From patchwork Thu Jul 24 10:38:28 2025 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Milan Zamazal X-Patchwork-Id: 23936 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 75DB5BDCC1 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:39:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21EB5690FE; Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:39:17 +0200 (CEST) Authentication-Results: lancelot.ideasonboard.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.b="XSpKu8gf"; 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 6BE62690F8 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:39:14 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1753353553; 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=OkU2Ys2bKGp44/yOokTkDuMNEMTIJPbEqPSo4MiVPpk=; b=XSpKu8gfMukuvVuSSxg85jdquoxaVp7H8aVkmO47d+EmsPQt4sXkO3zUsl27y+4Y01tCbZ 50c8m65pO+Ik0AGpbnjmo8mT37JNJRc7cM5uSbgQdjXjx2NXX4YGiLRKGTNyoJc4ME0AA2 sm3r1mBpDhSvF1n6bXr4ULH1OwudEB0= 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-630-FiaZ8qLaPjCVHDEs3Et1YA-1; Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:39:10 -0400 X-MC-Unique: FiaZ8qLaPjCVHDEs3Et1YA-1 X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID: FiaZ8qLaPjCVHDEs3Et1YA_1753353549 Received: from mx-prod-int-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (mx-prod-int-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com [10.30.177.17]) (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 2E495180048E; Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:39:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mzamazal-thinkpadp1gen7.tpbc.com (unknown [10.44.32.255]) by mx-prod-int-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BDD4195608D; Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:39:06 +0000 (UTC) From: Milan Zamazal To: libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org Cc: Milan Zamazal , Kieran Bingham , =?utf-8?q?Barnab=C3=A1s_P=C5=91cze?= , Laurent Pinchart Subject: [PATCH v15 08/12] config: Add global configuration file documentation Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:38:28 +0200 Message-ID: <20250724103834.54611-9-mzamazal@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20250724103834.54611-1-mzamazal@redhat.com> References: <20250724103834.54611-1-mzamazal@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.0 on 10.30.177.17 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-MFC-PROC-ID: 06MOzrSNCyCWOvoj_n2ww3sifr1hHmxFB3Z7zskDqgY_1753353549 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} | 102 ++++++++++++++++-- 4 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) rename Documentation/{environment_variables.rst => runtime_configuration.rst} (67%) diff --git a/Documentation/documentation-contents.rst b/Documentation/documentation-contents.rst index 5c1118493..4be3729cf 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 251112fbd..200de6f67 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 3afdcc1a8..4e17c41c0 100644 --- a/Documentation/meson.build +++ b/Documentation/meson.build @@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ if sphinx.found() 'contributing.rst', 'design/ae.rst', 'documentation-contents.rst', - 'environment_variables.rst', 'feature_requirements.rst', 'guides/application-developer.rst', 'guides/ipa.rst', @@ -141,6 +140,7 @@ 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 67% rename from Documentation/environment_variables.rst rename to Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst index 6f1235587..911203db5 100644 --- a/Documentation/environment_variables.rst +++ b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst @@ -2,15 +2,95 @@ .. 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 +- LIBCAMERA_DATA_DIR/libcamera/configuration.yaml + +The first configuration file found wins, 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: + force_isolation: # true/false + config_paths: + - ... # full path to a directory + module_paths: + - ... # full path to a directory + pipelines_match_list: # pipeline names, separated by commas + pipelines: + rpi: + bcm2835: + pipeline_handler: + ... + pisp: + pipeline_handler: + ... + 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 + pipelines_match_list: rkisp1,simple + pipelines: + rpi: + bcm2835: + pipeline_handler: + min_unicam_buffers: 2 + min_total_unicam_buffers: 2 + simple: + supported_devices: + - driver: mxc-isi + software_isp: true List of variables ----------------- +The corresponding configuration file paths, if available, are listed in parentheses. + LIBCAMERA_LOG_FILE The custom destination for log output. @@ -24,27 +104,27 @@ LIBCAMERA_LOG_LEVELS LIBCAMERA_LOG_NO_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 @@ -55,6 +135,10 @@ LIBCAMERA_PIPELINES_MATCH_LIST LIBCAMERA_RPI_CONFIG_FILE Define a custom configuration file to use in the Raspberry Pi pipeline handler. + Instead of using a separate configuration file, the whole + configuration can be put directly to the global configuration file as + outlined above. + Example value: ``/usr/local/share/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/minimal_mem.yaml`` LIBCAMERA__TUNING_FILE @@ -156,7 +240,7 @@ 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.