New option stream_recording=on|off

libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin.1

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH CDRSKIN 1 "September 26, 2007"
+.TH CDRSKIN 1 "April 12, 2008"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -1084,6 +1084,15 @@ Linux specific:
 Use and report literal Bus,Target,Lun addresses rather than real SCSI and
 pseudo ATA addresses. This method is outdated and was never compatible with
 original cdrecord.
+.TP
+.BI stream_recording="on"|"off"
+By setting "on" request that compliance to the effective speed setting is
+preferred over management of write errors. With DVD-RAM this can bring
+effective write speed near to the nominal write speed of the media. But it
+will also disable the automatic use of replacement blocks if write errors
+occur. It might as well be disliked or ignored by the drive.
+.br
+Warning: This has been tested with DVD-RAM only.
 .br
 .SH EXAMPLES
 .SS
@@ -1214,23 +1223,25 @@ Formatting data track sources for cdrskin:
 .br
 .BR mkisofs (8),
 .BR genisoimage (8),
+.BR xorriso (1),
 .BR afio (1),
 .BR star (1)
 .br
 .TP
-Other CD/DVD burn programs:
+Other CD/DVD/BD burn programs:
 .br
 .BR cdrecord (1),
-.BR wodim (1)
+.BR wodim (1),
+.BR xorriso (1)
 .br
 .TP
-For DVD burning (also tutor of libburn's DVD capabilities):
+For DVD/BD burning (also tutor of libburn's DVD/BD capabilities):
 .br
 .BR growisofs (1)
 .br
 .SH AUTHOR
 cdrskin was written by Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net>.
 .PP
-This manual page was written by George Danchev <danchev@spnet.net> and
+This manual page was started by George Danchev <danchev@spnet.net> and
-Thomas Schmitt, for the Debian project and for all others.
+is now maintained by Thomas Schmitt.
 

libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin.c

@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ or
    Move them down to Cdrskin_libburn_from_pykix_svN on version leap
 */
 
-/* there are no novelties in 0.4.5 yet */
+#define Cdrskin_libburn_has_stream_recordinG 1
+
+/* there are novelties in 0.4.5 yet */
 
 #endif /* Cdrskin_libburn_0_4_5 */
 
@@ -2668,6 +2670,13 @@ set_dev:;
      printf(
           " --single_track     accept only last argument as source_address\n");
 
+#ifdef Cdrskin_libburn_has_stream_recordinG
+     printf(
+        " stream_recording=\"on\"|\"off\"  \"on\" requests to prefer speed\n");
+     printf(
+        "                                  over write error management.\n");
+#endif
+
 #ifdef Cdrskin_allow_libburn_taO
      printf(
           " tao_to_sao_tsize=<num>  use num as fixed track size if in a\n");
@@ -3090,6 +3099,7 @@ struct CdrskiN {
  int gracetime;
  int dummy_mode;
  int force_is_set;
+ int stream_recording_is_set;
  int single_track;
  int prodvd_cli_compatible;
 
@@ -3265,6 +3275,7 @@ int Cdrskin_new(struct CdrskiN **skin, struct CdrpreskiN *preskin, int flag)
  o->gracetime= 0;
  o->dummy_mode= 0;
  o->force_is_set= 0;
+ o->stream_recording_is_set= 0;
  o->single_track= 0;
  o->prodvd_cli_compatible= 0;
  o->do_devices= 0;
@@ -5011,9 +5022,22 @@ int Cdrskin_blank(struct CdrskiN *skin, int flag)
        fprintf(stderr,
        "cdrskin: NOTE : blank=format_... : DVD+RW do not need this\n");
        fprintf(stderr,
-       "cdrskin: HINT : For de-icing use option blank=format_overwrite_full");
+      "cdrskin: HINT : For de-icing use option blank=format_overwrite_full\n");
        {ret= 2; goto ex;}
      }
+   } else if((profile_number == 0x12 && skin->preskin->allow_untested_media) ||
+             (profile_number == 0x43 && skin->preskin->allow_untested_media)) {
+
+     fprintf(stderr,
+  "cdrskin: SORRY : Formatting of DVD-RAM and BD-RE is not implemented yet\n");
+     {ret= 0; goto ex;}
+
+     /* <<< for now strictly experimental */
+     /* DVD-RAM , BD-RE */
+
+     /* >>> check whether the current format is already 0x00 of maximum size */
+     /* >>> demand bit10 of blank_format_type or size>0 */;
+
    } else {
      fprintf(stderr,
             "cdrskin: SORRY : blank=%s for now does DVD+/-RW only\n",fmt_text);
@@ -5096,7 +5120,7 @@ unsupported_format_type:;
 #ifdef Cdrskin_libburn_has_burn_disc_formaT
  } else if(do_format==1 || do_format==3) {
    burn_disc_format(drive,(off_t) skin->blank_format_size,
-            ((skin->blank_format_type>>8)&0xff) | ((!!skin->force_is_set)<<4));
+            ((skin->blank_format_type>>8)&7) | ((!!skin->force_is_set)<<4));
 #endif
 
  } else {
@@ -6237,6 +6261,9 @@ burn_failed:;
 #ifdef Cdrskin_libburn_has_set_forcE
  burn_write_opts_set_force(o, !!skin->force_is_set);
 #endif
+#ifdef Cdrskin_libburn_has_stream_recordinG
+ burn_write_opts_set_stream_recording(o, !!skin->stream_recording_is_set);
+#endif
 
  if(skin->dummy_mode) {
    fprintf(stderr,
@@ -7436,6 +7463,17 @@ set_speed:;
      if(skin->verbosity>=Cdrskin_verbose_cmD)
        ClN(printf("cdrskin: speed : %f\n",skin->x_speed));
 
+   } else if(strncmp(argv[i],"-stream_recording=",18)==0) {
+     value_pt= argv[i]+18;
+     goto set_stream_recording;
+   } else if(strncmp(argv[i],"stream_recording=",17)==0) {
+     value_pt= argv[i]+17;
+set_stream_recording:;
+     if(strcmp(value_pt, "on")==0)
+       skin->stream_recording_is_set= 1;
+     else
+       skin->stream_recording_is_set= 0;
+
    } else if(strcmp(argv[i],"-swab")==0) {
      skin->swap_audio_bytes= 0;
 

libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin_eng.html

@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ cdrskin_0.4.2.pl00-x86-suse9_0-static.tar.gz</A>, (310 KB), -static compiled,
 Enhancements towards previous stable version cdrskin-0.4.2:
 <UL>
 <LI>Support for DVD+R/DL media is now official</LI>
-<LI>Experimental code for BD-RE with --allow_untested_media</LI>
+<LI>Experimental code for BD-RE with --allow_untested_media
+(see bug fix in 0.4.5)</LI>
 </UL>
 
 <!--
@@ -257,8 +258,10 @@ Enhancements towards previous stable version cdrskin-0.4.2:
 <DD>Enhancements towards stable version 0.4.4.pl00:
 <UL>
 <!--
--->
 <LI>none yet</LI>
+-->
+<LI>Bug fix: experimental writing to formatted BD-RE refused to work</LI>
+<LI>New option stream_recording=on can speed up DVD-RAM</LI>
 </UL>
 </DD>
 <DD>&nbsp;</DD>

libburn/trunk/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h

@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2008.04.12.164244"
+#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2008.04.12.164606"