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author | Yann Collet <cyan@fb.com> | 2018-02-27 23:23:27 -0800 |
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committer | Yann Collet <cyan@fb.com> | 2018-02-27 23:23:27 -0800 |
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updated LZ4F_compressBound() documentation
to clarify it includes potentially buffered data.
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diff --git a/doc/lz4frame_manual.html b/doc/lz4frame_manual.html index db004ab..f0f7f5a 100644 --- a/doc/lz4frame_manual.html +++ b/doc/lz4frame_manual.html @@ -153,10 +153,13 @@ LZ4F_errorCode_t LZ4F_freeCompressionContext(LZ4F_cctx* cctx); </p></pre><BR> <pre><b>size_t LZ4F_compressBound(size_t srcSize, const LZ4F_preferences_t* prefsPtr); -</b><p> Provides minimum dstCapacity for a given srcSize to guarantee operation success in worst case scenarios. - Estimation includes frame footer, which would be generated by LZ4F_compressEnd(). - Estimation doesn't include frame header, already generated by LZ4F_compressBegin(). +</b><p> Provides minimum dstCapacity required to guarantee compression success + given a srcSize and preferences, covering worst case scenario. prefsPtr is optional : when NULL is provided, preferences will be set to cover worst case scenario. + Estimation is valid for either LZ4F_compressUpdate(), LZ4F_flush() or LZ4F_compressEnd(), + Estimation includes the possibility that internal buffer might already be filled by up to (blockSize-1) bytes. + It also includes frame footer (ending + checksum), which would have to be generated by LZ4F_compressEnd(). + Estimation doesn't include frame header, as it was already generated by LZ4F_compressBegin(). Result is always the same for a srcSize and prefsPtr, so it can be trusted to size reusable buffers. When srcSize==0, LZ4F_compressBound() provides an upper bound for LZ4F_flush() and LZ4F_compressEnd() operations. |