On Wednesday 21 July 2004 21:36, Holger Waechtler wrote: > Kenneth Aafløy wrote: > > Power management is provided through the dvb driver, and do you really > > need to hotplug a frontend? > > All current USB DVB drivers can get forced to oops the kernel if you > unplug the device in the wrong moment.
>From what I've seen, the USB drivers can barily hold it's own, and was quite a mess the last time I looked. Besides, what I was asking about was hotplugging a frontend, not the card/device as a whole, because that is really the topic here. > >>>Theoretically, the kernel I2C layer provides exactly the same behavior > >>> as the old dvb_i2c layer, with added features. Who says we can't > >>>mimic/emulate another bus type on I2C as long as the drivers are aware > >>> of the protocol in use on the adapter. > >> > >>you are kidding, are you? > > > > Basically this is what you want, no? > > :) nope. Can I suggest that dvb-kernel head will be converted to use the kernel i2c layer, and that we start working on what you are suggesting for the v4 api? Kenneth