[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] added support for hardware assist H264 video encoding for the Raspberry Pi
Amancio Hasty
ahasty at gmail.com
Mon Apr 4 19:54:18 CEST 2016
> On Apr 4, 2016, at 10:41 AM, wm4 <nfxjfg at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 10:08:56 -0700
> Amancio Hasty <ahasty at gmail.com <mailto:ahasty at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>>> On Mar 31, 2016, at 7:27 PM, Amancio Hasty <ahasty at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am not a lawyer…
>>>
>>>
>>> I updated the patch. vc264.c now has a the copyright notice embedded in
>>> a volatile global so if a binary is compiled against vc264.o , the copyright notice
>>> can be displayed by:
>>> strings ffmpeg | grep -i copyright
>>>
>>> LICENSE.md has been updated to include Broadcom’s copyright notice.
>>>
>>> A distribution of a binary that includes vc264.o should include LICENSE.md and if
>>> that is missing, the copyright notice can be displayed via the shell
>>> command ‘strings’ .
>>>
>>> Amancio
>>> <c-0001-added-support-for-hardware-assist-H264-video-encodin.patch>
>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Lou Logan <lou at lrcd.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2016 20:07:01 -0700, Amancio Hasty wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From 874a72eec2a78f4935fea091003e534b5f8d5413 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>>>> From: Amancio Hasty <ahasty at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:56:05 -0700
>>>>> Subject: [PATCH] added support for hardware assist H264 video encoding for
>>>>> the Raspberry Pi
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> configure | 12 ++
>>>>> libavcodec/Makefile | 1 +
>>>>> libavcodec/allcodecs.c | 2 +
>>>>> libavcodec/vc264.c | 387 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>> 4 files changed, 402 insertions(+)
>>>>> create mode 100644 libavcodec/vc264.c
>>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>> diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
>>>>> index 2a25d66..3c7bd9b 100644
>>>>> --- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
>>>>> +++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
>>>>> @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ void avcodec_register_all(void)
>>>>> initialized = 1;
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nit: Whitespace on the line above should be removed.
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>> +++ b/libavcodec/vc264.c
>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
>>>>> +/* H.264 hardware assist video encoding code taken from
>>>>> + * raspberry's os :
>>>>> + * /opt/vc/src/hello_pi/hello_encode/encode.c
>>>>> + */
>>>>> +
>>>>> +/*
>>>>> +Copyright (c) 2012, Broadcom Europe Ltd
>>>>> +Copyright (c) 2012, Kalle Vahlman <zuh at iki>
>>>>> + Tuomas Kulve <tuomas at kulve.fi>
>>>>> +All rights reserved.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>>>>> +modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
>>>>> +* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
>>>>> + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>>>>> + * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
>>>>> + notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
>>>>> + documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>>>>> + * Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the
>>>>> + names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
>>>>> + derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
>>>>> +ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
>>>>> +WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
>>>>> +DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
>>>>> +DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
>>>>> +(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
>>>>> +LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
>>>>> +ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
>>>>> +(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
>>>>> +SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if any of the above legalese is compatible. Granted, I see a
>>>> similar paragraph in "libavformat/aadec.c".
>>>>
>>>>> + * ffmpeg driver for hardware assist video H.264 encoding using Broadcom's GPU
>>>>> + * Copyright (C) 2016 Amancio Hasty ahasty at gmail.com
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * This file is part of FFmpeg.
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
>>>>> + * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
>>>>> + * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
>>>>> + * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>>>>> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>>>>> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
>>>>> + * Lesser General Public License for more details.
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
>>>>> + * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
>>>>> + * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + */
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> +/**
>>>>> + * @ file vc264.c
>>>>> + * Broadcom bm2865's Visual Core hardware assist h264 using
>>>>> + openMax interface to the GPU.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +*/
>>>>> +
>>>>> +#include <stdio.h>
>>>>> +#include <stdlib.h>
>>>>> +#include <string.h>
>>>>> +#define OMX_SKIP64BIT
>>>>> +#include "bcm_host.h"
>>>>> +#include "ilclient.h"
>>>>> +#include "avcodec.h"
>>>>> +#include "internal.h"
>>>>> +
>>>>> +typedef struct VC264Context {
>>>>> + OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_PORTFORMATTYPE format;
>>>>> + OMX_PARAM_PORTDEFINITIONTYPE def;
>>>>> + COMPONENT_T *video_encode;
>>>>> + COMPONENT_T *list[5];
>>>>> + OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *buf;
>>>>> + OMX_BUFFERHEADERTYPE *out;
>>>>> + ILCLIENT_T *client;
>>>>> + OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_BITRATETYPE bitrateType;
>>>>> + int width;
>>>>> + int height;
>>>>> + int bit_rate;
>>>>> +} VC264Context;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> +static int vc264_init(AVCodecContext *avctx) {
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> + OMX_ERRORTYPE r;
>>>>> + int error;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> + VC264Context *vc = avctx->priv_data;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + vc->width = avctx->width;
>>>>> + vc->height = avctx->height;
>>>>> + vc->bit_rate = avctx->bit_rate;
>>>>> + printf("vc264: bit rate %d \n", avctx->bit_rate);
>>>>> +#if FF_API_CODED_FRAME
>>>>> +FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
>>>>> +
>>>>> + avctx->coded_frame = av_frame_alloc();
>>>>> + avctx->coded_frame->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
>>>>> +FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
>>>>> +#endif
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> + memset(&vc->list, 0, sizeof(vc->list));
>>>>> + bcm_host_init();
>>>>> + if ((vc->client = ilclient_init()) == NULL) {
>>>>> + return -3;
>>>>> + }
>>>>> + error = OMX_Init();
>>>>> +
>>>>> + if (error != OMX_ErrorNone) {
>>>>> + ilclient_destroy(vc->client);
>>>>> + av_log(avctx,AV_LOG_ERROR,"in vc264_init OMX_Init failed ");
>>>>> + return -4;
>>>>> + }
>>>>> +
>>>>> + // create video_encode
>>>>> + r = ilclient_create_component(vc->client, &vc->video_encode, (char *) "video_encode",
>>>>> + ILCLIENT_DISABLE_ALL_PORTS |
>>>>> + ILCLIENT_ENABLE_INPUT_BUFFERS |
>>>>> + ILCLIENT_ENABLE_OUTPUT_BUFFERS);
>>>>
>>>> Tabs should be converted to spaces. There are many instances of tabs
>>>> being used in this patch.
>>>>
>>>> Others will have to provide a more technical review (not to mention
>>>> possible additions docs, Changelog, MAINTAINERS, and
>>>> libavcodec/version.h).
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>>>
>>
>>
>> Any comments on my patches?
>>
>> Developers in the Raspberry community have been waiting for a couple of years for such a
>> patch to ffmpeg.
>>
>
> I'm still against it, because it makes no sense to have a MMAL decoder,
> but a OMX encoder. But whatever, if others think this is really
> needed...
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When I have a little bit more time I promise that later on I can provide the ilclient encoding component.
I am an ancient FreeBSD hacker.
Amancio
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