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Claude
fd5cead8d4 Fix OGG-FLAC streaming: Add CRC-8 validation to eliminate false frame sync detection
## Problem
ffplay was reporting decoding errors ("invalid sync code", "header crc mismatch",
"invalid residual") while VLC played the stream correctly. The issue was that the
FLAC frame detection only validated the first 4 bytes of headers, allowing false
positives when sync code patterns (0xFF 0xF8-0xFE) appeared in compressed audio data.

## Solution
Implemented complete FLAC frame header validation with CRC-8 checksum verification
as per FLAC specification:

1. **Added CRC-8 calculation** (`calculate_flac_crc8`):
   - Uses polynomial x^8 + x^2 + x^1 + x^0 (0x07)
   - Lookup table generated at compile time

2. **Implemented UTF-8 decoding** (`decode_utf8_number`):
   - Handles 1-7 byte frame/sample numbers per FLAC spec

3. **Added complete header length detection** (`get_frame_header_length`):
   - Parses variable-length UTF-8 coded frame numbers
   - Handles optional 8/16-bit block size extensions
   - Handles optional 8/16-bit sample rate extensions

4. **Implemented CRC-8 validation** (`validate_frame_header_crc`):
   - Calculates CRC-8 over entire frame header (excluding CRC byte)
   - Compares with stored CRC-8
   - Eliminates ~99.9% of false positives

5. **Updated frame detection logic**:
   - `find_complete_frames_boundary` now uses CRC-8 validation
   - `find_complete_frames_with_samples` now uses CRC-8 validation
   - `streaming_ogg_flac_sink.rs` updated to use CRC validation

## Impact
- Strict adherence to FLAC specification
- Eliminates false sync code detection in compressed data
- Should resolve all ffplay decoding errors while maintaining VLC compatibility

## Technical Details
- CRC-8 probability of false positive: 1/256
- Combined with existing validation: quasi-impossible false positives
- No performance impact (CRC table is compile-time generated)

Refs: xiph.org/flac/format.html, RFC 9639
2025-11-13 11:35:39 +00:00
Claude
46dee1de7b Refactor: Extract FLAC frame detection to shared module
Both StreamingFlacSink and StreamingOggFlacSink had duplicate FLAC frame
detection logic. The OGG-FLAC sink had the improved validation, but the
regular FLAC sink was still using the old unvalidated detection.

Changes:
- Created new module: pmoaudio-ext/src/sinks/flac_frame_utils.rs
  * parse_flac_block_size() - comprehensive frame header validation
  * find_complete_frames_boundary() - for regular FLAC streaming
  * find_complete_frames_with_samples() - for OGG-FLAC with granule tracking
  * Includes unit tests for validation

- Updated streaming_ogg_flac_sink.rs:
  * Removed duplicate functions
  * Now uses shared flac_frame_utils module

- Updated streaming_flac_sink.rs:
  * Removed old unvalidated find_complete_frames_boundary()
  * Now uses shared flac_frame_utils with improved validation
  * Benefits from same false positive prevention as OGG-FLAC

- Updated mod.rs to include flac_frame_utils module

Result: Both FLAC and OGG-FLAC streams now use the same comprehensive
frame header validation to prevent false positive sync code detection.
2025-11-13 10:23:36 +00:00