Hello Jörn,

 > 45 functions for 2.5.68, 44 for 2.5.67. The new one is this:
 > 0xc0881136 mxb_init_done:                                sub 
$0x51c,%esp
 >
 > Michael, are there any reasons not to make saa7740_init static, global
 > or both? The memory is gone forever either way.

No, there are no reasons. Please apply my patch to drivers/media/video.
It does the following:

- make initialization data for helper chipsets (saa7111 and saa7740) 
static and global

Additionally fixes:
- don't use irq driven i2c transfer when saa7740 is present (this screws 
up the i2c bus and may hang the computer)
- add MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE to allow /sbin/hotplug to handle the device

 > Moreover, wouldn't this be a candidate for __init and __initdata
 > respectively?

Probably. I'll investigate this and include it in the next major update.

 > Jörn

Please note that my name is Michael Hunold, *not* Martin Hunold. 8-)

CU
Michael.