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[v3,07/23] media: atmel: atmel-isc-base: use streaming status when queueing buffers

Message ID 20211213134940.324266-8-eugen.hristev@microchip.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series media: atmel: atmel-isc: implement media controller | expand

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Eugen Hristev Dec. 13, 2021, 1:49 p.m. UTC
During experiments with libcamera, it looks like vb2_is_streaming returns
true before our start streaming is called.
Order of operations is streamon -> queue -> start_streaming
ISC would have started the DMA immediately when a buffer is being added
to the vbqueue if the queue is streaming.
It is more safe to start the DMA after the start streaming of the driver is
called.
Thus, even if vb2queue is streaming, add the buffer to the dma queue of the
driver instead of actually starting the DMA process, if the start streaming
has not been called yet.

Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@microchip.com>
---
 drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Comments

Hans Verkuil Jan. 11, 2022, 3:53 p.m. UTC | #1
On 13/12/2021 14:49, Eugen Hristev wrote:
> During experiments with libcamera, it looks like vb2_is_streaming returns
> true before our start streaming is called.
> Order of operations is streamon -> queue -> start_streaming
> ISC would have started the DMA immediately when a buffer is being added
> to the vbqueue if the queue is streaming.
> It is more safe to start the DMA after the start streaming of the driver is
> called.
> Thus, even if vb2queue is streaming, add the buffer to the dma queue of the
> driver instead of actually starting the DMA process, if the start streaming
> has not been called yet.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@microchip.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
> index 26a6090f056c..e6c9071c04f0 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
> @@ -441,12 +441,14 @@ static void isc_buffer_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
> -	if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) &&
> -		vb2_is_streaming(vb->vb2_queue)) {
> +
> +	if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) && !isc->stop) {
>  		isc->cur_frm = buf;
>  		isc_start_dma(isc);
> -	} else
> +	} else {
>  		list_add_tail(&buf->list, &isc->dma_queue);
> +	}
> +
>  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
>  }

Both the old and new code doesn't make a lot of sense.

buf_queue is only called by vb2 if start_streaming has already been called or is
about to be called.

Typically all that the buf_queue op does is to call list_add_tail(&buf->list, &isc->dma_queue);
inside the spinlock.

>  
> @@ -1014,7 +1016,7 @@ static int isc_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
>  {
>  	struct isc_device *isc = video_drvdata(file);
>  
> -	if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq))
> +	if (!isc->stop)

This is weird as well. Normally this calls vb2_is_busy to check if the
queue is busy (that really means that buffers are already allocated, so
changing the format isn't allowed anymore).

>  		return -EBUSY;
>  
>  	return isc_set_fmt(isc, f);
> @@ -1536,7 +1538,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>  
>  		isc_update_awb_ctrls(isc);
>  
> -		if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq)) {
> +		if (!isc->stop) {

Ditto.

>  			/*
>  			 * If we are streaming, we can update profile to
>  			 * have the new settings in place.
> @@ -1552,8 +1554,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>  		}
>  
>  		/* if we have autowhitebalance on, start histogram procedure */
> -		if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO &&
> -		    vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq) &&
> +		if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO && !isc->stop &&
>  		    ISC_IS_FORMAT_RAW(isc->config.sd_format->mbus_code))
>  			isc_set_histogram(isc, true);
>  
> @@ -1829,6 +1830,8 @@ static int isc_async_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
>  	struct vb2_queue *q = &isc->vb2_vidq;
>  	int ret = 0;
>  
> +	isc->stop = true;
> +

I'm really not sure that you need the stop bool at all.

>  	INIT_WORK(&isc->awb_work, isc_awb_work);
>  
>  	ret = v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(&isc->v4l2_dev);

Regards,

	Hans
Eugen Hristev Jan. 11, 2022, 4:38 p.m. UTC | #2
On 1/11/22 5:53 PM, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On 13/12/2021 14:49, Eugen Hristev wrote:
>> During experiments with libcamera, it looks like vb2_is_streaming returns
>> true before our start streaming is called.
>> Order of operations is streamon -> queue -> start_streaming
>> ISC would have started the DMA immediately when a buffer is being added
>> to the vbqueue if the queue is streaming.
>> It is more safe to start the DMA after the start streaming of the driver is
>> called.
>> Thus, even if vb2queue is streaming, add the buffer to the dma queue of the
>> driver instead of actually starting the DMA process, if the start streaming
>> has not been called yet.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@microchip.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
>> index 26a6090f056c..e6c9071c04f0 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
>> @@ -441,12 +441,14 @@ static void isc_buffer_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
>>        unsigned long flags;
>>
>>        spin_lock_irqsave(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
>> -     if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) &&
>> -             vb2_is_streaming(vb->vb2_queue)) {
>> +
>> +     if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) && !isc->stop) {
>>                isc->cur_frm = buf;
>>                isc_start_dma(isc);
>> -     } else
>> +     } else {
>>                list_add_tail(&buf->list, &isc->dma_queue);
>> +     }
>> +
>>        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
>>   }
> 
> Both the old and new code doesn't make a lot of sense.

Hello Hans,

I debated this a bit with Laurent when I initially wrote the patch.

The problem with the current code, or the current way things are 
working, is the fact that vb2_is_streaming returns true from the moment 
of streamon.
The DMA engine of the ISC is being started at the moment of 
start_streaming, and if buffers are being sent earlier/later, they are 
just added to the queue and DMA engine is restarted if it finished 
previously.
However if frames are added beforehand, like, first streamon, then add 
some frames, and then later call the start_streaming, ISC will crash. 
(as I said, DMA engine is prepared at start_streaming).
To avoid this, I changed the vb2_is_streaming calls to keeping an 
internal state of the streaming.
Do you think I should try another different approach to solve this ?
Perhaps do not prepare the ISC dma engine at start_streaming, but at 
another place ?

Laurent do you remember the talk we had about this problem a while back ?

> 
> buf_queue is only called by vb2 if start_streaming has already been called or is
> about to be called.

That's a huge difference for ISC driver as it is today. start_streaming 
being called afterwards, means the ISC DMA engine is not started (not 
started streaming), hence a crash.

> 
> Typically all that the buf_queue op does is to call list_add_tail(&buf->list, &isc->dma_queue);
> inside the spinlock.
> 
>>
>> @@ -1014,7 +1016,7 @@ static int isc_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
>>   {
>>        struct isc_device *isc = video_drvdata(file);
>>
>> -     if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq))
>> +     if (!isc->stop)
> 
> This is weird as well. Normally this calls vb2_is_busy to check if the
> queue is busy (that really means that buffers are already allocated, so
> changing the format isn't allowed anymore).

You think the query to the streaming status makes no sense here hence it 
should be removed completely ?
I can do that with a prequel patch if it's the case.

Thanks for reviewing,

Eugen

> 
>>                return -EBUSY;
>>
>>        return isc_set_fmt(isc, f);
>> @@ -1536,7 +1538,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>>
>>                isc_update_awb_ctrls(isc);
>>
>> -             if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq)) {
>> +             if (!isc->stop) {
> 
> Ditto.
> 
>>                        /*
>>                         * If we are streaming, we can update profile to
>>                         * have the new settings in place.
>> @@ -1552,8 +1554,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>>                }
>>
>>                /* if we have autowhitebalance on, start histogram procedure */
>> -             if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO &&
>> -                 vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq) &&
>> +             if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO && !isc->stop &&
>>                    ISC_IS_FORMAT_RAW(isc->config.sd_format->mbus_code))
>>                        isc_set_histogram(isc, true);
>>
>> @@ -1829,6 +1830,8 @@ static int isc_async_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
>>        struct vb2_queue *q = &isc->vb2_vidq;
>>        int ret = 0;
>>
>> +     isc->stop = true;
>> +
> 
> I'm really not sure that you need the stop bool at all.
> 
>>        INIT_WORK(&isc->awb_work, isc_awb_work);
>>
>>        ret = v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(&isc->v4l2_dev);
> 
> Regards,
> 
>          Hans
>
Hans Verkuil Jan. 12, 2022, 9:52 a.m. UTC | #3
On 11/01/2022 17:38, Eugen.Hristev@microchip.com wrote:
> On 1/11/22 5:53 PM, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>> On 13/12/2021 14:49, Eugen Hristev wrote:
>>> During experiments with libcamera, it looks like vb2_is_streaming returns
>>> true before our start streaming is called.
>>> Order of operations is streamon -> queue -> start_streaming
>>> ISC would have started the DMA immediately when a buffer is being added
>>> to the vbqueue if the queue is streaming.
>>> It is more safe to start the DMA after the start streaming of the driver is
>>> called.
>>> Thus, even if vb2queue is streaming, add the buffer to the dma queue of the
>>> driver instead of actually starting the DMA process, if the start streaming
>>> has not been called yet.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@microchip.com>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
>>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
>>> index 26a6090f056c..e6c9071c04f0 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
>>> @@ -441,12 +441,14 @@ static void isc_buffer_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
>>>        unsigned long flags;
>>>
>>>        spin_lock_irqsave(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
>>> -     if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) &&
>>> -             vb2_is_streaming(vb->vb2_queue)) {
>>> +
>>> +     if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) && !isc->stop) {
>>>                isc->cur_frm = buf;
>>>                isc_start_dma(isc);
>>> -     } else
>>> +     } else {
>>>                list_add_tail(&buf->list, &isc->dma_queue);
>>> +     }
>>> +
>>>        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
>>>   }
>>
>> Both the old and new code doesn't make a lot of sense.
> 
> Hello Hans,
> 
> I debated this a bit with Laurent when I initially wrote the patch.
> 
> The problem with the current code, or the current way things are 
> working, is the fact that vb2_is_streaming returns true from the moment 
> of streamon.
> The DMA engine of the ISC is being started at the moment of 
> start_streaming, and if buffers are being sent earlier/later, they are 
> just added to the queue and DMA engine is restarted if it finished 
> previously.
> However if frames are added beforehand, like, first streamon, then add 

beforehand -> afterwards?

> some frames, and then later call the start_streaming, ISC will crash. 
> (as I said, DMA engine is prepared at start_streaming).
> To avoid this, I changed the vb2_is_streaming calls to keeping an 
> internal state of the streaming.
> Do you think I should try another different approach to solve this ?
> Perhaps do not prepare the ISC dma engine at start_streaming, but at 
> another place ?
> 
> Laurent do you remember the talk we had about this problem a while back ?
> 
>>
>> buf_queue is only called by vb2 if start_streaming has already been called or is
>> about to be called.
> 
> That's a huge difference for ISC driver as it is today. start_streaming 
> being called afterwards, means the ISC DMA engine is not started (not 
> started streaming), hence a crash.

The start_streaming op is called when streamon is called and if there are
sufficient buffers (>= q->min_buffers_needed). If there are insufficient
buffers at streamon time, then start_streaming is only called when the number
of queued buffers reaches the minimum.

vb2 has three different state checks that you can use:

vb2_is_busy() is true if buffers are allocated. Typically this means that you
can no longer do format changes or anything that might change the buffer
sizes or layout.

vb2_is_streaming() is true if streamon was called. If this is true, then vb2_is_busy()
is also true.

And finally vb2_start_streaming_called() is true if the start_streaming op
was called (i.e. DMA is in progress). If this is true, then vb2_is_streaming is
also true.

Basically vb2_is_streaming() reports the streaming state that userspace sees,
while vb2_start_streaming_called() reports the internal DMA streaming state.

The confusion is probably that you were using vb2_is_streaming instead of
vb2_start_streaming_called.

> 
>>
>> Typically all that the buf_queue op does is to call list_add_tail(&buf->list, &isc->dma_queue);
>> inside the spinlock.
>>
>>>
>>> @@ -1014,7 +1016,7 @@ static int isc_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
>>>   {
>>>        struct isc_device *isc = video_drvdata(file);
>>>
>>> -     if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq))
>>> +     if (!isc->stop)
>>
>> This is weird as well. Normally this calls vb2_is_busy to check if the
>> queue is busy (that really means that buffers are already allocated, so
>> changing the format isn't allowed anymore).
> 
> You think the query to the streaming status makes no sense here hence it 
> should be removed completely ?

Right. And instead check vb2_is_busy().

I actually think that this is something that would fail with v4l2-compliance.

Do you still run v4l2-compliance?

> I can do that with a prequel patch if it's the case.

Probably wise.

Regards,

	Hans

> 
> Thanks for reviewing,
> 
> Eugen
> 
>>
>>>                return -EBUSY;
>>>
>>>        return isc_set_fmt(isc, f);
>>> @@ -1536,7 +1538,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>>>
>>>                isc_update_awb_ctrls(isc);
>>>
>>> -             if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq)) {
>>> +             if (!isc->stop) {
>>
>> Ditto.
>>
>>>                        /*
>>>                         * If we are streaming, we can update profile to
>>>                         * have the new settings in place.
>>> @@ -1552,8 +1554,7 @@ static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>>>                }
>>>
>>>                /* if we have autowhitebalance on, start histogram procedure */
>>> -             if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO &&
>>> -                 vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq) &&
>>> +             if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO && !isc->stop &&
>>>                    ISC_IS_FORMAT_RAW(isc->config.sd_format->mbus_code))
>>>                        isc_set_histogram(isc, true);
>>>
>>> @@ -1829,6 +1830,8 @@ static int isc_async_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
>>>        struct vb2_queue *q = &isc->vb2_vidq;
>>>        int ret = 0;
>>>
>>> +     isc->stop = true;
>>> +
>>
>> I'm really not sure that you need the stop bool at all.
>>
>>>        INIT_WORK(&isc->awb_work, isc_awb_work);
>>>
>>>        ret = v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(&isc->v4l2_dev);
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>          Hans
>>
>
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diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
index 26a6090f056c..e6c9071c04f0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/atmel/atmel-isc-base.c
@@ -441,12 +441,14 @@  static void isc_buffer_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
-	if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) &&
-		vb2_is_streaming(vb->vb2_queue)) {
+
+	if (!isc->cur_frm && list_empty(&isc->dma_queue) && !isc->stop) {
 		isc->cur_frm = buf;
 		isc_start_dma(isc);
-	} else
+	} else {
 		list_add_tail(&buf->list, &isc->dma_queue);
+	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&isc->dma_queue_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -1014,7 +1016,7 @@  static int isc_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 {
 	struct isc_device *isc = video_drvdata(file);
 
-	if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq))
+	if (!isc->stop)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	return isc_set_fmt(isc, f);
@@ -1536,7 +1538,7 @@  static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 		isc_update_awb_ctrls(isc);
 
-		if (vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq)) {
+		if (!isc->stop) {
 			/*
 			 * If we are streaming, we can update profile to
 			 * have the new settings in place.
@@ -1552,8 +1554,7 @@  static int isc_s_awb_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 		}
 
 		/* if we have autowhitebalance on, start histogram procedure */
-		if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO &&
-		    vb2_is_streaming(&isc->vb2_vidq) &&
+		if (ctrls->awb == ISC_WB_AUTO && !isc->stop &&
 		    ISC_IS_FORMAT_RAW(isc->config.sd_format->mbus_code))
 			isc_set_histogram(isc, true);
 
@@ -1829,6 +1830,8 @@  static int isc_async_complete(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier)
 	struct vb2_queue *q = &isc->vb2_vidq;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	isc->stop = true;
+
 	INIT_WORK(&isc->awb_work, isc_awb_work);
 
 	ret = v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(&isc->v4l2_dev);