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charset=\"utf-8\"", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "7bit", "Message-Id": "<20260105-softisp-agc-v2-1-9013e693ffd5@mainlining.org>", "X-B4-Tracking": "v=1; b=H4sIAH6xW2kC/23MQQ7CIBCF4as0s3YMUKHqynuYLhAonUShgYZoG\n\tu4udu3yf8n7Nsgukctw7TZIrlCmGFqIQwdm1sE7JNsaBBOKcSYxx2mlvKD2BrmyjJtHb/XpAu2\n\txJDfRe9fuY+uZ8hrTZ8cL/63/ncKR4zAooSSTZ9nr20tTeFKg4I8xeRhrrV8dsD6DqwAAAA==", "X-Change-ID": "20260105-softisp-agc-16d01cb3da49", "To": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "Cc": "Vasiliy Doylov <nekocwd@mainlining.org>", "X-Mailer": "b4 0.14.3", "X-Developer-Signature": "v=1; a=openpgp-sha256; l=2204;\n\ti=nekocwd@mainlining.org; h=from:subject:message-id;\n\tbh=s8L2NzmuwKOGjyJ/vr3euP0ERdEOlXZdojkxgKWJNDA=;\n\tb=owGbwMvMwCXGd//xporA/cmMp9WSGDKjN9YH6K7/r/DDO/LT59jOiApelutOXg95A/5on8+p4\n\tfzJXXeho5SFQYyLQVZMkeW/4SK5AzeUPetyU5/BzGFlAhnCwMUpABPJC2T4H11vuVZt28yXzLYT\n\tyoJ39hiI5p/TeK/Cp+R4NN/SKHLxSYb//g4SSzXUJtQHJKt+PXtA4nnGsfmJrVpzNi3uTbjds/4\n\tzDwA=", "X-Developer-Key": "i=nekocwd@mainlining.org; a=openpgp;\n\tfpr=FF31A21EC0D823497E6D65E60EDFE3B27851BF63", "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": "On most imx sensors the formula seems to be:\n\nagain_float = 512.0 / (512.0 - again_ctrl_value)\n\nSo the default of 0 makes sense and actually translates to a gain of 1.0.\nAnd the max gain of 400 leads to 512.0 / 112.0 = 4.57 which is about typical for\na max sensor gain.\n\nSigned-off-by: Vasiliy Doylov <nekocwd@mainlining.org>\n---\nChanges in v2:\n- Drop old solution\n- Fix minimal analog gain initialisation\n- Link to v1: https://lists.libcamera.org/pipermail/libcamera-devel/2026-January/056045.html\n---\n src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp | 19 +------------------\n 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 18 deletions(-)\n\n\n---\nbase-commit: 2861817f09c96a0660b88783eff159631e42030f\nchange-id: 20260105-softisp-agc-16d01cb3da49\n\nBest regards,", "diff": "diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp\nindex b147aca2..dde11666 100644\n--- a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp\n+++ b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp\n@@ -237,26 +237,9 @@ int IPASoftSimple::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)\n \t\t\t\tcamHelper_->blackLevel().value() / 256;\n \t\t}\n \t} else {\n-\t\t/*\n-\t\t * The camera sensor gain (g) is usually not equal to the value written\n-\t\t * into the gain register (x). But the way how the AGC algorithm changes\n-\t\t * the gain value to make the total exposure closer to the optimum\n-\t\t * assumes that g(x) is not too far from linear function. If the minimal\n-\t\t * gain is 0, the g(x) is likely to be far from the linear, like\n-\t\t * g(x) = a / (b * x + c). To avoid unexpected changes to the gain by\n-\t\t * the AGC algorithm (abrupt near one edge, and very small near the\n-\t\t * other) we limit the range of the gain values used.\n-\t\t */\n \t\tcontext_.configuration.agc.againMax = againMax;\n \t\tcontext_.configuration.agc.again10 = againDef;\n-\t\tif (againMin) {\n-\t\t\tcontext_.configuration.agc.againMin = againMin;\n-\t\t} else {\n-\t\t\tLOG(IPASoft, Warning)\n-\t\t\t\t<< \"Minimum gain is zero, that can't be linear\";\n-\t\t\tcontext_.configuration.agc.againMin =\n-\t\t\t\tstd::min(100, againMin / 2 + againMax / 2);\n-\t\t}\n+\t\tcontext_.configuration.agc.againMin = againMin;\n \t\tcontext_.configuration.agc.againMinStep = 1.0;\n \t}\n \n", "prefixes": [ "v2" ] }