[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/2] avcodec: add null encoders

[Paul B Mahol]

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 9:47 AM Anton Khirnov <anton at khirnov.net> wrote:

> Quoting Paul B Mahol (2022-03-14 12:56:01)
> > +static int null_encoder(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
> > +                        const AVFrame *frame, int *got_packet)
> > +{
> > +    int ret;
> > +
> > +    pkt->pts = frame->pts;
> > +    if (avctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO)
> > +        pkt->duration = ff_samples_to_time_base(avctx,
> frame->nb_samples);
> > +    pkt->flags |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY;
> > +    if ((ret = ff_alloc_packet(avctx, pkt, 1)) < 0)
> > +        return ret;
> > +    *got_packet = 1;
>
> Why return packets at all? Wouldn't it be simpler to just never return
> any data?
>

But than there is no progress report at all.


>
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> Anton Khirnov
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