Re: Question about saa7115
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 4:49 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab
<mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:34:22 -0800
> At the current drivers, most of the API functions are handled by the bridge
> driver. So, only a subset of saa7115 features is needed for those devices. As a
> rule, we generally try not to add code on kernel drivers that aren't used by
> other kernel drivers.
>
uh, sorry, but what is a bridge driver ? I've never heard of it, and
could find any help on the web.
> Yet, some functions shouldn't be on saa7115, like, for example:
> buffer handling - specific to the way it is connected;
> audio control and decoding - should be associated to an audio chip;
>
> I don't know the implementation details of your driver. If you intend to submit
> your driver for its addition on kernel, feel free to propose the addition of
> new features to saa7115, and post to the list. Maybe your job will help also
> other users (for example, saa7115 driver doesn't work with Osprey 560
> - I'm not sure where's the issue).
sure, I'll do that, once it'll be ready, and there's a long way to go
before that happens :-)
regards.
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Guillaume
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