[PATCH v8] gstreamer: Add GstVideoMeta support

Nicolas Dufresne nicolas at ndufresne.ca
Fri May 16 12:16:50 CEST 2025


Hi,

Le vendredi 16 mai 2025 à 16:30 +0900, Hou Qi a écrit :
> GStreamer video-info calculated stride and offset may differ from
> those used by the camera.
> 
> For stride and offset mismatch, this patch adds video meta to buffer
> if downstream supports VideoMeta through allocation query. Otherwise,
> create a internal VideoPool using the caps, and copy video frame to
> this system memory.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hou Qi <qi.hou at nxp.com>
> Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com>

I'm happy with this version.

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

> ---
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp |  33 ++++++
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h   |   5 +
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp    |  31 ++++++
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h      |   8 ++
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.cpp   |  15 ++-
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.h     |   3 +-
>  src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp    | 147 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  7 files changed, 238 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp
> index 2edebba0..bf12cb07 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp
> @@ -599,6 +599,39 @@ gst_task_resume(GstTask *task)
>  }
>  #endif
>  
> +#if !GST_CHECK_VERSION(1, 22, 0)
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) <1999> Erik Walthinsen <omega at cse.ogi.edu>
> + * Library       <2002> Ronald Bultje <rbultje at ronald.bitfreak.net>
> + * Copyright (C) <2007> David A. Schleef <ds at schleef.org>
> + */
> +/* This function has been imported directly from the gstreamer project to
> + * support backwards compatibility and should be removed when the older
> + * version is no longer supported. */
> +gint gst_video_format_info_extrapolate_stride(const GstVideoFormatInfo *finfo, gint plane, gint stride)
> +{
> +	gint estride;
> +	gint comp[GST_VIDEO_MAX_COMPONENTS];
> +	gint i;
> +
> +	/* there is nothing to extrapolate on first plane */
> +	if (plane == 0)
> +		return stride;
> +
> +	gst_video_format_info_component(finfo, plane, comp);
> +
> +	/* For now, all planar formats have a single component on first plane, but
> +	* if there was a planar format with more, we'd have to make a ratio of the
> +	* number of component on the first plane against the number of component on
> +	* the current plane. */
> +	estride = 0;
> +	for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_MAX_COMPONENTS && comp[i] >= 0; i++)
> +		estride += GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_SCALE_WIDTH(finfo, comp[i], stride);
> +
> +	return estride;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
>  G_LOCK_DEFINE_STATIC(cm_singleton_lock);
>  static std::weak_ptr<CameraManager> cm_singleton_ptr;
>  
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h
> index 4978987c..5f4e8a0f 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h
> @@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ static inline void gst_clear_event(GstEvent **event_ptr)
>  #if !GST_CHECK_VERSION(1, 17, 1)
>  gboolean gst_task_resume(GstTask *task);
>  #endif
> +
> +#if !GST_CHECK_VERSION(1, 22, 0)
> +gint gst_video_format_info_extrapolate_stride(const GstVideoFormatInfo *finfo, gint plane, gint stride);
> +#endif
> +
>  std::shared_ptr<libcamera::CameraManager> gst_libcamera_get_camera_manager(int &ret);
>  
>  /**
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp
> index 7b22aebe..3bc2bc87 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp
> @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ struct _GstLibcameraPad {
>  	GstPad parent;
>  	StreamRole role;
>  	GstLibcameraPool *pool;
> +	GstBufferPool *video_pool;
> +	GstVideoInfo info;
>  	GstClockTime latency;
>  };
>  
> @@ -153,6 +155,35 @@ gst_libcamera_pad_set_pool(GstPad *pad, GstLibcameraPool *pool)
>  	self->pool = pool;
>  }
>  
> +GstBufferPool *
> +gst_libcamera_pad_get_video_pool(GstPad *pad)
> +{
> +	auto *self = GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD(pad);
> +	return self->video_pool;
> +}
> +
> +void gst_libcamera_pad_set_video_pool(GstPad *pad, GstBufferPool *video_pool)
> +{
> +	auto *self = GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD(pad);
> +
> +	if (self->video_pool)
> +		g_object_unref(self->video_pool);
> +	self->video_pool = video_pool;
> +}
> +
> +GstVideoInfo gst_libcamera_pad_get_video_info(GstPad *pad)
> +{
> +	auto *self = GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD(pad);
> +	return self->info;
> +}
> +
> +void gst_libcamera_pad_set_video_info(GstPad *pad, const GstVideoInfo *info)
> +{
> +	auto *self = GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD(pad);
> +
> +	self->info = *info;
> +}
> +
>  Stream *
>  gst_libcamera_pad_get_stream(GstPad *pad)
>  {
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h
> index 630c168a..f98b8a7f 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h
> @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ GstLibcameraPool *gst_libcamera_pad_get_pool(GstPad *pad);
>  
>  void gst_libcamera_pad_set_pool(GstPad *pad, GstLibcameraPool *pool);
>  
> +GstBufferPool *gst_libcamera_pad_get_video_pool(GstPad *pad);
> +
> +void gst_libcamera_pad_set_video_pool(GstPad *pad, GstBufferPool *video_pool);
> +
> +GstVideoInfo gst_libcamera_pad_get_video_info(GstPad *pad);
> +
> +void gst_libcamera_pad_set_video_info(GstPad *pad, const GstVideoInfo *info);
> +
>  libcamera::Stream *gst_libcamera_pad_get_stream(GstPad *pad);
>  
>  void gst_libcamera_pad_set_latency(GstPad *pad, GstClockTime latency);
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.cpp
> index 9cd7eccb..8278144f 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.cpp
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.cpp
> @@ -134,8 +134,20 @@ gst_libcamera_pool_class_init(GstLibcameraPoolClass *klass)
>  						     G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
>  }
>  
> +static void
> +gst_libcamera_buffer_add_video_meta(GstBuffer *buffer, GstVideoInfo *info)
> +{
> +	GstVideoMeta *vmeta;
> +	vmeta = gst_buffer_add_video_meta_full(buffer, GST_VIDEO_FRAME_FLAG_NONE,
> +					       GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT(info), GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH(info),
> +					       GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT(info), GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES(info),
> +					       info->offset, info->stride);
> +	GST_META_FLAGS(vmeta) = (GstMetaFlags)(GST_META_FLAGS(vmeta) | GST_META_FLAG_POOLED);
> +}
> +
>  GstLibcameraPool *
> -gst_libcamera_pool_new(GstLibcameraAllocator *allocator, Stream *stream)
> +gst_libcamera_pool_new(GstLibcameraAllocator *allocator, Stream *stream,
> +		       GstVideoInfo *info)
>  {
>  	auto *pool = GST_LIBCAMERA_POOL(g_object_new(GST_TYPE_LIBCAMERA_POOL, nullptr));
>  
> @@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ gst_libcamera_pool_new(GstLibcameraAllocator *allocator, Stream *stream)
>  	gsize pool_size = gst_libcamera_allocator_get_pool_size(allocator, stream);
>  	for (gsize i = 0; i < pool_size; i++) {
>  		GstBuffer *buffer = gst_buffer_new();
> +		gst_libcamera_buffer_add_video_meta(buffer, info);
>  		pool->queue->push_back(buffer);
>  	}
>  
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.h b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.h
> index 2a7a9c77..02ee4dd4 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.h
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapool.h
> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
>  #include "gstlibcameraallocator.h"
>  
>  #include <gst/gst.h>
> +#include <gst/video/video.h>
>  
>  #include <libcamera/stream.h>
>  
> @@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
>  G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE(GstLibcameraPool, gst_libcamera_pool, GST_LIBCAMERA, POOL, GstBufferPool)
>  
>  GstLibcameraPool *gst_libcamera_pool_new(GstLibcameraAllocator *allocator,
> -					 libcamera::Stream *stream);
> +					 libcamera::Stream *stream, GstVideoInfo *info);
>  
>  libcamera::Stream *gst_libcamera_pool_get_stream(GstLibcameraPool *self);
>  
> diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
> index 5e9e843d..4b81c94e 100644
> --- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
> +++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
> @@ -268,6 +268,58 @@ GstLibcameraSrcState::requestCompleted(Request *request)
>  	gst_task_resume(src_->task);
>  }
>  
> +static void
> +gst_libcamera_extrapolate_info(GstVideoInfo *info, guint32 stride)
> +{
> +	guint i, estride;
> +	gsize offset = 0;
> +
> +	/* this should be updated if tiled formats get added in the future. */
> +	for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES(info); i++) {
> +		estride = gst_video_format_info_extrapolate_stride(info->finfo, i, stride);
> +		info->stride[i] = estride;
> +		info->offset[i] = offset;
> +		offset += estride * GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_SCALE_HEIGHT(info->finfo, i,
> +								       GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT(info));
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +static GstFlowReturn
> +gst_libcamera_video_frame_copy(GstBuffer *src, GstBuffer *dest, const GstVideoInfo *dest_info, guint32 stride)
> +{
> +	GstVideoInfo src_info = *dest_info;
> +	GstVideoFrame src_frame, dest_frame;
> +
> +	gst_libcamera_extrapolate_info(&src_info, stride);
> +	src_info.size = gst_buffer_get_size(src);
> +
> +	if (!gst_video_frame_map(&src_frame, &src_info, src, GST_MAP_READ)) {
> +		GST_ERROR("Could not map buffer");
> +		goto error;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!gst_video_frame_map(&dest_frame, dest_info, dest, GST_MAP_WRITE)) {
> +		GST_ERROR("Could not map buffer");
> +		gst_video_frame_unmap(&src_frame);
> +		goto error;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!gst_video_frame_copy(&dest_frame, &src_frame)) {
> +		GST_ERROR("Could not copy frame");
> +		gst_video_frame_unmap(&src_frame);
> +		gst_video_frame_unmap(&dest_frame);
> +		goto error;
> +	}
> +
> +	gst_video_frame_unmap(&src_frame);
> +	gst_video_frame_unmap(&dest_frame);
> +
> +	return GST_FLOW_OK;
> +
> +error:
> +	return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
> +}
> +
>  /* Must be called with stream_lock held. */
>  int GstLibcameraSrcState::processRequest()
>  {
> @@ -292,11 +344,41 @@ int GstLibcameraSrcState::processRequest()
>  	GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
>  	gst_flow_combiner_reset(src_->flow_combiner);
>  
> -	for (GstPad *srcpad : srcpads_) {
> +	for (gsize i = 0; i < srcpads_.size(); i++) {
> +		GstPad *srcpad = srcpads_[i];
>  		Stream *stream = gst_libcamera_pad_get_stream(srcpad);
>  		GstBuffer *buffer = wrap->detachBuffer(stream);
>  
>  		FrameBuffer *fb = gst_libcamera_buffer_get_frame_buffer(buffer);
> +		const StreamConfiguration &stream_cfg = config_->at(i);
> +		GstBufferPool *video_pool = gst_libcamera_pad_get_video_pool(srcpad);
> +
> +		if (video_pool) {
> +			/* Only set video pool when a copy is needed */
> +			GstBuffer *copy = NULL;
> +			const GstVideoInfo info = gst_libcamera_pad_get_video_info(srcpad);
> +
> +			ret = gst_buffer_pool_acquire_buffer(video_pool, &copy, NULL);
> +			if (ret != GST_FLOW_OK) {
> +				gst_buffer_unref(buffer);
> +				GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(src_, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
> +						("Failed to acquire buffer"),
> +						("GstLibcameraSrcState::processRequest() failed: %s", g_strerror(-
> ret)));
> +				return -EPIPE;
> +			}
> +
> +			ret = gst_libcamera_video_frame_copy(buffer, copy, &info, stream_cfg.stride);
> +			gst_buffer_unref(buffer);
> +			if (ret != GST_FLOW_OK) {
> +				gst_buffer_unref(copy);
> +				GST_ELEMENT_ERROR(src_, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
> +						("Failed to copy buffer"),
> +						("GstLibcameraSrcState::processRequest() failed: %s", g_strerror(-
> ret)));
> +				return -EPIPE;
> +			}
> +
> +			buffer = copy;
> +		}
>  
>  		if (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID(wrap->pts_)) {
>  			GST_BUFFER_PTS(buffer) = wrap->pts_;
> @@ -499,13 +581,68 @@ gst_libcamera_src_negotiate(GstLibcameraSrc *self)
>  	for (gsize i = 0; i < state->srcpads_.size(); i++) {
>  		GstPad *srcpad = state->srcpads_[i];
>  		const StreamConfiguration &stream_cfg = state->config_->at(i);
> +		GstBufferPool *video_pool = NULL;
> +		GstVideoInfo info;
> +
> +		g_autoptr(GstCaps) caps = gst_libcamera_stream_configuration_to_caps(stream_cfg, transfer[i]);
> +
> +		gst_video_info_from_caps(&info, caps);
> +		gst_libcamera_pad_set_video_info(srcpad, &info);
> +
> +		/* 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);
> +				}
> +
> +				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);
> +		}
>  
>  		GstLibcameraPool *pool = gst_libcamera_pool_new(self->allocator,
> -								stream_cfg.stream());
> +								stream_cfg.stream(), &info);
>  		g_signal_connect_swapped(pool, "buffer-notify",
>  					 G_CALLBACK(gst_task_resume), self->task);
>  
>  		gst_libcamera_pad_set_pool(srcpad, pool);
> +		gst_libcamera_pad_set_video_pool(srcpad, video_pool);
>  
>  		/* Clear all reconfigure flags. */
>  		gst_pad_check_reconfigure(srcpad);
> @@ -922,6 +1059,12 @@ gst_libcamera_src_release_pad(GstElement *element, GstPad *pad)
>  		auto end_iterator = pads.end();
>  		auto pad_iterator = std::find(begin_iterator, end_iterator, pad);
>  
> +		GstBufferPool *video_pool = gst_libcamera_pad_get_video_pool(pad);
> +		if (video_pool) {
> +			gst_buffer_pool_set_active(video_pool, false);
> +			gst_object_unref(video_pool);
> +		}
> +
>  		if (pad_iterator != end_iterator) {
>  			g_object_unref(*pad_iterator);
>  			pads.erase(pad_iterator);


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