[libcamera-devel] [RFC PATCH v1] libcamera: camera: Take span of StreamRole instead of vector

Jacopo Mondi jacopo.mondi at ideasonboard.com
Mon Feb 20 09:23:08 CET 2023


Hello Barnabás

On Wed, Feb 15, 2023 at 05:48:52PM +0000, Barnabás Pőcze via libcamera-devel wrote:
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:48:52 +0000
> From: Barnabás Pőcze <pobrn at protonmail.com>
> To: libcamera-devel at lists.libcamera.org
> Subject: [RFC PATCH v1] libcamera: camera: Take span of StreamRole instead
>  of vector
>
> Change the parameter type of `generateConfiguration()`
> from an std::vector to libcamera::Span. There is no need
> to require a dynamic allocation. A span is preferable
> to a const vector ref.

I might be missing what the benefit would be here... I understand that, being
a Span nothing but a lightweight container for a pointer to memory and a size,
this allows to use multiple STL containers to pass roles in, but I
wonder if there any real benefit.

I do expect application to either parse user provided options and
thus need to construct a dynamically grown list of roles, or either
pass in an initializers list

> A new overload is added that accepts a C-style array so that
>
>   cam->generateConfiguration({ ... })
>
> keeps working.

For which you need an overload.

Can you expand a bit more on the intended use case ?

Thanks
  j

>
> There is no API break since a span can be constructed from
> a vector and the array overload takes care of the initializer lists,
> but this change causes an ABI break.
>
> Signed-off-by: Barnabás Pőcze <pobrn at protonmail.com>
> ---
>
> I think the change is reasonable, but there are two questions:
>
>  * what to do with `StreamRoles`? should it be removed?
>  * is the array overload needed? if an API break is acceptable
>    it can be removed and users could write e.g.
>      generateConfiguration(std::array { ... })
>
> ---
>  Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst          | 4 ++--
>  include/libcamera/camera.h                         | 9 ++++++++-
>  include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h      | 2 +-
>  src/libcamera/camera.cpp                           | 2 +-
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp       | 4 ++--
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp               | 4 ++--
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp | 4 ++--
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp           | 4 ++--
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp           | 4 ++--
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp       | 4 ++--
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp               | 4 ++--
>  src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp                       | 5 ++++-
>  12 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst b/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst
> index e1930fdf..92d6d043 100644
> --- a/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst
> @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ implementations for the overridden class members.
>            PipelineHandlerVivid(CameraManager *manager);
>
>            CameraConfiguration *generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -          const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +          Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>            int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>            int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ implementations for the overridden class members.
>     }
>
>     CameraConfiguration *PipelineHandlerVivid::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -                                                                    const StreamRoles &roles)
> +                                                                    Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>     {
>            return nullptr;
>     }
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera.h b/include/libcamera/camera.h
> index 5bb06584..ccf0d24c 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/camera.h
> +++ b/include/libcamera/camera.h
> @@ -105,7 +105,14 @@ public:
>  	const ControlList &properties() const;
>
>  	const std::set<Stream *> &streams() const;
> -	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(const StreamRoles &roles = {});
> +	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Span<const StreamRole> roles = {});
> +
> +	template<std::size_t N>
> +	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(const StreamRole (&roles)[N])
> +	{
> +		return generateConfiguration(Span<const StreamRole>(roles));
> +	}
> +
>  	int configure(CameraConfiguration *config);
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<Request> createRequest(uint64_t cookie = 0);
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
> index 4c4dfe62..aaeb3a9e 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
> +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
>  	void release(Camera *camera);
>
>  	virtual std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -		const StreamRoles &roles) = 0;
> +		Span<const StreamRole> roles) = 0;
>  	virtual int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) = 0;
>
>  	virtual int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
> index 0da167a7..0f68a511 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
> @@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ const std::set<Stream *> &Camera::streams() const
>   * \return A CameraConfiguration if the requested roles can be satisfied, or a
>   * null pointer otherwise.
>   */
> -std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> Camera::generateConfiguration(const StreamRoles &roles)
> +std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> Camera::generateConfiguration(Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	Private *const d = _d();
>
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
> index 0c67e35d..df5919ed 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/imx8-isi/imx8-isi.cpp
> @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
>  	bool match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator) override;
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
> -	generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +	generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>  	int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>  	int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ PipelineHandlerISI::PipelineHandlerISI(CameraManager *manager)
>
>  std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
>  PipelineHandlerISI::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -					  const StreamRoles &roles)
> +					  Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	ISICameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
>  	std::unique_ptr<ISICameraConfiguration> config =
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> index 355cb0cb..ada8c272 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
> @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
>  	PipelineHandlerIPU3(CameraManager *manager);
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -		const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +		Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>  	int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>  	int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ PipelineHandlerIPU3::PipelineHandlerIPU3(CameraManager *manager)
>  }
>
>  std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
> -PipelineHandlerIPU3::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, const StreamRoles &roles)
> +PipelineHandlerIPU3::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	IPU3CameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
>  	std::unique_ptr<IPU3CameraConfiguration> config =
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> index 84120954..f62570cc 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
> @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public:
>  	PipelineHandlerRPi(CameraManager *manager);
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -		const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +		Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>  	int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>  	int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ PipelineHandlerRPi::PipelineHandlerRPi(CameraManager *manager)
>  }
>
>  std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
> -PipelineHandlerRPi::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, const StreamRoles &roles)
> +PipelineHandlerRPi::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	RPiCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config =
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
> index 8a30fe06..1fdfde7b 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
> @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
>  	PipelineHandlerRkISP1(CameraManager *manager);
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -		const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +		Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>  	int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>  	int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ PipelineHandlerRkISP1::PipelineHandlerRkISP1(CameraManager *manager)
>
>  std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
>  PipelineHandlerRkISP1::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -	const StreamRoles &roles)
> +	Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	RkISP1CameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
>
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> index 24ded4db..9d71a369 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public:
>  	SimplePipelineHandler(CameraManager *manager);
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -		const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +		Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>  	int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>  	int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ SimplePipelineHandler::SimplePipelineHandler(CameraManager *manager)
>  }
>
>  std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
> -SimplePipelineHandler::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, const StreamRoles &roles)
> +SimplePipelineHandler::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera, Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	SimpleCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config =
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
> index 277465b7..03935876 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
> @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
>  	PipelineHandlerUVC(CameraManager *manager);
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -		const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +		Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>  	int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>  	int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ PipelineHandlerUVC::PipelineHandlerUVC(CameraManager *manager)
>
>  std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
>  PipelineHandlerUVC::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -	const StreamRoles &roles)
> +	Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	UVCCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config =
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
> index 204f5ad7..49ee949f 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
> @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
>  	PipelineHandlerVimc(CameraManager *manager);
>
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -		const StreamRoles &roles) override;
> +		Span<const StreamRole> roles) override;
>  	int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) override;
>
>  	int exportFrameBuffers(Camera *camera, Stream *stream,
> @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ PipelineHandlerVimc::PipelineHandlerVimc(CameraManager *manager)
>
>  std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration>
>  PipelineHandlerVimc::generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
> -	const StreamRoles &roles)
> +	Span<const StreamRole> roles)
>  {
>  	VimcCameraData *data = cameraData(camera);
>  	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config =
> diff --git a/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp b/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp
> index d14e18e2..3f04871f 100644
> --- a/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp
> +++ b/src/py/libcamera/py_main.cpp
> @@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_libcamera, m)
>  		})
>
>  		/* Keep the camera alive, as StreamConfiguration contains a Stream* */
> -		.def("generate_configuration", &Camera::generateConfiguration, py::keep_alive<0, 1>())
> +		.def("generate_configuration", [](Camera &self, const std::vector<StreamRole> &roles) {
> +			return self.generateConfiguration(roles);
> +		}, py::keep_alive<0, 1>())
> +
>  		.def("configure", &Camera::configure)
>
>  		.def("create_request", &Camera::createRequest, py::arg("cookie") = 0)
> --
> 2.39.1
>


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