[PATCH/RFC,21/32] libcamera: camera_sensor: Sort factories by priority
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Laurent Pinchart March 1, 2024, 9:21 p.m. UTC
In order to support a default implementation for camera sensors when no
better implementation matches, libcamera needs to try "specialized"
implementations first and pick the default last. Make this possible by
adding a priority value for factories. Newly registered factories are
inserted in the factories list sorted by descending priority, and the
default factory uses a negative priority to be inserted as the last
element.

This mechanism may be a bit overkill in the sense that there is no
expected use cases for priorities other than trying the default last,
but the implementation is simple and easy to understand.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
---
 include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h    | 18 +++++++---
 src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp        | 34 +++++++++++++++++--
 src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Comments

Stefan Klug March 6, 2024, 5:08 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi Laurent,

On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 11:21:10PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> In order to support a default implementation for camera sensors when no
> better implementation matches, libcamera needs to try "specialized"
> implementations first and pick the default last. Make this possible by
> adding a priority value for factories. Newly registered factories are
> inserted in the factories list sorted by descending priority, and the
> default factory uses a negative priority to be inserted as the last
> element.
> 
> This mechanism may be a bit overkill in the sense that there is no
> expected use cases for priorities other than trying the default last,
> but the implementation is simple and easy to understand.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> ---
>  include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h    | 18 +++++++---
>  src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp        | 34 +++++++++++++++++--
>  src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp |  2 +-
>  3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> index d37e66773195..59785ff62019 100644
> --- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> @@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ public:
>  class CameraSensorFactoryBase
>  {
>  public:
> -	CameraSensorFactoryBase();
> +	CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority);
>  	virtual ~CameraSensorFactoryBase() = default;
>  
>  	static std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> create(MediaEntity *entity);
>  
> +	int priority() const { return priority_; }
> +
>  private:
>  	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(CameraSensorFactoryBase)
>  
> @@ -93,14 +95,16 @@ private:
>  
>  	virtual std::variant<std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor>, int>
>  	match(MediaEntity *entity) const = 0;
> +
> +	int priority_;
>  };
>  
>  template<typename _CameraSensor>
>  class CameraSensorFactory final : public CameraSensorFactoryBase
>  {
>  public:
> -	CameraSensorFactory()
> -		: CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> +	CameraSensorFactory(int priority = 0)

Why the default value? Wouldn't it be clearer to require a priority.
This would prevent and accidential registration without thinking about that value and 
running into unexpected runtime issue.

> +		: CameraSensorFactoryBase(priority)
>  	{
>  	}
>  
> @@ -112,7 +116,11 @@ private:
>  	}
>  };
>  
> -#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor) \
> -	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{};
> +#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
> +#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, ...) \
> +	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{ __VA_ARGS__ };
> +#else
> +#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
> +#endif
>  
>  } /* namespace libcamera */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> index 7abbe2c76596..e7b526c2f050 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> @@ -348,11 +348,13 @@ CameraSensor::~CameraSensor() = default;
>  
>  /**
>   * \brief Construct a camera sensor factory base
> + * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
>   *
>   * Creating an instance of the factory base registers it with the global list of
>   * factories, accessible through the factories() function.
>   */
> -CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> +CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority)
> +	: priority_(priority)
>  {
>  	registerFactory(this);
>  }
> @@ -361,6 +363,12 @@ CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
>   * \brief Create an instance of the CameraSensor corresponding to a media entity
>   * \param[in] entity The media entity on the source end of the sensor
>   *
> + * When multiple factories match the same \a entity, this function selects the
> + * matching factory with the highest priority as specified to the
> + * REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR() macro at factory registration time. If multiple
> + * matching factories have the same highest priority value, which factory gets
> + * selected is undefined and may vary between runs.

That doesn't feel good. Shouldn't we error out if multiple factories have the same priority?
As far as I understand the system all factories are registered inside libcamera, so all priorities
are under our control. Maybe a bit academical but who knows how many factories the future brings :-)

Cheers,
Stefan

> + *
>   * \return A unique pointer to a new instance of the CameraSensor subclass
>   * matching the entity, or a null pointer if no such factory exists
>   */
> @@ -387,8 +395,17 @@ std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> CameraSensorFactoryBase::create(MediaEntity *entit
>  	return nullptr;
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * \fn CameraSensorFactoryBase::priority()
> + * \brief Retrieve the priority value for the factory
> + * \return The priority value for the factory
> + */
> +
>  /**
>   * \brief Retrieve the list of all camera sensor factories
> + *
> + * The factories are sorted in decreasing priority order.
> + *
>   * \return The list of camera sensor factories
>   */
>  std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories()
> @@ -411,7 +428,12 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
>  	std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &factories =
>  		CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories();
>  
> -	factories.push_back(factory);
> +	auto pos = std::upper_bound(factories.begin(), factories.end(), factory,
> +				    [](const CameraSensorFactoryBase *value,
> +				       const CameraSensorFactoryBase *elem) {
> +					    return value->priority() > elem->priority();
> +				    });
> +	factories.insert(pos, factory);
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -437,9 +459,10 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
>   */
>  
>  /**
> - * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor)
> + * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
>   * \brief Register a camera sensor type to the sensor factory
>   * \param[in] sensor Class name of the CameraSensor derived class to register
> + * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
>   *
>   * Register a CameraSensor subclass with the factory and make it available to
>   * try and match sensors. The subclass needs to implement a static match
> @@ -457,6 +480,11 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
>   *   creation succeeded ;
>   * - A non-zero error code if the entity matched and the creation failed ; or
>   * - A zero error code if the entity didn't match.
> + *
> + * When multiple factories can support the same MediaEntity (as in the match()
> + * function of multiple factories returning true for the same entity), the \a
> + * priority argument selects which factory will be used. See
> + * CameraSensorFactoryBase::create() for more information.
>   */
>  
>  } /* namespace libcamera */
> diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> index 34677339241c..f9f889a125d0 100644
> --- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> +++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> @@ -1010,6 +1010,6 @@ std::string CameraSensorLegacy::logPrefix() const
>  	return "'" + entity_->name() + "'";
>  }
>  
> -REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy)
> +REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy, -100)
>  
>  } /* namespace libcamera */
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart
>
Laurent Pinchart March 13, 2024, 6:58 p.m. UTC | #2
Hi Stefan,

On Wed, Mar 06, 2024 at 06:08:53PM +0100, Stefan Klug wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 11:21:10PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > In order to support a default implementation for camera sensors when no
> > better implementation matches, libcamera needs to try "specialized"
> > implementations first and pick the default last. Make this possible by
> > adding a priority value for factories. Newly registered factories are
> > inserted in the factories list sorted by descending priority, and the
> > default factory uses a negative priority to be inserted as the last
> > element.
> > 
> > This mechanism may be a bit overkill in the sense that there is no
> > expected use cases for priorities other than trying the default last,
> > but the implementation is simple and easy to understand.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> > ---
> >  include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h    | 18 +++++++---
> >  src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp        | 34 +++++++++++++++++--
> >  src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp |  2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> > index d37e66773195..59785ff62019 100644
> > --- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> > +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> > @@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ public:
> >  class CameraSensorFactoryBase
> >  {
> >  public:
> > -	CameraSensorFactoryBase();
> > +	CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority);
> >  	virtual ~CameraSensorFactoryBase() = default;
> >  
> >  	static std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> create(MediaEntity *entity);
> >  
> > +	int priority() const { return priority_; }
> > +
> >  private:
> >  	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(CameraSensorFactoryBase)
> >  
> > @@ -93,14 +95,16 @@ private:
> >  
> >  	virtual std::variant<std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor>, int>
> >  	match(MediaEntity *entity) const = 0;
> > +
> > +	int priority_;
> >  };
> >  
> >  template<typename _CameraSensor>
> >  class CameraSensorFactory final : public CameraSensorFactoryBase
> >  {
> >  public:
> > -	CameraSensorFactory()
> > -		: CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> > +	CameraSensorFactory(int priority = 0)
> 
> Why the default value? Wouldn't it be clearer to require a priority.
> This would prevent and accidential registration without thinking about
> that value and running into unexpected runtime issue.

Given that I expect few CameraSensor implementations to be added to
libcamera, I'm not sure we'll ever have such accidents, but I can
require the priority.

> > +		: CameraSensorFactoryBase(priority)
> >  	{
> >  	}
> >  
> > @@ -112,7 +116,11 @@ private:
> >  	}
> >  };
> >  
> > -#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor) \
> > -	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{};
> > +#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
> > +#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, ...) \
> > +	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{ __VA_ARGS__ };
> > +#else
> > +#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
> > +#endif
> >  
> >  } /* namespace libcamera */
> > diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> > index 7abbe2c76596..e7b526c2f050 100644
> > --- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> > +++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> > @@ -348,11 +348,13 @@ CameraSensor::~CameraSensor() = default;
> >  
> >  /**
> >   * \brief Construct a camera sensor factory base
> > + * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
> >   *
> >   * Creating an instance of the factory base registers it with the global list of
> >   * factories, accessible through the factories() function.
> >   */
> > -CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> > +CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority)
> > +	: priority_(priority)
> >  {
> >  	registerFactory(this);
> >  }
> > @@ -361,6 +363,12 @@ CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> >   * \brief Create an instance of the CameraSensor corresponding to a media entity
> >   * \param[in] entity The media entity on the source end of the sensor
> >   *
> > + * When multiple factories match the same \a entity, this function selects the
> > + * matching factory with the highest priority as specified to the
> > + * REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR() macro at factory registration time. If multiple
> > + * matching factories have the same highest priority value, which factory gets
> > + * selected is undefined and may vary between runs.
> 
> That doesn't feel good. Shouldn't we error out if multiple factories
> have the same priority? As far as I understand the system all
> factories are registered inside libcamera, so all priorities are under
> our control. Maybe a bit academical but who knows how many factories
> the future brings :-)

We could, but we would then have to try and match all the factories of
the same priority. As I expect all factories but the legacy to have
priority 0, it means libcamera will try to match all the non-legacy
factories, slowing down the initialization process.

> > + *
> >   * \return A unique pointer to a new instance of the CameraSensor subclass
> >   * matching the entity, or a null pointer if no such factory exists
> >   */
> > @@ -387,8 +395,17 @@ std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> CameraSensorFactoryBase::create(MediaEntity *entit
> >  	return nullptr;
> >  }
> >  
> > +/**
> > + * \fn CameraSensorFactoryBase::priority()
> > + * \brief Retrieve the priority value for the factory
> > + * \return The priority value for the factory
> > + */
> > +
> >  /**
> >   * \brief Retrieve the list of all camera sensor factories
> > + *
> > + * The factories are sorted in decreasing priority order.
> > + *
> >   * \return The list of camera sensor factories
> >   */
> >  std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories()
> > @@ -411,7 +428,12 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
> >  	std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &factories =
> >  		CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories();
> >  
> > -	factories.push_back(factory);
> > +	auto pos = std::upper_bound(factories.begin(), factories.end(), factory,
> > +				    [](const CameraSensorFactoryBase *value,
> > +				       const CameraSensorFactoryBase *elem) {
> > +					    return value->priority() > elem->priority();
> > +				    });
> > +	factories.insert(pos, factory);
> >  }
> >  
> >  /**
> > @@ -437,9 +459,10 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
> >   */
> >  
> >  /**
> > - * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor)
> > + * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
> >   * \brief Register a camera sensor type to the sensor factory
> >   * \param[in] sensor Class name of the CameraSensor derived class to register
> > + * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
> >   *
> >   * Register a CameraSensor subclass with the factory and make it available to
> >   * try and match sensors. The subclass needs to implement a static match
> > @@ -457,6 +480,11 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
> >   *   creation succeeded ;
> >   * - A non-zero error code if the entity matched and the creation failed ; or
> >   * - A zero error code if the entity didn't match.
> > + *
> > + * When multiple factories can support the same MediaEntity (as in the match()
> > + * function of multiple factories returning true for the same entity), the \a
> > + * priority argument selects which factory will be used. See
> > + * CameraSensorFactoryBase::create() for more information.
> >   */
> >  
> >  } /* namespace libcamera */
> > diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> > index 34677339241c..f9f889a125d0 100644
> > --- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> > +++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> > @@ -1010,6 +1010,6 @@ std::string CameraSensorLegacy::logPrefix() const
> >  	return "'" + entity_->name() + "'";
> >  }
> >  
> > -REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy)
> > +REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy, -100)
> >  
> >  } /* namespace libcamera */
Stefan Klug March 14, 2024, 9:52 a.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 08:58:43PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
Hi Laurent,

> Hi Stefan,
> 
> On Wed, Mar 06, 2024 at 06:08:53PM +0100, Stefan Klug wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 11:21:10PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > > In order to support a default implementation for camera sensors when no
> > > better implementation matches, libcamera needs to try "specialized"
> > > implementations first and pick the default last. Make this possible by
> > > adding a priority value for factories. Newly registered factories are
> > > inserted in the factories list sorted by descending priority, and the
> > > default factory uses a negative priority to be inserted as the last
> > > element.
> > > 
> > > This mechanism may be a bit overkill in the sense that there is no
> > > expected use cases for priorities other than trying the default last,
> > > but the implementation is simple and easy to understand.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> > > ---
> > >  include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h    | 18 +++++++---
> > >  src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp        | 34 +++++++++++++++++--
> > >  src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp |  2 +-
> > >  3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> > > index d37e66773195..59785ff62019 100644
> > > --- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> > > +++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
> > > @@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ public:
> > >  class CameraSensorFactoryBase
> > >  {
> > >  public:
> > > -	CameraSensorFactoryBase();
> > > +	CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority);
> > >  	virtual ~CameraSensorFactoryBase() = default;
> > >  
> > >  	static std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> create(MediaEntity *entity);
> > >  
> > > +	int priority() const { return priority_; }
> > > +
> > >  private:
> > >  	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(CameraSensorFactoryBase)
> > >  
> > > @@ -93,14 +95,16 @@ private:
> > >  
> > >  	virtual std::variant<std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor>, int>
> > >  	match(MediaEntity *entity) const = 0;
> > > +
> > > +	int priority_;
> > >  };
> > >  
> > >  template<typename _CameraSensor>
> > >  class CameraSensorFactory final : public CameraSensorFactoryBase
> > >  {
> > >  public:
> > > -	CameraSensorFactory()
> > > -		: CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> > > +	CameraSensorFactory(int priority = 0)
> > 
> > Why the default value? Wouldn't it be clearer to require a priority.
> > This would prevent and accidential registration without thinking about
> > that value and running into unexpected runtime issue.
> 
> Given that I expect few CameraSensor implementations to be added to
> libcamera, I'm not sure we'll ever have such accidents, but I can
> require the priority.

Yes it's pretty unlikely.Do as you like.

> 
> > > +		: CameraSensorFactoryBase(priority)
> > >  	{
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > > @@ -112,7 +116,11 @@ private:
> > >  	}
> > >  };
> > >  
> > > -#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor) \
> > > -	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{};
> > > +#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
> > > +#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, ...) \
> > > +	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{ __VA_ARGS__ };
> > > +#else
> > > +#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
> > > +#endif
> > >  
> > >  } /* namespace libcamera */
> > > diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> > > index 7abbe2c76596..e7b526c2f050 100644
> > > --- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> > > +++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
> > > @@ -348,11 +348,13 @@ CameraSensor::~CameraSensor() = default;
> > >  
> > >  /**
> > >   * \brief Construct a camera sensor factory base
> > > + * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
> > >   *
> > >   * Creating an instance of the factory base registers it with the global list of
> > >   * factories, accessible through the factories() function.
> > >   */
> > > -CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> > > +CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority)
> > > +	: priority_(priority)
> > >  {
> > >  	registerFactory(this);
> > >  }
> > > @@ -361,6 +363,12 @@ CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
> > >   * \brief Create an instance of the CameraSensor corresponding to a media entity
> > >   * \param[in] entity The media entity on the source end of the sensor
> > >   *
> > > + * When multiple factories match the same \a entity, this function selects the
> > > + * matching factory with the highest priority as specified to the
> > > + * REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR() macro at factory registration time. If multiple
> > > + * matching factories have the same highest priority value, which factory gets
> > > + * selected is undefined and may vary between runs.
> > 
> > That doesn't feel good. Shouldn't we error out if multiple factories
> > have the same priority? As far as I understand the system all
> > factories are registered inside libcamera, so all priorities are under
> > our control. Maybe a bit academical but who knows how many factories
> > the future brings :-)
> 
> We could, but we would then have to try and match all the factories of
> the same priority. As I expect all factories but the legacy to have
> priority 0, it means libcamera will try to match all the non-legacy
> factories, slowing down the initialization process.
> 

Fair enough. Thanks for the explanation :-)

Reviewed-by: Stefan Klug <stefan.klug@ideasonboard.com>

Cheers,
Stefan 

> > > + *
> > >   * \return A unique pointer to a new instance of the CameraSensor subclass
> > >   * matching the entity, or a null pointer if no such factory exists
> > >   */
> > > @@ -387,8 +395,17 @@ std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> CameraSensorFactoryBase::create(MediaEntity *entit
> > >  	return nullptr;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +/**
> > > + * \fn CameraSensorFactoryBase::priority()
> > > + * \brief Retrieve the priority value for the factory
> > > + * \return The priority value for the factory
> > > + */
> > > +
> > >  /**
> > >   * \brief Retrieve the list of all camera sensor factories
> > > + *
> > > + * The factories are sorted in decreasing priority order.
> > > + *
> > >   * \return The list of camera sensor factories
> > >   */
> > >  std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories()
> > > @@ -411,7 +428,12 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
> > >  	std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &factories =
> > >  		CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories();
> > >  
> > > -	factories.push_back(factory);
> > > +	auto pos = std::upper_bound(factories.begin(), factories.end(), factory,
> > > +				    [](const CameraSensorFactoryBase *value,
> > > +				       const CameraSensorFactoryBase *elem) {
> > > +					    return value->priority() > elem->priority();
> > > +				    });
> > > +	factories.insert(pos, factory);
> > >  }
> > >  
> > >  /**
> > > @@ -437,9 +459,10 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
> > >   */
> > >  
> > >  /**
> > > - * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor)
> > > + * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
> > >   * \brief Register a camera sensor type to the sensor factory
> > >   * \param[in] sensor Class name of the CameraSensor derived class to register
> > > + * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
> > >   *
> > >   * Register a CameraSensor subclass with the factory and make it available to
> > >   * try and match sensors. The subclass needs to implement a static match
> > > @@ -457,6 +480,11 @@ void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
> > >   *   creation succeeded ;
> > >   * - A non-zero error code if the entity matched and the creation failed ; or
> > >   * - A zero error code if the entity didn't match.
> > > + *
> > > + * When multiple factories can support the same MediaEntity (as in the match()
> > > + * function of multiple factories returning true for the same entity), the \a
> > > + * priority argument selects which factory will be used. See
> > > + * CameraSensorFactoryBase::create() for more information.
> > >   */
> > >  
> > >  } /* namespace libcamera */
> > > diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> > > index 34677339241c..f9f889a125d0 100644
> > > --- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> > > +++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
> > > @@ -1010,6 +1010,6 @@ std::string CameraSensorLegacy::logPrefix() const
> > >  	return "'" + entity_->name() + "'";
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > -REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy)
> > > +REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy, -100)
> > >  
> > >  } /* namespace libcamera */
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart

Patch
diff mbox series

diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
index d37e66773195..59785ff62019 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/camera_sensor.h
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@  public:
 class CameraSensorFactoryBase
 {
 public:
-	CameraSensorFactoryBase();
+	CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority);
 	virtual ~CameraSensorFactoryBase() = default;
 
 	static std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> create(MediaEntity *entity);
 
+	int priority() const { return priority_; }
+
 private:
 	LIBCAMERA_DISABLE_COPY_AND_MOVE(CameraSensorFactoryBase)
 
@@ -93,14 +95,16 @@  private:
 
 	virtual std::variant<std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor>, int>
 	match(MediaEntity *entity) const = 0;
+
+	int priority_;
 };
 
 template<typename _CameraSensor>
 class CameraSensorFactory final : public CameraSensorFactoryBase
 {
 public:
-	CameraSensorFactory()
-		: CameraSensorFactoryBase()
+	CameraSensorFactory(int priority = 0)
+		: CameraSensorFactoryBase(priority)
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -112,7 +116,11 @@  private:
 	}
 };
 
-#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor) \
-	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{};
+#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
+#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, ...) \
+	static CameraSensorFactory<sensor> global_##sensor##Factory{ __VA_ARGS__ };
+#else
+#define REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
+#endif
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
index 7abbe2c76596..e7b526c2f050 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor.cpp
@@ -348,11 +348,13 @@  CameraSensor::~CameraSensor() = default;
 
 /**
  * \brief Construct a camera sensor factory base
+ * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
  *
  * Creating an instance of the factory base registers it with the global list of
  * factories, accessible through the factories() function.
  */
-CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
+CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase(int priority)
+	: priority_(priority)
 {
 	registerFactory(this);
 }
@@ -361,6 +363,12 @@  CameraSensorFactoryBase::CameraSensorFactoryBase()
  * \brief Create an instance of the CameraSensor corresponding to a media entity
  * \param[in] entity The media entity on the source end of the sensor
  *
+ * When multiple factories match the same \a entity, this function selects the
+ * matching factory with the highest priority as specified to the
+ * REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR() macro at factory registration time. If multiple
+ * matching factories have the same highest priority value, which factory gets
+ * selected is undefined and may vary between runs.
+ *
  * \return A unique pointer to a new instance of the CameraSensor subclass
  * matching the entity, or a null pointer if no such factory exists
  */
@@ -387,8 +395,17 @@  std::unique_ptr<CameraSensor> CameraSensorFactoryBase::create(MediaEntity *entit
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \fn CameraSensorFactoryBase::priority()
+ * \brief Retrieve the priority value for the factory
+ * \return The priority value for the factory
+ */
+
 /**
  * \brief Retrieve the list of all camera sensor factories
+ *
+ * The factories are sorted in decreasing priority order.
+ *
  * \return The list of camera sensor factories
  */
 std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories()
@@ -411,7 +428,12 @@  void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
 	std::vector<CameraSensorFactoryBase *> &factories =
 		CameraSensorFactoryBase::factories();
 
-	factories.push_back(factory);
+	auto pos = std::upper_bound(factories.begin(), factories.end(), factory,
+				    [](const CameraSensorFactoryBase *value,
+				       const CameraSensorFactoryBase *elem) {
+					    return value->priority() > elem->priority();
+				    });
+	factories.insert(pos, factory);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -437,9 +459,10 @@  void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
  */
 
 /**
- * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor)
+ * \def REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(sensor, priority)
  * \brief Register a camera sensor type to the sensor factory
  * \param[in] sensor Class name of the CameraSensor derived class to register
+ * \param[in] priority Priority order for factory selection
  *
  * Register a CameraSensor subclass with the factory and make it available to
  * try and match sensors. The subclass needs to implement a static match
@@ -457,6 +480,11 @@  void CameraSensorFactoryBase::registerFactory(CameraSensorFactoryBase *factory)
  *   creation succeeded ;
  * - A non-zero error code if the entity matched and the creation failed ; or
  * - A zero error code if the entity didn't match.
+ *
+ * When multiple factories can support the same MediaEntity (as in the match()
+ * function of multiple factories returning true for the same entity), the \a
+ * priority argument selects which factory will be used. See
+ * CameraSensorFactoryBase::create() for more information.
  */
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
index 34677339241c..f9f889a125d0 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/sensor/camera_sensor_legacy.cpp
@@ -1010,6 +1010,6 @@  std::string CameraSensorLegacy::logPrefix() const
 	return "'" + entity_->name() + "'";
 }
 
-REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy)
+REGISTER_CAMERA_SENSOR(CameraSensorLegacy, -100)
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */