x264代码剖析（九）：x264_encoder_encode()函数之x264_slice's'

x264代码剖析（九）：x264_encoder_encode()函数之x264_slice's'_write()函数

x264_encoder_encode()函数的核心函数就是x264_slices_write()函数。在x264_slices_write()函数中，最主要的工作就是调用了x264_slice_write()函数（注意“x264_slices_write()”和“x264_slice_write()”名字差了一个“s”），x264_slice_write()函数才是真正完成编码的核心函数，如下图所示。

1、x264_slices_write()函数

在x264_slices_write()函数中，最主要的工作就是调用了x264_slice_write()函数，需要注意，x264_slices_write()调用了x264_slice_write()。其中x264_slices_write()的单位为帧，而x264_slice_write()的单位为Slice。最常见的情况下一个帧里面只有一个Slice，但是也有可能一个帧里面有多个Slice。对应的代码如下：

/******************************************************************/
/******************************************************************/
/*
======Analysed by RuiDong Fang
======Csdn Blog:http://blog.csdn.net/frd2009041510
======Date:2016.03.10
 */
/******************************************************************/
/******************************************************************/

/************====== x264_slices_write()函数 ======************/
/*
功能：编码数据（最关键的步骤）,其中调用了x264_slice_write()完成了编码的工作
（注意“x264_slices_write()”和“x264_slice_write()”名字差了一个“s”）。
*/
static void *x264_slices_write( x264_t *h )
{
    int i_slice_num = 0;
    int last_thread_mb = h->sh.i_last_mb;

    /* init stats */
    memset( &h->stat.frame, 0, sizeof(h->stat.frame) );
    h->mb.b_reencode_mb = 0;

	//循环每一个slice（一幅图像可以由多个Slice构成）
    while( h->sh.i_first_mb + SLICE_MBAFF*h->mb.i_mb_stride <= last_thread_mb )
    {
        h->sh.i_last_mb = last_thread_mb;
        if( !i_slice_num || !x264_frame_new_slice( h, h->fdec ) )
        {
            if( h->param.i_slice_max_mbs )
            {
                if( SLICE_MBAFF )
                {
                    // convert first to mbaff form, add slice-max-mbs, then convert back to normal form
                    int last_mbaff = 2*(h->sh.i_first_mb % h->mb.i_mb_width)
                        + h->mb.i_mb_width*(h->sh.i_first_mb / h->mb.i_mb_width)
                        + h->param.i_slice_max_mbs - 1;
                    int last_x = (last_mbaff % (2*h->mb.i_mb_width))/2;
                    int last_y = (last_mbaff / (2*h->mb.i_mb_width))*2 + 1;
                    h->sh.i_last_mb = last_x + h->mb.i_mb_stride*last_y;
                }
                else
                {
                    h->sh.i_last_mb = h->sh.i_first_mb + h->param.i_slice_max_mbs - 1;
                    if( h->sh.i_last_mb < last_thread_mb && last_thread_mb - h->sh.i_last_mb < h->param.i_slice_min_mbs )
                        h->sh.i_last_mb = last_thread_mb - h->param.i_slice_min_mbs;
                }
                i_slice_num++;
            }
            else if( h->param.i_slice_count && !h->param.b_sliced_threads )
            {
                int height = h->mb.i_mb_height >> PARAM_INTERLACED;
                int width = h->mb.i_mb_width << PARAM_INTERLACED;
                i_slice_num++;
                h->sh.i_last_mb = (height * i_slice_num + h->param.i_slice_count/2) / h->param.i_slice_count * width - 1;
            }
        }
        h->sh.i_last_mb = X264_MIN( h->sh.i_last_mb, last_thread_mb );
        
		//真正的编码——编码1个Slice  
        //x264_stack_align()应该是平台优化过程中内存对齐的工作  
        //实际上就是调用x264_slice_write()
		if( x264_stack_align( x264_slice_write, h ) )	//调用x264_slice_write(),进入核心编码函数块
            goto fail;
        h->sh.i_first_mb = h->sh.i_last_mb + 1;//注意这里对i_first_mb进行了赋值
        // if i_first_mb is not the last mb in a row then go to the next mb in MBAFF order
        if( SLICE_MBAFF && h->sh.i_first_mb % h->mb.i_mb_width )
            h->sh.i_first_mb -= h->mb.i_mb_stride;
    }

    return (void *)0;

fail:
    /* Tell other threads we're done, so they wouldn't wait for it */
    if( h->param.b_sliced_threads )
        x264_threadslice_cond_broadcast( h, 2 );
    return (void *)-1;
}

2、x264_slice_write()函数

x264_slice_write()是完成编码工作的函数。该函数中包含了去块效应滤波，运动估计，宏块编码，熵编码等模块。x264_slice_write()调用了如下函数：

x264_nal_start()：开始写一个NALU。

x264_macroblock_thread_init()：初始化宏块重建数据缓存fdec_buf[]和编码数据缓存fenc_buf[]。

x264_slice_header_write()：输出 Slice Header。

x264_fdec_filter_row()：滤波模块。该模块包含了环路滤波，半像素插值，SSIM/PSNR的计算。

x264_macroblock_cache_load()：将要编码的宏块的周围的宏块的信息读进来。

x264_macroblock_analyse()：分析模块。该模块包含了帧内预测模式分析以及帧间运动估计等。

x264_macroblock_encode()：宏块编码模块。该模块通过对残差的DCT变换、量化等方式对宏块进行编码。

x264_macroblock_write_cabac()：CABAC熵编码模块。

x264_macroblock_write_cavlc()：CAVLC熵编码模块。

x264_macroblock_cache_save()：保存当前宏块的信息。

x264_ratecontrol_mb()：码率控制。

x264_nal_end()：结束写一个NALU。

x264_slice_write()用于编码一个Slice。该函数的定义位于encoder\encoder.c，对应的代码分析如下：

/******************************************************************/
/******************************************************************/
/*
======Analysed by RuiDong Fang
======Csdn Blog:http://blog.csdn.net/frd2009041510
======Date:2016.03.10
 */
/******************************************************************/
/******************************************************************/

/************====== x264_slice_write()函数 ======************/
/*
功能：编码一个Slice
*/
static intptr_t x264_slice_write( x264_t *h )
{
    int i_skip;
    int mb_xy, i_mb_x, i_mb_y;//宏块的序号，以及序号对应的x，y坐标
    /* NALUs other than the first use a 3-byte startcode.
     * Add one extra byte for the rbsp, and one more for the final CABAC putbyte.
     * Then add an extra 5 bytes just in case, to account for random NAL escapes and
     * other inaccuracies. */
    int overhead_guess = (NALU_OVERHEAD - (h->param.b_annexb && h->out.i_nal)) + 1 + h->param.b_cabac + 5;
    int slice_max_size = h->param.i_slice_max_size > 0 ? (h->param.i_slice_max_size-overhead_guess)*8 : 0;
    int back_up_bitstream_cavlc = !h->param.b_cabac && h->sps->i_profile_idc < PROFILE_HIGH;
    int back_up_bitstream = slice_max_size || back_up_bitstream_cavlc;
    int starting_bits = bs_pos(&h->out.bs);
    int b_deblock = h->sh.i_disable_deblocking_filter_idc != 1;
    int b_hpel = h->fdec->b_kept_as_ref;
    int orig_last_mb = h->sh.i_last_mb;
    int thread_last_mb = h->i_threadslice_end * h->mb.i_mb_width - 1;
    uint8_t *last_emu_check;
#define BS_BAK_SLICE_MAX_SIZE 0
#define BS_BAK_CAVLC_OVERFLOW 1
#define BS_BAK_SLICE_MIN_MBS  2
#define BS_BAK_ROW_VBV        3
    x264_bs_bak_t bs_bak[4];
    b_deblock &= b_hpel || h->param.b_full_recon || h->param.psz_dump_yuv;
    bs_realign( &h->out.bs );

    /* Slice */
    x264_nal_start( h, h->i_nal_type, h->i_nal_ref_idc );	//开始输出一个NAL,后面对应着x264_nal_end()
    h->out.nal[h->out.i_nal].i_first_mb = h->sh.i_first_mb;

    /* Slice header */
	//存储宏块像素的缓存fdec_buf和fenc_buf的初始化  
    //宏块编码缓存p_fenc[0]，p_fenc[1]，p_fenc[2]  
    //宏块重建缓存p_fdec[0]，p_fdec[1]，p_fdec[2]  
    //[0]存Y，[1]存U，[2]存V
    x264_macroblock_thread_init( h );	//初始化宏块重建数据缓存fdec_buf[]和编码数据缓存fenc_buf[]

    /* Set the QP equal to the first QP in the slice for more accurate CABAC initialization. */
    h->mb.i_mb_xy = h->sh.i_first_mb;
    h->sh.i_qp = x264_ratecontrol_mb_qp( h );
    h->sh.i_qp = SPEC_QP( h->sh.i_qp );
    h->sh.i_qp_delta = h->sh.i_qp - h->pps->i_pic_init_qp;

    x264_slice_header_write( &h->out.bs, &h->sh, h->i_nal_ref_idc );	//输出 Slice Header
    if( h->param.b_cabac )//如果使用CABAC，需要初始化 
    {
        /* alignment needed */
        bs_align_1( &h->out.bs );

        /* init cabac */
        x264_cabac_context_init( h, &h->cabac, h->sh.i_type, x264_clip3( h->sh.i_qp-QP_BD_OFFSET, 0, 51 ), h->sh.i_cabac_init_idc );
        x264_cabac_encode_init ( &h->cabac, h->out.bs.p, h->out.bs.p_end );
        last_emu_check = h->cabac.p;
    }
    else
        last_emu_check = h->out.bs.p;
    h->mb.i_last_qp = h->sh.i_qp;
    h->mb.i_last_dqp = 0;
    h->mb.field_decoding_flag = 0;

    i_mb_y = h->sh.i_first_mb / h->mb.i_mb_width;//宏块位置-纵坐标（初始值）
    i_mb_x = h->sh.i_first_mb % h->mb.i_mb_width;//宏块位置-横坐标（初始值）
    i_skip = 0;

	//一个大循环  
    //对一个slice中每个宏块进行编码
    while( 1 )
    {
        mb_xy = i_mb_x + i_mb_y * h->mb.i_mb_width;//宏块序号。由i_mb_x和i_mb_y计算而来。
        int mb_spos = bs_pos(&h->out.bs) + x264_cabac_pos(&h->cabac);

        if( i_mb_x == 0 )//一行的开始
        {
            if( x264_bitstream_check_buffer( h ) )
                return -1;
            if( !(i_mb_y & SLICE_MBAFF) && h->param.rc.i_vbv_buffer_size )
                x264_bitstream_backup( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_ROW_VBV], i_skip, 1 );
            if( !h->mb.b_reencode_mb )
                x264_fdec_filter_row( h, i_mb_y, 0 );	//滤波模块。该模块包含了环路滤波，半像素插值，SSIM/PSNR的计算(一次处理一行宏块)
        }

        if( back_up_bitstream )
        {
            if( back_up_bitstream_cavlc )
                x264_bitstream_backup( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_CAVLC_OVERFLOW], i_skip, 0 );
            if( slice_max_size && !(i_mb_y & SLICE_MBAFF) )
            {
                x264_bitstream_backup( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_SLICE_MAX_SIZE], i_skip, 0 );
                if( (thread_last_mb+1-mb_xy) == h->param.i_slice_min_mbs )
                    x264_bitstream_backup( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_SLICE_MIN_MBS], i_skip, 0 );
            }
        }

        if( PARAM_INTERLACED )
        {
            if( h->mb.b_adaptive_mbaff )
            {
                if( !(i_mb_y&1) )
                {
                    /* FIXME: VSAD is fast but fairly poor at choosing the best interlace type. */
                    h->mb.b_interlaced = x264_field_vsad( h, i_mb_x, i_mb_y );
                    memcpy( &h->zigzagf, MB_INTERLACED ? &h->zigzagf_interlaced : &h->zigzagf_progressive, sizeof(h->zigzagf) );
                    if( !MB_INTERLACED && (i_mb_y+2) == h->mb.i_mb_height )
                        x264_expand_border_mbpair( h, i_mb_x, i_mb_y );
                }
            }
            h->mb.field[mb_xy] = MB_INTERLACED;
        }

        /* load cache */
		//将要编码的宏块的周围的宏块的值读进来  
        //主要是上面、左边块的值
        if( SLICE_MBAFF )
            x264_macroblock_cache_load_interlaced( h, i_mb_x, i_mb_y );	//将要编码的宏块的周围的宏块的信息读进来
        else
            x264_macroblock_cache_load_progressive( h, i_mb_x, i_mb_y );	//将要编码的宏块的周围的宏块的信息读进来

        x264_macroblock_analyse( h );	//分析模块。该模块包含了帧内预测模式分析以及帧间运动估计等

        /* encode this macroblock -> be careful it can change the mb type to P_SKIP if needed */
reencode:
        x264_macroblock_encode( h );	//宏块编码模块。该模块通过对残差的DCT变换、量化等方式对宏块进行编码

		//输出CABAC
        if( h->param.b_cabac )
        {
            if( mb_xy > h->sh.i_first_mb && !(SLICE_MBAFF && (i_mb_y&1)) )
                x264_cabac_encode_terminal( &h->cabac );

            if( IS_SKIP( h->mb.i_type ) )
                x264_cabac_mb_skip( h, 1 );
            else
            {
                if( h->sh.i_type != SLICE_TYPE_I )
                    x264_cabac_mb_skip( h, 0 );
                x264_macroblock_write_cabac( h, &h->cabac );	//CABAC熵编码模块
            }
        }
        else
        {
            //输出CAVLC
			if( IS_SKIP( h->mb.i_type ) )
                i_skip++;
            else
            {
                if( h->sh.i_type != SLICE_TYPE_I )
                {
                    bs_write_ue( &h->out.bs, i_skip );  /* skip run */
                    i_skip = 0;
                }
                x264_macroblock_write_cavlc( h );	//CAVLC熵编码模块
                /* If there was a CAVLC level code overflow, try again at a higher QP. */
                if( h->mb.b_overflow )
                {
                    h->mb.i_chroma_qp = h->chroma_qp_table[++h->mb.i_qp];
                    h->mb.i_skip_intra = 0;
                    h->mb.b_skip_mc = 0;
                    h->mb.b_overflow = 0;
                    x264_bitstream_restore( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_CAVLC_OVERFLOW], &i_skip, 0 );
                    goto reencode;
                }
            }
        }

        int total_bits = bs_pos(&h->out.bs) + x264_cabac_pos(&h->cabac);
        int mb_size = total_bits - mb_spos;

        if( slice_max_size && (!SLICE_MBAFF || (i_mb_y&1)) )
        {
            /* Count the skip run, just in case. */
            if( !h->param.b_cabac )
                total_bits += bs_size_ue_big( i_skip );
            /* Check for escape bytes. */
            uint8_t *end = h->param.b_cabac ? h->cabac.p : h->out.bs.p;
            for( ; last_emu_check < end - 2; last_emu_check++ )
                if( last_emu_check[0] == 0 && last_emu_check[1] == 0 && last_emu_check[2] <= 3 )
                {
                    slice_max_size -= 8;
                    last_emu_check++;
                }
            /* We'll just re-encode this last macroblock if we go over the max slice size. */
            if( total_bits - starting_bits > slice_max_size && !h->mb.b_reencode_mb )
            {
                if( !x264_frame_new_slice( h, h->fdec ) )
                {
                    /* Handle the most obnoxious slice-min-mbs edge case: we need to end the slice
                     * because it's gone over the maximum size, but doing so would violate slice-min-mbs.
                     * If possible, roll back to the last checkpoint and try again.
                     * We could try raising QP, but that would break in the case where a slice spans multiple
                     * rows, which the re-encoding infrastructure can't currently handle. */
                    if( mb_xy <= thread_last_mb && (thread_last_mb+1-mb_xy) < h->param.i_slice_min_mbs )
                    {
                        if( thread_last_mb-h->param.i_slice_min_mbs < h->sh.i_first_mb+h->param.i_slice_min_mbs )
                        {
                            x264_log( h, X264_LOG_WARNING, "slice-max-size violated (frame %d, cause: slice-min-mbs)\n", h->i_frame );
                            slice_max_size = 0;
                            goto cont;
                        }
                        x264_bitstream_restore( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_SLICE_MIN_MBS], &i_skip, 0 );
                        h->mb.b_reencode_mb = 1;
                        h->sh.i_last_mb = thread_last_mb-h->param.i_slice_min_mbs;
                        break;
                    }
                    if( mb_xy-SLICE_MBAFF*h->mb.i_mb_stride != h->sh.i_first_mb )
                    {
                        x264_bitstream_restore( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_SLICE_MAX_SIZE], &i_skip, 0 );
                        h->mb.b_reencode_mb = 1;
                        if( SLICE_MBAFF )
                        {
                            // set to bottom of previous mbpair
                            if( i_mb_x )
                                h->sh.i_last_mb = mb_xy-1+h->mb.i_mb_stride*(!(i_mb_y&1));
                            else
                                h->sh.i_last_mb = (i_mb_y-2+!(i_mb_y&1))*h->mb.i_mb_stride + h->mb.i_mb_width - 1;
                        }
                        else
                            h->sh.i_last_mb = mb_xy-1;
                        break;
                    }
                    else
                        h->sh.i_last_mb = mb_xy;
                }
                else
                    slice_max_size = 0;
            }
        }
cont:
        h->mb.b_reencode_mb = 0;

        /* save cache */
		//保存当前宏块的的值，用于以后的宏块的编码  
        //包括Intra4x4宏块帧内预测模式，DCT非零系数，运动矢量，参考帧序号等等
        x264_macroblock_cache_save( h );	//保存当前宏块的信息

        if( x264_ratecontrol_mb( h, mb_size ) < 0 )	//码率控制
        {
            x264_bitstream_restore( h, &bs_bak[BS_BAK_ROW_VBV], &i_skip, 1 );
            h->mb.b_reencode_mb = 1;
            i_mb_x = 0;
            i_mb_y = i_mb_y - SLICE_MBAFF;
            h->mb.i_mb_prev_xy = i_mb_y * h->mb.i_mb_stride - 1;
            h->sh.i_last_mb = orig_last_mb;
            continue;
        }

        /* accumulate mb stats */
		//对stat结构体中的统计信息进行赋值
        h->stat.frame.i_mb_count[h->mb.i_type]++;

        int b_intra = IS_INTRA( h->mb.i_type );
        int b_skip = IS_SKIP( h->mb.i_type );
        if( h->param.i_log_level >= X264_LOG_INFO || h->param.rc.b_stat_write )
        {
            if( !b_intra && !b_skip && !IS_DIRECT( h->mb.i_type ) )
            {
                if( h->mb.i_partition != D_8x8 )
                        h->stat.frame.i_mb_partition[h->mb.i_partition] += 4;
                    else
                        for( int i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
                            h->stat.frame.i_mb_partition[h->mb.i_sub_partition[i]] ++;
                if( h->param.i_frame_reference > 1 )
                    for( int i_list = 0; i_list <= (h->sh.i_type == SLICE_TYPE_B); i_list++ )
                        for( int i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
                        {
                            int i_ref = h->mb.cache.ref[i_list][ x264_scan8[4*i] ];
                            if( i_ref >= 0 )
                                h->stat.frame.i_mb_count_ref[i_list][i_ref] ++;
                        }
            }
        }

        if( h->param.i_log_level >= X264_LOG_INFO )
        {
            if( h->mb.i_cbp_luma | h->mb.i_cbp_chroma )
            {
                if( CHROMA444 )
                {
                    for( int i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
                        if( h->mb.i_cbp_luma & (1 << i) )
                            for( int p = 0; p < 3; p++ )
                            {
                                int s8 = i*4+p*16;
                                int nnz8x8 = M16( &h->mb.cache.non_zero_count[x264_scan8[s8]+0] )
                                           | M16( &h->mb.cache.non_zero_count[x264_scan8[s8]+8] );
                                h->stat.frame.i_mb_cbp[!b_intra + p*2] += !!nnz8x8;
                            }
                }
                else
                {
                    int cbpsum = (h->mb.i_cbp_luma&1) + ((h->mb.i_cbp_luma>>1)&1)
                               + ((h->mb.i_cbp_luma>>2)&1) + (h->mb.i_cbp_luma>>3);
                    h->stat.frame.i_mb_cbp[!b_intra + 0] += cbpsum;
                    h->stat.frame.i_mb_cbp[!b_intra + 2] += !!h->mb.i_cbp_chroma;
                    h->stat.frame.i_mb_cbp[!b_intra + 4] += h->mb.i_cbp_chroma >> 1;
                }
            }
            if( h->mb.i_cbp_luma && !b_intra )
            {
                h->stat.frame.i_mb_count_8x8dct[0] ++;
                h->stat.frame.i_mb_count_8x8dct[1] += h->mb.b_transform_8x8;
            }
            if( b_intra && h->mb.i_type != I_PCM )
            {
                if( h->mb.i_type == I_16x16 )
                    h->stat.frame.i_mb_pred_mode[0][h->mb.i_intra16x16_pred_mode]++;
                else if( h->mb.i_type == I_8x8 )
                    for( int i = 0; i < 16; i += 4 )
                        h->stat.frame.i_mb_pred_mode[1][h->mb.cache.intra4x4_pred_mode[x264_scan8[i]]]++;
                else //if( h->mb.i_type == I_4x4 )
                    for( int i = 0; i < 16; i++ )
                        h->stat.frame.i_mb_pred_mode[2][h->mb.cache.intra4x4_pred_mode[x264_scan8[i]]]++;
                h->stat.frame.i_mb_pred_mode[3][x264_mb_chroma_pred_mode_fix[h->mb.i_chroma_pred_mode]]++;
            }
            h->stat.frame.i_mb_field[b_intra?0:b_skip?2:1] += MB_INTERLACED;
        }//对stat结构体中的统计信息进行赋值结束

        /* calculate deblock strength values (actual deblocking is done per-row along with hpel) */
        //计算去块效应滤波器强度Bs  
        //这里没有滤波
		if( b_deblock )
            x264_macroblock_deblock_strength( h );

        if( mb_xy == h->sh.i_last_mb )//如果处理完最后一个宏块，就跳出大循环
            break;

        if( SLICE_MBAFF )
        {
            i_mb_x += i_mb_y & 1;
            i_mb_y ^= i_mb_x < h->mb.i_mb_width;
        }
        else
            i_mb_x++;	//宏块序号x加1
        if( i_mb_x == h->mb.i_mb_width )//处理完一行宏块
        {
            //该处理下一行了
			i_mb_y++;//宏块序号y加1
            i_mb_x = 0;//宏块序号x设置为0
        }
    }
    if( h->sh.i_last_mb < h->sh.i_first_mb )
        return 0;

    h->out.nal[h->out.i_nal].i_last_mb = h->sh.i_last_mb;

    if( h->param.b_cabac )//熵编码的收尾工作
    {
        x264_cabac_encode_flush( h, &h->cabac );
        h->out.bs.p = h->cabac.p;
    }
    else
    {
        if( i_skip > 0 )
            bs_write_ue( &h->out.bs, i_skip );  /* last skip run */
        /* rbsp_slice_trailing_bits */
        bs_rbsp_trailing( &h->out.bs );
        bs_flush( &h->out.bs );
    }
    
	//结束输出一个NAL  
    //前面对应着x264_nal_start()
	if( x264_nal_end( h ) )	//结束写一个NALU
        return -1;

    if( h->sh.i_last_mb == (h->i_threadslice_end * h->mb.i_mb_width - 1) )
    {
        h->stat.frame.i_misc_bits = bs_pos( &h->out.bs )
                                  + (h->out.i_nal*NALU_OVERHEAD * 8)
                                  - h->stat.frame.i_tex_bits
                                  - h->stat.frame.i_mv_bits;
        x264_fdec_filter_row( h, h->i_threadslice_end, 0 );

        if( h->param.b_sliced_threads )
        {
            /* Tell the main thread we're done. */
            x264_threadslice_cond_broadcast( h, 1 );
            /* Do hpel now */
            for( int mb_y = h->i_threadslice_start; mb_y <= h->i_threadslice_end; mb_y++ )
                x264_fdec_filter_row( h, mb_y, 1 );
            x264_threadslice_cond_broadcast( h, 2 );
            /* Do the first row of hpel, now that the previous slice is done */
            if( h->i_thread_idx > 0 )
            {
                x264_threadslice_cond_wait( h->thread[h->i_thread_idx-1], 2 );
                x264_fdec_filter_row( h, h->i_threadslice_start + (1 << SLICE_MBAFF), 2 );
            }
        }

        /* Free mb info after the last thread's done using it */
        if( h->fdec->mb_info_free && (!h->param.b_sliced_threads || h->i_thread_idx == (h->param.i_threads-1)) )
        {
            h->fdec->mb_info_free( h->fdec->mb_info );
            h->fdec->mb_info = NULL;
            h->fdec->mb_info_free = NULL;
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

根据源代码简单梳理了x264_slice_write()的流程，如下所示：

（1）、调用x264_nal_start()开始输出一个NALU。

（2）、x264_macroblock_thread_init()：初始化宏块重建像素缓存fdec_buf[]和编码像素缓存fenc_buf[]。

（3）、调用x264_slice_header_write()输出 Slice Header。

（4）、进入一个循环，该循环每执行一遍编码一个宏块：

a)、每处理一行宏块，调用一次x264_fdec_filter_row()执行滤波模块。

b)、调用x264_macroblock_cache_load_progressive()将要编码的宏块的周围的宏块的信息读进来。

c) 、调用x264_macroblock_analyse()执行分析模块。

d) 、调用x264_macroblock_encode()执行宏块编码模块。

e) 、调用x264_macroblock_write_cabac()/x264_macroblock_write_cavlc()执行熵编码模块。

f) 、调用x264_macroblock_cache_save()保存当前宏块的信息。

g) 、调用x264_ratecontrol_mb()执行码率控制。