[linux-dvb] Re: number of read only users (frontend)

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Andreas Oberritter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> dvb_register_frontend limits the number of users and writers to 1.
> Shouldn't some more read only users be allowed?
> 
> It would be nice to have the possibility to run a status monitoring tool
> in the background while using another application to set up the
> frontend.

Hmm, this should be safe. Just go on after you checked that semaphore 
locking is correct even for multiple users...

Holger



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