[Milhouse]

New OpenELEC Helix build: #0527
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux rpi512 3.14.4 #1 PREEMPT Tue May 27 16:45:29 BST 2014 armv6l GNU/Linux

# vcgencmd version
May 23 2014 19:17:25
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version 21d0de90961749983d49ec4e819a98a8ba4287fc (clean) (release)

# lsb_release
OpenELEC_Helix (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20140527165932-r18478-gc025763

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (c025763, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (d763372, changelog) with the following modifications:

• Includes newclock3 patches
  
• Includes Python regex package for evaluation purposes. Initial benchmarking indicates generally positive (and in some cases, significant) performance gains. See this post for a description of how to test effectiveness of this package with addons
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC fernetmenta patches due to conflicts with newclock3
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC linux-01-RPi_support patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from kernel branch rpi-3.14.y
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC xbmc-master-newclock3 patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from newclock3 branch
  
• Default setting for "Show RSS Feed" changed to disabled
  
• Disabled "Total Duration" in Confluence (see build #0221 for details)
  
• ALSA is enabled and any suitable hardware should be available in XBMC Audio Settings
  
• FIQ FSM is enabled by default. See initial post for more details.
  
• Includes RPi-specific libCEC commits from mk01/libcec. See below for details.
  
• Increase scan interval of PeripBusCEC from 5000 to 60000, reducing CPU loading by about 2% (1GHz Pi) every 5 seconds (even when CEC is "disabled")
  

Build Highlights:

libcec patches from XBian that may improve support for newer TVs (LG, Samsung) - not tested by me as I don't have CEC kit, please report any problems.
Increase CEC adapter scan frequency to reduce CPU load by about 2% (1GHz Pi).
GIF animated Confluence spinner.

1. OpenELEC:
   • projects/*/linux: disable CONFIG_BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY
     
   • projects/*/linux: enable CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS
     
2. XBMC:
   • [guilib] repeat wasn't considered for translation of constants (PR:4804)
     
   • FIX: [AE] if null sink is requested, return null sink (PR:4785)
     
   • Python API. Rename onDatabaseUpdated and onDatabaseScanStarted (PR:4744)
     
   • Fall back to using channel icon as thumbnail for recordings (PR:4401)
     
3. newclock3:
   • dvdplayer: drop old remnant of masterclock
     
   • dvdplayer: let CDVDClock hold info on what is current master clock
     
   • dvdplayer: replace old frame sleep with timestamp based one
     
   • dvdplayer: add support for allowing video player being master clock
     
   • dvdplayer: move selection of video reference clock to dvdplayer
     
   • dvdplayer: add accessor for current clock speed adjustment to dvdclock
     
   • dvdplayer: let Discontinuity function take absolute timestamp and log
     
   • dvdplayer: move limit check of clock discontinuity into dvd clock
     
   • dvdplayer: move sync after clock switch to UpdateClockMaster
     
   • dvdplayer: use master clock as basis for player to sync clock
     
   • AE: accept planar formats and timestamps at input
     
   • dvdplayer audio: simplify interface to AE, feed timestamps
     
   • paplayer: adapt to interface change of AE, feed entire frames into AE
     
   • dvdplayer: drop obsolete pcm audio codecs
     
4. libcec patches (from mk01/libcec and xbian) - see xbian issue #495 for details:
   • fix RPI POLL during LA address negotiation
     
   • fix assertion on XBMC exit
     
   • this solves problem with device dissapearing from TV's menu when source is changed to another device. (needs fix on adapter side to correctly mark devices with "ishandledbycec").
     
   • RPI updates with fixes:
     • losing device from TVs menu on source changes
       
     • XBMC Input Device settings change will not freeze XBMC (or disable adapter)
       
     • TV auto connection to adapter properly upon AS command
       
     • imposibility to switch back to RPI even if listed by TV
       
     it is possible it fixes some others as well
     
   • probably ugly hack to help with some newer Samsung TVs and activating source