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diff --git a/src/player_thread.h b/src/player_thread.h index f8b88f65d..6fd62ec7e 100644 --- a/src/player_thread.h +++ b/src/player_thread.h @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -/* the Music Player Daemon (MPD) - * Copyright (C) 2008 Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org> - * This project's homepage is: http://www.musicpd.org +/* + * Copyright (C) 2003-2009 The Music Player Daemon Project + * http://www.musicpd.org * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */ +/* \file + * + * The player thread controls the playback. It acts as a bridge + * between the decoder thread and the output thread(s): it receives + * #music_chunk objects from the decoder, optionally mixes them + * (cross-fading), applies software volume, and sends them to the + * audio outputs via audio_output_all_play(). + * + * It is controlled by the main thread (the playlist code), see + * player_control.h. The playlist enqueues new songs into the player + * thread and sends it commands. + * + * The player thread itself does not do any I/O. It synchronizes with + * other threads via #GMutex and #GCond objects, and passes + * #music_chunk instances around in #music_pipe objects. + */ + #ifndef MPD_PLAYER_THREAD_H #define MPD_PLAYER_THREAD_H |