On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:29 PM, David Härdeman <da...@hardeman.nu> wrote:
> This patch moves the state from each raw decoder into the
> ir_raw_event_ctrl struct.
>
> This allows the removal of code like this:
>
> spin_lock(&decoder_lock);
> list_for_each_entry(data, &decoder_list, list) {
> if (data->ir_dev == ir_dev)
> break;
> }
> spin_unlock(&decoder_lock);
> return data;
>
> which is currently run for each decoder on each event in order
> to get the client-specific decoding state data.
>
> In addition, ir decoding modules and ir driver module load
> order is now independent. Centralizing the data also allows
> for a nice code reduction of about 30% per raw decoder as
> client lists and client registration callbacks are no longer
> necessary (but still kept around for the benefit of the lirc
> decoder).
>
> Out-of-tree modules can still use a similar trick to what
> the raw decoders did before this patch until they are merged.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Härdeman <da...@hardeman.nu>
Acked-by: Jarod Wilson <ja...@redhat.com>
Tested-by: Jarod Wilson <ja...@redhat.com>
Note that I was running a version rebased atop the linuxtv staging/rc
branch though.
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Jarod Wilson
ja...@wilsonet.com
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