[libcamera-devel] [PATCH 3/3] libcamera: framebuffer: Make FrameBuffer class Extensible

Kieran Bingham kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com
Wed Jul 7 10:41:40 CEST 2021


Hi Laurent,

On 05/07/2021 00:28, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Implement the D-Pointer design pattern in the FrameBuffer class to allow
> changing internal data without affecting the public ABI.
> 
> Move the request_ field and the setRequest() function to the
> FrameBuffer::Private class. This allows hiding the setRequest() function
> from the public API, removing one todo item. More fields may be moved
> later.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
> ---
>  include/libcamera/framebuffer.h          |  8 +++---
>  include/libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h | 13 +++++++++
>  src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp            | 34 +++++++++++++++---------
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp     |  3 ++-
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp   |  5 ++--
>  src/libcamera/request.cpp                |  7 ++---
>  6 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/framebuffer.h b/include/libcamera/framebuffer.h
> index baf22a466907..7265e816b036 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/framebuffer.h
> +++ b/include/libcamera/framebuffer.h
> @@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ struct FrameMetadata {
>  	std::vector<Plane> planes;
>  };
>  
> -class FrameBuffer final
> +class FrameBuffer final : public Extensible
>  {
> +	LIBCAMERA_DECLARE_PRIVATE();
> +
>  public:
>  	struct Plane {
>  		FileDescriptor fd;
> @@ -47,8 +49,7 @@ public:
>  
>  	const std::vector<Plane> &planes() const { return planes_; }
>  
> -	Request *request() const { return request_; }
> -	void setRequest(Request *request) { request_ = request; }
> +	Request *request() const;
>  	const FrameMetadata &metadata() const { return metadata_; }
>  
>  	unsigned int cookie() const { return cookie_; }
> @@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ private:
>  
>  	std::vector<Plane> planes_;
>  
> -	Request *request_;
>  	FrameMetadata metadata_;
>  
>  	unsigned int cookie_;
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h b/include/libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h
> index 0c76fc62af1d..a11e895d9b88 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h
> +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h
> @@ -47,6 +47,19 @@ public:
>  	MappedFrameBuffer(const FrameBuffer *buffer, int flags);
>  };
>  
> +class FrameBuffer::Private : public Extensible::Private
> +{
> +	LIBCAMERA_DECLARE_PUBLIC(FrameBuffer)
> +
> +public:
> +	Private(FrameBuffer *buffer);
> +
> +	void setRequest(Request *request) { request_ = request; }
> +
> +private:
> +	Request *request_;
> +};
> +
>  } /* namespace libcamera */
>  
>  #endif /* __LIBCAMERA_INTERNAL_FRAMEBUFFER_H__ */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp b/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp
> index 4bde556c4013..5e13e281fb8c 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp
> @@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(Buffer)
>   * \brief Array of per-plane metadata
>   */
>  
> +FrameBuffer::Private::Private(FrameBuffer *buffer)
> +	: Extensible::Private(buffer), request_(nullptr)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * \fn FrameBuffer::Private::setRequest()
> + * \brief Set the request this buffer belongs to
> + * \param[in] request Request to set
> + *
> + * For buffers added to requests by applications, this method is called by
> + * Request::addBuffer() or Request::reuse(). For buffers internal to pipeline
> + * handlers, it is called by the pipeline handlers themselves.
> + */
> +
>  /**
>   * \class FrameBuffer
>   * \brief Frame buffer data and its associated dynamic metadata
> @@ -161,7 +176,7 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(Buffer)
>   * \param[in] cookie Cookie
>   */
>  FrameBuffer::FrameBuffer(const std::vector<Plane> &planes, unsigned int cookie)
> -	: planes_(planes), request_(nullptr), cookie_(cookie)
> +	: Extensible(new Private(this)), planes_(planes), cookie_(cookie)
>  {
>  }
>  
> @@ -172,7 +187,6 @@ FrameBuffer::FrameBuffer(const std::vector<Plane> &planes, unsigned int cookie)
>   */
>  
>  /**
> - * \fn FrameBuffer::request()
>   * \brief Retrieve the request this buffer belongs to
>   *
>   * The intended callers of this method are buffer completion handlers that
> @@ -185,18 +199,12 @@ FrameBuffer::FrameBuffer(const std::vector<Plane> &planes, unsigned int cookie)
>   * \return The Request the FrameBuffer belongs to, or nullptr if the buffer is
>   * not associated with a request
>   */
> +Request *FrameBuffer::request() const
> +{
> +	const Private *const d = LIBCAMERA_D_PTR();

so internally in a class with a Private, it uses LIBCAMERA_D_PTR(),

>  
> -/**
> - * \fn FrameBuffer::setRequest()
> - * \brief Set the request this buffer belongs to
> - * \param[in] request Request to set
> - *
> - * For buffers added to requests by applications, this method is called by
> - * Request::addBuffer() or Request::reuse(). For buffers internal to pipeline
> - * handlers, it is called by the pipeline handlers themselves.
> - *
> - * \todo Shall be hidden from applications with a d-pointer design.
> - */
> +	return d->request_;
> +}
>  
>  /**
>   * \fn FrameBuffer::metadata()
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp
> index 1be2cbcd5cac..1bcd580e251c 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/cio2.cpp
> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
>  #include <libcamera/stream.h>
>  
>  #include "libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h"
> +#include "libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h"
>  #include "libcamera/internal/media_device.h"
>  #include "libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h"
>  
> @@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ FrameBuffer *CIO2Device::queueBuffer(Request *request, FrameBuffer *rawBuffer)
>  
>  		buffer = availableBuffers_.front();
>  		availableBuffers_.pop();
> -		buffer->setRequest(request);
> +		buffer->_d()->setRequest(request);

But anywhere else, is through the _d()?

Is LIBCAMERA_D_PTR now redundant, that even internally the access could
be done through _d()?

Though I find

	buffer->_d()->setRequest(request);

A bit more ugly to read... and now the read has to know which parts of
the object are accessible through buffer-> and which ones have to be
indirected - but I guess that's not really an issue. Just an adjustment
required on the developers.

Does _d convey the right meaning to everyone for that? Or would the
accessor be better named as

	buffer->internal()->setRequest(request) ?


I see that LIBCAMERA_D_PTR does now indeed simply call _d() so it's
there to maintain the existing functionality anyway, but my question is
more on the "Do we want two ways to access the same data"


>  	}
>  
>  	int ret = output_->queueBuffer(buffer);
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp
> index ce5ccbf18e41..a4c3477cd9ef 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp
> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>  #include <libcamera/framebuffer.h>
>  #include <libcamera/request.h>
>  
> +#include "libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h"
>  #include "libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h"
>  #include "libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h"
>  
> @@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ IPU3Frames::Info *IPU3Frames::create(Request *request)
>  	FrameBuffer *paramBuffer = availableParamBuffers_.front();
>  	FrameBuffer *statBuffer = availableStatBuffers_.front();
>  
> -	paramBuffer->setRequest(request);
> -	statBuffer->setRequest(request);
> +	paramBuffer->_d()->setRequest(request);
> +	statBuffer->_d()->setRequest(request);
>  
>  	availableParamBuffers_.pop();
>  	availableStatBuffers_.pop();
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/request.cpp b/src/libcamera/request.cpp
> index 5faf3c71ff02..c095c9f45b09 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/request.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/request.cpp
> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
>  #include <libcamera/stream.h>
>  
>  #include "libcamera/internal/camera_controls.h"
> +#include "libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h"
>  #include "libcamera/internal/tracepoints.h"
>  
>  /**
> @@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ void Request::reuse(ReuseFlag flags)
>  	if (flags & ReuseBuffers) {
>  		for (auto pair : bufferMap_) {
>  			FrameBuffer *buffer = pair.second;
> -			buffer->setRequest(this);
> +			buffer->_d()->setRequest(this);
>  			pending_.insert(buffer);
>  		}
>  	} else {
> @@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ int Request::addBuffer(const Stream *stream, FrameBuffer *buffer)
>  		return -EEXIST;
>  	}
>  
> -	buffer->setRequest(this);
> +	buffer->_d()->setRequest(this);
>  	pending_.insert(buffer);
>  	bufferMap_[stream] = buffer;
>  
> @@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ bool Request::completeBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer)
>  	int ret = pending_.erase(buffer);
>  	ASSERT(ret == 1);
>  
> -	buffer->setRequest(nullptr);
> +	buffer->_d()->setRequest(nullptr);
>  
>  	if (buffer->metadata().status == FrameMetadata::FrameCancelled)
>  		cancelled_ = true;
> 


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