[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] avformat: enable UDP IPv6 multicast interface selection using zone index

[Brad Smith]

On 2024-04-28 2:15 p.m., Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> Le torstaina 11. huhtikuuta 2024, 10.50.01 EEST Lynne a écrit :
>> Is there a reason why we can't switch to IPv4 addresses mapped
>> in IPv6 and just use the IPv6 API everywhere?
> IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses are pretty much deprecated, if supported anymore.
> Some people consider them insecure. But even if you don't agree with that
> assessment, the fact of the matter is that they are not portable.

OpenBSD does not support IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses and has a split stack.