Hi, > Regarding re-using, the driver can simply re-queue buffers returned by > the device. If the device needs a buffer as reference frame, it must > not return the buffer. Ok, that'll work. > I'll describe this rule in the next version of the patch. Good. You should also add a note about ordering. If the device returns the buffers as soon as they are no longer needed for decoding they might be completed out-of-order, specifically B-Frames might complete before the reference I/P frame. Is the device allowed to do that or should it complete the buffers in playback order? cheers, Gerd
