[linux-dvb] TerraTec Cinergy C DVB-C / Twinhan AD-CP400 (VP-2040) & mantis driver

[Marko Ristola]

Hi Leif,

Here is a patch that implements the mentioned DMA transfer improvements.
I hope that these contain also the needed fix for you.
You can apply it into jusst.de/mantis Mercurial branch.
It modifies linux/drivers/media/dvb/mantis/mantis_dma.c only.
I have compiled the patch against 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.x86_64.

cd mantis
patch -p1 < mantis_dma.c.aligned_dma_trs.patch

Please tell us whether my patch helps you or not: if it helps, some of 
my patch might get into jusst.de as
a fix for your problem.

Best Regards,
Marko

Leif Oberste-Berghaus wrote:
> Hi Marko,
>
> thanks for you information.
>
> Could you be so kind to point out how to configure the "aligmnent for 
> DMA tranfers" and how to generate "less IRQs from DMA transfer"?
>
> Regards,
> Leif
>
> Am 13.07.2008 um 14:50 schrieb Marko Ristola:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have Twinhan DVB-C 2033.
>> I have had freezes /reboots.
>>
>> I did following things with the driver to stabilize things (my own 
>> driver version):
>> - Implement both 64byte and 188 byte alignment for DMA transfers.
>> - Generate less IRQs from DMA transfers.
>>
>> That has helped: My AMD dualcore don't do hard reset so often and the
>> saved TV programs are now usable (without my changes the dvb stream
>> lost voice and VDR couldn't show them more than a few minutes).
>> My version seems to use less power (Too weak power supply
>> might be part of my problem though).
>>
>> I don't know yet though whether Manu or others are interested in my 
>> patches.
>> I use too new kernel version to deliver patches for Manu easilly.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Marko Ristola
>

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