Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avfilter/fifo: Remove (a)fifo filters

[Muhammad Faiz <mfcc64@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 10:30 PM Paul B Mahol <onemda@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 4:18 PM Muhammad Faiz <mfcc64@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM Andreas Rheinhardt <
> > andreas.rheinhardt@outlook.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Muhammad Faiz:
> > > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 3:58 PM Andreas Rheinhardt <
> > > > andreas.rheinhardt@outlook.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Andreas Rheinhardt:
> > > >>> Obsolete since 4ca1fb9d2a91757c8c4c34dd456abf340e3f765f.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Rheinhardt <andreas.rheinhardt@outlook.com>
> > > >>> ---
> > > >>>  doc/filters.texi         |   9 ---
> > > >>>  libavfilter/Makefile     |   1 -
> > > >>>  libavfilter/allfilters.c |   2 -
> > > >>>  libavfilter/fifo.c       | 165
> > ---------------------------------------
> > > >>>  4 files changed, 177 deletions(-)
> > > >>>  delete mode 100644 libavfilter/fifo.c
> > > >>>
> > > >>
> > > >> Will apply in a few days unless there are objections.
> > > >>
> > > >> - Andreas
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > > This breaks backward compatibility.
> > > >
> > > > Please revert.
> > > >
> > > > Thank's.
> > >
> > > What breaks that can't simply be fixed by removing the (a)fifo filter
> > > from the filterchain?
> > >
> > > - Andreas
> > >
> > >
> > I use afifo to optimize memory usage.
> >
>
> That statement sync with reality is questionable, fifo filters were mainly
> used before .activate was added,
> for cases filters used >1 inputs. Now they should be irrelevant, unless
> there are bugs in code than this filters just hide more bugs.
>

Yes, I've used it before .activate was added, and it worked, and still
works.
Although maybe the bugs have been fixed by .activate, what's wrong if
(a)fifo still exist?

Thank's
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