On 4/30/19 10:31 AM, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> This RFC patch adds support for the V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF flag.
> It also adds a new V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF capability and
> a v4l2_m2m_release_capture_buf() helper function.
>
> Drivers should set vb2_queue->subsystem_flags to VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF
> to indicate support for this flag.
>
> At the start of the device_run function drivers should first check if the
> current capture buffer should be released:
>
> if (v4l2_m2m_release_capture_buf(out_vb, cap_vb)) {
> v4l2_m2m_buf_done(cap_vb, VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE);
> v4l2_m2m_job_finish(...);
> return;
> }
>
> And at the end they should check (out_vb->flags & V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF)
> and, if set, skip returning the capture buffer to vb2.
>
> This has only been compile tested, and this is missing the documentation. I would
> like to know if this works in a real driver first before turning this into a proper
> patch series.
Ping!
Did anyone have the opportunity (or is planning) to test if this patch actually works?
Regards,
Hans
>
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
> Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> index fb9ac7696fc6..83372de9b815 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ module_param(debug, int, 0644);
> V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MASK)
> /* Output buffer flags that should be passed on to the driver */
> #define V4L2_BUFFER_OUT_FLAGS (V4L2_BUF_FLAG_PFRAME | V4L2_BUF_FLAG_BFRAME | \
> - V4L2_BUF_FLAG_KEYFRAME | V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMECODE)
> + V4L2_BUF_FLAG_KEYFRAME | V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMECODE | \
> + V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF)
>
> /*
> * __verify_planes_array() - verify that the planes array passed in struct
> @@ -321,6 +322,8 @@ static int vb2_fill_vb2_v4l2_buffer(struct vb2_buffer *vb, struct v4l2_buffer *b
> */
> vbuf->flags &= ~V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMECODE;
> vbuf->field = b->field;
> + if (!(q->subsystem_flags & VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF))
> + vbuf->flags &= ~V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF;
> } else {
> /* Zero any output buffer flags as this is a capture buffer */
> vbuf->flags &= ~V4L2_BUFFER_OUT_FLAGS;
> @@ -659,6 +662,8 @@ static void fill_buf_caps(struct vb2_queue *q, u32 *caps)
> *caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_USERPTR;
> if (q->io_modes & VB2_DMABUF)
> *caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_DMABUF;
> + if (q->subsystem_flags & VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF)
> + *caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF;
> #ifdef CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER_REQUEST_API
> if (q->supports_requests)
> *caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_REQUESTS;
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
> index bb3e63d6bd1a..6af1d519938f 100644
> --- a/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-mem2mem.h
> @@ -648,6 +648,38 @@ void v4l2_m2m_buf_copy_metadata(const struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *out_vb,
> struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *cap_vb,
> bool copy_frame_flags);
>
> +/**
> + * v4l2_m2m_release_capture_buf() - check if the capture buffer should be
> + * released
> + *
> + * @out_vb: the output buffer
> + * @cap_vb: the capture buffer
> + *
> + * This helper function returns true if the current capture buffer should
> + * be released to vb2. This is the case if the output buffer specified that
> + * the capture buffer should be held (i.e. not returned to vb2) AND if the
> + * timestamp of the capture buffer differs from the output buffer timestamp.
> + *
> + * This helper is to be called at the start of the device_run callback:
> + *
> + * if (v4l2_m2m_release_capture_buf(out_vb, cap_vb)) {
> + * v4l2_m2m_buf_done(cap_vb, VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE);
> + * v4l2_m2m_job_finish(...);
> + * return;
> + * }
> + *
> + * This allows for multiple output buffers to be used to fill in a single
> + * capture buffer. This is typically used by stateless decoders where
> + * multiple e.g. H.264 slices contribute to a single decoded frame.
> + */
> +static inline bool v4l2_m2m_release_capture_buf(const struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *out_vb,
> + const struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *cap_vb)
> +{
> + return (out_vb->flags & V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF) &&
> + cap_vb->vb2_buf.copied_timestamp &&
> + out_vb->vb2_buf.timestamp != cap_vb->vb2_buf.timestamp;
> +}
> +
> /* v4l2 request helper */
>
> void v4l2_m2m_request_queue(struct media_request *req);
> diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
> index 22f3ff76a8b5..e9d99023c637 100644
> --- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
> +++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
> @@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ struct vb2_buf_ops {
> * @buf_ops: callbacks to deliver buffer information.
> * between user-space and kernel-space.
> * @drv_priv: driver private data.
> + * @subsystem_flags: Flags specific to the subsystem (V4L2/DVB/etc.). Not used
> + * by the vb2 core.
> * @buf_struct_size: size of the driver-specific buffer structure;
> * "0" indicates the driver doesn't want to use a custom buffer
> * structure type. for example, ``sizeof(struct vb2_v4l2_buffer)``
> @@ -570,6 +572,7 @@ struct vb2_queue {
> const struct vb2_buf_ops *buf_ops;
>
> void *drv_priv;
> + u32 subsystem_flags;
> unsigned int buf_struct_size;
> u32 timestamp_flags;
> gfp_t gfp_flags;
> diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
> index 8a10889dc2fd..4e52427a4114 100644
> --- a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
> +++ b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
> @@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ struct vb2_v4l2_buffer {
> struct vb2_plane planes[VB2_MAX_PLANES];
> };
>
> +/* VB2 V4L2 flags as set in vb2_queue.subsystem_flags */
> +#define VB2_V4L2_FL_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF (1 << 0)
> +
> /*
> * to_vb2_v4l2_buffer() - cast struct vb2_buffer * to struct vb2_v4l2_buffer *
> */
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> index 1050a75fb7ef..26925d63ea05 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> @@ -907,11 +907,12 @@ struct v4l2_requestbuffers {
> };
>
> /* capabilities for struct v4l2_requestbuffers and v4l2_create_buffers */
> -#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_MMAP (1 << 0)
> -#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_USERPTR (1 << 1)
> -#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_DMABUF (1 << 2)
> -#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_REQUESTS (1 << 3)
> -#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_ORPHANED_BUFS (1 << 4)
> +#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_MMAP (1 << 0)
> +#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_USERPTR (1 << 1)
> +#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_DMABUF (1 << 2)
> +#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_REQUESTS (1 << 3)
> +#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_ORPHANED_BUFS (1 << 4)
> +#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF (1 << 5)
>
> /**
> * struct v4l2_plane - plane info for multi-planar buffers
> @@ -1033,6 +1034,8 @@ static inline __u64 v4l2_timeval_to_ns(const struct timeval *tv)
> #define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_IN_REQUEST 0x00000080
> /* timecode field is valid */
> #define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMECODE 0x00000100
> +/* Don't return the capture buffer until OUTPUT timestamp changes */
> +#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF 0x00000200
> /* Buffer is prepared for queuing */
> #define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_PREPARED 0x00000400
> /* Cache handling flags */
>
