[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] [REPOST] Ericsson phone remote control

Arpi arpi at thot.banki.hu
Wed Oct 16 13:19:57 CEST 2002


Hi,

> Hi Arpi,
>  
> > select() is ok. threads/fork is not.
> 
> There's one fork() in libmpdemux/cache2.c ;)
> (though i understand this one is useful)

it is not useful, it is required.
(as select() does not work with network shared / cdrom/dvd mounted files...)

also, there are threads in v4l grabbing code and nas audio out,
as you can NOT do that without using fork/thread.

but it is not required for lirc at all.


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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