[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v11] test: gstreamer: Add test for gstreamer single stream

Vedant Paranjape vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com
Mon Aug 16 16:27:11 CEST 2021


Hi Kieran,
Sounds like a good idea. Once I figure how to use GstDeviceProvider, I'll
try to do this.

Regards,
Vedant Paranjape

On Mon, 16 Aug, 2021, 19:52 Kieran Bingham, <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com>
wrote:

> On 16/08/2021 15:14, Vedant Paranjape wrote:
> > Hi Laurent,
> > Yes, what's the camera-name with which vimc camera can be selected ?
> > I could simply set the object property to use it. I think it would be
> > nice to have two separate tests, one which runs on real camera and other
> > one on vimc camera.
>
>
> Or runs on all available cameras?
>
> --
> Kieran
>
>
> > Regards,
> > /*Vedant Paranjape*/
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 7:29 PM Laurent Pinchart
> > <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
> > <mailto:laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi Vedant,
> >
> >     On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 07:04:00PM +0530, Vedant Paranjape wrote:
> >     > Hi Umang,
> >     > Thanks for the Review. I feel the changes are appropriate. I will
> >     send a
> >     > patch with the changes.
> >
> >     While at it, I'm wondering if it would make sense to select the vimc
> >     camera explicitly from the libcamerasrc element instead of using
> >     whatever camera happens to be the first. It would make tests more
> >     reproducible.
> >
> >     > On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 11:17 AM Umang Jain wrote:
> >     >
> >     > > Hi Vedant and Laurent,
> >     > >
> >     > > Thanks for the patch. Overall looks good to me,
> >     > >
> >     > > a few comments below for cleanup paths :)
> >     > > On 8/14/21 5:16 AM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> >     > >
> >     > > From: Vedant Paranjape <vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com>>
> >     <vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com>>
> >     > >
> >     > > This patch adds a test to test if single stream using libcamera's
> >     > > gstreamer element works.
> >     > >
> >     > > We need to work around two distinct issues with ASan when
> >     enabled in the
> >     > > build:
> >     > >
> >     > > - glib has a known leak at initialization time. This is covered
> >     by the
> >     > >   suppression file shipped with glib, but it's not clear how to
> >     use it
> >     > >   automatically. For now, disable leak detection to avoid test
> >     failures.
> >     > >
> >     > > - GStreamer spawns a child process to scan plugins. If GStreamer
> is
> >     > >   compiled without ASan (which is likely) but libcamera is,
> >     dlopen()ing
> >     > >   the libcamera plugin will cause an ASan link order verification
> >     > >   failure. Disable the verification child processes to work
> >     around the
> >     > >   problem. This requires gcc 8 or newer.
> >     > >
> >     > > Signed-off-by: Vedant Paranjape <vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com>>
> >     <vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:vedantparanjape160201 at gmail.com>>
> >     > > Reviewed-by: Paul Elder <paul.elder at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:paul.elder at ideasonboard.com>> <paul.elder at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:paul.elder at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     > > Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     > > Tested-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@@ideasonboard.com
> >     <http://ideasonboard.com>> <kieran.bingham@@ideasonboard.com
> >     <http://ideasonboard.com>>
> >     > > Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     > > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart
> >     <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     > > ---
> >     > > This version incorporates changes coming from my review of v10,
> and
> >     > > fixes for ASan issues. ASan is a bit of a pain with GStreamer,
> >     for two
> >     > > independent reasons as explained in the commit message. I'd like
> >     to find
> >     > > a way to use leak suppression files to handle the glib
> >     initialization
> >     > > leak, but that's a big rabbit hole. The workaround for the
> >     second issue
> >     > > is acceptable in my opinion.
> >     > >
> >     > > The biggest trouble with these workarounds is that they don't
> >     work with
> >     > > gcc version older than 8. As the stable version of the most
> >     common Linux
> >     > > distributions ship gcc 8 or newer, skipping this test for gcc 7
> >     (which
> >     > > is the oldest version that libcamera supports) is also
> >     acceptable in my
> >     > > opinion.
> >     > >
> >     > > Changes since v10:
> >     > >
> >     > > - Disable ASan leak detection
> >     > > - Disable ASan link order verification for child processes
> >     > > - Include source_path.h
> >     > > - Remove unneeded explicit std::string construction
> >     > > - Declare variables at usage site
> >     > > - Make constants constexpr
> >     > > - Add a variable for the message type
> >     > > - Blank space fixes
> >     > > ---
> >     > >  .../gstreamer_single_stream_test.cpp          | 188
> >     ++++++++++++++++++
> >     > >  test/gstreamer/meson.build                    |  19 ++
> >     > >  test/meson.build                              |   1 +
> >     > >  3 files changed, 208 insertions(+)
> >     > >  create mode 100644
> test/gstreamer/gstreamer_single_stream_test.cpp
> >     > >  create mode 100644 test/gstreamer/meson.build
> >     > >
> >     > > diff --git a/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_single_stream_test.cpp
> >     b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_single_stream_test.cpp
> >     > > new file mode 100644
> >     > > index 000000000000..e26673b3471a
> >     > > --- /dev/null
> >     > > +++ b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_single_stream_test.cpp
> >     > > @@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
> >     > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
> >     > > +/*
> >     > > + * Copyright (C) 2021, Vedant Paranjape
> >     > > + *
> >     > > + * ipa_interface_test.cpp - Test the IPA interface
> >     > > + */
> >     > > +
> >     > > +#include <iostream>
> >     > > +#include <unistd.h>
> >     > > +
> >     > > +#include <libcamera/base/utils.h>
> >     > > +
> >     > > +#include "libcamera/internal/source_paths.h"
> >     > > +
> >     > > +#include <gst/gst.h>
> >     > > +
> >     > > +#include "test.h"
> >     > > +
> >     > > +using namespace std;
> >     > > +
> >     > > +extern "C" {
> >     > > +const char *__asan_default_options()
> >     > > +{
> >     > > +   /*
> >     > > +    * Disable leak detection due to a known global variable
> >     initialization
> >     > > +    * leak in glib's g_quark_init(). This should ideally be
> >     handled by
> >     > > +    * using a suppression file instead of disabling leak
> detection.
> >     > > +    */
> >     > > +   return "detect_leaks=false";
> >     > > +}
> >     > > +}
> >     > > +
> >     > > +class GstreamerSingleStreamTest : public Test
> >     > > +{
> >     > > +protected:
> >     > > +   int init() override
> >     > > +   {
> >     > > +           /*
> >     > > +            * GStreamer spawns a process to run the
> >     gst-plugin-scanner
> >     > > +            * helper. If libcamera is compiled with ASan
> >     enabled, and as
> >     > > +            * GStreamer is most likely not, this will cause the
> >     ASan link
> >     > > +            * order check to fail when gst-plugin-scanner
> >     dlopen()s the
> >     > > +            * plugin as many libraries will have already been
> >     loaded by
> >     > > +            * then. Work around this issue by disabling the
> >     link order
> >     > > +            * check. This will only affect child processes, as
> >     ASan is
> >     > > +            * already loaded for this process by the time this
> >     code is
> >     > > +            * executed, and should thus hopefully be safe.
> >     > > +            *
> >     > > +            * This option is not available in gcc older than 8,
> >     the only
> >     > > +            * option in that case is to skip the test.
> >     > > +            */
> >     > > +#if defined(__SANITIZE_ADDRESS__) && !defined(__clang__) &&
> >     __GNUC__ < 8
> >     > > +           return TestSkip;
> >     > > +#endif
> >     > > +           setenv("ASAN_OPTIONS", "verify_asan_link_order=0",
> 1);
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /* Initialize GStreamer */
> >     > > +           GError *errInit = nullptr;
> >     > >
> >     > > One can use:
> >     > >
> >     > >     g_autoptr(GError) errInit = NULL;
> >     > >
> >     > > ...
> >     > >
> >     > > +           if (!gst_init_check(nullptr, nullptr, &errInit)) {
> >     > > +                   g_printerr("Could not initialize GStreamer:
> >     %s\n",
> >     > > +                              errInit ? errInit->message :
> >     "unknown error");
> >     > > +                   if (errInit)
> >     > > +                           g_error_free(errInit);
> >     > >
> >     > > And remove manual free here.
> >     > >
> >     > > +
> >     > > +                   return TestFail;
> >     > > +           }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /*
> >     > > +            * Remove the system libcamera plugin, if any, and
> >     add the
> >     > > +            * plugin from the build directory.
> >     > > +            */
> >     > > +           GstRegistry *registry = gst_registry_get();
> >     > > +           GstPlugin *plugin = gst_registry_lookup(registry,
> >     "libgstlibcamera.so");
> >     > > +           if (plugin) {
> >     > > +                   gst_registry_remove_plugin(registry, plugin);
> >     > > +                   gst_object_unref(plugin);
> >     > > +           }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           std::string path =
> >     libcamera::utils::libcameraBuildPath()
> >     > > +                            + "src/gstreamer";
> >     > > +           if (!gst_registry_scan_path(registry, path.c_str()))
> {
> >     > > +                   g_printerr("Failed to add plugin to
> >     registry\n");
> >     > > +                   gst_deinit();
> >     > > +                   return TestFail;
> >     > > +           }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /* Create the elements */
> >     > > +           libcameraSrc_ =
> >     gst_element_factory_make("libcamerasrc", "libcamera");
> >     > > +           convert0_ = gst_element_factory_make("videoconvert",
> >     "convert0");
> >     > > +           sink0_ = gst_element_factory_make("fakesink",
> "sink0");
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /* Create the empty pipeline_ */
> >     > > +           pipeline_ = gst_pipeline_new("test-pipeline");
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           if (!pipeline_ || !convert0_ || !sink0_ ||
> >     !libcameraSrc_) {
> >     > > +                   g_printerr("Not all elements could be
> >     created. %p.%p.%p.%p\n",
> >     > > +                              pipeline_, convert0_, sink0_,
> >     libcameraSrc_);
> >     > > +                   if (pipeline_)
> >     > > +                           gst_object_unref(pipeline_);
> >     > > +                   if (convert0_)
> >     > > +                           gst_object_unref(convert0_);
> >     > > +                   if (sink0_)
> >     > > +                           gst_object_unref(sink0_);
> >     > > +                   if (libcameraSrc_)
> >     > > +                           gst_object_unref(libcameraSrc_);
> >     > > +                   gst_deinit();
> >     > > +
> >     > > +                   return TestFail;
> >     > > +           }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           return TestPass;
> >     > > +   }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +   void cleanup() override
> >     > > +   {
> >     > > +           gst_object_unref(pipeline_);
> >     > > +           gst_deinit();
> >     > > +   }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +   int run() override
> >     > > +   {
> >     > > +           GstStateChangeReturn ret;
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /* Build the pipeline */
> >     > > +           gst_bin_add_many(GST_BIN(pipeline_), libcameraSrc_,
> >     convert0_, sink0_, NULL);
> >     > > +           if (gst_element_link_many(libcameraSrc_, convert0_,
> >     sink0_, NULL) != TRUE) {
> >     > > +                   g_printerr("Elements could not be
> linked.\n");
> >     > > +                   return TestFail;
> >     > > +           }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /* Start playing */
> >     > > +           ret = gst_element_set_state(pipeline_,
> >     GST_STATE_PLAYING);
> >     > > +           if (ret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE) {
> >     > > +                   g_printerr("Unable to set the pipeline to
> >     the playing state.\n");
> >     > > +                   return TestFail;
> >     > > +           }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /* Wait until error or EOS or timeout after 2
> seconds */
> >     > > +           constexpr GstMessageType msgType =
> >     > > +
> >      static_cast<GstMessageType>(GST_MESSAGE_ERROR | GST_MESSAGE_EOS);
> >     > > +           constexpr GstClockTime timeout = 2000000000;
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           g_autoptr(GstBus) bus =
> gst_element_get_bus(pipeline_);
> >     > > +           g_autoptr(GstMessage) msg =
> >     gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered(bus, timeout, msgType);
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           gst_element_set_state(pipeline_, GST_STATE_NULL);
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           /* Parse error message */
> >     > > +           if (msg == NULL)
> >     > > +                   return TestPass;
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           switch (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE(msg)) {
> >     > > +           case GST_MESSAGE_ERROR:
> >     > > +                   gstreamer_print_error(msg);
> >     > > +                   break;
> >     > > +           case GST_MESSAGE_EOS:
> >     > > +                   g_print("End-Of-Stream reached.\n");
> >     > >
> >     > > EOS doesn't sound like a error/Test-fail condition to me. If
> >     there is a
> >     > > possibility that EOS will be reached before timeout, what's
> >     ensures(in the
> >     > > first place) that the pipeline will be in playing state for
> >     entire timeout,
> >     > > before we request masked EOS/Error messages from the bus? What
> >     am I missing?
> >     >
> >     > I am not a gstreamer expert, to the best of my knowledge, EOS
> >     won't be ever
> >     > sent by libcamerasrc, as it is the element which drives the
> >     pipeline. I
> >     > think this event can be dropped, I just want to confirm it with
> >     Nicolas
> >     > once he's back.
> >     >
> >     > > It is important to note that *only elements driving the pipeline
> >     should
> >     > ever send an EOS event*. If your element is chain-based, it is not
> >     driving
> >     > the pipeline. Chain-based elements should just return GST_FLOW_EOS
> >     from
> >     > their chain function at the end of the stream (or the configured
> >     segment)
> >     >
> >     >
> >
> https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/plugin-development/advanced/events.html?gi-language=c#end-of-stream-eos
> >     <
> https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/plugin-development/advanced/events.html?gi-language=c#end-of-stream-eos
> >
> >     >
> >     > +                     break;
> >     > > +           default:
> >     > > +                   g_printerr("Unexpected message received.\n");
> >     > > +                   break;
> >     > > +           }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           return TestFail;
> >     > > +   }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +private:
> >     > > +   void gstreamer_print_error(GstMessage *msg)
> >     > > +   {
> >     > > +           GError *err;
> >     > >
> >     > > This can use:
> >     > >
> >     > >     g_autoptr(GError) err = NULL;
> >     > >
> >     > > +           gchar *debug_info;
> >     > >
> >     > > and
> >     > >
> >     > >      g_autofree char *debug_info = NULL;
> >     > >
> >     > > +
> >     > > +           gst_message_parse_error(msg, &err, &debug_info);
> >     > > +           g_printerr("Error received from element %s: %s\n",
> >     > > +                      GST_OBJECT_NAME(msg->src), err->message);
> >     > > +           g_printerr("Debugging information: %s\n",
> >     > > +                      debug_info ? debug_info : "none");
> >     > > +           g_clear_error(&err);
> >     > > +           g_free(debug_info);
> >     > >
> >     > > So, that will lead us to dropping manual free of err and debug
> info
> >     > >
> >     > >
> >     > > Minor things, so:
> >     > >
> >     > > Reviewed-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain at ideasonboard.com
> >     <mailto:umang.jain at ideasonboard.com>>
> >     > >
> >     > > +   }
> >     > > +
> >     > > +   GstElement *pipeline_;
> >     > > +   GstElement *libcameraSrc_;
> >     > > +   GstElement *convert0_;
> >     > > +   GstElement *sink0_;
> >     > > +};
> >     > > +
> >     > > +TEST_REGISTER(GstreamerSingleStreamTest)
> >     > > diff --git a/test/gstreamer/meson.build
> b/test/gstreamer/meson.build
> >     > > new file mode 100644
> >     > > index 000000000000..b99aa0da0ba3
> >     > > --- /dev/null
> >     > > +++ b/test/gstreamer/meson.build
> >     > > @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> >     > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
> >     > > +
> >     > > +if not gst_enabled
> >     > > +    subdir_done()
> >     > > +endif
> >     > > +
> >     > > +gstreamer_tests = [
> >     > > +    ['single_stream_test',
>  'gstreamer_single_stream_test.cpp'],
> >     > > +]
> >     > > +gstreamer_dep = dependency('gstreamer-1.0', required: true)
> >     > > +
> >     > > +foreach t : gstreamer_tests
> >     > > +    exe = executable(t[0], t[1],
> >     > > +                     dependencies : [libcamera_private,
> >     gstreamer_dep],
> >     > > +                     link_with : test_libraries,
> >     > > +                     include_directories :
> test_includes_internal)
> >     > > +
> >     > > +    test(t[0], exe, suite : 'gstreamer', is_parallel : false)
> >     > > +endforeach
> >     > > diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
> >     > > index 3bceb5df586f..d0466f17d7b6 100644
> >     > > --- a/test/meson.build
> >     > > +++ b/test/meson.build
> >     > > @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ subdir('libtest')
> >     > >
> >     > >  subdir('camera')
> >     > >  subdir('controls')
> >     > > +subdir('gstreamer')
> >     > >  subdir('ipa')
> >     > >  subdir('ipc')
> >     > >  subdir('log')
> >
> >     --
> >     Regards,
> >
> >     Laurent Pinchart
> >
>
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