Syd & Sandy wrote: > Hi all , > Not sure how to describe this , I get a barely visible hesitation in > framerates while flying, about once a second . Noticed it in the > Aerostar , so I suspected my Nasal electrical routine was causing it > .... but after changing the loop timing it didnt seem to match .... > Running with log-level = info , it appears to closely match the > refreshing timestamp message , but not entirely positive yet... > Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this ?
I have seen it and I assumed (but haven't really tried to verify) that it was related to file IO. File access such as loading aircraft (and I'm guessing scenery also) appears to block the processing of the main loop, resulting in a freeze that may be as short as to go unnoticed or as long as 3 or 4 seconds. This is especially noticeable when flying on an mp server when another pilot joins. The worst case seems to be when someone joins the mp server with an aircraft for which I do not have files; while fg searches my entire /data/Aircraft directory, my simulation is suspended. This makes flying awkward. I have seen some of the discussions regarding multi-threading and I understand the desire to limit the complexity of program flow. However, I think that at least *some* specific file IO should be arranged such that it is non-blocking for the main loop. -- Reagan Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
