3 * @brief X C Bindings video output module for VLC media player
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30 #include <sys/types.h>
36 #include <xcb/xcb_aux.h>
37 #include <xcb/xcb_image.h>
39 #include <vlc_common.h>
40 #include <vlc_plugin.h>
42 #include <vlc_window.h>
46 #define DISPLAY_TEXT N_("X11 display")
47 #define DISPLAY_LONGTEXT N_( \
48 "X11 hardware display to use. By default VLC will " \
49 "use the value of the DISPLAY environment variable.")
51 #define SHM_TEXT N_("Use shared memory")
52 #define SHM_LONGTEXT N_( \
53 "Use shared memory to communicate between VLC and the X server.")
55 static int Open (vlc_object_t *);
56 static void Close (vlc_object_t *);
62 set_shortname (N_("XCB"))
63 set_description (N_("(Experimental) XCB video output"))
64 set_category (CAT_VIDEO)
65 set_subcategory (SUBCAT_VIDEO_VOUT)
66 set_capability ("video output", 0)
67 set_callbacks (Open, Close)
69 add_string ("x11-display", NULL, NULL,
70 DISPLAY_TEXT, DISPLAY_LONGTEXT, true)
71 add_bool ("x11-shm", true, NULL, SHM_TEXT, SHM_LONGTEXT, true)
76 xcb_connection_t *conn;
78 vout_window_t *embed; /* VLC window (when windowed) */
80 xcb_visualid_t vid; /* selected visual */
81 xcb_window_t parent; /* parent X window */
82 xcb_colormap_t cmap; /* colormap for selected visual */
83 xcb_window_t window; /* drawable X window */
84 xcb_gcontext_t gc; /* context to put images */
85 bool shm; /* whether to use MIT-SHM */
86 uint8_t bpp; /* bits per pixel */
89 static int Init (vout_thread_t *);
90 static void Deinit (vout_thread_t *);
91 static void Display (vout_thread_t *, picture_t *);
92 static int Manage (vout_thread_t *);
94 int CheckError (vout_thread_t *vout, const char *str, xcb_void_cookie_t ck)
96 xcb_generic_error_t *err;
98 err = xcb_request_check (vout->p_sys->conn, ck);
101 msg_Err (vout, "%s: X11 error %d", str, err->error_code);
110 * Probe the X server.
112 static int Open (vlc_object_t *obj)
114 vout_thread_t *vout = (vout_thread_t *)obj;
115 vout_sys_t *p_sys = malloc (sizeof (*p_sys));
126 char *display = var_CreateGetNonEmptyString (vout, "x11-display");
128 p_sys->conn = xcb_connect (display, &snum);
129 if (xcb_connection_has_error (p_sys->conn) /*== NULL*/)
131 msg_Err (vout, "cannot connect to X server %s",
132 display ? display : "");
138 /* Get the preferred screen */
139 xcb_screen_t *scr = xcb_aux_get_screen (p_sys->conn, snum);
141 assert (p_sys->screen);
142 msg_Dbg (vout, "using screen %d (depth %"PRIu8")", snum, scr->root_depth);
144 /* Determine the visual (color depth and palette) */
145 xcb_visualtype_t *vt = NULL;
148 if ((vt = xcb_aux_find_visual_by_attrs (scr, XCB_VISUAL_CLASS_TRUE_COLOR,
149 scr->root_depth)) != NULL)
150 msg_Dbg (vout, "using TrueColor visual ID %d", (int)vt->visual_id);
153 if ((vt = xcb_aux_find_visual_by_attrs (scr, XCB_VISUAL_CLASS_STATIC_COLOR,
154 scr->root_depth)) != NULL)
155 msg_Dbg (vout, "using static color visual ID %d", (int)vt->visual_id);
158 if ((scr->root_depth == 8)
159 && (vt = xcb_aux_find_visual_by_attrs (scr, XCB_VISUAL_CLASS_STATIC_GRAY,
160 scr->root_depth)) != NULL)
162 msg_Dbg (vout, "using static gray visual ID %d", (int)vt->visual_id);
167 vt = xcb_aux_find_visual_by_id (scr, scr->root_visual);
169 msg_Err (vout, "unsupported visual class %"PRIu8, vt->_class);
172 p_sys->vid = vt->visual_id;
174 /* Determine our input format (normally, done in Init() but X11
175 * never changes its format) */
176 p_sys->bpp = scr->root_depth;
177 switch (scr->root_depth)
181 case 32: /* FIXME: untested */
182 vout->output.i_chroma = VLC_FOURCC ('R', 'V', '3', '2');
186 vout->output.i_chroma = VLC_FOURCC ('R', 'V', '1', '6');
191 vout->output.i_chroma = VLC_FOURCC ('R', 'V', '1', '5');
194 case 8: /* FIXME: VLC cannot convert */
195 vout->output.i_chroma = gray ? VLC_FOURCC ('G', 'R', 'E', 'Y')
196 : VLC_FOURCC ('R', 'G', 'B', '2');
200 msg_Err (vout, "unsupported %"PRIu8"-bits screen depth",
204 vout->fmt_out.i_chroma = vout->output.i_chroma;
207 vout->output.i_rmask = vt->red_mask;
208 vout->output.i_gmask = vt->green_mask;
209 vout->output.i_bmask = vt->blue_mask;
212 /* Create colormap (needed to select non-default visual) */
213 p_sys->cmap = xcb_generate_id (p_sys->conn);
214 xcb_create_colormap (p_sys->conn, XCB_COLORMAP_ALLOC_NONE,
215 p_sys->cmap, scr->root, p_sys->vid);
217 /* Check shared memory support */
218 p_sys->shm = var_CreateGetBool (vout, "x11-shm") > 0;
221 xcb_shm_query_version_cookie_t ck;
222 xcb_shm_query_version_reply_t *r;
223 xcb_generic_error_t *err;
225 ck = xcb_shm_query_version (p_sys->conn);
226 r = xcb_shm_query_version_reply (p_sys->conn, ck, &err);
229 msg_Err (vout, "shared memory (MIT-SHM) not available");
230 msg_Warn (vout, "display will be slow");
235 vout->pf_init = Init;
236 vout->pf_end = Deinit;
237 vout->pf_display = Display;
238 vout->pf_manage = Manage;
248 * Disconnect from the X server.
250 static void Close (vlc_object_t *obj)
252 vout_thread_t *vout = (vout_thread_t *)obj;
253 vout_sys_t *p_sys = vout->p_sys;
255 assert (p_sys->embed == NULL);
256 /* colormap is garbage-ollected by X (?) */
258 xcb_disconnect (p_sys->conn);
264 xcb_connection_t *conn;
266 xcb_shm_seg_t segment;
269 static void PictureRelease (picture_t *pic);
270 static void PictureShmRelease (picture_t *pic);
271 #define SHM_ERR ((void *)(intptr_t)(-1))
273 static int PictureInit (vout_thread_t *vout, picture_t *pic)
275 vout_sys_t *p_sys = vout->p_sys;
276 picture_sys_t *priv = malloc (sizeof (*p_sys));
281 assert (pic->i_status == FREE_PICTURE);
282 vout_InitPicture (vout, pic, vout->output.i_chroma,
283 vout->output.i_width, vout->output.i_height,
284 vout->output.i_aspect);
287 const size_t size = pic->p->i_pitch * pic->p->i_lines;
290 { /* Allocate shared memory segment */
291 int id = shmget (IPC_PRIVATE, size, IPC_CREAT | 0700);
295 msg_Err (vout, "shared memory allocation error: %m");
299 /* Attach the segment to VLC */
300 shm = shmat (id, NULL, 0 /* read/write */);
303 msg_Err (vout, "shared memory attachment error: %m");
304 shmctl (id, IPC_RMID, 0);
308 /* Attach the segment to X */
309 xcb_void_cookie_t ck;
311 priv->segment = xcb_generate_id (p_sys->conn);
312 ck = xcb_shm_attach_checked (p_sys->conn, priv->segment, id, 1);
313 shmctl (id, IPC_RMID, 0);
315 if (CheckError (vout, "shared memory server-side error", ck))
317 msg_Info (vout, "using buggy X (remote) server? SSH?");
323 const unsigned real_width = pic->p->i_pitch / (p_sys->bpp >> 3);
324 /* FIXME: anyway to getthing more intuitive than that?? */
326 /* NOTE: 32-bits scanline_pad assumed, FIXME? (see xdpyinfo) */
328 img = xcb_image_create (real_width, pic->p->i_lines,
329 XCB_IMAGE_FORMAT_Z_PIXMAP, 32,
330 p_sys->screen->root_depth, p_sys->bpp, p_sys->bpp,
331 #ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
332 XCB_IMAGE_ORDER_MSB_FIRST,
334 XCB_IMAGE_ORDER_LSB_FIRST,
336 XCB_IMAGE_ORDER_MSB_FIRST,
338 (shm != SHM_ERR) ? size : 0,
339 (shm != SHM_ERR) ? shm : NULL);
344 xcb_shm_detach (p_sys->conn, priv->segment);
347 if (shm != SHM_ERR && xcb_image_native (p_sys->conn, img, 0) == NULL)
349 msg_Err (vout, "incompatible X server image format");
350 xcb_image_destroy (img);
354 priv->conn = p_sys->conn;
357 pic->p->p_pixels = img->data;
358 pic->pf_release = (shm != SHM_ERR) ? PictureShmRelease
360 pic->i_status = DESTROYED_PICTURE;
361 pic->i_type = DIRECT_PICTURE;
373 * Release picture private data
375 static void PictureRelease (picture_t *pic)
377 struct picture_sys_t *p_sys = pic->p_sys;
379 xcb_image_destroy (p_sys->image);
384 * Release shared memory picture private data
386 static void PictureShmRelease (picture_t *pic)
388 struct picture_sys_t *p_sys = pic->p_sys;
390 xcb_shm_detach (p_sys->conn, p_sys->segment);
391 shmdt (p_sys->image->data);
392 PictureRelease (pic);
396 * Allocate drawable window and picture buffers.
398 static int Init (vout_thread_t *vout)
400 vout_sys_t *p_sys = vout->p_sys;
401 const xcb_screen_t *screen = p_sys->screen;
402 unsigned x, y, width, height;
404 /* Determine parent window */
405 if (vout->b_fullscreen)
408 p_sys->parent = screen->root;
409 width = screen->width_in_pixels;
410 height = screen->height_in_pixels;
414 p_sys->embed = vout_RequestXWindow (vout, &(int){ 0 }, &(int){ 0 },
416 if (p_sys->embed == NULL)
418 msg_Err (vout, "cannot get window");
421 p_sys->parent = p_sys->embed->handle.xid;
424 vout_PlacePicture (vout, width, height, &x, &y, &width, &height);
426 /* FIXME: I don't get the subtlety between output and fmt_out here */
427 vout->fmt_out.i_visible_width = width;
428 vout->fmt_out.i_visible_height = height;
429 vout->fmt_out.i_sar_num = vout->fmt_out.i_sar_den = 1;
431 vout->output.i_width = vout->fmt_out.i_width =
432 width * vout->fmt_in.i_width / vout->fmt_in.i_visible_width;
433 vout->output.i_height = vout->fmt_out.i_height =
434 height * vout->fmt_in.i_height / vout->fmt_in.i_visible_height;
435 vout->fmt_out.i_x_offset =
436 width * vout->fmt_in.i_x_offset / vout->fmt_in.i_visible_width;
437 p_vout->fmt_out.i_y_offset =
438 height * vout->fmt_in.i_y_offset / vout->fmt_in.i_visible_height;
441 vout->output.i_aspect = vout->fmt_out.i_aspect =
442 width * VOUT_ASPECT_FACTOR / height;
445 const uint32_t mask = XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL | XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK
447 uint32_t values[] = {
448 /* XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL */
450 /* XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK */
451 XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS | XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_RELEASE |
452 XCB_EVENT_MASK_POINTER_MOTION,
453 /* XCB_CW_COLORMAP */
457 xcb_window_t window = xcb_generate_id (p_sys->conn);
459 c = xcb_create_window_checked (p_sys->conn, screen->root_depth, window,
460 p_sys->parent, x, y, width, height, 0,
461 XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT,
462 p_sys->vid, mask, values);
463 if (CheckError (vout, "cannot create X11 window", c))
465 p_sys->window = window;
466 msg_Dbg (vout, "using X11 window %08"PRIx32, p_sys->window);
467 xcb_map_window (p_sys->conn, window);
469 /* Create graphic context (I wonder why the heck do we need this) */
470 p_sys->gc = xcb_generate_id (p_sys->conn);
471 xcb_create_gc (p_sys->conn, p_sys->gc, p_sys->window, 0, NULL);
472 msg_Dbg (vout, "using X11 graphic context %08"PRIx32, p_sys->gc);
473 xcb_flush (p_sys->conn);
475 /* Allocate picture buffers */
478 picture_t *pic = vout->p_picture + I_OUTPUTPICTURES;
480 if (PictureInit (vout, pic))
482 PP_OUTPUTPICTURE[I_OUTPUTPICTURES++] = pic;
484 while (I_OUTPUTPICTURES < 2);
494 * Free picture buffers.
496 static void Deinit (vout_thread_t *vout)
498 vout_sys_t *p_sys = vout->p_sys;
500 while (I_OUTPUTPICTURES > 0)
501 picture_Release (PP_OUTPUTPICTURE[--I_OUTPUTPICTURES]);
503 xcb_unmap_window (p_sys->conn, p_sys->window);
504 xcb_destroy_window (p_sys->conn, p_sys->window);
505 vout_ReleaseWindow (p_sys->embed);
510 * Sends an image to the X server.
512 static void Display (vout_thread_t *vout, picture_t *pic)
514 vout_sys_t *p_sys = vout->p_sys;
515 picture_sys_t *priv = pic->p_sys;
516 xcb_image_t *img = priv->image;
518 if (img->base == NULL)
520 xcb_shm_segment_info_t info = {
521 .shmseg = priv->segment,
522 .shmid = -1, /* lost track of it, unimportant */
523 .shmaddr = img->data,
526 xcb_image_shm_put (p_sys->conn, p_sys->window, p_sys->gc, img, info,
527 0, 0, 0, 0, img->width, img->height, 0);
531 xcb_image_t *native = xcb_image_native (p_sys->conn, img, 1);
536 xcb_image_put (p_sys->conn, p_sys->window, p_sys->gc, native, 0, 0, 0);
538 xcb_image_destroy (native);
540 xcb_flush (p_sys->conn);
544 * Process incoming X events.
546 static int Manage (vout_thread_t *vout)
548 vout_sys_t *p_sys = vout->p_sys;
549 xcb_generic_event_t *ev;
551 while ((ev = xcb_poll_for_event (p_sys->conn)) != NULL)
552 ProcessEvent (vout, ev);
554 if (xcb_connection_has_error (p_sys->conn))
556 msg_Err (vout, "X server failure");