Re: [PATCH 03/10] staging: media: cedrus: h264: mark long-term references in the frame info

From: Jernej Škrabec

Date: Tue Nov 03 2026 - 13:55:15 EST


Dne ponedeljek, 2. november 2026 ob 19:50:44 Srednjeevropski standardni čas je Nicolas Dufresne napisal(a):
> Hi,
>
> Le lundi 02 novembre 2026 à 18:02 +0100, Jernej Skrabec a écrit :
> > The frame info of a reference has a reference type for each field, in
> > bits 1:0 for the top field and 5:4 for the bottom one, which is 1 for a
> > long-term reference. The driver never sets it, so the hardware handles
> > long-term references like short-term ones, also where they differ, like
> > in temporal direct and implicit weighted prediction. The vendor library
> > sets it.
> >
> > This fixes MR8_BT_B and MR9_BT_B of the H.264 conformance suite.
> >
> > Fixes: 6eb9b758e307 ("media: cedrus: Add H264 decoding support")
> > Signed-off-by: Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c | 12 +++++++++++-
> > drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_regs.h | 8 ++++++++
> > 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
> > index 892193c12b2f..a716955655f7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_h264.c
> > @@ -69,13 +69,21 @@ static void cedrus_fill_ref_pic(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
> > struct cedrus_buffer *buf,
> > unsigned int top_field_order_cnt,
> > unsigned int bottom_field_order_cnt,
> > + bool long_term,
> > struct cedrus_h264_sram_ref_pic *pic)
> > {
> > struct vb2_buffer *vbuf = &buf->m2m_buf.vb.vb2_buf;
> > + u32 frame_info, ref_type;
> >
> > pic->top_field_order_cnt = cpu_to_le32(top_field_order_cnt);
> > pic->bottom_field_order_cnt = cpu_to_le32(bottom_field_order_cnt);
> > - pic->frame_info = cpu_to_le32(buf->codec.h264.pic_type << 8);
> > +
> > + ref_type = long_term ? VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_REF_TYPE_LONG_TERM :
> > + VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_REF_TYPE_SHORT_TERM;
> > + frame_info = VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_TOP_REF_TYPE(ref_type) |
> > + VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_BOT_REF_TYPE(ref_type) |
> > + VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_PIC_TYPE(buf->codec.h264.pic_type);
> > + pic->frame_info = cpu_to_le32(frame_info);
> >
> > pic->luma_ptr = cpu_to_le32(cedrus_buf_addr(vbuf, &ctx->dst_fmt, 0));
> > pic->chroma_ptr = cpu_to_le32(cedrus_buf_addr(vbuf, &ctx->dst_fmt, 1));
> > @@ -128,6 +136,7 @@ static int cedrus_write_frame_list(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
> > cedrus_fill_ref_pic(ctx, cedrus_buf,
> > dpb->top_field_order_cnt,
> > dpb->bottom_field_order_cnt,
> > + dpb->flags & V4L2_H264_DPB_ENTRY_FLAG_LONG_TERM,
> > &pic_list[position]);
> > }
> >
> > @@ -174,6 +183,7 @@ static int cedrus_write_frame_list(struct cedrus_ctx *ctx,
> > cedrus_fill_ref_pic(ctx, output_buf,
> > decode->top_field_order_cnt,
> > decode->bottom_field_order_cnt,
> > + false,
>
> nit: Not a hard objection, but I really hate boolean parameters. It could be a
> simple as:
>
> + false, /* short term reference */
>
> Or using an enum. My preference being documented here, its yours to decide.

I'll use VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_REF_TYPE_* as parameter. I have to fix sashiko
issue anyway.

I'll keep your Reviewed-by, unless you object.

Best regards,
Jernej

>
> Reviewed-by: Nicolas Dufresne <nicolas.dufresne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > &pic_list[position]);
> >
> > cedrus_h264_write_sram(dev, CEDRUS_SRAM_H264_FRAMEBUFFER_LIST,
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_regs.h b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_regs.h
> > index 05e6cbc548ab..961fe023bb43 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_regs.h
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus_regs.h
> > @@ -616,6 +616,14 @@
> > #define VE_AVC_SRAM_PORT_OFFSET 0x2e0
> > #define VE_AVC_SRAM_PORT_DATA 0x2e4
> >
> > +/* Frame info word of a frame buffer list entry in the AVC SRAM */
> > +#define VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_PIC_TYPE(v) SHIFT_AND_MASK_BITS(v, 9, 8)
> > +#define VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_BOT_REF_TYPE(v) SHIFT_AND_MASK_BITS(v, 5, 4)
> > +#define VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_TOP_REF_TYPE(v) SHIFT_AND_MASK_BITS(v, 1, 0)
> > +
> > +#define VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_REF_TYPE_SHORT_TERM 0
> > +#define VE_H264_FRAME_INFO_REF_TYPE_LONG_TERM 1
> > +
> > #define VE_VP8_PPS 0x214
> > #define VE_VP8_PPS_PIC_TYPE_P_FRAME BIT(31)
> > #define VE_VP8_PPS_LAST_SHARPNESS_LEVEL(v) SHIFT_AND_MASK_BITS(v, 30, 28)
>