[gst-devel] gst-python problem: refcount for gst.Buffer too big?

[Edward Hervey]

Hi,

On 4/21/06, Артём Попов <artfwo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to write a gst element in python, based on
> GstBaseTransform. The core of such an element would be "transform" and
> "transform_ip" methods, with receive GstBuffer arguments. Both of
> these methods don't work for me, due to too large reference count of
> Buffers passed to them. By the way, the "transform" method requires
> "get_unit_size" virtual method to be implemented, the patch is here:
>
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339248
>
> in "transform_ip", buffer refcount is 3, and that makes the buffer unwritable
> in "transform", both buffer refcounts are 2, what makes output buffer
> unwritable as well...
>
> def transform_ip (self, outbuf):
>     print outbuf.__grefcount__ # always prints 3
>     return gst.FLOW_OK
>
> def transform (self, inbuf, outbuf):
>     print inbuf.__grefcount__ # always prints 2
>     print outbuf.__grefcount__ # always prints 2
>     return gst.FLOW_OK
>
> "gst_buffer_is_writable" checks, that the buffer refcount should be 1,
> and gst-python uses just that to enable or disable data writing to the
> buffer. So, how can I solve (or maybe workaround) this problem?
> Thanks. --Artem

  Would it be possible to see your code ? Seeing how you name your
methods, I doubt it'll work properly.

  Otherwise, we did refcount once too much, the bug and patch are
available here (I can't commit right now since cvs is frozen) :

  http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339308

  Please comment on the bug if it doesn't solve your issues.

  Edward

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Edward Hervey
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