[PATCH v2 2/7] gstreamer: Factor out video pool creation

[Nicolas Dufresne]

Le mercredi 04 juin 2025 à 16:07 +0300, Laurent Pinchart a écrit :
> The gst_libcamera_src_negotiate() function uses 5 identation levels,
> causing long lines. Move video pool creation to a separate function to
> increase readability.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com>
> ---
> Changes since v1:
> 
> - Document the gst_libcamera_create_video_pool() function
> - Keep the gst_libcamera_extrapolate_info() call out of the new function
> - Reorder function arguments
> ---
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp | 114 +++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 72 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
> index 6ede43b06a8a..79b94c7ee7c2 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
> @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
> 
>  #include <atomic>
>  #include <queue>
> +#include <tuple>
>  #include <vector>
> 
>  #include <libcamera/camera.h>
> @@ -521,6 +522,72 @@ gst_libcamera_src_open(GstLibcameraSrc *self)
>  	return true;
>  }
> 
> +/**
> + * \brief Create a video pool for a pad
> + * \param[in] self The libcamerasrc instance
> + * \param[in] srcpad The pad
> + * \param[in] caps The pad caps
> + * \param[in] info The video info for the pad
> + *
> + * This function creates and returns a video buffers pool for the given pad if

Usually no s to buffer when saying "buffer pool". Its like "a noodle soup" versus
"a bowl of noodles".

> + * needed to accommodate stride mismatch. If the peer element supports the meta
> + * API, the stride will be negotiated, and no pool if needed.

if needed -> is needed ? 

> + *
> + * \return A tuple containing the video buffers pool pointer and an error code.
> + * When no error occurs, the pool can be null if the peer element supports
> + * stride negotiation.

Sounds great.

Reviewed-by: Nicolas Dufresne <nicolas.dufresne at collabora.com>

> + */
> +static std::tuple<GstBufferPool *, int>
> +gst_libcamera_create_video_pool(GstLibcameraSrc *self, GstPad *srcpad,
> +				GstCaps *caps, const GstVideoInfo *info)
> +{
> +	GstQuery *query = NULL;
> +	const gboolean need_pool = true;
> +	gboolean has_video_meta = false;
> +	GstBufferPool *video_pool = NULL;
> +
> +	query = gst_query_new_allocation(caps, need_pool);
> +	if (!gst_pad_peer_query(srcpad, query))
> +		GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Didn't get downstream ALLOCATION hints");
> +	else
> +		has_video_meta = gst_query_find_allocation_meta(query, GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE, NULL);
> +
> +	if (!has_video_meta) {
> +		GstBufferPool *pool = NULL;
> +
> +		if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools(query) > 0)
> +			gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool(query, 0, &pool, NULL, NULL, NULL);
> +
> +		if (pool)
> +			video_pool = pool;
> +		else {
> +			GstStructure *config;
> +			guint min_buffers = 3;
> +			video_pool = gst_video_buffer_pool_new();
> +
> +			config = gst_buffer_pool_get_config(video_pool);
> +			gst_buffer_pool_config_set_params(config, caps, info->size, min_buffers, 0);
> +
> +			GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Own pool config is %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, config);
> +
> +			gst_buffer_pool_set_config(GST_BUFFER_POOL_CAST(video_pool), config);
> +		}
> +
> +		GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Downstream doesn't support video meta, need to copy frame.");
> +
> +		if (!gst_buffer_pool_set_active(video_pool, true)) {
> +			gst_caps_unref(caps);
> +			GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
> +					  ("Failed to active buffer pool"),
> +					  ("gst_libcamera_src_negotiate() failed."));
> +			return { NULL, -EINVAL };
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	gst_query_unref(query);
> +	return { video_pool, 0 };
> +}
> +
>  /* Must be called with stream_lock held. */
>  static bool
>  gst_libcamera_src_negotiate(GstLibcameraSrc *self)
> @@ -603,50 +670,13 @@ gst_libcamera_src_negotiate(GstLibcameraSrc *self)
>  		/* Stride mismatch between camera stride and that calculated by video-info. */
>  		if (static_cast<unsigned int>(info.stride[0]) != stream_cfg.stride &&
>  		    GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT(&info) != GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_ENCODED) {
> -			GstQuery *query = NULL;
> -			const gboolean need_pool = true;
> -			gboolean has_video_meta = false;
> -
>  			gst_libcamera_extrapolate_info(&info, stream_cfg.stride);
> 
> -			query = gst_query_new_allocation(caps, need_pool);
> -			if (!gst_pad_peer_query(srcpad, query))
> -				GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Didn't get downstream ALLOCATION hints");
> -			else
> -				has_video_meta = gst_query_find_allocation_meta(query, GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE,
> NULL);
> -
> -			if (!has_video_meta) {
> -				GstBufferPool *pool = NULL;
> -
> -				if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_pools(query) > 0)
> -					gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_pool(query, 0, &pool, NULL, NULL, NULL);
> -
> -				if (pool)
> -					video_pool = pool;
> -				else {
> -					GstStructure *config;
> -					guint min_buffers = 3;
> -					video_pool = gst_video_buffer_pool_new();
> -
> -					config = gst_buffer_pool_get_config(video_pool);
> -					gst_buffer_pool_config_set_params(config, caps, info.size, min_buffers, 0);
> -
> -					GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(self, "Own pool config is %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, config);
> -
> -					gst_buffer_pool_set_config(GST_BUFFER_POOL_CAST(video_pool), config);
> -				}
> -
> -				GST_WARNING_OBJECT(self, "Downstream doesn't support video meta, need to copy
> frame.");
> -
> -				if (!gst_buffer_pool_set_active(video_pool, true)) {
> -					gst_caps_unref(caps);
> -					GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(self, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
> -							  ("Failed to active buffer pool"),
> -							  ("gst_libcamera_src_negotiate() failed."));
> -					return false;
> -				}
> -			}
> -			gst_query_unref(query);
> +			std::tie(video_pool, ret) =
> +				gst_libcamera_create_video_pool(self, srcpad,
> +								caps, &info);
> +			if (ret)
> +				return false;
>  		}
> 
>  		GstLibcameraPool *pool = gst_libcamera_pool_new(self->allocator,
> --
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart