Re: [linux-dvb] S2API - Status - Thu Sep 11th

[Johannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org>]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008, Steven Toth wrote:
> Christophe Thommeret wrote:
> > 
> > As far  as i understand, the cinergyT2 driver is a bit unusual, e.g. 
> > dvb_register_frontend is never called (hence no dtv_* log messages). I don't 
> > know if there is others drivers like this, but this has to be investigated 
> > cause rewritting all drivers for S2API could be a bit of work :)
> > 
> > P.S.
> > I think there is an alternate driver for cinergyT2 actually in developement 
> > but idon't remember where it's located neither its state.
> 
> Good to know. (I also saw your followup email). I have zero experience 
> with the cinergyT2 but the old api should still be working reliably. I 
> plan to investigate this, sounds like a bug! :)

Holger was of the opinion that having the demux in dvb-core
was stupid for devices which have no hw demux, so he
programmed around dvb-core. His plan was to add a
mmap-dma-buffers kind of API to the frontend device,
but it never got implemented.

Anyway, it's bad if one driver is different than all the others.


Johannes

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