fix(audio): guard the decode loop against pathological stalls - #430
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A container whose audio track is truncated/corrupt at EOS can make av_read_frame never return AVERROR_EOF, so decoder_eof never propagates and the demux loop spins at 100% CPU forever. Cap the loop with a TIME budget (scaled on the requested window, x8, floor 60 s) instead of an iteration count, which would either never fire or cut healthy long clips. Review fixes over the originally-proposed version: - hard ceiling (u64::MAX cap) so a WebM reporting duration = Infinity cannot disable the guard via f64-as-u64 saturation. - on budget exhaustion, bail! (real error) instead of forcing EOF and exporting a silent-but-'successful' clip; the pipelines already degrade a bail! into their documented silent-fallback path in one place. - log av_seek_frame failure instead of silently resuming from t=0. Split out of the atempo PR (getopenscreen#371) to keep that PR single-concern (the WSOLA -> atempo stretch replacement).
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAudio seeking records the actual decode start. After fallback to timestamp zero, the decode timeout covers the remaining full input. Timeout handling retains bounded limits, releases FFmpeg resources, and returns an explicit error. ChangesAudio decode reliability
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In `@crates/compositor/src/audio.rs`:
- Around line 276-280: Update the av_seek_frame failure branch in
decode_clip_audio to reset the demuxer to timestamp zero, flush every decoder,
and return an error if resetting fails; preserve the existing fallback scan only
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…topenscreen#430) A failed seek can flush the packet queue and leave the demuxer mid-way through its fallback scan, so the next av_read_frame is not guaranteed to start at t=0 and leading audio could be silently omitted. On seek failure, seek back to timestamp 0, flush every decoder, and bail! if even that reset fails.
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In `@crates/compositor/src/audio.rs`:
- Around line 276-294: Track whether the failed-seek recovery reset to timestamp
zero in decode_clip_audio, and use that state when calculating the decode budget
near the existing window-duration limit. For the reset path, compute span_sec
from zero through source_end_sec rather than only the requested source window;
retain the current requested-window calculation for successful seeks.
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…Rabbit getopenscreen#430) When a failed seek forces a reset to t=0, the loop must decode the whole file from the start while mix_aligned_tracks trims to the requested window. Sizing the budget on the window alone starved an unseekable-but-healthy long file: a 1 s window inside a 3 h recording got the 60 s floor while having to decode 3 h of input, so the guard could error out a file that was fine and push it into the silent fallback. Track decode_start_sec and compute span_sec from it.
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307-318: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winConfigure an
AVIOInterruptCBbefore opening the input.avformat_open_inputcurrently receives a nullAVFormatContext, and the crate defines no interrupt callback. Therefore the elapsed check cannot interrupt a blockingav_read_frame; it runs only after that call returns. Allocate the context, setinterrupt_callbackwith the decode deadline, then callavformat_open_input.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@crates/compositor/src/audio.rs`:
- Around line 277-280: Adjust the seek/decode budgeting around decode_start_sec
and loop_budget_secs so successful AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD seeks account for
decoding pre-roll before source_start_sec. Use the actual post-seek landing
position when available, or apply a conservative pre-roll bound, while
preserving accurate decoding for streams that land exactly at the requested
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In `@crates/compositor/src/audio.rs`:
- Around line 307-318: Before calling avformat_open_input in the audio decoding
setup, allocate an AVFormatContext and configure its interrupt_callback with the
loop deadline represented by loop_start and loop_budget. Pass that initialized
context to avformat_open_input, and implement the callback so blocking
av_read_frame calls are interrupted once the budget expires.
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| let mut decode_start_sec = source_start_sec; | ||
| if seek_tb_sec > 0.0 { | ||
| let target = (source_start_sec / seek_tb_sec).floor() as i64; | ||
| if av_seek_frame(fmt, seek_stream_index, target, AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD) >= 0 { |
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printf '%s\n' '--- FFmpeg interrupt/seek declarations and wrappers ---'
rg -n -C 5 'AVIOInterruptCB|interrupt|av_seek_frame|av_read_frame|avformat_open_input|avformat_find_stream_info|avcodec_send_packet|avcodec_receive_frame' crates/compositor/src
printf '%s\n' '--- decoder cleanup ---'
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FFmpeg av_seek_frame AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD keyframe actual position documentation audio stream
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In FFmpeg, the av_seek_frame function uses the AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD flag to indicate that when an exact match for the requested timestamp is not available, the seek operation should land at a position at or before the target timestamp [1]. Regarding your specific areas of inquiry: Keyframe Behavior and Guarantees The flag AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD does not inherently guarantee that the resulting position will be a keyframe [2][3]. The success of landing on a keyframe depends heavily on the demuxer implementation, the file container, and the underlying stream type [2][4]. While the default behavior (without AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY) is intended to prioritize keyframes, many demuxers—particularly those handling complex containers like MPEG-TS or specific video formats—may return a position that is not a keyframe if an exact keyframe match is not found or if the index information is insufficient [2][3][4]. Users often encounter situations where the first packet returned after a seek has flags = 0, indicating a non-keyframe [3]. Audio Streams FFmpeg's av_seek_frame is a legacy API that operates primarily based on a single stream index [1]. When you provide a stream index, it attempts to seek relative to that stream's timebase [5]. If you pass -1 as the stream_index, the function attempts to guess a default stream, which can lead to unpredictable results if the container has multiple streams (e.g., audio and video) with different interleaving or keyframe characteristics [1][3]. Because audio streams often have different (or effectively non-existent) keyframe structures compared to video, seeking in audio may result in landing at the requested timestamp without the "keyframe" restriction being meaningfully applied, or it may disrupt synchronization if the seek was intended to align video keyframes [1]. Practical Recommendations 1. Expected Behavior: You cannot assume the result of av_seek_frame with AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD will be a keyframe [3][4]. If your application requires a keyframe (e.g., for accurate decoding), you must often manually discard non-keyframe packets or decode forward from a preceding keyframe until you reach the target timestamp [4]. 2. Alternative API: The newer avformat_seek_file function is generally preferred over av_seek_frame as it offers more granular control, including explicitly defining minimum and maximum timestamp bounds, which can lead to more predictable seeking behavior [6][1]. 3. Verification: Always inspect the packet flags of the first packet received after a seek if your application's logic depends on starting from a keyframe [3].
Citations:
- 1: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2014-June/159249.html
- 2: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/libav-user/2012-August/002570.html
- 3: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/libav-user/2012-July/002468.html
- 4: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/libav-user/2013-September/005558.html
- 5: https://www.ffmpeg.org/doxygen/2.0/seek_8h.html
- 6: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/3d1d546f/libavformat/seek.c
Include seek pre-roll in the decode budget.
AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD does not guarantee an exact or keyframe-aligned landing point. A successful seek can require substantial decoding before source_start_sec, but loop_budget_secs excludes that pre-roll. Use the actual landing position or a conservative pre-roll bound to prevent valid streams from exceeding the budget.
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In `@crates/compositor/src/audio.rs` around lines 277 - 280, Adjust the
seek/decode budgeting around decode_start_sec and loop_budget_secs so successful
AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD seeks account for decoding pre-roll before
source_start_sec. Use the actual post-seek landing position when available, or
apply a conservative pre-roll bound, while preserving accurate decoding for
streams that land exactly at the requested position.
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fix(audio): guard the decode loop against pathological stalls
A container whose audio track is truncated/corrupt at EOS can make
av_read_frame never return AVERROR_EOF, so decoder_eof never propagates
and the demux loop spins at 100% CPU forever. Cap the loop with a TIME
budget (scaled on the requested window, x8, floor 60 s) instead of an
iteration count, which would either never fire or cut healthy long clips.
Review fixes over the originally-proposed version:
cannot disable the guard via f64-as-u64 saturation.
exporting a silent-but-'successful' clip; the pipelines already degrade
a bail! into their documented silent-fallback path in one place.
Split out of the atempo PR (#371) to keep that
PR single-concern (the WSOLA -> atempo stretch replacement).
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