Is LAME reenterable? Options

[Istrebitel]

Greetings.

I am experimenting with Lame from programming point of view, and having wierd results. I have a question - is LAME reenterable, meaning, does it store anything in its inner variables, and can i encode/decode multiple files at once (if i keep multiple global lame structure instances of course)

[lvqcl]

what functions do you use?

[Istrebitel]

Well, i basically do the same that command line utility does (one that comes with lame) - i use lame_init, i set different parameters, then i use the encode/decode functions in a loop, then close.

[Istrebitel]

I found out, the decoder supplied with LAME was actually non-reentrable, not LAME encoder.

In layer3.c at 1645 it reads:

struct III_sideinfo sideinfo;

So, a global variable is declared, and if multiple decodings are attempted at once, chaos ensues.

[lvqcl]

IIRC lame_decode_* functions aren't thread-safe, but hip_decode_* are.

In layer3.c at 1645 it reads:

What version do you use?

This post has been edited by lvqcl: Jul 13 2012, 11:19

[robert]

I couldn't find any version with that text at line 1645. Anyway, version 3.99.5 should be OK to use, as I fixed that issue during the 3.99 development.

This post has been edited by robert: Jul 13 2012, 13:10

[Istrebitel]

lvqcl, thanks, is there any official information about thread-safeness of LAME?

Robert, thanks alot.

I think what you mean is that my number at which struct III_sideinfo sideinfo; occurs is different, thats because as i said, i was experimenting, so i could've added some code over that line.

I think i'll just apply those changes i am missing since my version and see if they help.

This post has been edited by Istrebitel: Jul 13 2012, 16:00