[linux-dvb] Re: DVB + Procfs

[Niklas Peinecke <n.peinecke@web.de>]

Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> Hi ML,
>  
> as you may know, i am working on an abstract interface, which supports 
> devfs (done), sysfs(basics done, but not ready for using) and
> procfs (working, but some questions).
> I only changed some stuff in the dvb-core module, so it works with the 
> rest of the driver's source :)
>  
> Now i am getting this:
>  
> cat /proc/dvb/adapter0
> ----- Adapter Info -----
> DVB card: KNC1 DVB-S
>  
> Thats all for the moment, now the question to you guys: What infos 
> should i also output via procfs? Can somebody
> tell me, where i can find the version of the dvb-driver?
> Maybe i will add the registerd devices so it could look like this:
>  
> cat /proc/dvb/adapter0
> ----- Adapter Info -----
> DVB card: KNC1 DVB-S
> Used devices: ~ demux0
>                      ~ dvr0
>                      ~ net0
>                      ~ frontend0
> Used frontend: STV0299/TSA5059/SL1935 based
>  
> What do you think?
Hi Christian,

I think the frontend info would be very nice to have: It is a common 
problem for many cards, that users forget to load the frontend driver or 
load a wrong one. This could be easily diagnosed with the help of such a 
procfs output.

Thanks for your work,

Niklas



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