[libcamera-devel] [PATCH] libcamera: pipeline: simple: Add support for controls

Jacopo Mondi jacopo at jmondi.org
Thu Dec 9 09:58:30 CET 2021


Hello Benjamin,

On Wed, Dec 08, 2021 at 11:35:23PM +1100, Benjamin Schaaf wrote:
> Controls and control info are translated between libcamera and V4L2
> inside the simple pipeline. Request controls are applied when a request
> is next to be completed.
>
> This also adds some additional draft controls needed for the PinePhone.

Sorry to get straight to this before looking at the patch content, but
we do enforce a code style as reported here
https://libcamera.org/coding-style.html#coding-style-guidelines

We have a tool that might help you catching style issues at
utils/checkstyle.py

Care to reformat your patches to comply with the project code style ?

>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Schaaf <ben.schaaf at gmail.com>
> ---
>  src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml             |  24 +++
>  src/libcamera/controls.cpp                 |   6 -
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.cpp | 230 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.h   |  26 +++
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/meson.build  |   1 +
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp   |  30 ++-
>  6 files changed, 310 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.cpp
>  create mode 100644 src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.h
>
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml b/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml
> index 9d4638ae..2af230c3 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml
> +++ b/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml
> @@ -406,6 +406,30 @@ controls:
>              The camera will cancel any active or completed metering sequence.
>              The AE algorithm is reset to its initial state.
>
> +  - AutoGain:
> +      type: bool
> +      draft: true
> +      description: |
> +       Control for Automatic Gain. Currently identical to V4L2_CID_AUTOGAIN.
> +
> +  - AfEnabled:
> +      type: bool
> +      draft: true
> +      description: |
> +       Control for AF. Currently identical to V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO.
> +
> +  - AfStart:
> +      type: void

Why type void ? Isn't this a boolean ?

> +      draft: true
> +      description: |
> +       Control for AF. Currently identical to V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_START.
> +
> +  - AfStop:
> +      type: void
> +      draft: true
> +      description: |
> +       Control for AF. Currently identical to V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_END.
> +

We're in the process of reworking controls related to gain and focus,
but for the moment, as we comply with Android by having their controls
defined as draft, I'm not opposed to have these here.

I'm worried once we have applications use them, we will never move to
the newly defined ones though unless we forcefully remove them in
future...


>    - AfTrigger:
>        type: int32_t
>        draft: true
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/controls.cpp b/src/libcamera/controls.cpp
> index 0d8c0a5c..1f65fc73 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/controls.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/controls.cpp
> @@ -1052,9 +1052,6 @@ const ControlValue *ControlList::find(unsigned
> int id) const
>  {
>      const auto iter = controls_.find(id);
>      if (iter == controls_.end()) {
> -        LOG(Controls, Error)
> -            << "Control " << utils::hex(id) << " not found";
> -

Ouch, why remove the error message ?

>          return nullptr;
>      }
>
> @@ -1064,9 +1061,6 @@ const ControlValue *ControlList::find(unsigned
> int id) const
>  ControlValue *ControlList::find(unsigned int id)
>  {
>      if (validator_ && !validator_->validate(id)) {
> -        LOG(Controls, Error)
> -            << "Control " << utils::hex(id)
> -            << " is not valid for " << validator_->name();
>          return nullptr;
>      }
>
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.cpp
> b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.cpp
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000..32695749
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.cpp
> @@ -0,0 +1,230 @@

File license ? You can copy the SPDX header from other files and
attribute the copyright to you or any one you like

> +#include "controls.h"
> +
> +#include <linux/v4l2-controls.h>
> +
> +#include <libcamera/base/log.h>
> +
> +#include <libcamera/control_ids.h>
> +
> +namespace libcamera {
> +
> +LOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(SimplePipeline)
> +
> +/*
> + * These controls can be directly mapped between libcamera and V4L2 without
> + * doing any conversion to the ControlValue.
> + */
> +static std::unordered_map<unsigned int, unsigned int> controlsToV4L2 = {
> +    { controls::AUTO_GAIN, V4L2_CID_AUTOGAIN },
> +    { controls::AF_ENABLED, V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO },
> +    { controls::AF_START, V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_START },
> +    { controls::AF_STOP, V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STOP },
> +    { controls::AE_ENABLE, V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO },
> +    { controls::EXPOSURE_VALUE, V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE },
> +    { controls::DIGITAL_GAIN, V4L2_CID_GAIN },
> +    { controls::ANALOGUE_GAIN, V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN },
> +    { controls::AF_STATE, V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS },
> +};

If them map is meant for internal use only you can declare it in an
anonymous namespace

namsepace {
        std::unordered_map<>...

};

namespace libcamera {

};

> +
> +/*
> + * Convert from a libcamera control to a V4L2 control, optionally
> also convert a
> + * set of ControlValues.
> + */

We use doxygen for documenting the code. Please see other files as an
example.

> +bool simpleControlToV4L2(unsigned int control,
> +             unsigned int *v4l2_control,
> +             const ControlValue *control_values,
> +             ControlValue *v4l2_values,
> +             size_t num_values)

Before looking at the implementation, let's reason a bit on the
architecture.

Is this control mapping valid for all platforms using the simple
pipeline handler ?

Is the device on which controls have to be applied the same for all
platforms ?

Should control handling be broken down to a platform specific
component to be selected at compile time ?

Also, I would like to see this implemented thorough a componenet with
a single interface towards the pipeline handler rather than a raw set
of helper functions. We can indeed help designing that once we have
the previous question clarified.

I'm not even sure this is the direction we want to got with the simple
pipeline handler (platform-specific backends), and I would like to
hear Laurent's opinion on this, but I see a potential for doing what
we do with the android backend selection through the
'android_platform' build option.

        option('android_platform',
                type : 'combo',
                choices : ['cros', 'generic'],
                value : 'generic',
                description : 'Select the Android platform to compile for')

> +{
> +    // Convert controls
> +    if (v4l2_control) {
> +        auto it = controlsToV4L2.find(control);
> +        if (it == controlsToV4L2.end())
> +            return false;
> +
> +        *v4l2_control = it->second;
> +    }
> +
> +    // Convert values
> +    if (num_values == 0)
> +        return true;
> +
> +    switch (control) {
> +    case controls::AE_ENABLE:
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < num_values; ++i)
> +            v4l2_values[i] =
> ControlValue((int32_t)(control_values[i].get<bool>() ?
> V4L2_EXPOSURE_AUTO : V4L2_EXPOSURE_MANUAL));
> +        return true;
> +    case controls::EXPOSURE_VALUE:
> +    case controls::DIGITAL_GAIN:
> +    case controls::ANALOGUE_GAIN:
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < num_values; ++i)
> +            v4l2_values[i] =
> ControlValue((int32_t)control_values[i].get<float>());
> +        return true;
> +    // Read only
> +    case controls::AF_STATE:
> +        return false;
> +    default:
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < num_values; ++i)
> +            v4l2_values[i] = control_values[i];
> +        return true;
> +    }
> +
> +}
> +
> +static std::unordered_map<unsigned int, unsigned int> controlsFromV4L2;
> +
> +/*
> + * Convert from a V4L2 control to a libcamera control, optionally
> also convert a
> + * set of ControlValues.
> + */
> +bool simpleControlFromV4L2(unsigned int v4l2_control,
> +               unsigned int *control,
> +               const ControlValue *v4l2_values,
> +               ControlValue *control_values,
> +               size_t num_values)
> +{
> +    // Initialize the inverse of controlsToV4L2
> +    if (controlsFromV4L2.empty()) {
> +        for (const auto &v : controlsToV4L2) {
> +            controlsFromV4L2[v.second] = v.first;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    // Convert control
> +    if (control) {
> +        auto it = controlsFromV4L2.find(v4l2_control);
> +        if (it == controlsFromV4L2.end())
> +            return false;
> +
> +        *control = it->second;
> +    }
> +
> +    // Convert values
> +    if (num_values == 0)
> +        return true;
> +
> +    switch (v4l2_control) {
> +    case V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE_AUTO:
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < num_values; ++i)
> +            control_values[i] =
> ControlValue(v4l2_values[i].get<int32_t>() == V4L2_EXPOSURE_AUTO);
> +        return true;
> +    case V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE:
> +    case V4L2_CID_GAIN:
> +    case V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN:
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < num_values; ++i)
> +            control_values[i] =
> ControlValue((float)v4l2_values[i].get<int32_t>());
> +        return true;
> +    case V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS:
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < num_values; ++i) {
> +            switch (v4l2_values[i].get<int32_t>()) {
> +            case V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_IDLE:
> +                control_values[i] =
> ControlValue((int32_t)controls::draft::AfStateInactive);
> +                break;
> +            case V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_BUSY:
> +                control_values[i] =
> ControlValue((int32_t)controls::draft::AfStateActiveScan);
> +                break;
> +            case V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_REACHED:
> +                control_values[i] =
> ControlValue((int32_t)controls::draft::AfStatePassiveFocused);
> +                break;
> +            case V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS_FAILED:
> +                control_values[i] =
> ControlValue((int32_t)controls::draft::AfStatePassiveUnfocused);
> +                break;
> +            default:
> +                LOG(SimplePipeline, Error)
> +                    << "AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS has invalid value: "
> +                    << utils::hex(v4l2_values[i].get<int32_t>());
> +                /*TODO: Log Error*/
> +                return false;
> +            }
> +        }
> +        return true;
> +    default:
> +        for (size_t i = 0; i < num_values; ++i)
> +            control_values[i] = v4l2_values[i];
> +        return true;
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Convert a ControlInfoMap from V4L2 to libcamera. Converts both the control
> + * identifiers as well as all values.
> + */
> +ControlInfoMap simpleControlInfoFromV4L2(const ControlInfoMap &v4l2_info_map)
> +{
> +    ControlInfoMap::Map info_map;
> +
> +    for (const auto &pair : v4l2_info_map) {
> +        unsigned int v4l2_control = pair.first->id();
> +        const ControlInfo &v4l2_info = pair.second;
> +
> +        unsigned int control;
> +        ControlValue def;
> +        if (!simpleControlFromV4L2(v4l2_control, &control,
> &v4l2_info.def(), &def, 1))
> +            continue;
> +
> +        const ControlId *control_id = controls::controls.at(control);
> +
> +        // ControlInfo has either a list of values or a minimum and
> +        // maximum. This includes controls that have no values or are
> +        // booleans.
> +        ControlInfo info;
> +        if (v4l2_info.values().empty()) {
> +            ControlValue min, max;
> +            simpleControlFromV4L2(v4l2_control, nullptr,
> &v4l2_info.min(), &min, 1);
> +            simpleControlFromV4L2(v4l2_control, nullptr,
> &v4l2_info.max(), &max, 1);
> +            info = ControlInfo(std::move(min), std::move(max), std::move(def));
> +        } else {
> +            std::vector<ControlValue> values;
> +            values.resize(v4l2_info.values().size());
> +            simpleControlFromV4L2(v4l2_control, nullptr,
> v4l2_info.values().data(), values.data(), values.size());
> +            info = ControlInfo(std::move(values), std::move(def));
> +        }
> +        info_map.emplace(control_id, std::move(info));
> +    }
> +
> +    return ControlInfoMap(std::move(info_map), controls::controls);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Convert a control list from libcamera to V4L2.
> + */
> +ControlList simpleControlListToV4L2(const ControlList &controls)
> +{
> +    ControlList v4l2_controls;
> +    for (const auto &pair : controls) {
> +        unsigned int control = pair.first;
> +        const ControlValue &value = pair.second;
> +
> +        unsigned int v4l2_control;
> +        ControlValue v4l2_value;
> +        if (!simpleControlToV4L2(control, &v4l2_control, &value,
> &v4l2_value, 1)) {
> +            LOG(SimplePipeline, Warning)
> +                << "Control " << utils::hex(control)
> +                << " does not have a V4L2 equivalent";
> +            continue;
> +        }
> +
> +        v4l2_controls.set(v4l2_control, v4l2_value);
> +    }
> +    return v4l2_controls;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Convert a control list from V4L2 to libcamera.
> + */
> +ControlList simpleControlListFromV4L2(const ControlList &v4l2_controls)
> +{
> +    ControlList controls;
> +    for (const auto &pair : v4l2_controls) {
> +        unsigned int v4l2_control = pair.first;
> +        const ControlValue &v4l2_value = pair.second;
> +
> +        unsigned int control;
> +        ControlValue value;
> +        if (simpleControlFromV4L2(v4l2_control, &control,
> &v4l2_value, &value, 1))
> +            controls.set(control, value);
> +    }
> +    return controls;
> +}
> +
> +} /* namespace libcamera */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.h
> b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000..114c5fc2
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/controls.h

Same comment, license and copyright

> @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
> +#ifndef __LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_SIMPLE_CONTROLS_H__
> +#define __LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_SIMPLE_CONTROLS_H__

#pragma once

> +
> +#include <libcamera/controls.h>
> +
> +namespace libcamera {
> +
> +bool simpleControlToV4L2(unsigned int control,
> +             unsigned int *v4l2_control,
> +             const ControlValue *control_values,
> +             ControlValue *v4l2_values,
> +             size_t num_values);
> +bool simpleControlFromV4L2(unsigned int v4l2_control,
> +               unsigned int *control,
> +               const ControlValue *v4l2_values,
> +               ControlValue *control_values,
> +               size_t num_values);
> +
> +ControlInfoMap simpleControlInfoFromV4L2(const ControlInfoMap &v4l2_info);
> +
> +ControlList simpleControlListToV4L2(const ControlList &controls);
> +ControlList simpleControlListFromV4L2(const ControlList &controls);
> +
> +} /* namespace libcamera */
> +
> +#endif /* __LIBCAMERA_PIPELINE_SIMPLE_CONTROLS_H__ */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/meson.build
> b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/meson.build
> index 9c99b32f..0c60d65a 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/meson.build
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/meson.build
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
>  # SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
>
>  libcamera_sources += files([
> +    'controls.cpp',
>      'converter.cpp',
>      'simple.cpp',
>  ])
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> index a597e27f..b0d4a62a 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
>  #include "libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h"
>
>  #include "converter.h"
> +#include "controls.h"
>
>  namespace libcamera {
>
> @@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ public:
>      int setupLinks();
>      int setupFormats(V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
>               V4L2Subdevice::Whence whence);
> +    int setRequestControls(Request *request);
>      void bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer);
>
>      unsigned int streamIndex(const Stream *stream) const
> @@ -519,7 +521,8 @@ int SimpleCameraData::init()
>              formats_[fmt] = &config;
>      }
>
> -    properties_ = sensor_->properties();
> +    properties_ = simpleControlListFromV4L2(sensor_->properties());
> +    controlInfo_ = simpleControlInfoFromV4L2(sensor_->controls());
>
>      return 0;
>  }
> @@ -624,6 +627,23 @@ int
> SimpleCameraData::setupFormats(V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
>      return 0;
>  }
>
> +int SimpleCameraData::setRequestControls(Request *request)
> +{
> +    SimplePipelineHandler *pipe = SimpleCameraData::pipe();
> +
> +    // Apply controls only to one entity. If there's a subdevice use that.
> +    V4L2Device *control_device = video_;
> +    for (const SimpleCameraData::Entity &e : entities_) {
> +        V4L2Subdevice *subdev = pipe->subdev(e.entity);
> +        if (subdev) {
> +            control_device = subdev;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    ControlList controls = simpleControlListToV4L2(request->controls());
> +    return control_device->setControls(&controls);
> +}
> +
>  void SimpleCameraData::bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
>  {
>      SimplePipelineHandler *pipe = SimpleCameraData::pipe();
> @@ -666,6 +686,10 @@ void SimpleCameraData::bufferReady(FrameBuffer *buffer)
>          return;
>      }
>
> +    // Set the controls for the next queued request
> +    if (!queuedRequests_.empty())
> +        setRequestControls(queuedRequests_.front());
> +
>      /*
>       * Record the sensor's timestamp in the request metadata. The request
>       * needs to be obtained from the user-facing buffer, as internal
> @@ -1033,6 +1057,10 @@ int SimplePipelineHandler::start(Camera
> *camera, [[maybe_unused]] const ControlL
>          return ret;
>      }
>
> +    // Apply controls from first request
> +    if (!data->queuedRequests_.empty())
> +        data->setRequestControls(data->queuedRequests_.front());
> +
>      if (data->useConverter_) {
>          ret = data->converter_->start();
>          if (ret < 0) {
> --
> 2.25.1


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