From: Andreas Oberritter <obi@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > I'm not against adding a new node if its behaviour is well defined and > documented and if it integrates well into the existing API. Integration is okay; current API is left untouched. The behaviour is defined as a write encrypted stream / read decrypted stream device. > > > You might find that adding a new node is lazy, but there are advantages: > > - current API isn't broken, namely, ca devices are still used for the control > > messages, nothing more; > > "nothing more" is wrong, as ca devices are used for descramblers, too. I don't understand your point here, do you mean these DVB descramblers currently use ca device for more than the control messages ? > > > - for applications using the DVB API, it is also easier to debug while reading > > the code, in my opinion, because of the usage of two distinct devices (ca / > > cam) instead of one (ca / ioctls); > > That's just a matter of taste. Okay, so you agree that choosing ca/ioctls over ca/cam is just a matter of taste. -- 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
