[Live-devel] bug when clock is reset back in time

Ross Finlayson finlayson at live555.com
Mon Aug 30 06:11:29 PDT 2010


>Some time ago, I pointed out a bug when the clock is reset back in time,
>the cpu usage is 100%
>For reference, it's here :
>http://www.mail-archive.com/live-devel@lists.live555.com/msg04231.html
>
>Changelog says you fixed the bug in 2009.09.04, but I don't remember if
>I tested it or not.

The problem you reported back then - setting the system clock 
backwards caused 100% CPU usage - was fixed in that release.


>But when I test the latest release, the bug is still here.
>
>Step to reproduce :
>./openRtsp rtsp://somestream
>change your system clock back in time.

The symptoms now are different: Instead of 100% CPU usage, "openRTSP" 
now stops recording data.

I'll take another look at this, but this is low-priority...
-- 

Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/


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