libcamera: base: extensible: Pass private pointer as unique_ptr<>

The Extensible constructor takes a pointer to a Private instance, whose
lifetime it then manages. Make this explicit in the API by passing the
pointer as a std::unique_ptr<Private>.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org>

4 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp
index d24043c2..9c2d9f21 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/class.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,12 @@ namespace libcamera {
 /**
  * \brief Construct an instance of an Extensible class
  * \param[in] d Pointer to the private data instance
+ *
+ * The private data lifetime is managed by the Extensible class, which destroys
+ * it when the Extensible instance is destroyed.
  */
-Extensible::Extensible(Extensible::Private *d)
-	: d_(d)
+Extensible::Extensible(std::unique_ptr<Extensible::Private> d)
+	: d_(std::move(d))
 {
 	*const_cast<Extensible **>(&d_->o_) = this;
 }
@@ -163,6 +166,10 @@ Extensible::Extensible(Extensible::Private *d)
  * overriden _d() functions that return the correct pointer type to the
  * corresponding derived Private class.
  *
+ * The lifetime of the private data is tied to the Extensible class. The caller
+ * shall not retain any reference to the returned pointer for longer than it
+ * holds a reference to the Extensible instance.
+ *
  * \return A pointer to the private data instance
  */
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index 6281e920..8e99e2a9 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ const std::string &Camera::id() const
 
 Camera::Camera(PipelineHandler *pipe, const std::string &id,
 	       const std::set<Stream *> &streams)
-	: Extensible(new Private(pipe, id, streams))
+	: Extensible(std::make_unique<Private>(pipe, id, streams))
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
index 893aa606..fe80a46f 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void CameraManager::Private::removeCamera(Camera *camera)
 CameraManager *CameraManager::self_ = nullptr;
 
 CameraManager::CameraManager()
-	: Extensible(new CameraManager::Private())
+	: Extensible(std::make_unique<CameraManager::Private>())
 {
 	if (self_)
 		LOG(Camera, Fatal)
diff --git a/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp b/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp
index 42c73134..b401c50e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ FrameBuffer::Private::Private()
  * \param[in] cookie Cookie
  */
 FrameBuffer::FrameBuffer(const std::vector<Plane> &planes, unsigned int cookie)
-	: Extensible(new Private()), planes_(planes), cookie_(cookie)
+	: Extensible(std::make_unique<Private>()), planes_(planes),
+	  cookie_(cookie)
 {
 }