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To: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@collabora.com>, mchehab@kernel.org
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On 19/01/2024 10:49, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
> VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS ioctl allows to delete buffers from a queue.
> The number of buffers to delete in given by count field of
> struct v4l2_delete_buffers and the range start at the index
> specified in the same structure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@collabora.com>
> ---
> version 17:
> - rework DELETE_BUFS documentation
> 
>  .../userspace-api/media/v4l/user-func.rst     |  1 +
>  .../media/v4l/vidioc-delete-bufs.rst          | 80 +++++++++++++++++++
>  .../media/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst              |  1 +
>  .../media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c   | 42 ++++++++++
>  .../media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c   | 20 +++++
>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c            |  1 +
>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c          | 20 +++++
>  include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h                    |  4 +
>  include/media/videobuf2-core.h                | 12 +++
>  include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h                | 13 +++
>  include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h                | 17 ++++
>  11 files changed, 211 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-delete-bufs.rst
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/user-func.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/user-func.rst
> index 15ff0bf7bbe6..3fd567695477 100644
> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/user-func.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/user-func.rst
> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Function Reference
>      vidioc-dbg-g-chip-info
>      vidioc-dbg-g-register
>      vidioc-decoder-cmd
> +    vidioc-delete-bufs
>      vidioc-dqevent
>      vidioc-dv-timings-cap
>      vidioc-encoder-cmd
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-delete-bufs.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-delete-bufs.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..d409063ceb3f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-delete-bufs.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
> +.. c:namespace:: V4L
> +
> +.. _VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS:
> +
> +************************
> +ioctl VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS
> +************************
> +
> +Name
> +====
> +
> +VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS - Deletes buffers from a queue
> +
> +Synopsis
> +========
> +
> +.. c:macro:: VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFs
> +
> +``int ioctl(int fd, VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFs, struct v4l2_delete_buffers *argp)``
> +
> +Arguments
> +=========
> +
> +``fd``
> +    File descriptor returned by :c:func:`open()`.
> +
> +``argp``
> +    Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_delete_buffers`.
> +
> +Description
> +===========
> +
> +Applications can optionally call the :ref:`VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS` ioctl to
> +delete buffers from a queue.
> +This ioctl is available if the ``V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_DELETE_BUFS`` capability
> +is set on the queue when :c:func:`VIDIOC_REQBUFS` or :c:func:`VIDIOC_CREATE_BUFS`
> +are invoked.
> +
> +.. c:type:: v4l2_delete_buffers
> +
> +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.5cm}|
> +
> +.. flat-table:: struct v4l2_delete_buffers
> +    :header-rows:  0
> +    :stub-columns: 0
> +    :widths:       1 1 2
> +
> +    * - __u32
> +      - ``index``
> +      - The starting buffer index to delete.
> +    * - __u32
> +      - ``count``
> +      - The number of buffers to be deleted with indices 'index' until 'index + count - 1'.
> +        All buffers in this range must be valid and in DEQUEUED state.
> +        If count is set to 0 :ref:`VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS` will do nothing and return 0.
> +    * - __u32
> +      - ``type``
> +      - Type of the stream or buffers, this is the same as the struct
> +	:c:type:`v4l2_format` ``type`` field. See
> +	:c:type:`v4l2_buf_type` for valid values.
> +    * - __u32
> +      - ``reserved``\ [13]
> +      - A place holder for future extensions. Drivers and applications
> +	must set the array to zero.
> +
> +Return Value
> +============
> +
> +On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
> +appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
> +:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
> +
> +EBUSY
> +    File I/O is in progress.
> +    Any buffer in range ``index`` to ``index + count - 1`` is not in
> +    DEQUEUED state.
> +
> +EINVAL
> +    Any buffer in range ``index`` to ``index + count - 1`` doesn't exist in the queue.
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst
> index 0b3a41a45d05..14d4a49c2945 100644
> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/vidioc-reqbufs.rst
> @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ aborting or finishing any DMA in progress, an implicit
>  .. _V4L2-BUF-CAP-SUPPORTS-M2M-HOLD-CAPTURE-BUF:
>  .. _V4L2-BUF-CAP-SUPPORTS-MMAP-CACHE-HINTS:
>  .. _V4L2-BUF-CAP-SUPPORTS-MAX-NUM-BUFFERS:
> +.. _V4L2-BUF-CAP-SUPPORTS-DELETE-BUFS:
>  
>  .. raw:: latex
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
> index 010505ed92e8..99e631233a54 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
> @@ -1688,6 +1688,48 @@ int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_core_prepare_buf);
>  
> +int vb2_core_delete_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int start, unsigned int count)
> +{
> +	unsigned int i, ret = 0;
> +	unsigned int q_num_bufs = vb2_get_num_buffers(q);
> +
> +	if (count == 0)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	if (count > q_num_bufs)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	if (start + count > q->max_num_buffers)

Change this to:

	if (start > q->max_num_buffers - count)

This avoids the corner case where 'start + count' overflows the unsigned int.

> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	/* If streaming keep at least min_queued_buffers + 1 buffers */
> +	if (q->streaming && (q_num_bufs - count < q->min_queued_buffers + 1))
> +		return -EINVAL;

I would drop this. This will be caught automatically by the next check
since if a driver needs q->min_queued_buffers to start the DMA, then
once the DMA stated there will always be that amount of buffers in a
non-DEQUEUED state.

> +
> +	mutex_lock(&q->mmap_lock);
> +
> +	/* Check that all buffers in the range exist */
> +	for (i = start; i < start + count; i++) {
> +		struct vb2_buffer *vb = vb2_get_buffer(q, i);
> +
> +		if (!vb) {
> +			ret = -EINVAL;
> +			goto unlock;
> +		}
> +		if (vb->state != VB2_BUF_STATE_DEQUEUED) {
> +			ret = -EBUSY;
> +			goto unlock;
> +		}
> +	}
> +	__vb2_queue_free(q, start, count);
> +	dprintk(q, 2, "%u buffers deleted\n", count);
> +
> +unlock:
> +	mutex_unlock(&q->mmap_lock);
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_core_delete_bufs);

There is one specific corner case here that needs attention: if ALL buffers
are deleted (something that is possible if STREAMON was called, but no
buffers are queued), then vb2_is_busy will suddenly return false.

This can have all sorts of subtle consequences since it is now possible
to, for example, change the format.

There are two options here:

1) vb2_is_busy() shouldn't check if there are buffers allocated, instead it
   should check if buffers were allocated at least once. So calling REQBUFS
   or CREATE_BUFS for the first time will set a flag to 1, until you call
   REQBUFS with count 0, or close the filehandle. Deleting all buffers with
   DELETE_BUFS will not change that.

2) We treat deleting all buffers with DELETE_BUFS the same as calling REQBUFS(0),
   in which case the code above needs to change.

I lean towards option 1. My reasoning is that REQBUFS does an implicit STREAMOFF,
and DELETE_BUFS does not and I do not think DELETE_BUFS should allow vb2_is_busy()
to become false. It would still be nice if it can delete all buffers, but we
would have to check if there are no other places where the number of allocated
buffers is checked, when perhaps it really should use vb2_is_busy() instead.

> +
>  /*
>   * vb2_start_streaming() - Attempt to start streaming.
>   * @q:		videobuf2 queue
> diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> index 03e8080a68a8..626b5283dfdb 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
> @@ -698,6 +698,8 @@ static void vb2_set_flags_and_caps(struct vb2_queue *q, u32 memory,
>  		*caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_MMAP_CACHE_HINTS;
>  	if (q->supports_requests)
>  		*caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_REQUESTS;
> +	if (q->supports_delete_bufs)
> +		*caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_DELETE_BUFS;
>  	if (max_num_bufs) {
>  		*max_num_bufs = q->max_num_buffers;
>  		*caps |= V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_MAX_NUM_BUFFERS;
> @@ -743,6 +745,12 @@ int vb2_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *mdev,
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_prepare_buf);
>  
> +int vb2_delete_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_delete_buffers *d)
> +{
> +	return vb2_core_delete_bufs(q, d->index, d->count);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_delete_bufs);
> +

I would not add this. Drivers that want to support this should implement
vb2_ioctl_delete_bufs(). Eventually I want to get away from these non-vb2_ioctl_
functions.

>  int vb2_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_create_buffers *create)
>  {
>  	unsigned requested_planes = 1;
> @@ -1001,6 +1009,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_poll);
>  
>  /* vb2 ioctl helpers */
>  
> +int vb2_ioctl_delete_bufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
> +			  struct v4l2_delete_buffers *p)
> +{
> +	struct video_device *vdev = video_devdata(file);
> +
> +	if (vb2_queue_is_busy(vdev->queue, file))
> +		return -EBUSY;
> +
> +	return vb2_delete_bufs(vdev->queue, p);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vb2_ioctl_delete_bufs);
> +
>  int vb2_ioctl_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
>  			  struct v4l2_requestbuffers *p)
>  {
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
> index d13954bd31fd..e764af2e29ff 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
> @@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ static void determine_valid_ioctls(struct video_device *vdev)
>  		SET_VALID_IOCTL(ops, VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF, vidioc_prepare_buf);
>  		SET_VALID_IOCTL(ops, VIDIOC_STREAMON, vidioc_streamon);
>  		SET_VALID_IOCTL(ops, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, vidioc_streamoff);
> +		SET_VALID_IOCTL(ops, VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS, vidioc_delete_bufs);
>  	}
>  
>  	if (is_vid || is_vbi || is_meta) {
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
> index 33076af4dfdb..9676cd758426 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
> @@ -489,6 +489,14 @@ static void v4l_print_create_buffers(const void *arg, bool write_only)
>  	v4l_print_format(&p->format, write_only);
>  }
>  
> +static void v4l_print_delete_buffers(const void *arg, bool write_only)
> +{
> +	const struct v4l2_delete_buffers *p = arg;
> +
> +	pr_cont("type=%s, index=%u, count=%u\n",
> +		prt_names(p->type, v4l2_type_names), p->index, p->count);
> +}
> +
>  static void v4l_print_streamparm(const void *arg, bool write_only)
>  {
>  	const struct v4l2_streamparm *p = arg;
> @@ -2161,6 +2169,17 @@ static int v4l_prepare_buf(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
>  	return ret ? ret : ops->vidioc_prepare_buf(file, fh, b);
>  }
>  
> +static int v4l_delete_bufs(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
> +			   struct file *file, void *fh, void *arg)
> +{
> +	struct v4l2_delete_buffers *delete = arg;
> +	int ret = check_fmt(file, delete->type);
> +
> +	memset_after(delete, 0, type);

I don't think this is needed since you use INFO_FL_CLEAR() below. That does it for you.

> +
> +	return ret ? ret : ops->vidioc_delete_bufs(file, fh, delete);
> +}
> +
>  static int v4l_g_parm(const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ops,
>  				struct file *file, void *fh, void *arg)
>  {
> @@ -2910,6 +2929,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_ioctl_info v4l2_ioctls[] = {
>  	IOCTL_INFO(VIDIOC_ENUM_FREQ_BANDS, v4l_enum_freq_bands, v4l_print_freq_band, 0),
>  	IOCTL_INFO(VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO, v4l_dbg_g_chip_info, v4l_print_dbg_chip_info, INFO_FL_CLEAR(v4l2_dbg_chip_info, match)),
>  	IOCTL_INFO(VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL, v4l_query_ext_ctrl, v4l_print_query_ext_ctrl, INFO_FL_CTRL | INFO_FL_CLEAR(v4l2_query_ext_ctrl, id)),
> +	IOCTL_INFO(VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS, v4l_delete_bufs, v4l_print_delete_buffers, INFO_FL_PRIO | INFO_FL_QUEUE | INFO_FL_CLEAR(v4l2_delete_buffers, type)),
>  };
>  #define V4L2_IOCTLS ARRAY_SIZE(v4l2_ioctls)
>  
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h b/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
> index edb733f21604..55afbde54211 100644
> --- a/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-ioctl.h
> @@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ struct v4l2_fh;
>   *	:ref:`VIDIOC_CREATE_BUFS <vidioc_create_bufs>` ioctl
>   * @vidioc_prepare_buf: pointer to the function that implements
>   *	:ref:`VIDIOC_PREPARE_BUF <vidioc_prepare_buf>` ioctl
> + * @vidioc_delete_bufs: pointer to the function that implements
> + *	:ref:`VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS <vidioc_delete_bufs>` ioctl
>   * @vidioc_overlay: pointer to the function that implements
>   *	:ref:`VIDIOC_OVERLAY <vidioc_overlay>` ioctl
>   * @vidioc_g_fbuf: pointer to the function that implements
> @@ -422,6 +424,8 @@ struct v4l2_ioctl_ops {
>  				  struct v4l2_create_buffers *b);
>  	int (*vidioc_prepare_buf)(struct file *file, void *fh,
>  				  struct v4l2_buffer *b);
> +	int (*vidioc_delete_bufs)(struct file *file, void *fh,
> +				  struct v4l2_delete_buffers *d);
>  
>  	int (*vidioc_overlay)(struct file *file, void *fh, unsigned int i);
>  	int (*vidioc_g_fbuf)(struct file *file, void *fh,
> diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
> index 8647eee348bd..4e62b31561d9 100644
> --- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
> +++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
> @@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ struct vb2_buf_ops {
>   * @supports_requests: this queue supports the Request API.
>   * @requires_requests: this queue requires the Request API. If this is set to 1,
>   *		then supports_requests must be set to 1 as well.
> + * @supports_delete_bufs: this queue supports DELETE_BUFS ioctl.
>   * @uses_qbuf:	qbuf was used directly for this queue. Set to 1 the first
>   *		time this is called. Set to 0 when the queue is canceled.
>   *		If this is 1, then you cannot queue buffers from a request.
> @@ -613,6 +614,7 @@ struct vb2_queue {
>  	unsigned int		   quirk_poll_must_check_waiting_for_buffers:1;
>  	unsigned int			supports_requests:1;
>  	unsigned int			requires_requests:1;
> +	unsigned int			supports_delete_bufs:1;

I am not convinced we want do enable this per-queue. i will have
to think some more about this.

>  	unsigned int			uses_qbuf:1;
>  	unsigned int			uses_requests:1;
>  	unsigned int			allow_cache_hints:1;
> @@ -865,6 +867,16 @@ int vb2_core_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, enum vb2_memory memory,
>   */
>  int vb2_core_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb);
>  
> +/**
> + * vb2_core_delete_bufs() -
> + * @q:		pointer to &struct vb2_queue with videobuf2 queue.
> + * @start:	first index of the range of buffers to delete.
> + * @count:	number of buffers to delete.
> + *
> + *  Return: returns zero on success; an error code otherwise.
> + */
> +int vb2_core_delete_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, unsigned int start, unsigned int count);
> +
>  /**
>   * vb2_core_qbuf() - Queue a buffer from userspace
>   *
> diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
> index 5a845887850b..79cea8459f52 100644
> --- a/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
> +++ b/include/media/videobuf2-v4l2.h
> @@ -118,6 +118,17 @@ int vb2_create_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_create_buffers *create);
>   */
>  int vb2_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *mdev,
>  		    struct v4l2_buffer *b);
> +/**
> + * vb2_delete_bufs() - Delete buffers from the queue
> + *
> + * @q:		pointer to &struct vb2_queue with videobuf2 queue.
> + * @d:		delete parameter, passed from userspace to
> + *		&v4l2_ioctl_ops->vidioc_delete_bufs handler in driver
> + *
> + * The return values from this function are intended to be directly returned
> + * from &v4l2_ioctl_ops->vidioc_delete_bufs handler in driver.
> + */
> +int vb2_delete_bufs(struct vb2_queue *q, struct v4l2_delete_buffers *d);

Drop this.

>  
>  /**
>   * vb2_qbuf() - Queue a buffer from userspace
> @@ -334,6 +345,8 @@ int vb2_ioctl_streamon(struct file *file, void *priv, enum v4l2_buf_type i);
>  int vb2_ioctl_streamoff(struct file *file, void *priv, enum v4l2_buf_type i);
>  int vb2_ioctl_expbuf(struct file *file, void *priv,
>  	struct v4l2_exportbuffer *p);
> +int vb2_ioctl_delete_bufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
> +			  struct v4l2_delete_buffers *p);
>  
>  /* struct v4l2_file_operations helpers */
>  
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> index 68e7ac178cc2..ce436f924782 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> @@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@ struct v4l2_requestbuffers {
>  #define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_M2M_HOLD_CAPTURE_BUF	(1 << 5)
>  #define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_MMAP_CACHE_HINTS		(1 << 6)
>  #define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_MAX_NUM_BUFFERS		(1 << 7)
> +#define V4L2_BUF_CAP_SUPPORTS_DELETE_BUFS		(1 << 8)
>  
>  /**
>   * struct v4l2_plane - plane info for multi-planar buffers
> @@ -2624,6 +2625,20 @@ struct v4l2_create_buffers {
>  	__u32			reserved[5];
>  };
>  
> +/**
> + * struct v4l2_delete_buffers - VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS argument
> + * @index:	the first buffer to be deleted
> + * @count:	number of buffers to delete
> + * @type:	enum v4l2_buf_type
> + * @reserved:	future extensions
> + */
> +struct v4l2_delete_buffers {
> +	__u32			index;
> +	__u32			count;
> +	__u32			type;
> +	__u32			reserved[13];
> +};
> +
>  /*
>   *	I O C T L   C O D E S   F O R   V I D E O   D E V I C E S
>   *
> @@ -2723,6 +2738,8 @@ struct v4l2_create_buffers {
>  #define VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_INFO  _IOWR('V', 102, struct v4l2_dbg_chip_info)
>  
>  #define VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL	_IOWR('V', 103, struct v4l2_query_ext_ctrl)
> +#define VIDIOC_DELETE_BUFS	_IOWR('V', 104, struct v4l2_delete_buffers)
> +
>  
>  /* Reminder: when adding new ioctls please add support for them to
>     drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c as well! */

Regards,

	Hans