[mythtv] hdtvrecorder: dynamic ringbuffers?

[John Patrick Poet]

I have written a version of the hdtvrecorder ringbuffer code which 
creates a variable number of ringbuffers, per recording.

Each ringbuffer is 20mb in size.  If a ringbuffer fills up, another 
ringbuffer is created and all new data is written to it.  When the 
filewriter empties a deprecated ringbuffer, it is deleted, and the 
filewriter moves onto the next ringbuffer.  I have capped the maximum 
number of simultaneous ringbuffers at 8.

The advantage of this system, is a much smaller memory footprint -- most 
of the time.

The disadvantage is greater complexity, and a bit more overhead managing 
the ringbuffers.

My question is, which would people prefer?


John