[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v5 2/4] ipa: raspberrypi: Switch ipa and cam_helper to use utils::Duration

Laurent Pinchart laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
Tue Jun 8 11:53:01 CEST 2021


Hi Naush,

On Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 10:47:47AM +0100, Naushir Patuck wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jun 2021 at 02:17, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 12:42:39PM +0100, Naushir Patuck wrote:
> > > Switch the ipa and cam_helper code to use libcamera::utils::Duration for
> > > all time based variables. This improves code readability and avoids
> > > possible errors when converting between time bases.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Naushir Patuck <naush at raspberrypi.com>
> > > Reviewed-by: David Plowman <david.plowman at raspberrypi.com>
> > > ---
> > >  src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp           | 20 +++---
> > >  src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp           | 10 +--
> > >  src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/camera_mode.h |  6 +-
> > >  src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp          | 64 +++++++++++---------
> > >  4 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp
> > > index 09917f3cc079..7b4331a87a42 100644
> > > --- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp
> > > +++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp
> > > @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
> > >
> > >  using namespace RPiController;
> > >  using namespace libcamera;
> > > +using libcamera::utils::Duration;
> >
> > I would have used utils::Duration below, but I don't mind.
> >
> > >
> > >  namespace libcamera {
> > >  LOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(IPARPI)
> > > @@ -61,20 +62,21 @@ void CamHelper::Process([[maybe_unused]] StatisticsPtr &stats,
> > >  {
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -uint32_t CamHelper::ExposureLines(double exposure_us) const
> > > +uint32_t CamHelper::ExposureLines(const Duration &exposure) const
> >
> > Given that the duration only stores a double value, you could pass it by
> > value instead of by reference. The comment applies to the whole series.
> > That would be my preference, but it's up to you.
> 
> Agreed, I will change all functions to pass by value in the next revision.
> 
> > Overall the code is really much nicer !
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
> 
> Thanks.  Yes, this change does make time based variables so much easier
> to work with!  At some point, we should change libcamera controls to use
> this :-)

That's on my todo list :-)

By the way, would it be possible to add a test case for the Duration
class in the next version ?

> > >  {
> > >       assert(initialized_);
> > > -     return exposure_us * 1000.0 / mode_.line_length;
> > > +     return exposure / mode_.line_length;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -double CamHelper::Exposure(uint32_t exposure_lines) const
> > > +Duration CamHelper::Exposure(uint32_t exposure_lines) const
> > >  {
> > >       assert(initialized_);
> > > -     return exposure_lines * mode_.line_length / 1000.0;
> > > +     return exposure_lines * mode_.line_length;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -uint32_t CamHelper::GetVBlanking(double &exposure, double minFrameDuration,
> > > -                              double maxFrameDuration) const
> > > +uint32_t CamHelper::GetVBlanking(Duration &exposure,
> > > +                              const Duration &minFrameDuration,
> > > +                              const Duration &maxFrameDuration) const
> > >  {
> > >       uint32_t frameLengthMin, frameLengthMax, vblank;
> > >       uint32_t exposureLines = ExposureLines(exposure);
> > > @@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ uint32_t CamHelper::GetVBlanking(double &exposure, double minFrameDuration,
> > >        * minFrameDuration and maxFrameDuration are clamped by the caller
> > >        * based on the limits for the active sensor mode.
> > >        */
> > > -     frameLengthMin = 1e3 * minFrameDuration / mode_.line_length;
> > > -     frameLengthMax = 1e3 * maxFrameDuration / mode_.line_length;
> > > +     frameLengthMin = minFrameDuration / mode_.line_length;
> > > +     frameLengthMax = maxFrameDuration / mode_.line_length;
> > >
> > >       /*
> > >        * Limit the exposure to the maximum frame duration requested, and
> > > @@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ void CamHelper::parseEmbeddedData(Span<const uint8_t> buffer,
> > >               return;
> > >       }
> > >
> > > -     deviceStatus.shutter_speed = Exposure(exposureLines);
> > > +     deviceStatus.shutter_speed = Exposure(exposureLines).get<std::micro>();
> > >       deviceStatus.analogue_gain = Gain(gainCode);
> > >
> > >       LOG(IPARPI, Debug) << "Metadata updated - Exposure : "
> > > diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp
> > > index a52f3f0b583c..07481e4174a7 100644
> > > --- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp
> > > +++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp
> > > @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
> > >  #include "controller/metadata.hpp"
> > >  #include "md_parser.hpp"
> > >
> > > +#include "libcamera/internal/utils.h"
> > >  #include "libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h"
> > >
> > >  namespace RPiController {
> > > @@ -72,10 +73,11 @@ public:
> > >       virtual void Prepare(libcamera::Span<const uint8_t> buffer,
> > >                            Metadata &metadata);
> > >       virtual void Process(StatisticsPtr &stats, Metadata &metadata);
> > > -     uint32_t ExposureLines(double exposure_us) const;
> > > -     double Exposure(uint32_t exposure_lines) const; // in us
> > > -     virtual uint32_t GetVBlanking(double &exposure_us, double minFrameDuration,
> > > -                                   double maxFrameDuration) const;
> > > +     uint32_t ExposureLines(const libcamera::utils::Duration &exposure) const;
> > > +     libcamera::utils::Duration Exposure(uint32_t exposure_lines) const;
> > > +     virtual uint32_t GetVBlanking(libcamera::utils::Duration &exposure,
> > > +                                   const libcamera::utils::Duration &minFrameDuration,
> > > +                                   const libcamera::utils::Duration &maxFrameDuration) const;
> > >       virtual uint32_t GainCode(double gain) const = 0;
> > >       virtual double Gain(uint32_t gain_code) const = 0;
> > >       virtual void GetDelays(int &exposure_delay, int &gain_delay,
> > > diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/camera_mode.h b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/camera_mode.h
> > > index 256438c931d9..2aa2335dcf90 100644
> > > --- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/camera_mode.h
> > > +++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/camera_mode.h
> > > @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
> > >
> > >  #include <libcamera/transform.h>
> > >
> > > +#include "libcamera/internal/utils.h"
> > > +
> > >  // Description of a "camera mode", holding enough information for control
> > >  // algorithms to adapt their behaviour to the different modes of the camera,
> > >  // including binning, scaling, cropping etc.
> > > @@ -33,8 +35,8 @@ struct CameraMode {
> > >       double scale_x, scale_y;
> > >       // scaling of the noise compared to the native sensor mode
> > >       double noise_factor;
> > > -     // line time in nanoseconds
> > > -     double line_length;
> > > +     // line time
> > > +     libcamera::utils::Duration line_length;
> > >       // any camera transform *not* reflected already in the camera tuning
> > >       libcamera::Transform transform;
> > >       // minimum and maximum fame lengths in units of lines
> > > diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> > > index 52d91db282ea..4e02e94084f7 100644
> > > --- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> > > +++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> > > @@ -55,19 +55,22 @@
> > >
> > >  namespace libcamera {
> > >
> > > +using namespace std::literals::chrono_literals;
> > > +using utils::Duration;
> > > +
> > >  /* Configure the sensor with these values initially. */
> > >  constexpr double DefaultAnalogueGain = 1.0;
> > > -constexpr unsigned int DefaultExposureTime = 20000;
> > > -constexpr double defaultMinFrameDuration = 1e6 / 30.0;
> > > -constexpr double defaultMaxFrameDuration = 1e6 / 0.01;
> > > +constexpr Duration DefaultExposureTime = 20.0ms;
> > > +constexpr Duration defaultMinFrameDuration = 1.0s / 30.0;
> > > +constexpr Duration defaultMaxFrameDuration = 100.0s;
> > >
> > >  /*
> > > - * Determine the minimum allowable inter-frame duration (in us) to run the
> > > - * controller algorithms. If the pipeline handler provider frames at a rate
> > > - * higher than this, we rate-limit the controller Prepare() and Process() calls
> > > - * to lower than or equal to this rate.
> > > + * Determine the minimum allowable inter-frame duration to run the controller
> > > + * algorithms. If the pipeline handler provider frames at a rate higher than this,
> > > + * we rate-limit the controller Prepare() and Process() calls to lower than or
> > > + * equal to this rate.
> > >   */
> > > -constexpr double controllerMinFrameDuration = 1e6 / 60.0;
> > > +constexpr Duration controllerMinFrameDuration = 1.0s / 60.0;
> > >
> > >  LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(IPARPI)
> > >
> > > @@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ private:
> > >       void reportMetadata();
> > >       void fillDeviceStatus(const ControlList &sensorControls);
> > >       void processStats(unsigned int bufferId);
> > > -     void applyFrameDurations(double minFrameDuration, double maxFrameDuration);
> > > +     void applyFrameDurations(const Duration &minFrameDuration,
> > > +                              const Duration &maxFrameDuration);
> > >       void applyAGC(const struct AgcStatus *agcStatus, ControlList &ctrls);
> > >       void applyAWB(const struct AwbStatus *awbStatus, ControlList &ctrls);
> > >       void applyDG(const struct AgcStatus *dgStatus, ControlList &ctrls);
> > > @@ -167,9 +171,9 @@ private:
> > >       /* Distinguish the first camera start from others. */
> > >       bool firstStart_;
> > >
> > > -     /* Frame duration (1/fps) limits, given in microseconds. */
> > > -     double minFrameDuration_;
> > > -     double maxFrameDuration_;
> > > +     /* Frame duration (1/fps) limits. */
> > > +     Duration minFrameDuration_;
> > > +     Duration maxFrameDuration_;
> > >  };
> > >
> > >  int IPARPi::init(const IPASettings &settings, ipa::RPi::SensorConfig *sensorConfig)
> > > @@ -311,10 +315,10 @@ void IPARPi::setMode(const CameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo)
> > >       mode_.noise_factor = sqrt(mode_.bin_x * mode_.bin_y);
> > >
> > >       /*
> > > -      * Calculate the line length in nanoseconds as the ratio between
> > > -      * the line length in pixels and the pixel rate.
> > > +      * Calculate the line length as the ratio between the line length in
> > > +      * pixels and the pixel rate.
> > >        */
> > > -     mode_.line_length = 1e9 * sensorInfo.lineLength / sensorInfo.pixelRate;
> > > +     mode_.line_length = sensorInfo.lineLength * (1.0s / sensorInfo.pixelRate);
> > >
> > >       /*
> > >        * Set the frame length limits for the mode to ensure exposure and
> > > @@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ int IPARPi::configure(const CameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
> > >               /* Supply initial values for gain and exposure. */
> > >               ControlList ctrls(sensorCtrls_);
> > >               AgcStatus agcStatus;
> > > -             agcStatus.shutter_time = DefaultExposureTime;
> > > +             agcStatus.shutter_time = DefaultExposureTime.get<std::micro>();
> > >               agcStatus.analogue_gain = DefaultAnalogueGain;
> > >               applyAGC(&agcStatus, ctrls);
> > >
> > > @@ -862,7 +866,7 @@ void IPARPi::queueRequest(const ControlList &controls)
> > >
> > >               case controls::FRAME_DURATIONS: {
> > >                       auto frameDurations = ctrl.second.get<Span<const int64_t>>();
> > > -                     applyFrameDurations(frameDurations[0], frameDurations[1]);
> > > +                     applyFrameDurations(frameDurations[0] * 1.0us, frameDurations[1] * 1.0us);
> > >                       break;
> > >               }
> > >
> > > @@ -937,9 +941,9 @@ void IPARPi::prepareISP(const ipa::RPi::ISPConfig &data)
> > >               returnEmbeddedBuffer(data.embeddedBufferId);
> > >
> > >       /* Allow a 10% margin on the comparison below. */
> > > -     constexpr double eps = controllerMinFrameDuration * 1e3 * 0.1;
> > > +     Duration delta = (frameTimestamp - lastRunTimestamp_) * 1.0ns;
> > >       if (lastRunTimestamp_ && frameCount_ > dropFrameCount_ &&
> > > -         frameTimestamp - lastRunTimestamp_ + eps < controllerMinFrameDuration * 1e3) {
> > > +         delta < controllerMinFrameDuration * 0.9) {
> > >               /*
> > >                * Ensure we merge the previous frame's metadata with the current
> > >                * frame. This will not overwrite exposure/gain values for the
> > > @@ -1012,7 +1016,7 @@ void IPARPi::fillDeviceStatus(const ControlList &sensorControls)
> > >       int32_t exposureLines = sensorControls.get(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE).get<int32_t>();
> > >       int32_t gainCode = sensorControls.get(V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN).get<int32_t>();
> > >
> > > -     deviceStatus.shutter_speed = helper_->Exposure(exposureLines);
> > > +     deviceStatus.shutter_speed = helper_->Exposure(exposureLines).get<std::micro>();
> > >       deviceStatus.analogue_gain = helper_->Gain(gainCode);
> > >
> > >       LOG(IPARPI, Debug) << "Metadata - Exposure : "
> > > @@ -1057,10 +1061,11 @@ void IPARPi::applyAWB(const struct AwbStatus *awbStatus, ControlList &ctrls)
> > >                 static_cast<int32_t>(awbStatus->gain_b * 1000));
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -void IPARPi::applyFrameDurations(double minFrameDuration, double maxFrameDuration)
> > > +void IPARPi::applyFrameDurations(const Duration &minFrameDuration,
> > > +                              const Duration &maxFrameDuration)
> > >  {
> > > -     const double minSensorFrameDuration = 1e-3 * mode_.min_frame_length * mode_.line_length;
> > > -     const double maxSensorFrameDuration = 1e-3 * mode_.max_frame_length * mode_.line_length;
> > > +     const Duration minSensorFrameDuration = mode_.min_frame_length * mode_.line_length;
> > > +     const Duration maxSensorFrameDuration = mode_.max_frame_length * mode_.line_length;
> > >
> > >       /*
> > >        * This will only be applied once AGC recalculations occur.
> > > @@ -1076,20 +1081,20 @@ void IPARPi::applyFrameDurations(double minFrameDuration, double maxFrameDuratio
> > >
> > >       /* Return the validated limits via metadata. */
> > >       libcameraMetadata_.set(controls::FrameDurations,
> > > -                            { static_cast<int64_t>(minFrameDuration_),
> > > -                              static_cast<int64_t>(maxFrameDuration_) });
> > > +                            { static_cast<int64_t>(minFrameDuration_.get<std::micro>()),
> > > + static_cast<int64_t>(maxFrameDuration_.get<std::micro>()) });
> > >
> > >       /*
> > >        * Calculate the maximum exposure time possible for the AGC to use.
> > >        * GetVBlanking() will update maxShutter with the largest exposure
> > >        * value possible.
> > >        */
> > > -     double maxShutter = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
> > > +     Duration maxShutter = Duration::max();
> > >       helper_->GetVBlanking(maxShutter, minFrameDuration_, maxFrameDuration_);
> > >
> > >       RPiController::AgcAlgorithm *agc = dynamic_cast<RPiController::AgcAlgorithm *>(
> > >               controller_.GetAlgorithm("agc"));
> > > -     agc->SetMaxShutter(maxShutter);
> > > +     agc->SetMaxShutter(maxShutter.get<std::micro>());
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  void IPARPi::applyAGC(const struct AgcStatus *agcStatus, ControlList &ctrls)
> > > @@ -1097,9 +1102,8 @@ void IPARPi::applyAGC(const struct AgcStatus *agcStatus, ControlList &ctrls)
> > >       int32_t gainCode = helper_->GainCode(agcStatus->analogue_gain);
> > >
> > >       /* GetVBlanking might clip exposure time to the fps limits. */
> > > -     double exposure = agcStatus->shutter_time;
> > > -     int32_t vblanking = helper_->GetVBlanking(exposure, minFrameDuration_,
> > > -                                               maxFrameDuration_);
> > > +     Duration exposure = agcStatus->shutter_time * 1.0us;
> > > +     int32_t vblanking = helper_->GetVBlanking(exposure, minFrameDuration_, maxFrameDuration_);
> > >       int32_t exposureLines = helper_->ExposureLines(exposure);
> > >
> > >       LOG(IPARPI, Debug) << "Applying AGC Exposure: " << exposure

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart


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