[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v5 1/4] android: Notify post processing completion via a signal

Laurent Pinchart laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com
Thu Oct 21 02:57:54 CEST 2021


Another comment.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 03:31:27AM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Umang,
> 
> Thank you for the patch.
> 
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 04:12:09PM +0530, Umang Jain wrote:
> > Notify that the post processing for a request has been completed,
> > via a signal. A pointer to the descriptor which is tracking the
> > capture request is emitted along with the status of post processed
> > buffer. The function CameraDevice::streamProcessingComplete() will
> > finally set the status on the request descriptor and send capture
> > results back to the framework accordingly.
> > 
> > We also need to save a pointer to any internal buffers that might have
> > been allocated by CameraStream. The buffer should be returned back to
> > CameraStream just before capture results are sent.
> > 
> > A streamProcessMutex_ has been introduced here itself, which will be
> 
> Did you mean s/itself/as well/ ?
> 
> > applicable to guard access to descriptor->buffers_ when post-processing
> > is moved to be asynchronous in subsequent commits.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain at ideasonboard.com>
> > ---
> >  src/android/camera_device.cpp            | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  src/android/camera_device.h              |  7 ++
> >  src/android/camera_request.h             |  4 ++
> >  src/android/camera_stream.cpp            | 13 ++++
> >  src/android/jpeg/post_processor_jpeg.cpp |  2 +
> >  src/android/post_processor.h             |  9 +++
> >  src/android/yuv/post_processor_yuv.cpp   | 10 ++-
> >  7 files changed, 125 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> > index 806b4090..541c2c81 100644
> > --- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> > +++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> > @@ -1117,6 +1117,15 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/* Handle post-processing. */
> > +	bool needsPostProcessing = false;
> > +	Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status processingStatus =
> > +		Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Pending;
> > +	/*
> > +	 * \todo Apply streamsProcessMutex_ when post-processing is adapted to run
> > +	 * asynchronously. If we introduce the streamsProcessMutex_ right away, the
> > +	 * lock will be held forever since it is synchronous at this point
> > +	 * (see streamProcessingComplete).
> > +	 */
> >  	for (auto &buffer : descriptor->buffers_) {
> >  		CameraStream *stream = buffer.stream;
> >  
> > @@ -1132,22 +1141,27 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
> >  			continue;
> >  		}
> >  
> > -		int ret = stream->process(*src, buffer, descriptor);
> > -
> > -		/*
> > -		 * Return the FrameBuffer to the CameraStream now that we're
> > -		 * done processing it.
> > -		 */
> >  		if (stream->type() == CameraStream::Type::Internal)
> > -			stream->putBuffer(src);
> > +			buffer.internalBuffer = src;
> 
> Let's make the field name more self-explanatory. A possible candidate is
> sourceBuffer instead of internalBuffer.

I saw you've added an srcBuffer member in 3/4 to store the source buffer
for mapped streams as well. A single pointer should be enough, as you
check the stream type in setBufferStatus() before calling putBuffer().
However, we can't easily set this pointer in processCaptureRequest() for
mapped streams, and setting it in different locations depending on the
stream type isn't nice.

I'm tempted to have two pointers, internalBuffer and sourceBuffer, the
former set in processCaptureRequest() for internal streams only, and the
latter set here for both internal and mapped streams. You could then
remove the stream type check in setBufferStatus()() and replace it with
a 'if (buffer.internalBuffer)'.

> Could we do this in CameraDevice::processCaptureRequest(), just after
> calling cameraStream->getBuffer() ? I'll feel less worried about a leak
> if we store the buffer for later release right after acquiring it.
> 
> >  
> > +		needsPostProcessing = true;
> > +		int ret = stream->process(*src, buffer, descriptor);
> >  		if (ret) {
> > -			buffer.status = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error;
> > -			notifyError(descriptor->frameNumber_, stream->camera3Stream(),
> > -				    CAMERA3_MSG_ERROR_BUFFER);
> > +			setBufferStatus(stream, buffer, descriptor,
> > +					Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error);
> > +			processingStatus = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error;
> >  		}
> 
> I think we need to improve error handling a little bit, in order to
> support multiple streams being post-processed. We need to complete the
> request in CameraDevice::streamProcessingComplete() when the last
> processing stream completes, so the number of post-processed streams
> need to be somehow recorded in the Camera3RequestDescriptor. It could be
> tempted to have a counter, but a
> 
> 	std::map<CameraStream *, StreamBuffer *> pendingPostProcess_;
> 
> could be better, as it will also remove the need for loops in
> streamProcessingComplete() to lookup the buffer from the stream and to
> check if the request has been fully processed. Accessing the map has to
> be done with the mutex held to avoid race conditions, but it's a bit
> more tricky than that. If we just add elements to the map here, we could
> race with streamProcessingComplete() as it could be called for the first
> post-processed stream before we have a chance to add the second one
> here. streamProcessingComplete() would then incorrectly think it has
> completed the last stream, and proceed to complete the request.
> 
> This race could be solved by holding the lock for the whole duration of
> the loop here, covering all calls to stream->process(), but it may be
> possible to do better. We could add entries to the map in
> processCaptureRequest() instead. We would need, here, to remove entries
> from the map if stream->process() fails, and complete the request if we
> remove the last entry (as otherwise, streamProcessingComplete() could
> complete all streams, then the last stream->process() call could fail,
> and nobody would complete the request).
> 
> Other designs may be possible.
> 
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	if (needsPostProcessing) {
> > +		if (processingStatus == Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error) {
> > +			descriptor->status_ = processingStatus;
> > +			sendCaptureResults();
> > +		}
> > +
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> >  	descriptor->status_ = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Success;
> >  	sendCaptureResults();
> >  }
> > @@ -1206,6 +1220,64 @@ void CameraDevice::sendCaptureResults()
> >  	}
> >  }
> >  
> > +void CameraDevice::setBufferStatus(CameraStream *cameraStream,
> > +				   Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer &buffer,
> > +				   Camera3RequestDescriptor *request,
> > +				   Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status status)
> > +{
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Return the FrameBuffer to the CameraStream now that we're
> > +	 * done processing it.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (cameraStream->type() == CameraStream::Type::Internal)
> > +		cameraStream->putBuffer(buffer.internalBuffer);
> > +
> > +	buffer.status = status;
> > +	if (status != Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Success)
> > +		notifyError(request->frameNumber_, buffer.stream->camera3Stream(),
> > +			    CAMERA3_MSG_ERROR_BUFFER);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void CameraDevice::streamProcessingComplete(CameraStream *cameraStream,
> > +					    Camera3RequestDescriptor *request,
> > +					    Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status status)
> > +{
> > +	MutexLocker locker(request->streamsProcessMutex_);
> > +	for (auto &buffer : request->buffers_) {
> > +		if (buffer.stream != cameraStream)
> > +			continue;
> > +
> > +		setBufferStatus(cameraStream, buffer, request, status);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	bool hasPostProcessingErrors = false;
> > +	for (auto &buffer : request->buffers_) {
> > +		if (cameraStream->type() == CameraStream::Type::Direct)
> > +			continue;
> > +
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Other eligible buffers might be waiting to get post-processed.
> > +		 * So wait for their turn before sendCaptureResults() for the
> > +		 * descriptor.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (buffer.status == Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Pending)
> > +			return;
> > +
> > +		if (!hasPostProcessingErrors &&
> > +		    buffer.status == Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error)
> > +			hasPostProcessingErrors = true;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (hasPostProcessingErrors)
> > +		request->status_ = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error;
> > +	else
> > +		request->status_ = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Success;
> > +
> > +	locker.unlock();
> > +
> > +	sendCaptureResults();
> > +}
> > +
> >  std::string CameraDevice::logPrefix() const
> >  {
> >  	return "'" + camera_->id() + "'";
> > diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.h b/src/android/camera_device.h
> > index 863cf414..1ef933da 100644
> > --- a/src/android/camera_device.h
> > +++ b/src/android/camera_device.h
> > @@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ public:
> >  	int configureStreams(camera3_stream_configuration_t *stream_list);
> >  	int processCaptureRequest(camera3_capture_request_t *request);
> >  	void requestComplete(libcamera::Request *request);
> > +	void streamProcessingComplete(CameraStream *cameraStream,
> > +				      Camera3RequestDescriptor *request,
> > +				      Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status status);
> >  
> >  protected:
> >  	std::string logPrefix() const override;
> > @@ -94,6 +97,10 @@ private:
> >  			 camera3_error_msg_code code) const;
> >  	int processControls(Camera3RequestDescriptor *descriptor);
> >  	void sendCaptureResults();
> > +	void setBufferStatus(CameraStream *cameraStream,
> > +			     Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer &buffer,
> > +			     Camera3RequestDescriptor *request,
> > +			     Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status status);
> >  	std::unique_ptr<CameraMetadata> getResultMetadata(
> >  		const Camera3RequestDescriptor &descriptor) const;
> >  
> > diff --git a/src/android/camera_request.h b/src/android/camera_request.h
> > index 05dabf89..3a2774e0 100644
> > --- a/src/android/camera_request.h
> > +++ b/src/android/camera_request.h
> > @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
> >  #define __ANDROID_CAMERA_REQUEST_H__
> >  
> >  #include <memory>
> > +#include <mutex>
> >  #include <vector>
> >  
> >  #include <libcamera/base/class.h>
> > @@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public:
> >  		std::unique_ptr<libcamera::FrameBuffer> frameBuffer;
> >  		int fence;
> >  		Status status;
> > +		libcamera::FrameBuffer *internalBuffer = nullptr;
> >  	};
> >  
> >  	Camera3RequestDescriptor(libcamera::Camera *camera,
> > @@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ public:
> >  
> >  	uint32_t frameNumber_ = 0;
> >  
> > +	/* Protects buffers_ for post-processing streams. */
> > +	std::mutex streamsProcessMutex_;
> >  	std::vector<StreamBuffer> buffers_;
> >  
> >  	CameraMetadata settings_;
> > diff --git a/src/android/camera_stream.cpp b/src/android/camera_stream.cpp
> > index f44a2717..04cbef8c 100644
> > --- a/src/android/camera_stream.cpp
> > +++ b/src/android/camera_stream.cpp
> > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
> >  #include "camera_capabilities.h"
> >  #include "camera_device.h"
> >  #include "camera_metadata.h"
> > +#include "post_processor.h"
> >  
> >  using namespace libcamera;
> >  
> > @@ -97,6 +98,18 @@ int CameraStream::configure()
> >  		int ret = postProcessor_->configure(configuration(), output);
> >  		if (ret)
> >  			return ret;
> > +
> > +		postProcessor_->processComplete.connect(
> > +			this, [&](Camera3RequestDescriptor *request, PostProcessor::Status status) {
> > +				Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status bufferStatus =
> > +					Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error;
> > +
> > +				if (status == PostProcessor::Status::Success)
> > +					bufferStatus = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Success;
> 
> It looks weird to make Error a default (and thus special) case. Would
> any of the following be better ?
> 
> 				Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status bufferStatus;
> 
> 				if (status == PostProcessor::Status::Success)
> 					bufferStatus = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Success;
> 				else
> 					bufferStatus = Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error;
> 
> 
> 				Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status bufferStatus =
> 					status == PostProcessor::Status::Success ?
> 					Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Success :
> 					Camera3RequestDescriptor::Status::Error;
> 
> I think I like the second option best.
> 
> > +
> > +				cameraDevice_->streamProcessingComplete(this, request,
> > +									bufferStatus);
> > +			});
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	if (type_ == Type::Internal) {
> > diff --git a/src/android/jpeg/post_processor_jpeg.cpp b/src/android/jpeg/post_processor_jpeg.cpp
> > index 699576ef..a001fede 100644
> > --- a/src/android/jpeg/post_processor_jpeg.cpp
> > +++ b/src/android/jpeg/post_processor_jpeg.cpp
> > @@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int PostProcessorJpeg::process(const FrameBuffer &source,
> >  					 exif.data(), quality);
> >  	if (jpeg_size < 0) {
> >  		LOG(JPEG, Error) << "Failed to encode stream image";
> > +		processComplete.emit(request, PostProcessor::Status::Error);
> 
> I think you can write Status::Error here and below, including in
> post_processor_yuv.cpp (not above in camera_stream.cpp though).
> 
> >  		return jpeg_size;
> >  	}
> >  
> > @@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ int PostProcessorJpeg::process(const FrameBuffer &source,
> >  
> >  	/* Update the JPEG result Metadata. */
> >  	resultMetadata->addEntry(ANDROID_JPEG_SIZE, jpeg_size);
> > +	processComplete.emit(request, PostProcessor::Status::Success);
> >  
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> > diff --git a/src/android/post_processor.h b/src/android/post_processor.h
> > index 27eaef88..14f5e8c7 100644
> > --- a/src/android/post_processor.h
> > +++ b/src/android/post_processor.h
> > @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
> >  #ifndef __ANDROID_POST_PROCESSOR_H__
> >  #define __ANDROID_POST_PROCESSOR_H__
> >  
> > +#include <libcamera/base/signal.h>
> > +
> >  #include <libcamera/framebuffer.h>
> >  #include <libcamera/stream.h>
> >  
> > @@ -17,6 +19,11 @@ class Camera3RequestDescriptor;
> >  class PostProcessor
> >  {
> >  public:
> > +	enum class Status {
> > +		Error,
> > +		Success
> > +	};
> > +
> >  	virtual ~PostProcessor() = default;
> >  
> >  	virtual int configure(const libcamera::StreamConfiguration &inCfg,
> > @@ -24,6 +31,8 @@ public:
> >  	virtual int process(const libcamera::FrameBuffer &source,
> >  			    CameraBuffer *destination,
> >  			    Camera3RequestDescriptor *request) = 0;
> > +
> > +	libcamera::Signal<Camera3RequestDescriptor *, Status> processComplete;
> >  };
> >  
> >  #endif /* __ANDROID_POST_PROCESSOR_H__ */
> > diff --git a/src/android/yuv/post_processor_yuv.cpp b/src/android/yuv/post_processor_yuv.cpp
> > index 8110a1f1..fd364741 100644
> > --- a/src/android/yuv/post_processor_yuv.cpp
> > +++ b/src/android/yuv/post_processor_yuv.cpp
> > @@ -51,14 +51,17 @@ int PostProcessorYuv::configure(const StreamConfiguration &inCfg,
> >  
> >  int PostProcessorYuv::process(const FrameBuffer &source,
> >  			      CameraBuffer *destination,
> > -			      [[maybe_unused]] Camera3RequestDescriptor *request)
> > +			      Camera3RequestDescriptor *request)
> >  {
> > -	if (!isValidBuffers(source, *destination))
> > +	if (!isValidBuffers(source, *destination)) {
> > +		processComplete.emit(request, PostProcessor::Status::Error);
> >  		return -EINVAL;
> > +	}
> >  
> >  	const MappedFrameBuffer sourceMapped(&source, MappedFrameBuffer::MapFlag::Read);
> >  	if (!sourceMapped.isValid()) {
> >  		LOG(YUV, Error) << "Failed to mmap camera frame buffer";
> > +		processComplete.emit(request, PostProcessor::Status::Error);
> >  		return -EINVAL;
> >  	}
> >  
> > @@ -76,9 +79,12 @@ int PostProcessorYuv::process(const FrameBuffer &source,
> >  				    libyuv::FilterMode::kFilterBilinear);
> >  	if (ret) {
> >  		LOG(YUV, Error) << "Failed NV12 scaling: " << ret;
> > +		processComplete.emit(request, PostProcessor::Status::Error);
> >  		return -EINVAL;
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	processComplete.emit(request, PostProcessor::Status::Success);
> > +
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >  

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart


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