[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 4/7] avfilter/avfilter: simplify processing sinks without activate callback

[Marton Balint]

On Tue, 17 Jun 2025, Andreas Rheinhardt wrote:

> Marton Balint:
>> Sinks without an activate callback (nullsink, anullsink) could cause
>> AVERROR(EAGAIN)-s in avfilter_graph_request_oldest() even when all the filter
>> graphs inputs were in EOF state.
>>
>> Fixes ticket #11624.
>> Fixes ticket #10988.
>> Fixes ticket #10990.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Marton Balint <cus at passwd.hu>
>> ---
>>  libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
>> index 2d6036df74..6f9f46f1ea 100644
>> --- a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
>> +++ b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
>> @@ -1423,12 +1423,26 @@ void ff_avfilter_graph_update_heap(AVFilterGraph *graph, FilterLinkInternal *li)
>>      heap_bubble_down(graphi, li, li->age_index);
>>  }
>>
>> +static int process_legacy_sink_output(FilterLinkInternal *oldesti)
>
> Why is considered legacy (instead of being just a different API)?
>

The documentation calls it legacy:

doc/filtering_design:

"The design using filter_frame() and request_frame() is legacy, but it is
  suitable for filters that have a single input and process one frame at a
  time."

avfilter/avfilter.c:

"In order to activate a filter implementing the legacy filter_frame()
  and request_frame() methods, perform the first possible of the following
  actions:"

But if you have another name in mind for this, I can change it.

Regards,
Marton