[RFC,2/6] ipa: rpi: Replace dropFrameCount in the IPA -> PH interface
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Message ID 20250507082753.2306743-3-naush@raspberrypi.com
State New
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  • Eliminating startup frames
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Naushir Patuck May 7, 2025, 7:52 a.m. UTC
Replace the dropFrameCount parameter returned from ipa::start() to the
pipeline handler by startupFrameCount and invalidFrameCount. The former
counts the number of frames required for AWB/AGC to converge, and the
latter counts the number of invalid frames produced by the sensor when
starting up.

In the pipeline handler, use the sum of these 2 values to replicate the
existing dropFrameCount behaviour.

Signed-off-by: Naushir Patuck <naush@raspberrypi.com>
---
 include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom            |  3 ++-
 src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp                    | 14 ++++++++------
 .../pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp          |  4 ++--
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

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diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
index e30c70bde08b..12b083e9d04b 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/raspberrypi.mojom
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@  struct ConfigResult {
 
 struct StartResult {
 	libcamera.ControlList controls;
-	int32 dropFrameCount;
+	int32 startupFrameCount;
+	int32 invalidFrameCount;
 };
 
 struct PrepareParams {
diff --git a/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp b/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp
index e0a93daa9db2..c15f8a7bf71e 100644
--- a/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/rpi/common/ipa_base.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@  void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)
 	 * "mistrusted", which depends on whether this is a startup from cold,
 	 * or merely a mode switch in a running system.
 	 */
+	unsigned int agcConvergenceFrames = 0, awbConvergenceFrames = 0;
 	frameCount_ = 0;
 	if (firstStart_) {
 		dropFrameCount_ = helper_->hideFramesStartup();
@@ -336,7 +337,6 @@  void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)
 		 * (mistrustCount_) that they won't see. But if zero (i.e.
 		 * no convergence necessary), no frames need to be dropped.
 		 */
-		unsigned int agcConvergenceFrames = 0;
 		RPiController::AgcAlgorithm *agc = dynamic_cast<RPiController::AgcAlgorithm *>(
 			controller_.getAlgorithm("agc"));
 		if (agc) {
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@  void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)
 				agcConvergenceFrames += mistrustCount_;
 		}
 
-		unsigned int awbConvergenceFrames = 0;
 		RPiController::AwbAlgorithm *awb = dynamic_cast<RPiController::AwbAlgorithm *>(
 			controller_.getAlgorithm("awb"));
 		if (awb) {
@@ -353,15 +352,18 @@  void IpaBase::start(const ControlList &controls, StartResult *result)
 			if (awbConvergenceFrames)
 				awbConvergenceFrames += mistrustCount_;
 		}
-
-		dropFrameCount_ = std::max({ dropFrameCount_, agcConvergenceFrames, awbConvergenceFrames });
-		LOG(IPARPI, Debug) << "Drop " << dropFrameCount_ << " frames on startup";
 	} else {
 		dropFrameCount_ = helper_->hideFramesModeSwitch();
 		mistrustCount_ = helper_->mistrustFramesModeSwitch();
 	}
 
-	result->dropFrameCount = dropFrameCount_;
+	result->startupFrameCount = std::max({ agcConvergenceFrames, awbConvergenceFrames });
+	result->invalidFrameCount = dropFrameCount_;
+
+	dropFrameCount_ = std::max({ dropFrameCount_, agcConvergenceFrames, awbConvergenceFrames });
+
+	LOG(IPARPI, Debug) << "Startup frames: " << result->startupFrameCount
+			   << " Invalid frames: " << result->invalidFrameCount;
 
 	firstStart_ = false;
 	lastRunTimestamp_ = 0;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
index 1f13e5230fae..5956485953a2 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/common/pipeline_base.cpp
@@ -660,8 +660,8 @@  int PipelineHandlerBase::start(Camera *camera, const ControlList *controls)
 		data->setSensorControls(result.controls);
 
 	/* Configure the number of dropped frames required on startup. */
-	data->dropFrameCount_ = data->config_.disableStartupFrameDrops
-			      ? 0 : result.dropFrameCount;
+	data->dropFrameCount_ = data->config_.disableStartupFrameDrops ?
+			0 : result.startupFrameCount + result.invalidFrameCount;
 
 	for (auto const stream : data->streams_)
 		stream->resetBuffers();