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+/**********************************************************
+Copyright 1991, 1992 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, The
+Netherlands.
+
+                        All Rights Reserved
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its 
+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, 
+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in 
+supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch
+Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
+distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.
+
+STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
+THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
+OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+******************************************************************/
+
+/* SV module -- interface to the Indigo video board */
+
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <svideo.h>
+#include "allobjects.h"
+#include "import.h"
+#include "modsupport.h"
+#include "compile.h"
+#include "ceval.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+	OB_HEAD
+	SV_nodeP ob_svideo;
+	svCaptureInfo ob_info;
+} svobject;
+
+typedef struct {
+	OB_HEAD
+	void *ob_capture;
+	int ob_mustunlock;
+	svCaptureInfo ob_info;
+	svobject *ob_svideo;
+} captureobject;
+
+static object *SvError;		/* exception sv.error */
+
+static object *newcaptureobject PROTO((svobject *, void *, int));
+
+/* Set a SV-specific error from svideo_errno and return NULL */
+static object *
+sv_error()
+{
+	err_setstr(SvError, svStrerror(svideo_errno));
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static object *
+svc_conversion(self, args, function, factor)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+	void (*function)();
+	int factor;
+{
+	object *output;
+	int invert;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "i", &invert))
+		return NULL;
+
+	output = newsizedstringobject(NULL, self->ob_info.width * self->ob_info.height * factor);
+	if (output == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	(*function)((boolean) invert, self->ob_capture, getstringvalue(output),
+		    self->ob_info.width, self->ob_info.height);
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+static object *
+svc_YUVtoRGB(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	switch (self->ob_info.format) {
+	case SV_YUV411_FRAMES:
+	case SV_YUV411_FRAMES_AND_BLANKING_BUFFER:
+		break;
+	default:
+		err_setstr(SvError, "data had bad format");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return svc_conversion(self, args, svYUVtoRGB, sizeof(long));
+}
+
+static object *
+svc_RGB8toRGB32(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_RGB8_FRAMES) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return svc_conversion(self, args, svRGB8toRGB32, sizeof(long));
+}
+
+static object *
+svc_InterleaveFields(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_RGB8_FRAMES) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return svc_conversion(self, args, svInterleaveFields, 1);
+}
+
+static object *
+svc_GetFields(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	object *f1, *f2;
+	int fieldsize;
+
+	if (self->ob_info.format != SV_RGB8_FRAMES) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "data has bad format");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	fieldsize = self->ob_info.width * self->ob_info.height / 2;
+	f1 = newsizedstringobject((char *) self->ob_capture, fieldsize);
+	if (f1 == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	f2 = newsizedstringobject((char *) self->ob_capture + fieldsize, fieldsize);
+	if (f2 == NULL) {
+		DECREF(f1);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return mkvalue("(OO)", f1, f2);
+}
+	
+static object *
+svc_UnlockCaptureData(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!self->ob_mustunlock) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "buffer should not be unlocked");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (svUnlockCaptureData(self->ob_svideo->ob_svideo, self->ob_capture))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	self->ob_mustunlock = 0;
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+#ifdef USE_GL
+#include <gl.h>
+
+static object *
+svc_lrectwrite(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	Screencoord x1, x2, y1, y2;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(hhhh)", &x1, &x2, &y1, &y2))
+		return NULL;
+
+	lrectwrite(x1, x2, y1, y2, (unsigned long *) self->ob_capture);
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+#endif
+
+static object *
+writefile(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	object *file;
+	int size;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "O", &file))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!is_fileobject(file)) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "not a file object");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	size = self->ob_info.width * self->ob_info.height;
+
+	if (fwrite(self->ob_capture, sizeof(long), size, getfilefile(file)) != size) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "writing failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+svc_FindVisibleRegion(self, args)
+	captureobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	void *visible;
+	int width;
+
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svFindVisibleRegion(self->ob_svideo->ob_svideo, self->ob_capture, &visible, self->ob_info.width))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	if (visible == NULL) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "data in wrong format");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return newcaptureobject(self->ob_svideo, visible, 0);
+}
+
+static struct methodlist capture_methods[] = {
+	{"YUVtoRGB",		svc_YUVtoRGB},
+	{"RGB8toRGB32",		svc_RGB8toRGB32},
+	{"InterleaveFields",	svc_InterleaveFields},
+	{"UnlockCaptureData",	svc_UnlockCaptureData},
+	{"FindVisibleRegion",	svc_FindVisibleRegion},
+	{"GetFields",		svc_GetFields},
+#ifdef USE_GL
+	{"lrectwrite",		svc_lrectwrite},
+#endif
+	{"writefile",		writefile},
+	{NULL,			NULL} 		/* sentinel */
+};
+
+static void
+capture_dealloc(self)
+	captureobject *self;
+{
+	if (self->ob_capture != NULL) {
+		if (self->ob_mustunlock)
+			(void) svUnlockCaptureData(self->ob_svideo->ob_svideo, self->ob_capture);
+		self->ob_capture = NULL;
+		DECREF(self->ob_svideo);
+		self->ob_svideo = NULL;
+	}
+	DEL(self);
+}
+
+static object *
+capture_getattr(self, name)
+	svobject *self;
+	char *name;
+{
+	return findmethod(capture_methods, (object *)self, name);
+}
+
+typeobject Capturetype = {
+	OB_HEAD_INIT(&Typetype)
+	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	"capture",		/*tp_name*/
+	sizeof(captureobject),	/*tp_size*/
+	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
+	/* methods */
+	capture_dealloc,	/*tp_dealloc*/
+	0,			/*tp_print*/
+	capture_getattr,	/*tp_getattr*/
+	0,			/*tp_setattr*/
+	0,			/*tp_compare*/
+	0,			/*tp_repr*/
+};
+
+static object *
+newcaptureobject(self, ptr, mustunlock)
+	svobject *self;
+	void *ptr;
+	int mustunlock;
+{
+	captureobject *p;
+
+	p = NEWOBJ(captureobject, &Capturetype);
+	if (p == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	p->ob_svideo = self;
+	INCREF(self);
+	p->ob_capture = ptr;
+	p->ob_mustunlock = mustunlock;
+	p->ob_info = self->ob_info;
+	return (object *) p;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_GetCaptureData(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	void *ptr;
+	long fieldID;
+	object *res, *c;
+
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svGetCaptureData(self->ob_svideo, &ptr, &fieldID))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	if (ptr == NULL) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "no data available");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	c = newcaptureobject(self, ptr, 1);
+	if (c == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	res = mkvalue("(Oi)", c, fieldID);
+	DECREF(c);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_BindGLWindow(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	long wid;
+	int mode;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &wid, &mode))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svBindGLWindow(self->ob_svideo, wid, mode))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_EndContinuousCapture(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svEndContinuousCapture(self->ob_svideo))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_IsVideoDisplayed(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int v;
+
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	v = svIsVideoDisplayed(self->ob_svideo);
+	if (v == -1)
+		return sv_error();
+
+	return newintobject((long) v);
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_OutputOffset(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int x_offset;
+	int y_offset;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &x_offset, &y_offset))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svOutputOffset(self->ob_svideo, x_offset, y_offset))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_PutFrame(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	char *buffer;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "s", &buffer))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svPutFrame(self->ob_svideo, buffer))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_QuerySize(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int w;
+	int h;
+	int rw;
+	int rh;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &w, &h))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svQuerySize(self->ob_svideo, w, h, &rw, &rh))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	return mkvalue("(ii)", (long) rw, (long) rh);
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_SetSize(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int w;
+	int h;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &w, &h))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svSetSize(self->ob_svideo, w, h))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_SetStdDefaults(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svSetStdDefaults(self->ob_svideo))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_UseExclusive(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	boolean onoff;
+	int mode;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &onoff, &mode))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svUseExclusive(self->ob_svideo, onoff, mode))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_WindowOffset(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int x_offset;
+	int y_offset;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(ii)", &x_offset, &y_offset))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svWindowOffset(self->ob_svideo, x_offset, y_offset))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_CaptureBurst(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	int bytes, i;
+	svCaptureInfo info;
+	void *bitvector = NULL;
+	object *videodata, *bitvecobj, *res;
+	static object *evenitem, *odditem;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(iiiii)", &info.format, &info.width, &info.height,
+		     &info.size, &info.samplingrate))
+		return NULL;
+
+	switch (info.format) {
+	case SV_RGB8_FRAMES:
+		bitvector = malloc(SV_BITVEC_SIZE(info.size));
+		break;
+	case SV_YUV411_FRAMES_AND_BLANKING_BUFFER:
+		break;
+	default:
+		err_setstr(SvError, "illegal format specified");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (svQueryCaptureBufferSize(self->ob_svideo, &info, &bytes)) {
+		if (bitvector)
+			free(bitvector);
+		return sv_error();
+	}
+
+	videodata = newsizedstringobject(NULL, bytes);
+	if (videodata == NULL) {
+		if (bitvector)
+			free(bitvector);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* XXX -- need to do something about the bitvector */
+	if (svCaptureBurst(self->ob_svideo, &info, getstringvalue(videodata),
+			   bitvector)) {
+		if (bitvector)
+			free(bitvector);
+		DECREF(videodata);
+		return sv_error();
+	}
+
+	if (bitvector) {
+		if (evenitem == NULL) {
+			evenitem = newintobject(0);
+			if (evenitem == NULL) {
+				free(bitvector);
+				DECREF(videodata);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		if (odditem == NULL) {
+			odditem = newintobject(1);
+			if (odditem == NULL) {
+				free(bitvector);
+				DECREF(videodata);
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		bitvecobj = newtupleobject(2 * info.size);
+		if (bitvecobj == NULL) {
+			free(bitvecobj);
+			DECREF(videodata);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < 2 * info.size; i++) {
+			if (SV_GET_FIELD(bitvector, i) == SV_EVEN_FIELD) {
+				INCREF(evenitem);
+				settupleitem(bitvecobj, i, evenitem);
+			} else {
+				INCREF(odditem);
+				settupleitem(bitvecobj, i, odditem);
+			}
+		}
+		free(bitvector);
+	} else {
+		bitvecobj = None;
+		INCREF(None);
+	}
+
+	res = mkvalue("((iiiii)OO)", info.format, info.width, info.height,
+		       info.size, info.samplingrate, videodata, bitvecobj);
+	DECREF(videodata);
+	DECREF(bitvecobj);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_CaptureOneFrame(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	svCaptureInfo info;
+	int format, width, height;
+	int bytes;
+	object *videodata, *res;
+	
+	if (!getargs(args, "(iii)", &format, &width, &height))
+		return NULL;
+	info.format = format;
+	info.width = width;
+	info.height = height;
+	info.size = 0;
+	info.samplingrate = 0;
+	if (svQueryCaptureBufferSize(self->ob_svideo, &info, &bytes))
+		return sv_error();
+	videodata = newsizedstringobject(NULL, bytes);
+	if (videodata == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (svCaptureOneFrame(self->ob_svideo, format, &width, &height,
+			      getstringvalue(videodata))) {
+		DECREF(videodata);
+		return sv_error();
+	}
+
+	res = mkvalue("(iiO)", width, height, videodata);
+	DECREF(videodata);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_InitContinuousCapture(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	svCaptureInfo info;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(iiiii)", &info.format, &info.width, &info.height,
+		     &info.size, &info.samplingrate))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svInitContinuousCapture(self->ob_svideo, &info))
+		return sv_error();
+
+	self->ob_info = info;
+
+	return mkvalue("(iiiii)", info.format, info.width, info.height,
+		       info.size, info.samplingrate);
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_LoadMap(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	object *rgb, *v, *cell;
+	rgb_tuple *mapp;
+	int maptype;
+	int i, j;		/* indices */
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(iO)", &maptype, &rgb))
+		return NULL;
+	if (!is_listobject(rgb) || getlistsize(rgb) != 256) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	mapp = NEW(rgb_tuple, 256);
+	if (mapp == NULL)
+		return err_nomem();
+	for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
+		v = getlistitem(rgb, i);
+		if (!is_tupleobject(v) || gettuplesize(v) != 3) {
+			DEL(mapp);
+			err_badarg();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		for (j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+			cell = gettupleitem(v, j);
+			if (!is_intobject(cell)) {
+				DEL(mapp);
+				err_badarg();
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			switch (j) {
+			case 0: mapp[i].red = getintvalue(cell); break;
+			case 1: mapp[i].blue = getintvalue(cell); break;
+			case 2: mapp[i].green = getintvalue(cell); break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (svLoadMap(self->ob_svideo, maptype, mapp)) {
+		DEL(mapp);
+		return sv_error();
+	}
+
+	DEL(mapp);
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+		
+static object *
+sv_CloseVideo(self, args)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+{
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (svCloseVideo(self->ob_svideo))
+		return sv_error();
+	self->ob_svideo = NULL;
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+doParams(self, args, func, modified)
+	svobject *self;
+	object *args;
+	int (*func)(SV_nodeP, long *, int);
+	int modified;
+{
+	object *list, *v;
+	long *PVbuffer;
+	long length;
+	int i;
+	
+	if (!getargs(args, "O", &list))
+		return NULL;
+	if (!is_listobject(list)) {
+		err_badarg();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	length = getlistsize(list);
+	PVbuffer = NEW(long, length);
+	if (PVbuffer == NULL)
+		return err_nomem();
+	for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+		v = getlistitem(list, i);
+		if (!is_intobject(v)) {
+			DEL(PVbuffer);
+			err_badarg();
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		PVbuffer[i] = getintvalue(v);
+	}
+
+	if ((*func)(self->ob_svideo, PVbuffer, length)) {
+		DEL(PVbuffer);
+		return sv_error();
+	}
+
+	if (modified) {
+		for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
+			setlistitem(list, i, newintobject(PVbuffer[i]));
+	}
+
+	DEL(PVbuffer);
+
+	INCREF(None);
+	return None;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_GetParam(self, args)
+	object *self, *args;
+{
+	return doParams(self, args, svGetParam, 1);
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_GetParamRange(self, args)
+	object *self, *args;
+{
+	return doParams(self, args, svGetParamRange, 1);
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_SetParam(self, args)
+	object *self, *args;
+{
+	return doParams(self, args, svSetParam, 0);
+}
+
+static struct methodlist svideo_methods[] = {
+	{"BindGLWindow",	sv_BindGLWindow},
+	{"EndContinuousCapture",sv_EndContinuousCapture},
+	{"IsVideoDisplayed",	sv_IsVideoDisplayed},
+	{"OutputOffset",	sv_OutputOffset},
+	{"PutFrame",		sv_PutFrame},
+	{"QuerySize",		sv_QuerySize},
+	{"SetSize",		sv_SetSize},
+	{"SetStdDefaults",	sv_SetStdDefaults},
+	{"UseExclusive",	sv_UseExclusive},
+	{"WindowOffset",	sv_WindowOffset},
+	{"InitContinuousCapture",sv_InitContinuousCapture},
+	{"CaptureBurst",	sv_CaptureBurst},
+	{"CaptureOneFrame",	sv_CaptureOneFrame},
+	{"GetCaptureData",	sv_GetCaptureData},
+	{"CloseVideo",		sv_CloseVideo},
+	{"LoadMap",		sv_LoadMap},
+	{"GetParam",		sv_GetParam},
+	{"GetParamRange",	sv_GetParamRange},
+	{"SetParam",		sv_SetParam},
+	{NULL,			NULL} 		/* sentinel */
+};
+
+static object *
+sv_conversion(self, args, function, inputfactor, factor)
+	object *self, *args;
+	void (*function)();
+	int inputfactor, factor;
+{
+	int invert, width, height, inputlength;
+	char *input;
+	object *output;
+
+	if (!getargs(args, "(is#ii)", &invert, &input, &inputlength, &width, &height))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (width * height * inputfactor > inputlength) {
+		err_setstr(SvError, "input buffer not long enough");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	output = newsizedstringobject(NULL, width * height * factor);
+	if (output == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	(*function)(invert, input, getstringvalue(output), width, height);
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_InterleaveFields(self, args)
+	object *self, *args;
+{
+	return sv_conversion(self, args, svInterleaveFields, 1, 1);
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_RGB8toRGB32(self, args)
+	object *self, *args;
+{
+	return sv_conversion(self, args, svRGB8toRGB32, 1, sizeof(long));
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_YUVtoRGB(self, args)
+	object *self, *args;
+{
+	return sv_conversion(self, args, svYUVtoRGB, 2, sizeof(long));
+}
+
+static void
+svideo_dealloc(self)
+	svobject *self;
+{
+	if (self->ob_svideo != NULL)
+		(void) svCloseVideo(self->ob_svideo);
+	DEL(self);
+}
+
+static object *
+svideo_getattr(self, name)
+	svobject *self;
+	char *name;
+{
+	return findmethod(svideo_methods, (object *)self, name);
+}
+
+typeobject Svtype = {
+	OB_HEAD_INIT(&Typetype)
+	0,			/*ob_size*/
+	"sv",			/*tp_name*/
+	sizeof(svobject),	/*tp_size*/
+	0,			/*tp_itemsize*/
+	/* methods */
+	svideo_dealloc,		/*tp_dealloc*/
+	0,			/*tp_print*/
+	svideo_getattr,		/*tp_getattr*/
+	0,			/*tp_setattr*/
+	0,			/*tp_compare*/
+	0,			/*tp_repr*/
+};
+
+static object *
+newsvobject(svp)
+	SV_nodeP svp;
+{
+	svobject *p;
+
+	p = NEWOBJ(svobject, &Svtype);
+	if (p == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	p->ob_svideo = svp;
+	p->ob_info.format = 0;
+	p->ob_info.size = 0;
+	p->ob_info.width = 0;
+	p->ob_info.height = 0;
+	p->ob_info.samplingrate = 0;
+	return (object *) p;
+}
+
+static object *
+sv_OpenVideo(self, args)
+	object *self, *args;
+{
+	SV_nodeP svp;
+
+	if (!getnoarg(args))
+		return NULL;
+
+	svp = svOpenVideo();
+	if (svp == NULL)
+		return sv_error();
+
+	return newsvobject(svp);
+}
+
+static struct methodlist sv_methods[] = {
+	{"InterleaveFields",	sv_InterleaveFields},
+	{"RGB8toRGB32",		sv_RGB8toRGB32},
+	{"YUVtoRGB",		sv_YUVtoRGB},
+	{"OpenVideo",		sv_OpenVideo},
+	{NULL,			NULL}	/* Sentinel */
+};
+
+void
+initsv()
+{
+	object *m, *d;
+
+	m = initmodule("sv", sv_methods);
+	d = getmoduledict(m);
+
+	SvError = newstringobject("sv.error");
+	if (SvError == NULL || dictinsert(d, "error", SvError) != 0)
+		fatal("can't define sv.error");
+}
diff --git a/Modules/threadmodule.c b/Modules/threadmodule.c
index c2d67fc..123c4d3 100644
--- a/Modules/threadmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/threadmodule.c
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@
 
 #define is_lockobject(v)		((v)->ob_type == &Locktype)
 
+type_lock
+getlocklock(lock)
+	object *lock;
+{
+	if (lock == NULL || !is_lockobject(lock))
+		return NULL;
+	else
+		return ((lockobject *) lock)->lock_lock;
+}
+
 static lockobject *
 newlockobject()
 {
@@ -204,6 +214,8 @@
 	if (!getargs(args, "(OO)", &func, &arg))
 		return NULL;
 	INCREF(args);
+	/* Initialize the interpreter's stack save/restore mechanism */
+	init_save_thread();
 	if (!start_new_thread(t_bootstrap, (void*) args)) {
 		DECREF(args);
 		err_setstr(ThreadError, "can't start new thread\n");
@@ -282,7 +294,4 @@
 
 	/* Initialize the C thread library */
 	init_thread();
-
-	/* Initialize the interpreter's stack save/restore mechanism */
-	init_save_thread();
 }
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index e548763..4a278aa 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 init_save_thread()
 {
 	if (interpreter_lock)
-		fatal("2nd call to init_save_thread");
+		return;
 	interpreter_lock = allocate_lock();
 	acquire_lock(interpreter_lock, 1);
 }
diff --git a/Python/thread.c b/Python/thread.c
index 149190f..76a67af 100644
--- a/Python/thread.c
+++ b/Python/thread.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 static int waiting_for_threads;	/* protected by count_lock */
 static int nthreads;		/* protected by count_lock */
 static int exit_status;
-static int do_exit;
+static int do_exit;		/* indicates that the program is to exit */
 static int exiting;		/* we're already exiting (for maybe_exit) */
 static pid_t my_pid;		/* PID of main thread */
 static pid_t pidlist[MAXPROC];	/* PIDs of other threads */
@@ -106,12 +106,14 @@
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	thread_debug = getenv("THREADDEBUG") != 0;
 #endif
-	dprintf(("init_thread called\n"));
 	if (initialized)
 		return;
 	initialized = 1;
+	dprintf(("init_thread called\n"));
 
 #ifdef __sgi
+	if (usconfig(CONF_INITUSERS, 16) < 0)
+		perror("usconfig - CONF_INITUSERS");
 	my_pid = getpid();	/* so that we know which is the main thread */
 	atexit(maybe_exit);
 	s.sa_handler = exit_sig;
@@ -119,13 +121,20 @@
 	/*sigaddset(&s.sa_mask, SIGUSR1);*/
 	s.sa_flags = 0;
 	sigaction(SIGUSR1, &s, 0);
-	prctl(PR_SETEXITSIG, SIGUSR1);
-	usconfig(CONF_ARENATYPE, US_SHAREDONLY);
+	if (prctl(PR_SETEXITSIG, SIGUSR1) < 0)
+		perror("prctl - PR_SETEXITSIG");
+	if (usconfig(CONF_ARENATYPE, US_SHAREDONLY) < 0)
+		perror("usconfig - CONF_ARENATYPE");
 	/*usconfig(CONF_LOCKTYPE, US_DEBUGPLUS);*/
-	shared_arena = usinit(tmpnam(0));
+	if ((shared_arena = usinit(tmpnam(0))) == 0)
+		perror("usinit");
 	count_lock = usnewlock(shared_arena);
 	(void) usinitlock(count_lock);
 	wait_lock = usnewlock(shared_arena);
+	dprintf(("arena start: %lx, arena size: %ld\n", (long) shared_arena, (long) usconfig(CONF_GETSIZE, shared_arena)));
+#ifdef USE_DL			/* for python */
+	dl_setrange((long) shared_arena, (long) shared_arena + 64 * 1024);
+#endif
 #endif
 #ifdef sun
 	lwp_setstkcache(STACKSIZE, NSTACKS);