Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-07 Thread frankio
Manu Abraham wrote: Francesco Schiavarelli wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM (Note: that both are cases of multiple TS's) H.2 (CCM) is applicable for DVB-T muxes. Here

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-07 Thread Manu Abraham
frankio wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Francesco Schiavarelli wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM (Note: that both are cases of multiple TS's) H.2 (CCM) is applicable for DVB-T

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-07 Thread Manu Abraham
Manu Abraham wrote: frankio wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Francesco Schiavarelli wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM (Note: that both are cases of multiple TS's) H.2 (CCM) is

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-06 Thread Gregoire Favre
On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 01:52:26PM -0500, Steven Toth wrote: At this stage I'm looking for a Yes, in principle we like the idea, but show me how you do feature XYZ from other devs. At which point I'll flush out more code this would probably lead to an RFC for your approval. Seems

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-06 Thread Steven Toth
Gregoire Favre wrote: On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 01:52:26PM -0500, Steven Toth wrote: At this stage I'm looking for a Yes, in principle we like the idea, but show me how you do feature XYZ from other devs. At which point I'll flush out more code this would probably lead to an RFC for your

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-06 Thread Ian Bonham
On 06/11/2007, Steven Toth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gregoire Favre wrote: On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 01:52:26PM -0500, Steven Toth wrote: At this stage I'm looking for a Yes, in principle we like the idea, but show me how you do feature XYZ from other devs. At which point I'll flush out

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-06 Thread Steven Toth
Gregoire Favre wrote: On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 01:52:26PM -0500, Steven Toth wrote: At this stage I'm looking for a Yes, in principle we like the idea, but show me how you do feature XYZ from other devs. At which point I'll flush out more code this would probably lead to an RFC for your

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-06 Thread Francesco Schiavarelli
Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM (Note: that both are cases of multiple TS's) H.2 (CCM) is applicable for DVB-T muxes. Here there is a HP/LP stream selection in some fashion combined with the

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-06 Thread Steven Toth
Ian Bonham wrote: On 06/11/2007, *Steven Toth* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gregoire Favre wrote: On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 01:52:26PM -0500, Steven Toth wrote: At this stage I'm looking for a Yes, in principle we like the idea, but show me

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-06 Thread Manu Abraham
Francesco Schiavarelli wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM (Note: that both are cases of multiple TS's) H.2 (CCM) is applicable for DVB-T muxes. Here there is a HP/LP stream selection in

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-05 Thread Steven Toth
Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Fri, Nov 02, 2007, Steven Toth wrote: The design goals for me are: 1) We stop trying to predict what the API will need in 5 years, and focus on building a very simplistic ioctl API for getting and setting generic frontend properties, it should be basic enough

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-05 Thread Steven Toth
Markus Rechberger wrote: On 11/5/07, Steven Toth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Fri, Nov 02, 2007, Steven Toth wrote: The design goals for me are: 1) We stop trying to predict what the API will need in 5 years, and focus on building a very simplistic ioctl API for

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-05 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
On Mon, Nov 05, 2007, Steven Toth wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: struct dvb_tuning_param p[3] = { { .id = MODULATION, .val = MOD_8VSB }, { .id = FREQUENCY, .val = 59125 }, { .id = 0 } }; ioctl(fd, DVB_TUNE, p); You can't

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-05 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
On Mon, Nov 05, 2007, Johannes Stezenbach wrote: Of course you can have variable length args to ioctl(). It's just that you can't let dvb_usercopy() do the work anymore but have to call copy_from_user() yourself, but I would favor a simple, generic API anytime over one with unnecessary,

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-05 Thread Ian Bonham
On 05/11/2007, Johannes Stezenbach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems like no one is interested. BTW, since every DVB-S2 demod is also a DVB-S demod, why does no one split the DVB-S parts of their driver for merging first? It would make the users happy as it would change the state from card

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-05 Thread Marcel Siegert
On Monday 05 November 2007, Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Mon, Nov 05, 2007, Steven Toth wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: struct dvb_tuning_param p[3] = { { .id = MODULATION, .val = MOD_8VSB }, { .id = FREQUENCY, .val = 59125 }, { .id = 0 }

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-05 Thread Steven Toth
At this stage I'm looking for a Yes, in principle we like the idea, but show me how you do feature XYZ from other devs. At which point I'll flush out more code this would probably lead to an RFC for your approval. Seems like no one is interested. yeah, apparently. (unrelated: thanks

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-03 Thread Igor Nikanov
Hi, Steven is it possible to discuss about HVR4000 in this mail list now ? There's several questions after some tests with this card Regards Igor ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-03 Thread Steven Toth
Igor Nikanov wrote: Hi, Steven is it possible to discuss about HVR4000 in this mail list now ? There's several questions after some tests with this card Regards Igor Hi, You've always been welcome to post any comments about the HVR4000 in the public mailing list, I only asked not to

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-03 Thread Grégoire FAVRE
Hello :-) Just as a reminder : http://dev.kewl.org/hvr4000/ contains a patch against v4l-dvb which add hvr-4000 support (without DVB-S2) : http://dev.kewl.org/hvr4000/v4l-dvb-hg-2007-08-31.diff And there is also a copy of the hvr4000 repo which could be used as a base to develop for this great

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-03 Thread Steven Toth
Grégoire FAVRE wrote: Hello :-) Just as a reminder : http://dev.kewl.org/hvr4000/ contains a patch against v4l-dvb which add hvr-4000 support (without DVB-S2) : http://dev.kewl.org/hvr4000/v4l-dvb-hg-2007-08-31.diff And there is also a copy of the hvr4000 repo which could be used as a

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
Hi Steve, On Wed, Oct 31, 2007, Steven Toth wrote: You've miss-interpreted my comments. I suggested that the API should be defined, but not necessarily implemented. I was suggesting that we define enough API to generate a test tree and make some progress. Supporting your earlier

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: The design goals for me are: 1) We stop trying to predict what the API will need in 5 years, and focus on building a very simplistic ioctl API for getting and setting generic frontend properties, it should be basic enough to deal with any new modulation type (or advanced

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: The design goals for me are: 1) We stop trying to predict what the API will need in 5 years, and focus on building a very simplistic ioctl API for getting and setting generic frontend properties, it should be basic enough to deal

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: simpler/smaller interface. I made reference to this in my first HVR4000 patches where massive amounts of code were potentially being duplicated. Please point out the duplication. At the time, the demod drivers had to

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: simpler/smaller interface. I made reference to this in my first HVR4000 patches where massive amounts of code were potentially being duplicated. Please point out the duplication. ___ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: I haven't looked at the example STB0899 driver in a _long_ time, but I would hope those issues have since been resolved. Complain when you are sure about it. Otherwise it is called whining. Manu ___ linux-dvb mailing list

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: The design goals for me are: 1) We stop trying to predict what the API will need in 5 years, and focus on building a very simplistic ioctl API for getting and setting

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Steven Toth
Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: simpler/smaller interface. I made reference to this in my first HVR4000 patches where massive amounts of code were potentially being duplicated. Please point

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: simpler/smaller interface. I made reference to this in my first HVR4000 patches where massive amounts of code were potentially being duplicated. Please point

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
On Fri, Nov 02, 2007, Steven Toth wrote: The design goals for me are: 1) We stop trying to predict what the API will need in 5 years, and focus on building a very simplistic ioctl API for getting and setting generic frontend properties, it should be basic enough to deal with any new

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: When Johannes stated: handling multiple streams is as simple as setting a stream id, well it is not that i blame him, the specs look that way. There are couple of ways the same thing is done for example. You apply a wrong one and the API is

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Hi Johannes, Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: When Johannes stated: handling multiple streams is as simple as setting a stream id, well it is not that i blame him, the specs look that way. There are couple of ways the same thing is done for example. You

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Manu Abraham wrote: Hi Johannes, Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: When Johannes stated: handling multiple streams is as simple as setting a stream id, well it is not that i blame him, the specs look that way. There are couple of ways the same thing

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread rjkm
Manu Abraham writes: If you have had crack, then you will see cracks everywhere . :) I don't understand Ralph's involvement in your Linux projects, and why the alternative direction mattered to him. If you see the initial proposal, there were so many people involved, Ralph

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
rjkm wrote: Manu Abraham writes: If you have had crack, then you will see cracks everywhere . :) I don't understand Ralph's involvement in your Linux projects, and why the alternative direction mattered to him. If you see the initial proposal, there were so many people

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: Also, i forgot to mention one more thing, 16APSK is denoted as 4 + 12 APSK, (for the demod) not sure why either. See 5.4.3 Bit mapping into 16APSK constellation. Johannes ___ linux-dvb mailing list

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: Also, i forgot to mention one more thing, 16APSK is denoted as 4 + 12 APSK, (for the demod) not sure why either. See 5.4.3 Bit mapping into 16APSK constellation. Right, didn't think of that. Thanks, Manu

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Manu Abraham
Johannes Stezenbach wrote: On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM (Note: that both are cases of multiple TS's) H.2 (CCM) is applicable for DVB-T muxes. Here there is a HP/LP stream selection in some fashion combined with the

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM (Note: that both are cases of multiple TS's) H.2 (CCM) is applicable for DVB-T muxes. Here there is a HP/LP stream selection in some fashion combined with the merger/slicer where

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-02 Thread hermann pitton
Am Samstag, den 03.11.2007, 00:56 +0100 schrieb rjkm: Manu Abraham writes: If you have had crack, then you will see cracks everywhere . :) I don't understand Ralph's involvement in your Linux projects, and why the alternative direction mattered to him. If you see the

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-01 Thread Ian Bonham
Steve, Does this mean you will be working on an alternative to MultiProto? As an HVR4000 user I am following this thread closely as you might imagine. Ian On 11/1/07, Steven Toth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: Hi, On Tue,

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-01 Thread Steven Toth
Ian Bonham wrote: Steve, Does this mean you will be working on an alternative to MultiProto? As an HVR4000 user I am following this thread closely as you might imagine. Ian Most likely yes. - Steve ___ linux-dvb mailing list

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-01 Thread Nico Sabbi
Il Thursday 01 November 2007 20:36:36 Steven Toth ha scritto: Ian Bonham wrote: Steve, Does this mean you will be working on an alternative to MultiProto? As an HVR4000 user I am following this thread closely as you might imagine. Ian Most likely yes. - Steve I really hope there

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-01 Thread Markus Rechberger
On 11/2/07, Markus Rechberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/1/07, Nico Sabbi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Il Thursday 01 November 2007 20:36:36 Steven Toth ha scritto: Ian Bonham wrote: Steve, Does this mean you will be working on an alternative to MultiProto? As an HVR4000 user I

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-11-01 Thread Markus Rechberger
On 11/1/07, Nico Sabbi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Il Thursday 01 November 2007 20:36:36 Steven Toth ha scritto: Ian Bonham wrote: Steve, Does this mean you will be working on an alternative to MultiProto? As an HVR4000 user I am following this thread closely as you might imagine.

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-10-31 Thread Manu Abraham
Steven Toth wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: Hi, On Tue, Oct 30, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: three weeks have passed since Steve expressed his discomfort with the HVR4000 merge being blocked waiting for multiproto. Before i state anything, Current

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-10-31 Thread Steven Toth
Manu Abraham wrote: Steven Toth wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: Hi, On Tue, Oct 30, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: three weeks have passed since Steve expressed his discomfort with the HVR4000 merge being blocked waiting for multiproto. Before i

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-10-30 Thread Will Tatam
I think this tree might be preperation for that (least i'm hoping it is) http://linuxtv.org/hg/~mchehab/merge see [linux-dvb] [RFC] merged tree with newer patch series thread Johannes Stezenbach wrote: Hi Manu, three weeks have passed since Steve expressed his discomfort with the HVR4000

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-10-30 Thread Manu Abraham
Hi Johannes, Johannes Stezenbach wrote: Hi Manu, three weeks have passed since Steve expressed his discomfort with the HVR4000 merge being blocked waiting for multiproto. Before i state anything, Current DVB-S2 API status: * CCM (Complete) * API backward compatibility (Complete, guess

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-10-30 Thread Johannes Stezenbach
Hi, On Tue, Oct 30, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: three weeks have passed since Steve expressed his discomfort with the HVR4000 merge being blocked waiting for multiproto. Before i state anything, Current DVB-S2 API status: [snip] Thanks, that's useful. Can

Re: [linux-dvb] DVB-S2 API vs. HVR4000: When?

2007-10-30 Thread Manu Abraham
Johannes Stezenbach wrote: Hi, On Tue, Oct 30, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: three weeks have passed since Steve expressed his discomfort with the HVR4000 merge being blocked waiting for multiproto. Before i state anything, Current DVB-S2 API status: [snip]