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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
/*
* Copyright (C) 2022, Google Inc.
*
* IPA Frame context queue
*/
#include "fc_queue.h"
#include <libcamera/base/log.h>
namespace libcamera {
LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(FCQueue)
namespace ipa {
/**
* \file fc_queue.h
* \brief Queue of per-frame contexts
*/
/**
* \struct FrameContext
* \brief Context for a frame
*
* The frame context stores data specific to a single frame processed by the
* IPA module. Each frame processed by the IPA module has a context associated
* with it, accessible through the Frame Context Queue.
*
* Fields in the frame context should reflect values and controls associated
* with the specific frame as requested by the application, and as configured by
* the hardware. Fields can be read by algorithms to determine if they should
* update any specific action for this frame, and finally to update the metadata
* control lists when the frame is fully completed.
*
* \var FrameContext::frame
* \brief The frame number
*/
/**
* \class FCQueue
* \brief A support class for managing FrameContext instances in IPA modules
* \tparam FrameContext The IPA module-specific FrameContext derived class type
*
* Along with the Module and Algorithm classes, the frame context queue is a
* core component of the libipa infrastructure. It stores per-frame contexts
* used by the Algorithm operations. By centralizing the lifetime management of
* the contexts and implementing safeguards against underflows and overflows, it
* simplifies IPA modules and improves their reliability.
*
* The queue references frame contexts by a monotonically increasing sequence
* number. The FCQueue design assumes that this number matches both the sequence
* number of the corresponding frame, as generated by the camera sensor, and the
* sequence number of the request. This allows IPA modules to obtain the frame
* context from any location where a request or a frame is available.
*
* A frame context normally begins its lifetime when the corresponding request
* is queued, way before the frame is captured by the camera sensor. IPA modules
* allocate the context from the queue at that point, calling alloc() using the
* request number. The queue initializes the context, and the IPA module then
* populates it with data from the request. The context can be later retrieved
* with a call to get(), typically when the IPA module is requested to provide
* sensor or ISP parameters or receives statistics for a frame. The frame number
* is used at that point to identify the context.
*
* If an application fails to queue requests to the camera fast enough, frames
* may be produced by the camera sensor and processed by the IPA module without
* a corresponding request having been queued to the IPA module. This creates an
* underrun condition, where the IPA module will try to get a frame context that
* hasn't been allocated. In this case, the get() function will allocate and
* initialize a context for the frame, and log a message. Algorithms will not
* apply the controls associated with the late request, but should otherwise
* behave correctly.
*
* \todo Mark the frame context with a per-frame control error flag in case of
* underrun, and research how algorithms should handle this.
*
* At its core, the queue uses a circular buffer to avoid dynamic memory
* allocation at runtime. The buffer is pre-allocated with a maximum number of
* entries when the FCQueue instance is constructed. Entries are initialized on
* first use by alloc() or, in underrun conditions, get(). The queue is not
* allowed to overflow, which must be ensured by pipeline handlers never
* queuing more in-flight requests to the IPA module than the queue size. If an
* overflow condition is detected, the queue will log a fatal error.
*
* IPA module-specific frame context implementations shall inherit from the
* FrameContext base class to support the minimum required features for a
* FrameContext.
*/
/**
* \fn FCQueue::FCQueue(unsigned int size)
* \brief Construct a frame contexts queue of a specified size
* \param[in] size The number of contexts in the queue
*/
/**
* \fn FCQueue::clear()
* \brief Clear the contexts queue
*
* IPA modules must clear the frame context queue at the beginning of a new
* streaming session, in IPAModule::start().
*
* \todo Fix any issue this may cause with requests queued before the camera is
* started.
*/
/**
* \fn FCQueue::alloc(uint32_t frame)
* \brief Allocate and return a FrameContext for the \a frame
* \param[in] frame The frame context sequence number
*
* The first call to obtain a FrameContext from the FCQueue should be handled
* through this function. The FrameContext will be initialised, if not
* initialised already, and returned to the caller.
*
* If the FrameContext was already initialized for this \a frame, a warning will
* be reported and the previously initialized FrameContext is returned.
*
* Frame contexts are expected to be initialised when a Request is first passed
* to the IPA module in IPAModule::queueRequest().
*
* \return A reference to the FrameContext for sequence \a frame
*/
/**
* \fn FCQueue::get(uint32_t frame)
* \brief Obtain the FrameContext for the \a frame
* \param[in] frame The frame context sequence number
*
* If the FrameContext is not correctly initialised for the \a frame, it will be
* initialised.
*
* \return A reference to the FrameContext for sequence \a frame
*/
} /* namespace ipa */
} /* namespace libcamera */
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