Re: [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

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Manu Abraham wrote:
> On 8/4/07, Janne Grunau <janne-dvb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Saturday 04 August 2007 00:02:29 Manu Abraham wrote:
>>> Do we really want to have adapter numbers in DVB bridge drivers ?
>>> IMHO, it doesn't look pleasing to have that.
>> I think it's worthwhile to have it.
>>> Is there any other possible better alternatives ?
>> Something similiar is possible with udev rules but I wouldn't say that
>> it is a better alternative.
> 
> Why ? If you can achieve the same without any code change, doesn't
> that look better ?

using a module option to specify adapter number is a _much_ more user friendly solution, as opposed to udev rules.


>>> If it is that
>>> absolute a necessity, can we hide the ugliness in dvb-core at least ?
>> I'm not really sure what you mean exactly. If you want to avoid changes
>> in the bridge drivers I don't see a way to archieve that. If you want
>> the changes as small as possible look at the final patch.
> 
> That one looks better than your first patch. (Although i hate having a
> MAX limit defined)

The MAX limit was already there beforehand -- Janne only moved the setting of it from dvbdev.c to dvbdev.h.

> I meant adding a module parameter to each module, which was a bit, ..
> I don't know how come others said that they liked the first one very
> much.

I liked the concept... of course the macro is much cleaner looking.

>> One line for
>> the module parameter and the added parameter for the register function.
>> I don't think it can be done with less changes.
> 
> 
> True.

-MiKE

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