Re: [RFCv3 PATCH 08/18] v4l2-ctrls: add v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster to simplify autogain/gain scenarios

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On Monday, June 27, 2011 22:57:34 Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em 07-06-2011 12:05, Hans Verkuil escreveu:
> > From: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > It is a bit tricky to handle autogain/gain type scenerios correctly. Such
> > controls need to be clustered and the V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_UPDATE should be set on
> > the autofoo controls. In addition, the manual controls should be marked
> > inactive when the automatic mode is on, and active when the manual mode is on.
> > This also requires specialized volatile handling.
> > 
> > The chances of drivers doing all these things correctly are pretty remote.
> > So a new v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster function was added that takes care of these
> > issues.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c |   69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> >  include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h       |   45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
> > index a46d5c1..c39ab0c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
> > +++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
> > @@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ struct ctrl_helper {
> >  	bool handled;
> >  };
> >  
> > +/* Small helper function to determine if the autocluster is set to manual
> > +   mode. In that case the is_volatile flag should be ignored. */
> > +static bool is_cur_manual(const struct v4l2_ctrl *master)
> > +{
> > +	return master->is_auto && master->cur.val == master->manual_mode_value;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Same as above, but this checks the against the new value instead of the
> > +   current value. */
> > +static bool is_new_manual(const struct v4l2_ctrl *master)
> > +{
> > +	return master->is_auto && master->val == master->manual_mode_value;
> > +}
> > +
> >  /* Returns NULL or a character pointer array containing the menu for
> >     the given control ID. The pointer array ends with a NULL pointer.
> >     An empty string signifies a menu entry that is invalid. This allows
> > @@ -643,7 +657,7 @@ static int ctrl_is_volatile(struct v4l2_ext_control *c,
> >  }
> >  
> >  /* Copy the new value to the current value. */
> > -static void new_to_cur(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
> > +static void new_to_cur(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, bool update_inactive)
> >  {
> >  	if (ctrl == NULL)
> >  		return;
> > @@ -659,6 +673,11 @@ static void new_to_cur(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
> >  		ctrl->cur.val = ctrl->val;
> >  		break;
> >  	}
> > +	if (update_inactive) {
> > +		ctrl->flags &= ~V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE;
> > +		if (!is_cur_manual(ctrl->cluster[0]))
> > +			ctrl->flags |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE;
> > +	}
> >  }
> >  
> >  /* Copy the current value to the new value */
> > @@ -1166,7 +1185,7 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_cluster(unsigned ncontrols, struct v4l2_ctrl **controls)
> >  	int i;
> >  
> >  	/* The first control is the master control and it must not be NULL */
> > -	BUG_ON(controls[0] == NULL);
> > +	BUG_ON(ncontrols == 0 || controls[0] == NULL);
> >  
> >  	for (i = 0; i < ncontrols; i++) {
> >  		if (controls[i]) {
> > @@ -1177,6 +1196,28 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_cluster(unsigned ncontrols, struct v4l2_ctrl **controls)
> >  }
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_cluster);
> >  
> > +void v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster(unsigned ncontrols, struct v4l2_ctrl **controls,
> > +			    u8 manual_val, bool set_volatile)
> > +{
> > +	struct v4l2_ctrl *master = controls[0];
> > +	u32 flag;
> > +	int i;
> > +
> > +	v4l2_ctrl_cluster(ncontrols, controls);
> > +	WARN_ON(ncontrols <= 1);
> > +	master->is_auto = true;
> > +	master->manual_mode_value = manual_val;
> 
> You'll have an overflow if manual_val is higher than 31 here.
> 
> > +	master->flags |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_UPDATE;
> > +	flag = is_cur_manual(master) ? 0 : V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE;
> > +
> > +	for (i = 1; i < ncontrols; i++)
> > +		if (controls[i]) {
> > +			controls[i]->is_volatile = set_volatile;
> > +			controls[i]->flags |= flag;
> > +		}
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster);
> > +
> >  /* Activate/deactivate a control. */
> >  void v4l2_ctrl_activate(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, bool active)
> >  {
> > @@ -1595,7 +1636,7 @@ int v4l2_g_ext_ctrls(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl, struct v4l2_ext_controls *cs
> >  						ctrl_is_volatile);
> >  
> >  		/* g_volatile_ctrl will update the new control values */
> > -		if (has_volatiles) {
> > +		if (has_volatiles && !is_cur_manual(master)) {
> >  			for (j = 0; j < master->ncontrols; j++)
> >  				cur_to_new(master->cluster[j]);
> >  			ret = call_op(master, g_volatile_ctrl);
> > @@ -1633,7 +1674,7 @@ static int get_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, s32 *val)
> >  
> >  	v4l2_ctrl_lock(master);
> >  	/* g_volatile_ctrl will update the current control values */
> > -	if (ctrl->is_volatile) {
> > +	if (ctrl->is_volatile && !is_cur_manual(master)) {
> >  		for (i = 0; i < master->ncontrols; i++)
> >  			cur_to_new(master->cluster[i]);
> >  		ret = call_op(master, g_volatile_ctrl);
> > @@ -1678,6 +1719,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_g_ctrl);
> >     Must be called with ctrl->handler->lock held. */
> >  static int try_or_set_control_cluster(struct v4l2_ctrl *master, bool set)
> >  {
> > +	bool update_flag;
> >  	bool try = !set;
> >  	int ret = 0;
> >  	int i;
> > @@ -1717,14 +1759,17 @@ static int try_or_set_control_cluster(struct v4l2_ctrl *master, bool set)
> >  		ret = call_op(master, try_ctrl);
> >  
> >  	/* Don't set if there is no change */
> > -	if (!ret && set && cluster_changed(master)) {
> > -		ret = call_op(master, s_ctrl);
> > -		/* If OK, then make the new values permanent. */
> > -		if (!ret)
> > -			for (i = 0; i < master->ncontrols; i++)
> > -				new_to_cur(master->cluster[i]);
> > -	}
> > -	return ret;
> > +	if (ret || !set || !cluster_changed(master))
> > +		return ret;
> > +	ret = call_op(master, s_ctrl);
> > +	/* If OK, then make the new values permanent. */
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> > +
> > +	update_flag = is_cur_manual(master) != is_new_manual(master);
> > +	for (i = 0; i < master->ncontrols; i++)
> > +		new_to_cur(master->cluster[i], update_flag && i > 0);
> > +	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> >  /* Try or set controls. */
> > diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
> > index 97d0638..56323e3 100644
> > --- a/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
> > +++ b/include/media/v4l2-ctrls.h
> > @@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ struct v4l2_ctrl_ops {
> >    *		control's current value cannot be cached and needs to be
> >    *		retrieved through the g_volatile_ctrl op. Drivers can set
> >    *		this flag.
> > +  * @is_auto:   If set, then this control selects whether the other cluster
> > +  *		members are in 'automatic' mode or 'manual' mode. This is
> > +  *		used for autogain/gain type clusters. Drivers should never
> > +  *		set this flag directly.
> > +  * @manual_mode_value: If the is_auto flag is set, then this is the value
> > +  *		of the auto control that determines if that control is in
> > +  *		manual mode. So if the value of the auto control equals this
> > +  *		value, then the whole cluster is in manual mode. Drivers should
> > +  *		never set this flag directly.
> >    * @ops:	The control ops.
> >    * @id:	The control ID.
> >    * @name:	The control name.
> > @@ -105,6 +114,8 @@ struct v4l2_ctrl {
> >  	unsigned int is_new:1;
> >  	unsigned int is_private:1;
> >  	unsigned int is_volatile:1;
> > +	unsigned int is_auto:1;
> > +	unsigned int manual_mode_value:5;
> 
> Why are you using 5 bits for it? It seems too arbitrary to limit it to 32, especially
> since I failed to see any rationale for that in the documentation.

This value is for a boolean or menu control. The menu control is currently
limited to 32 values, hence the 5 bits. However, it is probably better to
make it 8 bits and add a check above for whether the manual_mode_value >
ctrl->maximum (or < ctrl->minimum while I'm at it).

That's a lot more general.

> >  
> >  	const struct v4l2_ctrl_ops *ops;
> >  	u32 id;
> > @@ -363,6 +374,40 @@ int v4l2_ctrl_add_handler(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl,
> >  void v4l2_ctrl_cluster(unsigned ncontrols, struct v4l2_ctrl **controls);
> >  
> >  
> > +/** v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster() - Mark all controls in the cluster as belonging to
> > +  * that cluster and set it up for autofoo/foo-type handling.
> > +  * @ncontrols:	The number of controls in this cluster.
> > +  * @controls:	The cluster control array of size @ncontrols. The first control
> > +  *		must be the 'auto' control (e.g. autogain, autoexposure, etc.)
> > +  * @manual_val: The value for the first control in the cluster that equals the
> > +  *		manual setting.
> > +  * @set_volatile: If true, then all controls except the first auto control will
> > +  *		have is_volatile set to true. If false, then is_volatile will not
> > +  *		be touched.
> > +  *
> > +  * Use for control groups where one control selects some automatic feature and
> > +  * the other controls are only active whenever the automatic feature is turned
> > +  * off (manual mode). Typical examples: autogain vs gain, auto-whitebalance vs
> > +  * red and blue balance, etc.
> > +  *
> > +  * The behavior of such controls is as follows:
> > +  *
> > +  * When the autofoo control is set to automatic, then any manual controls
> > +  * are set to inactive and any reads will call g_volatile_ctrl (if the control
> > +  * was marked volatile).
> > +  *
> > +  * When the autofoo control is set to manual, then any manual controls will
> > +  * be marked active, and any reads will just return the current value without
> > +  * going through g_volatile_ctrl.
> > +  *
> > +  * In addition, this function will set the V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_UPDATE flag
> > +  * on the autofoo control and V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_INACTIVE on the foo control(s)
> > +  * if autofoo is in auto mode.
> > +  */
> > +void v4l2_ctrl_auto_cluster(unsigned ncontrols, struct v4l2_ctrl **controls,
> > +			u8 manual_val, bool set_volatile);
> 
> If you're limiting it to 5 bits, why are you allowing 8 bits here?

There is no u5?

Anyway, I'll change it to 8 bits.

Regards,

	Hans

> 
> > +
> > +
> >  /** v4l2_ctrl_find() - Find a control with the given ID.
> >    * @hdl:	The control handler.
> >    * @id:	The control ID to find.
> 
> 
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