[mythtv-users] Flag commercials queue getting pretty long

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Thu Oct 28 00:02:02 UTC 2010


On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 01:59:10PM -0700, Clay wrote:
> Mark Hutchinson wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Clay <ctmythtv at pacbell.net
> ><mailto:ctmythtv at pacbell.net>> wrote:
> >
> >    Mark Hutchinson wrote:
> >
> >        I have F13 and .23 recording from an HD-PVR working very well.
> >         Just set this up a couple of weeks ago.
> >        When I look at the mythweb status page, I can see the job queue
> >        for "flag commercials" getting pretty long.  Up to about 40 or
> >        50 long now and growing.
> >        Obviously not keeping up.  Quad core ( 8 with HT ) and 12 gigs
> >        ram, so its not that.  I can see mythcommflag always in the #1
> >        spot in top, but what could be causing this ever increasing queue?
> >
> >        It does look like the jobs work.  I see searching for logo, then
> >        Xpercent completed at usually around 66fps.
> >
> >        Ideas?
> >
> >
> >    Might try turning up the wick a bit. iirc, there is a setting
> >    (somewhere) for CPU usage [low/med/hi] and how many jobs to run at a
> >    time... (might be transcoding, not commflag though. crs is a bitch)
> >    I use med and 2 jobs running, on my wimpy core2 with 2 gig and get
> >    250-300 fps and no impact on frontend stuff.
> >
> 
> [fixed top post]
> 
> >>Thanks.  Done.  I set it to HIGH and 3 jobs. Its working those
> >>cores now!
> >>
> >>Should be able to handle things now.
> >>
> >>Mark
> >>
> 
> Don't get too carried away. I've found high load tends to chop up

     You can always run on jobs another box if you are worried about taxing
your backend(s) too much.

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