[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v7 7/7] android: post_processor: Make post processing async

Hirokazu Honda hiroh at chromium.org
Tue Oct 26 03:12:54 CEST 2021


Hi Umang, thank you for the patch.

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 7:05 AM Laurent Pinchart
<laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Umang,
>
> Thank you for the patch.
>
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 02:08:33AM +0530, Umang Jain 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 entire post-processing handling iteration is locked under
> > streamProcessMutex_ which helps us to queue all the post-processing
>
> s/streamProcessMutex_/streamsProcessMutex_/
>
> > 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. Since a post-processing operation can
> > even complete after CameraDevice::requestComplete() has returned,
> > we need to check and complete the descriptor from
> > streamProcessingComplete() running in the PostProcessorWorker's
> > thread.
> >
> > 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>

Reviewed-by: Hirokazu Honda <hiroh at chromium.org>
> > ---
> >  src/android/camera_device.cpp |  44 ++++++---------
> >  src/android/camera_stream.cpp | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  src/android/camera_stream.h   |  37 +++++++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 151 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/src/android/camera_device.cpp b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> > index 3ded0f7e..53ebe0ea 100644
> > --- a/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> > +++ b/src/android/camera_device.cpp
> > @@ -1027,29 +1027,8 @@ 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.
> > @@ -1124,9 +1103,13 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
> >       }
> >
> >       /* Handle post-processing. */
> > +     MutexLocker locker(descriptor->streamsProcessMutex_);
> > +
> >       /*
> > -      * \todo Protect the loop below with streamProcessMutex_ when post
>
> In the patch that introduced this,
>
> s/streamProcessMutex_/streamsProcessMutex_/
>
> > -      * 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 (iter != descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.end()) {
> > @@ -1158,8 +1141,10 @@ void CameraDevice::requestComplete(Request *request)
> >               }
> >       }
> >
> > -     if (descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.empty())
> > +     if (descriptor->pendingStreamsToProcess_.empty()) {
> > +             locker.unlock();
> >               completeDescriptor(descriptor);
> > +     }
> >  }
> >
> >  void CameraDevice::completeDescriptor(Camera3RequestDescriptor *descriptor)
> > @@ -1245,6 +1230,13 @@ void CameraDevice::streamProcessingComplete(Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuff
> >       MutexLocker locker(request->streamsProcessMutex_);
> >
> >       request->pendingStreamsToProcess_.erase(streamBuffer->stream);
> > +
> > +     if (!request->pendingStreamsToProcess_.empty())
> > +             return;
> > +
> > +     locker.unlock();
>
> Maybe
>
>         {
>                 MutexLocker locker(request->streamsProcessMutex_);
>
>                 request->pendingStreamsToProcess_.erase(streamBuffer->stream);
>                 if (!request->pendingStreamsToProcess_.empty())
>                         return;
>         }
>
> up to you.
>
> > +
> > +     completeDescriptor(streamBuffer->request);
> >  }
> >
> >  std::string CameraDevice::logPrefix() const
> > diff --git a/src/android/camera_stream.cpp b/src/android/camera_stream.cpp
> > index fed99022..9023c13c 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) {
> > @@ -178,10 +181,6 @@ int CameraStream::process(Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *streamBuffer)
> >               streamBuffer->fence = -1;
> >       }
> >
> > -     /*
> > -      * \todo Buffer mapping and processing should be moved to a
> > -      * separate thread.
> > -      */
> >       const StreamConfiguration &output = configuration();
> >       streamBuffer->dstBuffer = std::make_unique<CameraBuffer>(
> >               *streamBuffer->camera3Buffer, output.pixelFormat, output.size,
> > @@ -191,11 +190,19 @@ int CameraStream::process(Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *streamBuffer)
> >               return -EINVAL;
> >       }
> >
> > -     postProcessor_->process(streamBuffer);
> > +     worker_->queueRequest(streamBuffer);
> >
> >       return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > +void CameraStream::flush()
> > +{
> > +     if (!postProcessor_)
> > +             return;
> > +
> > +     worker_->flush();
> > +}
> > +
> >  FrameBuffer *CameraStream::getBuffer()
> >  {
> >       if (!allocator_)
> > @@ -223,3 +230,87 @@ 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_);
> > +             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 e74a9a3b..1588938a 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>
> > @@ -20,6 +24,7 @@
> >  #include <libcamera/pixel_format.h>
> >
> >  #include "camera_request.h"
> > +#include "post_processor.h"
> >
> >  class CameraDevice;
> >  class PostProcessor;
>
> You can drop the forward declaration.
>
> > @@ -124,8 +129,38 @@ public:
> >       int process(Camera3RequestDescriptor::StreamBuffer *streamBuffer);
> >       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_;
> > @@ -142,6 +177,8 @@ private:
> >        */
> >       std::unique_ptr<std::mutex> mutex_;
> >       std::unique_ptr<PostProcessor> postProcessor_;
> > +
> > +     std::unique_ptr<PostProcessorWorker> worker_;
> >  };
> >
> >  #endif /* __ANDROID_CAMERA_STREAM__ */
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Laurent Pinchart


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