Re: ddbridge -- kernel 3.15.6

[Thomas Kaiser <linux-dvb@kaiser-linux.li>]

On 08/01/2014 07:08 AM, Georgi Chorbadzhiyski wrote:
> On 8/1/14 7:54 AM, Bjoern wrote:
>> On Do, 2014-07-31 at 09:38 +0200, Ralph Metzler wrote:
>
>>> It is not like drivers are not available and supported, just
>>> not in the mainline kernel tree.
>>
>> Right... and I hope that can be changed. I really really like the DD
>> hardware I have, but always having to rebuild everything with a new
>> kernel is just not my idea of how hardware should run in 2014 on Linux
>> anymore.
>
> I have more than 30 ddbridge dvb-s devices and more than 30 dvb-c/t devices.
>
> The fact that the drivers are not in the main tree is the biggest problem
> with these devices. The hardware is great (never had a problem with it)
> but having to install experimental media build is just stupid.
>
> When I bought the devices I knew that the driver is not in the main tree
> but I really hoped that this would change. Now 3 years later it is still
> not the case. That's bullshit.
>
> Come on Digital Devices, you have the drivers, please, pretty please, submit
> them upstream, go through the merge process and make us - our clients a
> happy bunch.
>
> Like Bjoern said, it's 2014, you have the drivers, keeping them out
> of main kernel and having your customers go through hoops to get them
> working is not acceptable.
>

I would love to see the driver in the kernel mainline tree for the above mentioned reasons!

Thomas