gst/gstpad.c: implement enforcing discont events before buffers are passed. This allows state changes of only some el...

Original commit message from CVS:
* gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_set_active), (gst_pad_link_new),
(gst_pad_link_free), (gst_pad_link_try), (_invent_event),
(gst_pad_pull):
implement enforcing discont events before buffers are passed. This
allows state changes of only some elements and later correctly going
on where they left off (or in short: you can now set audio sinks to
NULL to release the device when the pipeline is paused)
* gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_call_chain_function),
(gst_pad_call_get_function):
* gst/gstpad.h:
add gst_pad_call_chain_function and gst_pad_call_get_function for
scheduler interaction. They are required because of the changes
above.
* gst/schedulers/entryscheduler.c: (get_buffer),
(gst_entry_scheduler_chain_wrapper),
(gst_entry_scheduler_get_wrapper),
(gst_entry_scheduler_state_transition),
(gst_entry_scheduler_pad_link):
* gst/schedulers/gstbasicscheduler.c:
(gst_basic_scheduler_chain_wrapper),
(gst_basic_scheduler_src_wrapper),
(gst_basic_scheduler_chainhandler_proxy),
(gst_basic_scheduler_gethandler_proxy),
(gst_basic_scheduler_cothreaded_chain),
(gst_basic_scheduler_chain_elements):
* gst/schedulers/gstoptimalscheduler.c:
(get_group_schedule_function), (pad_clear_queued),
(gst_opt_scheduler_pad_link):
use the new functions instead of calling get/chain-functions
directly.
This commit is contained in:
Benjamin Otte 2004-04-16 01:36:37 +00:00
parent 66f00f1c78
commit 266cff34c7
6 changed files with 215 additions and 116 deletions

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@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
2004-04-16 Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>
* gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_set_active), (gst_pad_link_new),
(gst_pad_link_free), (gst_pad_link_try), (_invent_event),
(gst_pad_pull):
implement enforcing discont events before buffers are passed. This
allows state changes of only some elements and later correctly going
on where they left off (or in short: you can now set audio sinks to
NULL to release the device when the pipeline is paused)
* gst/gstpad.c: (gst_pad_call_chain_function),
(gst_pad_call_get_function):
* gst/gstpad.h:
add gst_pad_call_chain_function and gst_pad_call_get_function for
scheduler interaction. They are required because of the changes
above.
* gst/schedulers/entryscheduler.c: (get_buffer),
(gst_entry_scheduler_chain_wrapper),
(gst_entry_scheduler_get_wrapper),
(gst_entry_scheduler_state_transition),
(gst_entry_scheduler_pad_link):
* gst/schedulers/gstbasicscheduler.c:
(gst_basic_scheduler_chain_wrapper),
(gst_basic_scheduler_src_wrapper),
(gst_basic_scheduler_chainhandler_proxy),
(gst_basic_scheduler_gethandler_proxy),
(gst_basic_scheduler_cothreaded_chain),
(gst_basic_scheduler_chain_elements):
* gst/schedulers/gstoptimalscheduler.c:
(get_group_schedule_function), (pad_clear_queued),
(gst_opt_scheduler_pad_link):
use the new functions instead of calling get/chain-functions
directly.
2004-04-15 David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
* docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt: Remove deprecated symbols.

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@ -36,6 +36,28 @@
#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_PADS
struct _GstPadLink
{
GType type;
gboolean bla;
gboolean srcnotify;
gboolean sinknotify;
GstPad *srcpad;
GstPad *sinkpad;
GstCaps *srccaps;
GstCaps *sinkcaps;
GstCaps *filtercaps;
GstCaps *caps;
GstPadFixateFunction app_fixate;
gboolean engaged;
GstData *temp_store; /* used only when we invented a DISCONT */
};
enum
{
TEMPL_PAD_CREATED,
@ -412,6 +434,7 @@ gst_pad_set_active (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
{
GstRealPad *realpad;
gboolean old;
GstPadLink *link;
g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PAD (pad));
@ -431,6 +454,17 @@ gst_pad_set_active (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (realpad));
GST_FLAG_SET (realpad, GST_PAD_DISABLED);
}
link = GST_RPAD_LINK (realpad);
if (link) {
link->engaged = FALSE;
if (link->temp_store) {
GST_CAT_INFO (GST_CAT_PADS,
"deleting cached buffer from bufpen of pad %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (realpad));
gst_data_unref (link->temp_store);
link->temp_store = NULL;
}
}
g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (realpad), "active");
}
@ -999,25 +1033,6 @@ gst_pad_is_linked (GstPad * pad)
return GST_PAD_PEER (pad) != NULL;
}
struct _GstPadLink
{
GType type;
gboolean bla;
gboolean srcnotify;
gboolean sinknotify;
GstPad *srcpad;
GstPad *sinkpad;
GstCaps *srccaps;
GstCaps *sinkcaps;
GstCaps *filtercaps;
GstCaps *caps;
GstPadFixateFunction app_fixate;
};
static gboolean
gst_pad_check_schedulers (GstRealPad * realsrc, GstRealPad * realsink)
{
@ -1051,6 +1066,8 @@ gst_pad_link_new (void)
link = g_new0 (GstPadLink, 1);
link->sinknotify = TRUE;
link->srcnotify = TRUE;
link->engaged = FALSE;
return link;
}
@ -1065,6 +1082,8 @@ gst_pad_link_free (GstPadLink * link)
gst_caps_free (link->filtercaps);
if (link->caps)
gst_caps_free (link->caps);
if (link->temp_store)
gst_data_unref (link->temp_store);
#ifdef USE_POISONING
memset (link, 0xff, sizeof (*link));
#endif
@ -1316,8 +1335,12 @@ gst_pad_link_try (GstPadLink * link)
GST_RPAD_PEER (srcpad) = GST_REAL_PAD (link->sinkpad);
GST_RPAD_PEER (sinkpad) = GST_REAL_PAD (link->srcpad);
if (oldlink)
if (oldlink) {
link->temp_store = oldlink->temp_store;
link->engaged = oldlink->engaged;
oldlink->temp_store = NULL;
gst_pad_link_free (oldlink);
}
GST_RPAD_LINK (srcpad) = link;
GST_RPAD_LINK (sinkpad) = link;
if (ret == GST_PAD_LINK_OK) {
@ -3001,6 +3024,31 @@ gst_ghost_pad_save_thyself (GstPad * pad, xmlNodePtr parent)
}
#endif /* GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE */
static GstData *
_invent_event (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
{
GstData *data;
if (GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP_IS_VALID (buffer)) {
data = GST_DATA (gst_event_new_discontinuous (TRUE, GST_FORMAT_TIME,
GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer), GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_IS_VALID (buffer) ?
GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT : 0, GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer), 0));
GST_CAT_WARNING (GST_CAT_DATAFLOW,
"needed to invent a DISCONT (time %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT
") for %s:%s => %s:%s", GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer),
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (GST_PAD_PEER (pad)), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
} else {
data = GST_DATA (gst_event_new_discontinuous (TRUE,
GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_IS_VALID (buffer) ? GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT : 0,
GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer), 0));
GST_CAT_WARNING_OBJECT (GST_CAT_DATAFLOW,
"needed to invent a DISCONT (no time) for %s:%s => %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (GST_PAD_PEER (pad)), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
}
return data;
}
/**
* gst_pad_push:
* @pad: a source #GstPad.
@ -3094,15 +3142,38 @@ gst_pad_pull (GstPad * pad)
} else {
restart:
if (peer->gethandler) {
GstPadLink *link = GST_RPAD_LINK (pad);
GstData *data;
GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_DATAFLOW, pad,
"calling gethandler %s of peer pad %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR_NAME (peer->gethandler), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (peer));
if (link->temp_store) {
g_assert (link->engaged);
data = link->temp_store;
link->temp_store = NULL;
} else {
data = (peer->gethandler) (GST_PAD (peer));
/* refetch - we might have been relinked */
link = GST_RPAD_LINK (pad);
}
if (data) {
if (!link->engaged) {
g_assert (link->temp_store == NULL);
if (GST_IS_BUFFER (data)) {
link->temp_store = data;
link->engaged = TRUE;
data = _invent_event (pad, GST_BUFFER (data));
} else if (GST_IS_EVENT (data) &&
GST_EVENT_TYPE (data) == GST_EVENT_DISCONTINUOUS) {
link->engaged = TRUE;
GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_DATAFLOW,
"link engaged by discont event for pad %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
}
}
if (!gst_probe_dispatcher_dispatch (&peer->probedisp, &data))
goto restart;
return data;
@ -4140,3 +4211,71 @@ gst_pad_get_formats (GstPad * pad)
return NULL;
}
#define CALL_CHAINFUNC(pad, data) G_STMT_START {\
if (GST_IS_EVENT (data) && \
!GST_FLAG_IS_SET (gst_pad_get_parent (pad), GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_AWARE)) { \
gst_pad_send_event (pad, GST_EVENT (data)); \
} else { \
GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (pad) (pad, data); \
} \
}G_STMT_END
/**
* gst_pad_call_chain_function:
* @pad: sink pad to call chain function on
* @data: data to call the chain function with
*
* Calls the chain function of the given pad while making sure the internal
* consistency is kept. Use this function inside schedulers instead of calling
* the chain function yourself.
*/
void
gst_pad_call_chain_function (GstPad * pad, GstData * data)
{
GstPadLink *link;
g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_REAL_PAD (pad));
g_return_if_fail (GST_PAD_IS_SINK (pad));
g_return_if_fail (data != NULL);
g_return_if_fail (GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (pad) != NULL);
g_return_if_fail (GST_RPAD_LINK (pad) != NULL);
link = GST_RPAD_LINK (pad);
if (!link->engaged) {
g_assert (link->temp_store == NULL);
if (GST_IS_BUFFER (data)) {
link->temp_store = data;
link->engaged = TRUE;
CALL_CHAINFUNC (pad, _invent_event (pad, GST_BUFFER (data)));
g_assert (link->temp_store == data);
link->temp_store = NULL;
} else if (GST_IS_EVENT (data) &&
GST_EVENT_TYPE (data) == GST_EVENT_DISCONTINUOUS) {
link->engaged = TRUE;
GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_DATAFLOW,
"link engaged by discont event for pad %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
}
}
CALL_CHAINFUNC (pad, data);
}
/**
* gst_pad_call_get_function:
* @pad: sink pad to call chain function on
*
* Calls the get function of the given pad while making sure the internal
* consistency is kept. Use this function inside schedulers instead of calling
* the get function yourself.
*
* Returns: the data provided by the pad or NULL if no data was available.
*/
GstData *
gst_pad_call_get_function (GstPad * pad)
{
g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_REAL_PAD (pad), NULL);
g_return_val_if_fail (GST_PAD_IS_SRC (pad), NULL);
g_return_val_if_fail (GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (pad) != NULL, NULL);
return GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (pad) (pad);
}

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@ -518,6 +518,11 @@ xmlNodePtr gst_ghost_pad_save_thyself (GstPad *pad,
xmlNodePtr parent);
#endif
/* for schedulers only */
void gst_pad_call_chain_function (GstPad *pad, GstData *data);
GstData * gst_pad_call_get_function (GstPad *pad);
G_END_DECLS

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@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ typedef struct
CothreadPrivate *sink;
/* current data */
GstData *bufpen;
/* if this link needs a discont - FIXME: remove when core ready for this */
gboolean need_discont;
}
LinkPrivate;
@ -315,48 +313,14 @@ setup_loop (GstEntryScheduler * sched, GstElement * element)
* CHAINBASED
*/
/* this function returns the buffer currently in the bufpen
* it's this complicated because we check that we don't need to invent
* a DISCONT event first.
* FIXME: The whole if part should go when the core supports this.
*/
static GstData *
get_buffer (GstEntryScheduler * sched, GstRealPad * pad)
{
LinkPrivate *priv = PAD_PRIVATE (pad);
GstData *data;
GstData *data = priv->bufpen;
g_assert (GST_PAD_IS_SINK (pad));
if (priv->need_discont && GST_IS_BUFFER (priv->bufpen)) {
if (GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP_IS_VALID (priv->bufpen)) {
data =
GST_DATA (gst_event_new_discontinuous (TRUE, GST_FORMAT_TIME,
GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (priv->bufpen),
GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_IS_VALID (priv->
bufpen) ? GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT : 0,
GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (priv->bufpen), 0));
GST_WARNING_OBJECT (sched,
"needed to invent a DISCONT (time %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT
") for %s:%s => %s:%s, fix it please",
GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (priv->bufpen),
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (GST_PAD_PEER (pad)), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
} else {
data = GST_DATA (gst_event_new_discontinuous (TRUE,
GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_IS_VALID (priv->
bufpen) ? GST_FORMAT_DEFAULT : 0,
GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (priv->bufpen), 0));
GST_WARNING_OBJECT (sched,
"needed to invent a DISCONT (no time) for %s:%s => %s:%s, fix it please",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (GST_PAD_PEER (pad)), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
}
sched->schedule_now = g_list_prepend (sched->schedule_now, priv);
} else {
data = priv->bufpen;
priv->bufpen = NULL;
}
g_assert (data);
if (GST_IS_EVENT (data) && GST_EVENT_TYPE (data) == GST_EVENT_DISCONTINUOUS)
priv->need_discont = FALSE;
return data;
}
@ -378,12 +342,7 @@ gst_entry_scheduler_chain_wrapper (int argc, char **argv)
if (pad->chainfunc) {
GstData *data = get_buffer (priv->sched, pad);
if (GST_IS_EVENT (data)
&& !GST_FLAG_IS_SET (element, GST_ELEMENT_EVENT_AWARE)) {
gst_pad_event_default (GST_PAD (pad), GST_EVENT (data));
} else {
pad->chainfunc (GST_PAD (pad), data);
}
gst_pad_call_chain_function (GST_PAD (pad), data);
/* don't do anything after here with the pad, it might already be dead!
the element is still alive though */
} else {
@ -445,7 +404,7 @@ gst_entry_scheduler_get_wrapper (int argc, char **argv)
GST_LOG_OBJECT (priv->sched, "calling getfunc for pad %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
if (pad->getfunc) {
GstData *data = pad->getfunc (GST_PAD (pad));
GstData *data = gst_pad_call_get_function (GST_PAD (pad));
/* make sure the pad still exists and is linked */
if (!g_list_find (element->pads, pad)) {
@ -470,7 +429,7 @@ gst_entry_scheduler_get_wrapper (int argc, char **argv)
("get-based element %s removed getfunc during processing",
GST_OBJECT_NAME (element)));
}
GST_LOG_OBJECT (priv->sched, "done calling chainfunc for element %s",
GST_LOG_OBJECT (priv->sched, "done calling getfunc for element %s",
GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element));
priv->wait = WAIT_FOR_PADS;
@ -878,7 +837,6 @@ static GstElementStateReturn
gst_entry_scheduler_state_transition (GstScheduler * scheduler,
GstElement * element, gint transition)
{
GList *list;
GstEntryScheduler *sched = GST_ENTRY_SCHEDULER (scheduler);
if (GST_FLAG_IS_SET (element, GST_ELEMENT_DECOUPLED))
@ -889,15 +847,6 @@ gst_entry_scheduler_state_transition (GstScheduler * scheduler,
case GST_STATE_NULL_TO_READY:
break;
case GST_STATE_READY_TO_PAUSED:
for (list = element->pads; list; list = g_list_next (list)) {
GstPad *pad = list->data;
if (!GST_IS_REAL_PAD (pad))
continue;
if (PAD_PRIVATE (pad)) {
PAD_PRIVATE (pad)->need_discont = TRUE;
}
}
break;
case GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING:
break;
@ -967,7 +916,6 @@ gst_entry_scheduler_pad_link (GstScheduler * scheduler, GstPad * srcpad,
priv = g_new0 (LinkPrivate, 1);
priv->entry.type = ENTRY_LINK;
priv->need_discont = TRUE;
/* wrap srcpad */
element = gst_pad_get_parent (srcpad);
priv->srcpad = GST_REAL_PAD (srcpad);

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@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ gst_basic_scheduler_chain_wrapper (int argc, char **argv)
GST_CAT_DEBUG (debug_dataflow,
"calling chain function of %s:%s %p", name,
GST_PAD_NAME (pad), data);
GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (realpad) (pad, data);
gst_pad_call_chain_function (GST_PAD (realpad), data);
GST_CAT_DEBUG (debug_dataflow,
"calling chain function of element %s done", name);
}
@ -421,8 +421,7 @@ gst_basic_scheduler_src_wrapper (int argc, char **argv)
inf_loop = FALSE;
GST_CAT_DEBUG (debug_dataflow, "calling _getfunc for %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (realpad));
g_return_val_if_fail (GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (realpad) != NULL, 0);
data = GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (realpad) (GST_PAD (realpad));
data = gst_pad_call_get_function (GST_PAD (realpad));
if (data) {
GST_CAT_DEBUG (debug_dataflow, "calling gst_pad_push on pad %s:%s %p",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (realpad), data);
@ -691,11 +690,11 @@ gst_basic_scheduler_cothreaded_chain (GstBin * bin, GstSchedulerChain * chain)
if (GST_RPAD_DIRECTION (peerpad) == GST_PAD_SINK) {
GST_DEBUG ("copying chain func into push proxy for peer %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (peerpad));
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (peerpad) = GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (peerpad);
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (peerpad) = gst_pad_call_chain_function;
} else {
GST_DEBUG ("copying get func into pull proxy for peer %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (peerpad));
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (peerpad) = GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (peerpad);
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (peerpad) = gst_pad_call_get_function;
}
}
}
@ -709,11 +708,11 @@ gst_basic_scheduler_cothreaded_chain (GstBin * bin, GstSchedulerChain * chain)
if (GST_RPAD_DIRECTION (pad) == GST_PAD_SINK) {
GST_DEBUG ("copying chain function into push proxy for %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (pad) = GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (pad);
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (pad) = gst_pad_call_chain_function;
} else {
GST_DEBUG ("copying get function into pull proxy for %s:%s",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad));
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (pad) = GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (pad);
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (pad) = gst_pad_call_get_function;
}
}
/* otherwise we really are a cothread */

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@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ static int unknown_group_schedule_function (int argc, char *argv[]);
*/
static void gst_opt_scheduler_loop_wrapper (GstPad * sinkpad, GstData * data);
static GstData *gst_opt_scheduler_get_wrapper (GstPad * srcpad);
static void gst_opt_scheduler_chain_wrapper (GstPad * sinkpad, GstData * data);
/*
@ -1182,7 +1181,7 @@ get_group_schedule_function (int argc, char *argv[])
GST_DEBUG ("doing get and push on pad \"%s:%s\" in group %p",
GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (pad), group);
data = GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (pad) (pad);
data = gst_pad_call_get_function (pad);
if (data) {
if (GST_EVENT_IS_INTERRUPT (data)) {
gst_event_unref (GST_EVENT (data));
@ -1367,24 +1366,6 @@ gst_opt_scheduler_get_wrapper (GstPad * srcpad)
return data;
}
/* this function is a chain wrapper for non-event-aware plugins,
* it'll simply dispatch the events to the (default) event handler */
static void
gst_opt_scheduler_chain_wrapper (GstPad * sinkpad, GstData * data)
{
if (GST_IS_EVENT (data)) {
gst_pad_send_event (sinkpad, GST_EVENT (data));
} else {
GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (sinkpad) (sinkpad, data);
}
}
static void
clear_queued (GstData * data, gpointer user_data)
{
gst_data_unref (data);
}
static void
pad_clear_queued (GstPad * srcpad, gpointer user_data)
{
@ -1392,7 +1373,7 @@ pad_clear_queued (GstPad * srcpad, gpointer user_data)
if (buflist) {
GST_LOG ("need to clear some buffers");
g_list_foreach (buflist, (GFunc) clear_queued, NULL);
g_list_foreach (buflist, (GFunc) gst_data_unref, NULL);
g_list_free (buflist);
GST_PAD_BUFPEN (srcpad) = NULL;
}
@ -1908,11 +1889,8 @@ gst_opt_scheduler_pad_link (GstScheduler * sched, GstPad * srcpad,
GST_LOG ("get to chain based link");
/* setup get/chain handlers */
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (srcpad) = GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (srcpad);
if (GST_ELEMENT_IS_EVENT_AWARE (sink_element))
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (sinkpad) = GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (sinkpad);
else
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (sinkpad) = gst_opt_scheduler_chain_wrapper;
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (srcpad) = gst_pad_call_get_function;
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (sinkpad) = gst_pad_call_chain_function;
/* the two elements should be put into the same group,
* this also means that they are in the same chain automatically */
@ -1933,10 +1911,7 @@ gst_opt_scheduler_pad_link (GstScheduler * sched, GstPad * srcpad,
case GST_OPT_CHAIN_TO_CHAIN:
GST_LOG ("loop/chain to chain based link");
if (GST_ELEMENT_IS_EVENT_AWARE (sink_element))
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (sinkpad) = GST_RPAD_CHAINFUNC (sinkpad);
else
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (sinkpad) = gst_opt_scheduler_chain_wrapper;
GST_RPAD_CHAINHANDLER (sinkpad) = gst_pad_call_chain_function;
/* the two elements should be put into the same group, this also means
* that they are in the same chain automatically, in case of a loop-based
@ -1948,7 +1923,7 @@ gst_opt_scheduler_pad_link (GstScheduler * sched, GstPad * srcpad,
case GST_OPT_GET_TO_LOOP:
GST_LOG ("get to loop based link");
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (srcpad) = GST_RPAD_GETFUNC (srcpad);
GST_RPAD_GETHANDLER (srcpad) = gst_pad_call_get_function;
/* the two elements should be put into the same group, this also means
* that they are in the same chain automatically, sink_element is