[gst-devel] Resource Policy Question

[Stefan Kost]

hi,

Quoting Topi Hukkanen <topi.hukkanen at gmail.com>:

> How does GStreamer handle resources?
>
> Suppose two applications were fighting for the same resource, is there a way
> in GStreamer to decide an application priority?
>

GStreamer is mostly inside a process. Ressource clashes happen when  
multiple apps access a ressource. Linux needs something here, but it  
won't be gstreamer I'd say.

What happens right now, is that ressources are given to who ever comes  
first and has permissions.

Stefan