[linux-dvb] Re: tda1004x.c and support of future firmware

[wolfgang@leila.ping.de (Wolfgang Wegner)]

Hi Andreas,

On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 02:00:28PM +0200, Andreas Oberritter wrote:
[...]
> the (hardcoded) firmware version in tda1004x_check_upload_ok is quite
> useless IMHO.
I agree with you that a hardcoded comparison is not a good solution.
However, especially in case of problems with the driver (during development,
when using a new/untested I2C interface, etc.), it _is_ useful to check
if the firmware is really running.
At least for TDA10046, the DSP ready bit in the sync status register is
not 100% reliable...

However, having a "firmware description file" as somebody else proposed,
would solve this issue IMHO.
> 
> Regards,
> Andreas

Regards,
Wolfgang