From fc5e295c3b045d750dc88edfe71249368d58211c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Walch <robwalch@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 08:29:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Allow live level loading to recover from
 net::ERR_NETWORK_IO_SUSPENDED errors (#5473)

---
 src/controller/error-controller.ts | 19 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/controller/error-controller.ts b/src/controller/error-controller.ts
index e0742e8ed0c..030181c0557 100644
--- a/src/controller/error-controller.ts
+++ b/src/controller/error-controller.ts
@@ -255,21 +255,12 @@ export default class ErrorController implements NetworkComponentAPI {
         retryCount,
       };
     }
-    // Do not perform level switch if an error occurred using delivery directives
-    // Allow reload without directives (handled in playlist-loader)
-    if (data.context?.deliveryDirectives) {
-      return {
-        action: NetworkErrorAction.DoNothing,
-        flags: ErrorActionFlags.None,
-        retryConfig: retryConfig || {
-          maxNumRetry: 0,
-          retryDelayMs: 0,
-          maxRetryDelayMs: 0,
-        },
-        retryCount,
-      };
+    const errorAction = this.getLevelSwitchAction(data, levelIndex);
+    if (retryConfig) {
+      errorAction.retryConfig = retryConfig;
+      errorAction.retryCount = retryCount;
     }
-    return this.getLevelSwitchAction(data, levelIndex);
+    return errorAction;
   }
 
   private getFragRetryOrSwitchAction(data: ErrorData): IErrorAction {