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Big SAP/announce cleanup
[vlc] / modules / access_output / udp.c
index fba7b4b8f524b2e88c287a746426c66514318273..8e733fdd8a03bb0448d526026f28c21077df8917 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  * udp.c
  *****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2001, 2002 VideoLAN
- * $Id: udp.c,v 1.7 2003/04/01 22:29:41 massiot Exp $
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2005 the VideoLAN team
+ * $Id$
  *
  * Authors: Laurent Aimar <fenrir@via.ecp.fr>
  *          Eric Petit <titer@videolan.org>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <vlc/vlc.h>
-#include <vlc/input.h>
-#include <vlc/sout.h>
+#include <vlc_sout.h>
+#include <vlc_block.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #   include <unistd.h>
 #   include <sys/socket.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "network.h"
+#include <vlc_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 * );
+#if defined (HAVE_NETINET_UDPLITE_H)
+# include <netinet/udplite.h>
+#elif defined (__linux__)
+# define UDPLITE_SEND_CSCOV     10
+# define UDPLITE_RECV_CSCOV     11
+#endif
+
+#ifndef IPPROTO_UDPLITE
+# define IPPROTO_UDPLITE 136 /* from IANA */
+#endif
+#ifndef SOL_UDPLITE
+# define SOL_UDPLITE IPPROTO_UDPLITE
+#endif
 
-static int     Write( sout_access_out_t *, sout_buffer_t * );
-static int     Seek ( sout_access_out_t *, off_t  );
+#define MAX_EMPTY_BLOCKS 200
 
-static void    ThreadWrite( vlc_object_t *p_this );
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(UNDER_CE)
+# define WINSOCK_STRERROR_SIZE 20
+static const char *winsock_strerror( char *buf )
+{
+    snprintf( buf, WINSOCK_STRERROR_SIZE, "Winsock error %d",
+              WSAGetLastError( ) );
+    buf[WINSOCK_STRERROR_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+    return buf;
+}
+#endif
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * 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_( \
+    "Default caching value for outbound UDP streams. This " \
+    "value should be set in milliseconds." )
+
+#define GROUP_TEXT N_("Group packets")
+#define GROUP_LONGTEXT N_("Packets can be sent one by one at the right time " \
+                          "or by groups. You can choose the number " \
+                          "of packets that will be sent at a time. It " \
+                          "helps reducing the scheduling load on " \
+                          "heavily-loaded systems." )
+#define RAW_TEXT N_("Raw write")
+#define RAW_LONGTEXT N_("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") );
+    set_shortname( "UDP" );
+    set_category( CAT_SOUT );
+    set_subcategory( SUBCAT_SOUT_ACO );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "caching", DEFAULT_PTS_DELAY / 1000, NULL, CACHING_TEXT, CACHING_LONGTEXT, VLC_TRUE );
+    add_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "group", 1, NULL, GROUP_TEXT, GROUP_LONGTEXT,
+                                 VLC_TRUE );
+    add_suppressed_integer( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "late" );
+    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
+    add_shortcut( "udplite" );
+    add_shortcut( "rtplite" );
     set_callbacks( Open, Close );
 vlc_module_end();
 
-typedef struct sout_access_thread_s
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Exported prototypes
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+static const char *ppsz_sout_options[] = {
+    "caching",
+    "group",
+    "raw",
+    NULL
+};
+
+/* Options handled by the libvlc network core */
+static const char *ppsz_core_options[] = {
+    "dscp",
+    "ttl",
+    "miface",
+    "miface-addr",
+    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;
+    int         i_group;
+
+    block_fifo_t *p_empty_blocks;
+
 } sout_access_thread_t;
 
 struct sout_access_out_sys_t
@@ -95,14 +174,18 @@ struct sout_access_out_sys_t
     uint16_t            i_sequence_number;
     uint32_t            i_ssrc;
 
-    unsigned int        i_mtu;
+    int                 i_mtu;
 
-    sout_buffer_t       *p_buffer;
+    block_t             *p_buffer;
 
     sout_access_thread_t *p_thread;
 
+    vlc_bool_t          b_mtu_warning;
 };
 
+#define DEFAULT_PORT 1234
+#define RTP_HEADER_LENGTH 12
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Open: open the file
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -113,28 +196,36 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
 
     char                *psz_parser;
     char                *psz_dst_addr;
-    int                 i_dst_port;
+    int                 i_dst_port, proto = IPPROTO_UDP, cscov = 8;
+    const char          *protoname = "UDP";
 
-    module_t            *p_network;
-    network_socket_t    socket_desc;
+    int                 i_handle;
 
-    if( !( p_sys = p_access->p_sys =
-                malloc( sizeof( sout_access_out_sys_t ) ) ) )
-    {
-        msg_Err( p_access, "Not enough memory" );
-        return( VLC_EGENERIC );
-    }
+    vlc_value_t         val;
 
+    config_ChainParse( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX,
+                       ppsz_sout_options, p_access->p_cfg );
+    config_ChainParse( p_access, "",
+                       ppsz_core_options, p_access->p_cfg );
 
-    if( p_access->psz_access != NULL &&
-        !strcmp( p_access->psz_access, "rtp" ) )
+    if( !( p_sys = malloc( sizeof( sout_access_out_sys_t ) ) ) )
     {
-        msg_Warn( p_access, "becarefull that rtp ouput work only with ts payload(not an error)" );
-        p_sys->b_rtpts = 1;
+        msg_Err( p_access, "not enough memory" );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
-    else
+    memset( p_sys, 0, sizeof(sout_access_out_sys_t) );
+    p_access->p_sys = p_sys;
+
+    if( p_access->psz_access != NULL )
     {
-        p_sys->b_rtpts = 0;
+        if (strncmp (p_access->psz_access, "rtp", 3) == 0)
+        {
+            p_sys->b_rtpts = 1;
+            cscov += RTP_HEADER_LENGTH;
+        }
+        if ((strlen (p_access->psz_access) >= 3)
+         && (strcmp (p_access->psz_access + 3, "lite") == 0))
+            proto = IPPROTO_UDPLITE;
     }
 
     psz_parser = strdup( p_access->psz_name );
@@ -165,42 +256,50 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     }
 
     p_sys->p_thread =
-        vlc_object_create( p_access,
-                           sizeof( sout_access_thread_t ) );
+        vlc_object_create( p_access, sizeof( sout_access_thread_t ) );
     if( !p_sys->p_thread )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access, "out of memory" );
-        return( VLC_EGENERIC );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
+    vlc_object_attach( p_sys->p_thread, p_access );
     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 = sout_FifoCreate( p_access->p_sout );
-
-    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_sys->p_thread->p_private = (void*)&socket_desc;
-    if( !( p_network = module_Need( p_sys->p_thread,
-                                    "network", "" ) ) )
+    p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo = block_FifoNew( p_access );
+    p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks = block_FifoNew( p_access );
+
+    i_handle = net_ConnectDgram( p_this, psz_dst_addr, i_dst_port, -1, proto );
+    if( i_handle == -1 )
     {
-        msg_Err( p_access, "failed to open a connection (udp)" );
-        return( VLC_EGENERIC );
+         msg_Err( p_access, "failed to create UDP socket" );
+         return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
-    module_Unneed( p_sys->p_thread, p_network );
 
-    p_sys->p_thread->i_handle = socket_desc.i_handle;
-    p_sys->i_mtu     = socket_desc.i_mtu;
+    p_sys->p_thread->i_handle = i_handle;
+    net_StopRecv( i_handle );
+
+#ifdef UDPLITE_SEND_CSCOV
+    if (proto == IPPROTO_UDPLITE)
+        setsockopt (i_handle, SOL_UDPLITE, UDPLITE_SEND_CSCOV,
+                    &cscov, sizeof (cscov));
+#endif
+
+    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;
+
+    p_sys->i_mtu = var_CreateGetInteger( p_this, "mtu" );
 
-    if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys->p_thread, "sout write thread",
-                           ThreadWrite, VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW, VLC_FALSE ) )
+    if( vlc_thread_create( p_sys->p_thread, "sout write thread", ThreadWrite,
+                           VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, VLC_FALSE ) )
     {
         msg_Err( p_access->p_sout, "cannot spawn sout access thread" );
         vlc_object_destroy( p_sys->p_thread );
-        return( VLC_EGENERIC );
+        return VLC_EGENERIC;
     }
 
     srand( (uint32_t)mdate());
@@ -208,14 +307,20 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     p_sys->i_sequence_number = rand()&0xffff;
     p_sys->i_ssrc            = rand()&0xffffffff;
 
-    p_access->pf_write       = Write;
-    p_access->pf_seek        = Seek;
+    var_Get( p_access, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX "raw", &val );
+    if( val.b_bool )  p_access->pf_write = WriteRaw;
+    else p_access->pf_write = Write;
 
-    msg_Info( p_access,
-              "Open: addr:`%s' port:`%d'",
-              psz_dst_addr, i_dst_port );
+    p_access->pf_seek = Seek;
+
+    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;
 }
 
@@ -224,180 +329,291 @@ static int Open( vlc_object_t *p_this )
  *****************************************************************************/
 static void Close( vlc_object_t * p_this )
 {
-    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;
+    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_sys->p_thread->b_die = 1;
     for( i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
     {
-        sout_buffer_t       *p_dummy;
-
-        p_dummy = sout_BufferNew( p_access->p_sout, p_sys->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_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_dummy );
+        memset( p_dummy->p_buffer, 0, p_dummy->i_buffer );
+        block_FifoPut( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_dummy );
     }
     vlc_thread_join( p_sys->p_thread );
 
-    sout_FifoDestroy( p_access->p_sout, p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo );
+    block_FifoRelease( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo );
+    block_FifoRelease( p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks );
 
-    if( p_sys->p_buffer )
-    {
-        sout_BufferDelete( p_access->p_sout, p_sys->p_buffer );
-    }
+    if( p_sys->p_buffer ) block_Release( p_sys->p_buffer );
 
-#if defined( UNDER_CE )
-    CloseHandle( (HANDLE)p_sys->p_thread->i_handle );
-#elif defined( WIN32 )
-    closesocket( p_sys->p_thread->i_handle );
-#else
-    close( p_sys->p_thread->i_handle );
-#endif
+    net_Close( p_sys->p_thread->i_handle );
 
+    vlc_object_detach( p_sys->p_thread );
+    vlc_object_destroy( p_sys->p_thread );
+    /* 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 );
-    msg_Info( p_access, "Close" );
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Read: standard read on a file descriptor.
+ * Write: standard write on a file descriptor.
  *****************************************************************************/
-static int Write( sout_access_out_t *p_access, sout_buffer_t *p_buffer )
+static int Write( sout_access_out_t *p_access, block_t *p_buffer )
 {
-    sout_access_out_sys_t   *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
-    unsigned int i_write;
+    sout_access_out_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
 
     while( p_buffer )
     {
-        sout_buffer_t *p_next;
-        if( p_buffer->i_size > p_sys->i_mtu )
-        {
-            msg_Warn( p_access, "arggggggggggggg packet size > mtu" );
-            i_write = p_sys->i_mtu;
-        }
-        else
+        block_t *p_next;
+        int i_packets = 0;
+
+        if( !p_sys->b_mtu_warning && p_buffer->i_buffer > p_sys->i_mtu )
         {
-            i_write = p_buffer->i_size;
+            msg_Warn( p_access, "packet size > MTU, you should probably "
+                      "increase the MTU" );
+            p_sys->b_mtu_warning = VLC_TRUE;
         }
 
-        /* if we have enough data, enque the buffer */
+        /* Check if there is enough space in the buffer */
         if( p_sys->p_buffer &&
-            p_sys->p_buffer->i_size + i_write > p_sys->i_mtu )
+            p_sys->p_buffer->i_buffer + p_buffer->i_buffer > p_sys->i_mtu )
         {
-            sout_FifoPut( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_sys->p_buffer );
+            if( p_sys->p_buffer->i_dts + p_sys->p_thread->i_caching < mdate() )
+            {
+                msg_Dbg( p_access, "late packet for udp input (" I64Fd ")",
+                         mdate() - p_sys->p_buffer->i_dts
+                          - p_sys->p_thread->i_caching );
+            }
+            block_FifoPut( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_sys->p_buffer );
             p_sys->p_buffer = NULL;
         }
 
-        if( !p_sys->p_buffer )
+        while( p_buffer->i_buffer )
         {
-            p_sys->p_buffer = sout_BufferNew( p_access->p_sout, p_sys->i_mtu );
-            p_sys->p_buffer->i_dts = p_buffer->i_dts;
-            p_sys->p_buffer->i_size = 0;
+            int i_payload_size = p_sys->i_mtu;
             if( p_sys->b_rtpts )
+                i_payload_size -= RTP_HEADER_LENGTH;
+
+            int i_write = __MIN( p_buffer->i_buffer, i_payload_size );
+
+            i_packets++;
+
+            if( !p_sys->p_buffer )
             {
-                mtime_t i_timestamp = p_sys->p_buffer->i_dts * 9 / 100;
-
-                /* add rtp/ts header */
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[0] = 0x80;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[1] = 0x21; // mpeg2-ts
-
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[2] =
-                    ( p_sys->i_sequence_number >> 8 )&0xff;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[3] =
-                    p_sys->i_sequence_number&0xff;
-                p_sys->i_sequence_number++;
-
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[4] = ( i_timestamp >> 24 )&0xff;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[5] = ( i_timestamp >> 16 )&0xff;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[6] = ( i_timestamp >>  8 )&0xff;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[7] = i_timestamp&0xff;
-
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[ 8] =
-                    ( p_sys->i_ssrc >> 24 )&0xff;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[ 9] =
-                    ( p_sys->i_ssrc >> 16 )&0xff;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[10] =
-                    ( p_sys->i_ssrc >>  8 )&0xff;
-                p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer[11] = p_sys->i_ssrc&0xff;
-
-                p_sys->p_buffer->i_size = 12;
+                p_sys->p_buffer = NewUDPPacket( p_access, p_buffer->i_dts );
+                if( !p_sys->p_buffer ) break;
             }
-        }
 
+            memcpy( p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer + p_sys->p_buffer->i_buffer,
+                    p_buffer->p_buffer, i_write );
 
-        if( p_buffer->i_size > 0 )
-        {
-            memcpy( p_sys->p_buffer->p_buffer + p_sys->p_buffer->i_size,
-                    p_buffer->p_buffer,
-                    i_write );
-            p_sys->p_buffer->i_size += i_write;
+            p_sys->p_buffer->i_buffer += i_write;
+            p_buffer->p_buffer += i_write;
+            p_buffer->i_buffer -= i_write;
+            if ( p_buffer->i_flags & BLOCK_FLAG_CLOCK )
+            {
+                if ( p_sys->p_buffer->i_flags & BLOCK_FLAG_CLOCK )
+                    msg_Warn( p_access, "putting two PCRs at once" );
+                p_sys->p_buffer->i_flags |= BLOCK_FLAG_CLOCK;
+            }
+
+            if( p_sys->p_buffer->i_buffer == p_sys->i_mtu || i_packets > 1 )
+            {
+                /* Flush */
+                if( p_sys->p_buffer->i_dts + p_sys->p_thread->i_caching
+                      < mdate() )
+                {
+                    msg_Dbg( p_access, "late packet for udp input (" I64Fd ")",
+                             mdate() - p_sys->p_buffer->i_dts
+                              - p_sys->p_thread->i_caching );
+                }
+                block_FifoPut( p_sys->p_thread->p_fifo, p_sys->p_buffer );
+                p_sys->p_buffer = NULL;
+            }
         }
+
         p_next = p_buffer->p_next;
-        sout_BufferDelete( p_access->p_sout, p_buffer );
+        block_Release( p_buffer );
         p_buffer = p_next;
     }
 
     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_t *p_buf;
+
+    while ( p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks->i_depth >= MAX_EMPTY_BLOCKS )
+    {
+        p_buf = block_FifoGet(p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks);
+        block_Release( p_buf );
+    }
+
+    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_access_out_t *p_access, off_t i_pos )
 {
-
-    msg_Err( p_access, "udp sout access cannot seek" );
-    return( -1 );
+    msg_Err( p_access, "UDP sout access cannot seek" );
+    return -1;
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************
- * ThreadWrite: Write a packet on the network at the good time.
+ * NewUDPPacket: allocate a new UDP packet of size p_sys->i_mtu
  *****************************************************************************/
-static void ThreadWrite( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+static block_t *NewUDPPacket( sout_access_out_t *p_access, mtime_t i_dts)
 {
-    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;
+    sout_access_out_sys_t *p_sys = p_access->p_sys;
+    block_t *p_buffer;
 
-    while( !p_thread->b_die && p_thread->p_fifo->i_depth < 5 )
+    while ( p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks->i_depth > MAX_EMPTY_BLOCKS )
     {
-        msleep( 10000 );
+        p_buffer = block_FifoGet( p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks );
+        block_Release( p_buffer );
     }
-    if( p_thread->b_die )
+
+    if( p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks->i_depth == 0 )
     {
-        return;
+        p_buffer = block_New( p_access->p_sout, p_sys->i_mtu );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        p_buffer = block_FifoGet(p_sys->p_thread->p_empty_blocks );       
+        p_buffer->i_flags = 0;
+        p_buffer = block_Realloc( p_buffer, 0, 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 = RTP_HEADER_LENGTH;
     }
-    p_buffer = sout_FifoShow( p_thread->p_fifo );
-    i_date = mdate() - p_buffer->i_dts;
 
-    for( ;; )
+    return p_buffer;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * ThreadWrite: Write a packet on the network at the good time.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static void ThreadWrite( vlc_object_t *p_this )
+{
+    sout_access_thread_t *p_thread = (sout_access_thread_t*)p_this;
+    mtime_t              i_date_last = -1;
+    mtime_t              i_to_send = p_thread->i_group;
+    int                  i_dropped_packets = 0;
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(UNDER_CE)
+    char strerror_buf[WINSOCK_STRERROR_SIZE];
+# define strerror( x ) winsock_strerror( strerror_buf )
+#endif
+
+    while( !p_thread->b_die )
     {
-        mtime_t i_wait;
+        block_t *p_pk;
+        mtime_t       i_date, i_sent;
+#if 0
+        if( (i++ % 1000)==0 ) {
+          int i = 0;
+          int j = 0;
+          block_t *p_tmp = p_thread->p_empty_blocks->p_first;
+          while( p_tmp ) { p_tmp = p_tmp->p_next; i++;}
+          p_tmp = p_thread->p_fifo->p_first;
+          while( p_tmp ) { p_tmp = p_tmp->p_next; j++;}
+         msg_Err( p_thread, "fifo depth: %d/%d, empty blocks: %d/%d",
+                   p_thread->p_fifo->i_depth, j,p_thread->p_empty_blocks->i_depth,i );
+       }
+#endif
+        p_pk = block_FifoGet( p_thread->p_fifo );
 
-        p_buffer = sout_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 ("I64Fd" > 2s) -> drop",
+                             i_date - i_date_last );
 
-        if( p_thread->b_die )
+                block_FifoPut( p_thread->p_empty_blocks, p_pk );
+
+                i_date_last = i_date;
+                i_dropped_packets++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            else if( i_date - i_date_last < -1000 )
+            {
+                if( !i_dropped_packets )
+                    msg_Dbg( p_thread, "mmh, packets in the past ("I64Fd")",
+                             i_date_last - i_date );
+            }
+        }
+
+        i_to_send--;
+        if( !i_to_send || (p_pk->i_flags & BLOCK_FLAG_CLOCK) )
+        {
+            mwait( i_date );
+            i_to_send = p_thread->i_group;
+        }
+        if( send( p_thread->i_handle, p_pk->p_buffer, p_pk->i_buffer, 0 )
+              == -1 )
         {
-            return;
+            msg_Warn( p_thread, "send error: %s", strerror(errno) );
         }
-        i_wait = i_date + p_buffer->i_dts;
-        mwait( i_wait );
 
-        if( i_wait - mdate() > MAX_ERROR ||
-            i_wait - mdate() < -MAX_ERROR )
+        if( i_dropped_packets )
         {
-            msg_Warn( p_sout, "resetting clock" );
-            i_date = mdate() - p_buffer->i_dts;
+            msg_Dbg( p_thread, "dropped %i packets", i_dropped_packets );
+            i_dropped_packets = 0;
         }
-        send( p_thread->i_handle,
-              p_buffer->p_buffer,
-              p_buffer->i_size,
-              0 );
 
-        sout_BufferDelete( p_sout, p_buffer );
-    }
-}
+#if 1
+        i_sent = mdate();
+        if ( i_sent > i_date + 20000 )
+        {
+            msg_Dbg( p_thread, "packet has been sent too late (" I64Fd ")",
+                     i_sent - i_date );
+        }
+#endif
 
+        block_FifoPut( p_thread->p_empty_blocks, p_pk );
 
+        i_date_last = i_date;
+    }
+}