[libcamera-devel] [PATCH 2/2] libcamera: control: explicitly define default control values

Kieran Bingham kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com
Mon Aug 22 23:52:02 CEST 2022


Quoting Christian Rauch via libcamera-devel (2022-08-21 13:43:43)
> Explicitly set the default value for all ControlInfo to 0, false or minimum.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Rauch <Rauch.Christian at gmx.de>
> ---
>  src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp           | 22 ++++++++++---------
>  src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp                     | 10 ++++-----
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp          |  2 +-
>  .../pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp      |  2 +-
>  4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> index 69c73f8c..c6360a51 100644
> --- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> +++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> @@ -74,23 +74,23 @@ constexpr Duration controllerMinFrameDuration = 1.0s / 30.0;
> 
>  /* List of controls handled by the Raspberry Pi IPA */
>  static const ControlInfoMap::Map ipaControls{
> -       { &controls::AeEnable, ControlInfo(false, true) },
> -       { &controls::ExposureTime, ControlInfo(0, 66666) },
> -       { &controls::AnalogueGain, ControlInfo(1.0f, 16.0f) },
> +       { &controls::AeEnable, ControlInfo(false, true, false) },

I would expect most of the time AutoExposure would be enabled ... so a
default of false seems misleading... Yet - perhaps that's what the 0 was
already implying? So - does that mean a default is unreasonable here?


> +       { &controls::ExposureTime, ControlInfo(0, 66666, 0) },
> +       { &controls::AnalogueGain, ControlInfo(1.0f, 16.0f, 0.0f) },

This default is less than the minimum.


>         { &controls::AeMeteringMode, ControlInfo(controls::AeMeteringModeValues) },
>         { &controls::AeConstraintMode, ControlInfo(controls::AeConstraintModeValues) },
>         { &controls::AeExposureMode, ControlInfo(controls::AeExposureModeValues) },
>         { &controls::ExposureValue, ControlInfo(-8.0f, 8.0f, 0.0f) },
> -       { &controls::AwbEnable, ControlInfo(false, true) },
> -       { &controls::ColourGains, ControlInfo(0.0f, 32.0f) },
> +       { &controls::AwbEnable, ControlInfo(false, true, false) },

Same as AeEnable.... it doesn't seem reasonble to say the default is
disabled? I think applications probably expect the default IPA behaviour
to have AE/AWB enabled, unless it is disabled explicitly ?


> +       { &controls::ColourGains, ControlInfo(0.0f, 32.0f, 0.0f) },
>         { &controls::AwbMode, ControlInfo(controls::AwbModeValues) },
>         { &controls::Brightness, ControlInfo(-1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
>         { &controls::Contrast, ControlInfo(0.0f, 32.0f, 1.0f) },
>         { &controls::Saturation, ControlInfo(0.0f, 32.0f, 1.0f) },
>         { &controls::Sharpness, ControlInfo(0.0f, 16.0f, 1.0f) },
> -       { &controls::ColourCorrectionMatrix, ControlInfo(-16.0f, 16.0f) },
> +       { &controls::ColourCorrectionMatrix, ControlInfo(-16.0f, 16.0f, 0.0f) },
>         { &controls::ScalerCrop, ControlInfo(Rectangle{}, Rectangle(65535, 65535, 65535, 65535), Rectangle{}) },
> -       { &controls::FrameDurationLimits, ControlInfo(INT64_C(33333), INT64_C(120000)) },
> +       { &controls::FrameDurationLimits, ControlInfo(INT64_C(33333), INT64_C(120000), INT64_C(0)) },

Again, this is less than the minimum. A default should probably be
specific to the mode of the sensor too ?


>         { &controls::draft::NoiseReductionMode, ControlInfo(controls::draft::NoiseReductionModeValues) }
>  };
> 
> @@ -463,10 +463,11 @@ int IPARPi::configure(const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
>         const Duration maxSensorFrameDuration = mode_.maxFrameLength * mode_.lineLength;
>         ctrlMap[&controls::FrameDurationLimits] =
>                 ControlInfo(static_cast<int64_t>(minSensorFrameDuration.get<std::micro>()),
> -                           static_cast<int64_t>(maxSensorFrameDuration.get<std::micro>()));
> +                           static_cast<int64_t>(maxSensorFrameDuration.get<std::micro>()),
> +                           int64_t(0));

This is smaller than the minimum. Perhaps at least here during configure
it could be set to something more specific about the camera mode
capability - or something that is more 'default' like 30 FPS ? (33333 ?)

> 
>         ctrlMap[&controls::AnalogueGain] =
> -               ControlInfo(1.0f, static_cast<float>(helper_->gain(maxSensorGainCode_)));
> +               ControlInfo(1.0f, static_cast<float>(helper_->gain(maxSensorGainCode_)), 0.0f);

Less than minimum. I think 1.0f makes sense here too as that's unity
gain.

> 
>         /*
>          * Calculate the max exposure limit from the frame duration limit as V4L2
> @@ -478,7 +479,8 @@ int IPARPi::configure(const IPACameraSensorInfo &sensorInfo,
> 
>         ctrlMap[&controls::ExposureTime] =
>                 ControlInfo(static_cast<int32_t>(helper_->exposure(exposureMin).get<std::micro>()),
> -                           static_cast<int32_t>(maxShutter.get<std::micro>()));
> +                           static_cast<int32_t>(maxShutter.get<std::micro>()),
> +                           int32_t(0));

I'm not sure an exposure time of 0 makes sense ?, but I'm not sure what
a reasonable default is here either. Maybe something like the maximum of the frame
duration, and maxShutter ?

> 
>         result->controlInfo = ControlInfoMap(std::move(ctrlMap), controls::controls);
>         return 0;
> diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
> index 27b4212b..2121bfd2 100644
> --- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
> +++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
> @@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ namespace {
> 
>  /* List of controls handled by the RkISP1 IPA */
>  const ControlInfoMap::Map rkisp1Controls{
> -       { &controls::AeEnable, ControlInfo(false, true) },
> -       { &controls::AwbEnable, ControlInfo(false, true) },
> +       { &controls::AeEnable, ControlInfo(false, true, false) },
> +       { &controls::AwbEnable, ControlInfo(false, true, false) },

Same issue as in RPi.


>         { &controls::ColourGains, ControlInfo(0.0f, 3.996f, 1.0f) },
> -       { &controls::Brightness, ControlInfo(-1.0f, 0.993f) },
> -       { &controls::Contrast, ControlInfo(0.0f, 1.993f) },
> -       { &controls::Saturation, ControlInfo(0.0f, 1.993f) },
> +       { &controls::Brightness, ControlInfo(-1.0f, 0.993f, 0.0f) },
> +       { &controls::Contrast, ControlInfo(0.0f, 1.993f, 0.0f) },
> +       { &controls::Saturation, ControlInfo(0.0f, 1.993f, 0.0f) },

I think 0.0 makes sense here though

>         { &controls::Sharpness, ControlInfo(0.0f, 10.0f, 1.0f) },
>         { &controls::draft::NoiseReductionMode, ControlInfo(controls::draft::NoiseReductionModeValues) },
>  };
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> index 9df24603..a1bcfe49 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace libcamera {
>  LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(IPU3)
> 
>  static const ControlInfoMap::Map IPU3Controls = {
> -       { &controls::draft::PipelineDepth, ControlInfo(2, 3) },
> +       { &controls::draft::PipelineDepth, ControlInfo(2, 3, 0) },


This needs looking at. The PipelineDepth isn't something the application
can set. So a default doesn't makes sense, and I'm not sure a min/max
does either.



>  };
> 
>  class IPU3CameraData : public Camera::Private
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> index e895584d..8fd7634d 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> @@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerRPi::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config)
>         /* Add the ScalerCrop control limits based on the current mode. */
>         Rectangle ispMinCrop(data->ispMinCropSize_);
>         ispMinCrop.scaleBy(data->sensorInfo_.analogCrop.size(), data->sensorInfo_.outputSize);
> -       ctrlMap[&controls::ScalerCrop] = ControlInfo(ispMinCrop, Rectangle(data->sensorInfo_.analogCrop.size()));
> +       ctrlMap[&controls::ScalerCrop] = ControlInfo(ispMinCrop, Rectangle(data->sensorInfo_.analogCrop.size()), ispMinCrop);

I think a ScalerCrop would probably expect a default of the largest size
possible, not the smallest ? (At least if I were to think about
'resetting' the ScalerCrop that is).

I suspect forcing a default value might be better than implicitly
leaving it zero - but it means we need to give more thought to what the
defaults mean or represent - or provide a way for the default to be
'unset' if it's not appropriate to have one.

--
Kieran


> 
>         data->controlInfo_ = ControlInfoMap(std::move(ctrlMap), result.controlInfo.idmap());
> 
> --
> 2.34.1
>


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