Re: [PATCH] media: venus: add support for key frame

[Stanimir Varbanov]

On 10/12/2018 11:06 AM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 4:37 PM Stanimir Varbanov
> <stanimir.varbanov@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> On 10/12/2018 08:26 AM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
>>> On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 4:54 PM Malathi Gottam <mgottam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> When client requests for a keyframe, set the property
>>>> to hardware to generate the sync frame.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Malathi Gottam <mgottam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc_ctrls.c | 13 +++++++++++++
>>>>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc_ctrls.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc_ctrls.c
>>>> index 45910172..f332c8e 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc_ctrls.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/venc_ctrls.c
>>>> @@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ static int venc_op_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>>>>         struct venc_controls *ctr = &inst->controls.enc;
>>>>         u32 bframes;
>>>>         int ret;
>>>> +       void *ptr;
>>>> +       u32 ptype;
>>>>
>>>>         switch (ctrl->id) {
>>>>         case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_BITRATE_MODE:
>>>> @@ -173,6 +175,14 @@ static int venc_op_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>>>>
>>>>                 ctr->num_b_frames = bframes;
>>>>                 break;
>>>> +       case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_KEY_FRAME:
>>>> +               ptype = HFI_PROPERTY_CONFIG_VENC_REQUEST_SYNC_FRAME;
>>>> +               ret = hfi_session_set_property(inst, ptype, ptr);
>>>
>>> The test bot already said it, but ptr is passed to
>>> hfi_session_set_property() uninitialized. And as can be expected the
>>> call returns -EINVAL on my board.
>>>
>>> Looking at other uses of HFI_PROPERTY_CONFIG_VENC_REQUEST_SYNC_FRAME I
>>> see that the packet sent to the firmware does not have room for an
>>> argument, so I tried to pass NULL but got the same result.
>>
>> yes, because pdata cannot be NULL. I'd suggest to make a pointer to
>> struct hfi_enable and pass it to the set_property function.
> 
> FWIW I also tried doing this and got the same error, strange...
> 

OK, when you calling the v4l control? It makes sense when you calling
it, because set_property checks does the session is on START state (i.e.
streamon on both queues).

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regards,
Stan