[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] mythtv commit: r10211 - in trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv by danielk

[John P Poet]

On 6/15/06, mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org <mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org> wrote:
>       Author: danielk
>         Date: 2006-06-15 13:02:47 +0000 (Thu, 15 Jun 2006)
> New Revision: 10211
>    Changeset: http://cvs.mythtv.org/trac/changeset/10211
>
> Modified:
>
>    trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_video.c
>    trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_video.h
>    trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/hdhrrecorder.cpp
>    trunk/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/hdhrsignalmonitor.cpp
>
> Log:
>
> Refs #1701. Adds buffering to the hdhomerun library with a patch from Nick Kelsey.
>
> This reduces the real-time requirement of HDHRRecorder. It's needed because the kernel socket buffers are not deep enough to prevent overflow if the machine is even sligtly taxed. The HDHomeRun can't do much buffering internally, and streams the data via UDP without rate control to the recording host.
>

Hi Daniel,

I was thinking about building a combo backend/frontend for a friend,
based on the HDHomeRun.  This commit make me nervous, however.  How
much of a problem is the data loss when the machine is loaded?

Thanks,

John