The DVB devices now retune (and, if applicable, resend the DiSEqC data) if the lock is lost

CONTRIBUTORS

@@ -1012,6 +1012,8 @@ Reinhard Nissl <rnissl@gmx.de>
  with post processing tools that choke on different ids
  for fixing cDvbPlayer::SkipFrames() to properly handle radio recordings
  for improving TS/PES conversion to better handle lost TS packets
+ for suggesting to make the DVB devices retune (and, if applicable, resend the
+ DiSEqC data) if the lock is lost
 
 Richard Robson <richard_robson@beeb.net>
  for reporting freezing replay if a timer starts while in Transfer Mode from the

HISTORY

@@ -3963,7 +3963,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   commands may now be executed at any time, and the message will be displayed
   (no more "pending message").
 
-2005-12-31: Version 1.3.38
+2006-01-01: Version 1.3.38
 
 - Fixed handling second audio and Dolby Digital PIDs for encrypted channels
   (was broken in version 1.3.37).
@@ -4051,3 +4051,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   so that they can provide the full file name of the recording. Plugins that use
   these (or the related cStatus::Msg...() functions) need to be adapted
   (suggested by Andreas Brugger).
+- The DVB devices now retune (and, if applicable, resend the DiSEqC data) if
+  the lock is lost (based on a patch from Reinhard Nissl).

dvbdevice.c

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: dvbdevice.c 1.143 2005/12/29 13:49:09 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.c 1.144 2006/01/01 12:03:31 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "dvbdevice.h"
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 #define DEV_DVB_AUDIO     "audio"
 #define DEV_DVB_CA        "ca"
 
+#define DVBS_TUNE_TIMEOUT  1000 //ms
+#define DVBS_LOCK_TIMEOUT  1000 //ms
+#define DVBC_TUNE_TIMEOUT  1000 //ms
+#define DVBC_LOCK_TIMEOUT  1000 //ms
+#define DVBT_TUNE_TIMEOUT  1000 //ms
+#define DVBT_LOCK_TIMEOUT  1000 //ms
+
 class cDvbName {
 private:
   char buffer[PATH_MAX];
@@ -66,6 +73,8 @@ private:
   enum eTunerStatus { tsIdle, tsSet, tsTuned, tsLocked };
   int fd_frontend;
   int cardIndex;
+  int tuneTimeout;
+  int lockTimeout;
   fe_type_t frontendType;
   cCiHandler *ciHandler;
   cChannel channel;
@@ -238,6 +247,9 @@ bool cDvbTuner::SetFrontend(void)
          Frontend.inversion = fe_spectral_inversion_t(channel.Inversion());
          Frontend.u.qpsk.symbol_rate = channel.Srate() * 1000UL;
          Frontend.u.qpsk.fec_inner = fe_code_rate_t(channel.CoderateH());
+
+         tuneTimeout = DVBS_TUNE_TIMEOUT;
+         lockTimeout = DVBS_LOCK_TIMEOUT;
          }
          break;
     case FE_QAM: { // DVB-C
@@ -249,6 +261,9 @@ bool cDvbTuner::SetFrontend(void)
          Frontend.u.qam.symbol_rate = channel.Srate() * 1000UL;
          Frontend.u.qam.fec_inner = fe_code_rate_t(channel.CoderateH());
          Frontend.u.qam.modulation = fe_modulation_t(channel.Modulation());
+
+         tuneTimeout = DVBC_TUNE_TIMEOUT;
+         lockTimeout = DVBC_LOCK_TIMEOUT;
          }
          break;
     case FE_OFDM: { // DVB-T
@@ -264,6 +279,9 @@ bool cDvbTuner::SetFrontend(void)
          Frontend.u.ofdm.transmission_mode = fe_transmit_mode_t(channel.Transmission());
          Frontend.u.ofdm.guard_interval = fe_guard_interval_t(channel.Guard());
          Frontend.u.ofdm.hierarchy_information = fe_hierarchy_t(channel.Hierarchy());
+
+         tuneTimeout = DVBT_TUNE_TIMEOUT;
+         lockTimeout = DVBT_LOCK_TIMEOUT;
          }
          break;
     default:
@@ -279,6 +297,9 @@ bool cDvbTuner::SetFrontend(void)
 
 void cDvbTuner::Action(void)
 {
+  cTimeMs Timer;
+  bool LostLock = false;
+  time_t LastTimeoutReport = 0;
   dvb_frontend_event event;
   while (Running()) {
         bool hasEvent = GetFrontendEvent(event, 1);
@@ -291,18 +312,40 @@ void cDvbTuner::Action(void)
                if (hasEvent)
                   continue;
                tunerStatus = SetFrontend() ? tsTuned : tsIdle;
+               Timer.Set(tuneTimeout);
                continue;
           case tsTuned:
+               if (Timer.TimedOut()) {
+                  tunerStatus = tsSet;
+                  diseqcCommands = NULL;
+                  if (time(NULL) - LastTimeoutReport > 60) { // let's not get too many of these
+                     esyslog("ERROR: frontend %d timed out while tuning", cardIndex);
+                     LastTimeoutReport = time(NULL);
+                     }
+                  continue;
+                  }
           case tsLocked:
                if (hasEvent) {
                   if (event.status & FE_REINIT) {
                      tunerStatus = tsSet;
-                     esyslog("ERROR: frontend %d was reinitialized - re-tuning", cardIndex);
+                     diseqcCommands = NULL;
+                     esyslog("ERROR: frontend %d was reinitialized", cardIndex);
+                     }
+                  else if (event.status & FE_HAS_LOCK) {
+                     if (LostLock) {
+                        esyslog("frontend %d regained lock", cardIndex);
+                        LostLock = false;
+                        LastTimeoutReport = 0;
                         }
-                  if (event.status & FE_HAS_LOCK) {
                      tunerStatus = tsLocked;
                      locked.Broadcast();
                      }
+                  else if (tunerStatus == tsLocked) {
+                     LostLock = true;
+                     esyslog("ERROR: frontend %d lost lock", cardIndex);
+                     tunerStatus = tsTuned;
+                     Timer.Set(lockTimeout);
+                     }
                   continue;
                   }
           }