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    avformat/matroskaenc: Regression fix for invalid MKV headers · 20e8be0c
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    The following three commits created a regression by writing initially
    invalid mkv headers:
    
    650e17d8 avformat/matroskaenc: write a
    CRC32 element on Tags
    3bcadf82 avformat/matroskaenc: write a
    CRC32 element on Info
    ee888cfb avformat/matroskaenc: postpone
    writing the Tracks master
    
    Symptoms:
    
    - You can no longer playback a file that is still processed by ffmpeg,
    e.g. VLC fails playback
    - You can no longer stream a file to a client while if is still being
    processed
    - Various diagnosing tools show header errors or incomplete headers
    (e.g. ffprobe, mediainfo, mkvalidator)
    
    Note: The symptoms do not apply to completed files or ffmpeg runs that
    were interrupted with 'q'
    
    Cause:
    
    The mentioned commits made changes in a way that some header elements
    are only partially written in
    mkv_write_header, leaving the header in an invalid state. Only in
    mkv_write_trailer, these elements
    are finished correctly, but that does only occur at the end of the
    process.
    
    Regression:
    
    Before these commits were applied, mkv headers have always been valid,
    even before completion of ffmpeg.
    This has worked reliably over many versions of ffmpeg, to it was an
    obvious regression.
    
    Bugtracker:
    
    This issue has been recorded as #5977 which is resolved by this patch
    
    Patch:
    
    The patch adds a new function 'end_ebml_master_crc32_preliminary' that
    preliminarily finishes the ebml
    element without destroying the buffer. The buffer can be used to update
    the ebml element later during
    mkv_write_trailer. But most important: mkv_write_header finishes with a
    valid mkv header again.
    Signed-off-by: 's avatarJames Almer <jamrial@gmail.com>
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