[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v2 20/25] libcamera: Switch to FrameBuffer interface

Niklas Söderlund niklas.soderlund at ragnatech.se
Mon Dec 30 13:05:05 CET 2019


Switch to the FrameBuffer interface where all buffers are treated as
external buffers and are allocated outside the camera. Applications
allocating buffers using libcamera are switched to use the
FrameBufferAllocator helper.

A follow up changes to this one will finalize the transition to the new
FrameBuffer interface by removing code that is left unused after this
change.

Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund at ragnatech.se>
---
 include/libcamera/camera.h               |   4 +-
 include/libcamera/request.h              |  14 +--
 src/android/camera_device.cpp            |  29 ++++--
 src/cam/buffer_writer.cpp                |   5 +-
 src/cam/buffer_writer.h                  |   3 +-
 src/cam/capture.cpp                      |  42 ++++----
 src/cam/capture.h                        |   5 +-
 src/libcamera/camera.cpp                 |  49 +++------
 src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h |   5 +-
 src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp     | 124 +++++++----------------
 src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp |  41 ++------
 src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp      |  22 ++--
 src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp          |  22 ++--
 src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp       |   2 +-
 src/libcamera/request.cpp                |  29 +++---
 src/qcam/main_window.cpp                 |  44 ++++----
 src/qcam/main_window.h                   |   6 +-
 test/camera/buffer_import.cpp            |  19 ++--
 test/camera/capture.cpp                  |  38 ++++---
 test/camera/statemachine.cpp             |  12 ++-
 20 files changed, 209 insertions(+), 306 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera.h b/include/libcamera/camera.h
index f2827438871189a1..20f48faed62da7a7 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/camera.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/camera.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
-class Buffer;
+class FrameBuffer;
 class FrameBufferAllocator;
 class PipelineHandler;
 class Request;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
 
 	const std::string &name() const;
 
-	Signal<Request *, Buffer *> bufferCompleted;
+	Signal<Request *, FrameBuffer *> bufferCompleted;
 	Signal<Request *> requestCompleted;
 	Signal<Camera *> disconnected;
 
diff --git a/include/libcamera/request.h b/include/libcamera/request.h
index a8708010ec1247a2..02c0ef5f6b028bd4 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/request.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/request.h
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
-class Buffer;
 class Camera;
 class CameraControlValidator;
+class FrameBuffer;
 class Stream;
 
 class Request
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ public:
 
 	ControlList &controls() { return *controls_; }
 	ControlList &metadata() { return *metadata_; }
-	const std::map<Stream *, Buffer *> &buffers() const { return bufferMap_; }
-	int addBuffer(Stream *stream, std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer);
-	Buffer *findBuffer(Stream *stream) const;
+	const std::map<Stream *, FrameBuffer *> &buffers() const { return bufferMap_; }
+	int addBuffer(Stream *stream, FrameBuffer *buffer);
+	FrameBuffer *findBuffer(Stream *stream) const;
 
 	uint64_t cookie() const { return cookie_; }
 	Status status() const { return status_; }
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ private:
 	int prepare();
 	void complete();
 
-	bool completeBuffer(Buffer *buffer);
+	bool completeBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
 	Camera *camera_;
 	CameraControlValidator *validator_;
 	ControlList *controls_;
 	ControlList *metadata_;
-	std::map<Stream *, Buffer *> bufferMap_;
-	std::unordered_set<Buffer *> pending_;
+	std::map<Stream *, FrameBuffer *> bufferMap_;
+	std::unordered_set<FrameBuffer *> pending_;
 
 	const uint64_t cookie_;
 	Status status_;
diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
index ebe91ea8af4f6436..21417aba19135de5 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
+++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
@@ -739,13 +739,19 @@ void CameraDevice::processCaptureRequest(camera3_capture_request_t *camera3Reque
 	 * and (currently) only supported request buffer.
 	 */
 	const buffer_handle_t camera3Handle = *camera3Buffers[0].buffer;
-	std::array<int, 3> fds = {
-		camera3Handle->data[0],
-		camera3Handle->data[1],
-		camera3Handle->data[2],
-	};
 
-	std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer = stream->createBuffer(fds);
+	std::vector<FrameBuffer::Plane> planes;
+	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+		planes[i].fd = FileDescriptor(camera3Handle->data[i]);
+		/*
+		 * Setting length to zero here is OK as the length is only used
+		 * to map the memory of the plane. Libcamera do not need to poke
+		 * at the memory content queued by the HAL.
+		 */
+		planes[i].length = 0;
+	}
+
+	FrameBuffer *buffer = new FrameBuffer(planes);
 	if (!buffer) {
 		LOG(HAL, Error) << "Failed to create buffer";
 		delete descriptor;
@@ -754,7 +760,7 @@ void CameraDevice::processCaptureRequest(camera3_capture_request_t *camera3Reque
 
 	Request *request =
 		camera_->createRequest(reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(descriptor));
-	request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(buffer));
+	request->addBuffer(stream, buffer);
 
 	int ret = camera_->queueRequest(request);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -771,8 +777,8 @@ error:
 
 void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
 {
-	const std::map<Stream *, Buffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
-	Buffer *libcameraBuffer = buffers.begin()->second;
+	const std::map<Stream *, FrameBuffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
+	FrameBuffer *buffer = buffers.begin()->second;
 	camera3_buffer_status status = CAMERA3_BUFFER_STATUS_OK;
 	std::unique_ptr<CameraMetadata> resultMetadata;
 
@@ -803,11 +809,11 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
 
 	if (status == CAMERA3_BUFFER_STATUS_OK) {
 		notifyShutter(descriptor->frameNumber,
-			      libcameraBuffer->metadata().timestamp);
+			      buffer->metadata().timestamp);
 
 		captureResult.partial_result = 1;
 		resultMetadata = getResultMetadata(descriptor->frameNumber,
-						   libcameraBuffer->metadata().timestamp);
+						   buffer->metadata().timestamp);
 		captureResult.result = resultMetadata->get();
 	}
 
@@ -825,6 +831,7 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
 	callbacks_->process_capture_result(callbacks_, &captureResult);
 
 	delete descriptor;
+	delete buffer;
 }
 
 void CameraDevice::notifyShutter(uint32_t frameNumber, uint64_t timestamp)
diff --git a/src/cam/buffer_writer.cpp b/src/cam/buffer_writer.cpp
index 7c58a1f50829f290..320ae3332a4db4a6 100644
--- a/src/cam/buffer_writer.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/buffer_writer.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BufferWriter::BufferWriter(const std::string &pattern)
 {
 }
 
-int BufferWriter::write(Buffer *buffer, const std::string &streamName)
+int BufferWriter::write(FrameBuffer *buffer, const std::string &streamName)
 {
 	std::string filename;
 	size_t pos;
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ int BufferWriter::write(Buffer *buffer, const std::string &streamName)
 	if (fd == -1)
 		return -errno;
 
-	BufferMemory *mem = buffer->mem();
-	for (const FrameBuffer::Plane &plane : mem->planes()) {
+	for (const FrameBuffer::Plane &plane : buffer->planes()) {
 		void *data = mmap(NULL, plane.length, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED,
 				  plane.fd.fd(), 0);
 		unsigned int length = plane.length;
diff --git a/src/cam/buffer_writer.h b/src/cam/buffer_writer.h
index 7bf785d1e83235ff..5917a7dfb5e28106 100644
--- a/src/cam/buffer_writer.h
+++ b/src/cam/buffer_writer.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class BufferWriter
 public:
 	BufferWriter(const std::string &pattern = "frame-#.bin");
 
-	int write(libcamera::Buffer *buffer, const std::string &streamName);
+	int write(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer,
+		  const std::string &streamName);
 
 private:
 	std::string pattern_;
diff --git a/src/cam/capture.cpp b/src/cam/capture.cpp
index da942f56118983bd..dd078eb0ae4a2c62 100644
--- a/src/cam/capture.cpp
+++ b/src/cam/capture.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ int Capture::run(EventLoop *loop, const OptionsParser::Options &options)
 			writer_ = new BufferWriter();
 	}
 
-	ret = capture(loop);
+
+	FrameBufferAllocator *allocator = FrameBufferAllocator::create(camera_);
+
+	ret = capture(loop, allocator);
 
 	if (options.isSet(OptFile)) {
 		delete writer_;
@@ -66,17 +69,27 @@ int Capture::run(EventLoop *loop, const OptionsParser::Options &options)
 
 	camera_->freeBuffers();
 
+	delete allocator;
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int Capture::capture(EventLoop *loop)
+int Capture::capture(EventLoop *loop, FrameBufferAllocator *allocator)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Identify the stream with the least number of buffers. */
 	unsigned int nbuffers = UINT_MAX;
-	for (StreamConfiguration &cfg : *config_)
-		nbuffers = std::min(nbuffers, cfg.bufferCount);
+	for (StreamConfiguration &cfg : *config_) {
+		ret = allocator->allocate(cfg.stream());
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			std::cerr << "Can't allocate buffers" << std::endl;
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		unsigned int allocated = allocator->buffers(cfg.stream()).size();
+		nbuffers = std::min(nbuffers, allocated);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO: make cam tool smarter to support still capture by for
@@ -93,9 +106,11 @@ int Capture::capture(EventLoop *loop)
 
 		for (StreamConfiguration &cfg : *config_) {
 			Stream *stream = cfg.stream();
-			std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer = stream->createBuffer(i);
+			const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer>> &buffers =
+				allocator->buffers(stream);
+			const std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer> &buffer = buffers[i];
 
-			ret = request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(buffer));
+			ret = request->addBuffer(stream, buffer.get());
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				std::cerr << "Can't set buffer for request"
 					  << std::endl;
@@ -138,7 +153,7 @@ void Capture::requestComplete(Request *request)
 	if (request->status() == Request::RequestCancelled)
 		return;
 
-	const std::map<Stream *, Buffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
+	const std::map<Stream *, FrameBuffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
 
 	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 	double fps = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - last_).count();
@@ -151,7 +166,7 @@ void Capture::requestComplete(Request *request)
 
 	for (auto it = buffers.begin(); it != buffers.end(); ++it) {
 		Stream *stream = it->first;
-		Buffer *buffer = it->second;
+		FrameBuffer *buffer = it->second;
 		const std::string &name = streamName_[stream];
 
 		const FrameMetadata &metadata = buffer->metadata();
@@ -185,16 +200,9 @@ void Capture::requestComplete(Request *request)
 
 	for (auto it = buffers.begin(); it != buffers.end(); ++it) {
 		Stream *stream = it->first;
-		Buffer *buffer = it->second;
-		unsigned int index = buffer->index();
-
-		std::unique_ptr<Buffer> newBuffer = stream->createBuffer(index);
-		if (!newBuffer) {
-			std::cerr << "Can't create buffer" << std::endl;
-			return;
-		}
+		FrameBuffer *buffer = it->second;
 
-		request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(newBuffer));
+		request->addBuffer(stream, buffer);
 	}
 
 	camera_->queueRequest(request);
diff --git a/src/cam/capture.h b/src/cam/capture.h
index c692d48918f2de1d..9bca5661070efcf5 100644
--- a/src/cam/capture.h
+++ b/src/cam/capture.h
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <libcamera/buffer.h>
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.h>
 #include <libcamera/request.h>
 #include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ public:
 
 	int run(EventLoop *loop, const OptionsParser::Options &options);
 private:
-	int capture(EventLoop *loop);
+	int capture(EventLoop *loop,
+		    libcamera::FrameBufferAllocator *allocator);
 
 	void requestComplete(libcamera::Request *request);
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index 222c6811d5698f0f..5ea663ef85720f2e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -691,12 +691,6 @@ int Camera::configure(CameraConfiguration *config)
 
 		stream->configuration_ = cfg;
 		activeStreams_.insert(stream);
-
-		/*
-		 * Allocate buffer objects in the pool.
-		 * Memory will be allocated and assigned later.
-		 */
-		stream->createBuffers(cfg.memoryType, cfg.bufferCount);
 	}
 
 	state_ = CameraConfigured;
@@ -752,14 +746,6 @@ int Camera::freeBuffers()
 	if (!stateIs(CameraPrepared))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	for (Stream *stream : activeStreams_) {
-		/*
-		 * All mappings must be destroyed before buffers can be freed
-		 * by the V4L2 device that has allocated them.
-		 */
-		stream->destroyBuffers();
-	}
-
 	state_ = CameraConfigured;
 
 	return pipe_->freeBuffers(this, activeStreams_);
@@ -825,24 +811,11 @@ int Camera::queueRequest(Request *request)
 
 	for (auto const &it : request->buffers()) {
 		Stream *stream = it.first;
-		Buffer *buffer = it.second;
 
 		if (activeStreams_.find(stream) == activeStreams_.end()) {
 			LOG(Camera, Error) << "Invalid request";
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-
-		if (stream->memoryType() == ExternalMemory) {
-			int index = stream->mapBuffer(buffer);
-			if (index < 0) {
-				LOG(Camera, Error) << "No buffer memory available";
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
-
-			buffer->index_ = index;
-		}
-
-		buffer->mem_ = &stream->buffers()[buffer->index_];
 	}
 
 	int ret = request->prepare();
@@ -877,6 +850,14 @@ int Camera::start()
 
 	LOG(Camera, Debug) << "Starting capture";
 
+	for (Stream * stream : activeStreams_) {
+		if (allocator_ && !allocator_->buffers(stream).empty())
+			continue;
+
+		unsigned int bufferCount = stream->configuration_.bufferCount;
+		pipe_->importFrameBuffers(this, stream, bufferCount);
+	}
+
 	int ret = pipe_->start(this);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -912,6 +893,13 @@ int Camera::stop()
 
 	pipe_->stop(this);
 
+	for (Stream * stream : activeStreams_) {
+		if (allocator_ && !allocator_->buffers(stream).empty())
+			continue;
+
+		pipe_->freeFrameBuffers(this, stream);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -925,13 +913,6 @@ int Camera::stop()
  */
 void Camera::requestComplete(Request *request)
 {
-	for (auto it : request->buffers()) {
-		Stream *stream = it.first;
-		Buffer *buffer = it.second;
-		if (stream->memoryType() == ExternalMemory)
-			stream->unmapBuffer(buffer);
-	}
-
 	requestCompleted.emit(request);
 	delete request;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h b/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
index 520d3fccaaa130cc..20b866c4a511387a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
-class Buffer;
 class Camera;
 class CameraConfiguration;
 class CameraManager;
 class DeviceEnumerator;
 class DeviceMatch;
+class FrameBuffer;
 class MediaDevice;
 class PipelineHandler;
 class Request;
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ public:
 
 	int queueRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request);
 
-	bool completeBuffer(Camera *camera, Request *request, Buffer *buffer);
+	bool completeBuffer(Camera *camera, Request *request,
+			    FrameBuffer *buffer);
 	void completeRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request);
 
 	const char *name() const { return name_; }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index f9bddcc88523301f..2f3ba2bf10f2f177 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace libcamera {
 
 LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(IPU3)
 
+class IPU3CameraData;
+
 class ImgUDevice
 {
 public:
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ public:
 		V4L2VideoDevice *dev;
 		unsigned int pad;
 		std::string name;
-		BufferPool *pool;
 		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer>> buffers;
 	};
 
@@ -71,9 +72,7 @@ public:
 	int configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
 			    const StreamConfiguration &cfg);
 
-	int importOutputBuffers(ImgUOutput *output, BufferPool *pool);
-	int exportOutputBuffers(ImgUOutput *output, BufferPool *pool);
-	void freeBuffers();
+	void freeBuffers(IPU3CameraData *data);
 
 	int start();
 	int stop();
@@ -93,9 +92,6 @@ public:
 	ImgUOutput viewfinder_;
 	ImgUOutput stat_;
 	/* \todo Add param video device for 3A tuning */
-
-	BufferPool vfPool_;
-	BufferPool outPool_;
 };
 
 class CIO2Device
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ public:
 	{
 	}
 
-	void imguOutputBufferReady(Buffer *buffer);
+	void imguOutputBufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 	void imguInputBufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 	void cio2BufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
@@ -693,39 +689,30 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::allocateBuffers(Camera *camera,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	/* Allocate buffers for each active stream. */
-	for (Stream *s : streams) {
-		IPU3Stream *stream = static_cast<IPU3Stream *>(s);
-		ImgUDevice::ImgUOutput *dev = stream->device_;
-
-		if (stream->memoryType() == InternalMemory)
-			ret = imgu->exportOutputBuffers(dev, &stream->bufferPool());
-		else
-			ret = imgu->importOutputBuffers(dev, &stream->bufferPool());
-		if (ret)
-			goto error;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Allocate buffers also on non-active outputs; use the same number
 	 * of buffers as the active ones.
 	 */
 	if (!outStream->active_) {
-		bufferCount = vfStream->configuration().bufferCount;
-		outStream->device_->pool->createBuffers(bufferCount);
-		ret = imgu->exportOutputBuffers(outStream->device_,
-						outStream->device_->pool);
-		if (ret)
+		ImgUDevice::ImgUOutput *output = outStream->device_;
+
+		ret = output->dev->exportBuffers(bufferCount, &output->buffers);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to allocate ImgU "
+					 << output->name << " buffers";
 			goto error;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!vfStream->active_) {
-		bufferCount = outStream->configuration().bufferCount;
-		vfStream->device_->pool->createBuffers(bufferCount);
-		ret = imgu->exportOutputBuffers(vfStream->device_,
-						vfStream->device_->pool);
-		if (ret)
+		ImgUDevice::ImgUOutput *output = vfStream->device_;
+
+		ret = output->dev->exportBuffers(bufferCount, &output->buffers);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to allocate ImgU "
+					 << output->name << " buffers";
 			goto error;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -742,7 +729,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::freeBuffers(Camera *camera,
 	IPU3CameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
 
 	data->cio2_.freeBuffers();
-	data->imgu_->freeBuffers();
+	data->imgu_->freeBuffers(data);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -795,7 +782,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 
 	for (auto it : request->buffers()) {
 		IPU3Stream *stream = static_cast<IPU3Stream *>(it.first);
-		Buffer *buffer = it.second;
+		FrameBuffer *buffer = it.second;
 
 		int ret = stream->device_->dev->queueBuffer(buffer);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -922,9 +909,9 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::registerCameras()
 					&IPU3CameraData::cio2BufferReady);
 		data->imgu_->input_->frameBufferReady.connect(data.get(),
 					&IPU3CameraData::imguInputBufferReady);
-		data->imgu_->output_.dev->bufferReady.connect(data.get(),
+		data->imgu_->output_.dev->frameBufferReady.connect(data.get(),
 					&IPU3CameraData::imguOutputBufferReady);
-		data->imgu_->viewfinder_.dev->bufferReady.connect(data.get(),
+		data->imgu_->viewfinder_.dev->frameBufferReady.connect(data.get(),
 					&IPU3CameraData::imguOutputBufferReady);
 
 		/* Create and register the Camera instance. */
@@ -973,7 +960,7 @@ void IPU3CameraData::imguInputBufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
  *
  * Buffers completed from the ImgU output are directed to the application.
  */
-void IPU3CameraData::imguOutputBufferReady(Buffer *buffer)
+void IPU3CameraData::imguOutputBufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	Request *request = buffer->request();
 
@@ -1048,7 +1035,6 @@ int ImgUDevice::init(MediaDevice *media, unsigned int index)
 
 	output_.pad = PAD_OUTPUT;
 	output_.name = "output";
-	output_.pool = &outPool_;
 
 	viewfinder_.dev = V4L2VideoDevice::fromEntityName(media,
 							  name_ + " viewfinder");
@@ -1058,7 +1044,6 @@ int ImgUDevice::init(MediaDevice *media, unsigned int index)
 
 	viewfinder_.pad = PAD_VF;
 	viewfinder_.name = "viewfinder";
-	viewfinder_.pool = &vfPool_;
 
 	stat_.dev = V4L2VideoDevice::fromEntityName(media, name_ + " 3a stat");
 	ret = stat_.dev->open();
@@ -1166,69 +1151,28 @@ int ImgUDevice::configureOutput(ImgUOutput *output,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Export buffers from \a output to the provided \a pool
- * \param[in] output The ImgU output device
- * \param[in] pool The buffer pool where to export buffers
- *
- * Export memory buffers reserved in the video device memory associated with
- * \a output id to the buffer pool provided as argument.
- *
- * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
- */
-int ImgUDevice::exportOutputBuffers(ImgUOutput *output, BufferPool *pool)
-{
-	int ret = output->dev->exportBuffers(pool);
-	if (ret) {
-		LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to export ImgU "
-				 << output->name << " buffers";
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief Reserve buffers in \a output from the provided \a pool
- * \param[in] output The ImgU output device
- * \param[in] pool The buffer pool used to reserve buffers in \a output
- *
- * Reserve a number of buffers equal to the number of buffers in \a pool
- * in the \a output device.
- *
- * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
- */
-int ImgUDevice::importOutputBuffers(ImgUOutput *output, BufferPool *pool)
-{
-	int ret = output->dev->importBuffers(pool);
-	if (ret) {
-		LOG(IPU3, Error)
-			<< "Failed to import buffer in " << output->name
-			<< " ImgU device";
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Release buffers for all the ImgU video devices
  */
-void ImgUDevice::freeBuffers()
+void ImgUDevice::freeBuffers(IPU3CameraData *data)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = output_.dev->releaseBuffers();
-	if (ret)
-		LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to release ImgU output buffers";
+	if (!data->outStream_.active_) {
+		ret = output_.dev->releaseBuffers();
+		if (ret)
+			LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to release ImgU output buffers";
+	}
 
 	ret = stat_.dev->releaseBuffers();
 	if (ret)
 		LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to release ImgU stat buffers";
 
-	ret = viewfinder_.dev->releaseBuffers();
-	if (ret)
-		LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to release ImgU viewfinder buffers";
+	if (!data->vfStream_.active_) {
+		ret = viewfinder_.dev->releaseBuffers();
+		if (ret)
+			LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to release ImgU viewfinder buffers";
+	}
 
 	ret = input_->releaseBuffers();
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index e77925f6f9deff08..cc9c9ff961e948dc 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct RkISP1FrameInfo {
 
 	FrameBuffer *paramBuffer;
 	FrameBuffer *statBuffer;
-	Buffer *videoBuffer;
+	FrameBuffer *videoBuffer;
 
 	bool paramFilled;
 	bool paramDequeued;
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public:
 	int destroy(unsigned int frame);
 
 	RkISP1FrameInfo *find(unsigned int frame);
-	RkISP1FrameInfo *find(Buffer *buffer);
 	RkISP1FrameInfo *find(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 	RkISP1FrameInfo *find(Request *request);
 
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ public:
 		setDelay(QueueBuffers, -1, 10);
 	}
 
-	void bufferReady(Buffer *buffer)
+	void bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 	{
 		/*
 		 * Calculate SOE by taking the end of DMA set by the kernel and applying
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ private:
 	int initLinks();
 	int createCamera(MediaEntity *sensor);
 	void tryCompleteRequest(Request *request);
-	void bufferReady(Buffer *buffer);
+	void bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 	void paramReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 	void statReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ RkISP1FrameInfo *RkISP1Frames::create(unsigned int frame, Request *request, Stre
 	}
 	FrameBuffer *statBuffer = pipe_->statBuffers_.front();
 
-	Buffer *videoBuffer = request->findBuffer(stream);
+	FrameBuffer *videoBuffer = request->findBuffer(stream);
 	if (!videoBuffer) {
 		LOG(RkISP1, Error)
 			<< "Attempt to queue request with invalid stream";
@@ -299,26 +298,14 @@ RkISP1FrameInfo *RkISP1Frames::find(unsigned int frame)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-RkISP1FrameInfo *RkISP1Frames::find(Buffer *buffer)
-{
-	for (auto &itInfo : frameInfo_) {
-		RkISP1FrameInfo *info = itInfo.second;
-
-		if (info->videoBuffer == buffer)
-			return info;
-	}
-
-	LOG(RkISP1, Error) << "Can't locate info from buffer";
-	return nullptr;
-}
-
 RkISP1FrameInfo *RkISP1Frames::find(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	for (auto &itInfo : frameInfo_) {
 		RkISP1FrameInfo *info = itInfo.second;
 
 		if (info->paramBuffer == buffer ||
-		    info->statBuffer == buffer)
+		    info->statBuffer == buffer ||
+		    info->videoBuffer == buffer)
 			return info;
 	}
 
@@ -696,17 +683,8 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::allocateBuffers(Camera *camera,
 {
 	RkISP1CameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
 	unsigned int count = 1;
-	Stream *stream = *streams.begin();
 	int ret;
 
-	if (stream->memoryType() == InternalMemory)
-		ret = video_->exportBuffers(&stream->bufferPool());
-	else
-		ret = video_->importBuffers(&stream->bufferPool());
-
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	unsigned int maxBuffers = 0;
 	for (const Stream *s : camera->streams())
 		maxBuffers = std::max(maxBuffers, s->configuration().bufferCount);
@@ -772,9 +750,6 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::freeBuffers(Camera *camera,
 	if (stat_->releaseBuffers())
 		LOG(RkISP1, Error) << "Failed to release stat buffers";
 
-	if (video_->releaseBuffers())
-		LOG(RkISP1, Error) << "Failed to release video buffers";
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -980,7 +955,7 @@ bool PipelineHandlerRkISP1::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 	if (param_->open() < 0)
 		return false;
 
-	video_->bufferReady.connect(this, &PipelineHandlerRkISP1::bufferReady);
+	video_->frameBufferReady.connect(this, &PipelineHandlerRkISP1::bufferReady);
 	stat_->frameBufferReady.connect(this, &PipelineHandlerRkISP1::statReady);
 	param_->frameBufferReady.connect(this, &PipelineHandlerRkISP1::paramReady);
 
@@ -1029,7 +1004,7 @@ void PipelineHandlerRkISP1::tryCompleteRequest(Request *request)
 	completeRequest(activeCamera_, request);
 }
 
-void PipelineHandlerRkISP1::bufferReady(Buffer *buffer)
+void PipelineHandlerRkISP1::bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	ASSERT(activeCamera_);
 	RkISP1CameraData *data = cameraData(activeCamera_);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index 655c5e6d96a696d6..c29bad707b464bcd 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	int init(MediaEntity *entity);
-	void bufferReady(Buffer *buffer);
+	void bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
 	V4L2VideoDevice *video_;
 	Stream stream_;
@@ -226,23 +226,13 @@ void PipelineHandlerUVC::freeFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream)
 int PipelineHandlerUVC::allocateBuffers(Camera *camera,
 					const std::set<Stream *> &streams)
 {
-	UVCCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	Stream *stream = *streams.begin();
-	const StreamConfiguration &cfg = stream->configuration();
-
-	LOG(UVC, Debug) << "Requesting " << cfg.bufferCount << " buffers";
-
-	if (stream->memoryType() == InternalMemory)
-		return data->video_->exportBuffers(&stream->bufferPool());
-	else
-		return data->video_->importBuffers(&stream->bufferPool());
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int PipelineHandlerUVC::freeBuffers(Camera *camera,
 				    const std::set<Stream *> &streams)
 {
-	UVCCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	return data->video_->releaseBuffers();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int PipelineHandlerUVC::start(Camera *camera)
@@ -296,7 +286,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerUVC::processControls(UVCCameraData *data, Request *request)
 int PipelineHandlerUVC::queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 {
 	UVCCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	Buffer *buffer = request->findBuffer(&data->stream_);
+	FrameBuffer *buffer = request->findBuffer(&data->stream_);
 	if (!buffer) {
 		LOG(UVC, Error)
 			<< "Attempt to queue request with invalid stream";
@@ -361,7 +351,7 @@ int UVCCameraData::init(MediaEntity *entity)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	video_->bufferReady.connect(this, &UVCCameraData::bufferReady);
+	video_->frameBufferReady.connect(this, &UVCCameraData::bufferReady);
 
 	/* Initialise the supported controls. */
 	const ControlInfoMap &controls = video_->controls();
@@ -401,7 +391,7 @@ int UVCCameraData::init(MediaEntity *entity)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void UVCCameraData::bufferReady(Buffer *buffer)
+void UVCCameraData::bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	Request *request = buffer->request();
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index 02235ffb0515982f..33fec6520240b328 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	int init(MediaDevice *media);
-	void bufferReady(Buffer *buffer);
+	void bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
 	CameraSensor *sensor_;
 	V4L2Subdevice *debayer_;
@@ -293,23 +293,13 @@ void PipelineHandlerVimc::freeFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream)
 int PipelineHandlerVimc::allocateBuffers(Camera *camera,
 					 const std::set<Stream *> &streams)
 {
-	VimcCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	Stream *stream = *streams.begin();
-	const StreamConfiguration &cfg = stream->configuration();
-
-	LOG(VIMC, Debug) << "Requesting " << cfg.bufferCount << " buffers";
-
-	if (stream->memoryType() == InternalMemory)
-		return data->video_->exportBuffers(&stream->bufferPool());
-	else
-		return data->video_->importBuffers(&stream->bufferPool());
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int PipelineHandlerVimc::freeBuffers(Camera *camera,
 				     const std::set<Stream *> &streams)
 {
-	VimcCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	return data->video_->releaseBuffers();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int PipelineHandlerVimc::start(Camera *camera)
@@ -357,7 +347,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerVimc::processControls(VimcCameraData *data, Request *request)
 int PipelineHandlerVimc::queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 {
 	VimcCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
-	Buffer *buffer = request->findBuffer(&data->stream_);
+	FrameBuffer *buffer = request->findBuffer(&data->stream_);
 	if (!buffer) {
 		LOG(VIMC, Error)
 			<< "Attempt to queue request with invalid stream";
@@ -449,7 +439,7 @@ int VimcCameraData::init(MediaDevice *media)
 	if (video_->open())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	video_->bufferReady.connect(this, &VimcCameraData::bufferReady);
+	video_->frameBufferReady.connect(this, &VimcCameraData::bufferReady);
 
 	raw_ = new V4L2VideoDevice(media->getEntityByName("Raw Capture 1"));
 	if (raw_->open())
@@ -486,7 +476,7 @@ int VimcCameraData::init(MediaDevice *media)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void VimcCameraData::bufferReady(Buffer *buffer)
+void VimcCameraData::bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	Request *request = buffer->request();
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
index fb69ca8e97216e6c..11286d31d4e54213 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ int PipelineHandler::queueRequest(Camera *camera, Request *request)
  * otherwise
  */
 bool PipelineHandler::completeBuffer(Camera *camera, Request *request,
-				     Buffer *buffer)
+				     FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	camera->bufferCompleted.emit(request, buffer);
 	return request->completeBuffer(buffer);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/request.cpp b/src/libcamera/request.cpp
index b17a6c2278361f00..4ac0d9684e5be801 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/request.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/request.cpp
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ Request::Request(Camera *camera, uint64_t cookie)
 
 Request::~Request()
 {
-	for (auto it : bufferMap_) {
-		Buffer *buffer = it.second;
-		delete buffer;
-	}
-
 	delete metadata_;
 	delete controls_;
 	delete validator_;
@@ -106,18 +101,18 @@ Request::~Request()
  * \brief Retrieve the request's streams to buffers map
  *
  * Return a reference to the map that associates each Stream part of the
- * request to the Buffer the Stream output should be directed to.
+ * request to the FrameBuffer the Stream output should be directed to.
  *
- * \return The map of Stream to Buffer
+ * \return The map of Stream to FrameBuffer
  */
 
 /**
- * \brief Store a Buffer with its associated Stream in the Request
+ * \brief Store a FrameBuffer with its associated Stream in the Request
  * \param[in] stream The stream the buffer belongs to
- * \param[in] buffer The Buffer to store in the request
+ * \param[in] buffer The FrameBuffer to store in the request
  *
- * Ownership of the buffer is passed to the request. It will be deleted when
- * the request is destroyed after completing.
+ * Ownership of the buffer is passed to the request. Owner will be returned to
+ * the user when Request complete callback is called.
  *
  * A request can only contain one buffer per stream. If a buffer has already
  * been added to the request for the same stream, this method returns -EEXIST.
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ Request::~Request()
  * \retval -EEXIST The request already contains a buffer for the stream
  * \retval -EINVAL The buffer does not reference a valid Stream
  */
-int Request::addBuffer(Stream *stream, std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
+int Request::addBuffer(Stream *stream, FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	if (!stream) {
 		LOG(Request, Error) << "Invalid stream reference";
@@ -135,11 +130,11 @@ int Request::addBuffer(Stream *stream, std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
 
 	auto it = bufferMap_.find(stream);
 	if (it != bufferMap_.end()) {
-		LOG(Request, Error) << "Buffer already set for stream";
+		LOG(Request, Error) << "FrameBuffer already set for stream";
 		return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	bufferMap_[stream] = buffer.release();
+	bufferMap_[stream] = buffer;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -159,7 +154,7 @@ int Request::addBuffer(Stream *stream, std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
  * \return The buffer associated with the stream, or nullptr if the stream is
  * not part of this request
  */
-Buffer *Request::findBuffer(Stream *stream) const
+FrameBuffer *Request::findBuffer(Stream *stream) const
 {
 	auto it = bufferMap_.find(stream);
 	if (it == bufferMap_.end())
@@ -219,7 +214,7 @@ int Request::prepare()
 	}
 
 	for (auto const &pair : bufferMap_) {
-		Buffer *buffer = pair.second;
+		FrameBuffer *buffer = pair.second;
 		buffer->request_ = this;
 		pending_.insert(buffer);
 	}
@@ -253,7 +248,7 @@ void Request::complete()
  * \return True if all buffers contained in the request have completed, false
  * otherwise
  */
-bool Request::completeBuffer(Buffer *buffer)
+bool Request::completeBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
 	int ret = pending_.erase(buffer);
 	ASSERT(ret == 1);
diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
index 47793702b9aa0ee9..e53ed2801291f2c5 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 using namespace libcamera;
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(CameraManager *cm, const OptionsParser::Options &options)
-	: options_(options), isCapturing_(false)
+	: options_(options), allocator_(nullptr), isCapturing_(false)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(CameraManager *cm, const OptionsParser::Options &options)
 	adjustSize();
 
 	ret = openCamera(cm);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
+		allocator_ = FrameBufferAllocator::create(camera_);
 		ret = startCapture();
+	}
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		QTimer::singleShot(0, QCoreApplication::instance(),
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
 	if (camera_) {
 		stopCapture();
+		delete allocator_;
 		camera_->release();
 		camera_.reset();
 	}
@@ -176,8 +179,14 @@ int MainWindow::startCapture()
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = allocator_->allocate(stream);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		std::cerr << "Failed to allocate capture buffers" << std::endl;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	std::vector<Request *> requests;
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < cfg.bufferCount; ++i) {
+	for (const std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer> &buffer : allocator_->buffers(stream)) {
 		Request *request = camera_->createRequest();
 		if (!request) {
 			std::cerr << "Can't create request" << std::endl;
@@ -185,13 +194,7 @@ int MainWindow::startCapture()
 			goto error;
 		}
 
-		std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer = stream->createBuffer(i);
-		if (!buffer) {
-			std::cerr << "Can't create buffer " << i << std::endl;
-			goto error;
-		}
-
-		ret = request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(buffer));
+		ret = request->addBuffer(stream, buffer.get());
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			std::cerr << "Can't set buffer for request" << std::endl;
 			goto error;
@@ -254,11 +257,11 @@ void MainWindow::requestComplete(Request *request)
 	if (request->status() == Request::RequestCancelled)
 		return;
 
-	const std::map<Stream *, Buffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
+	const std::map<Stream *, FrameBuffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
 
 	framesCaptured_++;
 
-	Buffer *buffer = buffers.begin()->second;
+	FrameBuffer *buffer = buffers.begin()->second;
 	const FrameMetadata &metadata = buffer->metadata();
 
 	double fps = metadata.timestamp - lastBufferTime_;
@@ -281,28 +284,21 @@ void MainWindow::requestComplete(Request *request)
 
 	for (auto it = buffers.begin(); it != buffers.end(); ++it) {
 		Stream *stream = it->first;
-		Buffer *buffer = it->second;
-		unsigned int index = buffer->index();
-
-		std::unique_ptr<Buffer> newBuffer = stream->createBuffer(index);
-		if (!newBuffer) {
-			std::cerr << "Can't create buffer" << std::endl;
-			return;
-		}
+		FrameBuffer *buffer = it->second;
 
-		request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(newBuffer));
+		request->addBuffer(stream, buffer);
 	}
 
 	camera_->queueRequest(request);
 }
 
-int MainWindow::display(Buffer *buffer)
+int MainWindow::display(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 {
-	if (buffer->mem()->planes().size() != 1)
+	if (buffer->planes().size() != 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* \todo: Once the FrameBuffer is done cache mapped memory. */
-	const FrameBuffer::Plane &plane = buffer->mem()->planes().front();
+	const FrameBuffer::Plane &plane = buffer->planes().front();
 	void *memory = mmap(NULL, plane.length, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED,
 			    plane.fd.fd(), 0);
 
diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.h b/src/qcam/main_window.h
index 0786e915ec512255..05cde4ceab5f7ea1 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.h
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.h
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include <libcamera/buffer.h>
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
 #include <libcamera/camera_manager.h>
+#include <libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.h>
 #include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "../cam/options.h"
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ private:
 	void stopCapture();
 
 	void requestComplete(Request *request);
-	int display(Buffer *buffer);
+	int display(FrameBuffer *buffer);
 
 	QString title_;
 	QTimer titleTimer_;
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ private:
 	const OptionsParser::Options &options_;
 
 	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera_;
+	FrameBufferAllocator *allocator_;
+
 	bool isCapturing_;
 	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config_;
 
diff --git a/test/camera/buffer_import.cpp b/test/camera/buffer_import.cpp
index 6559a89ce914a183..63e5fb100e49f958 100644
--- a/test/camera/buffer_import.cpp
+++ b/test/camera/buffer_import.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 protected:
-	void bufferComplete(Request *request, Buffer *buffer)
+	void bufferComplete(Request *request, FrameBuffer *buffer)
 	{
 		if (buffer->metadata().status != FrameMetadata::FrameSuccess)
 			return;
@@ -130,17 +130,16 @@ protected:
 		if (request->status() != Request::RequestComplete)
 			return;
 
-		const std::map<Stream *, Buffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
+		const std::map<Stream *, FrameBuffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
 
 		completeRequestsCount_++;
 
 		/* Create a new request. */
 		Stream *stream = buffers.begin()->first;
-		int dmabuf = buffers.begin()->second->dmabufs()[0];
-		std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer = stream->createBuffer({ dmabuf, -1, -1 });
+		FrameBuffer *buffer = buffers.begin()->second;
 
 		request = camera_->createRequest();
-		request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(buffer));
+		request->addBuffer(stream, buffer);
 		camera_->queueRequest(request);
 	}
 
@@ -155,9 +154,6 @@ protected:
 			return TestFail;
 		}
 
-		StreamConfiguration &cfg = config_->at(0);
-		cfg.memoryType = ExternalMemory;
-
 		return TestPass;
 	}
 
@@ -188,17 +184,14 @@ protected:
 			return TestFail;
 
 		std::vector<Request *> requests;
-		for (const std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer> &framebuffer : source.buffers()) {
-			int dmabuf = framebuffer->planes()[0].fd.fd();
-
+		for (const std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer> &buffer : source.buffers()) {
 			Request *request = camera_->createRequest();
 			if (!request) {
 				std::cout << "Failed to create request" << std::endl;
 				return TestFail;
 			}
 
-			std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer = stream->createBuffer({ dmabuf, -1, -1 });
-			if (request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(buffer))) {
+			if (request->addBuffer(stream, buffer.get())) {
 				std::cout << "Failed to associating buffer with request" << std::endl;
 				return TestFail;
 			}
diff --git a/test/camera/capture.cpp b/test/camera/capture.cpp
index 0d9ffc476650f414..de879ee4eb1420a6 100644
--- a/test/camera/capture.cpp
+++ b/test/camera/capture.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ protected:
 	unsigned int completeBuffersCount_;
 	unsigned int completeRequestsCount_;
 
-	void bufferComplete(Request *request, Buffer *buffer)
+	void bufferComplete(Request *request, FrameBuffer *buffer)
 	{
 		if (buffer->metadata().status != FrameMetadata::FrameSuccess)
 			return;
@@ -39,17 +39,16 @@ protected:
 		if (request->status() != Request::RequestComplete)
 			return;
 
-		const std::map<Stream *, Buffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
+		const std::map<Stream *, FrameBuffer *> &buffers = request->buffers();
 
 		completeRequestsCount_++;
 
 		/* Create a new request. */
 		Stream *stream = buffers.begin()->first;
-		Buffer *buffer = buffers.begin()->second;
-		std::unique_ptr<Buffer> newBuffer = stream->createBuffer(buffer->index());
+		FrameBuffer *buffer = buffers.begin()->second;
 
 		request = camera_->createRequest();
-		request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(newBuffer));
+		request->addBuffer(stream, buffer);
 		camera_->queueRequest(request);
 	}
 
@@ -64,9 +63,16 @@ protected:
 			return TestFail;
 		}
 
+		allocator_ = FrameBufferAllocator::create(camera_);
+
 		return TestPass;
 	}
 
+	void cleanup() override
+	{
+		delete allocator_;
+	}
+
 	int run() override
 	{
 		StreamConfiguration &cfg = config_->at(0);
@@ -87,21 +93,20 @@ protected:
 		}
 
 		Stream *stream = cfg.stream();
+
+		int ret = allocator_->allocate(stream);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return TestFail;
+
 		std::vector<Request *> requests;
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < cfg.bufferCount; ++i) {
+		for (const std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer> &buffer : allocator_->buffers(stream)) {
 			Request *request = camera_->createRequest();
 			if (!request) {
 				cout << "Failed to create request" << endl;
 				return TestFail;
 			}
 
-			std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer = stream->createBuffer(i);
-			if (!buffer) {
-				cout << "Failed to create buffer " << i << endl;
-				return TestFail;
-			}
-
-			if (request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(buffer))) {
+			if (request->addBuffer(stream, buffer.get())) {
 				cout << "Failed to associating buffer with request" << endl;
 				return TestFail;
 			}
@@ -134,10 +139,12 @@ protected:
 		while (timer.isRunning())
 			dispatcher->processEvents();
 
-		if (completeRequestsCount_ <= cfg.bufferCount * 2) {
+		unsigned int nbuffers = allocator_->buffers(stream).size();
+
+		if (completeRequestsCount_ <= nbuffers * 2) {
 			cout << "Failed to capture enough frames (got "
 			     << completeRequestsCount_ << " expected at least "
-			     << cfg.bufferCount * 2 << ")" << endl;
+			     << nbuffers * 2 << ")" << endl;
 			return TestFail;
 		}
 
@@ -160,6 +167,7 @@ protected:
 	}
 
 	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config_;
+	FrameBufferAllocator *allocator_;
 };
 
 } /* namespace */
diff --git a/test/camera/statemachine.cpp b/test/camera/statemachine.cpp
index f627b8f37422350e..f3a7ca7c32a5ec97 100644
--- a/test/camera/statemachine.cpp
+++ b/test/camera/statemachine.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ protected:
 		if (camera_->allocateBuffers())
 			return TestFail;
 
+		/* Use internally allocated buffers. */
+		allocator_ = FrameBufferAllocator::create(camera_);
+		Stream *stream = *camera_->streams().begin();
+		if (allocator_->allocate(stream) < 0)
+			return TestFail;
+
 		if (camera_->start())
 			return TestFail;
 
@@ -218,8 +224,7 @@ protected:
 			return TestFail;
 
 		Stream *stream = *camera_->streams().begin();
-		std::unique_ptr<Buffer> buffer = stream->createBuffer(0);
-		if (request->addBuffer(stream, std::move(buffer)))
+		if (request->addBuffer(stream, allocator_->buffers(stream)[0].get()))
 			return TestFail;
 
 		if (camera_->queueRequest(request))
@@ -229,6 +234,8 @@ protected:
 		if (camera_->stop())
 			return TestFail;
 
+		delete allocator_;
+
 		if (camera_->freeBuffers())
 			return TestFail;
 
@@ -283,6 +290,7 @@ protected:
 	}
 
 	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> defconf_;
+	FrameBufferAllocator *allocator_;
 };
 
 } /* namespace */
-- 
2.24.1



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