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* Massive spelling corrections.
[vlc] / modules / access_output / udp.c
index f4ada86f5d420807338fbdc79d10970c4c7e5599..883db293168456ab0ecadb35cb6554ef9d437978 100644 (file)
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * udp.c
  *****************************************************************************
  * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 VideoLAN
- * $Id: udp.c,v 1.2 2003/01/23 15:52:04 sam Exp $
+ * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Laurent Aimar <fenrir@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Eric Petit <titer@videolan.org>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
-#include <vlc/input.h>
 #include <vlc/sout.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #   include <unistd.h>
-#elif defined( _MSC_VER ) && defined( _WIN32 ) && !defined( UNDER_CE )
-#   include <io.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 
 #include "network.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_PORT 1234
-#define LATENCY     100000
-#define MAX_ERROR    500000
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Exported prototypes
- *****************************************************************************/
-static int     Open   ( vlc_object_t * );
-static void    Close  ( vlc_object_t * );
-
-static int     Write( sout_instance_t *, sout_buffer_t * );
-static int     Seek( sout_instance_t *, off_t  );
-
-static void    ThreadWrite( vlc_object_t *p_this );
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Module descriptor
  *****************************************************************************/
+static int  Open ( vlc_object_t * );
+static void Close( vlc_object_t * );
+
+#define SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "sout-udp-"
+
+#define CACHING_TEXT N_("Caching value (ms)")
+#define CACHING_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Allows you to modify the default caching value for UDP streams. This " \
+    "value should be set in millisecond units." )
+
+#define TTL_TEXT N_("Time To Live")
+#define TTL_LONGTEXT N_("Allows you to define the time to live of the " \
+                        "outgoing stream.")
+
+#define GROUP_TEXT N_("Group packets")
+#define GROUP_LONGTEXT N_("Packets can be sent one by one at the right time " \
+                          "or by groups. This allows you to give the number " \
+                          "of packets that will be sent at a time. It " \
+                          "helps reducing the scheduling load on " \
+                          "heavily-loaded systems." )
+#define LATE_TEXT N_("Late delay (ms)" )
+#define LATE_LONGTEXT N_("Late packets are dropped. This allows you to give " \
+                       "the time (in milliseconds) a packet is allowed to be" \
+                       " late.")
+#define RAW_TEXT N_("Raw write")
+#define RAW_LONGTEXT N_("If you enable this option, packets will be sent " \
+                       "directly, without trying to fill the MTU (ie, " \
+                       "without trying to make the biggest possible packets " \
+                       "in order to improve streaming)." )
+
 vlc_module_begin();
-    set_description( _("UDP stream ouput") );
+    set_description( _("UDP stream output") );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "caching", DEFAULT_PTS_DELAY / 1000, NULL, CACHING_TEXT, CACHING_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "ttl", 0, NULL,TTL_TEXT, TTL_LONGTEXT,
+                                 VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "group", 1, NULL, GROUP_TEXT, GROUP_LONGTEXT,
+                                 VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "late", 0, NULL, LATE_TEXT, LATE_LONGTEXT,
+                                 VLC_TRUE );
+    add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "raw",  0, NULL, RAW_TEXT, RAW_LONGTEXT,
+                                 VLC_TRUE );
+
     set_capability( "sout access", 100 );
     add_shortcut( "udp" );
     add_shortcut( "rtp" ); // Will work only with ts muxer
     set_callbacks( Open, Close );
 vlc_module_end();
 
-typedef struct sout_access_thread_s
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Exported prototypes
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+static const char *ppsz_sout_options[] = {
+    "caching",
+    "ttl",
+    "group",
+    "late",
+    "raw",
+    NULL
+};
+
+static int  Write   ( sout_access_out_t *, block_t * );
+static int  WriteRaw( sout_access_out_t *, block_t * );
+static int  Seek    ( sout_access_out_t *, off_t  );
+
+static void ThreadWrite( vlc_object_t * );
+
+static block_t *NewUDPPacket( sout_access_out_t *, mtime_t );
+
+
+typedef struct sout_access_thread_t
 {
     VLC_COMMON_MEMBERS
 
     sout_instance_t *p_sout;
 
-    sout_fifo_t *p_fifo;
+    block_fifo_t *p_fifo;
 
     int         i_handle;
 
+    int64_t     i_caching;
+    int64_t     i_late;
+    int         i_group;
+
 } sout_access_thread_t;
 
-typedef struct sout_access_data_s
+struct sout_access_out_sys_t
 {
     int                 b_rtpts;  // 1 if add rtp/ts header
     uint16_t            i_sequence_number;
@@ -99,19 +149,21 @@ typedef struct sout_access_data_s
 
     unsigned int        i_mtu;
 
-    sout_buffer_t       *p_buffer;
+    block_t             *p_buffer;
 
     sout_access_thread_t *p_thread;
 
-} sout_access_data_t;
+};
+
+#define DEFAULT_PORT 1234
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Open: open the file
  *****************************************************************************/
 static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
-    sout_instance_t     *p_sout = (sout_instance_t*)p_this;
-    sout_access_data_t  *p_access;
+    sout_access_out_t       *p_access = (sout_access_out_t*)p_this;
+    sout_access_out_sys_t   *p_sys;
 
     char                *psz_parser;
     char                *psz_dst_addr;
@@ -120,34 +172,42 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     module_t            *p_network;
     network_socket_t    socket_desc;
 
-    if( !( p_access = malloc( sizeof( sout_access_data_t ) ) ) )
+    vlc_value_t         val;
+
+    sout_ParseCfg( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX, ppsz_sout_options, p_access->p_cfg );
+
+    if( !( p_sys = p_access->p_sys =
+                malloc( sizeof( sout_access_out_sys_t ) ) ) )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_sout, "Not enough memory" );
-        return( -1 );
+        msg_Err( p_access, "not enough memory" );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    if( p_sout->psz_access != NULL &&
-        !strcmp( p_sout->psz_access, "rtp" ) )
+
+    if( p_access->psz_access != NULL &&
+        !strcmp( p_access->psz_access, "rtp" ) )
     {
-         if( p_sout->psz_mux != NULL &&
-            strcmp( p_sout->psz_mux, "ts" ) )
-        {
-            msg_Err( p_sout, "rtp ouput work only with ts payload" );
-            free( p_access );
-            return( -1 );
-        }
-        p_access->b_rtpts = 1;
+        msg_Warn( p_access, "be careful that rtp output only works with ts "
+                  "payload (not an error)" );
+        p_sys->b_rtpts = 1;
     }
     else
     {
-        p_access->b_rtpts = 0;
+        p_sys->b_rtpts = 0;
     }
 
-    psz_parser = strdup( p_sout->psz_name );
+    psz_parser = strdup( p_access->psz_name );
 
     psz_dst_addr = psz_parser;
     i_dst_port = 0;
 
+    if ( *psz_parser == '[' )
+    {
+        while( *psz_parser && *psz_parser != ']' )
+        {
+            psz_parser++;
+        }
+    }
     while( *psz_parser && *psz_parser != ':' )
     {
         psz_parser++;
@@ -163,58 +223,86 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
         i_dst_port = DEFAULT_PORT;
     }
 
-    p_access->p_thread = vlc_object_create( p_sout,
-                                            sizeof( sout_access_thread_t ) );
-    if( !p_access->p_thread )
+    p_sys->p_thread =
+        vlc_object_create( p_access, sizeof( sout_access_thread_t ) );
+    if( !p_sys->p_thread )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_sout, "out of memory" );
-        return( -1 );
+        msg_Err( p_access, "out of memory" );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    p_access->p_thread->p_sout = p_sout;
-    p_access->p_thread->b_die  = 0;
-    p_access->p_thread->b_error= 0;
-    p_access->p_thread->p_fifo = sout_FifoCreate( p_sout );
+    p_sys->p_thread->p_sout = p_access->p_sout;
+    p_sys->p_thread->b_die  = 0;
+    p_sys->p_thread->b_error= 0;
+    p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo = block_FifoNew( p_access );
 
     socket_desc.i_type = NETWORK_UDP;
     socket_desc.psz_server_addr = psz_dst_addr;
     socket_desc.i_server_port   = i_dst_port;
     socket_desc.psz_bind_addr   = "";
     socket_desc.i_bind_port     = 0;
-    p_access->p_thread->p_private = (void*)&socket_desc;
-    if( !( p_network = module_Need( p_access->p_thread, 
-                                    "network", "" ) ) )
+
+    var_Get( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "ttl", &val );
+    socket_desc.i_ttl = val.i_int;
+
+    p_sys->p_thread->p_private = (void*)&socket_desc;
+    if( !( p_network = module_Need( p_sys->p_thread, "network", NULL, 0 ) ) )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_sout, "failed to open a connection (udp)" );
-        return( -1 );
+        msg_Err( p_access, "failed to open a connection (udp)" );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
-    module_Unneed( p_access->p_thread, p_network );
+    module_Unneed( p_sys->p_thread, p_network );
 
-    p_access->p_thread->i_handle = socket_desc.i_handle;
-    p_access->i_mtu     = socket_desc.i_mtu;
+    p_sys->p_thread->i_handle = socket_desc.i_handle;
 
-    if( vlc_thread_create( p_access->p_thread, "sout write thread",
-                           ThreadWrite, VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW, VLC_FALSE ) )
+    var_Get( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "caching", &val );
+    p_sys->p_thread->i_caching = (int64_t)val.i_int * 1000;
+
+    var_Get( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "group", &val );
+    p_sys->p_thread->i_group = val.i_int;
+
+    var_Get( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "late", &val );
+    p_sys->p_thread->i_late = (int64_t)val.i_int * 1000;
+
+    p_sys->i_mtu = socket_desc.i_mtu;
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+    if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys->p_thread, "sout write thread", ThreadWrite,
+                           VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, VLC_FALSE ) )
+#else
+    if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys->p_thread, "sout write thread", ThreadWrite,
+                           VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT, VLC_FALSE ) )
+#endif
     {
-        msg_Err( p_sout, "cannot spawn sout access thread" );
-        vlc_object_destroy( p_access->p_thread );
-        return( -1 );
+        msg_Err( p_access->p_sout, "cannot spawn sout access thread" );
+        vlc_object_destroy( p_sys->p_thread );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
-    p_access->p_buffer  = NULL;
-    p_access->i_sequence_number = 12;   // FIXME should be random, used by rtp
-    p_access->i_ssrc            = 4212; // FIXME   "    "    "       "  "   "
+    srand( (uint32_t)mdate());
+    p_sys->p_buffer          = NULL;
+    p_sys->i_sequence_number = rand()&0xffff;
+    p_sys->i_ssrc            = rand()&0xffffffff;
+
+    var_Get( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "raw", &val );
+    if( val.b_bool )
+    {
+        p_access->pf_write = WriteRaw;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        p_access->pf_write = Write;
+    }
 
-    p_sout->i_method        = SOUT_METHOD_NETWORK;
-    p_sout->p_access_data   = (void*)p_access;
-    p_sout->pf_write        = Write;
-    p_sout->pf_seek         = Seek;
+    p_access->pf_seek = Seek;
 
-    msg_Info( p_sout,
-              "Open: addr:`%s' port:`%d'",
-              psz_dst_addr, i_dst_port );
+    msg_Dbg( p_access, "udp access output opened(%s:%d)", psz_dst_addr, i_dst_port );
 
     free( psz_dst_addr );
+
+    /* update p_sout->i_out_pace_nocontrol */
+    p_access->p_sout->i_out_pace_nocontrol++;
+
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -223,127 +311,144 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
  *****************************************************************************/
 static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
 {
-    sout_instance_t     *p_sout = (sout_instance_t*)p_this;
-    sout_access_data_t  *p_access = (sout_access_data_t*)p_sout->p_access_data;
-    int                 i;
+    sout_access_out_t     *p_access = (sout_access_out_t*)p_this;
+    sout_access_out_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
+    int i;
 
-    p_access->p_thread->b_die = 1;
+    p_sys->p_thread->b_die = 1;
     for( i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
     {
-        sout_buffer_t       *p_dummy;
-
-        p_dummy = sout_BufferNew( p_sout, p_access->i_mtu );
+        block_t *p_dummy = block_New( p_access, p_sys->i_mtu );
         p_dummy->i_dts = 0;
         p_dummy->i_pts = 0;
         p_dummy->i_length = 0;
-        sout_FifoPut( p_access->p_thread->p_fifo, p_dummy );
+        block_FifoPut( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_dummy );
     }
-    vlc_thread_join( p_access->p_thread );
+    vlc_thread_join( p_sys->p_thread );
 
-    sout_FifoDestroy( p_sout, p_access->p_thread->p_fifo );
+    block_FifoRelease( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo );
 
-    if( p_access->p_buffer )
+    if( p_sys->p_buffer )
     {
-        sout_BufferDelete( p_sout, p_access->p_buffer );
+        block_Release( p_sys->p_buffer );
     }
 
-#if defined( UNDER_CE )
-    CloseHandle( (HANDLE)p_access->p_thread->i_handle );
-#elif defined( WIN32 )
-    closesocket( p_access->p_thread->i_handle );
-#else
-    close( p_access->p_thread->i_handle );
-#endif
-    msg_Info( p_sout, "Close" );
+    net_Close( p_sys->p_thread->i_handle );
+
+    /* update p_sout->i_out_pace_nocontrol */
+    p_access->p_sout->i_out_pace_nocontrol--;
+
+    msg_Dbg( p_access, "udp access output closed" );
+    free( p_sys );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Read: standard read on a file descriptor.
+ * Write: standard write on a file descriptor.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int Write( sout_instance_t *p_sout, sout_buffer_t *p_buffer )
+static int Write( sout_access_out_t *p_access, block_t *p_buffer )
 {
-    sout_access_data_t  *p_access = (sout_access_data_t*)p_sout->p_access_data;
+    sout_access_out_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
     unsigned int i_write;
 
     while( p_buffer )
     {
-        sout_buffer_t *p_next;
-        if( p_buffer->i_size > p_access->i_mtu )
+        block_t *p_next;
+        if( p_buffer->i_buffer > p_sys->i_mtu )
         {
-            msg_Warn( p_sout, "arggggggggggggg packet size > mtu" );
-            i_write = p_access->i_mtu;
+            msg_Warn( p_access, "arggggggggggggg packet size > mtu" );
+            i_write = p_sys->i_mtu;
         }
         else
         {
-            i_write = p_buffer->i_size;
+            i_write = p_buffer->i_buffer;
         }
 
         /* if we have enough data, enque the buffer */
-        if( p_access->p_buffer &&
-            p_access->p_buffer->i_size + i_write > p_access->i_mtu )
+        if( p_sys->p_buffer &&
+            p_sys->p_buffer->i_buffer + i_write > p_sys->i_mtu )
         {
-            sout_FifoPut( p_access->p_thread->p_fifo, p_access->p_buffer );
-            p_access->p_buffer = NULL;
+            block_FifoPut( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_sys->p_buffer );
+            p_sys->p_buffer = NULL;
         }
 
-        if( !p_access->p_buffer )
+        if( !p_sys->p_buffer )
         {
-            p_access->p_buffer = sout_BufferNew( p_sout, p_access->i_mtu );
-            p_access->p_buffer->i_dts = p_buffer->i_dts;
-            p_access->p_buffer->i_size = 0;
-            if( p_access->b_rtpts )
-            {
-                mtime_t i_timestamp = p_access->p_buffer->i_dts * 9 / 100;
-
-                /* add rtp/ts header */
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[0] = 0x80;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[1] = 0x21; // mpeg2-ts
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[2] =
-                    ( p_access->i_sequence_number >> 8 )&0xff;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[3] =
-                    p_access->i_sequence_number&0xff;
-
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[4] = ( i_timestamp >> 24 )&0xff;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[5] = ( i_timestamp >> 16 )&0xff;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[6] = ( i_timestamp >>  8 )&0xff;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[7] = i_timestamp&0xff;
-
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[ 8] =
-                    ( p_access->i_ssrc >> 24 )&0xff;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[ 9] =
-                    ( p_access->i_ssrc >> 16 )&0xff;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[10] =
-                    ( p_access->i_ssrc >>  8 )&0xff;
-                p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer[11] = p_access->i_ssrc&0xff;
-
-                p_access->p_buffer->i_size = 12;
-            }
+            p_sys->p_buffer = NewUDPPacket( p_access, p_buffer->i_dts );
         }
 
-
-        if( p_buffer->i_size > 0 )
+        if( p_buffer->i_buffer > 0 )
         {
-            memcpy( p_access->p_buffer->p_buffer + p_access->p_buffer->i_size,
-                    p_buffer->p_buffer,
-                    i_write );
-            p_access->p_buffer->i_size += i_write;
+            memcpy( p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer + p_sys->p_buffer->i_buffer,
+                    p_buffer->p_buffer, i_write );
+            p_sys->p_buffer->i_buffer += i_write;
         }
         p_next = p_buffer->p_next;
-        sout_BufferDelete( p_sout, p_buffer );
+        block_Release( p_buffer );
         p_buffer = p_next;
     }
 
-    return( p_access->p_thread->b_error ? -1 : 0 );
+    return( p_sys->p_thread->b_error ? -1 : 0 );
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * WriteRaw: write p_buffer without trying to fill mtu
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static int WriteRaw( sout_access_out_t *p_access, block_t *p_buffer )
+{
+    sout_access_out_sys_t   *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
+
+    block_FifoPut( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_buffer );
+
+    return( p_sys->p_thread->b_error ? -1 : 0 );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Seek: seek to a specific location in a file
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int Seek( sout_instance_t *p_sout, off_t i_pos )
+static int Seek( sout_access_out_t *p_access, off_t i_pos )
 {
+    msg_Err( p_access, "UDP sout access cannot seek" );
+    return -1;
+}
 
-    msg_Err( p_sout, "udp sout access cannot seek" );
-    return( -1 );
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * NewUDPPacket: allocate a new UDP packet of size p_sys->i_mtu
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static block_t *NewUDPPacket( sout_access_out_t *p_access, mtime_t i_dts)
+{
+    sout_access_out_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
+    block_t *p_buffer;
+
+    p_buffer = block_New( p_access->p_sout, p_sys->i_mtu );
+    p_buffer->i_dts = i_dts;
+    p_buffer->i_buffer = 0;
+
+    if( p_sys->b_rtpts )
+    {
+        mtime_t i_timestamp = p_buffer->i_dts * 9 / 100;
+
+        /* add rtp/ts header */
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[0] = 0x80;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[1] = 0x21; // mpeg2-ts
+
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[2] = ( p_sys->i_sequence_number >> 8 )&0xff;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[3] = p_sys->i_sequence_number&0xff;
+        p_sys->i_sequence_number++;
+
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[4] = ( i_timestamp >> 24 )&0xff;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[5] = ( i_timestamp >> 16 )&0xff;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[6] = ( i_timestamp >>  8 )&0xff;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[7] = i_timestamp&0xff;
+
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[ 8] = ( p_sys->i_ssrc >> 24 )&0xff;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[ 9] = ( p_sys->i_ssrc >> 16 )&0xff;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[10] = ( p_sys->i_ssrc >>  8 )&0xff;
+        p_buffer->p_buffer[11] = p_sys->i_ssrc&0xff;
+
+        p_buffer->i_buffer = 12;
+    }
+
+    return p_buffer;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -352,47 +457,80 @@ static int Seek( sout_instance_t *p_sout, off_t i_pos )
 static void ThreadWrite( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 {
     sout_access_thread_t *p_thread = (sout_access_thread_t*)p_this;
-    sout_instance_t      *p_sout = p_thread->p_sout;
-    sout_buffer_t *p_buffer;
-    mtime_t       i_date;
+    mtime_t              i_date_last = -1;
+    mtime_t              i_to_send = p_thread->i_group;
+    int                  i_dropped_packets = 0;
 
-    while( !p_thread->b_die && p_thread->p_fifo->i_depth < 5 )
-    {
-        msleep( 10000 );
-    }
-    if( p_thread->b_die )
+    while( !p_thread->b_die )
     {
-        return;
-    }
-    p_buffer = sout_FifoShow( p_thread->p_fifo );
-    i_date = mdate() - p_buffer->i_dts;
+        block_t *p_pk;
+        mtime_t       i_date, i_sent;
 
-    for( ;; )
-    {
-        mtime_t i_wait;
+        p_pk = block_FifoGet( p_thread->p_fifo );
+
+        i_date = p_thread->i_caching + p_pk->i_dts;
+        if( i_date_last > 0 )
+        {
+            if( i_date - i_date_last > 2000000 )
+            {
+                if( !i_dropped_packets )
+                    msg_Dbg( p_thread, "mmh, hole > 2s -> drop" );
+
+                block_Release( p_pk  );
+                i_date_last = i_date;
+                i_dropped_packets++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            else if( i_date - i_date_last < 0 )
+            {
+                if( !i_dropped_packets )
+                    msg_Dbg( p_thread, "mmh, paquets in the past -> drop" );
+
+                block_Release( p_pk  );
+                i_date_last = i_date;
+                i_dropped_packets++;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+
+        i_sent = mdate();
+        if( p_thread->i_late > 0 && i_sent > i_date + p_thread->i_late )
+        {
+            if( !i_dropped_packets )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_thread, "late packet to send (" I64Fd ") -> drop",
+                         i_sent - i_date );
+            }
+            block_Release( p_pk  );
+            i_date_last = i_date;
+            i_dropped_packets++;
+            continue;
+        }
 
-        p_buffer = sout_FifoGet( p_thread->p_fifo );
+        i_to_send--;
+        if ( !i_to_send )
+        {
+            mwait( i_date );
+            i_to_send = p_thread->i_group;
+        }
+        send( p_thread->i_handle, p_pk->p_buffer, p_pk->i_buffer, 0 );
 
-        if( p_thread->b_die )
+        if( i_dropped_packets )
         {
-            return;
+            msg_Dbg( p_thread, "dropped %i packets", i_dropped_packets );
+            i_dropped_packets = 0;
         }
-        i_wait = i_date + p_buffer->i_dts;
-        mwait( i_wait );
 
-        if( i_wait - mdate() > MAX_ERROR ||
-            i_wait - mdate() < -MAX_ERROR )
+#if 0
+        i_sent = mdate();
+        if ( i_sent > i_date + 20000 )
         {
-            msg_Warn( p_sout, "resetting clock" );
-            i_date = mdate() - p_buffer->i_dts;
+            msg_Dbg( p_thread, "packet has been sent too late (" I64Fd ")",
+                     i_sent - i_date );
         }
-        send( p_thread->i_handle,
-              p_buffer->p_buffer,
-              p_buffer->i_size,
-              0 );
+#endif
 
-        sout_BufferDelete( p_sout, p_buffer );
+        block_Release( p_pk  );
+        i_date_last = i_date;
     }
 }
-
-