[vdr] Re: Watchdog timer expires during removal of a recording

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

Benjamin Harling wrote:
> 
> Am Mit, 2003-04-16 um 03.04 schrieb Oliver Endriss:
> 
> > I suggest to add some debug messages in function
> > RemoveDeletedRecordings() in file recording.c
> > around the RemoveEmptyVideoDirectories() call.
> > Check whether this function returns.
> 
> Hi Oliver,
> 
> I did as you suggested and you're right that this is the point where
> something hangs.
> 
> The function is recursively examining the contents of the (linked)
> filesystem. Some time ago I put a backup-directory in it (because I
> needed some place where to put it and forgot about it) with around
> 200000 small files. And this is the point where the watchdog-timer
> expires.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> This should be in the documentation:
> 
> Do not put anything in the videoX hierachy which does not belong to vdr.

And while we're at it: don't put your cat into the microwave oven ;-)

Just kiddin' - I ve added such a note to the INSTALL file now.

Klaus
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