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[linux-dvb] Re: dvb Patch Firmware Directory
Deti Fliegl wrote:
>
> Ralph Metzler wrote:
> >
> > Deti Fliegl writes:
> > > Ralph Metzler wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Deti Fliegl writes:
> > > > > it took a while to analyze some problems with the DVB driver. An now
> > > > > here a patch that fixes the following stuff:
> > > > >
> > > > > - the arm_mon kernel thread is now detached from the user space insmod
> > > > > process (which caused maybe some problems)
> > > >
> > > > Which problems did it cause?
> > > I think it's one of the problems which caused my machine to hang after a
> > > while but I am not sure. It seems that there is a problem when the user
> > > mode process insmod exits with a kernel thread still running.
> >
> > OK, this could be a problem if the driver tries to reload the firmware
> > from the local directory of the insmod process.
> > Reloading from /lib/DVB always seems to work, also with the
> > daemonize() call enabled and the insmod parent process exited.
> > I only need reloading from local directories for testing new firmwares.
> > For me it would be enough to just make the daemonize() call optional
> > for debugging.
> > Most users will load the firmware from /lib/DVB anyway.
> Well we can even decide to put the firmware to the fixed place /lib/DVB.
Actually I like it the way it is, because I have several directories with
different driver versions, and currently I can easily switch between versions
by just changing directory. That possibility would be lost if there were
a fixed location for the firmware (or am I missing something here)?
Klaus
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