[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 000/279] New channel layout API

[Anton Khirnov]

Quoting Nicolas George (2021-12-08 16:08:54)
> Anton Khirnov (12021-12-08):
> We get to decide what is a valid use case and what is not. And in this
> case, since the devices and filter I quoted already behave like that,

It is not possible for them to behave "like that", because our current
channel layout API does not support duplicated channels at all.

> I posit that it IS a valid use case. Therefore, this new API must be
> capable of handling them.

I disagree. Technical limitations that were overcome 10 years ago should
not guide new API design.

If you insist then we can have a TC vote about this.

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Anton Khirnov