> In this spec you can see that any streaming open locks down the input > and associated resources. Not the open() locks down resources, but STREAMON does (and STREAMOFF unlocks them). > Sometimes this is definitely not wanted (eg > VBI streaming), and we would want to be able to explicitly flag it as > interruptible. Hmm, for VBI it would make sense _not_ to lock down some ressources on STREAMON (maybe just the TV norm, but nothing else). bttv doesn't lock stuff currently, i.e. you can happily switch TV stations and inputs while alevt is running. Gerd -- Get back there in front of the computer NOW. Christmas can wait. -- Linus "the Grinch" Torvalds, 24 Dec 2000 on linux-kernel
