[Bug 691299] API: GstFileMemAllocator - an allocator that uses disk storage to provide memory space

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https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=691299
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--- Comment #7 from Krzysztof Konopko <krzysztof.konopko at gmail.com> 2013-07-18 00:55:33 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> 
>  2) needs something like:
> 
>      alloc = gst_filemem_allocator_new_from_fd (gint fd, ...);
> 
>     Because if you are to propose this in an allocator you probably have your
>     own fd somewhere that you want others to write into. I can only think of
>     a ringbuffer or maybe a muxer.
> 
> Maybe you also want to make it possible to grow the file automatically or never
> overwrite things (in the case of a muxer).

Thanks for the suggestions, worth considering.  My goal was to extend the
allocator as new use cases emerge but considering these features might be a
good thing for the allocator design (currently focused only on one use case). 
Let me do some hacking first and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

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