Used input_Close() where applicable.

modules/services_discovery/podcast.c

@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ static void Close( vlc_object_t *p_this )
             continue;
 
         input_Stop( p_input, true );
-        vlc_thread_join( p_input );
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
+        input_Close( p_input );
 
         p_sd->p_sys->pp_input[i] = NULL;
     }
@@ -236,8 +235,7 @@ static void *Run( void *data )
             if( p_input->b_eof || p_input->b_error )
             {
                 input_Stop( p_input, false );
-                vlc_thread_join( p_input );
-                vlc_object_release( p_input );
+                input_Close( p_input );
 
                 p_sd->p_sys->pp_input[i] = NULL;
                 REMOVE_ELEM( p_sys->pp_input, p_sys->i_input, i );

src/control/media_player.c

@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static void release_input_thread( libvlc_media_player_t *p_mi, bool b_input_abor
     input_thread_t *p_input_thread = p_mi->input.p_thread;
     if( !p_input_thread )
         return;
+    p_mi->input.p_thread = NULL;
 
     var_DelCallback( p_input_thread, "can-seek",
                      input_seekable_changed, p_mi );
@@ -139,13 +140,7 @@ static void release_input_thread( libvlc_media_player_t *p_mi, bool b_input_abor
 
     /* We owned this one */
     input_Stop( p_input_thread, b_input_abort );
-
-    vlc_thread_join( p_input_thread );
-
-    assert( p_input_thread->b_dead );
-
-    p_mi->input.p_thread = NULL;
-    vlc_object_release( p_input_thread );
+    input_Close( p_input_thread );
 }
 
 /*

src/input/vlm.c

@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ static int vlm_OnMediaUpdate( vlm_t *p_vlm, vlm_media_sys_t *p_media )
                                  &preparse );
 
                 input_Stop( p_input, true );
-                vlc_thread_join( p_input );
-                vlc_object_release( p_input );
+                input_Close( p_input );
                 vlc_sem_destroy( &sem_preparse );
             }
             free( psz_header );
@@ -916,10 +915,8 @@ static void vlm_MediaInstanceDelete( vlm_t *p_vlm, int64_t id, vlm_media_instanc
     if( p_input )
     {
         input_Stop( p_input, true );
-        vlc_thread_join( p_input );
-
         var_DelCallback( p_instance->p_input, "intf-event", InputEvent, p_media );
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
+        input_Close( p_input );
 
         vlm_SendEventMediaInstanceStopped( p_vlm, id, p_media->cfg.psz_name );
     }
@@ -1012,10 +1009,8 @@ static int vlm_ControlMediaInstanceStart( vlm_t *p_vlm, int64_t id, const char *
 
 
         input_Stop( p_input, true );
-        vlc_thread_join( p_input );
-
         var_DelCallback( p_instance->p_input, "intf-event", InputEvent, p_media );
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
+        input_Close( p_input );
 
         if( !p_instance->b_sout_keep )
             input_resource_TerminateSout( p_instance->p_input_resource );

src/playlist/thread.c

@@ -481,8 +481,7 @@ static int LoopInput( playlist_t *p_playlist )
         PL_LOCK;
 
         p_sys->p_input = NULL;
-        vlc_thread_join( p_input );
-        vlc_object_release( p_input );
+        input_Close( p_input );
 
         UpdateActivity( p_playlist, -DEFAULT_INPUT_ACTIVITY );