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19 #ifndef AVUTIL_HWCONTEXT_H
20 #define AVUTIL_HWCONTEXT_H
28 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_NONE,
29 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_VDPAU,
30 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA,
31 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_VAAPI,
32 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_DXVA2,
34 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_VIDEOTOOLBOX,
35 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_D3D11VA,
37 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_OPENCL,
38 AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_MEDIACODEC,
41 typedef struct AVHWDeviceInternal AVHWDeviceInternal;
44 * This struct aggregates all the (hardware/vendor-specific) "high-level" state,
45 * i.e. state that is not tied to a concrete processing configuration.
46 * E.g., in an API that supports hardware-accelerated encoding and decoding,
47 * this struct will (if possible) wrap the state that is common to both encoding
48 * and decoding and from which specific instances of encoders or decoders can be
51 * This struct is reference-counted with the AVBuffer mechanism. The
52 * av_hwdevice_ctx_alloc() constructor yields a reference, whose data field
53 * points to the actual AVHWDeviceContext. Further objects derived from
54 * AVHWDeviceContext (such as AVHWFramesContext, describing a frame pool with
55 * specific properties) will hold an internal reference to it. After all the
56 * references are released, the AVHWDeviceContext itself will be freed,
57 * optionally invoking a user-specified callback for uninitializing the hardware
60 typedef struct AVHWDeviceContext {
62 * A class for logging. Set by av_hwdevice_ctx_alloc().
64 const AVClass *av_class;
67 * Private data used internally by libavutil. Must not be accessed in any
70 AVHWDeviceInternal *internal;
73 * This field identifies the underlying API used for hardware access.
75 * This field is set when this struct is allocated and never changed
78 enum AVHWDeviceType type;
81 * The format-specific data, allocated and freed by libavutil along with
84 * Should be cast by the user to the format-specific context defined in the
85 * corresponding header (hwcontext_*.h) and filled as described in the
86 * documentation before calling av_hwdevice_ctx_init().
88 * After calling av_hwdevice_ctx_init() this struct should not be modified
94 * This field may be set by the caller before calling av_hwdevice_ctx_init().
96 * If non-NULL, this callback will be called when the last reference to
97 * this context is unreferenced, immediately before it is freed.
99 * @note when other objects (e.g an AVHWFramesContext) are derived from this
100 * struct, this callback will be invoked after all such child objects
101 * are fully uninitialized and their respective destructors invoked.
103 void (*free)(struct AVHWDeviceContext *ctx);
106 * Arbitrary user data, to be used e.g. by the free() callback.
111 typedef struct AVHWFramesInternal AVHWFramesInternal;
114 * This struct describes a set or pool of "hardware" frames (i.e. those with
115 * data not located in normal system memory). All the frames in the pool are
116 * assumed to be allocated in the same way and interchangeable.
118 * This struct is reference-counted with the AVBuffer mechanism and tied to a
119 * given AVHWDeviceContext instance. The av_hwframe_ctx_alloc() constructor
120 * yields a reference, whose data field points to the actual AVHWFramesContext
123 typedef struct AVHWFramesContext {
125 * A class for logging.
127 const AVClass *av_class;
130 * Private data used internally by libavutil. Must not be accessed in any
133 AVHWFramesInternal *internal;
136 * A reference to the parent AVHWDeviceContext. This reference is owned and
137 * managed by the enclosing AVHWFramesContext, but the caller may derive
138 * additional references from it.
140 AVBufferRef *device_ref;
143 * The parent AVHWDeviceContext. This is simply a pointer to
144 * device_ref->data provided for convenience.
146 * Set by libavutil in av_hwframe_ctx_init().
148 AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx;
151 * The format-specific data, allocated and freed automatically along with
154 * Should be cast by the user to the format-specific context defined in the
155 * corresponding header (hwframe_*.h) and filled as described in the
156 * documentation before calling av_hwframe_ctx_init().
158 * After any frames using this context are created, the contents of this
159 * struct should not be modified by the caller.
164 * This field may be set by the caller before calling av_hwframe_ctx_init().
166 * If non-NULL, this callback will be called when the last reference to
167 * this context is unreferenced, immediately before it is freed.
169 void (*free)(struct AVHWFramesContext *ctx);
172 * Arbitrary user data, to be used e.g. by the free() callback.
177 * A pool from which the frames are allocated by av_hwframe_get_buffer().
178 * This field may be set by the caller before calling av_hwframe_ctx_init().
179 * The buffers returned by calling av_buffer_pool_get() on this pool must
180 * have the properties described in the documentation in the corresponding hw
181 * type's header (hwcontext_*.h). The pool will be freed strictly before
182 * this struct's free() callback is invoked.
184 * This field may be NULL, then libavutil will attempt to allocate a pool
185 * internally. Note that certain device types enforce pools allocated at
186 * fixed size (frame count), which cannot be extended dynamically. In such a
187 * case, initial_pool_size must be set appropriately.
192 * Initial size of the frame pool. If a device type does not support
193 * dynamically resizing the pool, then this is also the maximum pool size.
195 * May be set by the caller before calling av_hwframe_ctx_init(). Must be
196 * set if pool is NULL and the device type does not support dynamic pools.
198 int initial_pool_size;
201 * The pixel format identifying the underlying HW surface type.
203 * Must be a hwaccel format, i.e. the corresponding descriptor must have the
204 * AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_HWACCEL flag set.
206 * Must be set by the user before calling av_hwframe_ctx_init().
208 enum AVPixelFormat format;
211 * The pixel format identifying the actual data layout of the hardware
214 * Must be set by the caller before calling av_hwframe_ctx_init().
216 * @note when the underlying API does not provide the exact data layout, but
217 * only the colorspace/bit depth, this field should be set to the fully
218 * planar version of that format (e.g. for 8-bit 420 YUV it should be
219 * AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, not AV_PIX_FMT_NV12 or anything else).
221 enum AVPixelFormat sw_format;
224 * The allocated dimensions of the frames in this pool.
226 * Must be set by the user before calling av_hwframe_ctx_init().
232 * Look up an AVHWDeviceType by name.
234 * @param name String name of the device type (case-insensitive).
235 * @return The type from enum AVHWDeviceType, or AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_NONE if
238 enum AVHWDeviceType av_hwdevice_find_type_by_name(const char *name);
240 /** Get the string name of an AVHWDeviceType.
242 * @param type Type from enum AVHWDeviceType.
243 * @return Pointer to a static string containing the name, or NULL if the type
246 const char *av_hwdevice_get_type_name(enum AVHWDeviceType type);
249 * Iterate over supported device types.
251 * @param type AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_NONE initially, then the previous type
252 * returned by this function in subsequent iterations.
253 * @return The next usable device type from enum AVHWDeviceType, or
254 * AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_NONE if there are no more.
256 enum AVHWDeviceType av_hwdevice_iterate_types(enum AVHWDeviceType prev);
259 * Allocate an AVHWDeviceContext for a given hardware type.
261 * @param type the type of the hardware device to allocate.
262 * @return a reference to the newly created AVHWDeviceContext on success or NULL
265 AVBufferRef *av_hwdevice_ctx_alloc(enum AVHWDeviceType type);
268 * Finalize the device context before use. This function must be called after
269 * the context is filled with all the required information and before it is
272 * @param ref a reference to the AVHWDeviceContext
273 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure
275 int av_hwdevice_ctx_init(AVBufferRef *ref);
278 * Open a device of the specified type and create an AVHWDeviceContext for it.
280 * This is a convenience function intended to cover the simple cases. Callers
281 * who need to fine-tune device creation/management should open the device
282 * manually and then wrap it in an AVHWDeviceContext using
283 * av_hwdevice_ctx_alloc()/av_hwdevice_ctx_init().
285 * The returned context is already initialized and ready for use, the caller
286 * should not call av_hwdevice_ctx_init() on it. The user_opaque/free fields of
287 * the created AVHWDeviceContext are set by this function and should not be
288 * touched by the caller.
290 * @param device_ctx On success, a reference to the newly-created device context
291 * will be written here. The reference is owned by the caller
292 * and must be released with av_buffer_unref() when no longer
293 * needed. On failure, NULL will be written to this pointer.
294 * @param type The type of the device to create.
295 * @param device A type-specific string identifying the device to open.
296 * @param opts A dictionary of additional (type-specific) options to use in
297 * opening the device. The dictionary remains owned by the caller.
298 * @param flags currently unused
300 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure.
302 int av_hwdevice_ctx_create(AVBufferRef **device_ctx, enum AVHWDeviceType type,
303 const char *device, AVDictionary *opts, int flags);
306 * Create a new device of the specified type from an existing device.
308 * If the source device is a device of the target type or was originally
309 * derived from such a device (possibly through one or more intermediate
310 * devices of other types), then this will return a reference to the
311 * existing device of the same type as is requested.
313 * Otherwise, it will attempt to derive a new device from the given source
314 * device. If direct derivation to the new type is not implemented, it will
315 * attempt the same derivation from each ancestor of the source device in
316 * turn looking for an implemented derivation method.
318 * @param dst_ctx On success, a reference to the newly-created
320 * @param type The type of the new device to create.
321 * @param src_ctx A reference to an existing AVHWDeviceContext which will be
322 * used to create the new device.
323 * @param flags Currently unused; should be set to zero.
324 * @return Zero on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure.
326 int av_hwdevice_ctx_create_derived(AVBufferRef **dst_ctx,
327 enum AVHWDeviceType type,
328 AVBufferRef *src_ctx, int flags);
332 * Allocate an AVHWFramesContext tied to a given device context.
334 * @param device_ctx a reference to a AVHWDeviceContext. This function will make
335 * a new reference for internal use, the one passed to the
336 * function remains owned by the caller.
337 * @return a reference to the newly created AVHWFramesContext on success or NULL
340 AVBufferRef *av_hwframe_ctx_alloc(AVBufferRef *device_ctx);
343 * Finalize the context before use. This function must be called after the
344 * context is filled with all the required information and before it is attached
347 * @param ref a reference to the AVHWFramesContext
348 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure
350 int av_hwframe_ctx_init(AVBufferRef *ref);
353 * Allocate a new frame attached to the given AVHWFramesContext.
355 * @param hwframe_ctx a reference to an AVHWFramesContext
356 * @param frame an empty (freshly allocated or unreffed) frame to be filled with
357 * newly allocated buffers.
358 * @param flags currently unused, should be set to zero
359 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure
361 int av_hwframe_get_buffer(AVBufferRef *hwframe_ctx, AVFrame *frame, int flags);
364 * Copy data to or from a hw surface. At least one of dst/src must have an
365 * AVHWFramesContext attached.
367 * If src has an AVHWFramesContext attached, then the format of dst (if set)
368 * must use one of the formats returned by av_hwframe_transfer_get_formats(src,
369 * AV_HWFRAME_TRANSFER_DIRECTION_FROM).
370 * If dst has an AVHWFramesContext attached, then the format of src must use one
371 * of the formats returned by av_hwframe_transfer_get_formats(dst,
372 * AV_HWFRAME_TRANSFER_DIRECTION_TO)
374 * dst may be "clean" (i.e. with data/buf pointers unset), in which case the
375 * data buffers will be allocated by this function using av_frame_get_buffer().
376 * If dst->format is set, then this format will be used, otherwise (when
377 * dst->format is AV_PIX_FMT_NONE) the first acceptable format will be chosen.
379 * The two frames must have matching allocated dimensions (i.e. equal to
380 * AVHWFramesContext.width/height), since not all device types support
381 * transferring a sub-rectangle of the whole surface. The display dimensions
382 * (i.e. AVFrame.width/height) may be smaller than the allocated dimensions, but
383 * also have to be equal for both frames. When the display dimensions are
384 * smaller than the allocated dimensions, the content of the padding in the
385 * destination frame is unspecified.
387 * @param dst the destination frame. dst is not touched on failure.
388 * @param src the source frame.
389 * @param flags currently unused, should be set to zero
390 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR error code on failure.
392 int av_hwframe_transfer_data(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src, int flags);
394 enum AVHWFrameTransferDirection {
396 * Transfer the data from the queried hw frame.
398 AV_HWFRAME_TRANSFER_DIRECTION_FROM,
401 * Transfer the data to the queried hw frame.
403 AV_HWFRAME_TRANSFER_DIRECTION_TO,
407 * Get a list of possible source or target formats usable in
408 * av_hwframe_transfer_data().
410 * @param hwframe_ctx the frame context to obtain the information for
411 * @param dir the direction of the transfer
412 * @param formats the pointer to the output format list will be written here.
413 * The list is terminated with AV_PIX_FMT_NONE and must be freed
414 * by the caller when no longer needed using av_free().
415 * If this function returns successfully, the format list will
416 * have at least one item (not counting the terminator).
417 * On failure, the contents of this pointer are unspecified.
418 * @param flags currently unused, should be set to zero
419 * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure.
421 int av_hwframe_transfer_get_formats(AVBufferRef *hwframe_ctx,
422 enum AVHWFrameTransferDirection dir,
423 enum AVPixelFormat **formats, int flags);
427 * This struct describes the constraints on hardware frames attached to
428 * a given device with a hardware-specific configuration. This is returned
429 * by av_hwdevice_get_hwframe_constraints() and must be freed by
430 * av_hwframe_constraints_free() after use.
432 typedef struct AVHWFramesConstraints {
434 * A list of possible values for format in the hw_frames_ctx,
435 * terminated by AV_PIX_FMT_NONE. This member will always be filled.
437 enum AVPixelFormat *valid_hw_formats;
440 * A list of possible values for sw_format in the hw_frames_ctx,
441 * terminated by AV_PIX_FMT_NONE. Can be NULL if this information is
444 enum AVPixelFormat *valid_sw_formats;
447 * The minimum size of frames in this hw_frames_ctx.
448 * (Zero if not known.)
454 * The maximum size of frames in this hw_frames_ctx.
455 * (INT_MAX if not known / no limit.)
459 } AVHWFramesConstraints;
462 * Allocate a HW-specific configuration structure for a given HW device.
463 * After use, the user must free all members as required by the specific
464 * hardware structure being used, then free the structure itself with
467 * @param device_ctx a reference to the associated AVHWDeviceContext.
468 * @return The newly created HW-specific configuration structure on
469 * success or NULL on failure.
471 void *av_hwdevice_hwconfig_alloc(AVBufferRef *device_ctx);
474 * Get the constraints on HW frames given a device and the HW-specific
475 * configuration to be used with that device. If no HW-specific
476 * configuration is provided, returns the maximum possible capabilities
479 * @param ref a reference to the associated AVHWDeviceContext.
480 * @param hwconfig a filled HW-specific configuration structure, or NULL
481 * to return the maximum possible capabilities of the device.
482 * @return AVHWFramesConstraints structure describing the constraints
483 * on the device, or NULL if not available.
485 AVHWFramesConstraints *av_hwdevice_get_hwframe_constraints(AVBufferRef *ref,
486 const void *hwconfig);
489 * Free an AVHWFrameConstraints structure.
491 * @param constraints The (filled or unfilled) AVHWFrameConstraints structure.
493 void av_hwframe_constraints_free(AVHWFramesConstraints **constraints);
497 * Flags to apply to frame mappings.
501 * The mapping must be readable.
503 AV_HWFRAME_MAP_READ = 1 << 0,
505 * The mapping must be writeable.
507 AV_HWFRAME_MAP_WRITE = 1 << 1,
509 * The mapped frame will be overwritten completely in subsequent
510 * operations, so the current frame data need not be loaded. Any values
511 * which are not overwritten are unspecified.
513 AV_HWFRAME_MAP_OVERWRITE = 1 << 2,
515 * The mapping must be direct. That is, there must not be any copying in
516 * the map or unmap steps. Note that performance of direct mappings may
517 * be much lower than normal memory.
519 AV_HWFRAME_MAP_DIRECT = 1 << 3,
523 * Map a hardware frame.
525 * This has a number of different possible effects, depending on the format
526 * and origin of the src and dst frames. On input, src should be a usable
527 * frame with valid buffers and dst should be blank (typically as just created
528 * by av_frame_alloc()). src should have an associated hwframe context, and
529 * dst may optionally have a format and associated hwframe context.
531 * If src was created by mapping a frame from the hwframe context of dst,
532 * then this function undoes the mapping - dst is replaced by a reference to
533 * the frame that src was originally mapped from.
535 * If both src and dst have an associated hwframe context, then this function
536 * attempts to map the src frame from its hardware context to that of dst and
537 * then fill dst with appropriate data to be usable there. This will only be
538 * possible if the hwframe contexts and associated devices are compatible -
539 * given compatible devices, av_hwframe_ctx_create_derived() can be used to
540 * create a hwframe context for dst in which mapping should be possible.
542 * If src has a hwframe context but dst does not, then the src frame is
543 * mapped to normal memory and should thereafter be usable as a normal frame.
544 * If the format is set on dst, then the mapping will attempt to create dst
545 * with that format and fail if it is not possible. If format is unset (is
546 * AV_PIX_FMT_NONE) then dst will be mapped with whatever the most appropriate
547 * format to use is (probably the sw_format of the src hwframe context).
549 * A return value of AVERROR(ENOSYS) indicates that the mapping is not
550 * possible with the given arguments and hwframe setup, while other return
551 * values indicate that it failed somehow.
553 * @param dst Destination frame, to contain the mapping.
554 * @param src Source frame, to be mapped.
555 * @param flags Some combination of AV_HWFRAME_MAP_* flags.
556 * @return Zero on success, negative AVERROR code on failure.
558 int av_hwframe_map(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src, int flags);
562 * Create and initialise an AVHWFramesContext as a mapping of another existing
563 * AVHWFramesContext on a different device.
565 * av_hwframe_ctx_init() should not be called after this.
567 * @param derived_frame_ctx On success, a reference to the newly created
569 * @param derived_device_ctx A reference to the device to create the new
570 * AVHWFramesContext on.
571 * @param source_frame_ctx A reference to an existing AVHWFramesContext
572 * which will be mapped to the derived context.
573 * @param flags Some combination of AV_HWFRAME_MAP_* flags, defining the
574 * mapping parameters to apply to frames which are allocated
575 * in the derived device.
576 * @return Zero on success, negative AVERROR code on failure.
578 int av_hwframe_ctx_create_derived(AVBufferRef **derived_frame_ctx,
579 enum AVPixelFormat format,
580 AVBufferRef *derived_device_ctx,
581 AVBufferRef *source_frame_ctx,
584 #endif /* AVUTIL_HWCONTEXT_H */