[FFmpeg-devel] Strange construct on libavcodec/flicvideo.c

[Albert Astals Cid]

pixel_ptr = y_ptr;
pixel_countdown = s->avctx->width;
while (pixel_countdown > 0) {
	*((signed short*)(&pixels[pixel_ptr])) = AV_RL16(&buf[pixel_ptr]);
	pixel_ptr += 2;
}

Does this ever end?

Albert