diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c
index dd693a1980e8..ab608412b41e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.c
@@ -28,156 +28,39 @@
 
 DVB_DEFINE_MOD_OPT_ADAPTER_NR(adapter_nr);
 
-#define BUFFER_COUNT 32
-#define BUFFER_SIZE PAGE_ALIGN(0x4000)
-
-struct pvr2_dvb_fh {
-	struct pvr2_channel	channel;
-	struct pvr2_stream	*stream;
-	struct pvr2_dvb_adapter	*adap;
-	wait_queue_head_t	wait_data;
-	char			*buffer_storage[BUFFER_COUNT];
-};
-
-static void pvr2_dvb_notify(struct pvr2_dvb_fh *fhp)
-{
-	wake_up(&fhp->wait_data);
-}
-
-static int pvr2_dvb_fh_init(struct pvr2_dvb_fh *fh,
-			    struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
-{
-	struct pvr2_context *pvr = adap->pvr;
-	unsigned int idx;
-	int ret;
-	struct pvr2_buffer *bp;
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&fh->wait_data);
-
-	fh->adap = adap;
-
-	pvr2_channel_init(&fh->channel, adap->pvr);
-
-	ret = pvr2_channel_claim_stream(&fh->channel, &pvr->video_stream);
-	/* somebody else already has the stream */
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	fh->stream = pvr->video_stream.stream;
-
-	for (idx = 0; idx < BUFFER_COUNT; idx++) {
-		fh->buffer_storage[idx] = kmalloc(BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!(fh->buffer_storage[idx]))
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (idx < BUFFER_COUNT) {
-		/* An allocation appears to have failed */
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	pvr2_stream_set_callback(pvr->video_stream.stream,
-				 (pvr2_stream_callback) pvr2_dvb_notify, fh);
-
-	ret = pvr2_stream_set_buffer_count(fh->stream, BUFFER_COUNT);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	for (idx = 0; idx < BUFFER_COUNT; idx++) {
-		bp = pvr2_stream_get_buffer(fh->stream, idx);
-		pvr2_buffer_set_buffer(bp,
-				       fh->buffer_storage[idx],
-				       BUFFER_SIZE);
-	}
-
-	ret = pvr2_hdw_set_streaming(fh->channel.hdw, 1);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	while ((bp = pvr2_stream_get_idle_buffer(fh->stream)) != 0) {
-		ret = pvr2_buffer_queue(bp);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-
-cleanup:
-	if (fh->stream)
-		pvr2_stream_kill(fh->stream);
-
-	for (idx = 0; idx < BUFFER_COUNT; idx++) {
-		if (!(fh->buffer_storage[idx]))
-			continue;
-
-		kfree(fh->buffer_storage[idx]);
-	}
-	pvr2_channel_done(&fh->channel);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void pvr2_dvb_fh_done(struct pvr2_dvb_fh *fh)
-{
-	unsigned int idx;
-
-	pvr2_hdw_set_streaming(fh->channel.hdw, 0);
-
-	pvr2_stream_kill(fh->stream);
-
-//	pvr2_channel_claim_stream(&fh->channel, NULL);
-
-	for (idx = 0; idx < BUFFER_COUNT; idx++) {
-		if (!(fh->buffer_storage[idx]))
-			continue;
-
-		kfree(fh->buffer_storage[idx]);
-	}
-
-	pvr2_channel_done(&fh->channel);
-}
-
 static int pvr2_dvb_feed_func(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 {
-	struct pvr2_dvb_fh fh;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int count;
 	struct pvr2_buffer *bp;
+	struct pvr2_stream *stream;
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "dvb thread started\n");
 	set_freezable();
 
-	memset(&fh, 0, sizeof(fh));
-
-	ret = pvr2_dvb_fh_init(&fh, adap);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return ret;
+	stream = adap->channel.stream->stream;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		if ((0 == adap->feedcount) || (kthread_should_stop()))
-			break;
+		if (kthread_should_stop()) break;
 
 		/* Not sure about this... */
 		try_to_freeze();
 
-		bp = pvr2_stream_get_ready_buffer(fh.stream);
+		bp = pvr2_stream_get_ready_buffer(stream);
 		if (bp != NULL) {
 			count = pvr2_buffer_get_count(bp);
 			if (count) {
 				dvb_dmx_swfilter(
 					&adap->demux,
-					fh.buffer_storage[
-						pvr2_buffer_get_id(bp)],
+					adap->buffer_storage[
+					    pvr2_buffer_get_id(bp)],
 					count);
 			} else {
 				ret = pvr2_buffer_get_status(bp);
-				if (ret < 0)
-					break;
+				if (ret < 0) break;
 			}
 			ret = pvr2_buffer_queue(bp);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				break;
+			if (ret < 0) break;
 
 			/* Since we know we did something to a buffer,
 			   just go back and try again.  No point in
@@ -189,14 +72,11 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_feed_func(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 
 		/* Wait until more buffers become available. */
 		ret = wait_event_interruptible(
-			fh.wait_data,
-			pvr2_stream_get_ready_count(fh.stream) > 0);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			break;
+		    adap->buffer_wait_data,
+		    pvr2_stream_get_ready_count(stream) > 0);
+		if (ret < 0) break;
 	}
 
-	pvr2_dvb_fh_done(&fh);
-
 	/* If we get here and ret is < 0, then an error has occurred.
 	   Probably would be a good idea to communicate that to DVB core... */
 
@@ -216,41 +96,131 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_feed_thread(void *data)
 	return stat;
 }
 
-static int pvr2_dvb_ctrl_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *dvbdmxfeed, int onoff)
+static void pvr2_dvb_notify(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 {
-	struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap = dvbdmxfeed->demux->priv;
-	int newfeedcount, ret = 0;
+	wake_up(&adap->buffer_wait_data);
+}
 
-	if (adap == NULL)
-		return -ENODEV;
+static void pvr2_dvb_stream_end(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
+{
+	unsigned int idx;
+	struct pvr2_stream *stream;
 
-	mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
-	newfeedcount = adap->feedcount + (onoff ? 1 : -1);
-
-	if (newfeedcount == 0) {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "stop feeding\n");
-
-		ret = kthread_stop(adap->thread);
+	if (adap->thread) {
+		kthread_stop(adap->thread);
 		adap->thread = NULL;
 	}
 
-	adap->feedcount = newfeedcount;
-
-	if (adap->feedcount == onoff && adap->feedcount > 0) {
-		if (NULL != adap->thread)
-			goto fail;
-
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "start feeding\n");
-
-		adap->thread = kthread_run(pvr2_dvb_feed_thread,
-					   adap, "pvrusb2-dvb");
-		if (IS_ERR(adap->thread)) {
-			ret = PTR_ERR(adap->thread);
-			adap->thread = NULL;
-		}
-		//ret = newfeedcount;
+	if (adap->channel.stream) {
+		stream = adap->channel.stream->stream;
+	} else {
+		stream = NULL;
 	}
-fail:
+	if (stream) {
+		pvr2_hdw_set_streaming(adap->channel.hdw, 0);
+		pvr2_stream_set_callback(stream, NULL, NULL);
+		pvr2_stream_kill(stream);
+		pvr2_stream_set_buffer_count(stream, 0);
+		pvr2_channel_claim_stream(&adap->channel, NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (adap->stream_run) {
+		for (idx = 0; idx < PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_COUNT; idx++) {
+			if (!(adap->buffer_storage[idx])) continue;
+			kfree(adap->buffer_storage[idx]);
+			adap->buffer_storage[idx] = 0;
+		}
+		adap->stream_run = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static int pvr2_dvb_stream_do_start(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
+{
+	struct pvr2_context *pvr = adap->channel.mc_head;
+	unsigned int idx;
+	int ret;
+	struct pvr2_buffer *bp;
+	struct pvr2_stream *stream = 0;
+
+	if (adap->stream_run) return -EIO;
+
+	ret = pvr2_channel_claim_stream(&adap->channel, &pvr->video_stream);
+	/* somebody else already has the stream */
+	if (ret < 0) return ret;
+
+	stream = adap->channel.stream->stream;
+
+	for (idx = 0; idx < PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_COUNT; idx++) {
+		adap->buffer_storage[idx] = kmalloc(PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_SIZE,
+						    GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!(adap->buffer_storage[idx])) return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	pvr2_stream_set_callback(pvr->video_stream.stream,
+				 (pvr2_stream_callback) pvr2_dvb_notify, adap);
+
+	ret = pvr2_stream_set_buffer_count(stream, PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_COUNT);
+	if (ret < 0) return ret;
+
+	for (idx = 0; idx < PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_COUNT; idx++) {
+		bp = pvr2_stream_get_buffer(stream, idx);
+		pvr2_buffer_set_buffer(bp,
+				       adap->buffer_storage[idx],
+				       PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	}
+
+	ret = pvr2_hdw_set_streaming(adap->channel.hdw, 1);
+	if (ret < 0) return ret;
+
+	while ((bp = pvr2_stream_get_idle_buffer(stream)) != 0) {
+		ret = pvr2_buffer_queue(bp);
+		if (ret < 0) return ret;
+	}
+
+	adap->thread = kthread_run(pvr2_dvb_feed_thread, adap, "pvrusb2-dvb");
+
+	if (IS_ERR(adap->thread)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(adap->thread);
+		adap->thread = NULL;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	adap->stream_run = !0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int pvr2_dvb_stream_start(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
+{
+	int ret = pvr2_dvb_stream_do_start(adap);
+	if (ret < 0) pvr2_dvb_stream_end(adap);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int pvr2_dvb_ctrl_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *dvbdmxfeed, int onoff)
+{
+	struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap = dvbdmxfeed->demux->priv;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (adap == NULL) return -ENODEV;
+
+	mutex_lock(&adap->lock);
+	do {
+		if (onoff) {
+			if (!adap->feedcount) {
+				printk(KERN_DEBUG "start feeding\n");
+				ret = pvr2_dvb_stream_start(adap);
+				if (ret < 0) break;
+			}
+			(adap->feedcount)++;
+		} else if (adap->feedcount > 0) {
+			(adap->feedcount)--;
+			if (!adap->feedcount) {
+				printk(KERN_DEBUG "stop feeding\n");
+				pvr2_dvb_stream_end(adap);
+			}
+		}
+	} while (0);
 	mutex_unlock(&adap->lock);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -287,7 +257,7 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_adapter_init(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 
 	ret = dvb_register_adapter(&adap->dvb_adap, "pvrusb2-dvb",
 				   THIS_MODULE/*&hdw->usb_dev->owner*/,
-				   &adap->pvr->hdw->usb_dev->dev,
+				   &adap->channel.hdw->usb_dev->dev,
 				   adapter_nr);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		err("dvb_register_adapter failed: error %d", ret);
@@ -351,7 +321,7 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_adapter_exit(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 
 static int pvr2_dvb_frontend_init(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 {
-	struct pvr2_hdw *hdw = adap->pvr->hdw;
+	struct pvr2_hdw *hdw = adap->channel.hdw;
 	struct pvr2_dvb_props *dvb_props = hdw->hdw_desc->dvb_props;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -419,14 +389,14 @@ static int pvr2_dvb_frontend_exit(struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap)
 int pvr2_dvb_init(struct pvr2_context *pvr)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-
-	pvr->hdw->dvb.pvr = pvr;
+	struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap;
+	adap = &pvr->hdw->dvb;
+	adap->init = !0;
+	pvr2_channel_init(&adap->channel, pvr);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&adap->buffer_wait_data);
 	mutex_init(&pvr->hdw->dvb.lock);
-
 	ret = pvr2_dvb_adapter_init(&pvr->hdw->dvb);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto fail;
-
+	if (ret < 0) goto fail;
 	ret = pvr2_dvb_frontend_init(&pvr->hdw->dvb);
 fail:
 	return ret;
@@ -434,10 +404,12 @@ fail:
 
 int pvr2_dvb_exit(struct pvr2_context *pvr)
 {
-	pvr2_dvb_frontend_exit(&pvr->hdw->dvb);
-	pvr2_dvb_adapter_exit(&pvr->hdw->dvb);
-
-	pvr->hdw->dvb.pvr = NULL;
-
+	struct pvr2_dvb_adapter *adap;
+	adap = &pvr->hdw->dvb;
+	if (!adap->init) return 0;
+	pvr2_dvb_stream_end(adap);
+	pvr2_dvb_frontend_exit(adap);
+	pvr2_dvb_adapter_exit(adap);
+	pvr2_channel_done(&adap->channel);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h
index 98728d44a4b6..651324ffab3d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-dvb.h
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 #include "dmxdev.h"
 #include "pvrusb2-context.h"
 
+#define PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_COUNT 32
+#define PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_SIZE PAGE_ALIGN(0x4000)
+
 struct pvr2_dvb_adapter {
-	struct pvr2_context	*pvr;
+	struct pvr2_channel	channel;
 
 	struct dvb_adapter	dvb_adap;
 	struct dmxdev		dmxdev;
@@ -23,6 +26,11 @@ struct pvr2_dvb_adapter {
 	struct mutex		lock;
 
 	unsigned int		digital_up:1;
+	unsigned int		stream_run:1;
+	unsigned int		init:1;
+
+	wait_queue_head_t	buffer_wait_data;
+	char			*buffer_storage[PVR2_DVB_BUFFER_COUNT];
 };
 
 struct pvr2_dvb_props {