Re: [PATCH] media: uvcvideo: Enable full UVC metadata for all devices

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On Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 05:22:47PM +0100, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Mar 2025 at 17:11, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 04:43:50PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > > On 3-Mar-25 16:13, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 03:47:51PM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > > >> On 26-Feb-25 14:00, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> > > >>> The UVC driver provides two metadata types V4L2_META_FMT_UVC, and
> > > >>> V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX. The only difference between the two of them is that
> > > >>> V4L2_META_FMT_UVC only copies PTS, SCR, size and flags, and
> > > >>> V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX copies the whole metadata section.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Now we only enable V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX for the Intel D4xx family of
> > > >>> devices, but it is useful for any device where vendors include other
> > > >>> metadata, such as the one described by Microsoft:
> > > >>> - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/stream/mf-capture-metadata
> > > >>>
> > > >>> This patch removes the UVC_INFO_META macro and enables
> > > >>> V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX for every device. It also updates the documentation
> > > >>> to reflect the change.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks, patch looks good to me:
> > > >>
> > > >> Reviewed-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > I don't quite agree, sorry.
> > > >
> > > > The reason why the current mechanism has been implemented this way is to
> > > > ensure we have documentation for the metadata format of devices that
> > > > expose metadata to userspace.
> > > >
> > > > If you want to expose the MS metadata, you can create a new metadata
> > > > format for that, and enable it on devices that implement it.
> > >
> > > Looking at the long list of quirks this removes just for the D4xx
> > > cameras I do not believe that having quirked based relaying of
> > > which metadata fmt is used to userspace is something which scales
> > > on the long term. Given the large amount of different UVC cameras
> > > I really think we should move the USB VID:PID -> metadata format
> > > mapping out of the kernel.
> >
> > If we can find a solution to ensure the metadata format gets documented,
> > sure.
> 
> MS default metadata is already documented:
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/stream/mf-capture-metadata
> 
> I would not worry too much about vendors abusing the metadata for
> custom magic if that is your concern.
> This would not work with Windows default driver, and that is what most
> camera modules are tested against.

How do Intel D4xx cameras work on Windows then, do they require a custom
driver ?

> > When it comes to the MS metadata format, if I recall correctly, Ricardo
> > said there's an XU with a known GUID to detect the metadata format. We
> > therefore wouldn't need quirks.
> 
> There is MXSU control MSXU_CONTROL_METADATA
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/stream/uvc-extensions-1-5
> But not all the vendors use it.
> 
> ChromeOS is working to define a XU... but that will take time to land.
> 
> Plus there are a lot of devices today that can benefit from frame metadata.
> 
> > > I do agree that using V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX for every device is
> > > probably not the best idea. So my suggestion would be to add
> > > a new V4L2_META_FMT_CUSTOM metadata fmt and for index 1
> > > metadata fmt use V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX for the currently quirked
> > > cams and use V4L2_META_FMT_CUSTOM for other cameras.
> > >
> > > This can then be combined with a udev-rule + hwdb to provide
> > > info of what V4L2_META_FMT_CUSTOM should be mapped to in userspace,
> > > moving further VID:PID -> extended-metadata fmt mappings out of
> > > the kernel.
> > >
> > > >>> ---
> > > >>>  .../userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-d4xx.rst       | 19 +++--
> > > >>>  .../userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-uvc.rst        |  6 +-
> > > >>>  drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c                 | 83 ----------------------
> > > >>>  drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_metadata.c               | 15 ++--
> > > >>>  drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h                   |  1 -
> > > >>>  5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-)
> > > >>>
> > > >>> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-d4xx.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-d4xx.rst
> > > >>> index 0686413b16b2..1b18ef056934 100644
> > > >>> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-d4xx.rst
> > > >>> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-d4xx.rst
> > > >>> @@ -6,12 +6,23 @@
> > > >>>  V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX ('D4XX')
> > > >>>  *******************************
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -Intel D4xx UVC Cameras Metadata
> > > >>> +UVC Full Payload Header Data (formerly known as Intel D4xx UVC Cameras
> > > >>> +Metadata).
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  Description
> > > >>>  ===========
> > > >>>
> > > >>> +V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX buffers follow the metadata buffer layout of
> > > >>> +V4L2_META_FMT_UVC with the only difference, that it also includes proprietary
> > > >>> +payload header data. It was originally implemented for Intel D4xx cameras, and
> > > >>> +thus the name, but now it can be used by any UVC device, when userspace wants
> > > >>> +full access to the UVC Metadata.
> > > >>> +
> > > >>> +
> > > >>> +Intel D4xx Metadata
> > > >>> +===================
> > > >>> +
> > > >>>  Intel D4xx (D435, D455 and others) cameras include per-frame metadata in their UVC
> > > >>>  payload headers, following the Microsoft(R) UVC extension proposal [1_]. That
> > > >>>  means, that the private D4XX metadata, following the standard UVC header, is
> > > >>> @@ -21,10 +32,8 @@ types are MetadataId_CaptureStats (ID 3), MetadataId_CameraExtrinsics (ID 4),
> > > >>>  and MetadataId_CameraIntrinsics (ID 5). For their description see [1_]. This
> > > >>>  document describes proprietary metadata types, used by D4xx cameras.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX buffers follow the metadata buffer layout of
> > > >>> -V4L2_META_FMT_UVC with the only difference, that it also includes proprietary
> > > >>> -payload header data. D4xx cameras use bulk transfers and only send one payload
> > > >>> -per frame, therefore their headers cannot be larger than 255 bytes.
> > > >>> +D4xx cameras use bulk transfers and only send one payload per frame, therefore
> > > >>> +their headers cannot be larger than 255 bytes.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  This document implements Intel Configuration version 3 [9_].
> > > >>>
> > > >>> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-uvc.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-uvc.rst
> > > >>> index 784346d14bbd..a3aae580e89e 100644
> > > >>> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-uvc.rst
> > > >>> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-uvc.rst
> > > >>> @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
> > > >>>  V4L2_META_FMT_UVC ('UVCH')
> > > >>>  *******************************
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -UVC Payload Header Data
> > > >>> +UVC Partial Payload Header Data (formerly known as UVC Payload Header Data).
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  Description
> > > >>> @@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ Each individual block contains the following fields:
> > > >>>          them
> > > >>>      * - :cspan:`1` *The rest is an exact copy of the UVC payload header:*
> > > >>>      * - __u8 length;
> > > >>> -      - length of the rest of the block, including this field
> > > >>> +      - length of the rest of the block, including this field (please note that
> > > >>> +        regardless of this value, the driver will never copy more than 12
> > > >>> +        bytes).
> > > >>>      * - __u8 flags;
> > > >>>        - Flags, indicating presence of other standard UVC fields
> > > >>>      * - __u8 buf[];
> > > >>> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
> > > >>> index deadbcea5e22..f19dcd4a7ac6 100644
> > > >>> --- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
> > > >>> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
> > > >>> @@ -2488,8 +2488,6 @@ static const struct uvc_device_info uvc_quirk_force_y8 = {
> > > >>>  };
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  #define UVC_INFO_QUIRK(q) (kernel_ulong_t)&(struct uvc_device_info){.quirks = q}
> > > >>> -#define UVC_INFO_META(m) (kernel_ulong_t)&(struct uvc_device_info) \
> > > >>> - {.meta_format = m}
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  /*
> > > >>>   * The Logitech cameras listed below have their interface class set to
> > > >>> @@ -3107,87 +3105,6 @@ static const struct usb_device_id uvc_ids[] = {
> > > >>>     .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>>     .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>>     .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_QUIRK(UVC_QUIRK_DISABLE_AUTOSUSPEND) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D410/ASR depth camera */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0ad2,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D415/ASRC depth camera */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0ad3,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D430/AWG depth camera */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0ad4,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel RealSense D4M */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0b03,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D435/AWGC depth camera */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0b07,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D435i depth camera */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0b3a,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D405 Depth Camera */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0b5b,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D455 Depth Camera */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x0b5c,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>> - /* Intel D421 Depth Module */
> > > >>> - { .match_flags          = USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE
> > > >>> -                         | USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_INFO,
> > > >>> -   .idVendor             = 0x8086,
> > > >>> -   .idProduct            = 0x1155,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceClass      = USB_CLASS_VIDEO,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceSubClass   = 1,
> > > >>> -   .bInterfaceProtocol   = 0,
> > > >>> -   .driver_info          = UVC_INFO_META(V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX) },
> > > >>>   /* Generic USB Video Class */
> > > >>>   { USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_VIDEO, 1, UVC_PC_PROTOCOL_UNDEFINED) },
> > > >>>   { USB_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_CLASS_VIDEO, 1, UVC_PC_PROTOCOL_15) },
> > > >>> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_metadata.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_metadata.c
> > > >>> index 82de7781f5b6..5c44e6cdb83c 100644
> > > >>> --- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_metadata.c
> > > >>> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_metadata.c
> > > >>> @@ -60,18 +60,16 @@ static int uvc_meta_v4l2_try_format(struct file *file, void *fh,
> > > >>>                               struct v4l2_format *format)
> > > >>>  {
> > > >>>   struct v4l2_fh *vfh = file->private_data;
> > > >>> - struct uvc_streaming *stream = video_get_drvdata(vfh->vdev);
> > > >>> - struct uvc_device *dev = stream->dev;
> > > >>>   struct v4l2_meta_format *fmt = &format->fmt.meta;
> > > >>> - u32 fmeta = fmt->dataformat;
> > > >>> + u32 fmeta = fmt->dataformat == V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX ?
> > > >>> +             V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX : V4L2_META_FMT_UVC;
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   if (format->type != vfh->vdev->queue->type)
> > > >>>           return -EINVAL;
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   memset(fmt, 0, sizeof(*fmt));
> > > >>>
> > > >>> - fmt->dataformat = fmeta == dev->info->meta_format
> > > >>> -                 ? fmeta : V4L2_META_FMT_UVC;
> > > >>> + fmt->dataformat = fmeta;
> > > >>>   fmt->buffersize = UVC_METADATA_BUF_SIZE;
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   return 0;
> > > >>> @@ -110,19 +108,16 @@ static int uvc_meta_v4l2_enum_formats(struct file *file, void *fh,
> > > >>>                                 struct v4l2_fmtdesc *fdesc)
> > > >>>  {
> > > >>>   struct v4l2_fh *vfh = file->private_data;
> > > >>> - struct uvc_streaming *stream = video_get_drvdata(vfh->vdev);
> > > >>> - struct uvc_device *dev = stream->dev;
> > > >>>   u32 index = fdesc->index;
> > > >>>
> > > >>> - if (fdesc->type != vfh->vdev->queue->type ||
> > > >>> -     index > 1U || (index && !dev->info->meta_format))
> > > >>> + if (fdesc->type != vfh->vdev->queue->type || index > 1U)
> > > >>>           return -EINVAL;
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   memset(fdesc, 0, sizeof(*fdesc));
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   fdesc->type = vfh->vdev->queue->type;
> > > >>>   fdesc->index = index;
> > > >>> - fdesc->pixelformat = index ? dev->info->meta_format : V4L2_META_FMT_UVC;
> > > >>> + fdesc->pixelformat = index ? V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX : V4L2_META_FMT_UVC;
> > > >>>
> > > >>>   return 0;
> > > >>>  }
> > > >>> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
> > > >>> index 5e388f05f3fc..cc2092ae9987 100644
> > > >>> --- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
> > > >>> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
> > > >>> @@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ static inline u32 uvc_urb_index(const struct uvc_urb *uvc_urb)
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  struct uvc_device_info {
> > > >>>   u32     quirks;
> > > >>> - u32     meta_format;
> > > >>>   u16     uvc_version;
> > > >>>  };
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> ---
> > > >>> base-commit: d98e9213a768a3cc3a99f5e1abe09ad3baff2104
> > > >>> change-id: 20250226-uvc-metadata-2e7e445966de

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart




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