[PATCH/RFC 09/32] libcamera: v4l2_subdevice: Add V4L2Subdevice::Route structure

Jacopo Mondi jacopo.mondi at ideasonboard.com
Tue Mar 5 09:55:58 CET 2024


Hi Laurent

On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 11:20:58PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> The V4L2Subdevice class deals with streams in two places:
>
> - In routing tables, streams as expressed as a pad number and a stream
>   number in a v4l2_subdev_route instance.
> - In the format and selection get and set functions, streams as
>   expressed using the Stream structure, which binds the pad number and
>   stream number.
>
> Expressing streams in different ways requires pipeline handlers and
> other helpers to convert between the two representations. This isn't
> much of an issue yet as libcamera has little stream-aware code, but it
> is expected to increasingly become a burden.
>
> To simplify the API, introduce a V4L2Subdevice::Route structure that
> mimicks the kernel v4l2_subdev_route structure but represents streams as
> V4L2Subdevice::Stream instances. This will improve seamless integration
> of routes, formats and selection rectangles.
>
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
> ---
> Changes since v1:
>
> - Clear routing at the beginning of getRouting() and setRouting()
> ---
>  include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h |  19 +++-
>  src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp    |   8 +-
>  src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp            | 106 ++++++++++++++++++--
>  3 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
> index 2939dc2411c6..01ed4c2fc397 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
> +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/v4l2_subdevice.h
> @@ -95,7 +95,23 @@ public:
>  		unsigned int stream;
>  	};
>
> -	using Routing = std::vector<struct v4l2_subdev_route>;
> +	struct Route {
> +		Route()
> +			: flags(0)
> +		{
> +		}
> +
> +		Route(const Stream &snk, const Stream &src, uint32_t f)
> +			: sink(snk), source(src), flags(f)
> +		{
> +		}
> +
> +		Stream sink;
> +		Stream source;
> +		uint32_t flags;
> +	};
> +
> +	using Routing = std::vector<Route>;
>
>  	explicit V4L2Subdevice(const MediaEntity *entity);
>  	~V4L2Subdevice();
> @@ -174,6 +190,7 @@ static inline bool operator!=(const V4L2Subdevice::Stream &lhs,
>  }
>
>  std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2Subdevice::Stream &stream);
> +std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2Subdevice::Route &route);
>  std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2Subdevice::Routing &routing);
>
>  } /* namespace libcamera */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> index feea26fd124f..01f2a97798ba 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
> @@ -852,17 +852,17 @@ std::vector<const MediaPad *> SimpleCameraData::routedSourcePads(MediaPad *sink)
>
>  	std::vector<const MediaPad *> pads;
>
> -	for (const struct v4l2_subdev_route &route : routing) {
> -		if (sink->index() != route.sink_pad ||
> +	for (const V4L2Subdevice::Route &route : routing) {
> +		if (sink->index() != route.sink.pad ||
>  		    !(route.flags & V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_ACTIVE))
>  			continue;
>
> -		const MediaPad *pad = entity->getPadByIndex(route.source_pad);
> +		const MediaPad *pad = entity->getPadByIndex(route.source.pad);
>  		if (!pad) {
>  			LOG(SimplePipeline, Warning)
>  				<< "Entity " << entity->name()
>  				<< " has invalid route source pad "
> -				<< route.source_pad;
> +				<< route.source.pad;
>  		}
>
>  		pads.push_back(pad);
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
> index 5dedfde4107f..3653f57a7d10 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
> @@ -870,6 +870,53 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2Subdevice::Stream &stream)
>  	return out;
>  }
>
> +/**
> + * \class V4L2Subdevice::Route
> + * \brief V4L2 subdevice routing table entry
> + *
> + * This class models a route in the subdevice routing table. It is similar to
> + * the v4l2_subdev_route structure, but uses the V4L2Subdevice::Stream class
> + * for easier usage with the V4L2Subdevice stream-aware functions.
> + *
> + * \var V4L2Subdevice::Route::sink
> + * \brief The sink stream of the route
> + *
> + * \var V4L2Subdevice::Route::source
> + * \brief The source stream of the route
> + *
> + * \var V4L2Subdevice::Route::flags
> + * \brief The route flags (V4L2_SUBDEV_ROUTE_FL_*)
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \fn V4L2Subdevice::Route::Route()
> + * \brief Construct a Route with default streams
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \fn V4L2Subdevice::Route::Route(const Stream &sink, const Stream &source,
> + * uint32_t flags)
> + * \brief Construct a Route from \a sink to \a source
> + * \param[in] sink The sink stream
> + * \param[in] source The source stream
> + * \param[in] flags The route flags
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * \brief Insert a text representation of a V4L2Subdevice::Route into an
> + *	output stream

Still not sure if this is intentional.

> + * \param[in] out The output stream
> + * \param[in] route The V4L2Subdevice::Route
> + * \return The output stream \a out
> + */
> +std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2Subdevice::Route &route)
> +{
> +	out << route.sink << " -> " << route.source
> +	    << " (" << utils::hex(route.flags) << ")";
> +
> +	return out;
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * \typedef V4L2Subdevice::Routing
>   * \brief V4L2 subdevice routing table
> @@ -887,10 +934,7 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2Subdevice::Stream &stream)
>  std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &out, const V4L2Subdevice::Routing &routing)
>  {
>  	for (const auto &[i, route] : utils::enumerate(routing)) {
> -		out << "[" << i << "] "
> -		    << route.sink_pad << "/" << route.sink_stream << " -> "
> -		    << route.source_pad << "/" << route.source_stream
> -		    << " (" << utils::hex(route.flags) << ")";
> +		out << "[" << i << "] " << route;
>  		if (i != routing.size() - 1)
>  			out << ", ";
>  	}
> @@ -1244,6 +1288,30 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setFormat(const Stream &stream, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
>   * \return 0 on success or a negative error code otherwise
>   */
>
> +namespace {
> +
> +void routeFromKernel(V4L2Subdevice::Route &route,
> +		     const struct v4l2_subdev_route &kroute)
> +{
> +	route.sink.pad = kroute.sink_pad;
> +	route.sink.stream = kroute.sink_stream;
> +	route.source.pad = kroute.source_pad;
> +	route.source.stream = kroute.source_stream;
> +	route.flags = kroute.flags;
> +}
> +
> +void routeToKernel(const V4L2Subdevice::Route &route,
> +		   struct v4l2_subdev_route &kroute)
> +{
> +	kroute.sink_pad = route.sink.pad;
> +	kroute.sink_stream = route.sink.stream;
> +	kroute.source_pad = route.source.pad;
> +	kroute.source_stream = route.source.stream;
> +	kroute.flags = route.flags;
> +}

Static helpers always feel a bit meh to me.. have you considered

        Route::fromKernelRoute(const struct v4l2_subdev_route &kroute);
        Route::toKernelRoute(struct v4l2_subdev_route *kroute);

and decided static helpers are better ?

> +
> +} /* namespace */
> +
>  /**
>   * \brief Retrieve the subdevice's internal routing table
>   * \param[out] routing The routing table
> @@ -1254,6 +1322,8 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setFormat(const Stream &stream, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format,
>   */
>  int V4L2Subdevice::getRouting(Routing *routing, Whence whence)
>  {
> +	routing->clear();
> +
>  	if (!caps_.hasStreams())
>  		return 0;
>
> @@ -1272,8 +1342,8 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::getRouting(Routing *routing, Whence whence)
>  		return ret;
>  	}
>
> -	routing->resize(rt.num_routes);
> -	rt.routes = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(routing->data());
> +	std::vector<struct v4l2_subdev_route> routes{ rt.num_routes };
> +	rt.routes = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(routes.data());
>
>  	ret = ioctl(VIDIOC_SUBDEV_G_ROUTING, &rt);
>  	if (ret) {
> @@ -1282,11 +1352,16 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::getRouting(Routing *routing, Whence whence)
>  		return ret;
>  	}
>
> -	if (rt.num_routes != routing->size()) {
> +	if (rt.num_routes != routes.size()) {
>  		LOG(V4L2, Error) << "Invalid number of routes";
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>
> +	routing->resize(rt.num_routes);
> +
> +	for (const auto &[i, route] : utils::enumerate(routes))
> +		routeFromKernel((*routing)[i], route);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  }
>
> @@ -1304,13 +1379,20 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::getRouting(Routing *routing, Whence whence)
>   */
>  int V4L2Subdevice::setRouting(Routing *routing, Whence whence)
>  {
> -	if (!caps_.hasStreams())
> +	if (!caps_.hasStreams()) {
> +		routing->clear();
>  		return 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	std::vector<struct v4l2_subdev_route> routes{ routing->size() };
> +
> +	for (const auto &[i, route] : utils::enumerate(*routing))
> +		routeToKernel(route, routes[i]);
>
>  	struct v4l2_subdev_routing rt = {};
>  	rt.which = whence;
> -	rt.num_routes = routing->size();
> -	rt.routes = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(routing->data());
> +	rt.num_routes = routes.size();
> +	rt.routes = reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(routes.data());
>
>  	int ret = ioctl(VIDIOC_SUBDEV_S_ROUTING, &rt);
>  	if (ret) {
> @@ -1318,8 +1400,12 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setRouting(Routing *routing, Whence whence)
>  		return ret;
>  	}
>
> +	routes.resize(rt.num_routes);
>  	routing->resize(rt.num_routes);
>
> +	for (const auto &[i, route] : utils::enumerate(routes))
> +		routeFromKernel((*routing)[i], route);
> +
>  	return 0;

With or without the static helpers
Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi at ideasonboard.com>

>  }
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Laurent Pinchart
>


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