[gmpi] Re: 3.11 topic: Non-RT parameters

  • From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: GMPI list <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:28:07 +0100

On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 11:46:01 -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> The current requirements list a requirement for non-realtime-safe
> parameters.  Is this a real requirement?  What types of parameters would be
> marked as not-safe for RT use?

eg. blob parameters that are sent from the UI and require a lot of
computation / strutural reorganisation in the plugin.

generally this can be got round with "helper threads" if you try hard
enough.
 
> Q: is it a requirement to support a flag/hint for non-RT parameters?

I dont think so.

- Steve

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