[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v3 2/3] avformat/whip: add whip_flags ignore_ipv6 to skip IPv6 candidates

[Jack Lau]

> On Jun 27, 2025, at 22:03, Marvin Scholz <epirat07-at-gmail.com at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
> 
> On 13 Jun 2025, at 10:56, Jack Lau via ffmpeg-devel wrote:
> 
>> mark this ignore_ipv6 flag could ignore any ipv6 ICE candidate,
>> preventing “No route to host” errors on devices without IPv6 connectivity.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Jack Lau <jacklau1222 at qq.com>
>> ---
>> libavformat/whip.c | 13 +++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/libavformat/whip.c b/libavformat/whip.c
>> index a6827d3478..84c2092e5e 100644
>> --- a/libavformat/whip.c
>> +++ b/libavformat/whip.c
>> @@ -193,9 +193,14 @@ enum WHIPState {
>>     WHIP_STATE_FAILED,
>> };
>> 
>> +typedef enum WHIPFlags {
>> +    WHIP_FLAG_IGNORE_IPV6  = (1 << 0) // Ignore ipv6 candidate
>> +} WHIPFlags;
>> +
>> typedef struct WHIPContext {
>>     AVClass *av_class;
>> 
>> +    uint32_t flags;        // enum WHIPFlags
>>     /* The state of the RTC connection. */
>>     enum WHIPState state;
>>     /* The callback return value for DTLS. */
>> @@ -871,6 +876,7 @@ static int parse_answer(AVFormatContext *s)
>>             if (ptr && av_stristr(ptr, "host")) {
>>                 char protocol[17], host[129];
>>                 int priority, port;
>> +                struct in6_addr addr6;
>>                 ret = sscanf(ptr, "%16s %d %128s %d typ host", protocol, &priority, host, &port);
>>                 if (ret != 4) {
>>                     av_log(whip, AV_LOG_ERROR, "WHIP: Failed %d to parse line %d %s from %s\n",
>> @@ -879,6 +885,11 @@ static int parse_answer(AVFormatContext *s)
>>                     goto end;
>>                 }
>> 
>> +                if (whip->flags & WHIP_FLAG_IGNORE_IPV6 && inet_pton(AF_INET6, host, &addr6) == 1) {
>> +                    av_log(whip, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "WHIP: Ignore ipv6 %s, line %d %s \n", host, i, line);
> 
> Nit: "Ignoring IPv6"
> Also why the WHIP prefix? Your log context would already add the whip demux name to the message, no?
> 
>> +                    continue;
>> +                }
>> +
>>                 if (av_strcasecmp(protocol, "udp")) {
>>                     av_log(whip, AV_LOG_ERROR, "WHIP: Protocol %s is not supported by RTC, choose udp, line %d %s of %s\n",
>>                         protocol, i, line, whip->sdp_answer);
>> @@ -1892,6 +1903,8 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
>>     { "authorization",      "The optional Bearer token for WHIP Authorization",         OFFSET(authorization),      AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = NULL },     0,       0, ENC },
>>     { "cert_file",          "The optional certificate file path for DTLS",              OFFSET(cert_file),          AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = NULL },     0,       0, ENC },
>>     { "key_file",           "The optional private key file path for DTLS",              OFFSET(key_file),      AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = NULL },     0,       0, ENC },
>> +    { "whip_flags",         "Set flags affecting WHIP connection behavior",             OFFSET(flags),              AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS,  { .i64 = 0 },        0, UINT_MAX, ENC, .unit = "flags" },
>> +    { "ignore_ipv6",        "The optional ignore any IPv6 ICE candidate", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = WHIP_FLAG_IGNORE_IPV6 }, 0, UINT_MAX, ENC, .unit = "flags" },
> 
> Nit: The description grammar is a bit confusing, maybe just: "Ignore any IPv6 ICE candidates".
I totally agree with your ideas, I’ve already send the v4 patchset https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/list/?series=14867

Thanks for your reviews!
Jack
> 
>>     { NULL },
>> };
> 
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