[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Add -timelimit option

Michael Niedermayer michaelni
Mon Nov 16 15:26:16 CET 2009


On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 12:38:25PM +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at> writes:
> 
> > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 04:49:22PM +0000, Mans Rullgard wrote:
> >> This option limits the CPU time used by ffmpeg to the number of seconds
> >> specified.  After this time, the OS sends a SIGXCPU signal, which we
> >> handle and attempt to exit cleanly.  If the process is stuck, the OS
> >> will deliver a SIGKILL one second later, forcibly terminating the
> >> process.
> >> 
> >> This functionality is useful in automated setups where a runaway ffmpeg
> >> process would otherwise go undetected.
> >> ---
> >>  ffmpeg.c |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
> >>  1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >
> > iam fine with this, but maybe the new function would be better put in
> > cmdutils.c ?
> > that way other tools (ffserver maybe?) could also use it
> 
> Well, ffserver probably doesn't want it, and ffplay isn't likely to be
> used unattended (nor do I see much use for it there).  That said, I'm

i think it could be usefull for regression testing ffplay, if the output could
be redirected to files.
ffplay is different from ffmpeg in several ways like being multithtreaded ...


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