[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v3 2/3] ipa: libipa: Add frame context pointer in process()

Umang Jain umang.jain at ideasonboard.com
Wed May 18 13:21:17 CEST 2022


Hi Kieran,

On 5/18/22 12:35, Kieran Bingham wrote:
> Quoting Umang Jain via libcamera-devel (2022-05-17 20:18:32)
>> Currently we have a single structure of IPAFrameContext but
>> subsequently, we shall have a ring buffer (or similar) container
>> to keep IPAFrameContext structures for each frame.
>>
>> It would be a hassle to query out the frame context required for
>> process() (since they will reside in a ring buffer) by the IPA
>> for each process. Hence, prepare the process() libipa template to
>> accept a particular IPAFrameContext early on.
>>
>> As for this patch, we shall pass in the pointer as nullptr, so
>> that the changes compile and keep working as-is.
>>
> Great, yes this simplifies getting this done for IPU3.
>
> I believe the FrameContext will become an inherent design requirement
> for the IPA and algorithm class when libipa is used, so I would expect
> that once IPU3 is done, we should add the same to the RKISP, and then
> convert this paramter from a pointer to a reference to enforce that any
> new implementation should implement a ring buffer for the contexts from
> the start. (but with two existing implementations, that's fine).
>
> As JM says, now we have context and frameContext, but I'm not sure how
> to make that clearer yet. But that could also be updated on top.


If we want to bikeshed the names of various context structures, a good 
time will be after we land this series but before I start implementing 
all this stuff for RkISP.

>
>
> Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com>
>
>
>> Signed-off-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain at ideasonboard.com>
>> ---
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.cpp           | 4 +++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.h             | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp          | 4 +++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h            | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h      | 4 +++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp          | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h            | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.h   | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp                    | 2 +-
>>   src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp             | 1 +
>>   src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h               | 4 +++-
>>   src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.cpp        | 4 +++-
>>   src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.h          | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h    | 4 +++-
>>   src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp        | 4 +++-
>>   src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.h          | 3 ++-
>>   src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp                | 2 +-
>>   18 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.cpp
>> index 8a5a6b1a..d07521a0 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.cpp
>> @@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ bool Af::afIsOutOfFocus(IPAContext context)
>>   /**
>>    * \brief Determine the max contrast image and lens position.
>>    * \param[in] context The IPA context.
>> + * \param[in] frameContext The current frame context
>>    * \param[in] stats The statistics buffer of IPU3.
>>    *
>>    * Ideally, a clear image also has a relatively higher contrast. So, every
>> @@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ bool Af::afIsOutOfFocus(IPAContext context)
>>    *
>>    * [1] Hill Climbing Algorithm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_climbing
>>    */
>> -void Af::process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>> +void Af::process(IPAContext &context, [[maybe_unused]] IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>>   {
>>          /* Evaluate the AF buffer length */
>>          uint32_t afRawBufferLen = context.configuration.af.afGrid.width *
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.h
>> index b85cf941..ccf015f3 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/af.h
>> @@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ public:
>>   
>>          void prepare(IPAContext &context, ipu3_uapi_params *params) override;
>>          int configure(IPAContext &context, const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo) override;
>> -       void process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>> +       void process(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                    const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>>   
>>   private:
>>          void afCoarseScan(IPAContext &context);
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
>> index fdeec09d..383a8deb 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
>> @@ -318,12 +318,14 @@ double Agc::estimateLuminance(IPAActiveState &activeState,
>>   /**
>>    * \brief Process IPU3 statistics, and run AGC operations
>>    * \param[in] context The shared IPA context
>> + * \param[in] frameContext The current frame context
>>    * \param[in] stats The IPU3 statistics and ISP results
>>    *
>>    * Identify the current image brightness, and use that to estimate the optimal
>>    * new exposure and gain for the scene.
>>    */
>> -void Agc::process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>> +void Agc::process(IPAContext &context, [[maybe_unused]] IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                 const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>>   {
>>          /*
>>           * Estimate the gain needed to have the proportion of pixels in a given
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
>> index 31420841..219a1a96 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
>> @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public:
>>          ~Agc() = default;
>>   
>>          int configure(IPAContext &context, const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo) override;
>> -       void process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>> +       void process(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                    const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>>   
>>   private:
>>          double measureBrightness(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h
>> index d2eecc78..234b2bd7 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/algorithm.h
>> @@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ namespace libcamera {
>>   
>>   namespace ipa::ipu3 {
>>   
>> -using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, IPAConfigInfo, ipu3_uapi_params, ipu3_uapi_stats_3a>;
>> +using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, IPAFrameContext,
>> +                                           IPAConfigInfo, ipu3_uapi_params,
>> +                                           ipu3_uapi_stats_3a>;
>>   
>>   } /* namespace ipa::ipu3 */
>>   
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp
>> index ab6924eb..5c232d92 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.cpp
>> @@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ void Awb::calculateWBGains(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>>   /**
>>    * \copydoc libcamera::ipa::Algorithm::process
>>    */
>> -void Awb::process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>> +void Awb::process(IPAContext &context, [[maybe_unused]] IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                 const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>>   {
>>          calculateWBGains(stats);
>>   
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h
>> index ab4b0a33..9a50a985 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/awb.h
>> @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ public:
>>   
>>          int configure(IPAContext &context, const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo) override;
>>          void prepare(IPAContext &context, ipu3_uapi_params *params) override;
>> -       void process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>> +       void process(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                    const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>>   
>>   private:
>>          /* \todo Make these structs available to all the ISPs ? */
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp
>> index 7c78d0d9..f86e79b2 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.cpp
>> @@ -72,12 +72,13 @@ void ToneMapping::prepare([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,
>>   /**
>>    * \brief Calculate the tone mapping look up table
>>    * \param context The shared IPA context
>> + * \param frameContext The current frame context
>>    * \param stats The IPU3 statistics and ISP results
>>    *
>>    * The tone mapping look up table is generated as an inverse power curve from
>>    * our gamma setting.
>>    */
>> -void ToneMapping::process(IPAContext &context,
>> +void ToneMapping::process(IPAContext &context, [[maybe_unused]] IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>>                            [[maybe_unused]] const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats)
>>   {
>>          /*
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.h
>> index b727ab1e..d7d48006 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/tone_mapping.h
>> @@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ public:
>>   
>>          int configure(IPAContext &context, const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo) override;
>>          void prepare(IPAContext &context, ipu3_uapi_params *params) override;
>> -       void process(IPAContext &context, const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>> +       void process(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                    const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats) override;
>>   
>>   private:
>>          double gamma_;
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
>> index 3b4fc911..16e5028f 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
>> @@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ void IPAIPU3::processStatsBuffer(const uint32_t frame,
>>          ControlList ctrls(controls::controls);
>>   
>>          for (auto const &algo : algorithms_)
>> -               algo->process(context_, stats);
>> +               algo->process(context_, nullptr, stats);
>>   
>>          setControls(frame);
>>   
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
>> index 398d5372..cce2ed62 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.cpp
>> @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace ipa {
>>    * \fn Algorithm::process()
>>    * \brief Process ISP statistics, and run algorithm operations
>>    * \param[in] context The shared IPA context
>> + * \param[in] frameContext The current frame's context
>>    * \param[in] stats The IPA statistics and ISP results
>>    *
>>    * This function is called while camera is running for every frame processed by
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
>> index 766aee5d..032a05b5 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/libipa/algorithm.h
>> @@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ namespace libcamera {
>>   
>>   namespace ipa {
>>   
>> -template<typename Context, typename Config, typename Params, typename Stats>
>> +template<typename Context, typename FrameContext, typename Config,
>> +        typename Params, typename Stats>
>>   class Algorithm
>>   {
>>   public:
>> @@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public:
>>          }
>>   
>>          virtual void process([[maybe_unused]] Context &context,
>> +                            [[maybe_unused]] FrameContext *frameContext,
>>                               [[maybe_unused]] const Stats *stats)
>>          {
>>          }
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.cpp
>> index 5f4c3f93..b5a184d9 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.cpp
>> @@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ double Agc::measureBrightness(const rkisp1_cif_isp_hist_stat *hist) const
>>    * Identify the current image brightness, and use that to estimate the optimal
>>    * new exposure and gain for the scene.
>>    */
>> -void Agc::process(IPAContext &context, const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats)
>> +void Agc::process(IPAContext &context,
>> +                 [[maybe_unused]] IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                 const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats)
>>   {
>>          const rkisp1_cif_isp_stat *params = &stats->params;
>>          ASSERT(stats->meas_type & RKISP1_CIF_ISP_STAT_AUTOEXP);
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.h
>> index ce1adf27..22c02779 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/agc.h
>> @@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ public:
>>   
>>          int configure(IPAContext &context, const IPACameraSensorInfo &configInfo) override;
>>          void prepare(IPAContext &context, rkisp1_params_cfg *params) override;
>> -       void process(IPAContext &context, const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats) override;
>> +       void process(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext *frameContext,
>> +                    const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats) override;
>>   
>>   private:
>>          void computeExposure(IPAContext &Context, double yGain, double iqMeanGain);
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h
>> index d46c3188..68e3a44e 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/algorithm.h
>> @@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ namespace libcamera {
>>   
>>   namespace ipa::rkisp1 {
>>   
>> -using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, IPACameraSensorInfo, rkisp1_params_cfg, rkisp1_stat_buffer>;
>> +using Algorithm = libcamera::ipa::Algorithm<IPAContext, IPAFrameContext,
>> +                                           IPACameraSensorInfo, rkisp1_params_cfg,
>> +                                           rkisp1_stat_buffer>;
>>   
>>   } /* namespace ipa::rkisp1 */
>>   
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
>> index be4585c6..88441382 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.cpp
>> @@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ void Awb::prepare(IPAContext &context, rkisp1_params_cfg *params)
>>   /**
>>    * \copydoc libcamera::ipa::Algorithm::process
>>    */
>> -void Awb::process([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context, const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats)
>> +void Awb::process([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,
>> +                 [[maybe_unused]] IPAFrameContext *frameCtx,
>> +                 const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats)
>>   {
>>          const rkisp1_cif_isp_stat *params = &stats->params;
>>          const rkisp1_cif_isp_awb_stat *awb = &params->awb;
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.h b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.h
>> index 11946643..7647842f 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/algorithms/awb.h
>> @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ public:
>>   
>>          int configure(IPAContext &context, const IPACameraSensorInfo &configInfo) override;
>>          void prepare(IPAContext &context, rkisp1_params_cfg *params) override;
>> -       void process(IPAContext &context, const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats) override;
>> +       void process(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext *frameCtx,
>> +                    const rkisp1_stat_buffer *stats) override;
>>   
>>   private:
>>          uint32_t estimateCCT(double red, double green, double blue);
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
>> index ef1f0d56..c818a6d7 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
>> @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void IPARkISP1::processStatsBuffer(const uint32_t frame, const uint32_t bufferId
>>          unsigned int aeState = 0;
>>   
>>          for (auto const &algo : algorithms_)
>> -               algo->process(context_, stats);
>> +               algo->process(context_, nullptr, stats);
>>   
>>          setControls(frame);
>>   
>> -- 
>> 2.31.0
>>


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