[linux-dvb] Re: FE_SLEEP

[Holger Waechtler <holger@qanu.de>]

Andrew de Quincey wrote:

> Is FE_SLEEP meant to be exposed to userspace? I notice there's support to 
> handle it in dvb_frontend.c/dvb_frontend_ioctl(), which would imply it is. 
> However, at the moment it is defined in the private internal header, 
> dvb_frontend.h.
>  
no. If you close the device file descriptor in userspace you give the 
signal that the driver is free to decide whether to put the device in 
sleep mode or not.

Holger