[linux-dvb] Re: [PATCH] Coding style for skystar2.c (both DVBand dvb-kernel)

[Michael Hunold <hunold@convergence.de>]

Hello Gunther,

> > Because you cannot determine the frontend driver in advance for the 
> > various av7110 dvb-s cards, the user either has to know what frontend 
> > he has or simply load all frontend drivers.
>
> Add this to saa7146_core.c:
>
> If (the correct frontend driver can be determined by pci subsystem id)
> request_module("ves1820" // resp. the correct driver);
As Holger pointed out, this only works if your have the modules 
installed system wide via "make install". Otherwise loading the 
dvb-kernell "ttpci" driver might use the frontend drivers from DVB. For 
most of the frontend drivers this might work, but can introduce subtle 
problems when the frontend drivers start to differ...

> (see bttv: it does successfully request_module()'s if it auto-detects
> special hardware)
> This will make it easier for many users, perhaps for some users it
> will
> not change. Be user-friendly.
> You can send these info to me and I will make a patch for
> linuxtv-dvb-1.0.x to add this info.

As long as users still think that DVB works better that dvb-kernel 
(which I don't) this is not feasible.

It could be added to the mainstream 2.6 kernel, though. So if you 
support this idea, feel free to prepare a patch. 8-)

CU
Michael.



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