[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v3 3/4] libcamera: pipeline-handler: Consider max in-flight requests constraint

Jacopo Mondi jacopo at jmondi.org
Mon Jun 20 12:42:32 CEST 2022


Hi Umang
  to be honest I was expecting this to be much simpler, with a the
size of the FCQueue being a compile-time constant (exposed as camera
property) and the ph base class counting the number of in-flight
requests against it.

I might have missed the use case for run-time configuration of the
FCQueue size...

On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 02:10:23AM +0530, Umang Jain via libcamera-devel wrote:
> This patch introduces a new constraint in the pipeline handler base
> class which allows various derived pipeline handlers to set and
> restrict the number of maximum in-flight requests that can be queued to
> the underlying components.
>
> The pipeline handler is now equipped with the responsibility of not to
> over queue the requests to the underlying layers. The derived
> pipeline handler (or even IPA) can also have various kind of requests
> queue(arrays, queues or ring-buffer) hence, it might be an issue where
> the application queues the  requests at a rate where these kind of
> queues can over-flow. The patch ensures that the base pipeline-handler
> will never let the requests overflow to underlying layers, once the
> derived pipeline handler sets its maximum capacity of handling
> in-flight requests using PipelineHandler::setMaxQueueRequests().
>
> The queue request management introduced in the pipeline handler base
> class is now used by the IPU3 pipeline handler.
>
> Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain at ideasonboard.com>
> ---
>  include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h |  6 ++
>  include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom              |  1 +
>  src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp                  | 18 ++++--
>  src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h                    |  5 +-
>  src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp                         |  3 +-
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp          |  9 +++
>  src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp            | 61 ++++++++++++++++++-
>  7 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
> index c3e4c258..5a319011 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
> +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
> @@ -67,9 +67,12 @@ public:
>
>  	const char *name() const { return name_; }
>
> +	uint32_t maxQueueRequests() { return maxQueueRequests_; }
> +
>  protected:
>  	void registerCamera(std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera);
>  	void hotplugMediaDevice(MediaDevice *media);
> +	void setMaxQueueRequests(uint32_t maxRequests);
>
>  	virtual int queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request) = 0;
>  	virtual void stopDevice(Camera *camera) = 0;
> @@ -88,6 +91,9 @@ private:
>
>  	std::queue<Request *> waitingRequests_;
>
> +	uint32_t maxQueueRequests_;
> +	uint32_t requestsQueueCounter_;
> +
>  	const char *name_;
>
>  	Mutex lock_;
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
> index d1b1c6b8..3e7bbc6e 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
> +++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/ipu3.mojom
> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct IPAConfigInfo {
>  	libcamera.ControlInfoMap lensControls;
>  	libcamera.Size bdsOutputSize;
>  	libcamera.Size iif;
> +	uint32 maxQueueRequests;
>  };
>
>  interface IPAIPU3Interface {
> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp
> index 60c58b97..564f8e6c 100644
> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp
> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.cpp
> @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ IPAFrameContext::IPAFrameContext(uint32_t id, const ControlList &reqControls)
>   * \brief FCQueue constructor
>   */
>  FCQueue::FCQueue()
> -	: latestFC_(0), oldestFC_(0), isFull_(false)
> +	: latestFC_(0), oldestFC_(0), size_(0), isFull_(false)
>  {
>  }
>
> @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ FCQueue::FCQueue()
>  IPAFrameContext *FCQueue::get(uint32_t frame)
>  {
>  	if (latestFC_ && frame <= latestFC_) {
> -		IPAFrameContext &frameContext = this->at(frame % kMaxFrameContexts);
> +		IPAFrameContext &frameContext = this->at(frame % size_);
>  		if (frame != frameContext.frame)
>  			LOG(IPAIPU3, Warning)
>  				<< "Got wrong frame context for frame " << frame;
> @@ -287,10 +287,10 @@ IPAFrameContext *FCQueue::get(uint32_t frame)
>  		latestFC_ = frame;
>
>  		/* Check if the queue is full to avoid over-queueing later */
> -		if (oldestFC_ && latestFC_ - oldestFC_ >= kMaxFrameContexts - 1)
> +		if (oldestFC_ && latestFC_ - oldestFC_ >= size_ - 1)
>  			isFull_ = true;
>
> -		return &this->at(latestFC_ % kMaxFrameContexts);
> +		return &this->at(latestFC_ % size_);
>  	}
>  }
>
> @@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ void FCQueue::completeFrame(uint32_t frame)
>   */
>  void FCQueue::setSize(uint32_t size)
>  {
> +	size_ = size;
>  	resize(size);
>  }
>
> @@ -338,6 +339,12 @@ void FCQueue::setSize(uint32_t size)
>   * \return True of FCQueue is full, False otherwise
>   */
>
> +/**
> + * \fn FCQueue::size()
> + * \brief The number of IPAFrameContext(s) FCQueue handles
> + * \return Returns the size of FCQueue
> + */
> +
>  /**
>   * \brief Clear the FCQueue by resetting all the entries in the ring-buffer
>   */
> @@ -345,6 +352,9 @@ void FCQueue::reset()
>  {
>  	clear();
>
> +	if (size_)
> +		setSize(size_);
> +
>  	isFull_ = false;
>
>  	latestFC_ = 0;
> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
> index 52a0b5e7..0da2ad26 100644
> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipa_context.h
> @@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ namespace libcamera {
>
>  namespace ipa::ipu3 {
>
> -/* Maximum number of frame contexts to be held */
> -static constexpr uint32_t kMaxFrameContexts = 16;
> -
>  struct IPASessionConfiguration {
>  	struct {
>  		ipu3_uapi_grid_config bdsGrid;
> @@ -100,10 +97,12 @@ public:
>
>  	IPAFrameContext *get(uint32_t frame);
>  	bool isFull() { return isFull_; }
> +	uint32_t size() { return size_; }
>
>  private:
>  	uint32_t latestFC_;
>  	uint32_t oldestFC_;
> +	uint32_t size_;
>
>  	bool isFull_;
>  };
> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> index 15070fa0..3218df49 100644
> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> @@ -458,8 +458,9 @@ int IPAIPU3::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo,
>
>  	/* Clean IPAActiveState at each reconfiguration. */
>  	context_.activeState = {};
> +
>  	context_.frameContexts.reset();
> -	context_.frameContexts.setSize(kMaxFrameContexts);
> +	context_.frameContexts.setSize(configInfo.maxQueueRequests);
>
>  	if (!validateSensorControls()) {
>  		LOG(IPAIPU3, Error) << "Sensor control validation failed.";
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> index b7dda282..d599fb95 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> @@ -672,6 +672,15 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *c)
>  	configInfo.bdsOutputSize = config->imguConfig().bds;
>  	configInfo.iif = config->imguConfig().iif;
>
> +	/*
> +	 * \todo Find a better position where maxQueueRequests can be
> +	 * defined and fetched. Maybe in IPA Interface? Camera property?
> +	 * Not sure.
> +	 */
> +	uint32_t maxQueueRequests = 16;
> +	configInfo.maxQueueRequests = maxQueueRequests;
> +	setMaxQueueRequests(maxQueueRequests);
> +
>  	ret = data->ipa_->configure(configInfo, &data->ipaControls_);
>  	if (ret) {
>  		LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Failed to configure IPA: "
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
> index 7ebd76ad..08ec28de 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
> @@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(Pipeline)
>   * respective factories.
>   */
>  PipelineHandler::PipelineHandler(CameraManager *manager)
> -	: manager_(manager), lockOwner_(false)
> +	: manager_(manager), maxQueueRequests_(0), requestsQueueCounter_(0),
> +	  lockOwner_(false)
>  {
>  }
>
> @@ -312,6 +313,9 @@ void PipelineHandler::stop(Camera *camera)
>  	/* Make sure no requests are pending. */
>  	Camera::Private *data = camera->_d();
>  	ASSERT(data->queuedRequests_.empty());
> +
> +	maxQueueRequests_ = 0;
> +	requestsQueueCounter_ = 0;
>  }
>
>  /**
> @@ -397,6 +401,9 @@ void PipelineHandler::doQueueRequest(Request *request)
>  	Camera::Private *data = camera->_d();
>  	data->queuedRequests_.push_back(request);
>
> +	if (maxQueueRequests_)
> +		requestsQueueCounter_++;
> +
>  	request->_d()->sequence_ = data->requestSequence_++;
>
>  	if (request->_d()->cancelled_) {
> @@ -424,6 +431,10 @@ void PipelineHandler::doQueueRequests()
>  		if (!request->_d()->prepared_)
>  			break;
>
> +		if (maxQueueRequests_ &&
> +		    requestsQueueCounter_ >= maxQueueRequests_)
> +			break;
> +
>  		doQueueRequest(request);
>  		waitingRequests_.pop();
>  	}
> @@ -500,6 +511,9 @@ void PipelineHandler::completeRequest(Request *request)
>  		ASSERT(!req->hasPendingBuffers());
>  		data->queuedRequests_.pop_front();
>  		camera->requestComplete(req);
> +
> +		if (maxQueueRequests_)
> +			requestsQueueCounter_--;
>  	}
>  }
>
> @@ -616,6 +630,51 @@ void PipelineHandler::disconnect()
>   * constant for the whole lifetime of the pipeline handler.
>   */
>
> +/**
> + * \var PipelineHandler::maxQueueRequests_
> + * \brief Maximum number of in-flight requests that can be queued
> + *
> + * A hardware can handle a certain number of maximum requests at a given
> + * point. If such a constraint exists, set maxQueueRequests_ via
> + * \a setMaxQueueRequests() in the derived pipeline handler.
> + *
> + * The derived pipeline handler can choose not to define such constraint as
> + * well. In that case, the derived pipeline handler can avoid setting
> + * \a setMaxQueueReqeuests(), hence \a maxQueueRequests_ and
> + * \a requestsQueueCounter_ will be 0.
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \var PipelineHandler::requestsQueueCounter_
> + * \brief Number of requests queued to the underlying hardware
> + *
> + * If \a setMaxQueueRequests() is set by the derived pipeline handler,
> + * requestsQueueCounter_ reflects the number of requests queued
> + * to the underlying hardware by the pipeline handler.
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \fn PipelineHandler::maxQueueRequests()
> + * \brief Retrieve the maximum number of in-flight requests handled by the
> + * underlying hardware
> + * \return Number of requests that can be queued to underlying hardware
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Sets the maximum number of requests that can be queued
> + * \param[in] maxRequests Maximum number of in-flight requests
> + *
> + * A hardware can handle a certain number of requests at a given point.
> + * This function sets the maximum number of in-flight requests that can
> + * be queued to the hardware by the pipeline handler. Each derived pipeline
> + * handler should set the maximum number of in-flight requests it can handle
> + * at a given point using this function, if at all such a constraint exists.
> + */
> +void PipelineHandler::setMaxQueueRequests(uint32_t maxRequests)
> +{
> +	maxQueueRequests_ = maxRequests;
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * \fn PipelineHandler::name()
>   * \brief Retrieve the pipeline handler name
> --
> 2.31.1
>


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