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diff --git a/users/flokli/ipu6-softisp/libcamera/0017-libcamera-Add-Software-ISP-benchmarking-documentatio.patch b/users/flokli/ipu6-softisp/libcamera/0017-libcamera-Add-Software-ISP-benchmarking-documentatio.patch new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2343e9c46fe8 --- /dev/null +++ b/users/flokli/ipu6-softisp/libcamera/0017-libcamera-Add-Software-ISP-benchmarking-documentatio.patch @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@ +From 6c509a3d144d46a11454d32d128d16e16602b50f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> +Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:15:20 +0100 +Subject: [PATCH 17/21] libcamera: Add "Software ISP benchmarking" + documentation + +Add a "Software ISP benchmarking" documentation section which describes +the performance/power consumption measurements used during +the Software ISP's development. + +Reviewed-by: Milan Zamazal <mzamazal@redhat.com> +Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> +Reviewed-by: Stefan Klug <stefan.klug@ideasonboard.com> +--- + Documentation/index.rst | 1 + + Documentation/meson.build | 1 + + Documentation/software-isp-benchmarking.rst | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++ + 3 files changed, 84 insertions(+) + create mode 100644 Documentation/software-isp-benchmarking.rst + +diff --git a/Documentation/index.rst b/Documentation/index.rst +index 63fac72d..5442ae75 100644 +--- a/Documentation/index.rst ++++ b/Documentation/index.rst +@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ + Lens driver requirements <lens_driver_requirements> + Python Bindings <python-bindings> + Camera Sensor Model <camera-sensor-model> ++ SoftwareISP Benchmarking <software-isp-benchmarking> +diff --git a/Documentation/meson.build b/Documentation/meson.build +index 7a58fec8..3872e0a8 100644 +--- a/Documentation/meson.build ++++ b/Documentation/meson.build +@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ if sphinx.found() + 'lens_driver_requirements.rst', + 'python-bindings.rst', + 'sensor_driver_requirements.rst', ++ 'software-isp-benchmarking.rst', + '../README.rst', + ] + +diff --git a/Documentation/software-isp-benchmarking.rst b/Documentation/software-isp-benchmarking.rst +new file mode 100644 +index 00000000..b2803953 +--- /dev/null ++++ b/Documentation/software-isp-benchmarking.rst +@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ ++.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 ++ ++.. _software-isp-benchmarking: ++ ++Software ISP benchmarking ++========================= ++ ++The Software ISP is particularly sensitive to performance regressions ++therefore it is a good idea to always benchmark the Software ISP ++before and after making changes to it and ensure that there are ++no performance regressions. ++ ++DebayerCpu class builtin benchmark ++---------------------------------- ++ ++The DebayerCpu class has a builtin benchmark. This benchmark ++measures the time spent on processing (collecting statistics ++and debayering) only, it does not measure the time spent on ++capturing or outputting the frames. ++ ++The builtin benchmark always runs. So this can be used by simply ++running "cam" or "qcam" with a pipeline using the Software ISP. ++ ++When it runs it will skip measuring the first 30 frames to ++allow the caches and the CPU temperature (turbo-ing) to warm-up ++and then it measures 30 fps and shows the total and per frame ++processing time using an info level log message: ++ ++.. code-block:: text ++ ++ INFO Debayer debayer_cpu.cpp:907 Processed 30 frames in 244317us, 8143 us/frame ++ ++To get stable measurements it is advised to disable any other processes which ++may cause significant CPU usage (e.g. disable wifi, bluetooth and browsers). ++When possible it is also advisable to disable CPU turbo-ing and ++frequency-scaling. ++ ++For example when benchmarking on a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8, with ++the charger plugged in, the CPU can be fixed to run at 2 GHz using: ++ ++.. code-block:: shell ++ ++ sudo x86_energy_perf_policy --turbo-enable 0 ++ sudo cpupower frequency-set -d 2GHz -u 2GHz ++ ++with these settings the builtin bench reports a processing time of ~7.8ms/frame ++on this laptop for FHD SGRBG10 (unpacked) bayer data. ++ ++Measuring power consumption ++--------------------------- ++ ++Since the Software ISP is often used on mobile devices it is also ++important to measure power consumption and ensure that that does ++not regress. ++ ++For example to measure power consumption on a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 ++it needs to be running on battery and it should be configured with its ++platform-profile (/sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile) set to balanced and ++with its default turbo and frequency-scaling behavior to match real world usage. ++ ++Then start qcam to capture a FHD picture at 30 fps and position the qcam window ++so that it is fully visible. After this run the following command to monitor ++the power consumption: ++ ++.. code-block:: shell ++ ++ watch -n 10 cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/power_now /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon6/fan?_input ++ ++Note this not only measures the power consumption in µW it also monitors ++the speed of this laptop's 2 fans. This is important because depending on ++the ambient temperature the 2 fans may spin up while testing and this ++will cause an additional power consumption of approx. 0.5 W messing up ++the measurement. ++ ++After starting qcam + the watch command let the laptop sit without using ++it for 2 minutes for the readings to stabilize. Then check that the fans ++have not turned on and manually take a couple of consecutive power readings ++and avarage these. ++ ++On the example Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 laptop this results in ++a measured power consumption of approx. 13 W while running qcam versus ++approx. 4-5 W while setting idle with its OLED panel on. +-- +2.43.2 + |