[linux-dvb] Re: Strange buffer overruns...

[Ralph Metzler <rjkm@metzlerbros.de>]

Josef Wolf writes:
 > On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 12:47:52AM +0100, Ralph Metzler wrote:
 > 
 > > I don't know about your IDE blocking problem but you should try if
 > > actually changing the DVR device buffer size helps getting over
 > > those delays.
 > 
 > Oh, I wrote that I tried it and it didn't help.
 > 
 > > As has been discussed here many times before, DMX_SET_BUFER_SIZE calls 
 > > will not help you if you are using DMX_OUT_TS_TAP.
 > 
 > Ah, this explains why changing buffer size to 3MB (which should be big
 > enough for the second that IDE blocks the system) did not help :)
 > 
 > > AFAIK, this is not implemented for dvr in the linuxtv tree.
 > 
 > What is not implemented?  DMX_OUT_TS_TAP?  Or setting buffer size?

Setting the DVR buffer size is not implemented. You have to change the
define in dmxdev.h.

Ralph