[linux-audio-dev] Lock-free gtk/jack interaction

[Jens M Andreasen]

On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 22:12 +0100, Olivier Guilyardi wrote:
> Hi,
...

> 
> I'm not sure this is a very clear description, but do you have any advice about 
> this kind of issue ? Is my idea a good one ?
> 

Looking at your screenshot and reading the labels I wonder why the UI is
so concerned about what jack is doing. I would have thought jack_run
will do whatever the UI appears like, no? The exception being time
information/sample count needed to update blinking-lights and
measure-count.


   g_timeout_add ( 50,
                   my_time_function,
		   (void*)some_data );

For pressing buttons I see no reason why you should not just go ahead
and update the structure that jack_run can see. Assuming this is a
simple integer update.

Say you need to load files, malloc and whatnot for a new track. Fine, do
all that first and then let jack_run insert the new track into the main
structure before doing the actual run.

  if(p){ // we have a new track to insert
      ...
      p = NULL; // notify it is done
  }

  if(q){ // we should delete one track
      ...
      q = NULL;
  }

  // start of jack_run
  ...




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