[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] pkt_pts reordering

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 05:57:55PM +0100, Luca Barbato wrote:
> On 01/10/2011 05:29 PM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
> > 
> > Le 10 janv. 2011 ? 17:13, Luca Barbato a ?crit :
> > 
> >> On 01/10/2011 05:01 PM, Vladimir Pantelic wrote:
> >>> since the actual reordering of timestamps has shifted to pkt_pts,
> >>> we can use the existing reordered_opaque just as it is and maybe
> >>> convert it to void*...
> >>
> >> The union has the added bonus of being big enough to fit more than a
> >> void * alone.
> > 
> > Don't rely on this, it may not be true on 64 bit plateforms.
> 
> You want to have at least 64bit so an union gives you that.
> 
> Being able to store a pointer or a double safely is the key point. (e.g.
> 80bit float)

we can always store a double in int64_t, the amount of bits in mantisse and
exponent fit in 64bit always even if a native double on a platform needs more
bits


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