Hi, <snip> > > > But Lynne is insisting it's not a protocol. The work would just be the low > level RaptorQ algorithm. > > UDP based retransmit/FEC protocols are essentially impossible to develop > well without an event loop / timers. > > You can look at libsrt and librist of examples of how trying to reinvent an > event loop in threads and creating lots of bugs in the process as each lib > struggles to synchronise a complex state machine between threads. > > Adding event loop support to FFmpeg would be a great STF project.
I just wanted to drop a giant +1 that event loop support in FFmpeg would be a big win (and unblock a lot of other improvements for e.g. FFmpeg's network stack IMO) and should seriously be considered for an STF project if someone has the wherewithal. It's obviously a pretty large undertaking. Best, Tristan _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
