Bug 5425 – SDL needs to use a monotomic clock

Bug 5425 - SDL needs to use a monotomic clock

Summary:

SDL needs to use a monotomic clock

Status:	CLOSED FIXED

Product:	SB Controller
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	UI
Version:	unspecified
Platform:	PC Windows XP

Importance:	P2 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	7.1
Assigned To:	Squeezebox QA Team email alias

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Reported:	2007-09-08 14:50 UTC by Richard Titmuss
Modified:	2008-12-15 12:37 UTC (History)
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Description Richard Titmuss 2007-09-08 14:50:07 UTC

SDL can use a monotomic clock for the timers, but the version of glibc we are using in the ARM toolchain does not support this. This can lead to the timers not working correctly if the system time changes.

Comment 1 Chris Owens 2007-09-11 09:47:44 UTC

I'm inclined to target this post-7.0 unless there's a reason I shouldn't

Comment 2 Chris Owens 2007-09-11 10:13:15 UTC

Just talked to you about this in the meeting.

Comment 3 Chris Owens 2007-10-30 09:55:12 UTC

Richard says this is fixed in the new kernel

Comment 4 Chris Owens 2008-07-30 15:32:01 UTC

This bug has now been fixed in the 7.1 release version of SqueezeCenter!  Please download the new version from http://www.slimdevices.com if you haven't already.  

If you are still experiencing this problem, feel free to reopen the bug with your new comments and we'll have another look.

Comment 5 James Richardson 2008-12-15 12:37:38 UTC

This bug has been fixed in the 7.3.0 release version of SqueezeCenter!

Please download the new version from http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html if you haven't already.  

If you are still experiencing this problem, feel free to reopen the bug with your new comments and we'll have another look.