[media] dvb: deprecate the usage of ops->info.type

Mark info.type as deprecated inside the header, recommending
the usage of DTV_ENUM_DELSYS DVBv5 command instead.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
index 28d7ea5d5e73..aeaed59d0f1f 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/frontend.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ transmission. The fontend types are given by fe_type_t type, defined as:</para>
 <para>Newer formats like DVB-S2, ISDB-T, ISDB-S and DVB-T2 are not described at the above, as they're
 supported via the new <link linkend="FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY">FE_GET_PROPERTY/FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY</link> ioctl's, using the <link linkend="DTV-DELIVERY-SYSTEM">DTV_DELIVERY_SYSTEM</link> parameter.
 </para>
+
+<para>The usage of this field is deprecated, as it doesn't report all supported standards, and
+will provide an incomplete information for frontends that support multiple delivery systems.
+Please use <link linkend="DTV_ENUM_DELSYS">DTV_ENUM_DELSYS</link> instead.</para>
 </section>
 
 <section id="fe-caps-t">