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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-20 08:15:23 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-20 08:15:23 -0700 |
| commit | bdab18633a302c82b5e5d5dbc4e38b0baf9c0837 (patch) | |
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Merge tag 'locking-urgent-2026-09-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tipgrafted
Pull futex fix from Ingo Molnar:
- Also allocate a default private futex hash on vfork() as well, to
avoid races with (private) futex waiters (Peter Zijlstra)
* tag 'locking-urgent-2026-09-20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
futex: Also allocate private hash on vfork()
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/media/ci.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/media/ci.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ded4d8fbb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/media/ci.rst @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +Digital TV Conditional Access Interface +======================================= + + +.. note:: + + This documentation is outdated. + +This document describes the usage of the high level CI API as +in accordance to the Linux DVB API. This is a not a documentation for the, +existing low level CI API. + +.. note:: + + For the Twinhan/Twinhan clones, the dst_ca module handles the CI + hardware handling. This module is loaded automatically if a CI + (Common Interface, that holds the CAM (Conditional Access Module) + is detected. + +ca_zap +~~~~~~ + +A userspace application, like ``ca_zap`` is required to handle encrypted +MPEG-TS streams. + +The ``ca_zap`` userland application is in charge of sending the +descrambling related information to the Conditional Access Module (CAM). + +This application requires the following to function properly as of now. + +a) Tune to a valid channel, with szap. + + eg: $ szap -c channels.conf -r "TMC" -x + +b) a channels.conf containing a valid PMT PID + + eg: TMC:11996:h:0:27500:278:512:650:321 + + here 278 is a valid PMT PID. the rest of the values are the + same ones that szap uses. + +c) after running a szap, you have to run ca_zap, for the + descrambler to function, + + eg: $ ca_zap channels.conf "TMC" + +d) Hopefully enjoy your favourite subscribed channel as you do with + a FTA card. + +.. note:: + + Currently ca_zap, and dst_test, both are meant for demonstration + purposes only, they can become full fledged applications if necessary. + + +Cards that fall in this category +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +At present the cards that fall in this category are the Twinhan and its +clones, these cards are available as VVMER, Tomato, Hercules, Orange and +so on. + +CI modules that are supported +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The CI module support is largely dependent upon the firmware on the cards +Some cards do support almost all of the available CI modules. There is +nothing much that can be done in order to make additional CI modules +working with these cards. + +Modules that have been tested by this driver at present are + +(1) Irdeto 1 and 2 from SCM +(2) Viaccess from SCM +(3) Dragoncam |
