Make HLS segment uploads async to prevent stuttering

streaming/gpu_output.py

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Frames stay on GPU throughout: CuPy → NV12 conversion → NVENC encoding.
 import numpy as np
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import threading
+import queue
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Tuple, Optional, Union
 import time
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ class GPUHLSOutput:
     GPU-accelerated HLS output with IPFS upload.
 
     Uses zero-copy GPU encoding and writes HLS segments.
+    Uploads happen asynchronously in a background thread to avoid stuttering.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -245,12 +248,18 @@ class GPUHLSOutput:
         # Track segment CIDs for IPFS
         self.segment_cids = {}
         self._playlist_cid = None
+        self._upload_lock = threading.Lock()
 
         # Import IPFS client
         from ipfs_client import add_file, add_bytes
         self._ipfs_add_file = add_file
         self._ipfs_add_bytes = add_bytes
 
+        # Background upload thread
+        self._upload_queue = queue.Queue()
+        self._upload_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._upload_worker, daemon=True)
+        self._upload_thread.start()
+
         # Setup ffmpeg for muxing (takes raw H.264, outputs .ts segments)
         self._setup_muxer()
 
@@ -303,51 +312,76 @@ class GPUHLSOutput:
             self._frames_in_segment = 0
             self._check_upload_segments()
 
+    def _upload_worker(self):
+        """Background worker thread for async IPFS uploads."""
+        while True:
+            try:
+                item = self._upload_queue.get(timeout=1.0)
+                if item is None:  # Shutdown signal
+                    break
+                seg_path, seg_num = item
+                self._do_upload(seg_path, seg_num)
+            except queue.Empty:
+                continue
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Upload worker error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    def _do_upload(self, seg_path: Path, seg_num: int):
+        """Actually perform the upload (runs in background thread)."""
+        try:
+            cid = self._ipfs_add_file(seg_path, pin=True)
+            if cid:
+                with self._upload_lock:
+                    self.segment_cids[seg_num] = cid
+                print(f"Added to IPFS: {seg_path.name} -> {cid}", file=sys.stderr)
+                self._update_playlist()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Failed to add to IPFS: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
     def _check_upload_segments(self):
-        """Check for and upload new segments to IPFS."""
+        """Check for and queue new segments for async IPFS upload."""
         segments = sorted(self.output_dir.glob("segment_*.ts"))
 
         for seg_path in segments:
             seg_num = int(seg_path.stem.split("_")[1])
 
-            if seg_num in self.segment_cids:
+            with self._upload_lock:
-                continue
+                if seg_num in self.segment_cids:
+                    continue
 
-            # Check if segment is complete
+            # Check if segment is complete (quick check, no blocking)
             try:
                 size1 = seg_path.stat().st_size
                 if size1 == 0:
                     continue
-                time.sleep(0.05)
+                # Quick non-blocking check
+                time.sleep(0.01)
                 size2 = seg_path.stat().st_size
                 if size1 != size2:
                     continue
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 continue
 
-            # Upload to IPFS
+            # Queue for async upload (non-blocking!)
-            cid = self._ipfs_add_file(seg_path, pin=True)
+            self._upload_queue.put((seg_path, seg_num))
-            if cid:
-                self.segment_cids[seg_num] = cid
-                print(f"Added to IPFS: {seg_path.name} -> {cid}", file=sys.stderr)
-                self._update_playlist()
 
     def _update_playlist(self):
         """Generate and upload IPFS-aware playlist."""
-        if not self.segment_cids:
+        with self._upload_lock:
-            return
+            if not self.segment_cids:
+                return
 
-        lines = [
+            lines = [
-            "#EXTM3U",
+                "#EXTM3U",
-            "#EXT-X-VERSION:3",
+                "#EXT-X-VERSION:3",
-            f"#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:{int(self.segment_duration) + 1}",
+                f"#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:{int(self.segment_duration) + 1}",
-            "#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0",
+                "#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0",
-        ]
+            ]
 
-        for seg_num in sorted(self.segment_cids.keys()):
+            for seg_num in sorted(self.segment_cids.keys()):
-            cid = self.segment_cids[seg_num]
+                cid = self.segment_cids[seg_num]
-            lines.append(f"#EXTINF:{self.segment_duration:.3f},")
+                lines.append(f"#EXTINF:{self.segment_duration:.3f},")
-            lines.append(f"{self.ipfs_gateway}/{cid}")
+                lines.append(f"{self.ipfs_gateway}/{cid}")
 
         playlist_content = "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
 
@@ -381,6 +415,10 @@ class GPUHLSOutput:
         # Final segment upload
         self._check_upload_segments()
 
+        # Wait for pending uploads to complete
+        self._upload_queue.put(None)  # Signal shutdown
+        self._upload_thread.join(timeout=30)
+
         self._gpu_encoder.close()
 
     @property