[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] configure: Clearer documentation for "disable-safe-bitstream-reader"
Andreas Rheinhardt
andreas.rheinhardt at outlook.com
Fri Apr 11 09:32:55 EEST 2025
Michael Niedermayer:
> Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> ---
> configure | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> index bd4f8723760..f1db8b6f235 100755
> --- a/configure
> +++ b/configure
> @@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ Advanced options (experts only):
> --enable-hardcoded-tables use hardcoded tables instead of runtime generation
> --disable-safe-bitstream-reader
> disable buffer boundary checking in bitreaders
> - (faster, but may crash)
> + (This disables some security checks and can cause undefined behavior,
> + it may be faster, but should only be used with trusted input)
> --sws-max-filter-size=N the max filter size swscale uses [$sws_max_filter_size_default]
>
> Optimization options (experts only):
I'd like to keep "crash" in the description. Not everyone (not even
people setting "experts only" options) will be familiar with the term
"undefined behavior".
- Andreas
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