[xine-devel] Status of xine_check.c

[Stephen T. <st...@sb...>]

Here is the latest version of xine_check.c. I have used code from
hdparm.c (hdparm utility) for checking the dma of the dvd drive. I have
a few questions:

1) I get the kernel information from /proc/version. What parts of that
are relevant? Are there any decisions we need to make based on kernel
version?

2) I can get the mtrr from the /proc but I am unsure what we need to
check. The fact that I get something? If I don't find the mtrr
information in the /proc directory then something is wrong?

3) I can check the dma for the DVD drive but:

a) I have to be root based on the permissions for the actual drive.

b) My link points from /dev/dvd -> /dev/scd0. The drive is not a SCSI
drive its a IDE DVD/CDRW. So the actual drive is /dev/hdc. I don't know
how to handle that.

Stephen