[FFmpeg-soc] [soc] Add choice of threading algorithm to AVCodecContext.

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 07:57:05PM -0400, Alexander Strange wrote:
> 
>  Use it to simplify USE_* macros.
>  FF_THREAD_AUTO needs to be handled better - even if a codec can handle frame-threads, we still don't want to use them if there are enough slices available.

I also do not really like that this design does not allow to use both.
E.g. when 16 core CPUs become common just one type may not be good
enough ;-)
Or to say it differently: I think the problem is not just with
FF_THREAD_AUTO but in the design in general.

Greetings,
Reimar Döffinger