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authorJanne Grunau <janne-libav@jannau.net>2012-01-01 14:21:50 +0100
committerJanne Grunau <janne-libav@jannau.net>2012-01-01 14:37:37 +0100
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threads: introduce CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS and add it to libx264
Some external codecs have their own code to determine the best number of threads. This number is not necessary the number of cpu cores. Thread_count will be only 0 if the codec has CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS.
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diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 4f24f72..b139a8a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -777,6 +777,10 @@ typedef struct RcOverride{
* Codec supports changed parameters at any point.
*/
#define CODEC_CAP_PARAM_CHANGE 0x4000
+/**
+ * Codec supports avctx->thread_count == 0 (auto).
+ */
+#define CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS 0x8000
//The following defines may change, don't expect compatibility if you use them.
#define MB_TYPE_INTRA4x4 0x0001
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