Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-05 Thread David Matthews
Oliver Endriss wrote: Janne Grunau wrote: Dynamic loading of modules by udev on startup (aka coldplugging) doesn't result in deterministic dvb adapter numbers. Besides following changes in dvb-core and dvb-usb core the patch adds to all drivers ... While I don't care much whether there

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-05 Thread Janne Grunau
On Sunday 05 August 2007 06:01:46 Oliver Endriss wrote: Janne Grunau wrote: Hi, Dynamic loading of modules by udev on startup (aka coldplugging) doesn't result in deterministic dvb adapter numbers. Besides following changes in dvb-core and dvb-usb core the patch adds to all drivers

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-04 Thread Janne Grunau
On Saturday 04 August 2007 07:00:42 you wrote: On 8/4/07, Manu Abraham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/4/07, Michael Krufky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: On 8/4/07, Janne Grunau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 04 August 2007 00:02:29 Manu Abraham wrote: Do we

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Michael Krufky
Janne Grunau wrote: Hi, Dynamic loading of modules by udev on startup (aka coldplugging) doesn't result in deterministic dvb adapter numbers. V4L drivers have the {radio|vbi|video}_nr module options to allocate static minor numbers per driver. Attached patch adds a similiar mechanism to

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Manu Abraham
On 8/2/07, Janne Grunau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Dynamic loading of modules by udev on startup (aka coldplugging) doesn't result in deterministic dvb adapter numbers. V4L drivers have the {radio|vbi|video}_nr module options to allocate static minor numbers per driver. Attached patch

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Janne Grunau
On Friday 03 August 2007 21:28:01 Michael Krufky wrote: I say Janne should continue on and convert the rest of the drivers... Is anybody opposed? done Janne Adds adapter_nr module parameter to all dvb drivers to specify the preferred allocation of device minor numbers per driver.

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Michael Krufky
Manu Abraham wrote: On 8/2/07, Janne Grunau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Dynamic loading of modules by udev on startup (aka coldplugging) doesn't result in deterministic dvb adapter numbers. V4L drivers have the {radio|vbi|video}_nr module options to allocate static minor numbers per

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Janne Grunau
On Saturday 04 August 2007 00:02:29 Manu Abraham wrote: Do we really want to have adapter numbers in DVB bridge drivers ? IMHO, it doesn't look pleasing to have that. I think it's worthwhile to have it. Is there any other possible better alternatives ? Something similiar is possible with

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Manu Abraham
On 8/4/07, Janne Grunau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 04 August 2007 00:02:29 Manu Abraham wrote: Do we really want to have adapter numbers in DVB bridge drivers ? IMHO, it doesn't look pleasing to have that. I think it's worthwhile to have it. Is there any other possible

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Michael Krufky
Manu Abraham wrote: On 8/4/07, Janne Grunau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 04 August 2007 00:02:29 Manu Abraham wrote: Do we really want to have adapter numbers in DVB bridge drivers ? IMHO, it doesn't look pleasing to have that. I think it's worthwhile to have it. Is there any other

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-03 Thread Manu Abraham
On 8/4/07, Michael Krufky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: On 8/4/07, Janne Grunau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 04 August 2007 00:02:29 Manu Abraham wrote: Do we really want to have adapter numbers in DVB bridge drivers ? IMHO, it doesn't look pleasing to have that.

Re: [linux-dvb] [RFC PATCH] Choose dvb adapter number with a driver specific module option

2007-08-01 Thread Nick Andrew
On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 03:15:04AM +0200, Janne Grunau wrote: Dynamic loading of modules by udev on startup (aka coldplugging) doesn't result in deterministic dvb adapter numbers. Isn't the usual response to write some udev rules to set the name based on device characteristics? Thus taking the