int dvb_pll_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int pll_addr, struct i2c_adapter *i2c, struct dvb_pll_desc *desc)
 {
+       u8 b1 [] = { 0 };
+       struct i2c_msg msg [] = { { .addr = pll_addr, .flags = 0, .buf = NULL, .len = 0 },
+                                 { .addr = pll_addr, .flags = I2C_M_RD, .buf = b1, .len = 1 } };
        struct dvb_pll_priv *priv = NULL;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
+               fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 1);
+
+       ret = i2c_transfer (i2c, msg, 2);
+       if (ret != 2)
+               return -1;
+       if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
+                    fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);
 
        priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dvb_pll_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (priv == NULL)