &dev->v4l2_dev;
+	vfd->vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_M2M;
 	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "%s", S5P_MFC_DEC_NAME);
 	dev->vfd_dec	= vfd;
 	ret = video_register_device(vfd, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-tv/mixer_video.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-tv/mixer_video.c
index a9c6be39246d..bd42ea301650 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-tv/mixer_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-tv/mixer_video.c
@@ -1081,6 +1081,7 @@ struct mxr_layer *mxr_base_layer_create(struct mxr_device *mdev,
 		.minor = -1,
 		.release = mxr_vfd_release,
 		.fops = &mxr_fops,
+		.vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_TX,
 		.ioctl_ops = &mxr_ioctl_ops,
 	};
 	strlcpy(layer->vfd.name, name, sizeof(layer->vfd.name));
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sh_vou.c b/drivers/media/platform/sh_vou.c
index 00cd52c61fe0..ba3de3e02d47 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sh_vou.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sh_vou.c
@@ -1320,6 +1320,7 @@ static const struct video_device sh_vou_video_template = {
 	.ioctl_ops	= &sh_vou_ioctl_ops,
 	.tvnorms	= V4L2_STD_525_60, /* PAL only supported in 8-bit non-bt656 mode */
 	.current_norm	= V4L2_STD_NTSC_M,
+	.vfl_dir	= VFL_DIR_TX,
 };
 
 static int __devinit sh_vou_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 287f73182a69..5967081747ce 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,8 @@ static int uvc_register_video(struct uvc_device *dev,
 	vdev->v4l2_dev = &dev->vdev;
 	vdev->fops = &uvc_fops;
 	vdev->release = uvc_release;
+	if (stream->type == V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT)
+		vdev->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_TX;
 	strlcpy(vdev->name, dev->name, sizeof vdev->name);
 
 	/* Set the driver data before calling video_register_device, otherwise