[vlc-devel] Mac OS X fcntl patch

[Marko Karppinen]

Hi guys,

Index: modules/access/file.c
===================================================================
--- modules/access/file.c       (revision 13659)
+++ modules/access/file.c       (working copy)
@@ -636,5 +636,12 @@
      }
#endif
+#ifdef SYS_DARWIN
+    /* We'd rather use any available memory for reading ahead
+     * than for caching what we've already displayed */
+    fcntl(p_sys->fd, F_RDAHEAD, 1);
+    fcntl(p_sys->fd, F_NOCACHE, 1);
+#endif
+
      return VLC_SUCCESS;
}

I've verified that this patch stops OS X from foolishly trying to  
cache the whole file being played. I think I'm also seeing the system  
spend a little less time waiting for my (slow) disk and more in VLC  
decoding frames. YMMV, of course :)

Marko

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