[PATCH 07/10] ipa: ipu3: Remove bespoke AGC functions from IPU3

Stefan Klug stefan.klug at ideasonboard.com
Wed Mar 27 16:10:11 CET 2024


Hi Daniel,

looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Stefan Klug <stefan.klug at ideasonboard.com> 

Cheers,
Stefan

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 01:14:48PM +0000, Daniel Scally wrote:
> Now that the IPU3's Agc is derived from MeanLuminanceAgc we can
> delete all the unecessary bespoke functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Scally <dan.scally at ideasonboard.com>
> ---
>  src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp | 241 --------------------------------
>  src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h   |  13 --
>  2 files changed, 254 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
> index a84534ea..08deff0c 100644
> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
> @@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ int Agc::configure(IPAContext &context,
>  	activeState.agc.gain = minAnalogueGain_;
>  	activeState.agc.exposure = 10ms / configuration.sensor.lineDuration;
>  
> -	frameCount_ = 0;
> -
>  	/*
>  	 * \todo We should use the first available mode rather than assume that
>  	 * the "Normal" modes are present in tuning data.
> @@ -150,42 +148,6 @@ int Agc::configure(IPAContext &context,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -/**
> - * \brief Estimate the mean value of the top 2% of the histogram
> - * \param[in] stats The statistics computed by the ImgU
> - * \param[in] grid The grid used to store the statistics in the IPU3
> - * \return The mean value of the top 2% of the histogram
> - */
> -double Agc::measureBrightness(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
> -			      const ipu3_uapi_grid_config &grid) const
> -{
> -	/* Initialise the histogram array */
> -	uint32_t hist[knumHistogramBins] = { 0 };
> -
> -	for (unsigned int cellY = 0; cellY < grid.height; cellY++) {
> -		for (unsigned int cellX = 0; cellX < grid.width; cellX++) {
> -			uint32_t cellPosition = cellY * stride_ + cellX;
> -
> -			const ipu3_uapi_awb_set_item *cell =
> -				reinterpret_cast<const ipu3_uapi_awb_set_item *>(
> -					&stats->awb_raw_buffer.meta_data[cellPosition]
> -				);
> -
> -			uint8_t gr = cell->Gr_avg;
> -			uint8_t gb = cell->Gb_avg;
> -			/*
> -			 * Store the average green value to estimate the
> -			 * brightness. Even the overexposed pixels are
> -			 * taken into account.
> -			 */
> -			hist[(gr + gb) / 2]++;
> -		}
> -	}
> -
> -	/* Estimate the quantile mean of the top 2% of the histogram. */
> -	return Histogram(Span<uint32_t>(hist)).interQuantileMean(0.98, 1.0);
> -}
> -
>  void Agc::parseStatistics(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
>  			  const ipu3_uapi_grid_config &grid)
>  {
> @@ -219,173 +181,6 @@ void Agc::parseStatistics(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
>  	hist_ = Histogram(Span<uint32_t>(hist));
>  }
>  
> -/**
> - * \brief Apply a filter on the exposure value to limit the speed of changes
> - * \param[in] exposureValue The target exposure from the AGC algorithm
> - *
> - * The speed of the filter is adaptive, and will produce the target quicker
> - * during startup, or when the target exposure is within 20% of the most recent
> - * filter output.
> - *
> - * \return The filtered exposure
> - */
> -utils::Duration Agc::filterExposure(utils::Duration exposureValue)
> -{
> -	double speed = 0.2;
> -
> -	/* Adapt instantly if we are in startup phase. */
> -	if (frameCount_ < kNumStartupFrames)
> -		speed = 1.0;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * If we are close to the desired result, go faster to avoid making
> -	 * multiple micro-adjustments.
> -	 * \todo Make this customisable?
> -	 */
> -	if (filteredExposure_ < 1.2 * exposureValue &&
> -	    filteredExposure_ > 0.8 * exposureValue)
> -		speed = sqrt(speed);
> -
> -	filteredExposure_ = speed * exposureValue +
> -			    filteredExposure_ * (1.0 - speed);
> -
> -	LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "After filtering, exposure " << filteredExposure_;
> -
> -	return filteredExposure_;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * \brief Estimate the new exposure and gain values
> - * \param[inout] frameContext The shared IPA frame Context
> - * \param[in] yGain The gain calculated based on the relative luminance target
> - * \param[in] iqMeanGain The gain calculated based on the relative luminance target
> - */
> -void Agc::computeExposure(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext &frameContext,
> -			  double yGain, double iqMeanGain)
> -{
> -	const IPASessionConfiguration &configuration = context.configuration;
> -	/* Get the effective exposure and gain applied on the sensor. */
> -	uint32_t exposure = frameContext.sensor.exposure;
> -	double analogueGain = frameContext.sensor.gain;
> -
> -	/* Use the highest of the two gain estimates. */
> -	double evGain = std::max(yGain, iqMeanGain);
> -
> -	/* Consider within 1% of the target as correctly exposed */
> -	if (utils::abs_diff(evGain, 1.0) < 0.01)
> -		LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "We are well exposed (evGain = "
> -				    << evGain << ")";
> -
> -	/* extracted from Rpi::Agc::computeTargetExposure */
> -
> -	/* Calculate the shutter time in seconds */
> -	utils::Duration currentShutter = exposure * configuration.sensor.lineDuration;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Update the exposure value for the next computation using the values
> -	 * of exposure and gain really used by the sensor.
> -	 */
> -	utils::Duration effectiveExposureValue = currentShutter * analogueGain;
> -
> -	LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "Actual total exposure " << currentShutter * analogueGain
> -			    << " Shutter speed " << currentShutter
> -			    << " Gain " << analogueGain
> -			    << " Needed ev gain " << evGain;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Calculate the current exposure value for the scene as the latest
> -	 * exposure value applied multiplied by the new estimated gain.
> -	 */
> -	utils::Duration exposureValue = effectiveExposureValue * evGain;
> -
> -	/* Clamp the exposure value to the min and max authorized */
> -	utils::Duration maxTotalExposure = maxShutterSpeed_ * maxAnalogueGain_;
> -	exposureValue = std::min(exposureValue, maxTotalExposure);
> -	LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "Target total exposure " << exposureValue
> -			    << ", maximum is " << maxTotalExposure;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Filter the exposure.
> -	 * \todo estimate if we need to desaturate
> -	 */
> -	exposureValue = filterExposure(exposureValue);
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Divide the exposure value as new exposure and gain values.
> -	 *
> -	 * Push the shutter time up to the maximum first, and only then
> -	 * increase the gain.
> -	 */
> -	utils::Duration shutterTime =
> -		std::clamp<utils::Duration>(exposureValue / minAnalogueGain_,
> -					    minShutterSpeed_, maxShutterSpeed_);
> -	double stepGain = std::clamp(exposureValue / shutterTime,
> -				     minAnalogueGain_, maxAnalogueGain_);
> -	LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "Divided up shutter and gain are "
> -			    << shutterTime << " and "
> -			    << stepGain;
> -}
> -
> -/**
> - * \brief Estimate the relative luminance of the frame with a given gain
> - * \param[in] frameContext The shared IPA frame context
> - * \param[in] grid The grid used to store the statistics in the IPU3
> - * \param[in] stats The IPU3 statistics and ISP results
> - * \param[in] gain The gain to apply to the frame
> - * \return The relative luminance
> - *
> - * This function estimates the average relative luminance of the frame that
> - * would be output by the sensor if an additional \a gain was applied.
> - *
> - * The estimation is based on the AWB statistics for the current frame. Red,
> - * green and blue averages for all cells are first multiplied by the gain, and
> - * then saturated to approximate the sensor behaviour at high brightness
> - * values. The approximation is quite rough, as it doesn't take into account
> - * non-linearities when approaching saturation.
> - *
> - * The relative luminance (Y) is computed from the linear RGB components using
> - * the Rec. 601 formula. The values are normalized to the [0.0, 1.0] range,
> - * where 1.0 corresponds to a theoretical perfect reflector of 100% reference
> - * white.
> - *
> - * More detailed information can be found in:
> - * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_luminance
> - */
> -double Agc::estimateLuminance(IPAActiveState &activeState,
> -			      const ipu3_uapi_grid_config &grid,
> -			      const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
> -			      double gain)
> -{
> -	double redSum = 0, greenSum = 0, blueSum = 0;
> -
> -	/* Sum the per-channel averages, saturated to 255. */
> -	for (unsigned int cellY = 0; cellY < grid.height; cellY++) {
> -		for (unsigned int cellX = 0; cellX < grid.width; cellX++) {
> -			uint32_t cellPosition = cellY * stride_ + cellX;
> -
> -			const ipu3_uapi_awb_set_item *cell =
> -				reinterpret_cast<const ipu3_uapi_awb_set_item *>(
> -					&stats->awb_raw_buffer.meta_data[cellPosition]
> -				);
> -			const uint8_t G_avg = (cell->Gr_avg + cell->Gb_avg) / 2;
> -
> -			redSum += std::min(cell->R_avg * gain, 255.0);
> -			greenSum += std::min(G_avg * gain, 255.0);
> -			blueSum += std::min(cell->B_avg * gain, 255.0);
> -		}
> -	}
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Apply the AWB gains to approximate colours correctly, use the Rec.
> -	 * 601 formula to calculate the relative luminance, and normalize it.
> -	 */
> -	double ySum = redSum * activeState.awb.gains.red * 0.299
> -		    + greenSum * activeState.awb.gains.green * 0.587
> -		    + blueSum * activeState.awb.gains.blue * 0.114;
> -
> -	return ySum / (grid.height * grid.width) / 255;
> -}
> -
>  double Agc::estimateLuminance(double gain)
>  {
>  	ASSERT(reds_.size() == greens_.size());
> @@ -422,42 +217,6 @@ void Agc::process(IPAContext &context, [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
>  		  const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
>  		  ControlList &metadata)
>  {
> -	/*
> -	 * Estimate the gain needed to have the proportion of pixels in a given
> -	 * desired range. iqMean is the mean value of the top 2% of the
> -	 * cumulative histogram, and we want it to be as close as possible to a
> -	 * configured target.
> -	 */
> -	double iqMean = measureBrightness(stats, context.configuration.grid.bdsGrid);
> -	double iqMeanGain = kEvGainTarget * knumHistogramBins / iqMean;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * Estimate the gain needed to achieve a relative luminance target. To
> -	 * account for non-linearity caused by saturation, the value needs to be
> -	 * estimated in an iterative process, as multiplying by a gain will not
> -	 * increase the relative luminance by the same factor if some image
> -	 * regions are saturated.
> -	 */
> -	double yGain = 1.0;
> -	double yTarget = kRelativeLuminanceTarget;
> -
> -	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
> -		double yValue = estimateLuminance(context.activeState,
> -						  context.configuration.grid.bdsGrid,
> -						  stats, yGain);
> -		double extraGain = std::min(10.0, yTarget / (yValue + .001));
> -
> -		yGain *= extraGain;
> -		LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "Y value: " << yValue
> -				    << ", Y target: " << yTarget
> -				    << ", gives gain " << yGain;
> -		if (extraGain < 1.01)
> -			break;
> -	}
> -
> -	computeExposure(context, frameContext, yGain, iqMeanGain);
> -	frameCount_++;
> -
>  	parseStatistics(stats, context.configuration.grid.bdsGrid);
>  
>  	/*
> diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
> index 8405da9d..78fa3c75 100644
> --- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
> +++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
> @@ -38,29 +38,16 @@ public:
>  		     ControlList &metadata) override;
>  
>  private:
> -	double measureBrightness(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
> -				 const ipu3_uapi_grid_config &grid) const;
> -	utils::Duration filterExposure(utils::Duration currentExposure);
> -	void computeExposure(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext &frameContext,
> -			     double yGain, double iqMeanGain);
> -	double estimateLuminance(IPAActiveState &activeState,
> -				 const ipu3_uapi_grid_config &grid,
> -				 const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
> -				 double gain);
>  	double estimateLuminance(double gain) override;
>  	void parseStatistics(const ipu3_uapi_stats_3a *stats,
>  			     const ipu3_uapi_grid_config &grid);
>  
> -	uint64_t frameCount_;
> -
>  	utils::Duration minShutterSpeed_;
>  	utils::Duration maxShutterSpeed_;
>  
>  	double minAnalogueGain_;
>  	double maxAnalogueGain_;
>  
> -	utils::Duration filteredExposure_;
> -
>  	uint32_t stride_;
>  	IPAContext *context_;
>  	std::vector<uint8_t> reds_;
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 


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