[linux-dvb] Re: Patch: current I2C trasnition broke KNC1 type cards

[Kenneth Aafløy <lists@kenneth.aafloy.net>]

On Sunday 20 June 2004 19:45, Uli Luckas wrote:
> This seems to be caused by the kernel I2C tarnsition recently done.
> Frontends like stv0299 expect to find the exact card name in ((struct
> i2c_adapter *) adapter)->name in order to adjust card handling to specific
> differences.
>
> This aproach might need discussion, as I don't know, wether the actors
> behind the I2C transition had another way to do this in mind. Please let me
> know, if this was the way to go.

Could not this be better handled by some binary identifyer for each cardtype? 
That is what it becomes after the string parsing at least.

Kenneth