[linux-dvb] [PATCH][RFC] dvb-s2 support added to frontend.h

[Johannes Stezenbach]

On Wed, Mar 22, 2006, Marcel Siegert wrote:
> +struct dvb_fe_caps_extended {
> +	__u32	caps_fec;		/* supported fecs */
> +	__u32	caps_modulation;	/* supported modulations */
> +	__u32	caps_frontends_avail;	/* supported frontend_types */

How about naming those "fecs", "modulations" and "standards"?

> +#define dvb_qpsk_parameters dvb_dvbs_parameters
> +#define dvb_qam_parameters dvb_dvbc_parameters
> +#define dvb_ofdm_parameters dvb_dvbt_parameters

Might as well add vsb==atsc.

> +struct dvb_frontend_parameters_extended {
> +	union {
> +		struct dvb_dvbs2_parameters qpsk2;
> +	} u;
> +};

Why not simply "union dvb_frontend_parameters_extended"?

> +/**
> + * use to set the FE_STANDARD - if a tuner supports more than one type. e.g. DVB-C/T or DVB-S/S2 combi frontends
> + * after FE_SET_STANDARD was set, the drivers has to make sure still to reflect the standards available, but
> + * capabilities should be adjusted to the selected stanadard

typo "stanadard", lines are too long

> + */
> +#define FE_SET_STANDARD		   _IO('o', 84) /* fe_type_t */
> +
> +/**
> + * used to query the api v4 backported capabilities (see above for details)

better not confuse people by mentioning v4 api


Johannes