Re: [gpsd-dev] driver_nmea2000.c

[Eric S. Raymond]

address@hidden <address@hidden>:
> Hello,
> 
> i have compiled gpsd with "pps=false" at the moment, so that i can continue 
> testing.
> 
> There is another strange problem:
> 
> The gps receiver send position updates at 10 Hz. With the newest sources,
> 
> the update in gpsmon is "jumping", the seconds in the advance quick for 3 or 
> for seconds, an then are "frozen" for a few seconds.
> 
> And i loose a lot a can frames now.
> 
> I am testing on a Ubuntu 12.04 system (amd64), with q quadcore cpu.
> 
> The older versions run fine even on quite slow singlecore ARM or PowerPC 
> board.
> 
> I test with one gps receiver and one ais receiver  with very moderate traffic 
> at the moment.
> 
> I had to dive into the source again, and find out, what is going wrong at the 
> moment.
> 
> 
> Reinhard

OK, this puts the release on hold.

Are you still seeing gpsmon hangs?  Hal Murray reported similar behavior but
could not reproduce it 24 hours later.
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>