From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from saturn.adsl24.co.uk ([84.234.17.186]) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LDK2E-00081z-5u for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:39:30 +0100 Message-ID: <494A607E.9030105@sager.me.uk> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:38:54 +0000 From: John Sager MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andy Walls References: <494913C4.9060704@sager.me.uk> <1229552900.3109.24.camel@palomino.walls.org> In-Reply-To: <1229552900.3109.24.camel@palomino.walls.org> Cc: LinuxTV-DVB Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] pci_abort messages from cx88 driver List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: Andy, Thanks for the reply. Andy Walls wrote: > > You've logically leaped too far. You can only say that the aborted PCI > transfers, if any actually happened, didn't matter to apparent proper > operation of the device in it's current mode of operation. > > That said, maybe the best course of action is to ignore PCI aborts when > a capture is ongoing. It however, may not be the best idea to ignore > such errors when setting up for a capture or controlling I2C device > through the chip. The interrupts in question are specifically related to the transport stream. > >> >> It may be worth fixing this in the main code to hide the problem for >> unfortunate users of this & related cards until the real problem is >> found. Unfortunately I doubt I can help there as a detailed knowledge >> of the Conexant PCI interface device is probably required to pursue it. > > Maybe not. Look at the cx18 driver where a similar issue was > confronted. Yuk. I see what you mean. I don't think I really want to go that far. The fix is minor so I don't mind patching kernels for my own use when they get upgraded. If I start getting other problems as a consequence I may just give up on the card but fingers-crossed it's working OK for now. regards, John _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb