From patchwork Thu Sep 11 09:29:38 2025 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Milan Zamazal X-Patchwork-Id: 24315 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 D2A0EC324E for ; Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:30:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AF346937D; Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:30:25 +0200 (CEST) Authentication-Results: lancelot.ideasonboard.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.b="NZtkdZkB"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.129.124]) by lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BA1276937C for ; Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:30:20 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1757583019; 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=la4ROaSw6rwS4EtEUYWAO3IHnyHCQLRIploNsSTrqyA=; b=NZtkdZkBDXasHkhl7MRN14vuuJ1YiZPf7J/Is3dKaEAoKsq9IqvDzOIxH0Thym/w77eyNX aOhGT2DWXlKOBdXqSdmQSJStJLjU1QF25sWtDmEkzcEhIT2oQ/gxvzmTDkGATDWmaqaUpF Xs8JpR0uprLeFDkqRmAsyomqH1XOmfg= Received: from mx-prod-mc-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (ec2-54-186-198-63.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com [54.186.198.63]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.3, cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-401-coup7zZpMWGa09QHtHnAgg-1; Thu, 11 Sep 2025 05:30:18 -0400 X-MC-Unique: coup7zZpMWGa09QHtHnAgg-1 X-Mimecast-MFC-AGG-ID: coup7zZpMWGa09QHtHnAgg_1757583017 Received: from mx-prod-int-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (mx-prod-int-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com [10.30.177.12]) (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-05.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F3B9D1955E88; Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:30:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mzamazal-thinkpadp1gen7.tpbc.com (unknown [10.44.34.98]) by mx-prod-int-03.mail-002.prod.us-west-2.aws.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9704F19560B1; Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:30:14 +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 , Paul Elder Subject: [PATCH v17 08/12] Documentation: Add global configuration file documentation Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:29:38 +0200 Message-ID: <20250911092945.16517-9-mzamazal@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20250911092945.16517-1-mzamazal@redhat.com> References: <20250911092945.16517-1-mzamazal@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.0 on 10.30.177.12 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-MFC-PROC-ID: tx6-rMUn0h8fwKUCt0QBqNcTE5QJNMVuR16N-doxJDY_1757583017 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} | 116 ++++++++++++++++-- 4 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) rename Documentation/{environment_variables.rst => runtime_configuration.rst} (65%) 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 a8d4afc01..b47b16e97 100644 --- a/Documentation/meson.build +++ b/Documentation/meson.build @@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ if sphinx.found() 'contributing.rst', 'design/ae.rst', 'documentation-contents.rst', - 'environment_variables.rst', 'feature_requirements.rst', 'guides/application-developer.rst', 'guides/ipa.rst', @@ -169,6 +168,7 @@ 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 0cb4e27cd..8792232d7 100644 --- a/Documentation/environment_variables.rst +++ b/Documentation/runtime_configuration.rst @@ -2,14 +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. - -List of variables ------------------ +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 name + 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 and configuration options +------------------------------------------- LIBCAMERA_LOG_FILE The custom destination for log output. @@ -24,27 +105,27 @@ 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 +136,10 @@ 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 into the global configuration file as + outlined above. + Example value: ``/usr/local/share/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/minimal_mem.yaml`` LIBCAMERA__TUNING_FILE @@ -62,6 +147,13 @@ LIBCAMERA__TUNING_FILE Example value: ``/usr/local/share/libcamera/ipa/rpi/vc4/custom_sensor.json`` +pipelines.simple.supported_devices.driver, pipelines.simple.supported_devices.software_isp + Override whether software ISP is enabled for the given driver. + + Example `driver` value: ``mxc-isi`` + + Example `software_isp` value: ``true`` + Further details --------------- @@ -156,7 +248,7 @@ 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.