Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] v4l: add V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_I_FRAME.

From: Hans Verkuil
Date: Thu Jan 14 2016 - 09:58:31 EST


Hi Wu-Cheng,

Your v3 didn't address these comments. Any reason for that or did you just miss this
email?

Just wondering,

Hans

On 01/14/16 09:54, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On 01/14/16 09:33, Wu-Cheng Li wrote:
>> Some drivers also need a control like
>> V4L2_CID_MPEG_MFC51_VIDEO_FORCE_FRAME_TYPE to force an encoder
>> I frame. Add a general V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_I_FRAME
>> so the new drivers and applications can use it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wu-Cheng Li <wuchengli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml | 8 ++++++++
>> drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c | 2 ++
>> include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h | 1 +
>> 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml
>> index f13a429..6760cf5 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml
>> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml
>> @@ -2330,6 +2330,14 @@ vertical search range for motion estimation module in video encoder.</entry>
>> </row>
>>
>> <row><entry></entry></row>
>> + <row id="v4l2-mpeg-video-force-i-frame">
>> + <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_I_FRAME</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
>> + <entry>button</entry>
>> + </row><row><entry spanname="descr">Force an I frame for the next queued buffer. Applicable to encoders.
>> +This is a general, codec-agnostic keyframe control.</entry>
>> + </row>
>> +
>> + <row><entry></entry></row>
>> <row>
>> <entry spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_CPB_SIZE</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
>> <entry>integer</entry>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
>> index c9d5537..33ecb7b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
>> @@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ const char *v4l2_ctrl_get_name(u32 id)
>> case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_H_SEARCH_RANGE: return "Horizontal MV Search Range";
>> case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_V_SEARCH_RANGE: return "Vertical MV Search Range";
>> case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_REPEAT_SEQ_HEADER: return "Repeat Sequence Header";
>> + case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_I_FRAME: return "Force an I frame";
>
> I would suggest renaming this to Key Frame. This is consistent with the V4L2_BUF_FLAG_KEYFRAME
> flag and, I think, also more generic than 'I Frame'.
>
> So the define would become V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_KEY_FRAME and the control
> description "Force Key Frame". The docbook text needs to be updated as well.
>
> With those changes this looks good to me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
>>
>> /* VPX controls */
>> case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VPX_NUM_PARTITIONS: return "VPX Number of Partitions";
>> @@ -985,6 +986,7 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_fill(u32 id, const char **name, enum v4l2_ctrl_type *type,
>> case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_V_SEARCH_RANGE:
>> *type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER;
>> break;
>> + case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_I_FRAME:
>> case V4L2_CID_PAN_RESET:
>> case V4L2_CID_TILT_RESET:
>> case V4L2_CID_FLASH_STROBE:
>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
>> index 2d225bc..1c911b8 100644
>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
>> @@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ enum v4l2_mpeg_video_multi_slice_mode {
>> #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_REPEAT_SEQ_HEADER (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+226)
>> #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_H_SEARCH_RANGE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+227)
>> #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MV_V_SEARCH_RANGE (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+228)
>> +#define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_FORCE_I_FRAME (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+229)
>>
>> #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_I_FRAME_QP (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+300)
>> #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H263_P_FRAME_QP (V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE+301)
>>
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