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

[Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>]

On Wednesday 12 May 2004 10:41, Johannes Stezenbach wrote:
> Ragnar Sundblad wrote:
> > --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).
>
> Full ACK. The frontend API is specified to be asynchronous, if
> userland sets filters before the frontend reports successful
> tuning it's its own fault.
>
> IMHO the code must be removed, because some software relies
> on the non-blocking behaviour of FE_SET_FRONTEND.

OK - I'll look into it this evening.


-- 
Info:
To unsubscribe send a mail to ecartis@linuxtv.org with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.