From: Andrea <mariofutire@googlemail.com>
To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
Subject: [linux-dvb] dvb fronted: LOCK but no data received.
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:53:56 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <47D842E4.4090504@googlemail.com> (raw)
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to understand the behavior and meaning of the LOCK returned by the fronted.
>
> If I open the fronted in readonly, and ask for the INFO, it is possible that I get a LOCK but no
> data is actually received.
>
> This because the fronted receives data ONLY while it is opened in READ/WRITE.
>
> In dvb_frontend.c, in dvb_frontend_open, the fronted is started via
> dvb_frontend_start
> only if it opened in READ/WRITE.
>
> I see it as a misbehavior:
>
> 1) either a LOCK should NOT be returned
> 2) or the frontend should be started in any case (even if READ only)
>
> Which ioctl call should I use to know if the fronted is currently active?
Anybody has an opinion about that?
I know, I cant spell frontend properly :-),
but other than that, what would be the correct behavior when opening the frontend in readonly?
Andrea
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