From cd7d494d0b23673215330963c28138dd0c3fd405 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 16:11:17 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] [media] dvb: deprecate the usage of ops->info.type Mark info.type as deprecated inside the header, recommending the usage of DTV_ENUM_DELSYS DVBv5 command instead. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml | 4 ++++ include/linux/dvb/frontend.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml index 28d7ea5d5e7..aeaed59d0f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ transmission. The fontend types are given by fe_type_t type, defined as: Newer formats like DVB-S2, ISDB-T, ISDB-S and DVB-T2 are not described at the above, as they're supported via the new FE_GET_PROPERTY/FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY ioctl's, using the DTV_DELIVERY_SYSTEM parameter. + +The usage of this field is deprecated, as it doesn't report all supported standards, and +will provide an incomplete information for frontends that support multiple delivery systems. +Please use DTV_ENUM_DELSYS instead.
diff --git a/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h b/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h index 7e7cb64f56d..cb4428ab81e 100644 --- a/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h +++ b/include/linux/dvb/frontend.h @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef enum fe_caps { struct dvb_frontend_info { char name[128]; - fe_type_t type; + fe_type_t type; /* DEPRECATED. Use DTV_ENUM_DELSYS instead */ __u32 frequency_min; __u32 frequency_max; __u32 frequency_stepsize; -- 2.39.5