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Improve AV1 throughput by retaining dav1d frame threading - #223
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Nextlib forces AV1 into low-delay mode, which FFmpeg maps to dav1d
max_frame_delay=1. This prevents parallel decoding of different frames. Investigation of anilbeesetti/nextplayer#2025 reproduced this throughput limitation and confirmed that Next Player v0.18.0 selects nextlib's dav1d decoder on Android 8.Replace the video's one-input/one-output worker with a Media3-derived draining worker. It handles inputs without immediate output, drains delayed frames before EOS, filters seeks by decoded PTS, and discards pending drain state on flush. Keep the existing packet retry, frame ownership, conversion and decoder selection paths. Add regression fixtures, worker/lifecycle coverage, and a repeatable native Android benchmark.
Controlled native benchmark, pinned FFmpeg 9.0.1 / dav1d 1.5.4, four decoder threads, seven alternating runs on x86_64 host:
Decode plus RGBA throughput improved 58.5% / 52.8%, respectively. All 180 frames were retained. These are host throughput measurements, not Android playback frame rates; Surface costs are excluded. Full methods, conversion costs, CPU sampling and reproduction commands are in AV1_PERFORMANCE.md.
Validation:
assembleDebug test ktlintCheckpassed: 320 JVM tests, zero failures/errors/skips. Temporary AGP catalog alignment and failure enforcement are documented; no app dependencies were changed.The original Honor 6X and sample file were unavailable, and the report omits media parameters. Physical-device performance and VLC parity remain unverified. This fixes a measured nextlib limitation without claiming full reproduction of that device-specific symptom.