[Bug 27067] Define what to do when CDM crashes

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=27067

--- Comment #5 from Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> ---
(In reply to David Dorwin from comment #4)
> This might be better phrased as "when the CDM fails or becomes
> unresponsive." Since the CDM is a separate entity in the spec and many
> implementations, this could be a real possibility. This should also cover
> cases where the "context" is lost, such as on some mobile platforms when the
> device goes to sleep.
> 
> For contrast/comparison: The HTML5 spec does not way what to do when a
> hardware video decoder fails, but there is a generic mechanism for reporting
> decode errors:
>   MEDIA_ERR_DECODE (numeric value 3)
>     An error of some description occurred while decoding the media resource,
> after the resource was established to be usable.
> 
> We may want to identify a similar mechanism. For example, maybe the first
> paragraph of the Session Close algorithm section should be broadened. The
> Encrypted Block Encountered algorithm should already cover the behavior
> resulting from the keys being unavailable.

that sounds reasonable

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Received on Wednesday, 15 October 2014 23:36:16 UTC