linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCHv2 02/12] videobuf2: handle V4L2 buffer cache flags

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Date:   Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:07:12 +0100
From:   Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
To:     Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
        Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@...co.com>,
        Tomasz Figa <tfiga@...omium.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Cc:     Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@....fi>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Pawel Osciak <posciak@...omium.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCHv2 02/12] videobuf2: handle V4L2 buffer cache flags

On 2/4/20 3:56 AM, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> Set video buffer cache management flags corresponding to V4L2 cache
> flags.
> 
> Both ->prepare() and ->finish() cache management hints should be
> passed during this stage (buffer preparation), because there is no
> other way for user-space to skip ->finish() cache flush.
> 
> There are two possible alternative approaches:
> - The first one is to move cache sync from ->finish() to dqbuf().
>   But this breaks some drivers, that need to fix-up buffers before
>   dequeueing them.
> 
> - The second one is to move ->finish() call from ->done() to dqbuf.
> 
> Change-Id: I3bef1d1fb93a5fba290ce760eaeecdc8e7d6885a
> Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>
> ---
>  .../media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c   | 36 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> index eb5d5db96552..2da06a2ad6c4 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> @@ -337,6 +337,41 @@ static int vb2_fill_vb2_v4l2_buffer(struct vb2_buffer *vb, struct v4l2_buffer *b
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static void set_buffer_cache_hints(struct vb2_queue *q,
> +				   struct vb2_buffer *vb,
> +				   struct v4l2_buffer *b)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * DMA exporter should take care of cache syncs, so we can avoid
> +	 * explicit ->prepare()/->finish() syncs. For other ->memory types
> +	 * we always need ->prepare() or/and ->finish() cache sync.
> +	 */
> +	if (q->memory == VB2_MEMORY_DMABUF) {
> +		vb->need_cache_sync_on_finish = 0;
> +		vb->need_cache_sync_on_prepare = 0;
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!q->allow_cache_hints)
> +		return;
> +
> +	vb->need_cache_sync_on_prepare = 1;

This needs a comment explaining why prepare is set to 1 by default. I remember
we discussed this earlier, and the conclusion of that discussion needs to be
documented here in a comment.

Regards,

	Hans

> +	/*
> +	 * ->finish() cache sync can be avoided when queue direction is
> +	 * TO_DEVICE.
> +	 */
> +	if (q->dma_dir != DMA_TO_DEVICE)
> +		vb->need_cache_sync_on_finish = 1;
> +	else
> +		vb->need_cache_sync_on_finish = 0;
> +
> +	if (b->flags & V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_INVALIDATE)
> +		vb->need_cache_sync_on_finish = 0;
> +
> +	if (b->flags & V4L2_BUF_FLAG_NO_CACHE_CLEAN)
> +		vb->need_cache_sync_on_prepare = 0;
> +}
> +
>  static int vb2_queue_or_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *mdev,
>  				    struct v4l2_buffer *b, bool is_prepare,
>  				    struct media_request **p_req)
> @@ -381,6 +416,7 @@ static int vb2_queue_or_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *md
>  	}
>  
>  	if (!vb->prepared) {
> +		set_buffer_cache_hints(q, vb, b);
>  		/* Copy relevant information provided by the userspace */
>  		memset(vbuf->planes, 0,
>  		       sizeof(vbuf->planes[0]) * vb->num_planes);
>