[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v2 1/2] pipeline: raspberrypi: Move sensor entity detection out of registerCamera()

Naushir Patuck naush at raspberrypi.com
Wed Dec 8 16:15:26 CET 2021


Enumerate the sensor device entities in PipelineHandlerRPi::match() and loop
over PipelineHandlerRPi::registerCamera() for each sensor found. This will
allow the pipeline handler to register multiple cameras attached to a single
Unicam instance with a Video Mux device.

Signed-off-by: Naushir Patuck <naush at raspberrypi.com>
Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com>
---
 .../pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp      | 35 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
index 86851ac467ad..756878c70036 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ private:
 		return static_cast<RPiCameraData *>(camera->_d());
 	}
 
-	int registerCamera(MediaDevice *unicam, MediaDevice *isp);
+	int registerCamera(MediaDevice *unicam, MediaDevice *isp, MediaEntity *sensorEntity);
 	int queueAllBuffers(Camera *camera);
 	int prepareBuffers(Camera *camera);
 	void freeBuffers(Camera *camera);
@@ -1029,16 +1029,28 @@ bool PipelineHandlerRPi::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	int ret = registerCamera(unicamDevice, ispDevice);
-	if (ret) {
-		LOG(RPI, Error) << "Failed to register camera: " << ret;
-		return false;
+	/*
+	 * The loop below is used to register multiple cameras behind one or more
+	 * video mux devices that are attaced to a particular Unicam instance.
+	 * Obviously these cameras cannot be used simultaneously.
+	 */
+	unsigned int numCameras = 0;
+	for (MediaEntity *entity : unicamDevice->entities()) {
+		if (entity->function() != MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR)
+			continue;
+
+		int ret = registerCamera(unicamDevice, ispDevice, entity);
+		if (ret)
+			LOG(RPI, Error) << "Failed to register camera "
+					<< entity->name() << ": " << ret;
+		else
+			numCameras++;
 	}
 
-	return true;
+	return !!numCameras;
 }
 
-int PipelineHandlerRPi::registerCamera(MediaDevice *unicam, MediaDevice *isp)
+int PipelineHandlerRPi::registerCamera(MediaDevice *unicam, MediaDevice *isp, MediaEntity *sensorEntity)
 {
 	std::unique_ptr<RPiCameraData> data = std::make_unique<RPiCameraData>(this);
 
@@ -1079,14 +1091,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerRPi::registerCamera(MediaDevice *unicam, MediaDevice *isp)
 	data->isp_[Isp::Output1].dev()->bufferReady.connect(data.get(), &RPiCameraData::ispOutputDequeue);
 	data->isp_[Isp::Stats].dev()->bufferReady.connect(data.get(), &RPiCameraData::ispOutputDequeue);
 
-	/* Identify the sensor. */
-	for (MediaEntity *entity : unicam->entities()) {
-		if (entity->function() == MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR) {
-			data->sensor_ = std::make_unique<CameraSensor>(entity);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
+	data->sensor_ = std::make_unique<CameraSensor>(sensorEntity);
 	if (!data->sensor_)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-- 
2.25.1



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