[libcamera-devel] [PATCH] libcamera: pipeline: raspberrypi: Add StreamFormats to StreamConfiguration

Laurent Pinchart laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
Thu Jun 25 04:21:26 CEST 2020


Hi Naush,

On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 08:59:49AM +0100, Naushir Patuck wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 at 00:46, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 11:25:47AM +0100, Naushir Patuck wrote:
> >> On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 at 05:59, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 10:18:38AM +0100, Naushir Patuck wrote:
> >>>> On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 10:03, Kieran Bingham wrote:
> >>>>> On 18/06/2020 09:41, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> >>>>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 03:26:40PM +0100, Naushir Patuck wrote:
> >>>>>>> In generateConfiguration(), add the device node specific formats to the
> >>>>>>> StreamConfiguration for each StreamRole requested.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Naushir Patuck <naush at raspberrypi.com>
> >>>>>>> ---
> >>>>>>>  .../pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp      | 52 +++++++++++++------
> >>>>>>>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> >>>>>>> index e16a9c7f..03a1e641 100644
> >>>>>>> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> >>>>>>> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> >>>>>>> @@ -518,41 +518,45 @@ CameraConfiguration *PipelineHandlerRPi::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> >>>>>>>      RPiCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
> >>>>>>>      CameraConfiguration *config = new RPiCameraConfiguration(data);
> >>>>>>>      V4L2DeviceFormat sensorFormat;
> >>>>>>> +    unsigned int bufferCount;
> >>>>>>> +    PixelFormat pixelFormat;
> >>>>>>>      V4L2PixFmtMap fmts;
> >>>>>>> +    Size size;
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>      if (roles.empty())
> >>>>>>>              return config;
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>      for (const StreamRole role : roles) {
> >>>>>>> -            StreamConfiguration cfg{};
> >>>>>>> -
> >>>>>>>              switch (role) {
> >>>>>>>              case StreamRole::StillCaptureRaw:
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.size = data->sensor_->resolution();
> >>>>>>> +                    size = data->sensor_->resolution();
> >>>>>>>                      fmts = data->unicam_[Unicam::Image].dev()->formats();
> >>>>>>> -                    sensorFormat = findBestMode(fmts, cfg.size);
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.pixelFormat = sensorFormat.fourcc.toPixelFormat();
> >>>>>>> -                    ASSERT(cfg.pixelFormat.isValid());
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.bufferCount = 1;
> >>>>>>> +                    sensorFormat = findBestMode(fmts, size);
> >>>>>>> +                    pixelFormat = sensorFormat.fourcc.toPixelFormat();
> >>>>>>> +                    ASSERT(pixelFormat.isValid());
> >>>>>>> +                    bufferCount = 1;
> >>>>>>>                      break;
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>              case StreamRole::StillCapture:
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.pixelFormat = PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_NV12);
> >>>>>>> +                    fmts = data->isp_[Isp::Output0].dev()->formats();
> >>>>>>> +                    pixelFormat = PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_NV12);
> >>>
> >>> This conflicts with recent rework of format handling, this line should
> >>> now be
> >>>
> >>> +                       pixelFormat = formats::NV12;
> >>>
> >>> Same for the other formats below.
> >>
> >> Will update in the next patch.
> >>
> >>>>>>>                      /* Return the largest sensor resolution. */
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.size = data->sensor_->resolution();
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.bufferCount = 1;
> >>>>>>> +                    size = data->sensor_->resolution();
> >>>>>>> +                    bufferCount = 1;
> >>>>>>>                      break;
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>              case StreamRole::VideoRecording:
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.pixelFormat = PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_NV12);
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.size = { 1920, 1080 };
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.bufferCount = 4;
> >>>>>>> +                    fmts = data->isp_[Isp::Output0].dev()->formats();
> >>>>>>> +                    pixelFormat = PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_NV12);
> >>>>>>> +                    size = { 1920, 1080 };
> >>>>>>> +                    bufferCount = 4;
> >>>>>>>                      break;
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>              case StreamRole::Viewfinder:
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.pixelFormat = PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888);
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.size = { 800, 600 };
> >>>>>>> -                    cfg.bufferCount = 4;
> >>>>>>> +                    fmts = data->isp_[Isp::Output0].dev()->formats();
> >>>>>>> +                    pixelFormat = PixelFormat(DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888);
> >>>>>>> +                    size = { 800, 600 };
> >>>>>>> +                    bufferCount = 4;
> >>>>>>>                      break;
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>              default:
> >>>>>>> @@ -561,6 +565,22 @@ CameraConfiguration *PipelineHandlerRPi::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> >>>>>>>                      break;
> >>>>>>>              }
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> +            /* Translate the V4L2PixelFormat to PixelFormat. */
> >>>>>>> +            std::map<PixelFormat, std::vector<SizeRange>> deviceFormats;
> >>>>>>> +            std::transform(fmts.begin(), fmts.end(), std::inserter(deviceFormats, deviceFormats.begin()),
> >>>>>>> +                           [&](const decltype(fmts)::value_type &format) {
> >>>>>>> +                                    return decltype(deviceFormats)::value_type{
> >>>>>>> +                                            format.first.toPixelFormat(),
> >>>>>>> +                                            format.second
> >>>>>>> +                                    };
> >>>>>>> +                           });
> >>>
> >>> For the unicam device this looks fine to me, as the driver will
> >>> give us formats and sizes that match the capabilities of the sensor. For
> >>> the ISP, the list of supported pixel formats is queried from the
> >>> firmware, filtered against the list of pixel formats supported by the
> >>> driver, and all should be fine. However, for the frame sizes, the ISP
> >>> driver reports hardcoded minimum and maximum values of 64 and 16384
> >>> respectively. Shouldn't we instead, in the pipeline handler, take the
> >>> capabilities of both the sensor and the ISP into account to create a
> >>> range of sizes that would be closer to what can actually be achieved ?
> >>
> >> Just checking, so I should populate
> >> StreamFormat::std::vector<SizeRange> with the device ranges?  What
> >> about the StreamConfiguration::size field that I currently populate
> >> with a single value, should I leave that blank/empty?
> >
> > StreamConfigure::size is the recommended size for the stream.
> > StreamFormats is a map containing all the supported pixel formats, and
> > for each of them, the supported sizes. The sizes are expressed as a
> > vector of SizeRange, which must contain at least one entry.
> >
> > You populate StreamConfigure::size correctly as far as I can tell,
> > there's no reason to change. The StreamFormats, however, should be
> > populated with what the camera can produce, and that should be
> > conditioned by the sizes supported by the sensor and the ISP
> > capabilities. You could, for instance, take all the sizes supported by
> > the sensor, and for each of them, create a SizeRange with the minimum
> > set to the sensor size downscaled as much as possible by the ISP, and
> > the maximum set to the sensor size.
> 
> Apologies if this is a silly question, but since the ISP hardware
> genuinely does allow frame sizes in the range [64,16384] in both
> dimensions irrespective of the input size, is what I currently have
> for populating SizeRange not correct?

Then I have to apologize for considering the code wasn't correct :-) I
assumed the scaling ratios were somehow limited.

> >>> For UVC the situation is different, as the kernel directly reports the
> >>> list of formats and sizes supported by the device.
> >>>
> >>>>>> Really took me a while to parse this, as I was not expecting to see
> >>>>>> std::inserter() but just deviceFormats.begin() there, but then I
> >>>>>> learned about inserter, and indeed if I remove std::inserter() I get
> >>>>>> an error due to the fact the copy operator of std::pair is deleted.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I think that's the same as the conversion routine in the UVC pipeline
> >>>>> handler (which I think came from Laurent).
> >>>>
> >>>> Yes, I picked this from the uvc pipeline handler.  Took me some goes
> >>>> to understand it as well :)
> >>>>
> >>>>> Not for this patch (I think this can go in as is) but we should really
> >>>>> make a helper for that conversion as it's likely to be used in multiple
> >>>>> places, and it is quite hard to parse on it's own ;-(.
> >>>>
> >>>> That would make sense.  All pipeline handlers will require this
> >>>> conversion, I think!
> >>>>
> >>>>> However, I think that overlaps with changes that you (Jacopo) were
> >>>>> working on with ImageFormats anyway.
> >>>
> >>> Yes, we know this API needs to be reworked, so I wouldn't spend time on
> >>> creating a helper right now, but would rather land the ImageFormats
> >>> series first, and then discuss how we should rework stream configuration
> >>> handling. The fact that this code should consider both the sensor and
> >>> the ISP, as explained above, also makes it more difficult to create a
> >>> single helper function.
> >>>
> >>>>> Eitherway, this patch will help support more formats and enumeration on
> >>>>> the RPi pipeline handler:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> +
> >>>>>>> +            /* Add the stream format based on the device node used for the use case. */
> >>>>>>> +            StreamFormats formats(deviceFormats);
> >>>>>>> +            StreamConfiguration cfg(formats);
> >>>>>>> +            cfg.size = size;
> >>>>>>> +            cfg.pixelFormat = pixelFormat;
> >>>>>>> +            cfg.bufferCount = bufferCount;
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Patch looks good to me
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo at jmondi.org>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>              config->addConfiguration(cfg);
> >>>>>>>      }
> >>>>>>>

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart


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