Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:46:34 +0800 From: Ariff Abdullah <ariff@FreeBSD.org> To: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> Cc: cblasius@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Skype - problem with sound device Message-ID: <20070706194634.3dcb08c3.ariff@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20070706210906.5a58b7b2@localhost> References: <200707051557.21884.cblasius@gmail.com> <20070706111251.7366d59e@localhost> <20070706162934.5d962e77.ariff@FreeBSD.org> <20070706210906.5a58b7b2@localhost>
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--Signature=_Fri__6_Jul_2007_19_46_34_+0800_Ets.Y8mlQ7vQTwyE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 21:09:06 +1000 Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> wrote: > On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 16:29:34 +0800 > Ariff Abdullah <ariff@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >=20 >=20 > > Show me the output of > >=20 > > #fstat|grep > > #'\(\(dsp\|audio\|dspW\|mixer\)[0-9]\|\(snd\|midi\)stat\)' > >=20 > > .. before/after opening skype. >=20 > Hi Ariff :)=20 >=20 > I haven't had the problem since.But i decided to check with > fstat...and I was amazed at the number of file descriptors (to > /dev/[sound_related]) that skype keeps open. >=20 > I use skype extensively, both for chat + voice. I've had skype > running for over 12 hours, probably 24 hours (my uptime says 1 day > 21 hours...so maybe as long as that). When I run your command, I > got 2700+ entries - all but 2 were skype's! You can see it for > yourself at >=20 > http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/20070706/withskype_12hrs+.txt >=20 > I then shut down skype : > http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/20070706/b4skype.txt >=20 > And opened it again, waited it to log in and go another snapshot: > http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/20070706/withskype.txt (no > changes really). >=20 > I then did a test call to the skype test call bot, while the call > was running i got: > http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/20070706/skype_1_call.txt >=20 > which is , i suppose, ok... but AFTER the call, I still had several > entries left over: > http://www.meijome.net/files/freebsd/20070706/skype_1_call_finished.txt >=20 Most of it are actually duplicates due to spawning threads or child forks, so it is safe to ignore it. > Is this normal / expected?=20 >=20 It is as "normal/expected" as it is since I don't have any skype sources to examine with :) . Why it leaves so many dangling opened devices is beyond my comprehension. -- Ariff Abdullah FreeBSD ... Recording in stereo is obviously too advanced and confusing for us idiot ***** users :P ........ --Signature=_Fri__6_Jul_2007_19_46_34_+0800_Ets.Y8mlQ7vQTwyE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGjiualr+deMUwTNoRApThAKDcneoLE3AKqlTKED0xKuJeeYC5wQCfYWFH HiiMSqLuxDsAsD4Y+oA4oqE= =4xsG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Fri__6_Jul_2007_19_46_34_+0800_Ets.Y8mlQ7vQTwyE--
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