[linux-dvb] Re: Proposal for new frontend architecture

[Michael Hunold <hunold-ml@web.de>]

Hi,

On 07.10.2004 23:51, Andrew de Quincey wrote:
> > > * Kernel i2c code removed from frontends.
> > I see that you do firmware loading through the pci device. This does not
> > work with the dvb-ttpci driver, because it already requests the firmware
> > this way.
> This is a reply to an old mail.
>
> I've just tested loading two firmwares on the same device with 
> request_firmware(). As long as they have different names, there is absolutely 
> no problem - the kernel definitely returns the correct (different) data for 
> each filename.
>
> I don't see this problem myself - am I missing something?
Thanks for the clarification and sorry for the noise.

So should we put the firmware request inside the device driver and pass 
the data to the init function?

Are there different boards with the same frontend that need different 
firmwares to work?

CU
Michael.