diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c
index bc08f1d..fe54f88 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134-cards.c
@@ -2760,7 +2760,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 0,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 0 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0200000,
 		.inputs = {{
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 1,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 1 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x000200000,
 		.inputs         = {{
@@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 1,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 1 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0200100,
 		.inputs         = {{
@@ -3426,7 +3426,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 3,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 3 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.ts_type	= SAA7134_MPEG_TS_SERIAL,
 		.ts_force_val   = 1,
@@ -3459,7 +3459,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 3,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 3 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.ts_type	= SAA7134_MPEG_TS_SERIAL,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0800100, /* GPIO 21 is an INPUT */
@@ -3683,7 +3683,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0200000,
 		.inputs = {{
@@ -3736,7 +3736,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0200000,
 		.inputs = {{
@@ -3754,7 +3754,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.gpiomask	= 1 << 21,
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.inputs         = {{
@@ -3887,7 +3887,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 0,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 0 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.inputs = {{
 			.name   = name_tv, /* FIXME: analog tv untested */
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.gpiomask       = 0x020200000,
 		.inputs         = {{
 			.name = name_tv,
@@ -3937,7 +3937,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type	= UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config	= 0,
+		.tda829x_conf	= { .lna_cfg = 0 },
 		.gpiomask	= 0x020200000,
 		.inputs		= {{
 			.name = name_tv,
@@ -4737,7 +4737,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0200000,
 		.inputs = {{
@@ -4823,7 +4823,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type   = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr   = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr   = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config = 0,
+		.tda829x_conf = { .lna_cfg = 0 },
 		.mpeg         = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.inputs       = {{
 			.name = name_tv,
@@ -4847,7 +4847,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0200000,
 		.inputs = { {
@@ -5057,7 +5057,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.gpiomask       = 1 << 21,
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.inputs         = {{
@@ -5087,7 +5087,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 2,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 2 },
 		.gpiomask       = 1 << 21,
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.inputs         = {{
@@ -5176,7 +5176,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 0,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 0 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x0200000,
 		.inputs = { {
@@ -5406,7 +5406,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.radio_type     = UNSET,
 		.tuner_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr     = ADDR_UNSET,
-		.tuner_config   = 0,
+		.tda829x_conf   = { .lna_cfg = 0 },
 		.mpeg           = SAA7134_MPEG_DVB,
 		.ts_type	= SAA7134_MPEG_TS_PARALLEL,
 		.inputs         = {{
@@ -5629,7 +5629,7 @@ struct saa7134_board saa7134_boards[] = {
 		.audio_clock	= 0x00187de7,
 		.tuner_type	= TUNER_PHILIPS_TDA8290,
 		.radio_type	= UNSET,
-		.tuner_config	= 3,
+		.tda829x_conf	= { .lna_cfg = 3 },
 		.tuner_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.radio_addr	= ADDR_UNSET,
 		.gpiomask	= 0x02050000,
@@ -7616,7 +7616,7 @@ static void saa7134_tuner_setup(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 	if ((dev->tuner_type != TUNER_ABSENT) && (dev->tuner_type != UNSET)) {
 		tun_setup.type = dev->tuner_type;
 		tun_setup.addr = dev->tuner_addr;
-		tun_setup.config = saa7134_boards[dev->board].tuner_config;
+		tun_setup.config = &saa7134_boards[dev->board].tda829x_conf;
 		tun_setup.tuner_callback = saa7134_tuner_callback;
 
 		tun_setup.mode_mask = mode_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134.h b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134.h
index c24b651..ce1b4b5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134.h
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/saa7134/saa7134.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7134_DVB) || defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7134_DVB_MODULE)
 #include <media/videobuf-dvb.h>
 #endif
+#include "tda8290.h"
 
 #define UNSET (-1U)
 
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ struct saa7134_board {
 	unsigned char		rds_addr;
 
 	unsigned int            tda9887_conf;
-	unsigned int            tuner_config;
+	struct tda829x_config   tda829x_conf;
 
 	/* peripheral I/O */
 	enum saa7134_video_out  video_out;
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
index b5a819a..14ad8f4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct tuner {
 	bool                standby;	/* Standby mode */
 
 	unsigned int        type; /* chip type id */
-	unsigned int        config;
+	void                *config;
 	const char          *name;
 };
 
@@ -272,9 +272,8 @@ static struct analog_demod_ops tuner_analog_ops = {
  * @c:			i2c_client descriptoy
  * @type:		type of the tuner (e. g. tuner number)
  * @new_mode_mask:	Indicates if tuner supports TV and/or Radio
- * @new_config:		an optional parameter ranging from 0-255 used by
-			a few tuners to adjust an internal parameter,
-			like LNA mode
+ * @new_config:		an optional parameter used by a few tuners to adjust
+			internal parameters, like LNA mode
  * @tuner_callback:	an optional function to be called when switching
  *			to analog mode
  *
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ static struct analog_demod_ops tuner_analog_ops = {
  * by tun_setup structure. It contains several per-tuner initialization "magic"
  */
 static void set_type(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int type,
-		     unsigned int new_mode_mask, unsigned int new_config,
+		     unsigned int new_mode_mask, void *new_config,
 		     int (*tuner_callback) (void *dev, int component, int cmd, int arg))
 {
 	struct tuner *t = to_tuner(i2c_get_clientdata(c));
@@ -297,8 +296,7 @@ static void set_type(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int type,
 	}
 
 	t->type = type;
-	/* prevent invalid config values */
-	t->config = new_config < 256 ? new_config : 0;
+	t->config = new_config;
 	if (tuner_callback != NULL) {
 		tuner_dbg("defining GPIO callback\n");
 		t->fe.callback = tuner_callback;
@@ -316,11 +314,8 @@ static void set_type(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int type,
 		break;
 	case TUNER_PHILIPS_TDA8290:
 	{
-		struct tda829x_config cfg = {
-			.lna_cfg        = t->config,
-		};
 		if (!dvb_attach(tda829x_attach, &t->fe, t->i2c->adapter,
-				t->i2c->addr, &cfg))
+				t->i2c->addr, t->config))
 			goto attach_failed;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -409,7 +404,6 @@ static void set_type(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int type,
 	case TUNER_NXP_TDA18271:
 	{
 		struct tda18271_config cfg = {
-			.config = t->config,
 			.small_i2c = TDA18271_03_BYTE_CHUNK_INIT,
 		};
 
@@ -506,7 +500,7 @@ static int tuner_s_type_addr(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	struct tuner *t = to_tuner(sd);
 	struct i2c_client *c = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
 
-	tuner_dbg("Calling set_type_addr for type=%d, addr=0x%02x, mode=0x%02x, config=0x%02x\n",
+	tuner_dbg("Calling set_type_addr for type=%d, addr=0x%02x, mode=0x%02x, config=%p\n",
 			tun_setup->type,
 			tun_setup->addr,
 			tun_setup->mode_mask,
diff --git a/include/media/tuner.h b/include/media/tuner.h
index 926aff9..c60552b 100644
--- a/include/media/tuner.h
+++ b/include/media/tuner.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ struct tuner_setup {
 	unsigned short	addr; 	/* I2C address */
 	unsigned int	type;   /* Tuner type */
 	unsigned int	mode_mask;  /* Allowed tuner modes */
-	unsigned int	config; /* configuraion for more complex tuners */
+	void		*config;    /* configuraion for more complex tuners */
 	int (*tuner_callback) (void *dev, int component, int cmd, int arg);
 };
 
