PR #23832 opened by John_Smith_LYI
URL: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23832
Patch URL: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23832.patch

# fftools: reject negative -t durations

## Description

FFmpeg documents `-t` as an input/output duration option. Input-side `-t`
limits how much input data is read, output-side `-t` stops writing after the
requested duration, and `-t` takes priority over `-to`.

Tested on FFmpeg commit `ceabc9b306f5385d92efdd9cd18d210deb3055b3`.

## Issue

Previously, negative `-t` values reached later streamcopy or trim handling. In
the streamcopy output path, `-t -1` could finish with a zero exit status and 
only
report an empty-output warning:

```sh
ffmpeg -f lavfi -i testsrc2=s=32x32:r=1 -c copy -f null -t -1 -
```

The same semantic issue exists for input-side `-t`: the option resolves to a
negative recording duration and should be rejected before input processing
starts.

## Fix

This change rejects negative resolved recording durations in both input and
output open paths, before they reach the streamcopy or filter/trim logic. The
existing `-t 0` behavior is preserved.

The change affects only the `ffmpeg` command-line tool behavior. It does not
change public API or ABI.

## Validation

```sh
make -j$(nproc) fate-ffmpeg-negative-t V=1
make -j$(nproc) fate-ffmpeg-negative-t fate-ffmpeg-negative-input-t 
fate-ffmpeg-streamcopy-t V=1
make -j$(nproc) fate-ffmpeg-filter-in-eof fate-ffmpeg-filter_complex 
fate-ffmpeg-filter_complex_audio fate-ffmpeg-lavfi 
fate-ffmpeg-loopback-decoding fate-ffmpeg-negative-input-t 
fate-ffmpeg-negative-t fate-ffmpeg-streamcopy-t
make -j$(nproc) TARGET_SAMPLES=/tmp/ffmpeg-fate-samples fate
make fate-list-failing  # output was empty
git diff --check
git diff | ./tools/patcheck -
printf '%s\n\n%s\n' 'fftools: reject negative -t durations' 'Reject negative 
recording durations for input and output -t before they reach streamcopy or 
trim handling. Keep -t 0 accepted.' | sh ./tools/check_commit_msg.sh
```

`patcheck` reported only the standard "Missing changelog entry" hint, which is
not needed for this command-line validation fix.


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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:29 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fftools: reject negative -t durations
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Reject negative recording durations for input and output -t before they reach 
streamcopy or trim handling. Keep -t 0 accepted.

Signed-off-by: 张永鹏 <[email protected]>
---
 fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c    |  5 +++++
 fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c |  5 +++++
 tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak     | 14 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
index 8a165faf1d..0d8ccf21ee 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
@@ -2289,6 +2289,11 @@ int ifile_open(const OptionsContext *o, const char 
*filename, Scheduler *sch)
         }
     }
 
+    if (recording_time != INT64_MAX && recording_time < 0) {
+        av_log(d, AV_LOG_ERROR, "-t value must be non-negative; aborting.\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
     if (o->format) {
         if (!(file_iformat = av_find_input_format(o->format))) {
             av_log(d, AV_LOG_FATAL, "Unknown input format: '%s'\n", o->format);
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
index 7a238b10ff..5f4e1d1178 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
@@ -3489,6 +3489,11 @@ int of_open(const OptionsContext *o, const char 
*filename, Scheduler *sch)
         }
     }
 
+    if (recording_time != INT64_MAX && recording_time < 0) {
+        av_log(mux, AV_LOG_ERROR, "-t value must be non-negative; 
aborting.\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
     of->recording_time = recording_time;
     of->start_time     = o->start_time;
 
diff --git a/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak b/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak
index db6a171898..55c9ceb6bd 100644
--- a/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/ffmpeg.mak
@@ -267,6 +267,20 @@ fate-ffmpeg-streamcopy-t: CMD = ffmpeg
     -c copy -f null -t 1 -
 FATE_FFMPEG-$(call REMUX, RAWVIDEO, NULL_MUXER) += fate-ffmpeg-streamcopy-t
 
+fate-ffmpeg-negative-t: tests/data/vsynth1.yuv
+fate-ffmpeg-negative-t: CMP = null
+fate-ffmpeg-negative-t: CMD = ffmpeg                                           
                    \
+    -stream_loop -1 -f rawvideo -s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p -i 
$(TARGET_PATH)/tests/data/vsynth1.yuv \
+    -c copy -f null -t -1 -; test $$? -ne 0
+FATE_FFMPEG-$(call REMUX, RAWVIDEO, NULL_MUXER) += fate-ffmpeg-negative-t
+
+fate-ffmpeg-negative-input-t: tests/data/vsynth1.yuv
+fate-ffmpeg-negative-input-t: CMP = null
+fate-ffmpeg-negative-input-t: CMD = ffmpeg                                     
                   \
+    -stream_loop -1 -f rawvideo -s 352x288 -pix_fmt yuv420p -t -1 -i 
$(TARGET_PATH)/tests/data/vsynth1.yuv \
+    -c copy -f null -; test $$? -ne 0
+FATE_FFMPEG-$(call REMUX, RAWVIDEO, NULL_MUXER) += fate-ffmpeg-negative-input-t
+
 # Test loopback decoding and passing the output to a complex graph.
 fate-ffmpeg-loopback-decoding: tests/data/vsynth1.yuv
 fate-ffmpeg-loopback-decoding: CMD = transcode \
-- 
2.52.0

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