This patch applies both to 2.5.69 and to 2.5.70
diff -urN linux-2.5.69-my/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c linux-2.5.69/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c --- linux-2.5.69-my/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c 2003-06-03 21:54:32.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.5.69/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c 2003-06-03 22:08:07.000000000 +0200 @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. * Or, point your browser to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html + * + * Changes: + * 03/06/2003: handling failure of dvb_frontend_start in dvb_frontend_open + * Daniele Bellucci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. */ #include <linux/sched.h> @@ -527,20 +531,21 @@ static -void dvb_frontend_start (struct dvb_frontend_data *fe) +pid_t dvb_frontend_start (struct dvb_frontend_data *fe) { + pid_t dvb_kthread; dprintk ("%s\n", __FUNCTION__); if (fe->thread) dvb_frontend_stop (fe); if (down_interruptible (&fe->sem)) - return; + return -ERESTARTSYS; fe->exit = 0; fe->thread = (void*) ~0; - kernel_thread (dvb_frontend_thread, fe, 0); + return kernel_thread (dvb_frontend_thread, fe, 0); } @@ -610,6 +615,7 @@ { struct dvb_device *dvbdev = file->private_data; struct dvb_frontend_data *fe = dvbdev->priv; + pid_t dvb_kthread; int ret; dprintk ("%s\n", __FUNCTION__); @@ -618,12 +624,18 @@ return ret; if ((file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) != O_RDONLY) { - dvb_frontend_start (fe); + dvb_kthread = dvb_frontend_start (fe); + if (dvb_kthread < 0) { + ret = dvb_kthread; + dvb_generic_release(inode, file); + goto out; + } + } /* empty event queue */ fe->events.eventr = fe->events.eventw; } - +out: return ret; } Bros... please apply. Daniele. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PGP PKEY http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/[EMAIL PROTECTED]&op=index ICQ# 104896040 Netphone/Fax 178.605.7063 Homepage http://web.tiscali.it/bellucda ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Daniele Bellucci -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
