[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] vdpau: Remove last traces of old ffmpeg vdpau api

Carl Eugen Hoyos cehoyos at ag.or.at
Sun Oct 4 13:26:28 CEST 2015


wm4 <nfxjfg <at> googlemail.com> writes:

> > I sincerely hope that one day somebody will explain to me 
> > why working, tested code has to be removed because of code 
> > that we cannot test because nobody has  the tools 
> > originally used.
> 
> Because FFmpeg now has a better API that isn't as ridiculous 

How do you define better?
Afair, and as far as you confirmed, many bugs were found 
in the new API. Why are you so sure we already found 
them all?

> as the old API, and fits in well with the other hwaccel APIs.

You mean the "API" that needs new special code (and new 
callbacks) for every new hardware acceleration because 
unfortunately they do not share concepts?

> But if you have so strong feelings about this, you really 
> should have talked to the author of the new vdpau API.

He has worked so hard for so many years to make sure 
I don't talk to him anymore, I don't want to spoil 
his efforts.

> I plan going forward with my FFmpeg patch to completely 
> remove the implementation of the old API.

Please don't!

Carl Eugen



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