Hello >> Now with kernel 2.6.34 this doesn't work anymore, because v4l-dvb doesn't compile. > > Douglas returned from this 2 week trip abroad and he is backporting the upstream stuff. Yesterday, he > reported to me that the tree is now compiling with 2.6.34. > Ok - I also got it compiling, but budget-ci is causing kernel oops (see other ML thread) > >> The final question for me: >> Does it make any sense anymore to stay with v4l-dvb or do I have to change to the kernel drivers ? >> The major disadvantage of the kernel drivers is the fact that I cannot switch to newer dvb drivers, I am stuck to the ones included in the kernel. > > Well, this is something that you need to answer by yourself ;) > Thats not what I wanted to hear ;) > I don't recommend using a random snapshot of the tree on a distro package, as regressions may > happen during the development period. > > Also, the backports are done at best efforts. There are no warranties, no QA and generally no > tests with real hardware when a backport is done. So, while we hope that the backport will work, > you may have a bug introduced on the backport stuff that may affect your card, not present > upstream. > > IMHO, the better is to just upgrade to the next stable kernel. > Ok - that what I also thought formerly v4l-dvb was the bleeding edge and the kernel draivers were about 2 Versions behind. Now the kernel drivers are often the newer ones, so I have to switch. > Another alternative is to manually apply on your distro the patches that you need there. > All patches with c/c to stable@xxxxxxxxxx are bug fixes that needs to be backported to older > (stable) kernels. So, a good hint is to check for those stable patches. Unfortunately, not all > developers remind to add a c/c to stable. I try to do my best to re-tag those emails when > sending the patches upstream, but I generally opt to trust on the developers, since a fix may > apply only at the latest upstream kernel. > Thats surely an option, but an average user of my distri can't compile a kernel ;) Emerging v4l-dvb is much easier ;) -- Helmut Auer, helmut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
