[PATCH v4 3/5] libcamera: software_isp: Move color mappings out of debayering

Milan Zamazal mzamazal at redhat.com
Fri May 31 14:46:07 CEST 2024


Hi Laurent,

Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com> writes:

> Hi Milan,
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 10:47:11PM +0200, Milan Zamazal wrote:
>> Laurent Pinchart writes:
>> 
>> > Hi Milan,
>> >
>> > Thank you for the patch. This is a nice change, I think the resulting
>> > code is easier to understand.
>> >
>> > On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 06:11:24PM +0200, Milan Zamazal wrote:
>> >> Constructing the color mapping tables is related to stats rather than
>> >> debayering, where they are applied.  Let's move the corresponding code
>> >> to stats processing.
>> >
>> > You're also changing how gamma is handled, and that's not explained
>> > here.
>> 
>> I'll add the explanation.
>> 
>> >> This is a preliminary step towards building this functionality on top of
>> >> libipa/algorithm.h, which should follow.
>> >> 
>> >> Signed-off-by: Milan Zamazal <mzamazal at redhat.com>
>> >> Reviewed-by: Andrei Konovalov <andrey.konovalov.ynk at gmail.com>
>> >> ---
>> >>  .../internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h    | 19 +++----
>> >>  src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp                | 50 +++++++++++++++----
>> >>  src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp        | 34 +++++++------
>> >>  src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp    | 43 +++-------------
>> >>  src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h      | 11 ++--
>> >>  src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp   | 15 ++++--
>> >>  6 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)
>> >> 
>> >> diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h b/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h
>> >> index ce1b5945..69fed1e7 100644
>> >> --- a/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h
>> >> +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h
>> >> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>> >>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
>> >>  /*
>> >> - * Copyright (C) 2023, Red Hat Inc.
>> >> + * Copyright (C) 2023, 2024 Red Hat Inc.
>> >>   *
>> >>   * Authors:
>> >>   * Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com>
>> >> @@ -10,20 +10,21 @@
>> >>  
>> >>  #pragma once
>> >>  
>> >> +#include <array>
>> >> +#include <stdint.h>
>> >> +
>> >>  namespace libcamera {
>> >>  
>> >>  struct DebayerParams {
>> >>  	static constexpr unsigned int kGain10 = 256;
>> >> +	static constexpr unsigned int kRGBLookupSize = 256;
>> >> +	static constexpr float kGamma = 0.5;
>> >
>> > With this patch the gamma value isn't an ISP parameter anything, so I
>> > don't think this field belongs here. As far as I understand, the only
>> > reason why you need it is to initialize debayerParams_ in
>> > SoftwareIsp::SoftwareIsp(). 
>> 
>> Yes.
>> 
>> > Is that needed, or does the IPA module provide ISP parameters for the
>> > first frame ?
>> 
>> It's needed for the first two frames, i.e. until stats processing starts
>> providing its own parameters.
>
> Could you record that in a comment ? I think it's important information
> for the readers. 

Yes, done.

> It would also be worth trying to fix that and get the IPA to produce
> initial parameters for the first frames at some point.  There's no
> urgency, recording a todo item is fine for now (if you think it's a
> good idea).

Yes, I'd definitely like to have this improved in the future refactoring
series.  The current state is confusing.

>> > If you need to initialize the parameters for the first frame on the
>> > pipeline handler side for the time being, I would hardcode the 0.5 value
>> > there and move the kGamma member from this structure to the IPA module.
>> 
>> OK.
>> 
>> >> -	unsigned int gainR;
>> >> -	unsigned int gainG;
>> >> -	unsigned int gainB;
>> >> +	using ColorLookupTable = std::array<uint8_t, kRGBLookupSize>;
>> >>  
>> >> -	float gamma;
>> >> -	/**
>> >> -	 * \brief Level of the black point, 0..255, 0 is no correction.
>> >> -	 */
>> >> -	unsigned int blackLevel;
>> >> +	ColorLookupTable red;
>> >> +	ColorLookupTable green;
>> >> +	ColorLookupTable blue;
>> >>  };
>> >>  
>> >>  } /* namespace libcamera */
>> >> diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
>> >> index 722aac83..2c9fe98e 100644
>> >> --- a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
>> >> +++ b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
>> >> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
>> >>   * Simple Software Image Processing Algorithm module
>> >>   */
>> >>  
>> >> +#include <math.h>
>> >
>> > #include <cmath>
>> >
>> > See Documentation/coding-style.rst
>> 
>> I see, tricky :-).  Could checkstyle.py catch this or is it more
>> complicated (I can see math.h is used in multiple places, including
>> documentation)?
>
> I would have sworn checkstyle.py would catch this already. I think it
> should be added. We already have a IncludeChecker class, it should be
> easy to extend it to cover this.
>
>> >>  #include <numeric>
>> >>  #include <stdint.h>
>> >>  #include <sys/mman.h>
>> >> @@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ private:
>> >>  	ControlInfoMap sensorInfoMap_;
>> >>  	BlackLevel blackLevel_;
>> >>  
>> >> +	static constexpr unsigned int kGammaLookupSize = 1024;
>> >> +	std::array<uint8_t, kGammaLookupSize> gammaTable_;
>> >> +	int lastBlackLevel_ = -1;
>> >> +
>> >>  	int32_t exposureMin_, exposureMax_;
>> >>  	int32_t exposure_;
>> >>  	double againMin_, againMax_, againMinStep_;
>> >> @@ -246,7 +251,6 @@ void IPASoftSimple::processStats(const ControlList &sensorControls)
>> >>  	if (ignoreUpdates_ > 0)
>> >>  		blackLevel_.update(histogram);
>> >>  	const uint8_t blackLevel = blackLevel_.get();
>> >> -	params_->blackLevel = blackLevel;
>> >>  
>> >>  	/*
>> >>  	 * Calculate red and blue gains for AWB.
>> >> @@ -265,12 +269,40 @@ void IPASoftSimple::processStats(const ControlList &sensorControls)
>> >>  	const uint64_t sumG = subtractBlackLevel(stats_->sumG_, 2);
>> >>  	const uint64_t sumB = subtractBlackLevel(stats_->sumB_, 4);
>> >>  
>> >> -	params_->gainR = sumR <= sumG / 4 ? 1024 : 256 * sumG / sumR;
>> >> -	params_->gainB = sumB <= sumG / 4 ? 1024 : 256 * sumG / sumB;
>> >> -
>> >> +	/* Gain: 128 = 0.5, 256 = 1.0, 512 = 2.0, etc. */
>> >> +	const unsigned int gainR = sumR <= sumG / 4 ? 1024 : 256 * sumG / sumR;
>> >> +	const unsigned int gainB = sumB <= sumG / 4 ? 1024 : 256 * sumG / sumB;
>> >>  	/* Green gain and gamma values are fixed */
>> >> -	params_->gainG = 256;
>> >> -	params_->gamma = 0.5;
>> >> +	constexpr unsigned int gainG = 256;
>> >> +
>> >> +	/* Update the gamma table if needed */
>> >> +	if (blackLevel != lastBlackLevel_) {
>> >> +		const unsigned int blackIndex = blackLevel * kGammaLookupSize / 256;
>> >> +		std::fill(gammaTable_.begin(), gammaTable_.begin() + blackIndex, 0);
>> >> +		const float divisor = kGammaLookupSize - blackIndex - 1.0;
>> >> +		for (unsigned int i = blackIndex; i < kGammaLookupSize; i++)
>> >> +			gammaTable_[i] = UINT8_MAX *
>> >> +					 powf((i - blackIndex) / divisor, DebayerParams::kGamma);
>> >
>> > s/powf/std::pow/
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> +		lastBlackLevel_ = blackLevel;
>> >> +	}
>> >> +
>> >> +	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize; i++) {
>> >> +		constexpr unsigned int div =
>> >> +			DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize * DebayerParams::kGain10 /
>> >> +			kGammaLookupSize;
>> >> +		unsigned int idx;
>> >> +
>> >> +		/* Apply gamma after gain! */
>> >> +		idx = std::min({ i * gainR / div, (kGammaLookupSize - 1) });
>> >> +		params_->red[i] = gammaTable_[idx];
>> >> +
>> >> +		idx = std::min({ i * gainG / div, (kGammaLookupSize - 1) });
>> >> +		params_->green[i] = gammaTable_[idx];
>> >> +
>> >> +		idx = std::min({ i * gainB / div, (kGammaLookupSize - 1) });
>> >> +		params_->blue[i] = gammaTable_[idx];
>> >> +	}
>> >>  
>> >>  	setIspParams.emit();
>> >>  
>> >> @@ -291,7 +323,7 @@ void IPASoftSimple::processStats(const ControlList &sensorControls)
>> >>  	 * https://www.araa.asn.au/acra/acra2007/papers/paper84final.pdf
>> >>  	 */
>> >>  	const unsigned int blackLevelHistIdx =
>> >> -		params_->blackLevel / (256 / SwIspStats::kYHistogramSize);
>> >> +		blackLevel / (256 / SwIspStats::kYHistogramSize);
>> >>  	const unsigned int histogramSize =
>> >>  		SwIspStats::kYHistogramSize - blackLevelHistIdx;
>> >>  	const unsigned int yHistValsPerBin = histogramSize / kExposureBinsCount;
>> >> @@ -339,8 +371,8 @@ void IPASoftSimple::processStats(const ControlList &sensorControls)
>> >>  
>> >>  	LOG(IPASoft, Debug) << "exposureMSV " << exposureMSV
>> >>  			    << " exp " << exposure_ << " again " << again_
>> >> -			    << " gain R/B " << params_->gainR << "/" << params_->gainB
>> >> -			    << " black level " << params_->blackLevel;
>> >> +			    << " gain R/B " << gainR << "/" << gainB
>> >> +			    << " black level " << static_cast<unsigned int>(blackLevel);
>> >>  }
>> >>  
>> >>  void IPASoftSimple::updateExposure(double exposureMSV)
>> >> diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp
>> >> index efe75ea8..028bf27e 100644
>> >> --- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp
>> >> +++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer.cpp
>> >> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>> >>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
>> >>  /*
>> >>   * Copyright (C) 2023, Linaro Ltd
>> >> - * Copyright (C) 2023, Red Hat Inc.
>> >> + * Copyright (C) 2023, 2024 Red Hat Inc.
>> >>   *
>> >>   * Authors:
>> >>   * Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com>
>> >> @@ -24,29 +24,33 @@ namespace libcamera {
>> >>   */
>> >>  
>> >>  /**
>> >> - * \var DebayerParams::gainR
>> >> - * \brief Red gain
>> >> - *
>> >> - * 128 = 0.5, 256 = 1.0, 512 = 2.0, etc.
>> >> + * \var DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize
>> >> + * \brief Size of a color lookup table
>> >>   */
>> >>  
>> >>  /**
>> >> - * \var DebayerParams::gainG
>> >> - * \brief Green gain
>> >> - *
>> >> - * 128 = 0.5, 256 = 1.0, 512 = 2.0, etc.
>> >> + * \var DebayerParams::kGamma
>> >> + * \brief Gamma correction, 1.0 is no correction
>> >>   */
>> >>  
>> >>  /**
>> >> - * \var DebayerParams::gainB
>> >> - * \brief Blue gain
>> >> - *
>> >> - * 128 = 0.5, 256 = 1.0, 512 = 2.0, etc.
>> >> + * \typedef DebayerParams::ColorLookupTable
>> >> + * \brief Type of the lookup tables for red, green, blue values
>> >>   */
>> >>  
>> >>  /**
>> >> - * \var DebayerParams::gamma
>> >> - * \brief Gamma correction, 1.0 is no correction
>> >> + * \var DebayerParams::red
>> >> + * \brief Lookup table for red color, mapping input values to output values
>> >> + */
>> >> +
>> >> +/**
>> >> + * \var DebayerParams::green
>> >> + * \brief Lookup table for green color, mapping input values to output values
>> >> + */
>> >> +
>> >> +/**
>> >> + * \var DebayerParams::blue
>> >> + * \brief Lookup table for blue color, mapping input values to output values
>> >>   */
>> >>  
>> >>  /**
>> >> diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
>> >> index 8254bbe9..c038eed4 100644
>> >> --- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
>> >> +++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.cpp
>> >> @@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
>> >>  
>> >>  #include "debayer_cpu.h"
>> >>  
>> >> -#include <math.h>
>> >>  #include <stdlib.h>
>> >>  #include <time.h>
>> >>  
>> >> @@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ namespace libcamera {
>> >>   * \param[in] stats Pointer to the stats object to use
>> >>   */
>> >>  DebayerCpu::DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats)
>> >> -	: stats_(std::move(stats)), gammaCorrection_(1.0), blackLevel_(0)
>> >> +	: stats_(std::move(stats))
>> >>  {
>> >>  	/*
>> >>  	 * Reading from uncached buffers may be very slow.
>> >> @@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ DebayerCpu::DebayerCpu(std::unique_ptr<SwStatsCpu> stats)
>> >>  	 */
>> >>  	enableInputMemcpy_ = true;
>> >>  
>> >> -	/* Initialize gamma to 1.0 curve */
>> >> -	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < kGammaLookupSize; i++)
>> >> -		gamma_[i] = i / (kGammaLookupSize / kRGBLookupSize);
>> >> +	/* Initialize color lookup tables */
>> >> +	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize; i++)
>> >> +		red_[i] = green_[i] = blue_[i] = i;
>> >>  
>> >>  	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < kMaxLineBuffers; i++)
>> >>  		lineBuffers_[i] = nullptr;
>> >> @@ -698,37 +697,9 @@ void DebayerCpu::process(FrameBuffer *input, FrameBuffer *output, DebayerParams
>> >>  		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW, &frameStartTime);
>> >>  	}
>> >>  
>> >> -	/* Apply DebayerParams */
>> >> -	if (params.gamma != gammaCorrection_ || params.blackLevel != blackLevel_) {
>> >> -		const unsigned int blackIndex =
>> >> -			params.blackLevel * kGammaLookupSize / 256;
>> >> -		std::fill(gamma_.begin(), gamma_.begin() + blackIndex, 0);
>> >> -		const float divisor = kGammaLookupSize - blackIndex - 1.0;
>> >> -		for (unsigned int i = blackIndex; i < kGammaLookupSize; i++)
>> >> -			gamma_[i] = UINT8_MAX * powf((i - blackIndex) / divisor, params.gamma);
>> >> -
>> >> -		gammaCorrection_ = params.gamma;
>> >> -		blackLevel_ = params.blackLevel;
>> >> -	}
>> >> -
>> >> -	if (swapRedBlueGains_)
>> >> -		std::swap(params.gainR, params.gainB);
>> >> -
>> >> -	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < kRGBLookupSize; i++) {
>> >> -		constexpr unsigned int div =
>> >> -			kRGBLookupSize * DebayerParams::kGain10 / kGammaLookupSize;
>> >> -		unsigned int idx;
>> >> -
>> >> -		/* Apply gamma after gain! */
>> >> -		idx = std::min({ i * params.gainR / div, (kGammaLookupSize - 1) });
>> >> -		red_[i] = gamma_[idx];
>> >> -
>> >> -		idx = std::min({ i * params.gainG / div, (kGammaLookupSize - 1) });
>> >> -		green_[i] = gamma_[idx];
>> >> -
>> >> -		idx = std::min({ i * params.gainB / div, (kGammaLookupSize - 1) });
>> >> -		blue_[i] = gamma_[idx];
>> >> -	}
>> >> +	green_ = params.green;
>> >> +	red_ = swapRedBlueGains_ ? params.blue : params.red;
>> >> +	blue_ = swapRedBlueGains_ ? params.red : params.blue;
>> >>  
>> >>  	/* Copy metadata from the input buffer */
>> >>  	FrameMetadata &metadata = output->_d()->metadata();
>> >> diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
>> >> index de216fe3..be7dcdca 100644
>> >> --- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
>> >> +++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_cpu.h
>> >> @@ -122,15 +122,12 @@ private:
>> >>  	void process2(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst);
>> >>  	void process4(const uint8_t *src, uint8_t *dst);
>> >>  
>> >> -	static constexpr unsigned int kGammaLookupSize = 1024;
>> >> -	static constexpr unsigned int kRGBLookupSize = 256;
>> >>  	/* Max. supported Bayer pattern height is 4, debayering this requires 5 lines */
>> >>  	static constexpr unsigned int kMaxLineBuffers = 5;
>> >>  
>> >> -	std::array<uint8_t, kGammaLookupSize> gamma_;
>> >> -	std::array<uint8_t, kRGBLookupSize> red_;
>> >> -	std::array<uint8_t, kRGBLookupSize> green_;
>> >> -	std::array<uint8_t, kRGBLookupSize> blue_;
>> >> +	DebayerParams::ColorLookupTable red_;
>> >> +	DebayerParams::ColorLookupTable green_;
>> >> +	DebayerParams::ColorLookupTable blue_;
>> >>  	debayerFn debayer0_;
>> >>  	debayerFn debayer1_;
>> >>  	debayerFn debayer2_;
>> >> @@ -146,8 +143,6 @@ private:
>> >>  	unsigned int xShift_; /* Offset of 0/1 applied to window_.x */
>> >>  	bool enableInputMemcpy_;
>> >>  	bool swapRedBlueGains_;
>> >> -	float gammaCorrection_;
>> >> -	unsigned int blackLevel_;
>> >>  	unsigned int measuredFrames_;
>> >>  	int64_t frameProcessTime_;
>> >>  	/* Skip 30 frames for things to stabilize then measure 30 frames */
>> >> diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp
>> >> index c9b6be56..84558c4e 100644
>> >> --- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp
>> >> +++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/software_isp.cpp
>> >> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
>> >>  
>> >>  #include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/software_isp.h"
>> >>  
>> >> +#include <math.h>
>> >
>> > #include <cmath>
>> >
>> >>  #include <sys/mman.h>
>> >>  #include <sys/types.h>
>> >>  #include <unistd.h>
>> >> @@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
>> >>  #include "libcamera/internal/framebuffer.h"
>> >>  #include "libcamera/internal/ipa_manager.h"
>> >>  #include "libcamera/internal/mapped_framebuffer.h"
>> >> +#include "libcamera/internal/software_isp/debayer_params.h"
>> >>  
>> >>  #include "debayer_cpu.h"
>> >>  
>> >> @@ -63,10 +65,17 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(SoftwareIsp)
>> >>   * handler
>> >>   */
>> >>  SoftwareIsp::SoftwareIsp(PipelineHandler *pipe, const CameraSensor *sensor)
>> >> -	: debayerParams_{ DebayerParams::kGain10, DebayerParams::kGain10,
>> >> -			  DebayerParams::kGain10, 0.5f, 0 },
>> >> -	  dmaHeap_(DmaHeap::DmaHeapFlag::Cma | DmaHeap::DmaHeapFlag::System)
>> >> +	: dmaHeap_(DmaHeap::DmaHeapFlag::Cma | DmaHeap::DmaHeapFlag::System)
>> >>  {
>> >> +	std::array<float, 256> gammaTable;
>> >> +	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
>> >> +		gammaTable[i] = powf(i / 256.0, DebayerParams::kGamma);
>> >
>> > s/powf/std::pow/
>> 
>> And it should be std::array<uint8_t, 256> here, I'll fix both.
>> 
>> >> +	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < DebayerParams::kRGBLookupSize; i++) {
>> >> +		debayerParams_.red[i] = gammaTable[i];
>> >> +		debayerParams_.green[i] = gammaTable[i];
>> >> +		debayerParams_.blue[i] = gammaTable[i];
>> >> +	}
>> >> +
>> >>  	if (!dmaHeap_.isValid()) {
>> >>  		LOG(SoftwareIsp, Error) << "Failed to create DmaHeap object";
>> >>  		return;



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