Auto detect when we need to buffer again.

As it is part of a critical section for playback, becareful about any
regressions.

src/input/clock.c

@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ void input_clock_Delete( input_clock_t *cl )
  *  i_ck_stream: date in stream clock
  *  i_ck_system: date in system clock
  *****************************************************************************/
-void input_clock_Update( input_clock_t *cl,
-                         vlc_object_t *p_log, bool b_can_pace_control,
+void input_clock_Update( input_clock_t *cl, vlc_object_t *p_log,
+                         bool *pb_late,
+                         bool b_can_pace_control,
                          mtime_t i_ck_stream, mtime_t i_ck_system )
 {
     bool b_reset_reference = false;
@@ -247,6 +248,11 @@ void input_clock_Update( input_clock_t *cl,
     }
     cl->last = clock_point_Create( i_ck_stream, i_ck_system );
 
+    /* It does not take the decoder latency into account but it is not really
+     * the goal of the clock here */
+    const mtime_t i_system_expected = ClockStreamToSystem( cl, i_ck_stream + AvgGet( &cl->drift ) );
+    *pb_late = i_system_expected < i_ck_system - cl->i_pts_delay;
+
     vlc_mutex_unlock( &cl->lock );
 }
 

src/input/clock.h

@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ void           input_clock_Delete( input_clock_t * );
 
 /**
  * This function will update a input_clock_t with a new clock reference point.
+ * It will also tell if the clock point is late regarding our buffering.
  */
 void    input_clock_Update( input_clock_t *, vlc_object_t *p_log,
+                            bool *pb_late,
                             bool b_can_pace_control, mtime_t i_clock, mtime_t i_system );
 /**
  * This function will reset the drift of a input_clock_t.

src/input/es_out.c

@@ -2212,6 +2212,7 @@ static int EsOutControlLocked( es_out_t *out, int i_query, va_list args )
             int            i_group = 0;
             int64_t        i_pcr;
 
+            /* Search program */
             if( i_query == ES_OUT_SET_PCR )
             {
                 p_pgrm = p_sys->p_pgrm;
@@ -2233,14 +2234,28 @@ static int EsOutControlLocked( es_out_t *out, int i_query, va_list args )
                 return VLC_EGENERIC;
             }
 
-            /* search program
-             * TODO do not use mdate() but proper stream acquisition date */
+            /* TODO do not use mdate() but proper stream acquisition date */
+            bool b_late;
             input_clock_Update( p_pgrm->p_clock, VLC_OBJECT(p_sys->p_input),
+                                &b_late,
                                 p_sys->p_input->p->b_can_pace_control || p_sys->b_buffering, i_pcr, mdate() );
+
+            if( p_pgrm == p_sys->p_pgrm )
+            {
+                if( p_sys->b_buffering )
+                {
                     /* Check buffering state on master clock update */
-            if( p_sys->b_buffering && p_pgrm == p_sys->p_pgrm )
                     EsOutDecodersStopBuffering( out, false );
-
+                }
+                else if( b_late )
+                {
+                    /* Force a rebufferization when we are too late */
+                    msg_Err( p_sys->p_input, "ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late" );
+                    /* It is not really good, as we throw away already buffered data
+                     * TODO have a mean to correctly reenter bufferization */
+                    EsOutChangePosition( out );
+                }
+            }
             return VLC_SUCCESS;
         }