[vlc-commits] [Git][videolan/vlc][master] packetizer: h266: remove dead code

[Steve Lhomme (@robUx4)]

Steve Lhomme pushed to branch master at VideoLAN / VLC


Commits:
f8d7ef84 by Steve Lhomme at 2026-08-21T09:04:00+00:00
packetizer: h266: remove dead code

gci_num_additional_bits is at least 6 in this test. We can subtract 6 from it.
And we can skip 0 bits if that's what the bitstream requires.

This matches the pseudo-code in H.266 7.3.3.2 General constraints information syntax [^1].

Fixes #30056

[^1]: https://www.itu.int/rec/dologin_pub.asp?lang=e&id=T-REC-H.266-202601-I!!PDF-E&type=items

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1 changed file:

- modules/packetizer/h266_nal.c


Changes:

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modules/packetizer/h266_nal.c
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@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ static bool h266_parse_general_constraint_info(bs_t *p_bs, h266_profile_tier_lev
         if(gci_num_additional_bits > 5)
         {
             bs_read(p_bs, 6);
-            if(gci_num_additional_bits < 6)
-                return false;
             gci_num_additional_bits -= 6;
         }
         bs_skip(p_bs, gci_num_additional_bits);



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