[linux-dvb] Re: TS -> PS stream - How?

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Franck Arnaud wrote:
> Holger Waechtler:
>
>
> > yes, you can even let it demultiplex your streams on the harddisk, just 
> > pipe them into the dvr device and read PES patckets from the demux device...
>
> Isn't it a bit risky? Typical TS processing code looks full of candidates 
> for buffer overflows, and while a broadcaster may not be inclined to send 
> TS packets specially misformed to crash or take control of linux boxes, 
> user packets could. Or is the kernel demux code robust enough?
well, Emard acid tested this code a while ago, IIRC he feeded bitstreams 
from /dev/random into the demux without problems...

But you're right, we should take as carefully on this code as possible,

Holger



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