Index: apps/codecs/libmad/bit.c
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--- apps/codecs/libmad/bit.c	(revision 26801)
+++ apps/codecs/libmad/bit.c	(working copy)
@@ -132,18 +132,32 @@
  * NAME:        bit->read()
  * DESCRIPTION: read an arbitrary number of bits and return their UIMSBF value
  */
+ 
+static uint32_t* last_addr IBSS_ATTR = 0;
+static uint32_t last_value IBSS_ATTR = 0;
 
 uint32_t mad_bit_read(struct mad_bitptr *bitptr, unsigned int len) ICODE_ATTR;
 uint32_t mad_bit_read(struct mad_bitptr *bitptr, unsigned int len)
 {
   uint32_t *curr = &bitptr->ptr[bitptr->readbit>>5];
+  
+  /* Do we need to load a new value? */
+  if (curr != last_addr)
+  {
+      last_addr  = curr;
+      last_value = betoh32(curr[0]);
+  }
 
   if(len)
   {
-    uint32_t r = betoh32(curr[0]) << (bitptr->readbit & 31);
+    uint32_t r = last_value << (bitptr->readbit & 31);
 
     if((bitptr->readbit & 31) + len > 32)
-      r += betoh32(curr[1]) >> (-bitptr->readbit & 31);
+    {
+      last_addr  = &curr[1];
+      last_value = betoh32(curr[1]);
+      r += last_value >> (-bitptr->readbit & 31);
+    }
 
     bitptr->readbit += len;
     return r >> (32 - len);