[linux-dvb] [PATCH] bt878 driver update

[Johannes Stezenbach]

On Fri, Sep 02, 2005 Edgar Toernig wrote:
> below is a patch against the 2.6.13 dvb code to fix some
> problems I had with a Pinnacle PCTV-Sat, mainly the fifo
> overrun errors.
> 
> I've added some error recovery that works often but is
> pretty noisy.  The best result is to simply not enable
> those status interrupts.  Due to resyncs added to the
> risc-code the dma-controller seems to always recover
> from fifo overruns.  To get all status irqs back one has
> to set bt878_debug now.
> 
> Further, I've added a sleep function which turns off the
> IF-relay.  So now it's possible to connect another receiver
> to the IF-out connector and when the card is not used (for
> 5 seconds) the external box gets the antenna.
> 
> The new relay handling also fixes a problem when trying to
> use analog video-in and dvb at the same time.  Formerly,
> at the moment you open the video dev the relay was turn
> off and the frontend got no signal any more.  That works
> correct now - you can watch digital and analog tv at the
> same time.
> 
> And then there are a couple of cleanups - code, comments,
> whitespaces, error checks, log levels, ...
> 
> Comments welcome ...

It is unadvisable to mix cleanups and other changes in one patch.
Ideally you would send multiple small patches, one for each
logically seperate change, e.g.:
- fifo overrun error recovery
- IF-relay stuff
- formatting / whitespace changes
- other cleanups

Yes, I realize how much work it is to split a patch this way.
BTW, have you looked at linux/Documentation/SubmittingPatches?
(Signed-off-by etc.)

> PS: Do I have to sends the couple of lines that touch the
> bttv driver to the bttv-maintainer or is anyone collecting
> dvb-related bttv patches and forwards them?

If the changes depend on each other it doesn't make sense
to split the patch this way. Just send it to both linux-dvb
and video4linux-list and see who'll pick it up.

Thanks,
Johannes