- * This should allocate the output buffer of the given filter node and do any
- * other filter-specific preparations like initializing the private_data member
- * of \a fn suitably. The open function is assumed to succeed.
+ * This should allocate the output buffer of the given filter node and
+ * do any other filter-specific preparations like initializing the
+ * private_data member of \a fn suitably. The open function is
+ * optional, If it is provided, it is assumed to succeed.