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fix mpeg1/2 decoding if there are no 0 bytes after the bitstream print mpeg1/2 startcodes support
author michaelni
date Fri, 30 May 2003 00:02:25 +0000
parents 9e8cbd476f59
children a918c7d38345
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--- a/avcodec.h	Thu May 29 21:34:25 2003 +0000
+++ b/avcodec.h	Fri May 30 00:02:25 2003 +0000
@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@
 #define AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE 131072
 
 /**
- * Required number of zero bytes at the end of the input bitstream for decoding.
- * to avoid overreading (and possibly segfaulting)
+ * Required number of additionally allocated bytes at the end of the input bitstream for decoding.
+ * this is mainly needed because some optimized bitstream readers read 
+ * 32 or 64 bit at once and could read over the end<br>
+ * Note, if the first 23 bits of the additional bytes are not 0 then damaged
+ * MPEG bitstreams could cause overread and segfault
  */
 #define FF_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE 8