[linux-dvb] Re: [PATCH?] proposed rewrite of skystar2 filters

[Roberto Ragusa <r.ragusa@libero.it>]

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 21:09:35 +0100
Wolfgang Thiel <w-thiel@gmx.net> wrote:

> I'm still not very happy with the hw_ref_count being 3 bits, but I didn't

I agree.
Too much optimization of memory usage: more complex code, more easily
bugged, artificial limits (ref_count<8).

> have the time for a patch: e.g.: a scan program on Hispasat might try to get
> the PMTs of a transponder: all PMTs on Hispasat usually are on _one_ pid.
> So: we can have quite a few 'open_stream()' requests for one pid.
> The upper layer should handle this, but - it seems - it does _not_ :-(
> [I was able to request pid 0x10 twice, got two requests in open_stream(),
> but only the first program seems to have got the wanted stream: the second
> got garbadge? Perhaps, the upper layer is needing some fixes?]

You're talking about the same doubts I raised in a previous mail.
I'll look at the source code if I find some time.

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   Roberto Ragusa    r.ragusa at libero.it


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