Quoting Andreas Rheinhardt (2020-11-29 00:28:51)
> ff_slice_thread_init() uses a static variable to hold a function
> pointer, although the value of said pointer needn't be saved between
> different runs of this function at all;
>
> The reason for this being so is probably that said pointer points
ff_slice_thread_init() uses a static variable to hold a function
pointer, although the value of said pointer needn't be saved between
different runs of this function at all;
The reason for this being so is probably that said pointer points to
a static function (if used); but storage class specifie