[mythtv-users] random livetv stalls

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 26 February 2014 12:28, Kevin Johnson <iitywygms at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I can report that I have not had any locks since installing this patch.
> I do occasionally get a brief pause at the top or bottom of the hour.  But
> much less and shorter than before.
> The backend is filled with this message constantly.

this is excellent news...

>
> Feb 25 17:21:47 mythbackend mythlogserver: mythbackend[8037]: I RingBuffer
> ringbuffer.cpp:892 (run) RingBuf(/D2/tvrecordings/1702_20140225170000.mpg):
> safe_read(... at 1540096, 65536) -> 65536, took 0 ms (1000Mbps)
>
> Will this be reported all the time?

only if you've started the backend with -v file

> Also, others have said they use xfs.  My filesystem for videos are jfs.  If
> this matters.

I've been using JFS for years... it's an excellent choice for
recording storage (and IMHO, the best one)