Re: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] Multi protocol support (stage #1)

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On Sat, May 06, 2006, Trent Piepho wrote:
> There is no real spec or example code yet, so I will write some for
> FE_GET_CAPS.  I hope Manu will correct what I get wrong.  IMHO, nothing
> I'm writing contradicts anything in Manu's latest multi-protocol support
> patch.
> 
> Phrases enclosed in brackets [] are optional parts I'm unsure about.
> 
> NAME
>   FE_GET_CAPS - query front-end capabilities
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>   int ioctl(int fd, int request = FE_GET_CAPS, struct dvb_frontend_cap *cap);

[snip]

Wow, lot's of work you put into this.

However, IMHO if one needs such a verbose description,
then the API is bad.

See my other mail about the seperate FE_GET_DELSYS ioctl, I think
this is much friendlier to the poor users' brains ;-)


Johannes

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