[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] avformat/id3v2: Check that decode_str() did advance

[softworkz .]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Michael Niedermayer
> Sent: Mittwoch, 16. April 2025 13:07
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] avformat/id3v2: Check that
> decode_str() did advance
> 
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 02:39:44AM +0000, softworkz . wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> > > Michael Niedermayer
> > > Sent: Mittwoch, 16. April 2025 02:54
> > > To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> > > devel at ffmpeg.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] avformat/id3v2: Check that
> > > decode_str() did advance
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 11:01:14PM +0000, softworkz . wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > > Besides, the patch had been submitted 3 years ago, there hasn't
> been
> > > > any review and the merge was totally unexpected.
> > >
> > > no reply for 1 week means commit must be expected
> > >
> > > "Send a patch to ffmpeg-devel. If no one answers within a
> reasonable
> > >  time-frame (12h for build failures and security fixes, 3 days
> small
> > > changes,
> > >  1 week for big patches) then commit your patch if you think it is
> OK.
> > >  Also note, the maintainer can simply ask for more time to review!
> > > "
> >
> > Does that mean that I can apply any patch from the past few years
> without
> > prior notice when it hasn't received a reply?
> 
> you (and everyone else) has my support to review and then apply
> patches.
> we have failed with timely reacting to some patches, so if you want
> to pick some up and look into them, that is welcome!


Great! (even though it's not what I meant)

Nonetheless, I can assure everybody that I will not apply something 
without posting about it before 😊

sw