[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v3 1/1] ipa: raspberrypi: Use CamHelpers to generalise sensor embedded data parsing

David Plowman david.plowman at raspberrypi.com
Wed May 5 16:04:38 CEST 2021


CamHelpers get virtual Prepare() and Process() methods, running just
before and just after the ISP, just like Raspberry Pi Algorithms.

The Prepare() method is able to parse the register dumps in embedded
data buffers, and can be specialised to perform custom processing when
necessary.

The IPA itself only needs to call the new Prepare() and Process()
methods. It must fill in the DeviceStatus from the controls first, in
case the Prepare() method does not supply its own values.

Signed-off-by: David Plowman <david.plowman at raspberrypi.com>
Reviewed-by: Naushir Patuck <naush at raspberrypi.com>
---
 src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp  | 51 ++++++++++++++++++
 src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp  | 11 +++-
 src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp | 80 ++++++++++-------------------
 3 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp
index 0ae0baa0..5af73c9c 100644
--- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 #include "md_parser.hpp"
 
 using namespace RPiController;
+using namespace libcamera;
+
+namespace libcamera {
+LOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(IPARPI)
+}
 
 static std::map<std::string, CamHelperCreateFunc> cam_helpers;
 
@@ -45,6 +50,17 @@ CamHelper::~CamHelper()
 	delete parser_;
 }
 
+void CamHelper::Prepare(const Span<uint8_t> &buffer,
+			Metadata &metadata)
+{
+	parseEmbeddedData(buffer, metadata);
+}
+
+void CamHelper::Process([[maybe_unused]] StatisticsPtr &stats,
+			[[maybe_unused]] Metadata &metadata)
+{
+}
+
 uint32_t CamHelper::ExposureLines(double exposure_us) const
 {
 	assert(initialized_);
@@ -139,6 +155,41 @@ unsigned int CamHelper::MistrustFramesModeSwitch() const
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void CamHelper::parseEmbeddedData(const Span<uint8_t> &buffer,
+				  Metadata &metadata)
+{
+	if (buffer.size()) {
+		bool success = false;
+		uint32_t exposureLines, gainCode;
+
+		parser_->SetBufferSize(buffer.size());
+		success = parser_->Parse(buffer.data()) == MdParser::Status::OK &&
+			  parser_->GetExposureLines(exposureLines) == MdParser::Status::OK &&
+			  parser_->GetGainCode(gainCode) == MdParser::Status::OK;
+
+		/*
+		 * Overwrite the exposure/gain values in the DeviceStatus, as
+		 * we know better. Fetch it first in case any other fields were
+		 * set meaningfully.
+		 */
+		struct DeviceStatus deviceStatus;
+
+		if (success &&
+		    metadata.Get("device.status", deviceStatus) == 0) {
+			deviceStatus.shutter_speed = Exposure(exposureLines);
+			deviceStatus.analogue_gain = Gain(gainCode);
+
+			LOG(IPARPI, Debug) << "Metadata updated - Exposure : "
+					   << deviceStatus.shutter_speed
+					   << " Gain : "
+					   << deviceStatus.analogue_gain;
+
+			metadata.Set("device.status", deviceStatus);
+		} else
+			LOG(IPARPI, Error) << "Embedded buffer parsing failed";
+	}
+}
+
 RegisterCamHelper::RegisterCamHelper(char const *cam_name,
 				     CamHelperCreateFunc create_func)
 {
diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp
index c3ed5362..6ee5051c 100644
--- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp
+++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/cam_helper.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include <libcamera/span.h>
+
 #include "camera_mode.h"
+#include "controller/controller.hpp"
+#include "controller/metadata.hpp"
 #include "md_parser.hpp"
 
 #include "libcamera/internal/v4l2_videodevice.h"
@@ -65,7 +69,9 @@ public:
 	CamHelper(MdParser *parser, unsigned int frameIntegrationDiff);
 	virtual ~CamHelper();
 	void SetCameraMode(const CameraMode &mode);
-	MdParser &Parser() const { return *parser_; }
+	virtual void Prepare(const libcamera::Span<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,
@@ -81,6 +87,9 @@ public:
 	virtual unsigned int MistrustFramesModeSwitch() const;
 
 protected:
+	void parseEmbeddedData(const libcamera::Span<uint8_t> &buffer,
+			       Metadata &metadata);
+
 	MdParser *parser_;
 	CameraMode mode_;
 
diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
index dad6395f..b0f61d35 100644
--- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ private:
 	void returnEmbeddedBuffer(unsigned int bufferId);
 	void prepareISP(const ipa::RPi::ISPConfig &data);
 	void reportMetadata();
-	bool parseEmbeddedData(unsigned int bufferId, struct DeviceStatus &deviceStatus);
-	void fillDeviceStatus(uint32_t exposureLines, uint32_t gainCode,
-			      struct DeviceStatus &deviceStatus);
+	void fillDeviceStatus(const ControlList &sensorControls);
 	void processStats(unsigned int bufferId);
 	void applyFrameDurations(double minFrameDuration, double maxFrameDuration);
 	void applyAGC(const struct AgcStatus *agcStatus, ControlList &ctrls);
@@ -894,35 +892,34 @@ void IPARPi::returnEmbeddedBuffer(unsigned int bufferId)
 
 void IPARPi::prepareISP(const ipa::RPi::ISPConfig &data)
 {
-	struct DeviceStatus deviceStatus = {};
-	bool success = false;
+	Span<uint8_t> embeddedBuffer;
+
+	rpiMetadata_.Clear();
+
+	fillDeviceStatus(data.controls);
 
 	if (data.embeddedBufferPresent) {
 		/*
 		 * Pipeline handler has supplied us with an embedded data buffer,
-		 * so parse it and extract the exposure and gain.
+		 * we must pass it to the CamHelper for parsing.
 		 */
-		success = parseEmbeddedData(data.embeddedBufferId, deviceStatus);
-
-		/* Done with embedded data now, return to pipeline handler asap. */
-		returnEmbeddedBuffer(data.embeddedBufferId);
+		auto it = buffers_.find(data.embeddedBufferId);
+		ASSERT(it != buffers_.end());
+		embeddedBuffer = it->second.maps()[0];
 	}
 
-	if (!success) {
-		/*
-		 * Pipeline handler has not supplied an embedded data buffer,
-		 * or embedded data buffer parsing has failed for some reason,
-		 * so pull the exposure and gain values from the control list.
-		 */
-		int32_t exposureLines = data.controls.get(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE).get<int32_t>();
-		int32_t gainCode = data.controls.get(V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN).get<int32_t>();
-		fillDeviceStatus(exposureLines, gainCode, deviceStatus);
-	}
+	/*
+	 * This may overwrite the DeviceStatus using values from the sensor
+	 * metadata, and may also do additional custom processing.
+	 */
+	helper_->Prepare(embeddedBuffer, rpiMetadata_);
+
+	/* Done with embedded data now, return to pipeline handler asap. */
+	if (data.embeddedBufferPresent)
+		returnEmbeddedBuffer(data.embeddedBufferId);
 
 	ControlList ctrls(ispCtrls_);
 
-	rpiMetadata_.Clear();
-	rpiMetadata_.Set("device.status", deviceStatus);
 	controller_.Prepare(&rpiMetadata_);
 
 	/* Lock the metadata buffer to avoid constant locks/unlocks. */
@@ -972,41 +969,13 @@ void IPARPi::prepareISP(const ipa::RPi::ISPConfig &data)
 		setIspControls.emit(ctrls);
 }
 
-bool IPARPi::parseEmbeddedData(unsigned int bufferId, struct DeviceStatus &deviceStatus)
+void IPARPi::fillDeviceStatus(const ControlList &sensorControls)
 {
-	auto it = buffers_.find(bufferId);
-	if (it == buffers_.end()) {
-		LOG(IPARPI, Error) << "Could not find embedded buffer!";
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	Span<uint8_t> mem = it->second.maps()[0];
-	helper_->Parser().SetBufferSize(mem.size());
-	RPiController::MdParser::Status status = helper_->Parser().Parse(mem.data());
-	if (status != RPiController::MdParser::Status::OK) {
-		LOG(IPARPI, Error) << "Embedded Buffer parsing failed, error " << status;
-		return false;
-	} else {
-		uint32_t exposureLines, gainCode;
-		if (helper_->Parser().GetExposureLines(exposureLines) != RPiController::MdParser::Status::OK) {
-			LOG(IPARPI, Error) << "Exposure time failed";
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		if (helper_->Parser().GetGainCode(gainCode) != RPiController::MdParser::Status::OK) {
-			LOG(IPARPI, Error) << "Gain failed";
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		fillDeviceStatus(exposureLines, gainCode, deviceStatus);
-	}
+	struct DeviceStatus deviceStatus = {};
 
-	return true;
-}
+	int32_t exposureLines = sensorControls.get(V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE).get<int32_t>();
+	int32_t gainCode = sensorControls.get(V4L2_CID_ANALOGUE_GAIN).get<int32_t>();
 
-void IPARPi::fillDeviceStatus(uint32_t exposureLines, uint32_t gainCode,
-			      struct DeviceStatus &deviceStatus)
-{
 	deviceStatus.shutter_speed = helper_->Exposure(exposureLines);
 	deviceStatus.analogue_gain = helper_->Gain(gainCode);
 
@@ -1014,6 +983,8 @@ void IPARPi::fillDeviceStatus(uint32_t exposureLines, uint32_t gainCode,
 			   << deviceStatus.shutter_speed
 			   << " Gain : "
 			   << deviceStatus.analogue_gain;
+
+	rpiMetadata_.Set("device.status", deviceStatus);
 }
 
 void IPARPi::processStats(unsigned int bufferId)
@@ -1027,6 +998,7 @@ void IPARPi::processStats(unsigned int bufferId)
 	Span<uint8_t> mem = it->second.maps()[0];
 	bcm2835_isp_stats *stats = reinterpret_cast<bcm2835_isp_stats *>(mem.data());
 	RPiController::StatisticsPtr statistics = std::make_shared<bcm2835_isp_stats>(*stats);
+	helper_->Process(statistics, rpiMetadata_);
 	controller_.Process(statistics, &rpiMetadata_);
 
 	struct AgcStatus agcStatus;
-- 
2.20.1



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