[linux-dvb] Re: Technisat/B2C2 USB Box

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

Hi,

On Saturday 05 February 2005 23:50, Patrick Boettcher wrote:
> some time ago I announced that I started to work on a driver for the 
> mentioned usb box.
> 
> In the meantime Bjarne Steinsbo and I did some work in a private CVS. So 
> far we are able to get a lock with our boxes (Airstar and Skystar). Only 
> data transfers aren't enabled yet :).
> 
> Because several people asked for it, I thought about putting my private 
> CVS to a temporary sourceforge project (I hope they accept temporary 
> projects) until it can be merged back to dvb-kernel. Since a lot of work 
> is still to be done, I'm not sure about having such _experimental_ code in 
> LinuxTV CVS. What do you say?
> 
> Additionally I received _very_ detailed information about the 
> flexcopII/III from BBTI, which could make the skystar2-driver easier to 
> read, after a rewrite, if any. I know 'never change a running system', but 
> there is a chance of a really cool code sharing (USB box and PCI card are 
> almost equal) and one could and should invest the time. I would take the 
> current skystar2-code for that, but I'm sorry my brain is too small or I'm 
> too young to keep in mind the bit masks and shifts, it's hard to read...
> 
> I'm unsure what to do... What is more important: a running system or a 
> easy to read driver? I think a good combination would do the trick... 
> *sigh*

Would not a branch in cvs create enough separation from the main tree?
Seemed to work like a charm when Andrew did it for the fe refactoring.

Kenneth