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\n\tWed, 07 May 2025 01:27:58 -0700 (PDT)","From":"Naushir Patuck <naush@raspberrypi.com>","To":"libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org","Cc":"Naushir Patuck <naush@raspberrypi.com>","Subject":"[RFC PATCH 2/6] ipa: rpi: Replace dropFrameCount in the IPA -> PH\n\tinterface","Date":"Wed,  7 May 2025 08:52:09 +0100","Message-ID":"<20250507082753.2306743-3-naush@raspberrypi.com>","X-Mailer":"git-send-email 2.43.0","In-Reply-To":"<20250507082753.2306743-1-naush@raspberrypi.com>","References":"<20250507082753.2306743-1-naush@raspberrypi.com>","MIME-Version":"1.0","Content-Transfer-Encoding":"8bit","X-BeenThere":"libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org","X-Mailman-Version":"2.1.29","Precedence":"list","List-Id":"<libcamera-devel.lists.libcamera.org>","List-Unsubscribe":"<https://lists.libcamera.org/options/libcamera-devel>,\n\t<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=unsubscribe>","List-Archive":"<https://lists.libcamera.org/pipermail/libcamera-devel/>","List-Post":"<mailto:libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>","List-Help":"<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=help>","List-Subscribe":"<https://lists.libcamera.org/listinfo/libcamera-devel>,\n\t<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=subscribe>","Errors-To":"libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org","Sender":"\"libcamera-devel\" <libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org>"},"content":"Replace the dropFrameCount parameter returned from ipa::start() to the\npipeline handler by startupFrameCount and invalidFrameCount. The former\ncounts the number of frames required for AWB/AGC to converge, and the\nlatter counts the number of invalid frames produced by the sensor when\nstarting up.\n\nIn the pipeline handler, use the sum of these 2 values to replicate the\nexisting dropFrameCount behaviour.\n\nSigned-off-by: Naushir Patuck <naush@raspberrypi.com>\n---\n include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom            |  3 ++-\n src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp                    | 14 ++++++++------\n .../pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp          |  4 ++--\n 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)","diff":"diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom\nindex e30c70bde08b..12b083e9d04b 100644\n--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom\n+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom\n@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ struct ConfigResult {\n \n struct StartResult {\n \tlibcamera.ControlList controls;\n-\tint32 dropFrameCount;\n+\tint32 startupFrameCount;\n+\tint32 invalidFrameCount;\n };\n \n struct PrepareParams {\ndiff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp b/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp\nindex e0a93daa9db2..c15f8a7bf71e 100644\n--- a/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp\n+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp\n@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)\n \t * \"mistrusted\", which depends on whether this is a startup from cold,\n \t * or merely a mode switch in a running system.\n \t */\n+\tunsigned int agcConvergenceFrames = 0, awbConvergenceFrames = 0;\n \tframeCount_ = 0;\n \tif (firstStart_) {\n \t\tdropFrameCount_ = helper_->hideFramesStartup();\n@@ -336,7 +337,6 @@ void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)\n \t\t * (mistrustCount_) that they won't see. But if zero (i.e.\n \t\t * no convergence necessary), no frames need to be dropped.\n \t\t */\n-\t\tunsigned int agcConvergenceFrames = 0;\n \t\tRPiController::AgcAlgorithm *agc = dynamic_cast<RPiController::AgcAlgorithm *>(\n \t\t\tcontroller_.getAlgorithm(\"agc\"));\n \t\tif (agc) {\n@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)\n \t\t\t\tagcConvergenceFrames += mistrustCount_;\n \t\t}\n \n-\t\tunsigned int awbConvergenceFrames = 0;\n \t\tRPiController::AwbAlgorithm *awb = dynamic_cast<RPiController::AwbAlgorithm *>(\n \t\t\tcontroller_.getAlgorithm(\"awb\"));\n \t\tif (awb) {\n@@ -353,15 +352,18 @@ void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)\n \t\t\tif (awbConvergenceFrames)\n \t\t\t\tawbConvergenceFrames += mistrustCount_;\n \t\t}\n-\n-\t\tdropFrameCount_ = std::max({ dropFrameCount_, agcConvergenceFrames, awbConvergenceFrames });\n-\t\tLOG(IPARPI, Debug) << \"Drop \" << dropFrameCount_ << \" frames on startup\";\n \t} else {\n \t\tdropFrameCount_ = helper_->hideFramesModeSwitch();\n \t\tmistrustCount_ = helper_->mistrustFramesModeSwitch();\n \t}\n \n-\tresult->dropFrameCount = dropFrameCount_;\n+\tresult->startupFrameCount = std::max({ agcConvergenceFrames, awbConvergenceFrames });\n+\tresult->invalidFrameCount = dropFrameCount_;\n+\n+\tdropFrameCount_ = std::max({ dropFrameCount_, agcConvergenceFrames, awbConvergenceFrames });\n+\n+\tLOG(IPARPI, Debug) << \"Startup frames: \" << result->startupFrameCount\n+\t\t\t   << \" Invalid frames: \" << result->invalidFrameCount;\n \n \tfirstStart_ = false;\n \tlastRunTimestamp_ = 0;\ndiff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp\nindex 1f13e5230fae..5956485953a2 100644\n--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp\n+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp\n@@ -660,8 +660,8 @@ int PipelineHandlerBase::start(Camera *camera, const ControlList *controls)\n \t\tdata->setSensorControls(result.controls);\n \n \t/* Configure the number of dropped frames required on startup. */\n-\tdata->dropFrameCount_ = data->config_.disableStartupFrameDrops\n-\t\t\t      ? 0 : result.dropFrameCount;\n+\tdata->dropFrameCount_ = data->config_.disableStartupFrameDrops ?\n+\t\t\t0 : result.startupFrameCount + result.invalidFrameCount;\n \n \tfor (auto const stream : data->streams_)\n \t\tstream->resetBuffers();\n","prefixes":["RFC","2/6"]}