[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] png parser

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 08:32:09AM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> > On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 09:00:08AM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> >> > On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 09:40:13AM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> >> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> >> >> > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 05:01:00PM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> >> >> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> >> >> >> > On Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 09:17:23AM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> >> >> >> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> >> >> >> >> > On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 05:04:51PM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> >> >> >> >> >> > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 08:47:48AM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >> >> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 07:55:08PM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Michael Niedermayer schrieb:
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 02:14:14PM +0200, Peter Holik wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > [...]
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> +    for (;ppc->pc.frame_start_found && i < buf_size; i++) {
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> +        ppc->state = (ppc->state<<8) | buf[i];
> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> > why is this not using the state variable from ParseContext ?
> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> >> ok, now ParseContext state is used
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > [...]
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> +typedef struct PNGParseContext
> >> >> >> >> >> >> +{
> >> >> >> >> >> >> +    ParseContext pc;
> >> >> >> >> >> >> +    uint32_t index;
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> >> +    uint32_t chunk_length;
> >> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >> > unneeded, it can be read out of state64, it not needed to be stored in the
> >> >> >> >> >> > context
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> you really mean i should misuse an existing field?
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >> last time you told me NOT to do such things.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > no
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > you already read it out of state(64) and thats what state64 is there
> >> >> >> >> > for, of course you must not store it in state* as a 32bit value rather
> >> >> >> >> > it naturally is in there because state64 represents the last 8 bytes
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I read out of state64 for the signature but not for png chunks.
> >> >> >> >> Inside the for loop is not update of state64.
> >> >> >> >> Well i could misuse state64 for chunk_length but for sourcecode readability
> >> >> >> >> i prefer to use ppc->chunk_length.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Iam quite unhappy about that as it is worse readabilitywise IMHO and requires
> >> >> >> > chunk_length to be part of the context vs. a local variable but if its
> >> >> >> > important to you ...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> chunk_length has to be part of the context because if buffer ends with
> >> >> >> the chunk length it can not be a local var.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > its in state64
> >> >>
> >> >> no, please have a look at ff_combine_frame.
> >> >> the only position where state64 is updated is if next is negative.
> >> >
> >> > grep state parser.c will show state64 is updated at every point that state is.
> >>
> >> #> grep state64 parser.c
> >> pc->state64 = (pc->state64<<8) | pc->buffer[pc->last_index + next];
> >>
> >> only one time, where state64 is updated
> >
> > yes, state is also only updated one time, and exactly in the line before
> > state64
> > so if you can use state you also should be able to use state64
> 
> but this update is never available to me because i NEVER have a negative next for ff_combine_frame!

its the same with state

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