[mythtv-users] Flag commercials queue getting pretty long

[Brian Wood]

On Wednesday, October 27, 2010 01:45:29 pm Mark Hutchinson wrote:
> I have F13 and .23 recording from an HD-PVR working very well.  Just set
> this up a couple of weeks ago.
> When I look at the mythweb status page, I can see the job queue for "flag
> commercials" getting pretty long.  Up to about 40 or 50 long now and
> growing.
> Obviously not keeping up.  Quad core ( 8 with HT ) and 12 gigs ram, so its
> not that.  I can see mythcommflag always in the #1 spot in top, but what
> could be causing this ever increasing queue?
> 
> It does look like the jobs work.  I see searching for logo, then Xpercent
> completed at usually around 66fps.
> 
> Ideas?

I think there is (or at least was) a setup option to set the niceness level of flag jobs, as well as set how many such jobs 
can run at a time.

Check you have not set things up for "low" CPU usage, and limited things to a single job, that would explain what you are 
observing.