linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] vtunerc: virtual DVB device - is it ok to NACK driver because of worrying about possible misusage?

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Date:	Sun, 4 Dec 2011 14:44:42 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	VDR User <user.vdr@...il.com>
Cc:	Walter Van Eetvelt <walter@....eetvelt.be>,
	Andreas Oberritter <obi@...uxtv.org>, HoP <jpetrous@...il.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] vtunerc: virtual DVB device - is it ok to NACK driver
 because of worrying about possible misusage?

> While I agree with your more broad view of the issue, I specifically
> talked about VDR.  AFAIK Klaus has no intention of adding true
> server/client support to VDR, so for VDR users, this sounds like it
> could be a working solution without the strict limitations of
> streamdev.

So fix Klaus rather than mess up the kernel.

If you are trying to solve a VDR political problem then kernel hacks are
not the way to go. Someone who cares about it needs to fix VDR, with or
without its current maintainer.
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