CCurlFile timeout too short for some iptv servers

[ganzgustav22]

Bug report

Describe the bug

There are timeouts occuring when trying to download the m3u file for the IPTV simple plugin.

Expected Behavior

M3U files on slower servers should sucessfully download, it works fine with wget on the same host as well as with two different IPTV apps on android (on the same network).

I have verified it's not some network or wifi issue, Layer-7 shenanigans at the ISP etc.

Actual Behavior

There are timeouts occuring when trying to download the m3u file for the IPTV simple plugin:

error <general>: CCurlFile::CReadState::FillBuffer - (0x7f040f32e0) Failed: Timeout was reached(28)
2024-05-07 16:58:19.966 T:937     error <general>: CCurlFile::Open - <http://iptv.host/get.php?username=XXXXX&password=XXXXX&type=m3u_plus&output=ts> Failed with code 0:

Possible Fix

I suspect this is because the timeout used for CCURLFile within Kodi is 10 seconds. If the server takes longer to respond (which it often does, as that m3u file seems to be generated via some php code), it will timeout.

Fix would be to make that timeout longer or have it configurable. Maybe it is already configurable somewhere?

Your Environment

• Android

• iOS

• tvOS

• Linux

• macOS

• Windows

• Windows UWP

• Operating system version/name: LibreElec 12.0.0.

• Kodi version: 21

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[fritsch]

Does this help: https://kodi.wiki/view/Advancedsettings.xml#network ?

[ganzgustav22]

Timeout erros don't seem to occur anymore now (have increased timeout to 30 seconds) but something is still not right.

I will see if I can capture the traffic with tcpdump or something to see what is going on.

2024-05-13 21:50:34.182 T:1034     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.iptvsimple: pvr.iptvsimple - LoadPlayList Playlist Loaded - 27922 (ms)

2024-05-13 21:50:34.183 T:1034    error <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.iptvsimple: pvr.iptvsimple - LoadPlayList - Unable to load channels or media from file 'http://iptv.host/get.php?username=XXXXXX&password=XXXXXX&type=m3u_plus&output=ts'

2024-05-13 21:50:34.183 T:1034     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.iptvsimple: pvr.iptvsimple - LoadPlayList - Loaded 0 channels.

2024-05-13 21:50:34.183 T:1034     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.iptvsimple: pvr.iptvsimple - LoadPlayList - Loaded 0 channel groups.

2024-05-13 21:50:34.183 T:1034     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.iptvsimple: pvr.iptvsimple - LoadPlayList - Loaded 0 providers.

2024-05-13 21:50:34.183 T:1034     info <general>: AddOnLog: pvr.iptvsimple: pvr.iptvsimple - LoadPlayList - Loaded 0 media items.

[phunkyfish]

Please try this PR for iptvsimple first: kodi-pvr/pvr.iptvsimple#864