Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:20:37 +0200 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.6.16.30-pre1 |
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On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 10:12:55AM +0000, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > > Andrew Burri: > > > > V4L/DVB: Add support for Kworld ATSC110 > > > > > > > > Curt Meyers: > > > > V4L/DVB: KWorld ATSC110: implement set_pll_input > > > > V4L/DVB: Kworld ATSC110: enable composite and svideo inputs > > > > V4L/DVB: Kworld ATSC110: initialize the tuner for analog mode on module load > > > > > > > > Giampiero Giancipoli: > > > > V4L/DVB: Added support for the LifeView FlyDVB-T LR301 card > > > > > > > > Hartmut Hackmann: > > > > V4L/DVB: Added support for the ADS Instant TV DUO Cardbus PTV331 > > > > V4L/DVB: Added PCI IDs of 2 LifeView Cards > > > > V4L/DVB: Corrected CVBS input for the AVERMEDIA 777 DVB-T > > > > V4L/DVB: Added support for the new Lifeview hybrid cardbus modules > > > > V4L/DVB: TDA10046 Driver update > > > > V4L/DVB: TDA8290 update > > > > > > > > Peter Hartshorn: > > > > V4L/DVB: Added support for the Tevion DVB-T 220RF card > > > > > > Hm, all of these patches seems like these are new features being > > > backported to the 2.6.16.y kernel, which is not really allowed under the > > > current -stable rules. > > > > > > Or are these patches just bugfixes that fix with the current -stable > > > rules? > > > > They add support for additional hardware to the saa7134 driver. > > > > If you look at the actual diff there's not much that could cause any > > regression since nearly all of these change don't change anything for > > the already supported cards. > > > > As long as there's not a serious risk of regressions, such additions are > > welcome in 2.6.16. > > I believe you should not do that. Maybe risk of regression is small, > but risk of adding non-working driver is not,
If it didn't work before and doesn't work after, nothing changed.
> and goal of -stable is > to be stable, not to have feature-of-the-day.
No disagreement.
> Pavel
cu Adrian
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