diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
index f21ecb0..c63da2f 100644
--- a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
+++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2007.10.03.115550"
+#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2007.10.03.223649"
diff --git a/libburn/async.c b/libburn/async.c
index 4bc807b..79a5d04 100644
--- a/libburn/async.c
+++ b/libburn/async.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void burn_disc_write(struct burn_write_opts *opts, struct burn_disc *disc)
 
 static void *fifo_worker_func(struct w_list *w)
 {
-	burn_fifo_source_shuffler(w->u.fifo.source, w->u.fifo.flag);
+	burn_fifo_source_shoveller(w->u.fifo.source, w->u.fifo.flag);
 	remove_worker(pthread_self());
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -445,9 +445,8 @@ int burn_fifo_start(struct burn_source *source, int flag)
 
 	fs->is_started = -1;
 
-	/* >>> create and set up ring buffer */;
-	/* >>> for now: only 1 , later: fs->chunks */
-	fs->buf = calloc(fs->chunksize, 1);
+	/* create and set up ring buffer */;
+	fs->buf = calloc(fs->chunksize, fs->chunks);
 	if (fs->buf == NULL) {
 		/* >>> could not start ring buffer */;
 		return -1;
diff --git a/libburn/file.c b/libburn/file.c
index fe3d452..a859998 100644
--- a/libburn/file.c
+++ b/libburn/file.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include "source.h"
 #include "libburn.h"
 #include "file.h"
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ struct burn_source *burn_fd_source_new(int datafd, int subfd, off_t size)
 
 /* The fifo mechanism consists of a burn_source proxy which is here,
    a thread management team which is located in async.c,
-   and a synchronous shuffler which is here.
+   and a synchronous shoveller which is here.
 */
 
 static int fifo_read(struct burn_source *source,
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ static int fifo_read(struct burn_source *source,
 		ret = burn_fifo_start(source, 0);
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 
-			/* >>> cannot start fifo thread */;
+			/* >>> msg: cannot start fifo thread */;
 
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -244,53 +245,7 @@ static void fifo_free(struct burn_source *source)
 }
 
 
-struct burn_source *burn_fifo_source_new(struct burn_source *inp,
-		 		int chunksize, int chunks, int flag)
-{
-	struct burn_source_fifo *fs;
-	struct burn_source *src;
-	int ret, outlet[2];
-
-	ret = pipe(outlet);
-	if (ret == -1) {
-		/* >>> error on pipe creation */;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	fs = malloc(sizeof(struct burn_source_fifo));
-	if (fs == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	fs->is_started = 0;
-	fs->thread_pid = 0;
-	fs->thread_pid_valid = 0;
-	fs->inp = inp;
-	fs->outlet[0] = outlet[0];
-	fs->outlet[1] = outlet[1];
-	fs->chunksize = chunksize;
-	if (chunksize <= 0)
-		fs->chunksize = 2048;
-	fs->chunks = chunks;
-	fs->buf = NULL;
-	fs->in_counter = fs->out_counter = 0;
-
-	src = burn_source_new();
-	if (src == NULL) {
-		free((char *) fs->buf);
-		free((char *) fs);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	src->read = fifo_read;
-	src->read_sub = NULL;
-	src->get_size = fifo_get_size;
-	src->set_size = fifo_set_size;
-	src->free_data = fifo_free;
-	src->data = fs;
-	return src;
-}
-
-
-int burn_fifo_source_shuffler(struct burn_source *source, int flag)
+int burn_fifo_source_shoveller_og(struct burn_source *source, int flag)
 {
 	struct burn_source_fifo *fs = source->data;
 	int ret;
@@ -327,3 +282,370 @@ int burn_fifo_source_shuffler(struct burn_source *source, int flag)
 }
 
 
+/* ts A71003 */
+/* ----------------------------- fifo ng ------------------------- */
+
+/* The fifo mechanism consists of a burn_source proxy which is here,
+   a thread management team which is located in async.c,
+   and a synchronous shoveller which is here.
+*/
+
+static int fifo_sleep(int flag)
+{
+	static struct timespec sleeptime = { 0, 50000000}; /* 50 ms */
+
+	return nanosleep(&sleeptime, NULL);
+}
+
+
+static int fifo_read_ng(struct burn_source *source,
+		     unsigned char *buffer,
+		     int size)
+{
+	struct burn_source_fifo *fs = source->data;
+	int ret, todo, rpos, bufsize, diff;
+
+	if (fs->end_of_consumption) {
+
+		/* >>> msg: reading has been ended already */;
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+        if (fs->is_started == 0) {
+		ret = burn_fifo_start(source, 0);
+		if (ret <= 0) {
+
+			/* >>> msg: cannot start fifo thread */;
+
+			fs->end_of_consumption = 1;
+			return -1;
+		}
+		fs->is_started = 1;
+	}
+	if (size == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Reading from the ring buffer */
+
+	/* This needs no mutex because each volatile variable has one thread
+	   which may write and the other which only reads and is aware of
+	   volatility.
+	   The feeder of the ringbuffer is in burn_fifo_source_shoveller_ng().
+	*/
+	todo = size;
+	bufsize = fs->chunksize * fs->chunks;
+	while (todo > 0) {
+		/* readpos is not volatile here , writepos is volatile */
+		rpos = fs->buf_readpos;
+		while (rpos == fs->buf_writepos) {
+			if (fs->end_of_input)
+		break;
+			if (fs->input_error) {
+				if (todo < size) /* deliver partial buffer */
+		break;
+				fs->end_of_consumption = 1;
+
+				/* >>> msg: report fs->input_error as errno */;
+
+				return -1;
+			}
+			fifo_sleep(0);
+		}
+		diff = fs->buf_writepos - rpos; /* read volatile only once */
+		if (diff == 0)
+	break;
+		if (diff > 0)
+			/* diff bytes are available */;
+		else 
+			/* at least (bufsize - rpos) bytes are available */
+			diff =  bufsize - rpos;
+		if (diff > todo)
+			diff = todo;
+		memcpy(buffer, fs->buf+(size-todo)+rpos, diff);
+		fs->buf_readpos += diff;
+		if (fs->buf_readpos >= bufsize)
+			fs->buf_readpos = 0;
+		todo -= diff;
+	}
+	if (size - todo <= 0)
+		fs->end_of_consumption = 1;
+	else
+		fs->out_counter += size - todo;
+
+/*
+	fprintf(stderr,
+		"libburn_EXPERIMENTAL: read= %d , pos= %d , out_count= %.f\n",
+		(size - todo), fs->buf_readpos, (double) fs->out_counter);
+*/
+
+	return (size - todo);
+}
+
+
+static off_t fifo_get_size_ng(struct burn_source *source)
+{
+	struct burn_source_fifo *fs = source->data;
+
+	return fs->inp->get_size(fs->inp);
+}
+
+
+static int fifo_set_size_ng(struct burn_source *source, off_t size)
+{
+	struct burn_source_fifo *fs = source->data;
+
+	return fs->inp->set_size(fs->inp, size);
+}
+
+
+static void fifo_free_ng(struct burn_source *source)
+{
+	struct burn_source_fifo *fs = source->data;
+
+	if (fs->inp != NULL)
+		burn_source_free(fs->inp);
+	if (fs->buf != NULL)
+		free(fs->buf);
+	free((char *) fs);
+}
+
+
+int burn_fifo_source_shoveller_ng(struct burn_source *source, int flag)
+{
+	struct burn_source_fifo *fs = source->data;
+	int ret, bufsize, diff, wpos, rpos, trans_end, free_bytes;
+	char *bufpt;
+
+	fs->thread_pid = getpid();
+	fs->thread_pid_valid = 1;
+
+	bufsize = fs->chunksize * fs->chunks;
+	while (!fs->end_of_consumption) {
+
+		/* wait for enough buffer space available */
+		wpos = fs->buf_writepos;
+		while (1) {
+			rpos = fs->buf_readpos;
+			diff = rpos - wpos;
+			trans_end = 0;
+			if (diff == 0)
+				free_bytes = bufsize - 1;
+			else if (diff > 0)
+				free_bytes = diff - 1;
+			else {
+				free_bytes = (bufsize - wpos) + rpos - 1;
+				if (bufsize - wpos < fs->chunksize)
+					trans_end = 1;
+			}
+			if (free_bytes >= fs->chunksize)
+		break;
+			fifo_sleep(0);
+		}
+
+		/* prepare the receiving memory */
+		bufpt = fs->buf + wpos;
+		if (trans_end) {
+			bufpt = calloc(fs->chunksize, 1);
+			if (bufpt == NULL) {
+
+				/* >>> msg: out of memory */;
+
+				fs->input_error = ENOMEM;
+	break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Obtain next chunk */
+		ret = fs->inp->read(fs->inp, (unsigned char *) fs->buf,
+					 fs->chunksize);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			fs->in_counter += ret;
+		else if (ret == 0)
+	break; /* EOF */
+		else {
+			fs->input_error = errno;
+			if(errno == 0)
+				fs->input_error = EIO;
+	break;
+		}
+
+		/* activate read chunk */
+		if (ret > fs->chunksize) /* beware of ill custom burn_source */
+			ret = fs->chunksize;
+		if (trans_end) {
+			/* copy to end of buffer */
+			memcpy(fs->buf + wpos, bufpt, bufsize - wpos);
+			/* copy to start of buffer */
+			memcpy(fs->buf, bufpt + (bufsize - wpos),
+				fs->chunksize - (bufsize - wpos));
+			free(bufpt);
+			if (ret >= bufsize - wpos)
+				fs->buf_writepos = ret - (bufsize - wpos);
+			else
+				fs->buf_writepos += ret;
+		} else if (fs->buf_writepos + ret == bufsize)
+			fs->buf_writepos = 0;
+		else
+			fs->buf_writepos += ret;
+
+/*
+		fprintf(stderr, "[%2.2d%%] ",
+			 (int) (100.0 - 100.0 * ((double) free_bytes) /
+						 (double) bufsize));
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"libburn_EXPERIMENTAL: writepos= %d ,in_count = %.f\n",
+			fs->buf_writepos, (double) fs->in_counter);
+*/
+	}
+	if (!fs->end_of_consumption)
+		fs->end_of_input = 1;
+
+	/* wait for end of reading by consumer */;
+	while (fs->buf_readpos != fs->buf_writepos && !fs->end_of_consumption)
+			fifo_sleep(0);
+
+	/* destroy ring buffer */;
+	if (!fs->end_of_consumption)
+		fs->end_of_consumption = 2; /* Claim stop of consumption */
+
+	/* This is not prone to race conditions because either the consumer
+	   indicated hangup by fs->end_of_consumption = 1 or the consumer set
+	   fs->buf_readpos to a value indicating the buffer is empty.
+	   So in both cases the consumer is aware that reading is futile
+	   or even fatal.
+	*/
+	free(fs->buf);
+	fs->buf = NULL;
+
+	return (fs->input_error == 0);
+}
+
+
+#define Libburn_fifo_nG 1
+
+int burn_fifo_source_shoveller(struct burn_source *source, int flag)
+{
+#ifndef Libburn_fifo_nG
+	return burn_fifo_source_shoveller_og(source, flag);
+#else
+	return burn_fifo_source_shoveller_ng(source, flag);
+#endif
+}
+
+
+struct burn_source *burn_fifo_source_new(struct burn_source *inp,
+		 		int chunksize, int chunks, int flag)
+{
+	struct burn_source_fifo *fs;
+	struct burn_source *src;
+#ifndef Libburn_fifo_nG
+	int ret, outlet[2];
+#endif
+
+	if (((double) chunksize) * ((double) chunks) > 1024.0*1024.0*1024.0) {
+		/* >>> buffer larger than 1 GB */;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (chunksize < 1 || chunks < 2) {
+		/* >>> buffer too small */;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+#ifndef Libburn_fifo_nG
+	outlet[0] = outlet[1] = -1;
+	ret = pipe(outlet);
+	if (ret == -1) {
+		/* >>> error on pipe creation */;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+#endif /* ! Libburn_fifo_nG */
+
+	fs = malloc(sizeof(struct burn_source_fifo));
+	if (fs == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	fs->magic[0] = 'f'; fs->magic[1] = 'i';
+	fs->magic[2] = 'f'; fs->magic[3] = 'o';
+	fs->is_started = 0;
+	fs->thread_pid = 0;
+	fs->thread_pid_valid = 0;
+	fs->inp = NULL; /* set later */
+
+#ifndef Libburn_fifo_nG
+	fs->outlet[0] = outlet[0];
+	fs->outlet[1] = outlet[1];
+#endif
+
+	fs->chunksize = chunksize;
+	fs->chunks = chunks;
+	fs->buf = NULL;
+	fs->buf_writepos = fs->buf_readpos = 0;
+	fs->end_of_input = 0;
+	fs->input_error = 0;
+	fs->end_of_consumption = 0;
+	fs->in_counter = fs->out_counter = 0;
+
+	src = burn_source_new();
+	if (src == NULL) {
+		free((char *) fs);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+#ifndef Libburn_fifo_nG
+	src->read = fifo_read;
+	src->read_sub = NULL;
+	src->get_size = fifo_get_size;
+	src->set_size = fifo_set_size;
+	src->free_data = fifo_free;
+#else /* Libburn_fifo_nG */
+	src->read = fifo_read_ng;
+	src->read_sub = NULL;
+	src->get_size = fifo_get_size_ng;
+	src->set_size = fifo_set_size_ng;
+	src->free_data = fifo_free_ng;
+#endif /* ! Libburn_fifo_nG */
+
+	src->data = fs;
+
+	fs->inp = inp;
+	inp->refcount++; /* make sure inp lives longer than src */
+
+	return src;
+}
+
+
+/* ts A71003 : API */
+int burn_fifo_inquire_status(struct burn_source *source, int *size,
+		 int *free_bytes)
+{
+	struct burn_source_fifo *fs = source->data;
+	int ret = 0, diff, wpos, rpos;
+
+	if (fs->magic[0] != 'f' || fs->magic[1] != 'i' ||
+	    fs->magic[2] != 'f' || fs->magic[3] != 'o') {
+
+		/* >>> not a fifo burn_source */;
+
+		return -1;
+	}
+	*size = fs->chunksize * fs->chunks;
+	rpos = fs->buf_readpos;
+	wpos = fs->buf_writepos;
+	diff = rpos - wpos;
+	if (diff == 0)
+		*free_bytes = *size - 1;
+	else if (diff > 0)
+		*free_bytes = diff - 1;
+	else
+		*free_bytes = (*size - wpos) + rpos - 1;
+	if (fs->end_of_consumption == 1)
+		ret |= 4;
+	if (fs->input_error)
+		ret |= 3;
+	else if (fs->end_of_input)
+		ret |= 2;
+	else
+		ret |= 1;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+	
diff --git a/libburn/file.h b/libburn/file.h
index f7338cd..1ca228c 100644
--- a/libburn/file.h
+++ b/libburn/file.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct burn_source_file
 
 /* ts A70930 */
 struct burn_source_fifo {
+	char magic[4];
 
 	/* The fifo stays inactive and unequipped with eventual resources
 	   until its read() method is called for the first time.
@@ -35,10 +36,15 @@ struct burn_source_fifo {
 	/* <<< currently it is only a pipe */
 	int outlet[2];
 
-	/* >>> later it will be a ring buffer mechanism */
+	/* The ring buffer mechanism */
 	int chunksize;
 	int chunks;
 	char *buf;
+	volatile int buf_writepos;
+	volatile int buf_readpos;
+	volatile int end_of_input;
+	volatile int input_error;
+	volatile int end_of_consumption;
 
 	off_t in_counter;
 	off_t out_counter;
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ struct burn_source_fifo {
 /** The worker behind the fifo thread.
     Gets started from burn_fifo_start() in async.c
 */
-int burn_fifo_source_shuffler(struct burn_source *source, int flag);
+int burn_fifo_source_shoveller(struct burn_source *source, int flag);
 
 
 #endif /* LIBBURN__FILE_H */