[linux-dvb] Re: refactoring

[Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>]

Holger Waechtler <holger@qanu.de> writes:

> > Several of them load the firmware in the attach() function. Its also
> > a good place to setup any internal state the demodulator might need.
> 
> wouldn't be init() the better place for firmware uploads? Since this
> is called at wakeup after sleep it will also work for USB devices
> which get completely powered-down.

Yep, with suspend and the like in mind you'll certainly want to
separate attach and hardware initialization as you have to re-setup
the hardware when coming back from suspend ...

  Gerd

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