Mws wrote: > 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. > Thanks, Manu