[linux-dvb] Can ir polling be turned off in cx88 module for Leadtek 1000DTV card?

[Trent Piepho]

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Andy Walls wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-08-26 at 07:33 -0700, Dalton Harvie wrote:
> >   If there isn't, would it be a good idea?
>
> Maybe.
>
> > Thanks for any help.
>
>
> Try this.  It adds a module option "noir" that accepts an array of
> int's.  For a 0, that card's IR is set up as normal; for a 1, that
> card's IR is not initialized.
>
> 	# modprobe cx88 noir=1,1

I think this is a good idea.  I was going to do someting similar
to stop the excessive irqs from my cx88 cards, which don't
even have remote receivers.

I haven't tried, but maybe it is possible to only turn on polling when the
event device is opened.