[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avcodec: remove FLAG2_FAST mode

[James Almer]

On 6/3/2020 2:23 PM, Kieran Kunhya wrote:
> $subj

> diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
> index c91b2fd169..f5a91ba59a 100644
> --- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
> +++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
> @@ -342,10 +342,6 @@ typedef struct RcOverride{
>  #define AV_CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_ME   (1 << 29)
>  #define AV_CODEC_FLAG_CLOSED_GOP      (1U << 31)
>  
> -/**
> - * Allow non spec compliant speedup tricks.
> - */
> -#define AV_CODEC_FLAG2_FAST           (1 <<  0)
>  /**
>   * Skip bitstream encoding.
>   */

I have no opinion about this flag (Other than what i already stated that
it should not be used to run code with potential security issues), but
come on, you know this is not how public API is removed.