Re: [FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg release 6.1

["Xiang, Haihao" <haihao.xiang-at-intel.com@ffmpeg.org>]

On Di, 2023-09-19 at 20:38 -0400, Neal Gompa wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 5:58 PM Lynne <dev@lynne.ee> wrote:
> > 
> > Sep 19, 2023, 21:16 by michael@niedermayer.cc:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 07:18:03PM +0200, Niklas Haas wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:14:28 +0200 Michael Niedermayer
> > > > <michael@niedermayer.cc> wrote:
> > > > > Hi all
> > > > > 
> > > > > There was the request to make a 6.1 before end of April
> > > > > Is that still so ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Assuming it is, its time to make that branch and release soon
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > It is now september. What happened to this release? FFmpeg 6.1 is
> > > > currently the only thing blocking the adoption of vulkan video.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > there are several security issues that need to be fixed
> > > ossfuzz found more, it also put some random unlreated issues again
> > > into the same ticket. (which are basically invissible sub-tickets)
> > > the evc code also needs a security review, Maybe Dawid is working on this
> > > iam not sure. And iam sure theres more
> > > We also have a security issue in fate, i belive nicolas is looking into
> > > that, that doesnt hold up the release but all these things compete for
> > > time
> > > and some people you may have noticed tried to just randomly block patches
> > > going back and forth on these and discussing with tech/community
> > > committtees
> > > also took time.
> > > And last but not least if people want me to design a standalone SDR
> > > library
> > > while thats not holding up 6.1 it takes time from the pot from 6.1 work.
> > > I did say this, i was attacked but yes time is unforgiving it doesnt care
> > > 
> > > Also I did fall behind with security fixes in the summer a bit, the
> > > weather was
> > > nice, some members of the community where not nice. So i tried to spend
> > > some
> > > time with the nice weather
> > > 
> > > If you want 6.1 to happen quick. be nice to me or help with anything that
> > > i
> > > have to work on 6.1 or other so theres more time in the pot
> > > what about merging libplacebo into FFmpeg for example ?
> > > As far as iam concerned you can have absolute final power about anything
> > > in that libplacebo inside FFmpeg.
> > > Or help with the whole SDR thing. If i dont have to think about it and
> > > can concentrate on the release and security then yes it will happen faster
> > > 
> > > I also have some paid work under NDA which i signed a contract for, i need
> > > to work on that too. Yes code will be submitted to FFmpeg when/if its done
> > > And theres life, i have other shit to do too. For example my taxes and i
> > > also
> > > want to spend some time working on AI/neural nets. I guess that will not
> > > be
> > > FFmpeg related as id like my work on AI not to be in a similar position to
> > > where avradio is now.
> > > 
> > > So yeah, i think theres no problem with 6.1 its just not happening as
> > > quick
> > > as I and others wanted
> > > 
> > > thx
> > > 
> > > [...]
> > > --
> > > Michael     GnuPG fingerprint: 9FF2128B147EF6730BADF133611EC787040B0FAB
> > > 
> > > If you think the mosad wants you dead since a long time then you are
> > > either
> > > wrong or dead since a long time.
> > > 
> > 
> > I'm not sure it's a good idea to wait to merge the EVC decoder.
> > Perhaps we should move that to the next release.
> > 
> > I'd like to get my AAC padding/duration fixes in, and drop lavc's
> > old FFT code entirely.
> 
> From my wishlist, the only thing left unmerged is AV1 VA-API encode
> support. The patchset is on v5 now and seems to be fine? I can't test
> it due to lack of compatible hardware, so if someone here does have
> something and can do it, it'd be great to see it get reviewed and
> landed.

AV1 VA-API encode works well for me, I'll push it if no more comments.

BRs
Haihao

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