[linux-dvb] Re: lockups with NEWSTRUCT

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Thanks, for spotting this out!

Klaus: Could you please apply this fix?

thanks,

Holger


Jeremy Hall wrote:
> I have found it.
> 
> In eit.c, look at where a new section filter is created.  I believe we
> have discussed this before, it is improper initialization of the filter, I
> seem to remember something about a mode or something not being
> initialized.
> 
> The recommended fix was 
> 
> memset(&sctFilterParams,0,sizeof(sctFilterParams));
> 
> instead of doing filter and mask separately.  Probably somebody long ago
> copied some code from somewhere that did it this way and didn't think
> about the API changes.
> 
> _J
> 
> In the new year, Holger Waechtler wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>I can reproduce this and will try to find the problem today.
>>
>>Holger
>>
>>
>>Jeremy Hall wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I have been experimenting with vdr-1.1.10 and the NEWSTRUCT driver.  As I
>>>start a FTA channel, go into the menu, and scroll through the channels
>>>(but don't select one) Soon my vdr freezes.
>>>
>>>I am using REMOTE=KBD and DEBUG_OSD=1
>>>
>>>The machine has locked up, doesn't respond to pings etc, but the DVB card
>>>continues to display the FTA channel.
>>>
>>>This is with 2.4.19-RC1+LL+PREEMPT+firm timers.  This works out just fine
>>>with the head driver.  It is configured as a UP kernel.
>>>
>>>_J
>>>
>>> -- 
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>>>
>>
>>
> 
> 



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