On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 Andrew de Quincey wrote: > On Tuesday 15 Nov 2005 18:07, Felix Domke wrote: > > Andrew de Quincey wrote: > > > Hi, this patch allows frontends (and the user) to select from one of > > > several different tuning algorithms. The patch adds four possibilities: > > > 1) SW - the current dvb-kernel software zigzag code. > > > 2) HW - the hardware supports zigzagging internally (e.g. DST), so use > > > that as it will be faster. > > > 3) ADAPTIVE - frontend-specific code exploiting frontend-specific > > > features. 4) SIMPLE - just set the frontend once and do nothing else > > > (e.g. for frequency scanner apps). > > > > Though I didn't test this, i strongly agree that we need this. I don't > > think it should be user selectable, though (except for the "SIMPLE" > > mode) - either the frontends supports a specific algorithm or not. > > Otherwise i fear that user applications start to workaround frontend > > driver bugs by selecting another algorithm... > > Hmm, yeah thats a good point. The userspace API should _really_ just be > switchable between "standard" and "scan" mode. > > What constitutes "normal" mode is then up to the innards of the driver. OK, > will update the patch to reflect this. Full ACK. Johannes
