[vlc-devel] [PATCH 4/9] modules:decoders: reset the fmt_out on error

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

On mercredi 12 juillet 2017 16:54:07 EEST Steve Lhomme wrote:
> Since the module loading doesn't go back to the decoder loading between
> elements, it's up to the failing decoder to clean up the mess it did before
> trying the next decoder.

This is insanely and needlessly brittle. Either decoders don't touch stuff 
until they're done, or the code common (re)sets things.

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Rémi Denis-Courmont