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        "From": "Robert Mader <robert.mader@collabora.com>",
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        "Cc": "Robert Mader <robert.mader@collabora.com>",
        "Subject": "[PATCH v3 0/5] software_isp: Implement DMABuf import for input\n\tbuffers",
        "Date": "Tue, 19 May 2026 21:39:02 +0200",
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    "content": "From the main commit:\nIn many cases we can import the GPU-ISP input buffer, a dmabuf from v4l2,\ndirectly into EGL instead of mapping and uploading - i.e. copying - it.\nThis reduces memory bandwidth and CPU usage and can slightly improve\nlatency.\n\nNotes: Previous iterations of these patches have already been tested on\nvarious platforms, without known regressions and showing significant\nimprovements.\n\nChanges in v3:\n- Split up changes to createTexture2D() and eGLImage constructor\n  into two commits.\n- Added field to remember dmabuf import fails - and promote the relevant\n  log to Info.\n- Reordered and slightly extended commit message for \"egl: Demote an\n  error log to debug\"\n- Fixed some CI / linter errors\n\nChanges in v2:\n- Instead of adding parameters to createInputDMABufTexture2D(), remove\n  them from createTexture2D instead.\n- Use std::optional<DmaSyncer> to make the code easier to understand.\n- Move error log level change into its own commit.\n\nRobert Mader (5):\n  egl: Add GL format parameter to eGLImage constructor\n  egl: Remove some parameters from createTexture2D()\n  debayer_egl: Implement dmabuf import for input buffers\n  egl: Demote an error log to debug\n  debayer_egl: Sync output buffer after processing stats\n\n include/libcamera/internal/egl.h           |  8 +--\n src/libcamera/egl.cpp                      | 31 +++++++++---\n src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp | 57 +++++++++++++---------\n src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.h   |  4 +-\n 4 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)"
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