[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avpacket: ABI bump additions

[Lynne]

Apr 26, 2021, 02:36 by cus at passwd.hu:

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> On Sun, 25 Apr 2021, Lynne wrote:
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>> This is the same patch sent in January, rebased on top of the ABI bump
>> patchset.
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>> Two additions mirror exactly what AVFrame has - an opaque field
>> and an opaque_ref for user-side private data.
>> For justification on the void *opaque field, you can read the archives,
>> since the question was brought up in January.
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>> As for the time_base field, for now, it will only be used to inform the user,
>> and will not alter the behavior of the libraries. That change will come as an
>> optional flag.
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> I would like to see some documentation and code which shows when the time_base is respected and when it is not before it is added to AVPacket. After the bump we usually have a 1-2 months of cooldown when the ABI can change, so there really is no rush.
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I didn't mean to say that it'll be done during the bump, but rather after it.
Once we add time_base, there are no ABI-breaking changes to support
what I was thinking of.
Or do you still want to see some code? It's not a small amount of work.