On 17 Jul 2007, at 18:11, Tyler Trafford wrote:

> Hans Verkuil wrote:
>
>> I've never actually tested having ivtv compiled in the kernel, I
>> always tested it as a module. I'm not sure how firmware loading is
>> supposed to work for in-kernel drivers. I suspect that by the time  
>> the
>> driver is initialized the hotplug daemons may not be active yet.
>
> http://ivtvdriver.org/pipermail/ivtv-devel/2007-February/004501.html
>
> I think it might be a good idea for drivers that require firmware to
> delay initialization until triggered by the user.
> -- 
> Tyler Trafford

I agree, the budget dvb cards do just that on firing up the driver.   
It's disappointing that something in the kernel *has* to be compiled  
as a module, I totally understand the technical constraint in this  
case though.

Would it be an easy change?  I'll have a look and feedback.

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