[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avpacket: ABI bump additions

[Marton Balint]

On Sun, 25 Apr 2021, Lynne wrote:

> This is the same patch sent in January, rebased on top of the ABI bump
> patchset.
>
> Two additions mirror exactly what AVFrame has - an opaque field
> and an opaque_ref for user-side private data.
> For justification on the void *opaque field, you can read the archives,
> since the question was brought up in January.
>
> As for the time_base field, for now, it will only be used to inform the user,
> and will not alter the behavior of the libraries. That change will come as an
> optional flag.

I would like to see some documentation and code which shows when the 
time_base is respected and when it is not before it is added to AVPacket. 
After the bump we usually have a 1-2 months of cooldown when the ABI can 
change, so there really is no rush.

Thanks,
Marton