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[v3,2/4] media: visl: Add a stable_output parameter

Message ID 20231123200451.148097-3-detlev.casanova@collabora.com (mailing list archive)
State New
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Series visl: Adapt output frames for reference comparison | expand

Commit Message

Detlev Casanova Nov. 23, 2023, 7:57 p.m. UTC
This parameter is used to ensure that for a given input, the output
frames are always identical so that it can be compared against
a reference in automatic tests.

Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.com>
Signed-off-by: Detlev Casanova <detlev.casanova@collabora.com>
---
 drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c |   5 +
 drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c  | 256 ++++++++++++--------
 drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h      |   1 +
 3 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)

Comments

Hans Verkuil Dec. 6, 2023, 10:46 a.m. UTC | #1
On 23/11/2023 20:57, Detlev Casanova wrote:
> This parameter is used to ensure that for a given input, the output
> frames are always identical so that it can be compared against
> a reference in automatic tests.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Daniel Almeida <daniel.almeida@collabora.com>
> Signed-off-by: Detlev Casanova <detlev.casanova@collabora.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c |   5 +
>  drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c  | 256 ++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h      |   1 +
>  3 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c
> index ef89eead6671..a9c060104932 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c
> @@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ module_param(bitstream_trace_nframes, uint, 0444);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(bitstream_trace_nframes,
>  		 " the number of frames to dump the bitstream through debugfs");
>  
> +bool stable_output = true;
> +module_param(stable_output, bool, 0644);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(stable_output,
> +		 " only write stable data for a given input on the output frames");
> +

Seeing it like this I am still not happy with this.

So by default the data is stable (good!). But while disabling this option does
indeed make the data unstable, the real reason why you want to do that is to get
the addition information.

So this module name is just weird.

It is more a TPG info level that you provide here. Perhaps "tpg_verbose" is a better
name?

>  static const struct visl_ctrl_desc visl_fwht_ctrl_descs[] = {
>  	{
>  		.cfg.id = V4L2_CID_STATELESS_FWHT_PARAMS,
> diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c
> index 318d675e5668..a6c878f0813a 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c
> @@ -52,11 +52,17 @@ static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
>  	case VISL_CODEC_FWHT: {
>  		struct vb2_buffer *vb2_buf;
>  
> -		vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts);
> +		if (!stable_output) {

That will also change this condition to 'if (tpg_verbose)' which is better then
negating a boolean.

> +			vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts);
> +
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen, "backwards_ref_ts: %lld, vb2_idx: %d",
> +				  run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts,
> +				  vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
> +		} else {
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen, "backwards_ref_ts: %lld",
> +				  run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts);
> +		}
>  
> -		scnprintf(buf, buflen, "backwards_ref_ts: %lld, vb2_idx: %d",
> -			  run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts,
> -			  vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
>  		break;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -64,16 +70,25 @@ static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
>  		struct vb2_buffer *b_ref;
>  		struct vb2_buffer *f_ref;
>  
> -		b_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts);
> -		f_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts);
> +		if (!stable_output) {
> +			b_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts);
> +			f_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts);
> +
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> +				  "backward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> +				  "forward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
> +				  run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts,
> +				  b_ref ? b_ref->index : -1,
> +				  run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts,
> +				  f_ref ? f_ref->index : -1);
> +		} else {
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> +				  "backward_ref_ts: %llu\n"
> +				  "forward_ref_ts: %llu\n",
> +				  run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts,
> +				  run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts);
>  
> -		scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> -			  "backward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> -			  "forward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
> -			  run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts,
> -			  b_ref ? b_ref->index : -1,
> -			  run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts,
> -			  f_ref ? f_ref->index : -1);
> +		}

I'm a bit unhappy about the amount of code churn here.

A lot of the time it prints a timestamp + buffer index. Perhaps a small
helper function will help:

		visl_print_ts_idx(&buf, &buflen, "backward_ref_ts", ts, b_ref);

That helper only prints the vb2_idx if enabled, and it can also omit it
if the vb2_buffer pointer == NULL.

>  		break;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -82,20 +97,30 @@ static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
>  		struct vb2_buffer *golden;
>  		struct vb2_buffer *alt;
>  
> -		last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts);
> -		golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts);
> -		alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts);
> -
> -		scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> -			  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> -			  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> -			  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
> -			  run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts,
> -			  last ? last->index : -1,
> -			  run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts,
> -			  golden ? golden->index : -1,
> -			  run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts,
> -			  alt ? alt->index : -1);
> +		if (!stable_output) {
> +			last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts);
> +			golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts);
> +			alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts);
> +
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> +				  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> +				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> +				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
> +				  run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts,
> +				  last ? last->index : -1,
> +				  run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts,
> +				  golden ? golden->index : -1,
> +				  run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts,
> +				  alt ? alt->index : -1);
> +		} else {
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> +				  "last_ref_ts: %llu\n"
> +				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu\n"
> +				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu\n",
> +				  run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts,
> +				  run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts,
> +				  run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts);
> +		}
>  		break;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -104,32 +129,49 @@ static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
>  		struct vb2_buffer *golden;
>  		struct vb2_buffer *alt;
>  
> -		last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts);
> -		golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts);
> -		alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts);
> -
> -		scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> -			  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> -			  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> -			  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
> -			  run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts,
> -			  last ? last->index : -1,
> -			  run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts,
> -			  golden ? golden->index : -1,
> -			  run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts,
> -			  alt ? alt->index : -1);
> +		if (!stable_output) {
> +			last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts);
> +			golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts);
> +			alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts);
> +
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> +				  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> +				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
> +				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
> +				  run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts,
> +				  last ? last->index : -1,
> +				  run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts,
> +				  golden ? golden->index : -1,
> +				  run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts,
> +				  alt ? alt->index : -1);
> +		} else {
> +			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
> +				  "last_ref_ts: %llu\n"
> +				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu\n"
> +				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu\n",
> +				  run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts,
> +				  run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts,
> +				  run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts);
> +		}
>  		break;
>  	}
>  
>  	case VISL_CODEC_H264: {
>  		char entry[] = "dpb[%d]:%u, vb2_index: %d\n";
> +		char entry_stable[] = "dpb[%d]:%u\n";
>  		struct vb2_buffer *vb2_buf;
>  
>  		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(run->h264.dpram->dpb); i++) {
> -			vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts);
> -			len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
> -					run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts,
> -					vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
> +			if (!stable_output) {
> +				vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q,
> +							  run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts);
> +				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
> +						run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts,
> +						vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
> +			} else {
> +				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry_stable, i,
> +						run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts);
> +			}
>  			buf += len;
>  			buflen -= len;
>  		}
> @@ -139,13 +181,20 @@ static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
>  
>  	case VISL_CODEC_HEVC: {
>  		char entry[] = "dpb[%d]:%u, vb2_index: %d\n";
> +		char entry_stable[] = "dpb[%d]:%u\n";
>  		struct vb2_buffer *vb2_buf;
>  
>  		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(run->hevc.dpram->dpb); i++) {
> -			vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp);
> -			len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
> -					run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp,
> -					vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
> +			if (!stable_output) {
> +				vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp);
> +				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
> +						run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp,
> +						vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
> +			} else {
> +				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry_stable, i,
> +						run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp);
> +			}
> +
>  			buf += len;
>  			buflen -= len;
>  		}
> @@ -197,19 +246,30 @@ static void visl_tpg_fill_sequence(struct visl_ctx *ctx,
>  {
>  	u32 stream_ms;
>  
> -	stream_ms = jiffies_to_msecs(get_jiffies_64() - ctx->capture_streamon_jiffies);
> -
> -	scnprintf(buf, bufsz,
> -		  "stream time: %02d:%02d:%02d:%03d sequence:%u timestamp:%lld field:%s",
> -		  (stream_ms / (60 * 60 * 1000)) % 24,
> -		  (stream_ms / (60 * 1000)) % 60,
> -		  (stream_ms / 1000) % 60,
> -		  stream_ms % 1000,
> -		  run->dst->sequence,
> -		  run->dst->vb2_buf.timestamp,
> -		  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE) ?
> -		  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_TOP ?
> -		  " top" : " bottom") : "none");
> +	if (!stable_output) {
> +		stream_ms = jiffies_to_msecs(get_jiffies_64() - ctx->capture_streamon_jiffies);
> +
> +		scnprintf(buf, bufsz,
> +			  "stream time: %02d:%02d:%02d:%03d sequence:%u timestamp:%lld field:%s",
> +			  (stream_ms / (60 * 60 * 1000)) % 24,
> +			  (stream_ms / (60 * 1000)) % 60,
> +			  (stream_ms / 1000) % 60,
> +			  stream_ms % 1000,

The only difference here is the stream time, so just do that in a separate
scnprintf if tpg_verbose is set.

> +			  run->dst->sequence,
> +			  run->dst->vb2_buf.timestamp,
> +			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE) ?
> +			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_TOP ?
> +			  " top" : " bottom") : "none");
> +	} else {
> +		scnprintf(buf, bufsz,
> +			  "sequence:%u timestamp:%lld field:%s",
> +			  run->dst->sequence,
> +			  run->dst->vb2_buf.timestamp,
> +			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE) ?
> +			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_TOP ?
> +			  " top" : " bottom") : "none");
> +
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  static void visl_tpg_fill(struct visl_ctx *ctx, struct visl_run *run)
> @@ -280,28 +340,30 @@ static void visl_tpg_fill(struct visl_ctx *ctx, struct visl_run *run)
>  		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
>  	}
>  
> -	line++;
> -	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
> -	scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Output queue status:");
> -	tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
> -	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
> +	if (!stable_output) {
> +		line++;
> +		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
> +		scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Output queue status:");
> +		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
> +		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
>  
> -	len = 0;
> -	for (i = 0; i < out_q->num_buffers; i++) {
> -		char entry[] = "index: %u, state: %s, request_fd: %d, ";
> -		u32 old_len = len;
> -		char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(out_q->bufs[i]->state);
> +		len = 0;
> +		for (i = 0; i < out_q->num_buffers; i++) {
> +			char entry[] = "index: %u, state: %s, request_fd: %d, ";
> +			u32 old_len = len;
> +			char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(out_q->bufs[i]->state);
>  
> -		len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
> -				 entry, i, q_status,
> -				 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i])->request_fd);
> +			len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
> +					 entry, i, q_status,
> +					 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i])->request_fd);
>  
> -		len += visl_fill_bytesused(to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i]),
> -					   &buf[len],
> -					   TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len);
> +			len += visl_fill_bytesused(to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i]),
> +						   &buf[len],
> +						   TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len);
>  
> -		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
> -		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
> +			tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
> +			frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	line++;
> @@ -333,25 +395,27 @@ static void visl_tpg_fill(struct visl_ctx *ctx, struct visl_run *run)
>  		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
>  	}
>  
> -	line++;
> -	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
> -	scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Capture queue status:");
> -	tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
> -	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
> +	if (!stable_output) {
> +		line++;
> +		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
> +		scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Capture queue status:");
> +		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
> +		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
>  
> -	len = 0;
> -	for (i = 0; i < cap_q->num_buffers; i++) {
> -		u32 old_len = len;
> -		char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(cap_q->bufs[i]->state);
> +		len = 0;
> +		for (i = 0; i < cap_q->num_buffers; i++) {
> +			u32 old_len = len;
> +			char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(cap_q->bufs[i]->state);
>  
> -		len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
> -				 "index: %u, status: %s, timestamp: %llu, is_held: %d",
> -				 cap_q->bufs[i]->index, q_status,
> -				 cap_q->bufs[i]->timestamp,
> -				 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(cap_q->bufs[i])->is_held);
> +			len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
> +					 "index: %u, status: %s, timestamp: %llu, is_held: %d",
> +					 cap_q->bufs[i]->index, q_status,
> +					 cap_q->bufs[i]->timestamp,
> +					 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(cap_q->bufs[i])->is_held);
>  
> -		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
> -		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
> +			tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
> +			frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
> +		}
>  	}
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h
> index 31639f2e593d..5a81b493f121 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h
> @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ extern unsigned int visl_dprintk_nframes;
>  extern bool keep_bitstream_buffers;
>  extern int bitstream_trace_frame_start;
>  extern unsigned int bitstream_trace_nframes;
> +extern bool stable_output;
>  
>  #define frame_dprintk(dev, current, fmt, arg...) \
>  	do { \

Regards,

	Hans
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diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c
index ef89eead6671..a9c060104932 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-core.c
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@  module_param(bitstream_trace_nframes, uint, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(bitstream_trace_nframes,
 		 " the number of frames to dump the bitstream through debugfs");
 
+bool stable_output = true;
+module_param(stable_output, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(stable_output,
+		 " only write stable data for a given input on the output frames");
+
 static const struct visl_ctrl_desc visl_fwht_ctrl_descs[] = {
 	{
 		.cfg.id = V4L2_CID_STATELESS_FWHT_PARAMS,
diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c
index 318d675e5668..a6c878f0813a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl-dec.c
@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@  static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
 	case VISL_CODEC_FWHT: {
 		struct vb2_buffer *vb2_buf;
 
-		vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts);
+		if (!stable_output) {
+			vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts);
+
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen, "backwards_ref_ts: %lld, vb2_idx: %d",
+				  run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts,
+				  vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
+		} else {
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen, "backwards_ref_ts: %lld",
+				  run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts);
+		}
 
-		scnprintf(buf, buflen, "backwards_ref_ts: %lld, vb2_idx: %d",
-			  run->fwht.params->backward_ref_ts,
-			  vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -64,16 +70,25 @@  static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
 		struct vb2_buffer *b_ref;
 		struct vb2_buffer *f_ref;
 
-		b_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts);
-		f_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts);
+		if (!stable_output) {
+			b_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts);
+			f_ref = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts);
+
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
+				  "backward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
+				  "forward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
+				  run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts,
+				  b_ref ? b_ref->index : -1,
+				  run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts,
+				  f_ref ? f_ref->index : -1);
+		} else {
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
+				  "backward_ref_ts: %llu\n"
+				  "forward_ref_ts: %llu\n",
+				  run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts,
+				  run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts);
 
-		scnprintf(buf, buflen,
-			  "backward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
-			  "forward_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
-			  run->mpeg2.pic->backward_ref_ts,
-			  b_ref ? b_ref->index : -1,
-			  run->mpeg2.pic->forward_ref_ts,
-			  f_ref ? f_ref->index : -1);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -82,20 +97,30 @@  static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
 		struct vb2_buffer *golden;
 		struct vb2_buffer *alt;
 
-		last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts);
-		golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts);
-		alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts);
-
-		scnprintf(buf, buflen,
-			  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
-			  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
-			  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
-			  run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts,
-			  last ? last->index : -1,
-			  run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts,
-			  golden ? golden->index : -1,
-			  run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts,
-			  alt ? alt->index : -1);
+		if (!stable_output) {
+			last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts);
+			golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts);
+			alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts);
+
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
+				  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
+				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
+				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
+				  run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts,
+				  last ? last->index : -1,
+				  run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts,
+				  golden ? golden->index : -1,
+				  run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts,
+				  alt ? alt->index : -1);
+		} else {
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
+				  "last_ref_ts: %llu\n"
+				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu\n"
+				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu\n",
+				  run->vp8.frame->last_frame_ts,
+				  run->vp8.frame->golden_frame_ts,
+				  run->vp8.frame->alt_frame_ts);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -104,32 +129,49 @@  static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
 		struct vb2_buffer *golden;
 		struct vb2_buffer *alt;
 
-		last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts);
-		golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts);
-		alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts);
-
-		scnprintf(buf, buflen,
-			  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
-			  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
-			  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
-			  run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts,
-			  last ? last->index : -1,
-			  run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts,
-			  golden ? golden->index : -1,
-			  run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts,
-			  alt ? alt->index : -1);
+		if (!stable_output) {
+			last = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts);
+			golden = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts);
+			alt = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts);
+
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
+				  "last_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
+				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n"
+				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu, vb2_idx: %d\n",
+				  run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts,
+				  last ? last->index : -1,
+				  run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts,
+				  golden ? golden->index : -1,
+				  run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts,
+				  alt ? alt->index : -1);
+		} else {
+			scnprintf(buf, buflen,
+				  "last_ref_ts: %llu\n"
+				  "golden_ref_ts: %llu\n"
+				  "alt_ref_ts: %llu\n",
+				  run->vp9.frame->last_frame_ts,
+				  run->vp9.frame->golden_frame_ts,
+				  run->vp9.frame->alt_frame_ts);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
 	case VISL_CODEC_H264: {
 		char entry[] = "dpb[%d]:%u, vb2_index: %d\n";
+		char entry_stable[] = "dpb[%d]:%u\n";
 		struct vb2_buffer *vb2_buf;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(run->h264.dpram->dpb); i++) {
-			vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts);
-			len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
-					run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts,
-					vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
+			if (!stable_output) {
+				vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q,
+							  run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts);
+				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
+						run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts,
+						vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
+			} else {
+				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry_stable, i,
+						run->h264.dpram->dpb[i].reference_ts);
+			}
 			buf += len;
 			buflen -= len;
 		}
@@ -139,13 +181,20 @@  static void visl_get_ref_frames(struct visl_ctx *ctx, u8 *buf,
 
 	case VISL_CODEC_HEVC: {
 		char entry[] = "dpb[%d]:%u, vb2_index: %d\n";
+		char entry_stable[] = "dpb[%d]:%u\n";
 		struct vb2_buffer *vb2_buf;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(run->hevc.dpram->dpb); i++) {
-			vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp);
-			len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
-					run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp,
-					vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
+			if (!stable_output) {
+				vb2_buf = vb2_find_buffer(cap_q, run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp);
+				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry, i,
+						run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp,
+						vb2_buf ? vb2_buf->index : -1);
+			} else {
+				len = scnprintf(buf, buflen, entry_stable, i,
+						run->hevc.dpram->dpb[i].timestamp);
+			}
+
 			buf += len;
 			buflen -= len;
 		}
@@ -197,19 +246,30 @@  static void visl_tpg_fill_sequence(struct visl_ctx *ctx,
 {
 	u32 stream_ms;
 
-	stream_ms = jiffies_to_msecs(get_jiffies_64() - ctx->capture_streamon_jiffies);
-
-	scnprintf(buf, bufsz,
-		  "stream time: %02d:%02d:%02d:%03d sequence:%u timestamp:%lld field:%s",
-		  (stream_ms / (60 * 60 * 1000)) % 24,
-		  (stream_ms / (60 * 1000)) % 60,
-		  (stream_ms / 1000) % 60,
-		  stream_ms % 1000,
-		  run->dst->sequence,
-		  run->dst->vb2_buf.timestamp,
-		  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE) ?
-		  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_TOP ?
-		  " top" : " bottom") : "none");
+	if (!stable_output) {
+		stream_ms = jiffies_to_msecs(get_jiffies_64() - ctx->capture_streamon_jiffies);
+
+		scnprintf(buf, bufsz,
+			  "stream time: %02d:%02d:%02d:%03d sequence:%u timestamp:%lld field:%s",
+			  (stream_ms / (60 * 60 * 1000)) % 24,
+			  (stream_ms / (60 * 1000)) % 60,
+			  (stream_ms / 1000) % 60,
+			  stream_ms % 1000,
+			  run->dst->sequence,
+			  run->dst->vb2_buf.timestamp,
+			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE) ?
+			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_TOP ?
+			  " top" : " bottom") : "none");
+	} else {
+		scnprintf(buf, bufsz,
+			  "sequence:%u timestamp:%lld field:%s",
+			  run->dst->sequence,
+			  run->dst->vb2_buf.timestamp,
+			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_ALTERNATE) ?
+			  (run->dst->field == V4L2_FIELD_TOP ?
+			  " top" : " bottom") : "none");
+
+	}
 }
 
 static void visl_tpg_fill(struct visl_ctx *ctx, struct visl_run *run)
@@ -280,28 +340,30 @@  static void visl_tpg_fill(struct visl_ctx *ctx, struct visl_run *run)
 		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
 	}
 
-	line++;
-	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
-	scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Output queue status:");
-	tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
-	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
+	if (!stable_output) {
+		line++;
+		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
+		scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Output queue status:");
+		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
+		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
 
-	len = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < out_q->num_buffers; i++) {
-		char entry[] = "index: %u, state: %s, request_fd: %d, ";
-		u32 old_len = len;
-		char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(out_q->bufs[i]->state);
+		len = 0;
+		for (i = 0; i < out_q->num_buffers; i++) {
+			char entry[] = "index: %u, state: %s, request_fd: %d, ";
+			u32 old_len = len;
+			char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(out_q->bufs[i]->state);
 
-		len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
-				 entry, i, q_status,
-				 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i])->request_fd);
+			len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
+					 entry, i, q_status,
+					 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i])->request_fd);
 
-		len += visl_fill_bytesused(to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i]),
-					   &buf[len],
-					   TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len);
+			len += visl_fill_bytesused(to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(out_q->bufs[i]),
+						   &buf[len],
+						   TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len);
 
-		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
-		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
+			tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
+			frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	line++;
@@ -333,25 +395,27 @@  static void visl_tpg_fill(struct visl_ctx *ctx, struct visl_run *run)
 		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
 	}
 
-	line++;
-	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
-	scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Capture queue status:");
-	tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
-	frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
+	if (!stable_output) {
+		line++;
+		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "");
+		scnprintf(buf, TPG_STR_BUF_SZ, "Capture queue status:");
+		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, buf);
+		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s\n", buf);
 
-	len = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < cap_q->num_buffers; i++) {
-		u32 old_len = len;
-		char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(cap_q->bufs[i]->state);
+		len = 0;
+		for (i = 0; i < cap_q->num_buffers; i++) {
+			u32 old_len = len;
+			char *q_status = visl_get_vb2_state(cap_q->bufs[i]->state);
 
-		len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
-				 "index: %u, status: %s, timestamp: %llu, is_held: %d",
-				 cap_q->bufs[i]->index, q_status,
-				 cap_q->bufs[i]->timestamp,
-				 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(cap_q->bufs[i])->is_held);
+			len += scnprintf(&buf[len], TPG_STR_BUF_SZ - len,
+					 "index: %u, status: %s, timestamp: %llu, is_held: %d",
+					 cap_q->bufs[i]->index, q_status,
+					 cap_q->bufs[i]->timestamp,
+					 to_vb2_v4l2_buffer(cap_q->bufs[i])->is_held);
 
-		tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
-		frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
+			tpg_gen_text(&ctx->tpg, basep, line++ * line_height, 16, &buf[old_len]);
+			frame_dprintk(ctx->dev, run->dst->sequence, "%s", &buf[old_len]);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h
index 31639f2e593d..5a81b493f121 100644
--- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h
+++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/visl/visl.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@  extern unsigned int visl_dprintk_nframes;
 extern bool keep_bitstream_buffers;
 extern int bitstream_trace_frame_start;
 extern unsigned int bitstream_trace_nframes;
+extern bool stable_output;
 
 #define frame_dprintk(dev, current, fmt, arg...) \
 	do { \