[linux-dvb] Re: blocking FE_SET_FRONTEND ioctl in non-blockingmode

[Ragnar Sundblad <ragge@nada.kth.se>]

--On den 11 maj 2004 23:53 +0100 Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net> 
wrote:

> However, looking back at it, I don't know if this is a good idea: (a) it
> has  the nonblocking blocking issue, and (b) a multithreaded app might
> have  different threads for tuning and for receiving data, in which case
> the  getting-old-TS-data problem would still occur.
>
> Anyone have an opinion on whether I should remove it?
It sounds that this fix is trying to work around bugs in
userland software. If so, I'd say lets fix the user land
software instead, and remove the fix (at least some time later,
and maybe file a bug).

If the fix also has something to do with the hw_sections=0 bug
(<http://www.linuxtv.org/mailinglists/linux-dvb/2003/06-2003/msg00626.html>
, 
<http://www.linuxtv.org/mailinglists/linux-dvb/2003/06-2003/msg00639.html>)
I think that you should leave it in.

/ragge



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