Hello, Halim, 2010/12/6 Halim Sahin <halim.sahin@xxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > Is there a way to add such drivers to staging branch etc to make > testing simple? > > Some times I don't understand why drivers are included with their current > design and others not. > Having extra repos like s2-liplianin is great but why were drivers there > and non merged upstream? > Popular multimedia distros are using that branch and not official driver > :-(. > > Maybe some kind of decision in v4l-dvb should be adapted to fit other > requirements. > Getting useful answers to questions or problems is another example eg: > http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg12758.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg21646.html > > I asked about several problems (last 6 months) but got not one useful > answer from the lists (linux-media / v4l-dvb). > Like this: > tda8261_cfg.h: > This header-file contains more than only declarations :-(. > > printk of tuned frequencies or used bandwith is maybe useful for > debuging purposes but not for stable drivers in linux kernel. > These printk's should be removed or changed to use an vebbose or debug > module parameter. > Otherwise you get your kernel log filed with useless tdaxxxx messages > and big syslog files. > > Sorry it's really frustrating to ask without getting any kind of > answers. > > Regarding that new driver: > I agree the new code should be tested with real dvb/... hardware > before merging it upstream. > thank you for some kind of support. Yes, I decided to remove this problem DVB block from patch for now but I'll try to test it and finally post here, too. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at Âhttp://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- 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
