Thomas Bergwinkl wrote: > 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 @Anssi: have you had a chance to test this patch yet? Klaus
