Re: [PATCH v6 3/4] media: raspberrypi: Add support for RP1-CFE

[Tomi Valkeinen]

Hi Hans,

On 24/10/2024 11:20, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> Hi Tomi,
>
> I know this driver is already merged, but while checking for drivers that use
> q->max_num_buffers I stumbled on this cfe code:
>
> <snip>
>
> > +/*
> > + * vb2 ops
> > + */
> > +
> > +static int cfe_queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int *nbuffers,
> > +			   unsigned int *nplanes, unsigned int sizes[],
> > +			   struct device *alloc_devs[])
> > +{
> > +	struct cfe_node *node = vb2_get_drv_priv(vq);
> > +	struct cfe_device *cfe = node->cfe;
> > +	unsigned int size = is_image_node(node) ?
> > +				    node->vid_fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage :
> > +				    node->meta_fmt.fmt.meta.buffersize;
> > +
> > +	cfe_dbg(cfe, "%s: [%s] type:%u\n", __func__, node_desc[node->id].name,
> > +		node->buffer_queue.type);
> > +
> > +	if (vq->max_num_buffers + *nbuffers < 3)
> > +		*nbuffers = 3 - vq->max_num_buffers;
>
> This makes no sense: max_num_buffers is 32, unless explicitly set when vb2_queue_init
> is called. So 32 + *nbuffers is never < 3.
>
> If the idea is that at least 3 buffers should be allocated by REQBUFS, then set
> q->min_reqbufs_allocation = 3; before calling vb2_queue_init and vb2 will handle this
> for you.
>
> Drivers shouldn't modify *nbuffers, except in very rare circumstances, especially
> since the code is almost always wrong.

Indeed, the code doesn't make sense. I have to say I don't know what was 
the intent here, but I think "at least 3 buffers should be allocated by 
REQBUFS" is the likely explanation.

I think the hardware should work with even just a single buffer, so is 
it then fine to not set either q->min_queued_buffers nor 
q->min_reqbufs_allocation before calling vb2_queue_init()? This seems to 
result in REQBUFS giving at least two buffers.

 Tomi

> Regards,
>
> 	Hans
>
> > +
> > +	if (*nplanes) {
> > +		if (sizes[0] < size) {
> > +			cfe_err(cfe, "sizes[0] %i < size %u\n", sizes[0], size);
> > +			return -EINVAL;
> > +		}
> > +		size = sizes[0];
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	*nplanes = 1;
> > +	sizes[0] = size;
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}