[linux-dvb] Re: Question about dvb_net

[Julian Somers <lists@bigpip.com>]

On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 01:25:12PM +0100, Luca Abeni wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> if I understand correctly, it is currently possible to receive only a
> single PID per dvbx_y network interface... Is this correct?
> 
> Since I need to route multicast traffic arriving on more than 1 PID, I
> will try to modify dvb_net.c to receive more than 1 PID per network
> interface. But before starting to modify the code, I have some
> questions:
> 1) Why has dvb_net been designed to receive only 1 PID per network
> interface? Because it's simpler, or because of some other reason? (I am
> asking simply because I do not want to overlook some problems from the
> beginning)
> 2) Is there any interest in removing such a limitation?

Yes, some satellite ISPs (eg Opensky) switch users between contention
pools on different PIDs -- it would be great to be able to listen on all
of them at the same time.

> 3) Is anyone else already working on it? (I don't want to duplicate
> someone else's work)
> 
> 			Thanks,
> 				Luca
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