[Libav-user] Memory leak while using ff_get_buffer ?

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[Libav-user] Memory leak while using ff_get_buffer ?

ssshukla26
I am using ff_get_buffer in my decoder, it seems to me that using this API causing some memory leak. Please help, need your suggestions on this !
Regards, Sunny.
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Re: [Libav-user] Memory leak while using ff_get_buffer ?

ssshukla26
After some searching, I found out that in some decoders the incoming avframe pointer is unreferenced using av_frame_unref api, and then ff_get_buffer is called.

Can someone please explain why such things are done ! I am so much confused .
Regards, Sunny.