From 3f3772e4443c980b65e80859fdaaf3970f6c7fe4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lynne <dev@lynne.ee>
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2021 22:43:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] packet: add description for the AVPacket.time_base field

This description documents the field. Thanks to elenril for
suggesting the phrasing.
---
 libavcodec/packet.h | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libavcodec/packet.h b/libavcodec/packet.h
index 9baff24635..4a349fe051 100644
--- a/libavcodec/packet.h
+++ b/libavcodec/packet.h
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ typedef struct AVPacket {
 
     /**
      * Time base of the packet's timestamps.
+     * In the future, this field may be set on packets output by encoders or
+     * demuxers, but its value will be by default ignored on input to decoders
+     * or muxers.
      */
     AVRational time_base;
 } AVPacket;