Manu Abraham wrote: > Mws wrote: > >> Manu Abraham wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I was looking at how i can find the rate at which a section arrives. >>> If i do a read() in userspace, applying a filter for that particular >>> section, since the data is already buffered, the rate that i can >>> calculate might not be correct ? But if i take a look at from a >>> driver point of view, i will be able to find the rate of the entire >>> stream only (that which is transferred out of the card). Any thoughts >>> as to how i can work this out correctly ? Any suggestions would be >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Manu >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >>> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >> >> >> hi, >> >> if you mean the bitrate for a PID (that carries sections) >> you might try dvbsnoop. > > > Hi, > > Thanks for pointing it out. But, since the stream is buffered, will > these values be right ? Anyway i will just try it out. > > > Thanks, > Manu > what you will get is a nearly accourate analysis if you let it run for some time. this throws away all buffering effects. not a problem, i am using that nice tool very often. regards marcel
