Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > Anssi Hannula wrote: > > Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > > > >>> Anssi Hannula wrote: > >>> > >>>> The transfer-mode uses always priority -1. > >>>> > >>>> That presents a problem: If I connect to that vdr using > streamdev, it > >>>> switches the first budget device off from the multiplex > transfered to > >>>> the FF card, although there is a second identical budget > >>>> device available. > >>>> > > > >> Actually, the PrimaryLimit was implemented at a time where > the FF DVB > >> cards were unable to record and replay at the same time. > In that case, > >> when a timer needed to use the primary device, it was no > longer possible > >> to switch to a different channel. These times are long > gone, so I would > >> instead tend to remove the PrimaryLimit altogether. It > would make things > >> simpler instead of more complex ;-) > >> > >> If somebody has programmed so many timers that all of the DVB cards > >> are needed to record them, so be it. > >> > >> Comments? > >> > > > > How exactly would that resolve the situation I described above? > > Well, it wouldn't. Apparently I overread that this was a > streamdev issue. > But then again, it's of course the same problem if you are in > Transfer-Mode > and a recording starts and selects the receiver device, even > though an other > device would be free. > > I'll think over this again... What do you think about the attached patch? Thomas -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: device.c.diff Type: application/octet-stream Size: 1310 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/vdr/attachments/20050829/e7fd6d5a/device.c.obj
