[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avcodec/utils: document allocation requirement of extradata

[James Almer]

On 8/24/2018 2:59 PM, Timo Rothenpieler wrote:
> ---
>  libavcodec/avcodec.h | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
> index 31e50d5a94..5ec7a2430b 100644
> --- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
> +++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
> @@ -1616,6 +1616,7 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
>       * The allocated memory should be AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE bytes larger
>       * than extradata_size to avoid problems if it is read with the bitstream reader.
>       * The bytewise contents of extradata must not depend on the architecture or CPU endianness.
> +     * Must be allocated with av_malloc() in any case.

Use "Must be allocated with the av_malloc() family of functions"
instead. That's what's used in the doxy for other functions.

>       * - encoding: Set/allocated/freed by libavcodec.
>       * - decoding: Set/allocated/freed by user.
>       */
>