>
> ---------- Missatge reenviat ----------
> From: "Michael Krufky" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Ivor Hewitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:45:31 -0500
> Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] allow dvb-usb firmware loading in warm
> state?
> On Jan 21, 2008 3:19 PM, Ivor Hewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I was having (still am! :) trouble with my nova-t 500 card and I wanted
> > a way to be able try a different firmware... but the current code only
> > loads in a cold state... and my "mythbackend" is pretty inaccessible, so
> > I made the attached change. This allows a module parameter of
> > "force_load_firmware" which causes the "cold state" logic to be used
> > when warm. Thought this might be a useful idea, it was handy for me
> anyway.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ivor
> >
> > -- snip --
> >
> > /* DIB7070 generic */
> > diff -r 7564c110491e linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
> > --- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c Sun Jan 20
> > 09:13:44 2008 -0200
> > +++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c Mon Jan 21
> > 11:55:20 2008 +0000
> > @@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ static int dvb_usb_force_pid_filter_usag
> > static int dvb_usb_force_pid_filter_usage;
> > module_param_named(force_pid_filter_usage,
> > dvb_usb_force_pid_filter_usage, int, 0444);
> > MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_pid_filter_usage, "force all dvb-usb-devices to
> > use a PID filter, if any (default: 0).");
> > +
> > +int dvb_usb_force_firmware;
> > +module_param_named(force_load_firmware, dvb_usb_force_firmware, int,
> 0444);
> > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_load_firmware, "force firmware loading even when
> > in warm state.");
> >
> > static int dvb_usb_adapter_init(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
> > {
> > @@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ int dvb_usb_device_init(struct usb_inter
> > return -ENODEV;
> > }
> >
> > - if (cold) {
> > + if (cold||dvb_usb_force_firmware) {
> > info("found a '%s' in cold state, will try to load a
> > firmware",desc->name);
> > ret = dvb_usb_download_firmware(udev,props);
> > if (!props->no_reconnect || ret != 0)
>
>
> Doesn't this cause an endless loop? How does the driver know when to
> stop uploading firmware?
>
> -Mike
>
I think that code executes once only at driver initialisation phase. That
means that now probably you'll be able to force a firmware reload by doing
"rmmod dvb-usb-dib0700; modprobe dvb-usb-dib0700", which is pretty good
IMHO. If so, that would solve a number of issues with this card that now
require a full power-off cycle (a reboot isn't enough to make the card
reload the firmware).
Please, correct me if I'm wrong...
Regards,
Eduard
PS: sorry, forgot to change the topic title in the previous message.
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