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        "Cc": "Paul Elder <paul.elder@ideasonboard.com>",
        "Subject": "[RFC PATCH v1 0/8] utils: codegen: ipc: Simplify deserialization",
        "Date": "Thu, 15 May 2025 14:00:04 +0200",
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    "content": "Proof of concept to fix https://bugs.libcamera.org/show_bug.cgi?id=269.\n\nThe first 7 are essentially non-functional changes, the main changes are\nin the 8th patch. See that patch for the details.\n\nBarnabás Pőcze (8):\n  utils: codegen: ipc: Use `any()` instead of `len([]) > 0`\n  utils: codegen: ipc: Remove `namespace` argument\n  utils: codegen: ipc: Add `deserializer()` function\n  utils: codegen: ipc: Log error code when remote call fails\n  utils: codegen: ipc: Simplify `return` statements\n  libcamera: ipa_data_serializer: Remove some vector `reserve()` calls\n  libcamera: ipa_data_serializer: Add specialization for enums\n  utils: codegen: ipc: Simplify deserialization\n\n .../libcamera/internal/ipa_data_serializer.h  | 215 +++--------\n include/libcamera/internal/ipc_pipe.h         |   3 +\n include/libcamera/internal/serialization.h    |  91 +++++\n src/libcamera/ipa_data_serializer.cpp         | 357 ++++--------------\n src/libcamera/ipc_pipe.cpp                    |   5 +\n test/ipc/unixsocket_ipc.cpp                   |  18 +-\n .../generated_serializer_test.cpp             |  17 +-\n .../ipa_data_serializer_test.cpp              |  32 +-\n .../core_ipa_serializer.h.tmpl                |   9 +-\n .../module_ipa_proxy.cpp.tmpl                 |  42 +--\n .../module_ipa_proxy.h.tmpl                   |   5 +-\n .../module_ipa_proxy_worker.cpp.tmpl          |   5 +-\n .../module_ipa_serializer.h.tmpl              |   9 +-\n .../libcamera_templates/proxy_functions.tmpl  | 128 +------\n .../libcamera_templates/serializer.tmpl       | 244 +-----------\n .../generators/mojom_libcamera_generator.py   |  14 +-\n 16 files changed, 351 insertions(+), 843 deletions(-)\n create mode 100644 include/libcamera/internal/serialization.h\n\n--\n2.49.0"
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