1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index 9a57209c69..4648c02e09 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ typedef struct AVCodecInternal {
     FramePool *pool;
 
     void *thread_ctx;
+
+    /**
+     * Current packet as passed into the decoder, to avoid having to pass the
+     * packet into every function.
+     */
+    AVPacket *pkt;
 } AVCodecInternal;
 
 struct AVCodecDefault {