Buffer interface is not uint8*. Slight change to way data buffers are create...

media/base/buffers.h

 // Copyright (c) 2008-2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 // Defines various types of timestamped media buffers used for transporting
 // data between filters.  Every buffer contains a timestamp in microseconds
 // describing the relative position of the buffer within the media stream, and
 // the duration in microseconds for the length of time the buffer will be
 // rendered.
 //
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   bool discontinuous_;
 
  private:
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(StreamSample);
 };
 
 
 class Buffer : public StreamSample {
  public:
   // Returns a read only pointer to the buffer data.
-  virtual const char* GetData() const = 0;
+  virtual const uint8* GetData() const = 0;
 
   // Returns the size of valid data in bytes.
   virtual size_t GetDataSize() const = 0;
 };
 
 
 class WritableBuffer : public Buffer  {
  public:
-  // Returns a read-write pointer to the buffer data.
-  virtual char* GetWritableData() = 0;
+  // Returns a read-write pointer to the buffer data.  When this method is
+  // called, any pointers previously returned from this method are invalid, and
+  // any data previously written to the buffer is invalid.  The buffer size
+  // is guaranteed to be at least the size of |buffer_size|.  The size
+  // that the GetDataSize() method will return is set to |buffer_size|.
+  // If, after filling the buffer, the caller wants to set the size to a smaller
+  // value then they can call the SetDataSize() method.
+  virtual uint8* GetWritableData(size_t buffer_size) = 0;
 
   // Updates the size of valid data in bytes, which must be less than or equal
-  // to GetBufferSize.
+  // to the |buffer_size| passed to GetWritableData().
   virtual void SetDataSize(size_t data_size) = 0;
-
-  // Returns the maximum allocated size for this buffer.
-  virtual size_t GetBufferSize() const = 0;
 };
 
 
 struct VideoSurface {
   static const size_t kMaxPlanes = 3;
 
   static const size_t kNumRGBPlanes = 1;
   static const size_t kRGBPlane = 0;
 
   static const size_t kNumYUVPlanes = 3;
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  private:
   OwnerType* owner_;
   scoped_refptr<BufferType> buffer_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AssignableBuffer);
 };
 
 }  // namespace media
 
 #endif  // MEDIA_BASE_BUFFERS_H_