[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v2 16/24] libcamera: Add controls serializer

Niklas Söderlund niklas.soderlund at ragnatech.se
Mon Nov 18 22:14:04 CET 2019


Hi Laurent,

Thanks for your work.

On 2019-11-08 22:54:01 +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Add a new ControlSerializer helper to serialize and deserialize
> ControlInfoMap and ControlList instances. This will be used to implement
> the C IPA protocol and the communication with IPA through IPC.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>

Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund at ragnatech.se>

> ---
>  src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp       | 501 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/libcamera/include/control_serializer.h |  52 +++
>  src/libcamera/include/meson.build          |   1 +
>  src/libcamera/meson.build                  |   1 +
>  4 files changed, 555 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp
>  create mode 100644 src/libcamera/include/control_serializer.h
> 
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp b/src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..5fe096128e49
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/src/libcamera/control_serializer.cpp
> @@ -0,0 +1,501 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2019, Google Inc.
> + *
> + * control_serializer.cpp - Control (de)serializer
> + */
> +
> +#include "control_serializer.h"
> +
> +#include <algorithm>
> +#include <memory>
> +#include <vector>
> +
> +#include <ipa/ipa_controls.h>
> +#include <libcamera/control_ids.h>
> +#include <libcamera/controls.h>
> +
> +#include "byte_stream_buffer.h"
> +#include "log.h"
> +
> +/**
> + * \file control_serializer.h
> + * \brief Serialization and deserialization helpers for controls
> + */
> +
> +namespace libcamera {
> +
> +LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(Serializer)
> +
> +namespace {
> +
> +static constexpr size_t ControlValueSize[] = {
> +	[ControlTypeNone]	= 1,
> +	[ControlTypeBool]	= sizeof(bool),
> +	[ControlTypeInteger32]	= sizeof(int32_t),
> +	[ControlTypeInteger64]	= sizeof(int64_t),
> +};
> +
> +} /* namespace */
> +
> +/**
> + * \class ControlSerializer
> + * \brief Serializer and deserializer for control-related classes
> + *
> + * The control serializer is a helper to serialize and deserialize
> + * ControlInfoMap and ControlValue instances for the purpose of communication
> + * with IPA modules.
> + *
> + * Neither the ControlInfoMap nor the ControlList are self-contained data
> + * container. ControlInfoMap references an external ControlId in each of its
> + * entries, and ControlList references a ControlInfoMap for the purpose of
> + * validation. Serializing and deserializing those objects thus requires a
> + * context that maintains the associations between them. The control serializer
> + * fulfils this task.
> + *
> + * ControlInfoMap instances can be serialized on their own, but require
> + * ControlId instances to be provided at deserialization time. The serializer
> + * recreates those ControlId instances and stores them in an internal cache,
> + * from which the ControlInfoMap is populated.
> + *
> + * ControlList instances need to be associated with a ControlInfoMap when
> + * deserialized. To make this possible, the control lists are serialized with a
> + * handle to their ControlInfoMap, and the map is looked up from the handle at
> + * deserialization time. To make this possible, the serializer assigns a
> + * numerical handle to ControlInfoList instances when they are serialized, and
> + * stores the mapping between handle and ControlInfoList both when serializing
> + * (for the pipeline handler side) and deserializing (for the IPA side) them.
> + * This mapping is used when serializing a ControlList to include the
> + * corresponding ControlInfoMap handle in the binary data, and when
> + * deserializing to retrieve the corresponding ControlInfoMap.
> + *
> + * In order to perform those tasks, the serializer keeps an internal state that
> + * needs to be properly populated. This mechanism requires the ControlInfoMap
> + * corresponding to a ControlList to have been serialized or deserialized
> + * before the ControlList is serialized or deserialized. Failure to comply with
> + * that constraint results in serialization or deserialization failure of the
> + * ControlList.
> + *
> + * The serializer can be reset() to clear its internal state. This may be
> + * performed when reconfiguring an IPA to avoid constant growth of the internal
> + * state, especially if the contents of the ControlInfoMap instances change at
> + * that time. A reset of the serializer invalidates all ControlList and
> + * ControlInfoMap that have been previously deserialized. The caller shall thus
> + * proceed with care to avoid stale references.
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Reset the serializer
> + *
> + * Reset the internal state of the serializer. This invalidates all the
> + * ControlList and ControlInfoMap that have been previously deserialized.
> + */
> +void ControlSerializer::reset()
> +{
> +	serial_ = 0;
> +
> +	infoMapHandles_.clear();
> +	infoMaps_.clear();
> +	controlIds_.clear();
> +}
> +
> +size_t ControlSerializer::binarySize(const ControlValue &value)
> +{
> +	return ControlValueSize[value.type()];
> +}
> +
> +size_t ControlSerializer::binarySize(const ControlRange &range)
> +{
> +	return binarySize(range.min()) + binarySize(range.max());
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Retrieve the size in bytes required to serialize a ControlInfoMap
> + * \param[in] info The control info map
> + *
> + * Compute and return the size in bytes required to store the serialized
> + * ControlInfoMap.
> + *
> + * \return The size in bytes required to store the serialized ControlInfoMap
> + */
> +size_t ControlSerializer::binarySize(const ControlInfoMap &info)
> +{
> +	size_t size = sizeof(struct ipa_controls_header)
> +		    + info.size() * sizeof(struct ipa_control_range_entry);
> +
> +	for (const auto &ctrl : info)
> +		size += binarySize(ctrl.second);
> +
> +	return size;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Retrieve the size in bytes required to serialize a ControlList
> + * \param[in] list The control list
> + *
> + * Compute and return the size in bytes required to store the serialized
> + * ControlList.
> + *
> + * \return The size in bytes required to store the serialized ControlList
> + */
> +size_t ControlSerializer::binarySize(const ControlList &list)
> +{
> +	size_t size = sizeof(struct ipa_controls_header)
> +		    + list.size() * sizeof(struct ipa_control_value_entry);
> +
> +	for (const auto &ctrl : list)
> +		size += binarySize(ctrl.second);
> +
> +	return size;
> +}
> +
> +void ControlSerializer::store(const ControlValue &value,
> +			      ByteStreamBuffer &buffer)
> +{
> +	switch (value.type()) {
> +	case ControlTypeBool: {
> +		bool data = value.get<bool>();
> +		buffer.write(&data);
> +		break;
> +	}
> +
> +	case ControlTypeInteger32: {
> +		int32_t data = value.get<int32_t>();
> +		buffer.write(&data);
> +		break;
> +	}
> +
> +	case ControlTypeInteger64: {
> +		uint64_t data = value.get<int64_t>();
> +		buffer.write(&data);
> +		break;
> +	}
> +
> +	default:
> +		break;
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +void ControlSerializer::store(const ControlRange &range,
> +			      ByteStreamBuffer &buffer)
> +{
> +	store(range.min(), buffer);
> +	store(range.max(), buffer);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Serialize a ControlInfoMap in a buffer
> + * \param[in] info The control info map to serialize
> + * \param[in] buffer The memory buffer where to serialize the ControlInfoMap
> + *
> + * Serialize the \a info map into the \a buffer using the serialization format
> + * defined by the IPA context interface in ipa_controls.h.
> + *
> + * The serializer stores a reference to the \a info internally. The caller
> + * shall ensure that \a info stays valid until the serializer is reset().
> + *
> + * \return 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise
> + * \retval -ENOSPC Not enough space is available in the buffer
> + */
> +int ControlSerializer::serialize(const ControlInfoMap &info,
> +				 ByteStreamBuffer &buffer)
> +{
> +	/* Compute entries and data required sizes. */
> +	size_t entriesSize = info.size() * sizeof(struct ipa_control_range_entry);
> +	size_t valuesSize = 0;
> +	for (const auto &ctrl : info)
> +		valuesSize += binarySize(ctrl.second);
> +
> +	/* Prepare the packet header, assign a handle to the ControlInfoMap. */
> +	struct ipa_controls_header hdr;
> +	hdr.version = IPA_CONTROLS_FORMAT_VERSION;
> +	hdr.handle = ++serial_;
> +	hdr.entries = info.size();
> +	hdr.size = sizeof(hdr) + entriesSize + valuesSize;
> +	hdr.data_offset = sizeof(hdr) + entriesSize;
> +
> +	buffer.write(&hdr);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Serialize all entries.
> +	 * \todo Serialize the control name too
> +	 */
> +	ByteStreamBuffer entries = buffer.carveOut(entriesSize);
> +	ByteStreamBuffer values = buffer.carveOut(valuesSize);
> +
> +	for (const auto &ctrl : info) {
> +		const ControlId *id = ctrl.first;
> +		const ControlRange &range = ctrl.second;
> +
> +		struct ipa_control_range_entry entry;
> +		entry.id = id->id();
> +		entry.type = id->type();
> +		entry.offset = values.offset();
> +		entries.write(&entry);
> +
> +		store(range, values);
> +	}
> +
> +	if (buffer.overflow())
> +		return -ENOSPC;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Store the map to handle association, to be used to serialize and
> +	 * deserialize control lists.
> +	 */
> +	infoMapHandles_[&info] = hdr.handle;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Serialize a ControlList in a buffer
> + * \param[in] list The control list to serialize
> + * \param[in] buffer The memory buffer where to serialize the ControlList
> + *
> + * Serialize the \a list into the \a buffer using the serialization format
> + * defined by the IPA context interface in ipa_controls.h.
> + *
> + * \return 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise
> + * \retval -ENOSPC Not enough space is available in the buffer
> + */
> +int ControlSerializer::serialize(const ControlList &list,
> +				 ByteStreamBuffer &buffer)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Find the ControlInfoMap handle for the ControlList if it has one, or
> +	 * use 0 for ControlList without a ControlInfoMap.
> +	 */
> +	unsigned int infoMapHandle;
> +	if (list.infoMap()) {
> +		auto iter = infoMapHandles_.find(list.infoMap());
> +		if (iter == infoMapHandles_.end()) {
> +			LOG(Serializer, Error)
> +				<< "Can't serialize ControlList: unknown ControlInfoMap";
> +			return -ENOENT;
> +		}
> +
> +		infoMapHandle = iter->second;
> +	} else {
> +		infoMapHandle = 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	size_t entriesSize = list.size() * sizeof(struct ipa_control_value_entry);
> +	size_t valuesSize = 0;
> +	for (const auto &ctrl : list)
> +		valuesSize += binarySize(ctrl.second);
> +
> +	/* Prepare the packet header. */
> +	struct ipa_controls_header hdr;
> +	hdr.version = IPA_CONTROLS_FORMAT_VERSION;
> +	hdr.handle = infoMapHandle;
> +	hdr.entries = list.size();
> +	hdr.size = sizeof(hdr) + entriesSize + valuesSize;
> +	hdr.data_offset = sizeof(hdr) + entriesSize;
> +
> +	buffer.write(&hdr);
> +
> +	ByteStreamBuffer entries = buffer.carveOut(entriesSize);
> +	ByteStreamBuffer values = buffer.carveOut(valuesSize);
> +
> +	/* Serialize all entries. */
> +	for (const auto &ctrl : list) {
> +		unsigned int id = ctrl.first;
> +		const ControlValue &value = ctrl.second;
> +
> +		struct ipa_control_value_entry entry;
> +		entry.id = id;
> +		entry.count = 1;
> +		entry.type = value.type();
> +		entry.offset = values.offset();
> +		entries.write(&entry);
> +
> +		store(value, values);
> +	}
> +
> +	if (buffer.overflow())
> +		return -ENOSPC;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +template<>
> +ControlValue ControlSerializer::load<ControlValue>(ControlType type,
> +						   ByteStreamBuffer &b)
> +{
> +	switch (type) {
> +	case ControlTypeBool: {
> +		bool value;
> +		b.read(&value);
> +		return ControlValue(value);
> +	}
> +
> +	case ControlTypeInteger32: {
> +		int32_t value;
> +		b.read(&value);
> +		return ControlValue(value);
> +	}
> +
> +	case ControlTypeInteger64: {
> +		int64_t value;
> +		b.read(&value);
> +		return ControlValue(value);
> +	}
> +
> +	default:
> +		return ControlValue();
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +template<>
> +ControlRange ControlSerializer::load<ControlRange>(ControlType type,
> +						   ByteStreamBuffer &b)
> +{
> +	ControlValue min = load<ControlValue>(type, b);
> +	ControlValue max = load<ControlValue>(type, b);
> +
> +	return ControlRange(min, max);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * \fn template<typename T> T ControlSerializer::deserialize(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer)
> + * \brief Deserialize an object from a binary buffer
> + * \param[in] buffer The memory buffer that contains the object
> + *
> + * This method is only valid when specialized for ControlInfoMap or
> + * ControlList. Any other typename \a T is not supported.
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Deserialize a ControlInfoMap from a binary buffer
> + * \param[in] buffer The memory buffer that contains the serialized map
> + *
> + * Re-construct a ControlInfoMap from a binary \a buffer containing data
> + * serialized using the serialize() method.
> + *
> + * \return The deserialized ControlInfoMap
> + */
> +template<>
> +ControlInfoMap ControlSerializer::deserialize<ControlInfoMap>(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer)
> +{
> +	struct ipa_controls_header hdr;
> +	buffer.read(&hdr);
> +
> +	if (hdr.version != IPA_CONTROLS_FORMAT_VERSION) {
> +		LOG(Serializer, Error)
> +			<< "Unsupported controls format version "
> +			<< hdr.version;
> +		return {};
> +	}
> +
> +	ByteStreamBuffer entries = buffer.carveOut(hdr.data_offset - sizeof(hdr));
> +	ByteStreamBuffer values = buffer.carveOut(hdr.size - hdr.data_offset);
> +
> +	if (buffer.overflow())
> +		return {};
> +
> +	ControlInfoMap::Map ctrls;
> +
> +	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < hdr.entries; ++i) {
> +		struct ipa_control_range_entry entry;
> +		entries.read(&entry);
> +
> +		/* Create and cache the individual ControlId. */
> +		ControlType type = static_cast<ControlType>(entry.type);
> +		controlIds_.emplace_back(utils::make_unique<ControlId>(entry.id, "", type));
> +
> +		if (entry.offset != values.offset()) {
> +			LOG(Serializer, Error)
> +				<< "Bad data, entry offset mismatch (entry "
> +				<< i << ")";
> +			return {};
> +		}
> +
> +		/* Create and store the ControlRange. */
> +		ctrls.emplace(controlIds_.back().get(),
> +			      load<ControlRange>(type, values));
> +	}
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Create the ControlInfoMap in the cache, and store the map to handle
> +	 * association.
> +	 */
> +	ControlInfoMap &map = infoMaps_[hdr.handle] = std::move(ctrls);
> +	infoMapHandles_[&map] = hdr.handle;
> +
> +	return map;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Deserialize a ControlList from a binary buffer
> + * \param[in] buffer The memory buffer that contains the serialized list
> + *
> + * Re-construct a ControlList from a binary \a buffer containing data
> + * serialized using the serialize() method.
> + *
> + * \return The deserialized ControlList
> + */
> +template<>
> +ControlList ControlSerializer::deserialize<ControlList>(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer)
> +{
> +	struct ipa_controls_header hdr;
> +	buffer.read(&hdr);
> +
> +	if (hdr.version != IPA_CONTROLS_FORMAT_VERSION) {
> +		LOG(Serializer, Error)
> +			<< "Unsupported controls format version "
> +			<< hdr.version;
> +		return {};
> +	}
> +
> +	ByteStreamBuffer entries = buffer.carveOut(hdr.data_offset - sizeof(hdr));
> +	ByteStreamBuffer values = buffer.carveOut(hdr.size - hdr.data_offset);
> +
> +	if (buffer.overflow())
> +		return {};
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Retrieve the ControlInfoMap associated with the ControlList based on
> +	 * its ID. The mapping between infoMap and ID is set up when serializing
> +	 * or deserializing ControlInfoMap. If no mapping is found (which is
> +	 * currently the case for ControlList related to libcamera controls),
> +	 * use the global control::control idmap.
> +	 */
> +	const ControlInfoMap *infoMap;
> +	if (hdr.handle) {
> +		auto iter = std::find_if(infoMapHandles_.begin(), infoMapHandles_.end(),
> +					 [&](decltype(infoMapHandles_)::value_type &entry) {
> +						 return entry.second == hdr.handle;
> +					 });
> +		if (iter == infoMapHandles_.end()) {
> +			LOG(Serializer, Error)
> +				<< "Can't deserialize ControlList: unknown ControlInfoMap";
> +			return {};
> +		}
> +
> +		infoMap = iter->first;
> +	} else {
> +		infoMap = nullptr;
> +	}
> +
> +	ControlList ctrls(infoMap ? infoMap->idmap() : controls::controls);
> +
> +	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < hdr.entries; ++i) {
> +		struct ipa_control_value_entry entry;
> +		entries.read(&entry);
> +
> +		if (entry.offset != values.offset()) {
> +			LOG(Serializer, Error)
> +				<< "Bad data, entry offset mismatch (entry "
> +				<< i << ")";
> +			return {};
> +		}
> +
> +		ControlType type = static_cast<ControlType>(entry.type);
> +		ctrls.set(entry.id, load<ControlValue>(type, values));
> +	}
> +
> +	return ctrls;
> +}
> +
> +} /* namespace libcamera */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/control_serializer.h b/src/libcamera/include/control_serializer.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..bb3cb8e7b904
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/src/libcamera/include/control_serializer.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2019, Google Inc.
> + *
> + * control_serializer.h - Control (de)serializer
> + */
> +#ifndef __LIBCAMERA_CONTROL_SERIALIZER_H__
> +#define __LIBCAMERA_CONTROL_SERIALIZER_H__
> +
> +#include <map>
> +#include <memory>
> +#include <vector>
> +
> +#include <libcamera/controls.h>
> +
> +namespace libcamera {
> +
> +class ByteStreamBuffer;
> +
> +class ControlSerializer
> +{
> +public:
> +	void reset();
> +
> +	static size_t binarySize(const ControlInfoMap &info);
> +	static size_t binarySize(const ControlList &list);
> +
> +	int serialize(const ControlInfoMap &info, ByteStreamBuffer &buffer);
> +	int serialize(const ControlList &list, ByteStreamBuffer &buffer);
> +
> +	template<typename T>
> +	T deserialize(ByteStreamBuffer &buffer);
> +
> +private:
> +	static size_t binarySize(const ControlValue &value);
> +	static size_t binarySize(const ControlRange &range);
> +
> +	static void store(const ControlValue &value, ByteStreamBuffer &buffer);
> +	static void store(const ControlRange &range, ByteStreamBuffer &buffer);
> +
> +	template<typename T>
> +	T load(ControlType type, ByteStreamBuffer &b);
> +
> +	unsigned int serial_;
> +	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ControlId>> controlIds_;
> +	std::map<unsigned int, ControlInfoMap> infoMaps_;
> +	std::map<const ControlInfoMap *, unsigned int> infoMapHandles_;
> +};
> +
> +} /* namespace libcamera */
> +
> +#endif /* __LIBCAMERA_CONTROL_SERIALIZER_H__ */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/meson.build b/src/libcamera/include/meson.build
> index 1ff0198662cc..697294f4b09b 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/include/meson.build
> +++ b/src/libcamera/include/meson.build
> @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ libcamera_headers = files([
>      'byte_stream_buffer.h',
>      'camera_controls.h',
>      'camera_sensor.h',
> +    'control_serializer.h',
>      'control_validator.h',
>      'device_enumerator.h',
>      'device_enumerator_sysfs.h',
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/meson.build b/src/libcamera/meson.build
> index dab2d8ad2649..59cf582580c4 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/meson.build
> +++ b/src/libcamera/meson.build
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ libcamera_sources = files([
>      'camera_manager.cpp',
>      'camera_sensor.cpp',
>      'controls.cpp',
> +    'control_serializer.cpp',
>      'control_validator.cpp',
>      'device_enumerator.cpp',
>      'device_enumerator_sysfs.cpp',
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart
> 
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Regards,
Niklas Söderlund


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