v4l2src (1.8.1) why requires downstream pool in userptr mode

[Jake Zhang]

I am tring to use userptr mode of v4l2src on my ARM board with below pipeline but v4l2src is complaining no downstream pool is available. I am wondering why v4l2src is not using the v4l2bufferpool but expect a bufferpool from downstream.

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gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1, format=YUY2' ! videoconvert !  fakesink 

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======= more detailed error log ===============

0:00:00.651854958  4427      0x2325370 INFO                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:2776:gst_v4l2_object_setup_pool:<v4l2src0> accessing buffers via mode 3

0:00:00.652293059  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:551:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> increasing minimum buffers to 2

0:00:00.652366954  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:564:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> reducing maximum buffers to 32

0:00:00.652373350  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:575:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> can't allocate, setting maximum to minimum

0:00:00.653270760  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3831:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> decide allocation

0:00:00.653294184  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3857:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> allocation: size:0 min:0 max:0 pool:(NULL)

0:00:00.653357210  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: No downstream pool to import from.

0:00:00.653365993  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: When importing DMABUF or USERPTR, we need a pool to import from

ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src0: No downstream pool to import from.

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To make v4l2src happy, I add a 'videomedian' element which has a bufferpool and now I can see v4l2src is using downstream buffer pool but it can not request the buffer. If I swtich to DMABUF mode and hack the v4l2src to force it use downstream pool, it will be no issue of requesting buffer. 

I must have missed something about how to use userptr mode in v4l2src, could anyone provide some input here? Thanks

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gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1' ! videoconvert !  videomedian ! fakesink 

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======= more detailed error log by adding videomedian ===============

0:00:00.677143473  5218       0xa88230 ERROR          v4l2allocator gstv4l2allocator.c:738:gst_v4l2_allocator_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src:allocator> error requesting 2 buffers: Invalid argument

0:00:00.677153347  5218       0xa88230 ERROR         v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:848:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src> we received 0 buffer from device '/dev/video0', we want at least 2

0:00:00.677271601  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Failed to allocate required memory.

0:00:00.677278901  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Buffer pool activation failed

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[Nicolas Dufresne-5]

Le 2016-08-12 11:09, "Jake Zhang" <[hidden email]> a écrit :
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> I am tring to use userptr mode of v4l2src on my ARM board with below pipeline but v4l2src is complaining no downstream pool is available. I am wondering why v4l2src is not using the v4l2bufferpool but expect a bufferpool from downstream.

In usrptr mode, v4l2src will not allocate memory, hence strictly depend on downstream memory. While in mmap and dmabuf, v4l2src will allocate memory and push it downstream.

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> gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1, format=YUY2' ! videoconvert !  fakesink 
> ------------------------------------------
> ======= more detailed error log ===============
> 0:00:00.651854958  4427      0x2325370 INFO                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:2776:gst_v4l2_object_setup_pool:<v4l2src0> accessing buffers via mode 3
> 0:00:00.652293059  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:551:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> increasing minimum buffers to 2
> 0:00:00.652366954  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:564:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> reducing maximum buffers to 32
> 0:00:00.652373350  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:575:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> can't allocate, setting maximum to minimum
> 0:00:00.653270760  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3831:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> decide allocation
> 0:00:00.653294184  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3857:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> allocation: size:0 min:0 max:0 pool:(NULL)
> 0:00:00.653357210  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: No downstream pool to import from.
> 0:00:00.653365993  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: When importing DMABUF or USERPTR, we need a pool to import from
> ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src0: No downstream pool to import from.
> =============================================
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> To make v4l2src happy, I add a 'videomedian' element which has a bufferpool and now I can see v4l2src is using downstream buffer pool but it can not request the buffer. If I swtich to DMABUF mode and hack the v4l2src to force it use downstream pool, it will be no issue of requesting buffer. 
> I must have missed something about how to use userptr mode in v4l2src, could anyone provide some input here? Thanks
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> gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1' ! videoconvert !  videomedian ! fakesink 
> ------------------------
> ======= more detailed error log by adding videomedian ===============
> 0:00:00.677143473  5218       0xa88230 ERROR          v4l2allocator gstv4l2allocator.c:738:gst_v4l2_allocator_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src:allocator> error requesting 2 buffers: Invalid argument
> 0:00:00.677153347  5218       0xa88230 ERROR         v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:848:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src> we received 0 buffer from device '/dev/video0', we want at least 2
> 0:00:00.677271601  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Failed to allocate required memory.
> 0:00:00.677278901  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Buffer pool activation failed
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[Jake Zhang]

Thanks Nicolas. My issue of using videomeidian bufferpool is due to libv4l2 which somehow is causing ioctl failed. 

Disabling libv4l2 and using ioctl directly make the issue go away. 

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Nicolas Dufresne <[hidden email]> wrote:

Le 2016-08-12 11:09, "Jake Zhang" <[hidden email]> a écrit :
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> I am tring to use userptr mode of v4l2src on my ARM board with below pipeline but v4l2src is complaining no downstream pool is available. I am wondering why v4l2src is not using the v4l2bufferpool but expect a bufferpool from downstream.

In usrptr mode, v4l2src will not allocate memory, hence strictly depend on downstream memory. While in mmap and dmabuf, v4l2src will allocate memory and push it downstream.

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> ------------------------------------------
> gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1, format=YUY2' ! videoconvert !  fakesink 
> ------------------------------------------
> ======= more detailed error log ===============
> 0:00:00.651854958  4427      0x2325370 INFO                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:2776:gst_v4l2_object_setup_pool:<v4l2src0> accessing buffers via mode 3
> 0:00:00.652293059  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:551:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> increasing minimum buffers to 2
> 0:00:00.652366954  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:564:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> reducing maximum buffers to 32
> 0:00:00.652373350  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:575:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> can't allocate, setting maximum to minimum
> 0:00:00.653270760  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3831:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> decide allocation
> 0:00:00.653294184  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3857:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> allocation: size:0 min:0 max:0 pool:(NULL)
> 0:00:00.653357210  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: No downstream pool to import from.
> 0:00:00.653365993  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: When importing DMABUF or USERPTR, we need a pool to import from
> ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src0: No downstream pool to import from.
> =============================================
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> To make v4l2src happy, I add a 'videomedian' element which has a bufferpool and now I can see v4l2src is using downstream buffer pool but it can not request the buffer. If I swtich to DMABUF mode and hack the v4l2src to force it use downstream pool, it will be no issue of requesting buffer. 
> I must have missed something about how to use userptr mode in v4l2src, could anyone provide some input here? Thanks
> ------------------------------
> gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1' ! videoconvert !  videomedian ! fakesink 
> ------------------------
> ======= more detailed error log by adding videomedian ===============
> 0:00:00.677143473  5218       0xa88230 ERROR          v4l2allocator gstv4l2allocator.c:738:gst_v4l2_allocator_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src:allocator> error requesting 2 buffers: Invalid argument
> 0:00:00.677153347  5218       0xa88230 ERROR         v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:848:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src> we received 0 buffer from device '/dev/video0', we want at least 2
> 0:00:00.677271601  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Failed to allocate required memory.
> 0:00:00.677278901  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Buffer pool activation failed
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Le 19 août 2016 8:56 AM, "Jake Zhang" <[hidden email]> a écrit :
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> Thanks Nicolas. My issue of using videomeidian bufferpool is due to libv4l2 which somehow is causing ioctl failed. 
> Disabling libv4l2 and using ioctl directly make the issue go away. 

Thanks for the update. Indeed, libv4l2 have several issues regarding this.

Nicolas

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> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Nicolas Dufresne <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>> Le 2016-08-12 11:09, "Jake Zhang" <[hidden email]> a écrit :
>> >
>> > I am tring to use userptr mode of v4l2src on my ARM board with below pipeline but v4l2src is complaining no downstream pool is available. I am wondering why v4l2src is not using the v4l2bufferpool but expect a bufferpool from downstream.
>>
>> In usrptr mode, v4l2src will not allocate memory, hence strictly depend on downstream memory. While in mmap and dmabuf, v4l2src will allocate memory and push it downstream.
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>> > gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1, format=YUY2' ! videoconvert !  fakesink 
>> > ------------------------------------------
>> > ======= more detailed error log ===============
>> > 0:00:00.651854958  4427      0x2325370 INFO                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:2776:gst_v4l2_object_setup_pool:<v4l2src0> accessing buffers via mode 3
>> > 0:00:00.652293059  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:551:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> increasing minimum buffers to 2
>> > 0:00:00.652366954  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:564:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> reducing maximum buffers to 32
>> > 0:00:00.652373350  4427      0x2325370 INFO          v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:575:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_set_config:<v4l2src0:pool:src> can't allocate, setting maximum to minimum
>> > 0:00:00.653270760  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3831:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> decide allocation
>> > 0:00:00.653294184  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:3857:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> allocation: size:0 min:0 max:0 pool:(NULL)
>> > 0:00:00.653357210  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: No downstream pool to import from.
>> > 0:00:00.653365993  4427      0x2325370 WARN                    v4l2 gstv4l2object.c:4087:gst_v4l2_object_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: When importing DMABUF or USERPTR, we need a pool to import from
>> > ERROR: from element /GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src0: No downstream pool to import from.
>> > =============================================
>> >
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>> > To make v4l2src happy, I add a 'videomedian' element which has a bufferpool and now I can see v4l2src is using downstream buffer pool but it can not request the buffer. If I swtich to DMABUF mode and hack the v4l2src to force it use downstream pool, it will be no issue of requesting buffer. 
>> > I must have missed something about how to use userptr mode in v4l2src, could anyone provide some input here? Thanks
>> > ------------------------------
>> > gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=1 io-mode=3 device=/dev/video0 do-timestamp=true ! 'video/x-raw, width=1280, height=720, framerate=30/1' ! videoconvert !  videomedian ! fakesink 
>> > ------------------------
>> > ======= more detailed error log by adding videomedian ===============
>> > 0:00:00.677143473  5218       0xa88230 ERROR          v4l2allocator gstv4l2allocator.c:738:gst_v4l2_allocator_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src:allocator> error requesting 2 buffers: Invalid argument
>> > 0:00:00.677153347  5218       0xa88230 ERROR         v4l2bufferpool gstv4l2bufferpool.c:848:gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_start:<v4l2src0:pool:src> we received 0 buffer from device '/dev/video0', we want at least 2
>> > 0:00:00.677271601  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Failed to allocate required memory.
>> > 0:00:00.677278901  5218       0xa88230 WARN                 v4l2src gstv4l2src.c:511:gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation:<v4l2src0> error: Buffer pool activation failed
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