Re: [GIT PATCHES for 2.6.38] Zilog Z8 IR unit fixes

[Andy Walls <awalls@md.metrocast.net>]

On Sun, 2011-01-16 at 14:20 -0500, Andy Walls wrote:
> Mauro,
> 
> Please pull the one ir-kbd-i2c change and multiple lirc_zilog changes
> for 2.6.38.
> 
> The one ir-kbd-i2c change is to put back a case to have ir-kbd-i2c set
> defaults for I2C client address 0x71.  I know I was the one who
> recommend that ir-kbd-i2c not do this, but I discovered pvrusb2 and bttv
> rely on it for the moment - Mea culpa.
> 
> The lirc_zilog changes are tested to work with both Tx and Rx with an
> HVR-1600.  I don't want to continue much further on lirc_zilog changes,
> unitl a few things happen:
> 
> 1. I have developed, and have had tested, a patch for the pvrusb2 driver
> to allow the in kernel lirc_zilog to bind to a Z8 on a pvrusb2 supported
> device.

Mauro,

I have developed a patch for pvrusb2 and Mike Isely provided his Ack.  I
have added it to my "z8" branch and this pull request.

> 2. Jarrod finishes his changes related to the Z8 chip for hdpvr and they
> are pulled into media_tree.git branch.
> 
> 3. I hear from Jean, or whomever really cares about ir-kbd-i2c, if
> adding some new fields for struct IR_i2c_init_data is acceptable.
> Specifically, I'd like to add a transceiver_lock mutex, a transceiver
> reset callback, and a data pointer for that reset callback.
> (Only lirc_zilog would use the reset callback and data pointer.)
> 
> 4. I find spare time ever again.

Here's the updated changeset information:

The following changes since commit 0a97a683049d83deaf636d18316358065417d87b:

  [media] cpia2: convert .ioctl to .unlocked_ioctl (2011-01-06 11:34:41 -0200)

are available in the git repository at:
  ssh://linuxtv.org/git/awalls/media_tree.git z8

Andy Walls (12):
      lirc_zilog: Reword debug message in ir_probe()
      lirc_zilog: Remove disable_tx module parameter
      lirc_zilog: Split struct IR into structs IR, IR_tx, and IR_rx
      lirc_zilog: Don't make private copies of i2c clients
      lirc_zilog: Extensive rework of ir_probe()/ir_remove()
      lirc_zilog: Update IR Rx polling kthread start/stop and some printks
      lirc_zilog: Remove unneeded tests for existence of the IR Tx function
      lirc_zilog: Remove useless struct i2c_driver.command function
      lirc_zilog: Add Andy Walls to copyright notice and authors list
      lirc_zilog: Update TODO.lirc_zilog
      ir-kbd-i2c: Add back defaults setting for Zilog Z8's at addr 0x71
      pvrusb2: Provide more information about IR units to lirc_zilog and ir-kbd-i2c

 drivers/media/video/ir-kbd-i2c.c                   |    6 +
 drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw-internal.h |    2 +
 drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-i2c-core.c     |   62 ++-
 drivers/staging/lirc/TODO.lirc_zilog               |   36 +-
 drivers/staging/lirc/lirc_zilog.c                  |  650 +++++++++++---------
 5 files changed, 434 insertions(+), 322 deletions(-)


Regards,
Andy