schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, msecs_to_jiffies(ir->polling));
 }
 
-static void em28xx_ir_start(struct em28xx_IR *ir)
+static int em28xx_ir_start(void *priv)
 {
+       struct em28xx_IR *ir = priv;
+
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ir->work, em28xx_ir_work);
        schedule_delayed_work(&ir->work, 0);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
-static void em28xx_ir_stop(struct em28xx_IR *ir)
+static void em28xx_ir_stop(void *priv)
 {
+       struct em28xx_IR *ir = priv;
+
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ir->work);
 }
 
                dev->board.xclk &= ~EM28XX_XCLK_IR_RC5_MODE;
                ir_config = EM2874_IR_NEC;
                ir->full_code = 1;
-       } else
+       } else if (ir_type != IR_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
                rc = -EINVAL;
 
        em28xx_write_reg_bits(dev, EM28XX_R0F_XCLK, dev->board.xclk,
        ir->props.allowed_protos = IR_TYPE_RC5 | IR_TYPE_NEC;
        ir->props.priv = ir;
        ir->props.change_protocol = em28xx_ir_change_protocol;
+       ir->props.open = em28xx_ir_start;
+       ir->props.close = em28xx_ir_stop;
+
+       /* By default, keep protocol field untouched */
+       err = em28xx_ir_change_protocol(ir, IR_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+       if (err)
+               goto err_out_free;
 
        /* This is how often we ask the chip for IR information */
        ir->polling = 100; /* ms */
        input_dev->dev.parent = &dev->udev->dev;
 
 
-       em28xx_ir_start(ir);
 
        /* all done */
        err = ir_input_register(ir->input, dev->board.ir_codes,
 
        return 0;
  err_out_stop:
-       em28xx_ir_stop(ir);
        dev->ir = NULL;
  err_out_free:
        kfree(ir);