[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v6 7/7] android: post_processor: Make post processing async

Hirokazu Honda hiroh at chromium.org
Mon Oct 25 15:52:16 CEST 2021


Hi Umang,

On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 10:48 PM Umang Jain <umang.jain at ideasonboard.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Hiro,
>
> On 10/25/21 5:59 PM, Hirokazu Honda wrote:
> > Hi Umang, thank you for the patch.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 7:33 PM Umang Jain <umang.jain at ideasonboard.com> wrote:
> >> Introduce a dedicated worker class derived from libcamera::Thread.
> >> The worker class maintains a queue for post-processing requests
> >> and waits for a post-processing request to become available.
> >> It will process them as per FIFO before de-queuing it from the
> >> queue.
> >>
> >> The post processing streams loop in CameraDevice::requestComplete()
> >> is tweaked a bit to better suit asynchronous needs of post processing.
> >> Also, the entire iteration is locked under streamProcessMutex_ which
> >> helps us to queue all the post-processing request at once, before any
> >> of the post-processing completion slot (streamProcessingComplete())
> >> is allowed to run for post-processing requests completing in parallel.
> >> This helps us to manage both synchronous and asynchronous errors
> >> encountered during the entire post processing operation.
> >>
> >> This patch also implements a flush() for the PostProcessorWorker
> >> class which is responsible to purge post-processing requests
> >> queued up while a camera is stopping/flushing. It is hooked with
> >> CameraStream::flush(), which isn't used currently but will be
> >> used when we handle flush/stop scenarios in greater detail
> >> subsequently (in a different patchset).
> >>
> >> The libcamera request completion handler CameraDevice::requestComplete()
> >> assumes that the request that has just completed is at the front of the
> >> queue. Now that the post-processor runs asynchronously, this isn't true
> >> anymore, a request being post-processed will stay in the queue and a new
> >> libcamera request may complete. Remove that assumption, and use the
> >> request cookie to obtain the Camera3RequestDescriptor.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain at ideasonboard.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
> >> ---
> >>   src/android/camera_device.cpp |  49 +++++------------
> >>   src/android/camera_stream.cpp | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >>   src/android/camera_stream.h   |  38 ++++++++++++-
> >>   3 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> >> index 3114def0..dc39467b 100644
> >> --- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> >> +++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> >> @@ -1026,29 +1026,8 @@ int CameraDevice::processCaptureRequest(camera3_capture_request_t *camera3Reques
> >>
> >>   void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
> >>   {
> >> -       Camera3RequestDescriptor *descriptor;
> >> -       {
> >> -               MutexLocker descriptorsLock(descriptorsMutex_);
> >> -               ASSERT(!descriptors_.empty());
> >> -               descriptor = descriptors_.front().get();
> >> -       }
> >> -
> >> -       if (descriptor->request_->cookie() != request->cookie()) {
> >> -               /*
> >> -                * \todo Clarify if the Camera has to be closed on
> >> -                * ERROR_DEVICE.
> >> -                */
> >> -               LOG(HAL, Error)
> >> -                       << "Out-of-order completion for request "
> >> -                       << utils::hex(request->cookie());
> >> -
> >> -               MutexLocker descriptorsLock(descriptorsMutex_);
> >> -               descriptors_.pop();
> >> -
> >> -               notifyError(0, nullptr, CAMERA3_MSG_ERROR_DEVICE);
> >> -
> >> -               return;
> >> -       }
> >> +       Camera3RequestDescriptor *descriptor =
> >> +               reinterpret_cast<Camera3RequestDescriptor *>(request->cookie());
> >>
> >>          /*
> >>           * Prepare the capture result for the Android camera stack.
> >> @@ -1124,12 +1103,16 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
> >>
> >>          /* Handle post-processing. */
> >>          bool needPostProcessing = false;
> >> +       MutexLocker locker(descriptor->streamsProcessMutex_);
> >> +
> >>          /*
> >> -        * \todo Protect the loop below with streamProcessMutex_ when post
> >> -        * processor runs asynchronously.
> >> +        * Queue all the post-processing streams request at once. The completion
> >> +        * slot streamProcessingComplete() can only execute when we are out
> >> +        * this critical section. This helps to handle synchronous errors here
> >> +        * itself.
> >>           */
> >>          auto iter = descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.begin();
> >> -       while (descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.size() > 0) {
> >> +       while (iter != descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.end()) {
> >>                  CameraStream *stream = iter->first;
> >>                  Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *buffer = iter->second;
> >>                  needPostProcessing = true;
> >> @@ -1151,18 +1134,16 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
> >>          }
> >>
> >>          if (needPostProcessing) {
> >> -               /*
> >> -                * \todo We will require to check if we failed to queue
> >> -                * post-processing requests when we migrate to post-processor
> >> -                * running asynchronously.
> >> -                *
> >> -                * if (descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.size() == 0)
> >> -                *      completeDescriptor(descriptor);
> >> -                */
> >> +               if (descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.size() == 0) {
> >> +                       locker.unlock();
> >> +                       completeDescriptor(descriptor);
> >> +               }
> > As Laurent suggested in other patch, I think the code would be cleaner
> > if we remove needPostProcessing.
> >
> >>                  return;
> >>          }
> >>
> >> +       locker.unlock();
> >> +
> >>          completeDescriptor(descriptor);
> >>   }
> >>
> >> diff --git a/src/android/camera_stream.cpp b/src/android/camera_stream.cpp
> >> index 45d0607d..68b916e9 100644
> >> --- a/src/android/camera_stream.cpp
> >> +++ b/src/android/camera_stream.cpp
> >> @@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int CameraStream::configure()
> >>                  if (ret)
> >>                          return ret;
> >>
> >> +               worker_ = std::make_unique<PostProcessorWorker>(postProcessor_.get());
> >>                  postProcessor_->processComplete.connect(
> >>                          this, [&](Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *streamBuffer,
> >>                                    PostProcessor::Status status) {
> >> @@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ int CameraStream::configure()
> >>                                  cameraDevice_->streamProcessingComplete(streamBuffer,
> >>                                                                          bufferStatus);
> >>                          });
> >> +
> >> +               worker_->start();
> >>          }
> >>
> >>          if (type_ == Type::Internal) {
> >> @@ -179,10 +182,6 @@ int CameraStream::process(const FrameBuffer &source,
> >>
> >>          ASSERT(type_ != Type::Direct);
> >>
> >> -       /*
> >> -        * \todo Buffer mapping and processing should be moved to a
> >> -        * separate thread.
> >> -        */
> >>          const StreamConfiguration &output = configuration();
> >>          dest.destBuffer = std::make_unique<CameraBuffer>(
> >>                  *dest.camera3Buffer, output.pixelFormat, output.size,
> >> @@ -194,11 +193,19 @@ int CameraStream::process(const FrameBuffer &source,
> >>
> >>          dest.srcBuffer = &source;
> >>
> >> -       postProcessor_->process(&dest);
> >> +       worker_->queueRequest(&dest);
> >>
> >>          return 0;
> >>   }
> >>
> >> +void CameraStream::flush()
> >> +{
> >> +       if (!postProcessor_)
> >> +               return;
> >> +
> >> +       worker_->flush();
> >> +}
> >> +
> >>   FrameBuffer *CameraStream::getBuffer()
> >>   {
> >>          if (!allocator_)
> >> @@ -226,3 +233,87 @@ void CameraStream::putBuffer(FrameBuffer *buffer)
> >>
> >>          buffers_.push_back(buffer);
> >>   }
> >> +
> >> +CameraStream::PostProcessorWorker::PostProcessorWorker(PostProcessor *postProcessor)
> >> +       : postProcessor_(postProcessor)
> >> +{
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +CameraStream::PostProcessorWorker::~PostProcessorWorker()
> >> +{
> >> +       {
> >> +               libcamera::MutexLocker lock(mutex_);
> >> +               state_ = State::Stopped;
> >> +       }
> >> +
> >> +       cv_.notify_one();
> >> +       wait();
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +void CameraStream::PostProcessorWorker::start()
> >> +{
> >> +       {
> >> +               libcamera::MutexLocker lock(mutex_);
> >> +               ASSERT(state_ != State::Running);
> >> +               state_ = State::Running;
> >> +       }
> >> +
> >> +       Thread::start();
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +void CameraStream::PostProcessorWorker::queueRequest(Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *dest)
> >> +{
> >> +       {
> >> +               MutexLocker lock(mutex_);
> >> +               ASSERT(state_ == State::Running);
> >> +               requests_.push(dest);
> >> +       }
> >> +
> >> +       cv_.notify_one();
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +void CameraStream::PostProcessorWorker::run()
> >> +{
> >> +       MutexLocker locker(mutex_);
> >> +
> >> +       while (1) {
> >> +               cv_.wait(locker, [&] {
> >> +                       return state_ != State::Running || !requests_.empty();
> >> +               });
> >> +
> >> +               if (state_ != State::Running)
> >> +                       break;
> >> +
> >> +               Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *streamBuffer = requests_.front();
> >> +               requests_.pop();
> >> +               locker.unlock();
> >> +
> >> +               postProcessor_->process(streamBuffer);
> >> +
> >> +               locker.lock();
> >> +       }
> >> +
> >> +       if (state_ == State::Flushing) {
> >> +               std::queue<Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *> requests =
> >> +                       std::move(requests_);
> > Why is moving requests_ to a local variable necessary?
>
>
> To avoid iterating under a lock.
>

I got it. Thanks.

>
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Hirokazu Honda<hiroh at chromium.org>
> >> +               locker.unlock();
> >> +
> >> +               while (!requests.empty()) {
> >> +                       postProcessor_->processComplete.emit(
> >> +                               requests.front(), PostProcessor::Status::Error);
> >> +                       requests.pop();
> >> +               }
> >> +
> >> +               locker.lock();
> >> +               state_ = State::Stopped;
> >> +       }
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +void CameraStream::PostProcessorWorker::flush()
> >> +{
> >> +       libcamera::MutexLocker lock(mutex_);
> >> +       state_ = State::Flushing;
> >> +       lock.unlock();
> >> +
> >> +       cv_.notify_one();
> >> +}
> >> diff --git a/src/android/camera_stream.h b/src/android/camera_stream.h
> >> index e9c320b1..7c6e887c 100644
> >> --- a/src/android/camera_stream.h
> >> +++ b/src/android/camera_stream.h
> >> @@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
> >>   #ifndef __ANDROID_CAMERA_STREAM_H__
> >>   #define __ANDROID_CAMERA_STREAM_H__
> >>
> >> +#include <condition_variable>
> >>   #include <memory>
> >>   #include <mutex>
> >> +#include <queue>
> >>   #include <vector>
> >>
> >>   #include <hardware/camera3.h>
> >>
> >> +#include <libcamera/base/thread.h>
> >> +
> >>   #include <libcamera/camera.h>
> >>   #include <libcamera/framebuffer.h>
> >>   #include <libcamera/framebuffer_allocator.h>
> >> @@ -20,9 +24,9 @@
> >>   #include <libcamera/pixel_format.h>
> >>
> >>   #include "camera_request.h"
> >> +#include "post_processor.h"
> >>
> >>   class CameraDevice;
> >> -class PostProcessor;
> >>
> >>   class CameraStream
> >>   {
> >> @@ -125,8 +129,38 @@ public:
> >>                      Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer &dest);
> >>          libcamera::FrameBuffer *getBuffer();
> >>          void putBuffer(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer);
> >> +       void flush();
> >>
> >>   private:
> >> +       class PostProcessorWorker : public libcamera::Thread
> >> +       {
> >> +       public:
> >> +               enum class State {
> >> +                       Stopped,
> >> +                       Running,
> >> +                       Flushing,
> >> +               };
> >> +
> >> +               PostProcessorWorker(PostProcessor *postProcessor);
> >> +               ~PostProcessorWorker();
> >> +
> >> +               void start();
> >> +               void queueRequest(Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *request);
> >> +               void flush();
> >> +
> >> +       protected:
> >> +               void run() override;
> >> +
> >> +       private:
> >> +               PostProcessor *postProcessor_;
> >> +
> >> +               libcamera::Mutex mutex_;
> >> +               std::condition_variable cv_;
> >> +
> >> +               std::queue<Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *> requests_;
> >> +               State state_ = State::Stopped;
> >> +       };
> >> +
> >>          int waitFence(int fence);
> >>
> >>          CameraDevice *const cameraDevice_;
> >> @@ -143,6 +177,8 @@ private:
> >>           */
> >>          std::unique_ptr<std::mutex> mutex_;
> >>          std::unique_ptr<PostProcessor> postProcessor_;
> >> +
> >> +       std::unique_ptr<PostProcessorWorker> worker_;
> >>   };
> >>
> >>   #endif /* __ANDROID_CAMERA_STREAM__ */
> >> --
> >> 2.31.1
> >>


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