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@@ -926,6 +926,11 @@ do not attach several unrelated patches to the same mail.
improves readability.
@item
Did you provide a suggestion for a clear commit log message?
+@item
+ Did you test your decoder or demuxer against damaged data? If no, see
+ tools/trasher and the noise bitstream filter. Your decoder or demuxer
+ should not crash or end in a (near) infinite loop when feeded with
+ damaged data.
@end enumerate
@section Patch review process