[linux-dvb] [ANNOUNCE] DVB API improvements

[Manu Abraham]

Patrick Boettcher wrote:
> Manu,
> 
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Manu Abraham wrote:
> 
>> Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
>> [..]
>>> The main arguments in favor of S2API over Multiproto are:
>>>
>>
>> [..]
>>
>>>     - Capability of allowing improvements even on the existing
>>> standards,
>>>       like allowing diversity control that starts to appear on newer DVB
>>>       devices.
>>
>>
>> I just heard from Patrick, what he meant by this at the meeting and the
>> reason why he voted for S2API, due to a fact that he was convinced
>> incorrectly. Multiproto _already_has_ this implementation, while it is
>> non-existant in S2API.
> 
> In order to not have people getting me wrong here, I'm stating now in
> public:
> 
> 1) I like the idea of having diversity optionally controlled by the
> application.

You can add in a field for diversity in the relevant delivery system
data structure (in frontend.h) for it to be handled by the application
optionally, that shouldn't be an issue as far as i can see.


> 2) My vote for S2API is final.
> 
> It is final, because the S2API is mainly affecting
> include/linux/dvb/frontend.h to add user-API support for new standards.
> I prefer the user-API of S2API over the one of multiproto because of 1).
> 


Regards,
Manu