[PATCH weston] Make backends always specify output repaint time

Pekka Paalanen ppaalanen at gmail.com
Sun Apr 7 07:24:51 PDT 2013


On Fri,  5 Apr 2013 23:07:11 +0200
Jonas Ådahl <jadahl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Most backends relies on gettimeofday(2) for output repaint timestamps
> but this is not a requirement. Before this patch repaints coming from
> idle_repaint() always used gettimeofday(2) for timestamps. For backends
> not using that time source this could cause large jumps between
> timestamps.
> 
> To fix this, timestamps needs to always come from the backend. This
> means that the backend needs to always be responsible of starting the
> repaint loop in case that the repaint cannot start immediately.

Good idea.

> The drm backend implementation is from the patch by Ander Conselvan de
> Oliveira found here:
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2013-February/007393.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonas Ådahl <jadahl at gmail.com>
> ---
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is a follow up from reviews of Ander's patch[0] from February.
> 
> What is done since that patch is to implement the "start_repaint_loop"
> for the current backends found in weston. All but the wayland backend
> implementation are pretty straight forward.
> 
> [0] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2013-February/007393.html
> 
> Jonas
> 
>  src/compositor-drm.c      |   34 ++++++++++++++--
>  src/compositor-fbdev.c    |   18 ++++++---
>  src/compositor-headless.c |   12 ++++--
>  src/compositor-rdp.c      |   19 +++++----
>  src/compositor-rpi.c      |   27 ++++++++++---
>  src/compositor-wayland.c  |   97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  src/compositor-x11.c      |   20 +++++++---
>  src/compositor.c          |    2 +-
>  src/compositor.h          |    1 +
>  9 files changed, 199 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/compositor-drm.c b/src/compositor-drm.c
> index 6e0a126..49f197e 100644
> --- a/src/compositor-drm.c
> +++ b/src/compositor-drm.c
> @@ -623,6 +623,26 @@ drm_output_repaint(struct weston_output *output_base,
>  }
>  
>  static void
> +drm_output_start_repaint_loop(struct weston_output *output_base)
> +{
> +	struct drm_output *output = (struct drm_output *) output_base;
> +	struct drm_compositor *compositor = (struct drm_compositor *)
> +		output_base->compositor;
> +	uint32_t fb_id;
> +
> +	if (output->current)
> +		fb_id = output->current->fb_id;
> +	else
> +		fb_id = output->original_crtc->buffer_id;
> +
> +	if (drmModePageFlip(compositor->drm.fd, output->crtc_id, fb_id,
> +			    DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT, output) < 0) {
> +		weston_log("queueing pageflip failed: %m\n");

Btw, does this cause one refresh cycle (scanout frame) delay in
starting the repaint loop?

> +		return;
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +static void
>  vblank_handler(int fd, unsigned int frame, unsigned int sec, unsigned int usec,
>  	       void *data)
>  {
> @@ -649,11 +669,16 @@ page_flip_handler(int fd, unsigned int frame,
>  	struct drm_output *output = (struct drm_output *) data;
>  	uint32_t msecs;
>  
> -	output->page_flip_pending = 0;
> +	/* We don't set page_flip_pending on start_repaint_loop, in that case
> +	 * we just want to page flip to the current buffer to get an accurate
> +	 * timestamp */
> +	if (output->page_flip_pending) {
> +		drm_output_release_fb(output, output->current);
> +		output->current = output->next;
> +		output->next = NULL;
> +	}
>  
> -	drm_output_release_fb(output, output->current);
> -	output->current = output->next;
> -	output->next = NULL;
> +	output->page_flip_pending = 0;
>  
>  	if (!output->vblank_pending) {
>  		msecs = sec * 1000 + usec / 1000;
> @@ -1618,6 +1643,7 @@ create_output_for_connector(struct drm_compositor *ec,
>  	wl_list_insert(ec->base.output_list.prev, &output->base.link);
>  
>  	output->base.origin = output->base.current;
> +	output->base.start_repaint_loop = drm_output_start_repaint_loop;
>  	output->base.repaint = drm_output_repaint;
>  	output->base.destroy = drm_output_destroy;
>  	output->base.assign_planes = drm_assign_planes;



> diff --git a/src/compositor-rpi.c b/src/compositor-rpi.c
> index cae6f7b..43fc14a 100644
> --- a/src/compositor-rpi.c
> +++ b/src/compositor-rpi.c
> @@ -612,19 +612,26 @@ rpi_element_update(struct rpi_element *element,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static uint64_t
> +rpi_get_current_time(void)
> +{
> +	struct timeval tv;
> +
> +	/* manufacture flip completion timestamp */

See below.

> +	/* XXX: use CLOCK_MONOTONIC instead? */
> +	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
> +	return (uint64_t)tv.tv_sec * 1000 + tv.tv_usec / 1000;
> +}
> +
>  static void
>  rpi_flippipe_update_complete(DISPMANX_UPDATE_HANDLE_T update, void *data)
>  {
>  	/* This function runs in a different thread. */
>  	struct rpi_flippipe *flippipe = data;
> -	struct timeval tv;
>  	uint64_t time;
>  	ssize_t ret;
>  
> -	/* manufacture flip completion timestamp */

This "manufacture" comment should stay here, not be moved.
Otherwise ok.

> -	/* XXX: use CLOCK_MONOTONIC instead? */
> -	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
> -	time = (uint64_t)tv.tv_sec * 1000 + tv.tv_usec / 1000;
> +	time = rpi_get_current_time();
>  
>  	ret = write(flippipe->writefd, &time, sizeof time);
>  	if (ret != sizeof time)
> @@ -885,6 +892,15 @@ rpi_output_destroy_old_elements(struct rpi_output *output)
>  }
>  
>  static void
> +rpi_output_start_repaint_loop(struct weston_output *output)
> +{
> +	uint64_t time;
> +
> +	time = rpi_get_current_time();
> +	weston_output_finish_frame(output, time);
> +}
> +
> +static void
>  rpi_output_repaint(struct weston_output *base, pixman_region32_t *damage)
>  {
>  	struct rpi_output *output = to_rpi_output(base);
> @@ -1029,6 +1045,7 @@ rpi_output_create(struct rpi_compositor *compositor)
>  	output->egl_window.width = modeinfo.width;
>  	output->egl_window.height = modeinfo.height;
>  
> +	output->base.start_repaint_loop = rpi_output_start_repaint_loop;
>  	output->base.repaint = rpi_output_repaint;
>  	output->base.destroy = rpi_output_destroy;
>  	if (compositor->max_planes > 0)

The rpi bits look good, apart from that one comment.


> diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
> index e7c22db..693df2c 100644
> --- a/src/compositor.c
> +++ b/src/compositor.c
> @@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ idle_repaint(void *data)
>  {
>  	struct weston_output *output = data;
>  
> -	weston_output_finish_frame(output, weston_compositor_get_time());
> +	output->start_repaint_loop(output);

Very nice to see this get_time() removed.

>  }
>  
>  WL_EXPORT void
> diff --git a/src/compositor.h b/src/compositor.h
> index 7d1d68e..1e999a6 100644
> --- a/src/compositor.h
> +++ b/src/compositor.h
> @@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ struct weston_output {
>  	struct weston_mode *origin;
>  	struct wl_list mode_list;
>  
> +	void (*start_repaint_loop)(struct weston_output *output);
>  	void (*repaint)(struct weston_output *output,
>  			pixman_region32_t *damage);
>  	void (*destroy)(struct weston_output *output);
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4

I checked only the rpi specific bits, looking good.


Thanks,
pq


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