[libcamera-devel] [PATCH v3 3/7] build: controls: Rework how controls and properties are generated

Naushir Patuck naush at raspberrypi.com
Mon Nov 27 16:45:35 CET 2023


Hi Jacopo,

Thank you for the feedback.

On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 at 15:38, Jacopo Mondi
<jacopo.mondi at ideasonboard.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Naush
>
> On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 12:37:09PM +0000, Naushir Patuck via libcamera-devel wrote:
> > Add support for using separate YAML files for controls and properties
> > generation. The mapping of vendor/pipeline handler to control file is
> > done through the controls_map variable in include/libcamera/meson.build.
> >
> > This simplifies management of vendor control definitions and avoids
> > possible merge conflicts when changing the control_ids.yaml file for
> > core and draft controls. With this change, libcamera and draft controls
> > and properties files are designated the 'libcamera' vendor tag.
> >
> > In this change, we also rename control_ids.yaml -> control_ids_core.yaml
> > and property_ids.yaml -> property_ids_core.yaml to designate these as
> > core libcamera controls.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Naushir Patuck <naush at raspberrypi.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst     |  8 +--
> >  include/libcamera/meson.build                 | 52 +++++++++++++++----
> >  meson.build                                   |  2 +
> >  ...control_ids.yaml => control_ids_core.yaml} |  0
> >  src/libcamera/meson.build                     | 21 ++++++--
> >  ...operty_ids.yaml => property_ids_core.yaml} |  0
> >  src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py           | 10 ++--
> >  src/py/libcamera/meson.build                  | 12 ++++-
> >  utils/gen-controls.py                         | 13 +++--
> >  9 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> >  rename src/libcamera/{control_ids.yaml => control_ids_core.yaml} (100%)
> >  rename src/libcamera/{property_ids.yaml => property_ids_core.yaml} (100%)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst b/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst
> > index 10b9c75c2a7f..66d428a19c4f 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/guides/pipeline-handler.rst
> > @@ -587,12 +587,12 @@ immutable properties of the ``Camera`` device.
> >
> >  The libcamera controls and properties are defined in YAML form which is
> >  processed to automatically generate documentation and interfaces. Controls are
> > -defined by the src/libcamera/`control_ids.yaml`_ file and camera properties
> > -are defined by src/libcamera/`properties_ids.yaml`_.
> > +defined by the src/libcamera/`control_ids_core.yaml`_ file and camera properties
> > +are defined by src/libcamera/`properties_ids_core.yaml`_.
> >
> >  .. _controls framework: https://libcamera.org/api-html/controls_8h.html
> > -.. _control_ids.yaml: https://libcamera.org/api-html/control__ids_8h.html
> > -.. _properties_ids.yaml: https://libcamera.org/api-html/property__ids_8h.html
> > +.. _control_ids_core.yaml: https://libcamera.org/api-html/control__ids_8h.html
> > +.. _properties_ids_core.yaml: https://libcamera.org/api-html/property__ids_8h.html
> >
> >  Pipeline handlers can optionally register the list of controls an application
> >  can set as well as a list of immutable camera properties. Being both
> > diff --git a/include/libcamera/meson.build b/include/libcamera/meson.build
> > index 5fb772e6dd14..a763c8ff4344 100644
> > --- a/include/libcamera/meson.build
> > +++ b/include/libcamera/meson.build
> > @@ -32,22 +32,56 @@ install_headers(libcamera_public_headers,
> >
> >  libcamera_headers_install_dir = get_option('includedir') / libcamera_include_dir
> >
> > -# control_ids.h and property_ids.h and associated modes
> > -control_source_files = {
> > -    'control_ids': 'controls',
> > -    'property_ids': 'properties',
> > +controls_map = {
> > +    'controls': {
> > +        'core': 'control_ids_core.yaml',
> > +    },
> > +
> > +    'properties': {
> > +        'core': 'property_ids_core.yaml',
> > +    }
> >  }
> >
> >  control_headers = []
> > +controls_files = []
> > +properties_files = []
> > +
> > +foreach mode, entry : controls_map
> > +    files_list = []
> > +    input_files = []
> > +    foreach vendor, header : entry
> > +        if vendor != 'core' and vendor != 'draft'
> > +            if vendor not in pipelines
> > +                message('vendor not in pipelines')
>
> This gives
>
> Message: vendor not in pipelines
> Message: vendor not in pipelines
>
> in the meson output log, that's not really useful imo

Indeed.  This was my debug message and should really not be in there!

>
> > +                continue
> > +            endif
> > +        endif
> > +
> > +        if header in files_list
> > +            message('header in files list')
> > +            continue
> > +        endif
> > +
> > +        files_list += header
> > +        input_files += files('../../src/libcamera/' + header)
> > +    endforeach
> > +
> > +    outfile = ''
> > +    if mode == 'controls'
> > +        outfile = 'control_ids.h'
> > +        controls_files += files_list
> > +    else
> > +        outfile = 'property_ids.h'
> > +        properties_files += files_list
> > +    endif
> >
> > -foreach header, mode : control_source_files
> > -    input_files = files('../../src/libcamera/' + header +'.yaml')
> > -    template_file = files(header + '.h.in')
> > +    template_file = files(outfile + '.in')
> >      control_headers += custom_target(header + '_h',
> >                                       input : input_files,
> > -                                     output : header + '.h',
> > +                                     output : outfile,
> >                                       command : [gen_controls, '-o', '@OUTPUT@',
> > -                                                '--mode', mode, '-t', template_file, '@INPUT@'],
> > +                                                '--mode', mode, '-t', template_file,
> > +                                                '@INPUT@'],
> >                                       install : true,
> >                                       install_dir : libcamera_headers_install_dir)
> >  endforeach
> > diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
> > index e9a1c7e360ce..ee57cb780149 100644
> > --- a/meson.build
> > +++ b/meson.build
> > @@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ py_mod.find_installation('python3', modules : py_modules)
> >  summary({
> >              'Enabled pipelines': pipelines,
> >              'Enabled IPA modules': enabled_ipa_names,
> > +            'Controls files': controls_files,
> > +            'Properties files': properties_files,
>
>     Controls files           : control_ids_draft.yaml
>                                control_ids_core.yaml
>     Properties files         : property_ids_draft.yaml
>                                property_ids_core.yaml
> This (not from this patch but with the whole series applied) is more
> useful indeed!
>
> >              'Hotplug support': libudev.found(),
> >              'Tracing support': tracing_enabled,
> >              'Android support': android_enabled,
> > diff --git a/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml b/src/libcamera/control_ids_core.yaml
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml
> > rename to src/libcamera/control_ids_core.yaml
> > diff --git a/src/libcamera/meson.build b/src/libcamera/meson.build
> > index 05ee38daf22b..6d9902e6ffd1 100644
> > --- a/src/libcamera/meson.build
> > +++ b/src/libcamera/meson.build
> > @@ -127,12 +127,23 @@ endif
> >
> >  control_sources = []
> >
> > -foreach source, mode : control_source_files
> > -    input_files = files(source +'.yaml')
> > -    template_file = files(source + '.cpp.in')
> > -    control_sources += custom_target(source + '_cpp',
> > +controls_mode_files = {
> > +    'controls' : controls_files,
> > +    'properties' : properties_files,
> > +}
> > +
> > +foreach mode, input_files : controls_mode_files
> > +    input_files = files(input_files)
> > +
> > +    if mode == 'controls'
> > +        template_file = files('control_ids.cpp.in')
> > +    else
> > +        template_file = files('property_ids.cpp.in')
> > +    endif
> > +
> > +    control_sources += custom_target(mode + '_cpp',
> >                                       input : input_files,
> > -                                     output : source + '.cpp',
> > +                                     output : mode + '_ids.cpp',
> >                                       command : [gen_controls, '-o', '@OUTPUT@',
> >                                                  '--mode', mode, '-t', template_file, '@INPUT@'])
> >  endforeach
> > diff --git a/src/libcamera/property_ids.yaml b/src/libcamera/property_ids_core.yaml
> > similarity index 100%
> > rename from src/libcamera/property_ids.yaml
> > rename to src/libcamera/property_ids_core.yaml
> > diff --git a/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py b/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py
> > index cfcfd4d16acf..8ae8d5126e39 100755
> > --- a/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py
> > +++ b/src/py/libcamera/gen-py-controls.py
> > @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def main(argv):
> >                          help='Output file name. Defaults to standard output if not specified.')
> >      parser.add_argument('--template', '-t', type=str, required=True,
> >                          help='Template file name.')
> > -    parser.add_argument('input', type=str,
> > +    parser.add_argument('input', type=str, nargs='+',
> >                          help='Input file name.')
> >      args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
> >
> > @@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ def main(argv):
> >          print(f'Invalid mode option "{args.mode}"', file=sys.stderr)
> >          return -1
> >
> > -    data = open(args.input, 'rb').read()
> > -
> >      controls = {}
> > -    vendor = yaml.safe_load(data)['vendor']
> > -    controls[vendor] = yaml.safe_load(data)['controls']
> > +    for input in args.input:
> > +        data = open(input, 'rb').read()
> > +        vendor = yaml.safe_load(data)['vendor']
> > +        controls[vendor] = yaml.safe_load(data)['controls']
> >
> >      data = generate_py(controls, args.mode)
> >
> > diff --git a/src/py/libcamera/meson.build b/src/py/libcamera/meson.build
> > index 1c3ea1843ac0..31af63ec0dc6 100644
> > --- a/src/py/libcamera/meson.build
> > +++ b/src/py/libcamera/meson.build
> > @@ -28,11 +28,15 @@ pycamera_sources = files([
> >
> >  # Generate controls
> >
> > -gen_py_controls_input_files = files('../../libcamera/control_ids.yaml')
> > +gen_py_controls_input_files = []
> >  gen_py_controls_template = files('py_controls_generated.cpp.in')
> >
> >  gen_py_controls = files('gen-py-controls.py')
> >
> > +foreach file : controls_files
> > +    gen_py_controls_input_files += files('../../libcamera/' + file)
> > +endforeach
> > +
> >  pycamera_sources += custom_target('py_gen_controls',
> >                                    input : gen_py_controls_input_files,
> >                                    output : ['py_controls_generated.cpp'],
> > @@ -41,9 +45,13 @@ pycamera_sources += custom_target('py_gen_controls',
> >
> >  # Generate properties
> >
> > -gen_py_property_enums_input_files = files('../../libcamera/property_ids.yaml')
> > +gen_py_property_enums_input_files = []
> >  gen_py_properties_template = files('py_properties_generated.cpp.in')
> >
> > +foreach file : properties_files
> > +    gen_py_property_enums_input_files += files('../../libcamera/' + file)
> > +endforeach
> > +
> >  pycamera_sources += custom_target('py_gen_properties',
> >                                    input : gen_py_property_enums_input_files,
> >                                    output : ['py_properties_generated.cpp'],
> > diff --git a/utils/gen-controls.py b/utils/gen-controls.py
> > index 6680ecf84acb..30c58f35473c 100755
> > --- a/utils/gen-controls.py
> > +++ b/utils/gen-controls.py
> > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import operator
> >  import string
> >  import sys
> >  import yaml
> > +import os
> >
> >
> >  class ControlEnum(object):
> > @@ -339,15 +340,17 @@ def main(argv):
> >                          help='Output file name. Defaults to standard output if not specified.')
> >      parser.add_argument('--template', '-t', dest='template', type=str, required=True,
> >                          help='Template file name.')
> > -    parser.add_argument('input', type=str,
> > +    parser.add_argument('input', type=str, nargs='+',
> >                          help='Input file name.')
> >
> >      args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
> >
> > -    data = open(args.input, 'rb').read()
> > -    vendor = yaml.safe_load(data)['vendor']
> > -    controls = yaml.safe_load(data)['controls']
> > -    controls = [Control(*ctrl.popitem(), vendor) for ctrl in controls]
> > +    controls = []
> > +    for input in args.input:
> > +        data = open(input, 'rb').read()
> > +        vendor = yaml.safe_load(data)['vendor']
> > +        ctrls = yaml.safe_load(data)['controls']
> > +        controls = controls + [Control(*ctrl.popitem(), vendor) for ctrl in ctrls]
>
> How does thi work in Python, should data be closed ?

I think it does get closed since we don't hold onto a reference to the
open() return value.  But please correct me if that is wrong since I
was (blindly) following what the existing code was doing.

Regards,
Naush

>
> Anyway, this all looks good, with the above 'message' dropped
>
> Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi at ideasonboard.com>
>
> Thanks
>   j
>
> >
> >      if args.template.endswith('.cpp.in'):
> >          data = generate_cpp(controls)
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >


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