From patchwork Thu Feb 6 16:16:02 2025 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Milan Zamazal X-Patchwork-Id: 22758 Return-Path: X-Original-To: parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org Delivered-To: parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org Received: from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (lancelot.ideasonboard.com [92.243.16.209]) by patchwork.libcamera.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6A7BCC32EF for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2025 16:16:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E326368616; Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:16:52 +0100 (CET) Authentication-Results: lancelot.ideasonboard.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.b="e8qD0JTM"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 684C96860B for ; Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:16:50 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1738858609; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=RVp345FQwpycbVpF8yTqYkuRLUOkiA56zJREB+e8iNk=; b=e8qD0JTMyZujxpIb6kKeUlU2CQBUcQ2howawIDoPgDjfdBBMpwyJYD2mA4GwDudljlQGoZ ep0mTpeVCDzjeX+El4AP+40rj33nouF3omgQ/IToHt0hS8V2gSsHOXT3gUmc8jqz2ufeE/ 8RCq4OQ6rw+Ji80I/7Z0QNU2M25GMZs= Received: from mx-prod-mc-08.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (ec2-35-165-154-97.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com [35.165.154.97]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-282-JNtp1jeYOy-8SovtdgXLOw-1; Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:16:43 -0500 X-MC-Unique: JNtp1jeYOy-8SovtdgXLOw-1 X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID: JNtp1jeYOy-8SovtdgXLOw Received: from mx-prod-int-08.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (mx-prod-int-08.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com [10.30.177.111]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mx-prod-mc-08.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0477A1801A1B; Thu, 6 Feb 2025 16:16:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mzamazal-thinkpadp1gen3.tpbc.com (unknown [10.43.17.31]) by mx-prod-int-08.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33394180035E; Thu, 6 Feb 2025 16:16:39 +0000 (UTC) From: Milan Zamazal To: libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org Cc: Milan Zamazal , Kieran Bingham , Naushir Patuck , =?utf-8?q?Barnab=C3=A1s_P=C5=91cze?= , Laurent Pinchart Subject: [PATCH v7 11/15] config: Add global configuration file documentation Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:16:02 +0100 Message-ID: <20250206161607.50738-12-mzamazal@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20250206161607.50738-1-mzamazal@redhat.com> References: <20250206161607.50738-1-mzamazal@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.30.177.111 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-MFC-PROC-ID: bl5YCC48VQy5CYFHmy67hxF0udkUV04EODVamEB3u00_1738858602 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"; x-default=true X-BeenThere: libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org Sender: "libcamera-devel" Extend (and rename) the documentation of environment variables with information about the configuration file. Signed-off-by: Milan Zamazal --- Documentation/documentation-contents.rst | 2 +- Documentation/index.rst | 2 +- Documentation/meson.build | 2 +- ...ariables.rst => runtime_configuration.rst} | 112 ++++++++++++++++-- 4 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) rename Documentation/{environment_variables.rst => runtime_configuration.rst} (65%) diff --git a/Documentation/documentation-contents.rst b/Documentation/documentation-contents.rst index 5c111849..4be3729c 100644 --- a/Documentation/documentation-contents.rst +++ b/Documentation/documentation-contents.rst @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ * :doc:`/feature_requirements` * :doc:`/guides/application-developer` * :doc:`/python-bindings` - * :doc:`/environment_variables` + * :doc:`/runtime_configuration` * :doc:`/api-html/index` * :doc:`/code-of-conduct` * | diff --git a/Documentation/index.rst b/Documentation/index.rst index 251112fb..200de6f6 100644 --- a/Documentation/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/index.rst @@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ Application Writer's Guide Camera Sensor Model - Environment variables Feature Requirements IPA Writer's guide Lens driver requirements libcamera Architecture Pipeline Handler Writer's Guide Python Bindings + Runtime configuration Sensor driver requirements SoftwareISP Benchmarking Tracing guide diff --git a/Documentation/meson.build b/Documentation/meson.build index 6158320e..80ed7af3 100644 --- a/Documentation/meson.build +++ b/Documentation/meson.build @@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ if sphinx.found() 'contributing.rst', 'design/ae.rst', 'documentation-contents.rst', - 'environment_variables.rst', 'feature_requirements.rst', 'guides/application-developer.rst', 'guides/ipa.rst', @@ -142,6 +141,7 @@ if sphinx.found() 'libcamera_architecture.rst', 'mali-c55.dot', 'python-bindings.rst', + 'runtime_configuration.rst', 'sensor_driver_requirements.rst', 'software-isp-benchmarking.rst', '../README.rst', diff --git a/Documentation/environment_variables.rst b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst similarity index 65% rename from Documentation/environment_variables.rst rename to Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst index 6f123558..a3812d44 100644 --- a/Documentation/environment_variables.rst +++ b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst @@ -2,49 +2,135 @@ .. include:: documentation-contents.rst -Environment variables +Runtime configuration ===================== -The libcamera behaviour can be tuned through environment variables. This -document lists all the available variables and describes their usage. +The libcamera behaviour can be tuned through a configuration file or +environment variables. This document lists all the configuration options +and describes their usage. + +General rules +------------- + +The configuration file is looked up in the following locations, in this +order: + +- $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/libcamera/configuration.yaml +- LIBCAMERA_SYSCONF_DIR/configuration.yaml +- /etc/libcamera/configuration.yaml + +The first configuration file found wins, contingent configuration files +in other locations are ignored. + +Settings in environment variables take precedence over settings in +configuration files. This allows overriding behaviour temporarily +without the need to modify configuration files. + +Configuration options +--------------------- + +Here is an overview of the available configuration options, in the YAML +file structure: + +:: + + configuration: + ipa: + config_paths: # full paths to directories, separated by colons + force_isolation: # true/false + module_paths: # full paths to directories, separated by colons + ipas: + rkisp1: + tuning_file: # full path + rpi: + tuning_file: # full path + log: + color: # true/false for color/no-color + file: # either `syslog` or a full path + levels: # see Log levels + pipelines_match_list: # pipeline names, separated by commas + pipelines: + rpi: + config_file: # full path + simple: + supported_devices: + - driver: # driver name, e.g. `mxc-isi` + software_isp: # true/false + +Configuration file example +-------------------------- + +:: + + --- + version: 1 + configuration: + ipa: + config_paths: + - /home/user/.libcamera/share/ipa + - /opt/libcamera/vendor/share/ipa + module_paths: + - /home/user/.libcamera/lib + - /opt/libcamera/vendor/lib + proxy_paths: + - /home/user/.libcamera/proxy/worker + - /opt/libcamera/vendor/proxy/worker + force_isolation: true + ipas: + rpi: + tuning_file: /home/pi/imx283.json + log: + color: false + file: syslog + levels: 'IPAManager:DEBUG' + pipelines_match_list: rkisp1,simple + pipelines: + rpi: + config_file: /usr/local/share/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/minimal_mem.yaml + simple: + supported_devices: + - driver: mxc-isi + software_isp: true List of variables ----------------- -LIBCAMERA_LOG_FILE +The corresponding configuration file paths are listed in parentheses. + +LIBCAMERA_LOG_FILE (log.file) The custom destination for log output. Example value: ``/home/{user}/camera_log.log`` -LIBCAMERA_LOG_LEVELS +LIBCAMERA_LOG_LEVELS (log.levels) Configure the verbosity of log messages for different categories (`more `__). Example value: ``*:DEBUG`` -LIBCAMERA_LOG_NO_COLOR +LIBCAMERA_LOG_NO_COLOR (log.color) Disable coloring of log messages (`more `__). -LIBCAMERA_IPA_CONFIG_PATH +LIBCAMERA_IPA_CONFIG_PATH (ipa.config_paths) Define custom search locations for IPA configurations (`more `__). Example value: ``${HOME}/.libcamera/share/ipa:/opt/libcamera/vendor/share/ipa`` -LIBCAMERA_IPA_FORCE_ISOLATION +LIBCAMERA_IPA_FORCE_ISOLATION (ipa.force_isolation) When set to a non-empty string, force process isolation of all IPA modules. Example value: ``1`` -LIBCAMERA_IPA_MODULE_PATH +LIBCAMERA_IPA_MODULE_PATH (ipa.module_paths) Define custom search locations for IPA modules (`more `__). Example value: ``${HOME}/.libcamera/lib:/opt/libcamera/vendor/lib`` -LIBCAMERA_IPA_PROXY_PATH +LIBCAMERA_IPA_PROXY_PATH (ipa.proxy_paths) Define custom full path for a proxy worker for a given executable name. Example value: ``${HOME}/.libcamera/proxy/worker:/opt/libcamera/vendor/proxy/worker`` -LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES_MATCH_LIST +LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES_MATCH_LIST (pipelines_match_list) Define an ordered list of pipeline names to be used to match the media devices in the system. The pipeline handler names used to populate the variable are the ones passed to the REGISTER_PIPELINE_HANDLER() macro in the @@ -52,7 +138,7 @@ LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES_MATCH_LIST Example value: ``rkisp1,simple`` -LIBCAMERA_RPI_CONFIG_FILE +LIBCAMERA_RPI_CONFIG_FILE (pipelines.rpi.config_file) Define a custom configuration file to use in the Raspberry Pi pipeline handler. Example value: ``/usr/local/share/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/minimal_mem.yaml`` @@ -156,7 +242,7 @@ code. IPA configuration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -IPA modules use configuration files to store parameters. The format and +IPA modules use their own configuration files to store parameters. The format and contents of the configuration files is specific to the IPA module. They usually contain tuning parameters for the algorithms, in JSON format.