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\n\tWed, 06 May 2026 16:07:27 -0700 (PDT)","From":"d3vv3 <devve.3@gmail.com>","To":"libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org","Subject":"[PATCH v2 02/10] ipa: simple: awb: Add temporal smoothing and\n\tper-channel gain limits","Date":"Thu,  7 May 2026 01:07:14 +0200","Message-ID":"<20260506230722.1041596-3-devve.3@gmail.com>","X-Mailer":"git-send-email 2.54.0","In-Reply-To":"<20260506230722.1041596-1-devve.3@gmail.com>","References":"<20260506230722.1041596-1-devve.3@gmail.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":"Add configurable YAML parameters maxGainR, maxGainB, and speed to AWB.\nReplace the single hardcoded max gain (4.0x) with per-channel limits,\nand apply exponential moving average smoothing to reduce colour\ntemperature oscillation between frames.\n\nSigned-off-by: d3vv3 <devve.3@gmail.com>\n---\n src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----\n src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h   |  6 ++++++\n 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)","diff":"diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp\nindex f5c88ea6..937aabc8 100644\n--- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp\n+++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.cpp\n@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@\n \n #include <libcamera/control_ids.h>\n \n+#include \"libcamera/internal/yaml_parser.h\"\n+\n #include \"libipa/colours.h\"\n #include \"simple/ipa_context.h\"\n \n@@ -23,6 +25,21 @@ LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(IPASoftAwb)\n \n namespace ipa::soft::algorithms {\n \n+int Awb::init([[maybe_unused]] IPAContext &context,\n+\t      const ValueNode &tuningData)\n+{\n+\tmaxGainR_ = tuningData[\"maxGainR\"].get<float>().value_or(4.0f);\n+\tmaxGainB_ = tuningData[\"maxGainB\"].get<float>().value_or(4.0f);\n+\tspeed_ = tuningData[\"speed\"].get<float>().value_or(1.0f);\n+\n+\tLOG(IPASoftAwb, Debug)\n+\t\t<< \"AWB: maxGainR \" << maxGainR_\n+\t\t<< \", maxGainB \" << maxGainB_\n+\t\t<< \", speed \" << speed_;\n+\n+\treturn 0;\n+}\n+\n int Awb::configure(IPAContext &context,\n \t\t   [[maybe_unused]] const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)\n {\n@@ -84,14 +101,21 @@ void Awb::process(IPAContext &context,\n \tconst RGB<uint64_t> sum = stats->sum_.max(offset + minValid) - offset;\n \n \t/*\n-\t * Calculate red and blue gains for AWB.\n-\t * Clamp max gain at 4.0, this also avoids 0 division.\n+\t * Calculate red and blue gains for AWB. Clamp max gain to avoid\n+\t * division by zero and extreme color casts.\n \t */\n \tauto &gains = context.activeState.awb.gains;\n+\tfloat rawRGain = sum.r() <= sum.g() / maxGainR_ ? maxGainR_ :\n+\t\t\t\tstatic_cast<float>(sum.g()) / sum.r();\n+\tfloat rawBGain = sum.b() <= sum.g() / maxGainB_ ? maxGainB_ :\n+\t\t\t\tstatic_cast<float>(sum.g()) / sum.b();\n+\n+\t/* Apply temporal smoothing to avoid rapid white balance changes. */\n+\tfloat alpha = std::clamp(speed_, 0.01f, 1.0f);\n \tgains = { {\n-\t\tsum.r() <= sum.g() / 4 ? 4.0f : static_cast<float>(sum.g()) / sum.r(),\n-\t\t1.0,\n-\t\tsum.b() <= sum.g() / 4 ? 4.0f : static_cast<float>(sum.g()) / sum.b(),\n+\t\tgains.r() * (1.0f - alpha) + rawRGain * alpha,\n+\t\t1.0f,\n+\t\tgains.b() * (1.0f - alpha) + rawBGain * alpha,\n \t} };\n \n \tRGB<double> rgbGains{ { 1 / gains.r(), 1 / gains.g(), 1 / gains.b() } };\ndiff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h\nindex ad993f39..0aedc1d1 100644\n--- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h\n+++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/awb.h\n@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:\n \tAwb() = default;\n \t~Awb() = default;\n \n+\tint init(IPAContext &context, const ValueNode &tuningData) override;\n \tint configure(IPAContext &context, const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo) override;\n \tvoid prepare(IPAContext &context,\n \t\t     const uint32_t frame,\n@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ public:\n \t\t     IPAFrameContext &frameContext,\n \t\t     const SwIspStats *stats,\n \t\t     ControlList &metadata) override;\n+\n+private:\n+\tfloat maxGainR_;\n+\tfloat maxGainB_;\n+\tfloat speed_;\n };\n \n } /* namespace ipa::soft::algorithms */\n","prefixes":["v2","02/10"]}