[PATCH 1/5] media: iris: support decode-order output on HFI gen2

From: Xilin Wu

Date: Wed Oct 28 2026 - 23:58:52 EST


Synchronous per-picture clients such as VA-API can stall when firmware
holds decoded pictures for display reordering while the client waits for
the current picture before submitting more input.

Expose the decoder display-delay controls on HFI gen2, with a zero delay
selecting decode-order output. Keep display-order output as the default.

Signed-off-by: Xilin Wu <sophon@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_ctrls.c | 8 ++++++++
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
.../media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
.../media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h | 1 +
.../media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h | 2 ++
5 files changed, 49 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_ctrls.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_ctrls.c
index 4f2633bbb49f..1dbea37c93c3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_ctrls.c
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ static enum platform_inst_fw_cap_type iris_get_cap_id(u32 id)
return LAYER4_BITRATE_HEVC;
case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_HIER_CODING_L5_BR:
return LAYER5_BITRATE_HEVC;
+ case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE:
+ return DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE;
+ case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_DISPLAY_DELAY:
+ return DISPLAY_DELAY;
case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_KEY_FRAME:
return REQUEST_SYNC_FRAME;
case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MULTI_SLICE_MODE:
@@ -306,6 +310,10 @@ static u32 iris_get_v4l2_id(enum platform_inst_fw_cap_type cap_id)
return V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_HIER_CODING_L4_BR;
case LAYER5_BITRATE_HEVC:
return V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_HIER_CODING_L5_BR;
+ case DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE:
+ return V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE;
+ case DISPLAY_DELAY:
+ return V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_DISPLAY_DELAY;
case REQUEST_SYNC_FRAME:
return V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_KEY_FRAME;
case SLICE_MODE:
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2.c
index 79bbd06ef8d2..65af61b63a29 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2.c
@@ -842,6 +842,22 @@ static const struct platform_inst_fw_cap inst_fw_cap_milos_enc[] = {
};

static const struct platform_inst_fw_cap inst_fw_cap_sm8550_dec[] = {
+ {
+ .cap_id = DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE,
+ .min = 0,
+ .max = 1,
+ .step_or_mask = 1,
+ .value = 0,
+ .hfi_id = HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT,
+ .flags = CAP_FLAG_INPUT_PORT,
+ },
+ {
+ .cap_id = DISPLAY_DELAY,
+ .min = 0,
+ .max = 0,
+ .step_or_mask = 1,
+ .value = 0,
+ },
{
.cap_id = PROFILE_H264,
.min = V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_BASELINE,
@@ -1818,6 +1834,7 @@ static const struct platform_inst_fw_cap inst_fw_cap_sm8550_enc[] = {
};

static const u32 sm8550_vdec_input_config_params_default[] = {
+ HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT,
HFI_PROP_BITSTREAM_RESOLUTION,
HFI_PROP_CROP_OFFSETS,
HFI_PROP_LUMA_CHROMA_BIT_DEPTH,
@@ -1830,6 +1847,7 @@ static const u32 sm8550_vdec_input_config_params_default[] = {
};

static const u32 sm8550_vdec_input_config_param_hevc[] = {
+ HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT,
HFI_PROP_BITSTREAM_RESOLUTION,
HFI_PROP_CROP_OFFSETS,
HFI_PROP_LUMA_CHROMA_BIT_DEPTH,
@@ -1841,6 +1859,7 @@ static const u32 sm8550_vdec_input_config_param_hevc[] = {
};

static const u32 sm8550_vdec_input_config_param_vp9[] = {
+ HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT,
HFI_PROP_BITSTREAM_RESOLUTION,
HFI_PROP_CROP_OFFSETS,
HFI_PROP_LUMA_CHROMA_BIT_DEPTH,
@@ -1850,6 +1869,7 @@ static const u32 sm8550_vdec_input_config_param_vp9[] = {
};

static const u32 sm8550_vdec_input_config_param_av1[] = {
+ HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT,
HFI_PROP_BITSTREAM_RESOLUTION,
HFI_PROP_CROP_OFFSETS,
HFI_PROP_LUMA_CHROMA_BIT_DEPTH,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
index 388a36ff2b07..a285e6fc8728 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_command.c
@@ -665,6 +665,23 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_set_super_block(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
sizeof(u32));
}

+static int iris_hfi_gen2_set_decode_order_output(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
+{
+ struct platform_inst_fw_cap *cap = &inst->fw_caps[DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE];
+ u32 decode_order = cap->value;
+
+ /* Leave the firmware default unchanged unless userspace sets the control. */
+ if (!(cap->flags & CAP_FLAG_CLIENT_SET))
+ return 0;
+
+ return iris_hfi_gen2_session_set_property(inst,
+ HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT,
+ HFI_HOST_FLAGS_NONE,
+ HFI_PORT_BITSTREAM,
+ HFI_PAYLOAD_U32,
+ &decode_order, sizeof(decode_order));
+}
+
static int iris_hfi_gen2_session_set_config_params(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 plane)
{
const struct iris_firmware_data *fdata = inst->core->iris_firmware_data;
@@ -691,6 +708,7 @@ static int iris_hfi_gen2_session_set_config_params(struct iris_inst *inst, u32 p
{HFI_PROP_FRAME_RATE, iris_hfi_gen2_set_frame_rate },
{HFI_PROP_AV1_FILM_GRAIN_PRESENT, iris_hfi_gen2_set_film_grain },
{HFI_PROP_AV1_SUPER_BLOCK_ENABLED, iris_hfi_gen2_set_super_block },
+ {HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT, iris_hfi_gen2_set_decode_order_output },
};

if (inst->domain == DECODER) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h
index 2b8b057d35a9..e89ed4075526 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_gen2_defines.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ enum hfi_flip {

#define HFI_PROP_FLIP 0x0300014c
#define HFI_PROP_SIGNAL_COLOR_INFO 0x03000155
+#define HFI_PROP_DECODE_ORDER_OUTPUT 0x0300015b
#define HFI_PROP_PICTURE_TYPE 0x03000162
#define HFI_PROP_DEC_DEFAULT_HEADER 0x03000168
#define HFI_PROP_DEC_START_FROM_RAP_FRAME 0x03000169
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h
index cddab9a9c375..aa8cd2e1b3f1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ enum platform_inst_fw_cap_type {
SLICE_MODE,
SLICE_MAX_BYTES,
SLICE_MAX_MB,
+ DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE,
+ DISPLAY_DELAY,
INST_FW_CAP_MAX,
};


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2.56.0