[Intel-gfx] [RFC][PATCH 0/5] Introduce drm scaling filter property

[Ville Syrjälä]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 03:37:03PM +0000, Laxminarayan Bharadiya, Pankaj wrote:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ville Syrjälä <ville.syrjala at linux.intel.com>
> > Sent: 12 March 2020 19:35
> > To: Laxminarayan Bharadiya, Pankaj
> > <pankaj.laxminarayan.bharadiya at intel.com>
> > Cc: jani.nikula at linux.intel.com; daniel at ffwll.ch; intel-
> > gfx at lists.freedesktop.org; dri-devel at lists.freedesktop.org; airlied at linux.ie;
> > maarten.lankhorst at linux.intel.com; tzimmermann at suse.de;
> > mripard at kernel.org; mihail.atanassov at arm.com; linux-
> > kernel at vger.kernel.org; Nautiyal, Ankit K <ankit.k.nautiyal at intel.com>
> > Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/5] Introduce drm scaling filter property
> > 
> > On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 12:35:40PM +0530, Pankaj Bharadiya wrote:
> > > Integer scaling (IS) is a nearest-neighbor upscaling technique that
> > > simply scales up the existing pixels by an integer (i.e., whole
> > > number) multiplier. Nearest-neighbor (NN) interpolation works by
> > > filling in the missing color values in the upscaled image with that of
> > > the coordinate-mapped nearest source pixel value.
> > >
> > > Both IS and NN preserve the clarity of the original image. In
> > > contrast, traditional upscaling algorithms, such as bilinear or
> > > bicubic interpolation, result in blurry upscaled images because they
> > > employ interpolation techniques that smooth out the transition from
> > > one pixel to another.  Therefore, integer scaling is particularly
> > > useful for pixel art games that rely on sharp, blocky images to
> > > deliver their distinctive look.
> > >
> > > Many gaming communities have been asking for integer-mode scaling
> > > support, some links and background:
> > >
> > > https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/integer-scaling-support-on-i
> > > ntel-graphics http://tanalin.com/en/articles/lossless-scaling/
> > > https://community.amd.com/thread/209107
> > > https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/1002
> > > /feature-request-nonblurry-upscaling-at-integer-rat/
> > >
> > > This patch series -
> > >   - Introduces new scaling filter property to allow userspace to
> > >     select  the driver's default scaling filter or Nearest-neighbor(NN)
> > >     filter for scaling operations on crtc/plane.
> > >   - Implements and enable integer scaling for i915
> > >
> > > Userspace patch series link: TBD.
> > 
> > That needs to be done or this will go nowhere.
> 
> Yes, Sameer is working on enabling this feature in Kodi. 
> Sameer, please share link here once you post patches.

And who is doing it for other stuff? I think this would be most useful
for games/emulators and such so IMO we should find a way to get it to
the hands of users doing those things.

-- 
Ville Syrjälä
Intel