[Spice-devel] [spice v6] server: Provide a framerate estimate based on the initial frames

Francois Gouget fgouget at codeweavers.com
Thu Dec 10 01:28:01 PST 2015


Could you please review this patch?
It's the same as v5 but rebased on the current source and with a more 
verbose commit log. Iḿ still hoping for inclusion some time this year...

On Wed, 2 Dec 2015, Francois Gouget wrote:

> This way the video encoder can actually count on a real estimate when
> it is initializing.
> Note that the server only creates a video stream if at least 20 bitmap
> 'blits' of the same size and type arrive, each within a maximum time
> interval from the previous one. So it was only keeping track of the
> frame to frame interval. Thus to get an average frame rate over all the
> 20 frames it's necessary to also keep track of the first_frame_time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Francois Gouget <fgouget at codeweavers.com>
> ---
>  server/display-channel.c |  2 +-
>  server/display-channel.h |  1 +
>  server/stream.c          | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
>  server/stream.h          |  1 +
>  4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> No change from v5 except for a more detailed commit log and updates to 
> keep up with the Spice refactoring.
> 
> diff --git a/server/display-channel.c b/server/display-channel.c
> index 580025f..bcf16c7 100644
> --- a/server/display-channel.c
> +++ b/server/display-channel.c
> @@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ Drawable *display_channel_drawable_try_new(DisplayChannel *display,
>  
>      bzero(drawable, sizeof(Drawable));
>      drawable->refs = 1;
> -    drawable->creation_time = red_get_monotonic_time();
> +    drawable->creation_time = drawable->first_frame_time =red_get_monotonic_time();
>      ring_item_init(&drawable->list_link);
>      ring_item_init(&drawable->surface_list_link);
>      ring_item_init(&drawable->tree_item.base.siblings_link);
> diff --git a/server/display-channel.h b/server/display-channel.h
> index 69d287a..7a63369 100644
> --- a/server/display-channel.h
> +++ b/server/display-channel.h
> @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct Drawable {
>      Ring glz_ring;
>  
>      red_time_t creation_time;
> +    red_time_t first_frame_time;
>      int frames_count;
>      int gradual_frames_count;
>      int last_gradual_frame;
> diff --git a/server/stream.c b/server/stream.c
> index 3bd91b6..6eb54c3 100644
> --- a/server/stream.c
> +++ b/server/stream.c
> @@ -425,7 +425,16 @@ static void display_channel_create_stream(DisplayChannel *display, Drawable *dra
>      SpiceBitmap *bitmap = &drawable->red_drawable->u.copy.src_bitmap->u.bitmap;
>      stream->top_down = !!(bitmap->flags & SPICE_BITMAP_FLAGS_TOP_DOWN);
>      drawable->stream = stream;
> -    stream->input_fps = MAX_FPS;
> +    /* Provide an fps estimate the video encoder can use when initializing
> +     * based on the frames that lead to the creation of the stream. Round to
> +     * the nearest integer, for instance 24 for 23.976.
> +     */
> +    uint64_t duration = drawable->creation_time - drawable->first_frame_time;
> +    if (duration > (uint64_t)drawable->frames_count * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 / MAX_FPS) {
> +        stream->input_fps = ((uint64_t)drawable->frames_count * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 + duration / 2) / duration;
> +    } else {
> +        stream->input_fps = MAX_FPS;
> +    }
>      stream->num_input_frames = 0;
>      stream->input_fps_start_time = drawable->creation_time;
>      display->streams_size_total += stream->width * stream->height;
> @@ -433,21 +442,24 @@ static void display_channel_create_stream(DisplayChannel *display, Drawable *dra
>      FOREACH_DCC(display, dcc_ring_item, next, dcc) {
>          dcc_create_stream(dcc, stream);
>      }
> -    spice_debug("stream %d %dx%d (%d, %d) (%d, %d)",
> +    spice_debug("stream %d %dx%d (%d, %d) (%d, %d) %u fps",
>                  (int)(stream - display->streams_buf), stream->width,
>                  stream->height, stream->dest_area.left, stream->dest_area.top,
> -                stream->dest_area.right, stream->dest_area.bottom);
> +                stream->dest_area.right, stream->dest_area.bottom,
> +                stream->input_fps);
>      return;
>  }
>  
>  // returns whether a stream was created
>  static int stream_add_frame(DisplayChannel *display,
>                              Drawable *frame_drawable,
> +                            red_time_t first_frame_time,
>                              int frames_count,
>                              int gradual_frames_count,
>                              int last_gradual_frame)
>  {
>      update_copy_graduality(display, frame_drawable);
> +    frame_drawable->first_frame_time = first_frame_time;
>      frame_drawable->frames_count = frames_count + 1;
>      frame_drawable->gradual_frames_count  = gradual_frames_count;
>  
> @@ -514,6 +526,7 @@ void stream_trace_update(DisplayChannel *display, Drawable *drawable)
>                                         &trace->dest_area, trace->time, NULL, FALSE) !=
>                                         STREAM_FRAME_NONE) {
>              if (stream_add_frame(display, drawable,
> +                                 trace->first_frame_time,
>                                   trace->frames_count,
>                                   trace->gradual_frames_count,
>                                   trace->last_gradual_frame)) {
> @@ -559,6 +572,7 @@ void stream_maintenance(DisplayChannel *display,
>                                   FALSE);
>          if (is_next_frame != STREAM_FRAME_NONE) {
>              stream_add_frame(display, candidate,
> +                             prev->first_frame_time,
>                               prev->frames_count,
>                               prev->gradual_frames_count,
>                               prev->last_gradual_frame);
> @@ -910,6 +924,7 @@ void stream_trace_add_drawable(DisplayChannel *display, Drawable *item)
>  
>      trace = &display->items_trace[display->next_item_trace++ & ITEMS_TRACE_MASK];
>      trace->time = item->creation_time;
> +    trace->first_frame_time = item->first_frame_time;
>      trace->frames_count = item->frames_count;
>      trace->gradual_frames_count = item->gradual_frames_count;
>      trace->last_gradual_frame = item->last_gradual_frame;
> diff --git a/server/stream.h b/server/stream.h
> index c436c2e..752aff0 100644
> --- a/server/stream.h
> +++ b/server/stream.h
> @@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ void                  stream_clip_item_unref                        (DisplayChan
>  
>  typedef struct ItemTrace {
>      red_time_t time;
> +    red_time_t first_frame_time;
>      int frames_count;
>      int gradual_frames_count;
>      int last_gradual_frame;
> -- 
> 2.6.2
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Francois Gouget <fgouget at codeweavers.com>


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