[vdr] Re: can the osd be accessed by a separate pthread?

[Gunnar Roth <gunnar.roth@gmx.de>]

Clemens Kirchgatterer wrote:

> > Hmm the race condition ist there. The destructor of tetris just set
> > the running flag to false and returns at once,
> > while the thread is still running for a while and access the osd. the 
> > result is a disturbed picture and sound and wrong osd display
> > of a status message.
> >    
> now i understand the first time, what you meant by waiting for the
> thread to end. the destructor of cOsdObject must not return before the
> osd is closed. ok, should be trivial to fix. :o)
>  
I am very glad for that conclusion :-)

>  
> > Well, now i understood how i can use the osd from a separate thread
> > and do not interfere with vdr core.
> >
> > thanks for the discussion of the topic.
> >
> > this should really be added to PLUGINS.html. ;-)
> >    
> definitly.
>
> kind regards ...
> clemens
>
>
>  
regards,
gunnar





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