[vlc-devel] [PATCH 00/17] clock: add back the input (PCR) source

[Thomas Guillem]

Hello,

Branch available here:
https://code.videolan.org/tguillem/vlc/-/merge_requests/8 (comments on
gitlab are welcome too)

This patch set restore the VLC 3.0 clock behavior when using
--clock-master=1.

The option 1 was for MONOTONIC, it's now used for INPUT.

This option can be used by advanced users that want to use the INPUT as
the master and have all ES adapting their pace to the input (by
resampling, dropping frames, displaying faster...).

When there is no master ES (so no audio enabled), the default master
source will now be the INPUT source. Therefore, the VIDEO ES will adapt
its pace to the input. Favoring VIDEO or input  in that case can be
discussed. We can still add another option in --clock-master to always
have an output as the master (and avoid modifying the output to adapt to
the input).

The input_clock.c that receive PCR points from the demuxer will now be a
client of the new vlc_main_clock_t API. It will be considered as master
vlc_clock_t, like the active audio ES.

Next input/clock patch set to follow:

 - Fix normal_time handling: only implemented for the ts (and wrongly),
   pass it directly from the demux to the clocks to the player (and not
   passing by the input_thread_t)

 - Fix input discontinuities handling. When the clock is reset from the
   input (in case of discontinuities), outputs ES can't convert their
   "reset" pts anymore. To address this issue, keep the last clock
   reference when it is reset from the input. This past reference will
   be kept until all outputs acknowledge (by calling vlc_clock_Reset()
   on their side). This will allow output ES to continue outputting
   frames while the input is reset.

Best regards,
Thomas

Thomas Guillem (17):
  player: timer: don't use negative length
  clock: allow to return VLC_TICK_INVALID from convert calls
  vout: spu: don't return empty arrays
  vout: spu: handle when the vlc_clock is reset
  vout: handle when the vlc_clock is reset
  aout: handle when the vlc_clock is reset
  clock: add vlc_clock_main_CreateInput()
  es_out: use the input_clock as a master source of vlc_clock
  clock: remove monotonic fallback
  clock: remove vlc_clock_main_SetFirstPcr
  clock: remove vlc_clock_main_SetInputDejitter
  clock: remove vlc_clock_main_Reset
  input: send input clock points to the player
  player/timer: rename best_source to master_source
  player/timer: rename last_ts to last_video_ts
  core: rename clock source option
  player: timer: send more update points during startup

 src/audio_output/dec.c              |  13 +-
 src/clock/clock.c                   | 205 ++++++++++------------------
 src/clock/clock.h                   |  33 +++--
 src/clock/input_clock.c             |  31 ++++-
 src/clock/input_clock.h             |   6 +-
 src/input/es_out.c                  |  78 +++++++----
 src/input/event.h                   |   4 +-
 src/input/input_internal.h          |   1 -
 src/libvlc-module.c                 |   4 +-
 src/player/input.c                  |   7 +-
 src/player/player.h                 |  14 +-
 src/player/timer.c                  | 188 ++++++++++++++-----------
 src/video_output/video_output.c     |  47 +++++--
 src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c |  27 +++-
 test/src/player/player.c            |  31 +----
 15 files changed, 376 insertions(+), 313 deletions(-)

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