[linux-dvb] Re: 2.6 request_firmware and frontends

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Andrew de Quincey wrote:
> I just spent a while trying to figure out how I would go about using the 2.6 
> request_firmware() calls for the tda1004x driver. As far as I can see, its 
> impossible right now.
>
> The problem is you have to pass a struct device* into request_firmware() to 
> tell the kernel which device you are. Frontend drivers have no idea of which 
> physical device they are attached to.
we could move the 'struct dvb_device *dvbdev' member from the struct 
dvb_frontend_data to struct dvb_frontend, then it would get passed 
directly to the ioctl.

maybe the cleanest and simplest solution.

Holger



--
Info:
To unsubscribe send a mail to ecartis@linuxtv.org with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.