[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avcodec/itut35: always check the provider code and country code together

[Devin Heitmueller]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM Maryla Ustarroz-Calonge via
ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:27:43 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] avcodec/itut35: always check the provider code and country code together
> From: Maryla <maryla at google.com>
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> ITU-T T.35 provider codes are attributed by national bodies and it's
> possible to have collisions across countries. This is why the country code
> must always be checked as well.
> In the code this could be done by having an outer switch on the country code,
> then an inner switch on the provider code, but this would add an extra level of
> indentation and is not necessary as long as the codes used don't collide.
>
> Rename some of the constants to match the corresponding organization.
> Add a constant for AOM.
> Write all constants with 4 hex digits to make it clear that they are 2-byte ids.

While it's a bit more annoying, I think the checks should actually be
inverted.  It should be looking at the country codes first, and then
within those country codes it should look at the provider.

Devin

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