Re: [gpsd-users] Speeding up autobauding

[Eric S. Raymond]

Jonathan Fewtrell <address@hidden>:
> My app is primarily for AIS (so normally 38400 baud) but also handles GPS 
> (normally 4800). Ideally I'd like to be able to start the autobauding at 
> 38400, as 90+% of the time this will be the right value. Is this possible via 
> the API?

Not at rutine.
 
> Alternatively, can I tweak the code myself to produce this result? I don't 
> really want to do this as it would mean my having to distribute my own 
> version of gpsd to users, when they might already be using the standard 
> version. But I'll do it if necessary. Pointers on how to do so without 
> messing up the code would be appreciated. Would it be as simple as changing 
> the order of the members of the rates[] array in serial.c (around line 529)?

Easier than that.  Build from souece; with fixed_port_speed=38400.

But it would be more useful if we can figure out why autobauding slowed 
down and how to fix it.  Could you run a bisection between 3.1 and 3.7?
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>