New member in demuxer_t: reference_clock. If it's != MP_NOPTS_VALUE ds_fill_buffer() will keep on demuxing until the pts of the next_pts is <= reference_clock. It guarantees the compliance with the buffering model indicated by the transmitter of the multiplex and a long-time stability of playback (at least for me). In any case up to a maximum of 64 packets are accumulated to prevent memory hogging and leaks.