avcodec: av_log_ask_for_sample() ---> avpriv_request_sample()

36 files changed, 107 insertions, 104 deletions

diff --git a/libavcodec/aacdec.c b/libavcodec/aacdec.c
index 06f1d08af7..e6044d54a0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacdec.c
@@ -1115,10 +1115,10 @@ static int decode_scalefactors(AACContext *ac, float sf[120], GetBitContext *gb,
                     offset[2] += get_vlc2(gb, vlc_scalefactors.table, 7, 3) - 60;
                     clipped_offset = av_clip(offset[2], -155, 100);
                     if (offset[2] != clipped_offset) {
-                        av_log_ask_for_sample(ac->avctx, "Intensity stereo "
-                                "position clipped (%d -> %d).\nIf you heard an "
-                                "audible artifact, there may be a bug in the "
-                                "decoder. ", offset[2], clipped_offset);
+                        avpriv_request_sample(ac->avctx,
+                                              "If you heard an audible artifact, there may be a bug in the decoder. "
+                                              "Clipped intensity stereo position (%d -> %d)",
+                                              offset[2], clipped_offset);
                     }
                     sf[idx] = ff_aac_pow2sf_tab[-clipped_offset + POW_SF2_ZERO];
                 }
@@ -1130,10 +1130,10 @@ static int decode_scalefactors(AACContext *ac, float sf[120], GetBitContext *gb,
                         offset[1] += get_vlc2(gb, vlc_scalefactors.table, 7, 3) - 60;
                     clipped_offset = av_clip(offset[1], -100, 155);
                     if (offset[1] != clipped_offset) {
-                        av_log_ask_for_sample(ac->avctx, "Noise gain clipped "
-                                "(%d -> %d).\nIf you heard an audible "
-                                "artifact, there may be a bug in the decoder. ",
-                                offset[1], clipped_offset);
+                        avpriv_request_sample(ac->avctx,
+                                              "If you heard an audible artifact, there may be a bug in the decoder. "
+                                              "Clipped noise gain (%d -> %d)",
+                                              offset[1], clipped_offset);
                     }
                     sf[idx] = -ff_aac_pow2sf_tab[clipped_offset + POW_SF2_ZERO];
                 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/adx.c b/libavcodec/adx.c
index 870216c606..63358650ed 100644
--- a/libavcodec/adx.c
+++ b/libavcodec/adx.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int avpriv_adx_decode_header(AVCodecContext *avctx, const uint8_t *buf,
 
     /* check for encoding=3 block_size=18, sample_size=4 */
     if (buf[4] != 3 || buf[5] != 18 || buf[6] != 4) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported ADX format\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Support for this ADX format");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/alac.c b/libavcodec/alac.c
index ddf78d9108..9ef0653cb6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/alac.c
+++ b/libavcodec/alac.c
@@ -535,8 +535,7 @@ static av_cold int alac_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
     case 24:
     case 32: avctx->sample_fmt = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32P;
              break;
-    default: av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Sample depth %d is not supported.\n",
-                                   alac->sample_size);
+    default: avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Sample depth %d", alac->sample_size);
              return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
     avctx->bits_per_raw_sample = alac->sample_size;
diff --git a/libavcodec/anm.c b/libavcodec/anm.c
index 9f1cc397f9..1c4c7e2497 100644
--- a/libavcodec/anm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/anm.c
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     bytestream2_init(&s->gb, avpkt->data, buf_size);
 
     if (bytestream2_get_byte(&s->gb) != 0x42) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unknown record type\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unknown record type");
         return buf_size;
     }
     if (bytestream2_get_byte(&s->gb)) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "padding bytes not supported\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Padding bytes");
         return buf_size;
     }
     bytestream2_skip(&s->gb, 2);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                 if (type == 0)
                     break; // stop
                 if (type == 2) {
-                    av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unknown opcode");
+                    avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unknown opcode");
                     return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
                 }
                 continue;
diff --git a/libavcodec/ansi.c b/libavcodec/ansi.c
index b99826b3a5..c851d88891 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ansi.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ansi.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int execute_code(AVCodecContext * avctx, int c)
             height = 60<<4;
             break;
         default:
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported screen mode\n");
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unsupported screen mode");
         }
         if (width != avctx->width || height != avctx->height) {
             av_frame_unref(s->frame);
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int execute_code(AVCodecContext * avctx, int c)
             } else if (m == 49) {
                 s->fg = ansi_to_cga[DEFAULT_BG_COLOR];
             } else {
-                av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported rendition parameter\n");
+                avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unsupported rendition parameter");
             }
         }
         break;
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int execute_code(AVCodecContext * avctx, int c)
         s->y = av_clip(s->sy, 0, avctx->height - s->font_height);
         break;
     default:
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported escape code\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unknown escape code");
         break;
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/libavcodec/apedec.c b/libavcodec/apedec.c
index 60227a04e9..83f8723241 100644
--- a/libavcodec/apedec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/apedec.c
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ static av_cold int ape_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         avctx->sample_fmt = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32P;
         break;
     default:
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported bits per coded sample %d\n",
-                              s->bps);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx,
+                              "%d bits per coded sample", s->bps);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
     s->avctx             = avctx;
diff --git a/libavcodec/atrac3.c b/libavcodec/atrac3.c
index 6b4165780c..da0bff0bf3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/atrac3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/atrac3.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int decode_bytes(const uint8_t *input, uint8_t *out, int bytes)
         output[i] = c ^ buf[i];
 
     if (off)
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(NULL, "Offset of %d not handled.\n", off);
+        avpriv_request_sample(NULL, "Offset of %d", off);
 
     return off;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/cdxl.c b/libavcodec/cdxl.c
index 465867c098..ea52a0c304 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cdxl.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cdxl.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int cdxl_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     if (c->bpp < 1)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     if (c->format != BIT_PLANAR && c->format != BIT_LINE) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported pixel format: 0x%0x\n", c->format);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Pixel format 0x%0x", c->format);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static int cdxl_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24;
     } else {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported encoding %d and bpp %d\n",
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Encoding %d and bpp %d",
                               encoding, c->bpp);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/cinepak.c b/libavcodec/cinepak.c
index e0c527cd05..dff1b53792 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cinepak.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cinepak.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static int cinepak_decode (CinepakContext *s)
     /* if this is the first frame, check for deviant Sega FILM data */
     if (s->sega_film_skip_bytes == -1) {
         if (!encoded_buf_size) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "encoded_buf_size is 0");
+            avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "encoded_buf_size 0");
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
         if (encoded_buf_size != s->size && (s->size % encoded_buf_size) != 0) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/cook.c b/libavcodec/cook.c
index 135359bcd4..90d78eb3f5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cook.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cook.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         switch (q->subpacket[s].cookversion) {
         case MONO:
             if (avctx->channels != 1) {
-                av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Container channels != 1.\n");
+                avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Container channels != 1");
                 return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
             }
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "MONO\n");
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
             break;
         case JOINT_STEREO:
             if (avctx->channels != 2) {
-                av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Container channels != 2.\n");
+                avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Container channels != 2");
                 return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
             }
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "JOINT_STEREO\n");
@@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
             break;
         default:
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unknown Cook version.\n");
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Cook version %d",
+                                  q->subpacket[s].cookversion);
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
 
@@ -1170,7 +1171,7 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
         /* Try to catch some obviously faulty streams, othervise it might be exploitable */
         if (q->subpacket[s].total_subbands > 53) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "total_subbands > 53\n");
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "total_subbands > 53");
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
 
@@ -1182,7 +1183,7 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         }
 
         if (q->subpacket[s].subbands > 50) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "subbands > 50\n");
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "subbands > 50");
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
         q->subpacket[s].gains1.now      = q->subpacket[s].gain_1;
@@ -1193,7 +1194,7 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         q->num_subpackets++;
         s++;
         if (s > MAX_SUBPACKETS) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Too many subpackets > 5\n");
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "subpackets > %d", MAX_SUBPACKETS);
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
     }
@@ -1235,8 +1236,7 @@ static av_cold int cook_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     /* Try to catch some obviously faulty streams, othervise it might be exploitable */
     if (q->samples_per_channel != 256 && q->samples_per_channel != 512 &&
         q->samples_per_channel != 1024) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx,
-                              "unknown amount of samples_per_channel = %d\n",
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "samples_per_channel = %d",
                               q->samples_per_channel);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/dcadec.c b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
index 7a35fcc59d..e53b03e8f9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dcadec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dcadec.c
@@ -1598,14 +1598,15 @@ static void dca_exss_parse_header(DCAContext *s)
 
         num_audiop = get_bits(&s->gb, 3) + 1;
         if (num_audiop > 1) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "Multiple DTS-HD audio presentations.");
+            avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx,
+                                  "Multiple DTS-HD audio presentations");
             /* ignore such streams for now */
             return;
         }
 
         num_assets = get_bits(&s->gb, 3) + 1;
         if (num_assets > 1) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "Multiple DTS-HD audio assets.");
+            avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "Multiple DTS-HD audio assets");
             /* ignore such streams for now */
             return;
         }
diff --git a/libavcodec/dxtory.c b/libavcodec/dxtory.c
index 5b44f15d4f..28e66ba3f9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dxtory.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dxtory.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame,
     pic->key_frame = 1;
 
     if (AV_RL32(src) != 0x01000002) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unknown frame header %X\n", AV_RL32(src));
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Frame header %X", AV_RL32(src));
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
     src += 16;
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 5308fc3e7d..2e9487cd5c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -3356,8 +3356,8 @@ static int decode_slice_header(H264Context *h, H264Context *h0)
                         h->droppable         = last_pic_droppable;
                         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
                     } else if (last_pic_droppable != h->droppable) {
-                        av_log_ask_for_sample(h->avctx,
-                                              "Found reference and non-reference fields in the same frame.\n");
+                        avpriv_request_sample(h->avctx,
+                                              "Found reference and non-reference fields in the same frame, which");
                         h->picture_structure = last_pic_structure;
                         h->droppable         = last_pic_droppable;
                         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
diff --git a/libavcodec/imc.c b/libavcodec/imc.c
index 06bff9bd41..2749099d22 100644
--- a/libavcodec/imc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/imc.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static av_cold int imc_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         avctx->channels = 1;
 
     if (avctx->channels > 2) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Number of channels is not supported\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Number of channels > 2");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -778,8 +778,7 @@ static int imc_decode_block(AVCodecContext *avctx, IMCContext *q, int ch)
     stream_format_code = get_bits(&q->gb, 3);
 
     if (stream_format_code & 1) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Stream format %X is not supported\n",
-                              stream_format_code);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Stream format %X", stream_format_code);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/indeo3.c b/libavcodec/indeo3.c
index e519361aa2..0c0db79784 100644
--- a/libavcodec/indeo3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/indeo3.c
@@ -960,12 +960,12 @@ static int decode_frame_headers(Indeo3DecodeContext *ctx, AVCodecContext *avctx,
     }
 
     if (ctx->frame_flags & BS_8BIT_PEL) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "8-bit pixel format\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "8-bit pixel format");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
     if (ctx->frame_flags & BS_MV_X_HALF || ctx->frame_flags & BS_MV_Y_HALF) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "halfpel motion vectors\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Halfpel motion vectors");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/indeo4.c b/libavcodec/indeo4.c
index 07fbc8e34d..8820a2c813 100644
--- a/libavcodec/indeo4.c
+++ b/libavcodec/indeo4.c
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@ static int decode_band_hdr(IVI45DecContext *ctx, IVIBandDesc *band,
             transform_id = get_bits(&ctx->gb, 5);
             if (transform_id >= FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(transforms) ||
                 !transforms[transform_id].inv_trans) {
-                av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unimplemented transform: %d!\n", transform_id);
+                avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Transform %d", transform_id);
                 return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
             }
             if ((transform_id >= 7 && transform_id <= 9) ||
                  transform_id == 17) {
-                av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "DCT transform not supported yet!\n");
+                avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "DCT transform");
                 return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
             }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/loco.c b/libavcodec/loco.c
index 427a56f0fa..ec6fe2f944 100644
--- a/libavcodec/loco.c
+++ b/libavcodec/loco.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         break;
     default:
         l->lossy = AV_RL32(avctx->extradata + 8);
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "This is LOCO codec version %i.\n", version);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "LOCO codec version %i", version);
     }
 
     l->mode = AV_RL32(avctx->extradata + 4);
diff --git a/libavcodec/mlpdec.c b/libavcodec/mlpdec.c
index 160f35987e..5797700152 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mlpdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mlpdec.c
@@ -329,9 +329,10 @@ static int read_major_sync(MLPDecodeContext *m, GetBitContext *gb)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
     if (mh.num_substreams > MAX_SUBSTREAMS) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(m->avctx,
-               "Number of substreams %d is larger than the maximum supported "
-               "by the decoder.\n", mh.num_substreams);
+        avpriv_request_sample(m->avctx,
+                              "%d substreams (more than the "
+                              "maximum supported by the decoder)",
+                              mh.num_substreams);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -429,9 +430,10 @@ static int read_restart_header(MLPDecodeContext *m, GetBitContext *gbp,
     /* This should happen for TrueHD streams with >6 channels and MLP's noise
      * type. It is not yet known if this is allowed. */
     if (s->max_channel > MAX_MATRIX_CHANNEL_MLP && !s->noise_type) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(m->avctx,
-               "Number of channels %d is larger than the maximum supported "
-               "by the decoder.\n", s->max_channel + 2);
+        avpriv_request_sample(m->avctx,
+                              "%d channels (more than the "
+                              "maximum supported by the decoder)",
+                              s->max_channel + 2);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -490,9 +492,9 @@ static int read_restart_header(MLPDecodeContext *m, GetBitContext *gbp,
                                                             channel);
         }
         if (ch_assign > s->max_matrix_channel) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(m->avctx,
-                   "Assignment of matrix channel %d to invalid output channel %d.\n",
-                   ch, ch_assign);
+            avpriv_request_sample(m->avctx,
+                                  "Assignment of matrix channel %d to invalid output channel %d",
+                                  ch, ch_assign);
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
         s->ch_assign[ch_assign] = ch;
@@ -823,8 +825,8 @@ static int read_block_data(MLPDecodeContext *m, GetBitContext *gbp,
     if (s->data_check_present) {
         expected_stream_pos  = get_bits_count(gbp);
         expected_stream_pos += get_bits(gbp, 16);
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(m->avctx, "This file contains some features "
-                              "we have not tested yet.\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(m->avctx,
+                              "Substreams with VLC block size check info");
     }
 
     if (s->blockpos + s->blocksize > m->access_unit_size) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpc7.c b/libavcodec/mpc7.c
index 4ebb254107..1aed52b8a0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpc7.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpc7.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ static av_cold int mpc7_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
 
     /* Musepack SV7 is always stereo */
     if (avctx->channels != 2) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported number of channels: %d\n",
-                              avctx->channels);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "%d channels", avctx->channels);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/mss2.c b/libavcodec/mss2.c
index 6881f28824..44b6f1f62c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mss2.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mss2.c
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ static int decode_wmv9(AVCodecContext *avctx, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
         ctx->dsp.upsample_plane(f->data[1], f->linesize[1], w >> 1, h >> 1);
         ctx->dsp.upsample_plane(f->data[2], f->linesize[2], w >> 1, h >> 1);
     } else if (v->respic)
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(v->s.avctx,
-                              "Asymmetric WMV9 rectangle subsampling\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(v->s.avctx,
+                              "Asymmetric WMV9 rectangle subsampling");
 
     av_assert0(f->linesize[1] == f->linesize[2]);
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/pictordec.c b/libavcodec/pictordec.c
index 322d3d4ad2..9c884ff645 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pictordec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pictordec.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     s->nb_planes   = (tmp >> 4) + 1;
     bpp            = bits_per_plane * s->nb_planes;
     if (bits_per_plane > 8 || bpp < 1 || bpp > 32) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(s, "unsupported bit depth\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(s, "Unsupported bit depth");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
             }
         }
     } else {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(s, "uncompressed image\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(s, "Uncompressed image");
         return avpkt->size;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/ptx.c b/libavcodec/ptx.c
index f528843944..613c83179c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ptx.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ptx.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int ptx_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame,
     bytes_per_pixel = AV_RL16(buf+12) >> 3;
 
     if (bytes_per_pixel != 2) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Image format is not RGB15.\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Image format not RGB15");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int ptx_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame,
     if (buf_end - buf < offset)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     if (offset != 0x2c)
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "offset != 0x2c\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "offset != 0x2c");
 
     buf += offset;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/qcelpdec.c b/libavcodec/qcelpdec.c
index e7f2699138..ead7d90ee1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qcelpdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qcelpdec.c
@@ -635,8 +635,8 @@ static qcelp_packet_rate determine_bitrate(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         return I_F_Q;
 
     if (bitrate == SILENCE) {
-        //FIXME: Remove experimental warning when tested with samples.
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "'Blank frame handling is experimental.");
+        // FIXME: Remove this warning when tested with samples.
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Blank frame handling");
     }
     return bitrate;
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/ralf.c b/libavcodec/ralf.c
index 91c984f083..e02289ccf3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ralf.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ralf.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     ctx->version = AV_RB16(avctx->extradata + 4);
     if (ctx->version != 0x103) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unknown version %X\n", ctx->version);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unknown version %X", ctx->version);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/sunrast.c b/libavcodec/sunrast.c
index 56e915d047..281913fd58 100644
--- a/libavcodec/sunrast.c
+++ b/libavcodec/sunrast.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int sunrast_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     buf      += 32;
 
     if (type == RT_FORMAT_TIFF || type == RT_FORMAT_IFF || type == RT_EXPERIMENTAL) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported (compression) type\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "TIFF/IFF/EXPERIMENTAL (compression) type");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
     if (type > RT_FORMAT_IFF) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int sunrast_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
     if (maptype == RMT_RAW) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported colormap type\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unknown colormap type");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
     if (maptype > RMT_RAW) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/truemotion1.c b/libavcodec/truemotion1.c
index f8a8dad3e9..9c219172b8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/truemotion1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/truemotion1.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int truemotion1_decode_header(TrueMotion1Context *s)
         s->flags = FLAG_KEYFRAME;
 
     if (s->flags & FLAG_SPRITE) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "SPRITE frame found.\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "Frame with sprite");
         /* FIXME header.width, height, xoffset and yoffset aren't initialized */
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     } else {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int truemotion1_decode_header(TrueMotion1Context *s)
             if ((s->w < 213) && (s->h >= 176))
             {
                 s->flags |= FLAG_INTERPOLATED;
-                av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "INTERPOLATION selected.\n");
+                avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "Interpolated frame");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/truespeech.c b/libavcodec/truespeech.c
index 859983c574..ff39343d0e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/truespeech.c
+++ b/libavcodec/truespeech.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static av_cold int truespeech_decode_init(AVCodecContext * avctx)
     TSContext *c = avctx->priv_data;
 
     if (avctx->channels != 1) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported channel count: %d\n", avctx->channels);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Channel count %d", avctx->channels);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/utvideodec.c b/libavcodec/utvideodec.c
index 06f3108eeb..cf9d2d8da7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utvideodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utvideodec.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame,
     c->frame_pred = (c->frame_info >> 8) & 3;
 
     if (c->frame_pred == PRED_GRADIENT) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Frame uses gradient prediction\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Frame with gradient prediction");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     c->flags           = AV_RL32(avctx->extradata + 12);
 
     if (c->frame_info_size != 4)
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Frame info is not 4 bytes\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Frame info not 4 bytes");
     av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "Encoding parameters %08X\n", c->flags);
     c->slices      = (c->flags >> 24) + 1;
     c->compression = c->flags & 1;
diff --git a/libavcodec/v210x.c b/libavcodec/v210x.c
index 758294c5bb..75eb0083c9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/v210x.c
+++ b/libavcodec/v210x.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame,
     }
 
     if (avpkt->size > avctx->width * avctx->height * 8 / 3) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Probably padded data\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "(Probably) padded data");
     }
 
     if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, pic, 0)) < 0)
diff --git a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
index 44dd652283..db4b87b48a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vc1dec.c
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ static void vc1_parse_sprites(VC1Context *v, GetBitContext* gb, SpriteData* sd)
     for (sprite = 0; sprite <= v->two_sprites; sprite++) {
         vc1_sprite_parse_transform(gb, sd->coefs[sprite]);
         if (sd->coefs[sprite][1] || sd->coefs[sprite][3])
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Rotation coefficients are not zero");
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Non-zero rotation coefficients");
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, sprite ? "S2:" : "S1:");
         for (i = 0; i < 7; i++)
             av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, " %d.%.3d",
diff --git a/libavcodec/vorbis_parser.c b/libavcodec/vorbis_parser.c
index c6d300d630..c413135fa8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vorbis_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vorbis_parser.c
@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@ static int parse_setup_header(AVCodecContext *avctx, VorbisParseContext *s,
      * we may need to approach this the long way and parse the whole Setup
      * header, but I hope very much that it never comes to that. */
     if (last_mode_count > 2) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "%d modes found. This is either a false "
-                              "positive or a sample from an unknown encoder.\n",
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx,
+                              "%d modes (either a false positive or a "
+                              "sample from an unknown encoder)",
                               last_mode_count);
     }
     /* We're limiting the mode count to 63 so that we know that the previous
diff --git a/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c b/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c
index 2ee721b9b5..6b3aca8963 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wmalosslessdec.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av_dlog(avctx, "\n");
 
     } else {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported extradata size\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unsupported extradata size");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
                s->num_channels);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     } else if (s->num_channels > WMALL_MAX_CHANNELS) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported number of channels\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx,
+                              "More than %d channels", WMALL_MAX_CHANNELS);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -925,8 +926,8 @@ static int decode_subframe(WmallDecodeCtx *s)
             s->do_lpc = get_bits1(&s->gb);
             if (s->do_lpc) {
                 decode_lpc(s);
-                av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "Inverse LPC filter not "
-                                      "implemented. Expect wrong output.\n");
+                avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "Expect wrong output since "
+                                      "inverse LPC filter");
             }
         } else
             s->do_lpc = 0;
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ static void save_bits(WmallDecodeCtx *s, GetBitContext* gb, int len,
     buflen = (s->num_saved_bits + len + 8) >> 3;
 
     if (len <= 0 || buflen > MAX_FRAMESIZE) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "input buffer too small\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "Too small input buffer");
         s->packet_loss = 1;
         return;
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/wmaprodec.c b/libavcodec/wmaprodec.c
index 7d5ac037bf..a267f5b695 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wmaprodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wmaprodec.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av_dlog(avctx, "\n");
 
     } else {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unknown extradata size\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Unknown extradata size");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
                avctx->channels);
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     } else if (avctx->channels > WMAPRO_MAX_CHANNELS) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported number of channels\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx,
+                              "More than %d channels", WMAPRO_MAX_CHANNELS);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -676,8 +677,8 @@ static int decode_channel_transform(WMAProDecodeCtx* s)
         int remaining_channels = s->channels_for_cur_subframe;
 
         if (get_bits1(&s->gb)) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx,
-                                  "unsupported channel transform bit\n");
+            avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx,
+                                  "Channel transform bit");
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
 
@@ -713,8 +714,8 @@ static int decode_channel_transform(WMAProDecodeCtx* s)
             if (chgroup->num_channels == 2) {
                 if (get_bits1(&s->gb)) {
                     if (get_bits1(&s->gb)) {
-                        av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx,
-                                              "unsupported channel transform type\n");
+                        avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx,
+                                              "Unknown channel transform type");
                     }
                 } else {
                     chgroup->transform = 1;
@@ -739,8 +740,8 @@ static int decode_channel_transform(WMAProDecodeCtx* s)
                     } else {
                         /** FIXME: more than 6 coupled channels not supported */
                         if (chgroup->num_channels > 6) {
-                            av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx,
-                                                  "coupled channels > 6\n");
+                            avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx,
+                                                  "Coupled channels > 6");
                         } else {
                             memcpy(chgroup->decorrelation_matrix,
                                    default_decorrelation[chgroup->num_channels],
@@ -1147,7 +1148,7 @@ static int decode_subframe(WMAProDecodeCtx *s)
 
     /** no idea for what the following bit is used */
     if (get_bits1(&s->gb)) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "reserved bit set\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "Reserved bit");
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -1453,7 +1454,7 @@ static void save_bits(WMAProDecodeCtx *s, GetBitContext* gb, int len,
     buflen = (s->num_saved_bits + len + 8) >> 3;
 
     if (len <= 0 || buflen > MAX_FRAMESIZE) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(s->avctx, "input buffer too small\n");
+        avpriv_request_sample(s->avctx, "Too small input buffer");
         s->packet_loss = 1;
         return;
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/wnv1.c b/libavcodec/wnv1.c
index 2f9fc413b0..418c5f76ab 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wnv1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wnv1.c
@@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     else {
         l->shift = 8 - (buf[2] >> 4);
         if (l->shift > 4) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unknown WNV1 frame header value %i\n",
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx,
+                                  "Unknown WNV1 frame header value %i",
                                   buf[2] >> 4);
             l->shift = 4;
         }
         if (l->shift < 1) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unknown WNV1 frame header value %i\n",
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx,
+                                  "Unknown WNV1 frame header value %i",
                                   buf[2] >> 4);
             l->shift = 1;
         }
diff --git a/libavcodec/xwddec.c b/libavcodec/xwddec.c
index 23f9c01d60..aa91b3b4d3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/xwddec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/xwddec.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int xwd_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     }
 
     if (xoffset) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unsupported xoffset %d\n", xoffset);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "xoffset %d", xoffset);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ static int xwd_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
     }
 
     if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_NONE) {
-        av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "unknown file: bpp %d, pixdepth %d, vclass %d\n", bpp, pixdepth, vclass);
+        avpriv_request_sample(avctx,
+                              "Unknown file: bpp %d, pixdepth %d, vclass %d",
+                              bpp, pixdepth, vclass);
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/zmbv.c b/libavcodec/zmbv.c
index 8cf6a0cb5b..0b38926bc8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/zmbv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/zmbv.c
@@ -432,18 +432,15 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame, AVPac
                "Flags=%X ver=%i.%i comp=%i fmt=%i blk=%ix%i\n",
                c->flags,hi_ver,lo_ver,c->comp,c->fmt,c->bw,c->bh);
         if (hi_ver != 0 || lo_ver != 1) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported version %i.%i\n",
-                                  hi_ver, lo_ver);
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Version %i.%i", hi_ver, lo_ver);
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
         if (c->bw == 0 || c->bh == 0) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported block size %ix%i\n",
-                                  c->bw, c->bh);
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Block size %ix%i", c->bw, c->bh);
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
         if (c->comp != 0 && c->comp != 1) {
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported compression type %i\n",
-                                  c->comp);
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Compression type %i", c->comp);
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }
 
@@ -474,8 +471,7 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame, AVPac
         default:
             c->decode_intra = NULL;
             c->decode_xor = NULL;
-            av_log_ask_for_sample(avctx, "Unsupported (for now) format %i\n",
-                                  c->fmt);
+            avpriv_request_sample(avctx, "Format %i", c->fmt);
             return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
         }