[mythtv-users] Frontend slowness during database access

Daniel Kristjansson danielk at cuymedia.net
Sun Nov 5 01:33:43 UTC 2006


On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 12:10 -0800, Michael Rice wrote:
> I've had this issue since I started using MythTV (March) but haven't looked 
> into fixing it yet.  Maybe this is just how it is for everyone... I dunno.
> 
> Typically we'll be watching a recording, it finishes, and we delete it.  No 
> problems so far.  The item changes color while it deletes, then we are back 
> in the recording list ready to choose another recording.  At this point I 
> want to move to another recording but for some number of seconds I am not 
> able to move within the menu.  There is no indication that something is 
> happening or when that something is done.  I believe that after the delete 
> the backend is running the scheduler and this is what is blocking me.  I see 
> this at other times when database activity is happening.
> 
> Normal behavior?  I can understand that some operations might require 
> immediate data from the database and it can't continue without it.  But this 
> doesn't seem like one of those times.

The scheduler begins running one second after the delete starts.
In SVN head this does no longer blocks the recordings screen anymore,
the fix was a bit invasive so it is not going to be ported to 20-fixes.

-- Daniel



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