Wolfgang Rohdewald wrote: > I added some debug output for every 1000th call to poll() > in cSectionHandler::Action > > At 23:58 a recording started. Since then the thread for > my 2nd device (first and primary is Nexus-S FF, 2nd is TT PCI Budget) > also polls much more even after the recording finished. > > Why is there so much activity going on for the 2nd device even when > it is no longer needed? > > Is there any way to tell vdr that no output is needed such that > vdr can stop processing the data stream of the first device too? > > Why does the first device call poll() twice as much as the second one? > > Mar 22 23:57:55 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:12209000 > Mar 22 23:57:59 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:12210000 > Mar 22 23:58:00 mm vdr[20426]: timer 1 (28 0000-0055 'Zimmer frei!') entered VPS margin > Mar 22 23:58:00 mm vdr[20426]: switching device 2 to channel 28 > Mar 22 23:58:02 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:12211000 > Mar 22 23:58:05 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:12212000 > Mar 22 23:58:08 mm vdr[20433]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:1000 > Mar 22 23:58:08 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:12213000 > Mar 22 23:58:11 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:12214000 > Mar 22 23:58:13 mm vdr[20433]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:2000 > Mar 22 23:58:14 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:12215000 > ... > Mar 23 00:00:00 mm vdr[20426]: timer 1 (28 0000-0055 'Zimmer frei!') start > Mar 23 00:00:00 mm vdr[20426]: record /video0/Zimmer_frei!/2005-03-23.00:00.50.99.rec > ... > Mar 23 10:35:25 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:24078000 > Mar 23 10:35:26 mm vdr[20433]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:6408000 > Mar 23 10:35:29 mm vdr[20430]: pcount in cSectionHandler::Action:24079000 The cSectionHandler::Action() has nothing to to with whether there is a recording going on or not. It has to do with the EPG and other data. If I'm not mistaken there is a difference in the packet sizes transferred between FF and budget cards, maybe that's what's causing this. Klaus
