[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avcodec/utils: document allocation requirement of extradata

[Timo Rothenpieler]

---
 libavcodec/avcodec.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 31e50d5a94..2c5e78c88d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1616,6 +1616,7 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      * The allocated memory should be AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE bytes larger
      * than extradata_size to avoid problems if it is read with the bitstream reader.
      * The bytewise contents of extradata must not depend on the architecture or CPU endianness.
+     * Must be allocated with the av_malloc() family of functions.
      * - encoding: Set/allocated/freed by libavcodec.
      * - decoding: Set/allocated/freed by user.
      */
-- 
2.17.0