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{ "id": 26408, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/patches/26408/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/patch/26408/", "project": { "id": 1, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/projects/1/?format=api", "name": "libcamera", "link_name": "libcamera", "list_id": "libcamera_core", "list_email": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "web_url": "", "scm_url": "", "webscm_url": "" }, "msgid": "<20260401-mali-cru-v8-2-44c48f990e28@ideasonboard.com>", "date": "2026-04-01T16:25:51", "name": "[v8,2/8] libcamera: utils: Add overloaded visitor helpers", "commit_ref": null, "pull_url": null, "state": "new", "archived": false, "hash": "65803e23419407a73577be2c0eafbe91a0cc49fd", "submitter": { "id": 143, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/people/143/?format=api", "name": "Jacopo Mondi", "email": "jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com" }, "delegate": null, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/patch/26408/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 5864, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/series/5864/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/project/libcamera/list/?series=5864", "date": "2026-04-01T16:25:49", "name": "libcamera: mali-c55: Add support for memory-to-memory", "version": 8, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/series/5864/mbox/" } ], "comments": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/patches/26408/comments/", "check": "pending", "checks": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/patches/26408/checks/", "tags": {}, "headers": { "Return-Path": "<libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org>", "X-Original-To": "parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org", "Delivered-To": "parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org", "Received": [ "from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (lancelot.ideasonboard.com\n\t[92.243.16.209])\n\tby patchwork.libcamera.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7CED3BDCBD\n\tfor <parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org>;\n\tWed, 1 Apr 2026 16:26:08 +0000 (UTC)", "from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (localhost [IPv6:::1])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51C0D62D5F;\n\tWed, 1 Apr 2026 18:26:04 +0200 (CEST)", "from perceval.ideasonboard.com (perceval.ideasonboard.com\n\t[213.167.242.64])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 62BDE62CCA\n\tfor <libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>;\n\tWed, 1 Apr 2026 18:26:01 +0200 (CEST)", "from [100.93.44.16] (net-93-65-100-155.cust.vodafonedsl.it\n\t[93.65.100.155])\n\tby perceval.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1576A156F;\n\tWed, 1 Apr 2026 18:24:38 +0200 (CEST)" ], "Authentication-Results": "lancelot.ideasonboard.com; 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a=openpgp-sha256; l=4147;\n\ti=jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com; h=from:subject:message-id;\n\tbh=FegylNAS/ZE8S1oZUyAdmGxPOxc4ElLR/QAsnKcxhNE=;\n\tb=owEBbQKS/ZANAwAKAXI0Bo8WoVY8AcsmYgBpzUcXv/dKg1BUMtXevpqyBlb2FaYhW2CcbeS28\n\tEV5Xane6BSJAjMEAAEKAB0WIQS1xD1IgJogio9YOMByNAaPFqFWPAUCac1HFwAKCRByNAaPFqFW\n\tPOcYD/9sLKseRdO+/w3DdsCqg71lmjcYYYKwe4HRLSAnyM5jBSW5tgf5Ek2mJDVroF/20HeB4pT\n\ttANvnrGQJskPOf/GLRdz0pnaO1WRV449eFc3uTEohAR157FZb9BMzjIw+sS5ZblLoCeIEQ3F7Aa\n\tKooJSeh75gl1fiMvw1gr13qP76wrMcMvE4kEuBBWlN6wvqBX5bXGab0ISp2hM2+3RbogZJCi/0v\n\t9wqujjQG5z9CHsqa24ZWjW3U8+nnpyZDkksko/ErC4AB1Fz3loerUWpnq/BuzdlxFcyYnfsrCB1\n\t43C1vF+v4QE8o6CcXVHA6m58EpMZBWuBuuhLKsv0m9Y7i6zuNmJeJSx2hdFSwKR70vElCSIpP8r\n\t5ru0W0HjO1UTv+y79XOHfByTMuNyR6q+KbVWUuhew1cYVmqeWuu8PWKEJAJ/Zl+ZnMyFlfiggqt\n\tKtLR/jQJ5XAB5ryvmxO/99FoWslUNPAPqiPcIhzf1NDStNoiaDQCZNs8MH1S+TG7diyA+8h9re4\n\taT6Pz0YJXf+q7y8wZI5dVqEAU83WldLU9gzhnphOHckl3phGiGH3wmkHr6+SYqcn2Npavbbj2eC\n\t77BnV5tVU+rc85jfaSP2Vw27/pXGmKpPoneD+DNQUw+TiWm4JapzYFh9mqP5KfxjsFCDupdoPkV\n\tIRBJfEE+3sRV/LA==", "X-Developer-Key": "i=jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com; a=openpgp;\n\tfpr=72392EDC88144A65C701EA9BA5826A2587AD026B", "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": "std::visit() allows quite elegant type-matching implementation of the\nvisitor pattern.\n\nThe 'overloaded' type helpers allow to define a hierarchy of overloaded\noperator() implementations which can be used by std::visit().\n\nCurrently only the Virtual pipeline handler uses this type-matching\nimplementation of std::visit. To prepare to add another user in the Mali\nC55 pipeline handler move the 'overloaded' helper type to\nlibcamera::utils for easier re-use.\n\nReviewed-by: Barnabás Pőcze <barnabas.pocze@ideasonboard.com>\nSigned-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>\n---\n include/libcamera/base/utils.h | 7 ++++++\n src/libcamera/base/utils.cpp | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n src/libcamera/pipeline/virtual/virtual.cpp | 10 ++-------\n 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)", "diff": "diff --git a/include/libcamera/base/utils.h b/include/libcamera/base/utils.h\nindex 7083b7ce9ce9..62c7f89c25a1 100644\n--- a/include/libcamera/base/utils.h\n+++ b/include/libcamera/base/utils.h\n@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ namespace libcamera {\n \n namespace utils {\n \n+template<class... Ts>\n+struct overloaded : Ts... {\n+\tusing Ts::operator()...;\n+};\n+template<class... Ts>\n+overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;\n+\n const char *basename(const char *path);\n \n char *secure_getenv(const char *name);\ndiff --git a/src/libcamera/base/utils.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/utils.cpp\nindex 42a516097be2..836aec87c539 100644\n--- a/src/libcamera/base/utils.cpp\n+++ b/src/libcamera/base/utils.cpp\n@@ -23,6 +23,41 @@ namespace libcamera {\n \n namespace utils {\n \n+/**\n+ * \\struct overloaded\n+ * \\brief Helper type for type-matching std::visit implementations\n+ * \\tparam Ts... Template arguments pack of visitors\n+ *\n+ * Expand the template argument pack \\a Ts... to provide overloaded \\a\n+ * operator() to support type-matching implementations of the visitor design\n+ * pattern using std::visit.\n+ *\n+ * An example is provided by the STL documentation in the form of:\n+ *\n+ * \\code{.cpp}\n+ * template<class... Ts> struct overloaded : Ts... { using Ts::operator()...; };\n+ * template<class... Ts> overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;\n+ *\n+ * using var_t = std::variant<int, long, double, std::string>;\n+ * std::vector<var_t> vec = {10, 15l, 1.5, \"hello\"};\n+ *\n+ * for (auto& v: vec) {\n+ * \tstd::visit(overloaded {\n+ * \t\t[](auto arg) { std::cout << arg << ' '; },\n+ * \t\t[](double arg) { std::cout << std::fixed << arg << ' '; },\n+ * \t\t[](const std::string& arg) { std::cout << std::quoted(arg) << ' '; },\n+ * \t}, v);\n+ * \\endcode\n+ *\n+ * Use this helper to implement type-matching visitors using std::visit().\n+ */\n+\n+/**\n+ * \\var <class... Ts> overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>\n+ * \\brief Deduction guide necessary for C++17 compatibility\n+ * \\tparam Ts... Template arguments pack of visitor functions\n+ */\n+\n /**\n * \\brief Strip the directory prefix from the path\n * \\param[in] path The path to process\ndiff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/virtual/virtual.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/virtual/virtual.cpp\nindex efd800ebe3d6..e8ef7e524ccf 100644\n--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/virtual/virtual.cpp\n+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/virtual/virtual.cpp\n@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@\n \n #include <libcamera/base/flags.h>\n #include <libcamera/base/log.h>\n+#include <libcamera/base/utils.h>\n \n #include <libcamera/control_ids.h>\n #include <libcamera/controls.h>\n@@ -57,13 +58,6 @@ uint64_t currentTimestamp()\n \n } /* namespace */\n \n-template<class... Ts>\n-struct overloaded : Ts... {\n-\tusing Ts::operator()...;\n-};\n-template<class... Ts>\n-overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;\n-\n class VirtualCameraConfiguration : public CameraConfiguration\n {\n public:\n@@ -428,7 +422,7 @@ bool PipelineHandlerVirtual::initFrameGenerator(Camera *camera)\n {\n \tauto data = cameraData(camera);\n \tauto &frame = data->config_.frame;\n-\tstd::visit(overloaded{\n+\tstd::visit(utils::overloaded{\n \t\t\t [&](TestPattern &testPattern) {\n \t\t\t\t for (auto &streamConfig : data->streamConfigs_) {\n \t\t\t\t\t if (testPattern == TestPattern::DiagonalLines)\n", "prefixes": [ "v8", "2/8" ] }