[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v3] libsvtav1: Add logical_processors option

[Marvin Scholz]

On 27 Feb 2021, at 1:00, Christopher Degawa wrote:

> From: Christopher Degawa <christopher.degawa at intel.com>
>
> Used for limiting the size of memory buffers and threads for a target
> logical processor count, but does not set thread affinity or limit the
> amount of threads used, although thread affinities can be controlled
> with an additional parameters, it is prefered to add them until
> a svtav1-params option or similar is added
>
> Signed-off-by: Christopher Degawa <christopher.degawa at intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/encoders.texi      | 5 +++++
>  libavcodec/libsvtav1.c | 7 +++++++
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/doc/encoders.texi b/doc/encoders.texi
> index c9c8785afb..e3b5ae8bab 100644
> --- a/doc/encoders.texi
> +++ b/doc/encoders.texi
> @@ -1795,6 +1795,11 @@ Set log2 of the number of rows of tiles to use 
> (0-6).
>  @item tile_columns
>  Set log2 of the number of columns of tiles to use (0-4).
>
> + at item logical_processors
> +Number of logical processors to run the encoder on, threads are 
> managed by the OS scheduler.
> +Used for limiting the size of memory buffers and threads for a target 
> logical processor count.
> +Does not set thread affinity or limit threads.
> +

Maybe I am reading this wrong or not understanding but this says it is
used for limiting threads and then in the next sentence says it does
not limit threads?

It is quite confusing.

>  @end table
>
>  @section libkvazaar
> diff --git a/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c b/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c
> index eb6043bcac..087b14099f 100644
> --- a/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c
> +++ b/libavcodec/libsvtav1.c
> @@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ typedef struct SvtContext {
>
>      int tile_columns;
>      int tile_rows;
> +
> +    unsigned logical_processors;
>  } SvtContext;
>
>  static const struct {
> @@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ static int 
> config_enc_params(EbSvtAv1EncConfiguration *param,
>      param->tile_columns = svt_enc->tile_columns;
>      param->tile_rows    = svt_enc->tile_rows;
>
> +    param->logical_processors = svt_enc->logical_processors;
> +
>      return 0;
>  }
>
> @@ -533,6 +537,9 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
>      { "tile_columns", "Log2 of number of tile columns to use", 
> OFFSET(tile_columns), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, 4, VE},
>      { "tile_rows", "Log2 of number of tile rows to use", 
> OFFSET(tile_rows), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, 6, VE},
>
> +    { "logical_processors", "Number of logical processors to run the 
> encoder on, used to limit the size of memory buffers and threads 
> used", OFFSET(logical_processors),
> +      AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0,  INT_MAX, VE },
> +
>      {NULL},
>  };
>
> -- 
> 2.25.1
>
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