Re: [PATCH v1 16/19] v4l: Add encoding camera controls.

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Hi Hans,
Thanks for the comments, one question inline.

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08/30/2013 04:17 AM, Pawel Osciak wrote:
>> Add defines for controls found in UVC 1.5 encoding cameras.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pawel Osciak <posciak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h   | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 60 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
>> index c3f0803..0b3a632 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
>> @@ -781,6 +781,35 @@ const char *v4l2_ctrl_get_name(u32 id)
>>       case V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_STATUS:        return "Auto Focus, Status";
>>       case V4L2_CID_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE:         return "Auto Focus, Range";
>>
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_MIN_FRAME_INTERVAL: return "Encoder, min. frame interval";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_RATE_CONTROL_MODE: return "Encoder, rate control mode";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_AVERAGE_BITRATE:  return "Encoder, average bitrate";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_CPB_SIZE:         return "Encoder, CPB size";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_PEAK_BIT_RATE:    return "Encoder, peak bit rate";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_QP_PARAM_I:       return "Encoder, QP param for I frames";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_QP_PARAM_P:       return "Encoder, QP param for P frames";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_QP_PARAM_BG:      return "Encoder, QP param for B/G frames";
>
> A lot of these exist already. E.g. V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG4_I/P/B_FRAME_QP.
>
> Samsung added support for many of these parameters for their MFC encoder (including
> VP8 support) so you should use them as well. As mentioned in v4l2-controls.h the
> MPEG part of the control name is historical. Interpret it as 'CODEC', not MPEG.
>

We have QP controls separately for H264, H263 and MPEG4. Why is that?
Which one should I use for VP8? Shouldn't we unify them instead?


>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_NUM_GDR_FRAMES:   return "Encoder, number of GDR frames";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_BUFFER_CONTROL: return "Encoder, LTR buffer control";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_BUFFER_TRUST_MODE: return "Encoder, LTR buffer trust mode";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_PICTURE_POSITION: return "Encoder, LTR picture position";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_PICTURE_MODE: return "Encoder, LTR picture mode";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_VALIDATION:   return "Encoder, LTR validation";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_MIN_QP:           return "Encoder, minimum QP param";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_MAX_QP:           return "Encoder, maximum QP param";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_SYNC_FRAME_INTERVAL: return "Encoder, sync frame interval";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_ERROR_RESILIENCY: return "Encoder, error resiliency";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_TEMPORAL_LAYER_ENABLE: return "Encoder, temporal layer enable";
>> +
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_VP8_SLICE_MODE:   return "Encoder, VP8 slice mode";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_VP8_SYNC_FRAME_TYPE: return "Encoder, VP8 sync frame type";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_VP8_DCT_PARTS_PER_FRAME: return "Encoder, VP8, DCT partitions per frame";
>> +
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_PROFILE_TOOLSET: return "Encoder, H.264 profile and toolset";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_LEVEL_IDC_LIMIT: return "Encoder, H.264 level IDC limit";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_SEI_PAYLOAD_TYPE: return "Encoder, H.264 SEI payload type";
>> +     case V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_LAYER_PRIORITY: return "Encoder, H.264 layer priority";
>> +
>>       /* FM Radio Modulator control */
>>       /* Keep the order of the 'case's the same as in videodev2.h! */
>>       case V4L2_CID_FM_TX_CLASS:              return "FM Radio Modulator Controls";
>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
>> index 083bb5a..ef3a30d 100644
>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
>> @@ -729,6 +729,37 @@ enum v4l2_auto_focus_range {
>>       V4L2_AUTO_FOCUS_RANGE_INFINITY          = 3,
>>  };
>>
>> +/* Controls found in UVC 1.5 encoding cameras */
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_MIN_FRAME_INTERVAL  (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+32)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_RATE_CONTROL_MODE   (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+33)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_AVERAGE_BITRATE     (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+34)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_CPB_SIZE            (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+35)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_PEAK_BIT_RATE               (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+36)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_QP_PARAM_I          (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+37)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_QP_PARAM_P          (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+38)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_QP_PARAM_BG         (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+39)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_NUM_GDR_FRAMES              (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+40)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_BUFFER_CONTROL  (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+41)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_BUFFER_TRUST_MODE       (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+42)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_PICTURE_POSITION        (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+43)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_PICTURE_MODE    (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+44)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_LTR_VALIDATION              (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+45)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_MIN_QP                      (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+46)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_MAX_QP                      (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+47)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_SYNC_FRAME_INTERVAL (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+48)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_ERROR_RESILIENCY    (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+49)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_TEMPORAL_LAYER_ENABLE       (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+50)
>> +
>> +/* VP8-specific controls */
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_VP8_SLICE_MODE              (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+51)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_VP8_DCT_PARTS_PER_FRAME (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+52)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_VP8_SYNC_FRAME_TYPE (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+53)
>> +
>> +/* H.264-specific controls */
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_PROFILE_TOOLSET        (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+54)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_LEVEL_IDC_LIMIT        (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+55)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_SEI_PAYLOAD_TYPE       (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+56)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_ENCODER_H264_LAYER_PRIORITY (V4L2_CID_CAMERA_CLASS_BASE+57)
>
> Codec controls go to the MPEG class, not the CAMERA class.
>
> Regards,
>
>         Hans
>
>>
>>  /* FM Modulator class control IDs */
>>
>>
>
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