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Parse input specific options earlier to enable using :rate=something
[vlc] / src / input / input.c
index 62bde42c4ffd465039a9edf8ad3dcff42f2ee268..4672cd7e1da49252b92fb8b6856b89d2a9631bac 100644 (file)
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 #include <vlc_common.h>
 
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <vlc_dialog.h>
 #include <vlc_url.h>
 #include <vlc_charset.h>
+#include <vlc_fs.h>
 #include <vlc_strings.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
 static void Destructor( input_thread_t * p_input );
 
 static  void *Run            ( vlc_object_t *p_this );
-static  void *RunAndDestroy  ( vlc_object_t *p_this );
 
 static input_thread_t * Create  ( vlc_object_t *, input_item_t *,
                                   const char *, bool, input_resource_t * );
 static  int             Init    ( input_thread_t *p_input );
 static void             End     ( input_thread_t *p_input );
-static void             MainLoop( input_thread_t *p_input );
+static void             MainLoop( input_thread_t *p_input, bool b_interactive );
 
 static void ObjectKillChildrens( input_thread_t *, vlc_object_t * );
 
-static inline int ControlPop( input_thread_t *, int *, vlc_value_t *, mtime_t i_deadline );
-static void       ControlReduce( input_thread_t * );
+static inline int ControlPop( input_thread_t *, int *, vlc_value_t *, mtime_t i_deadline, bool b_postpone_seek );
 static void       ControlRelease( int i_type, vlc_value_t val );
+static bool       ControlIsSeekRequest( int i_type );
 static bool       Control( input_thread_t *, int, vlc_value_t );
 
 static int  UpdateTitleSeekpointFromAccess( input_thread_t * );
@@ -114,6 +113,7 @@ static void input_ChangeState( input_thread_t *p_input, int i_state ); /* TODO f
 /* Do not let a pts_delay from access/demux go beyong 60s */
 #define INPUT_PTS_DELAY_MAX INT64_C(60000000)
 
+#undef input_Create
 /**
  * Create a new input_thread_t.
  *
@@ -126,15 +126,14 @@ static void input_ChangeState( input_thread_t *p_input, int i_state ); /* TODO f
  * \param p_resource an optional input ressource
  * \return a pointer to the spawned input thread
  */
-
-input_thread_t *__input_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
-                                input_item_t *p_item,
-                                const char *psz_log, input_resource_t *p_resource )
+input_thread_t *input_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
+                              input_item_t *p_item,
+                              const char *psz_log, input_resource_t *p_resource )
 {
-
     return Create( p_parent, p_item, psz_log, false, p_resource );
 }
 
+#undef input_CreateAndStart
 /**
  * Create a new input_thread_t and start it.
  *
@@ -142,10 +141,10 @@ input_thread_t *__input_Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
  *
  * \see input_Create
  */
-input_thread_t *__input_CreateAndStart( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
-                                        input_item_t *p_item, const char *psz_log )
+input_thread_t *input_CreateAndStart( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
+                                      input_item_t *p_item, const char *psz_log )
 {
-    input_thread_t *p_input = __input_Create( p_parent, p_item, psz_log, NULL );
+    input_thread_t *p_input = input_Create( p_parent, p_item, psz_log, NULL );
 
     if( input_Start( p_input ) )
     {
@@ -155,6 +154,7 @@ input_thread_t *__input_CreateAndStart( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
     return p_input;
 }
 
+#undef input_Read
 /**
  * Initialize an input thread and run it until it stops by itself.
  *
@@ -162,15 +162,19 @@ input_thread_t *__input_CreateAndStart( vlc_object_t *p_parent,
  * \param p_item an input item
  * \return an error code, VLC_SUCCESS on success
  */
-int __input_Read( vlc_object_t *p_parent, input_item_t *p_item )
+int input_Read( vlc_object_t *p_parent, input_item_t *p_item )
 {
-    input_thread_t *p_input;
-
-    p_input = Create( p_parent, p_item, NULL, false, NULL );
+    input_thread_t *p_input = Create( p_parent, p_item, NULL, false, NULL );
     if( !p_input )
         return VLC_EGENERIC;
 
-    RunAndDestroy( VLC_OBJECT(p_input) );
+    if( !Init( p_input ) )
+    {
+        MainLoop( p_input, false );
+        End( p_input );
+    }
+
+    vlc_object_release( p_input );
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -310,6 +314,8 @@ static input_thread_t *Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, input_item_t *p_item,
     if( p_input == NULL )
         return NULL;
 
+    vlc_object_attach( p_input, p_parent );
+
     /* Construct a nice name for the input timer */
     char psz_timer_name[255];
     char * psz_name = input_item_GetName( p_item );
@@ -329,6 +335,14 @@ static input_thread_t *Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, input_item_t *p_item,
     if( !p_input->p )
         return NULL;
 
+    /* Parse input options */
+    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_item->lock );
+    assert( (int)p_item->optflagc == p_item->i_options );
+    for( i = 0; i < p_item->i_options; i++ )
+        var_OptionParse( VLC_OBJECT(p_input), p_item->ppsz_options[i],
+                         !!(p_item->optflagv[i] & VLC_INPUT_OPTION_TRUSTED) );
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_item->lock );
+
     p_input->b_preparsing = b_quick;
     p_input->psz_header = psz_header ? strdup( psz_header ) : NULL;
 
@@ -343,13 +357,17 @@ static input_thread_t *Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, input_item_t *p_item,
     p_input->p->title = NULL;
     p_input->p->i_title_offset = p_input->p->i_seekpoint_offset = 0;
     p_input->p->i_state = INIT_S;
-    p_input->p->i_rate = INPUT_RATE_DEFAULT;
+    double f_rate = var_InheritFloat( p_input, "rate" );
+    if( f_rate <= 0. )
+    {
+        msg_Warn( p_input, "Negative or zero rate values are forbidden" );
+        f_rate = 1.;
+    }
+    p_input->p->i_rate = INPUT_RATE_DEFAULT / f_rate;
     p_input->p->b_recording = false;
     memset( &p_input->p->bookmark, 0, sizeof(p_input->p->bookmark) );
     TAB_INIT( p_input->p->i_bookmark, p_input->p->pp_bookmark );
     TAB_INIT( p_input->p->i_attachment, p_input->p->attachment );
-    p_input->p->p_es_out_display = NULL;
-    p_input->p->p_es_out = NULL;
     p_input->p->p_sout   = NULL;
     p_input->p->b_out_pace_control = false;
 
@@ -392,14 +410,6 @@ static input_thread_t *Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, input_item_t *p_item,
     p_input->p->i_control = 0;
     p_input->p->b_abort = false;
 
-    /* Parse input options */
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_item->lock );
-    assert( (int)p_item->optflagc == p_item->i_options );
-    for( i = 0; i < p_item->i_options; i++ )
-        var_OptionParse( VLC_OBJECT(p_input), p_item->ppsz_options[i],
-                         !!(p_item->optflagv[i] & VLC_INPUT_OPTION_TRUSTED) );
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_item->lock );
-
     /* Create Object Variables for private use only */
     input_ConfigVarInit( p_input );
 
@@ -465,16 +475,20 @@ static input_thread_t *Create( vlc_object_t *p_parent, input_item_t *p_item,
     if( p_input->b_preparsing )
         p_input->i_flags |= OBJECT_FLAGS_QUIET | OBJECT_FLAGS_NOINTERACT;
 
+    /* Make sure the interaction option is honored */
+    if( !var_InheritBool( p_input, "interact" ) )
+        p_input->i_flags |= OBJECT_FLAGS_NOINTERACT;
+
     /* */
     memset( &p_input->p->counters, 0, sizeof( p_input->p->counters ) );
     vlc_mutex_init( &p_input->p->counters.counters_lock );
 
+    p_input->p->p_es_out_display = input_EsOutNew( p_input, p_input->p->i_rate );
+    p_input->p->p_es_out = NULL;
+
     /* Set the destructor when we are sure we are initialized */
     vlc_object_set_destructor( p_input, (vlc_destructor_t)Destructor );
 
-    /* Attach only once we are ready */
-    vlc_object_attach( p_input, p_parent );
-
     return p_input;
 }
 
@@ -492,6 +506,9 @@ static void Destructor( input_thread_t * p_input )
     stats_TimerDump( p_input, STATS_TIMER_INPUT_LAUNCHING );
     stats_TimerClean( p_input, STATS_TIMER_INPUT_LAUNCHING );
 
+    if( p_input->p->p_es_out_display )
+        es_out_Delete( p_input->p->p_es_out_display );
+
     if( p_input->p->p_resource )
         input_resource_Delete( p_input->p->p_resource );
 
@@ -523,7 +540,7 @@ static void *Run( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     if( Init( p_input ) )
         goto exit;
 
-    MainLoop( p_input );
+    MainLoop( p_input, true ); /* FIXME it can be wrong (like with VLM) */
 
     /* Clean up */
     End( p_input );
@@ -542,31 +559,6 @@ exit:
     return NULL;
 }
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * RunAndDestroy: main thread loop
- * This is the "just forget me" thread that spawns the input processing chain,
- * reads the stream, cleans up and releases memory
- *****************************************************************************/
-static void *RunAndDestroy( vlc_object_t *p_this )
-{
-    input_thread_t *p_input = (input_thread_t *)p_this;
-    const int canc = vlc_savecancel();
-
-    if( Init( p_input ) )
-        goto exit;
-
-    MainLoop( p_input );
-
-    /* Clean up */
-    End( p_input );
-
-exit:
-    /* Release memory */
-    vlc_object_release( p_input );
-    vlc_restorecancel( canc );
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Main loop: Fill buffers from access, and demux
  *****************************************************************************/
@@ -724,12 +716,14 @@ static void MainLoopStatistic( input_thread_t *p_input )
  * MainLoop
  * The main input loop.
  */
-static void MainLoop( input_thread_t *p_input )
+static void MainLoop( input_thread_t *p_input, bool b_interactive )
 {
     mtime_t i_start_mdate = mdate();
     mtime_t i_intf_update = 0;
     mtime_t i_statistic_update = 0;
-    bool b_pause_after_eof = var_CreateGetBool( p_input, "play-and-pause" );
+    mtime_t i_last_seek_mdate = 0;
+    bool b_pause_after_eof = b_interactive &&
+                             var_CreateGetBool( p_input, "play-and-pause" );
 
     /* Start the timer */
     stats_TimerStop( p_input, STATS_TIMER_INPUT_LAUNCHING );
@@ -737,10 +731,8 @@ static void MainLoop( input_thread_t *p_input )
     while( vlc_object_alive( p_input ) && !p_input->b_error )
     {
         bool b_force_update;
-        int i_type;
         vlc_value_t val;
         mtime_t i_current;
-        mtime_t i_deadline;
         mtime_t i_wakeup;
         bool b_paused;
         bool b_demux_polled;
@@ -768,7 +760,9 @@ static void MainLoop( input_thread_t *p_input )
                 msg_Dbg( p_input, "waiting decoder fifos to empty" );
                 i_wakeup = mdate() + INPUT_IDLE_SLEEP;
             }
-            else if( b_pause_after_eof )
+            /* Pause after eof only if the input is pausable.
+             * This way we won't trigger timeshifting for nothing */
+            else if( b_pause_after_eof && p_input->p->b_can_pause )
             {
                 msg_Dbg( p_input, "pausing at EOF (pause after each)");
                 val.i_int = PAUSE_S;
@@ -787,19 +781,44 @@ static void MainLoop( input_thread_t *p_input )
 
         /* */
         do {
-            i_deadline = i_wakeup;
+            mtime_t i_deadline = i_wakeup;
             if( b_paused || !b_demux_polled )
                 i_deadline = __MIN( i_intf_update, i_statistic_update );
 
             /* Handle control */
-            ControlReduce( p_input );
-            while( !ControlPop( p_input, &i_type, &val, i_deadline ) )
+            for( ;; )
             {
+                mtime_t i_limit = i_deadline;
+
+                /* We will postpone the execution of a seek until we have
+                 * finished the ES bufferisation (postpone is limited to
+                 * 125ms) */
+                bool b_buffering = es_out_GetBuffering( p_input->p->p_es_out ) &&
+                                   !p_input->p->input.b_eof;
+                if( b_buffering )
+                {
+                    /* When postpone is in order, check the ES level every 20ms */
+                    mtime_t i_current = mdate();
+                    if( i_last_seek_mdate + INT64_C(125000) >= i_current )
+                        i_limit = __MIN( i_deadline, i_current + INT64_C(20000) );
+                }
+
+                int i_type;
+                if( ControlPop( p_input, &i_type, &val, i_limit, b_buffering ) )
+                {
+                    if( b_buffering && i_limit < i_deadline )
+                        continue;
+                    break;
+                }
 
                 msg_Dbg( p_input, "control type=%d", i_type );
 
                 if( Control( p_input, i_type, val ) )
+                {
+                    if( ControlIsSeekRequest( i_type ) )
+                        i_last_seek_mdate = mdate();
                     b_force_update = true;
+                }
             }
 
             /* Update interface and statistics */
@@ -995,11 +1014,14 @@ static void LoadSubtitles( input_thread_t *p_input )
         var_SetTime( p_input, "spu-delay", (mtime_t)i_delay * 100000 );
 
     /* Look for and add subtitle files */
+    bool b_forced = true;
+
     char *psz_subtitle = var_GetNonEmptyString( p_input, "sub-file" );
     if( psz_subtitle != NULL )
     {
         msg_Dbg( p_input, "forced subtitle: %s", psz_subtitle );
-        SubtitleAdd( p_input, psz_subtitle, true );
+        SubtitleAdd( p_input, psz_subtitle, b_forced );
+        b_forced = false;
     }
 
     if( var_GetBool( p_input, "sub-autodetect-file" ) )
@@ -1011,18 +1033,56 @@ static void LoadSubtitles( input_thread_t *p_input )
 
         for( int i = 0; ppsz_subs && ppsz_subs[i]; i++ )
         {
-            /* Try to autoselect the first autodetected subtitles file
-             * if no subtitles file was specified */
-            bool b_forced = i == 0 && !psz_subtitle;
-
             if( !psz_subtitle || strcmp( psz_subtitle, ppsz_subs[i] ) )
+            {
                 SubtitleAdd( p_input, ppsz_subs[i], b_forced );
+                b_forced = false;
+            }
 
             free( ppsz_subs[i] );
         }
         free( ppsz_subs );
     }
     free( psz_subtitle );
+
+    /* Load subtitles from attachments */
+    int i_attachment = 0;
+    input_attachment_t **pp_attachment = NULL;
+
+    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->p->p_item->lock );
+    for( int i = 0; i < p_input->p->i_attachment; i++ )
+    {
+        const input_attachment_t *a = p_input->p->attachment[i];
+        if( !strcmp( a->psz_mime, "application/x-srt" ) )
+            TAB_APPEND( i_attachment, pp_attachment,
+                        vlc_input_attachment_New( a->psz_name, NULL,
+                                                  a->psz_description, NULL, 0 ) );
+    }
+    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->p->p_item->lock );
+
+    if( i_attachment > 0 )
+        var_Create( p_input, "sub-description", VLC_VAR_STRING );
+    for( int i = 0; i < i_attachment; i++ )
+    {
+        input_attachment_t *a = pp_attachment[i];
+        if( !a )
+            continue;
+        char *psz_mrl;
+        if( a->psz_name[i] &&
+            asprintf( &psz_mrl, "attachment://%s", a->psz_name ) >= 0 )
+        {
+            var_SetString( p_input, "sub-description", a->psz_description ? a->psz_description : "");
+
+            SubtitleAdd( p_input, psz_mrl, b_forced );
+
+            b_forced = false;
+            free( psz_mrl );
+        }
+        vlc_input_attachment_Delete( a );
+    }
+    free( pp_attachment );
+    if( i_attachment > 0 )
+        var_Destroy( p_input, "sub-description" );
 }
 
 static void LoadSlaves( input_thread_t *p_input )
@@ -1080,6 +1140,8 @@ static void UpdatePtsDelay( input_thread_t *p_input )
     const int i_cr_average = var_GetInteger( p_input, "cr-average" ) * i_pts_delay / DEFAULT_PTS_DELAY;
 
     /* */
+    es_out_SetDelay( p_input->p->p_es_out_display, AUDIO_ES, i_audio_delay );
+    es_out_SetDelay( p_input->p->p_es_out_display, SPU_ES, i_spu_delay );
     es_out_SetJitter( p_input->p->p_es_out, i_pts_delay, i_cr_average );
 }
 
@@ -1092,7 +1154,6 @@ static void InitPrograms( input_thread_t * p_input )
     UpdatePtsDelay( p_input );
 
     /* Set up es_out */
-    es_out_Control( p_input->p->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_ACTIVE, true );
     i_es_out_mode = ES_OUT_MODE_AUTO;
     if( p_input->p->p_sout )
     {
@@ -1114,7 +1175,7 @@ static void InitPrograms( input_thread_t * p_input )
             }
         }
     }
-    es_out_Control( p_input->p->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_MODE, i_es_out_mode );
+    es_out_SetMode( p_input->p->p_es_out, i_es_out_mode );
 
     /* Inform the demuxer about waited group (needed only for DVB) */
     if( i_es_out_mode == ES_OUT_MODE_ALL )
@@ -1136,7 +1197,7 @@ static void InitPrograms( input_thread_t * p_input )
 static int Init( input_thread_t * p_input )
 {
     vlc_meta_t *p_meta;
-    int i, ret;
+    int i;
 
     for( i = 0; i < p_input->p->p_item->i_options; i++ )
     {
@@ -1154,19 +1215,12 @@ static int Init( input_thread_t * p_input )
 
     InitStatistics( p_input );
 #ifdef ENABLE_SOUT
-    ret = InitSout( p_input );
-    if( ret != VLC_SUCCESS )
-        goto error_stats;
+    if( InitSout( p_input ) )
+        goto error;
 #endif
 
     /* Create es out */
-    p_input->p->p_es_out_display = input_EsOutNew( p_input, p_input->p->i_rate );
-    p_input->p->p_es_out         = input_EsOutTimeshiftNew( p_input, p_input->p->p_es_out_display, p_input->p->i_rate );
-    es_out_Control( p_input->p->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_ACTIVE, false );
-    es_out_Control( p_input->p->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_MODE, ES_OUT_MODE_NONE );
-
-    var_Create( p_input, "bit-rate", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
-    var_Create( p_input, "sample-rate", VLC_VAR_INTEGER );
+    p_input->p->p_es_out = input_EsOutTimeshiftNew( p_input, p_input->p->p_es_out_display, p_input->p->i_rate );
 
     /* */
     input_ChangeState( p_input, OPENING_S );
@@ -1246,8 +1300,7 @@ error:
 
     if( p_input->p->p_es_out )
         es_out_Delete( p_input->p->p_es_out );
-    if( p_input->p->p_es_out_display )
-        es_out_Delete( p_input->p->p_es_out_display );
+    es_out_SetMode( p_input->p->p_es_out_display, ES_OUT_MODE_END );
     if( p_input->p->p_resource )
     {
         if( p_input->p->p_sout )
@@ -1256,9 +1309,6 @@ error:
         input_resource_SetInput( p_input->p->p_resource, NULL );
     }
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_SOUT
-error_stats:
-#endif
     if( !p_input->b_preparsing && libvlc_stats( p_input ) )
     {
 #define EXIT_COUNTER( c ) do { if( p_input->p->counters.p_##c ) \
@@ -1293,7 +1343,6 @@ error_stats:
     p_input->p->input.p_stream = NULL;
     p_input->p->input.p_access = NULL;
     p_input->p->p_es_out = NULL;
-    p_input->p->p_es_out_display = NULL;
     p_input->p->p_sout = NULL;
 
     return VLC_EGENERIC;
@@ -1313,8 +1362,7 @@ static void End( input_thread_t * p_input )
     input_ControlVarStop( p_input );
 
     /* Stop es out activity */
-    es_out_Control( p_input->p->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_ACTIVE, false );
-    es_out_Control( p_input->p->p_es_out, ES_OUT_SET_MODE, ES_OUT_MODE_NONE );
+    es_out_SetMode( p_input->p->p_es_out, ES_OUT_MODE_NONE );
 
     /* Clean up master */
     InputSourceClean( &p_input->p->input );
@@ -1330,8 +1378,7 @@ static void End( input_thread_t * p_input )
     /* Unload all modules */
     if( p_input->p->p_es_out )
         es_out_Delete( p_input->p->p_es_out );
-    if( p_input->p->p_es_out_display )
-        es_out_Delete( p_input->p->p_es_out_display );
+    es_out_SetMode( p_input->p->p_es_out_display, ES_OUT_MODE_END );
 
     if( !p_input->b_preparsing )
     {
@@ -1421,14 +1468,50 @@ void input_ControlPush( input_thread_t *p_input,
     vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->p->lock_control );
 }
 
+static int ControlGetReducedIndexLocked( input_thread_t *p_input )
+{
+    const int i_lt = p_input->p->control[0].i_type;
+    int i;
+    for( i = 1; i < p_input->p->i_control; i++ )
+    {
+        const int i_ct = p_input->p->control[i].i_type;
+
+        if( i_lt == i_ct &&
+            ( i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_STATE ||
+              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_RATE ||
+              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_POSITION ||
+              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TIME ||
+              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_PROGRAM ||
+              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TITLE ||
+              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_SEEKPOINT ||
+              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_BOOKMARK ) )
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /* TODO but that's not that important
+                - merge SET_X with SET_X_CMD
+                - ignore SET_SEEKPOINT/SET_POSITION/SET_TIME before a SET_TITLE
+                - ignore SET_SEEKPOINT/SET_POSITION/SET_TIME before another among them
+                - ?
+                */
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return i - 1;
+}
+
+
 static inline int ControlPop( input_thread_t *p_input,
                               int *pi_type, vlc_value_t *p_val,
-                              mtime_t i_deadline )
+                              mtime_t i_deadline, bool b_postpone_seek )
 {
     input_thread_private_t *p_sys = p_input->p;
 
     vlc_mutex_lock( &p_sys->lock_control );
-    while( p_sys->i_control <= 0 )
+    while( p_sys->i_control <= 0 ||
+           ( b_postpone_seek && ControlIsSeekRequest( p_sys->control[0].i_type ) ) )
     {
         if( !vlc_object_alive( p_input ) || i_deadline < 0 )
         {
@@ -1445,59 +1528,37 @@ static inline int ControlPop( input_thread_t *p_input,
     }
 
     /* */
-    *pi_type = p_sys->control[0].i_type;
-    *p_val   = p_sys->control[0].val;
+    const int i_index = ControlGetReducedIndexLocked( p_input );
+
+    /* */
+    *pi_type = p_sys->control[i_index].i_type;
+    *p_val   = p_sys->control[i_index].val;
 
-    p_sys->i_control--;
+    p_sys->i_control -= i_index + 1;
     if( p_sys->i_control > 0 )
-        memmove( &p_sys->control[0], &p_sys->control[1],
+        memmove( &p_sys->control[0], &p_sys->control[i_index+1],
                  sizeof(*p_sys->control) * p_sys->i_control );
     vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_sys->lock_control );
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }
-
-static void ControlReduce( input_thread_t *p_input )
+static bool ControlIsSeekRequest( int i_type )
 {
-    vlc_mutex_lock( &p_input->p->lock_control );
-
-    for( int i = 1; i < p_input->p->i_control; i++ )
+    switch( i_type )
     {
-        const int i_lt = p_input->p->control[i-1].i_type;
-        const int i_ct = p_input->p->control[i].i_type;
-
-        /* XXX We can't merge INPUT_CONTROL_SET_ES */
-/*        msg_Dbg( p_input, "[%d/%d] l=%d c=%d", i, p_input->p->i_control,
-                 i_lt, i_ct );
-*/
-        if( i_lt == i_ct &&
-            ( i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_STATE ||
-              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_RATE ||
-              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_POSITION ||
-              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TIME ||
-              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_PROGRAM ||
-              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TITLE ||
-              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_SEEKPOINT ||
-              i_ct == INPUT_CONTROL_SET_BOOKMARK ) )
-        {
-            int j;
-//            msg_Dbg( p_input, "merged at %d", i );
-            /* Remove the i-1 */
-            for( j = i; j <  p_input->p->i_control; j++ )
-                p_input->p->control[j-1] = p_input->p->control[j];
-            p_input->p->i_control--;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            /* TODO but that's not that important
-                - merge SET_X with SET_X_CMD
-                - remove SET_SEEKPOINT/SET_POSITION/SET_TIME before a SET_TITLE
-                - remove SET_SEEKPOINT/SET_POSITION/SET_TIME before another among them
-                - ?
-                */
-        }
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_POSITION:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TIME:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TITLE:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TITLE_NEXT:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TITLE_PREV:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_SEEKPOINT:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_SEEKPOINT_NEXT:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_SEEKPOINT_PREV:
+    case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_BOOKMARK:
+        return true;
+    default:
+        return false;
     }
-    vlc_mutex_unlock( &p_input->p->lock_control );
 }
 
 static void ControlRelease( int i_type, vlc_value_t val )
@@ -1598,7 +1659,6 @@ static bool Control( input_thread_t *p_input,
             break;
 
         case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_POSITION:
-        case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_POSITION_OFFSET:
         {
             double f_pos;
 
@@ -1634,7 +1694,6 @@ static bool Control( input_thread_t *p_input,
         }
 
         case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TIME:
-        case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TIME_OFFSET:
         {
             int64_t i_time;
             int i_ret;
@@ -1865,19 +1924,13 @@ static bool Control( input_thread_t *p_input,
             break;
 
         case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_AUDIO_DELAY:
-            if( !es_out_SetDelay( p_input->p->p_es_out_display, AUDIO_ES, val.i_time ) )
-            {
-                input_SendEventAudioDelay( p_input, val.i_time );
-                UpdatePtsDelay( p_input );
-            }
+            input_SendEventAudioDelay( p_input, val.i_time );
+            UpdatePtsDelay( p_input );
             break;
 
         case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_SPU_DELAY:
-            if( !es_out_SetDelay( p_input->p->p_es_out_display, SPU_ES, val.i_time ) )
-            {
-                input_SendEventSubtitleDelay( p_input, val.i_time );
-                UpdatePtsDelay( p_input );
-            }
+            input_SendEventSubtitleDelay( p_input, val.i_time );
+            UpdatePtsDelay( p_input );
             break;
 
         case INPUT_CONTROL_SET_TITLE:
@@ -2140,7 +2193,7 @@ static bool Control( input_thread_t *p_input,
             else if( bookmark.i_byte_offset >= 0 &&
                      p_input->p->input.p_stream )
             {
-                const int64_t i_size = stream_Size( p_input->p->input.p_stream );
+                const uint64_t i_size = stream_Size( p_input->p->input.p_stream );
                 if( i_size > 0 && bookmark.i_byte_offset <= i_size )
                 {
                     val.f_float = (double)bookmark.i_byte_offset / i_size;
@@ -2330,7 +2383,7 @@ static int InputSourceInit( input_thread_t *p_input,
     input_SplitMRL( &psz_access, &psz_demux, &psz_path, psz_dup );
 
     /* FIXME: file:// handling plugins do not support URIs properly...
-     * So we pre-decoded the URI to a path for them. Note that we do not do it
+     * So we pre-decode the URI to a path for them. Note that we do not do it
      * for non-standard VLC-specific schemes. */
     if( !strcmp( psz_access, "file" ) )
     {
@@ -2584,26 +2637,11 @@ static int InputSourceInit( input_thread_t *p_input,
             psz_demux = in->p_access->psz_demux;
         }
 
-        {
-            /* Take access/stream redirections into account */
-            char *psz_real_path;
-            char *psz_buf = NULL;
-            if( in->p_stream->psz_path )
-            {
-                const char *psz_a, *psz_d;
-                psz_buf = strdup( in->p_stream->psz_path );
-                input_SplitMRL( &psz_a, &psz_d, &psz_real_path, psz_buf );
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                psz_real_path = psz_path;
-            }
-            in->p_demux = demux_New( p_input, p_input, psz_access, psz_demux,
-                                      psz_real_path,
-                                      in->p_stream, p_input->p->p_es_out,
-                                      p_input->b_preparsing );
-            free( psz_buf );
-        }
+        in->p_demux = demux_New( p_input, p_input, psz_access, psz_demux,
+                   /* Take access/stream redirections into account: */
+                   in->p_stream->psz_path ? in->p_stream->psz_path : psz_path,
+                                 in->p_stream, p_input->p->p_es_out,
+                                 p_input->b_preparsing );
 
         if( in->p_demux == NULL )
         {
@@ -2729,18 +2767,21 @@ static void InputSourceMeta( input_thread_t *p_input,
     /* XXX Remember that checking against p_item->p_meta->i_status & ITEM_PREPARSED
      * is a bad idea */
 
+    bool has_meta;
+
     /* Read access meta */
-    if( p_access )
-        access_Control( p_access, ACCESS_GET_META, p_meta );
+    has_meta = p_access && !access_Control( p_access, ACCESS_GET_META, p_meta );
 
     /* Read demux meta */
-    demux_Control( p_demux, DEMUX_GET_META, p_meta );
+    has_meta |= !demux_Control( p_demux, DEMUX_GET_META, p_meta );
 
-    /* If the demux report unsupported meta data, try an external "meta reader" */
-    bool b_bool;
-    if( demux_Control( p_demux, DEMUX_HAS_UNSUPPORTED_META, &b_bool ) )
-        return;
-    if( !b_bool )
+    bool has_unsupported;
+    if( demux_Control( p_demux, DEMUX_HAS_UNSUPPORTED_META, &has_unsupported ) )
+        has_unsupported = true;
+
+    /* If the demux report unsupported meta data, or if we don't have meta data
+     * try an external "meta reader" */
+    if( has_meta && !has_unsupported )
         return;
 
     demux_meta_t *p_demux_meta =
@@ -2748,7 +2789,9 @@ static void InputSourceMeta( input_thread_t *p_input,
                            VLC_OBJECT_GENERIC, "demux meta" );
     if( !p_demux_meta )
         return;
+    vlc_object_attach( p_demux_meta, p_demux );
     p_demux_meta->p_demux = p_demux;
+    p_demux_meta->p_item = p_input->p->p_item;
 
     module_t *p_id3 = module_need( p_demux_meta, "meta reader", NULL, false );
     if( p_id3 )
@@ -2909,8 +2952,8 @@ static void AppendAttachment( int *pi_attachment, input_attachment_t ***ppp_atta
     input_attachment_t **attachment = *ppp_attachment;
     int i;
 
-    attachment = realloc( attachment,
-                          sizeof(input_attachment_t**) * ( i_attachment + i_new ) );
+    attachment = xrealloc( attachment,
+                    sizeof(input_attachment_t**) * ( i_attachment + i_new ) );
     for( i = 0; i < i_new; i++ )
         attachment[i_attachment++] = pp_new[i];
     free( pp_new );
@@ -2953,7 +2996,7 @@ static void InputGetExtraFilesPattern( input_thread_t *p_input,
         if( asprintf( &psz_file, psz_format, psz_base, i ) < 0 )
             break;
 
-        if( utf8_stat( psz_file, &st ) || !S_ISREG( st.st_mode ) || !st.st_size )
+        if( vlc_stat( psz_file, &st ) || !S_ISREG( st.st_mode ) || !st.st_size )
         {
             free( psz_file );
             break;
@@ -3035,11 +3078,11 @@ static void input_ChangeState( input_thread_t *p_input, int i_state )
  * MRLSplit: parse the access, demux and url part of the
  *           Media Resource Locator.
  *****************************************************************************/
-void input_SplitMRL( const char **ppsz_access, const char **ppsz_demux, char **ppsz_path,
-                     char *psz_dup )
+void input_SplitMRL( const char **ppsz_access, const char **ppsz_demux,
+                     char **ppsz_path, char *psz_dup )
 {
-    char *psz_access = NULL;
-    char *psz_demux  = NULL;
+    const char *psz_access;
+    const char *psz_demux = "";
     char *psz_path;
 
     /* Either there is an access/demux specification before ://
@@ -3052,22 +3095,32 @@ void input_SplitMRL( const char **ppsz_access, const char **ppsz_demux, char **p
 
         /* Separate access from demux (<access>/<demux>://<path>) */
         psz_access = psz_dup;
-        psz_demux = strchr( psz_access, '/' );
-        if( psz_demux )
-            *psz_demux++ = '\0';
 
         /* We really don't want module name substitution here! */
         if( psz_access[0] == '$' )
             psz_access++;
-        if( psz_demux && psz_demux[0] == '$' )
-            psz_demux++;
+
+        char *p = strchr( psz_access, '/' );
+        if( p )
+        {
+            *p = '\0';
+            psz_demux = p + 1;
+            if( psz_demux[0] == '$' )
+                psz_demux++;
+        }
     }
     else
     {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+        fprintf( stderr, "%s(\"%s\"): not a valid URI!\n", __func__,
+                 psz_dup );
+#endif
         psz_path = psz_dup;
+        psz_access = "";
     }
-    *ppsz_access = psz_access ? psz_access : (char*)"";
-    *ppsz_demux = psz_demux ? psz_demux : (char*)"";
+
+    *ppsz_access = psz_access;
+    *ppsz_demux = psz_demux;
     *ppsz_path = psz_path;
 }
 
@@ -3185,7 +3238,7 @@ static void SubtitleAdd( input_thread_t *p_input, char *psz_subtitle, bool b_for
 
             strcpy( psz_extension, ".idx" );
 
-            if( !utf8_stat( psz_path, &st ) && S_ISREG( st.st_mode ) )
+            if( !vlc_stat( psz_path, &st ) && S_ISREG( st.st_mode ) )
             {
                 msg_Dbg( p_input, "using %s subtitles file instead of %s",
                          psz_path, psz_subtitle );
@@ -3270,7 +3323,7 @@ char *input_CreateFilename( vlc_object_t *p_obj, const char *psz_path, const cha
     char *psz_file;
     DIR *path;
 
-    path = utf8_opendir( psz_path );
+    path = vlc_opendir( psz_path );
     if( path )
     {
         closedir( path );
@@ -3279,16 +3332,14 @@ char *input_CreateFilename( vlc_object_t *p_obj, const char *psz_path, const cha
         if( !psz_tmp )
             return NULL;
 
-        char *psz_tmp2 = filename_sanitize( psz_tmp );
-        free( psz_tmp );
+        filename_sanitize( psz_tmp );
 
-        if( !psz_tmp2 ||
-            asprintf( &psz_file, "%s"DIR_SEP"%s%s%s",
-                      psz_path, psz_tmp2,
+        if( asprintf( &psz_file, "%s"DIR_SEP"%s%s%s",
+                      psz_path, psz_tmp,
                       psz_extension ? "." : "",
                       psz_extension ? psz_extension : "" ) < 0 )
             psz_file = NULL;
-        free( psz_tmp2 );
+        free( psz_tmp );
         return psz_file;
     }
     else