u_pacing.h

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// Copyright 2020-2022, Collabora, Ltd.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
/*!
 * @file
 * @brief  Shared pacing code.
 * @author Jakob Bornecrantz <jakob@collabora.com>
 * @author Rylie Pavlik <rylie.pavlik@collabora.com>
 * @ingroup aux_util
 */
 
#pragma once
 
#include "xrt/xrt_compiler.h"
#include "xrt/xrt_defines.h"
 
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
 
 
/*!
 * @defgroup aux_pacing Frame and Render timing/pacing
 *
 * @ingroup aux_util
 * @see @ref frame-pacing.
 */
 
 
/*!
 * For marking timepoints on a frame's lifetime, not a async event.
 *
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
enum u_timing_point
{
        //! Woke up after sleeping in "wait frame".
        U_TIMING_POINT_WAKE_UP,
 
        //! Began CPU side work for GPU.
        U_TIMING_POINT_BEGIN,
 
        //! Began submitting work to the GPU, only used by the compositor.
        U_TIMING_POINT_SUBMIT_BEGIN,
 
        //! Finished submitting work to the GPU, only used by the compositor.
        U_TIMING_POINT_SUBMIT_END,
};
 
 
/*
 *
 * Compositor pacing helper.
 *
 */
 
/*!
 * Compositor pacing helper interface.
 *
 * This is used for the compositor's own frame timing/pacing. It is not responsible for getting the timing data from the
 * graphics API, etc: instead it consumes timing data from the graphics API (if available) and from "markers" in the
 * compositor's CPU code, and produces predictions that are used to guide the compositor.
 *
 * Pacing of the underlying app/client is handled by @ref u_pacing_app
 *
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
struct u_pacing_compositor
{
        /*!
         * Predict the next frame.
         *
         * @param[in] upc                                The compositor pacing helper.
         * @param[in]  now_ns                            The current timestamp in nanoseconds, nominally from @ref
         *                                               os_monotonic_get_ns
         * @param[out] out_frame_id                      Id used to refer to this frame again.
         * @param[out] out_wake_up_time_ns               When should the compositor wake up.
         * @param[out] out_desired_present_time_ns       The GPU should start scanning out at this time.
         * @param[out] out_present_slop_ns               Any looseness to the desired present timing.
         * @param[out] out_predicted_display_time_ns     At what time have we predicted that pixels turns to photons.
         * @param[out] out_predicted_display_period_ns   Display period that we are running on.
         * @param[out] out_min_display_period_ns         The fastest theoretical display period.
         *
         * @see @ref frame-pacing.
         */
        void (*predict)(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc,
                        int64_t now_ns,
                        int64_t *out_frame_id,
                        int64_t *out_wake_up_time_ns,
                        int64_t *out_desired_present_time_ns,
                        int64_t *out_present_slop_ns,
                        int64_t *out_predicted_display_time_ns,
                        int64_t *out_predicted_display_period_ns,
                        int64_t *out_min_display_period_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Mark a point on the frame's lifetime.
         *
         * This is usually provided "when it happens" because the points to mark are steps in the CPU workload of the
         * compositor.
         *
         * @param[in] upc      The compositor pacing helper.
         * @param[in] point    The point to record for a frame.
         * @param[in] frame_id The frame ID to record for.
         * @param[in] when_ns  The timestamp of the event.
         *
         * @see @ref frame-pacing.
         */
        void (*mark_point)(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc,
                           enum u_timing_point point,
                           int64_t frame_id,
                           int64_t when_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Provide frame timing information about a delivered frame.
         *
         * This is usually provided after-the-fact by the display system. These arguments currently
         * matches 1-to-1 what VK_GOOGLE_display_timing provides, see
         * https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.2-extensions/man/html/VkPastPresentationTimingGOOGLE.html
         *
         * Depend on when the information is delivered this can be called at any
         * point of the following frames.
         *
         * @param[in] upc                      The compositor pacing helper.
         * @param[in] frame_id                 The frame ID to record for.
         * @param[in] desired_present_time_ns  The time that we indicated the GPU should start scanning out at, or zero
         *                                     if we didn't provide such a time.
         * @param[in] actual_present_time_ns   The time that the GPU actually started scanning out.
         * @param[in] earliest_present_time_ns The earliest the GPU could have presented - might be before @p
         *                                     actual_present_time_ns if a @p desired_present_time_ns was passed.
         * @param[in] present_margin_ns        How "early" present happened compared to when it needed to happen in
         *                                     order to finish at @p earliestPresentTime.
         * @param[in] when_ns                  The time when we got the info, nominally from @ref
         *                                     os_monotonic_get_ns
         *
         * @see @ref frame-pacing.
         */
        void (*info)(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc,
                     int64_t frame_id,
                     int64_t desired_present_time_ns,
                     int64_t actual_present_time_ns,
                     int64_t earliest_present_time_ns,
                     int64_t present_margin_ns,
                     int64_t when_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Provide frame timing information about GPU start and stop time.
         *
         * Depend on when the information is delivered this can be called at any
         * point of the following frames.
         *
         * @param[in] upc          The compositor pacing helper.
         * @param[in] frame_id     The frame ID to record for.
         * @param[in] gpu_start_ns When the GPU work startred.
         * @param[in] gpu_end_ns   When the GPU work stopped.
         * @param[in] when_ns      When the informatioon collected, nominally
         *                         from @ref os_monotonic_get_ns.
         *
         * @see @ref frame-pacing.
         */
        void (*info_gpu)(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc,
                         int64_t frame_id,
                         int64_t gpu_start_ns,
                         int64_t gpu_end_ns,
                         int64_t when_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Provide a vblank timing information, derived from the
         * VK_EXT_display_control extension. Since the extension only says when
         * a vblank happened (somewhat inaccurate as well) but not if a specific
         * present happened at that time no frame_id is given.
         *
         * @param[in] upc            The compositor pacing helper.
         * @param[in] last_vblank_ns The last time that the GPU started scanning out.
         *
         * @see @ref frame-pacing.
         */
        void (*update_vblank_from_display_control)(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc, int64_t last_vblank_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Provide an updated estimate of the present offset.
         *
         * This is usually used only for more complicated display systems.
         *
         * @param[in] upc                           The compositor pacing helper.
         * @param[in] frame_id                      The frame ID to record for.
         * @param[in] present_to_display_offset_ns  The improved estimate of the time between "present" and photons.
         *
         * @see @ref frame-pacing.
         */
        void (*update_present_offset)(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc,
                                      int64_t frame_id,
                                      int64_t present_to_display_offset_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Destroy this u_pacing_compositor.
         */
        void (*destroy)(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc);
};
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_compositor::predict
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_compositor
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pc_predict(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc,
             int64_t now_ns,
             int64_t *out_frame_id,
             int64_t *out_wake_up_time_ns,
             int64_t *out_desired_present_time_ns,
             int64_t *out_present_slop_ns,
             int64_t *out_predicted_display_time_ns,
             int64_t *out_predicted_display_period_ns,
             int64_t *out_min_display_period_ns)
{
        upc->predict(upc,                             //
                     now_ns,                          //
                     out_frame_id,                    //
                     out_wake_up_time_ns,             //
                     out_desired_present_time_ns,     //
                     out_present_slop_ns,             //
                     out_predicted_display_time_ns,   //
                     out_predicted_display_period_ns, //
                     out_min_display_period_ns);      //
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_compositor::mark_point
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_compositor
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pc_mark_point(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc, enum u_timing_point point, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns)
{
        upc->mark_point(upc, point, frame_id, when_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_compositor::info
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_compositor
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pc_info(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc,
          int64_t frame_id,
          int64_t desired_present_time_ns,
          int64_t actual_present_time_ns,
          int64_t earliest_present_time_ns,
          int64_t present_margin_ns,
          int64_t when_ns)
{
        upc->info(upc, frame_id, desired_present_time_ns, actual_present_time_ns, earliest_present_time_ns,
                  present_margin_ns, when_ns);
}
 
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_compositor::info_gpu
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_compositor
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pc_info_gpu(
    struct u_pacing_compositor *upc, int64_t frame_id, int64_t gpu_start_ns, int64_t gpu_end_ns, int64_t when_ns)
{
        upc->info_gpu(upc, frame_id, gpu_start_ns, gpu_end_ns, when_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_compositor::update_vblank_from_display_control
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_compositor
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pc_update_vblank_from_display_control(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc, int64_t last_vblank_ns)
{
        upc->update_vblank_from_display_control(upc, last_vblank_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_compositor::update_present_offset
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_compositor
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pc_update_present_offset(struct u_pacing_compositor *upc, int64_t frame_id, int64_t present_to_display_offset_ns)
{
        upc->update_present_offset(upc, frame_id, present_to_display_offset_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_compositor::destroy
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer: does a null check and sets
 * @p upc_ptr to null if freed.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_compositor
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pc_destroy(struct u_pacing_compositor **upc_ptr)
{
        struct u_pacing_compositor *upc = *upc_ptr;
        if (upc == NULL) {
                return;
        }
 
        upc->destroy(upc);
        *upc_ptr = NULL;
}
 
 
/*
 *
 * App pacer.
 *
 */
 
/*!
 * This application pacing helper is designed to schedule the rendering time of
 * clients that submit frames to a compositor, which runs its own render loop
 * that picks latest completed frames for that client.
 *
 * It manages the frame pacing of an app/client, rather than the compositor itself. The frame pacing of the compositor
 * is handled by @ref u_pacing_compositor
 *
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
struct u_pacing_app
{
        /*!
         * Predict when the client's next rendered frame will be displayed; when the
         * client should be woken up from sleeping; and its display period.
         *
         * This is called from `xrWaitFrame`, but it does not do any waiting, the caller
         * should wait till `out_wake_up_time`.
         *
         * @param      upa                          Render timing helper.
         * @param[in]  now_ns                       The current timestamp in nanoseconds, nominally from @ref
         *                                          os_monotonic_get_ns
         * @param[out] out_frame_id                 Frame ID of this predicted frame.
         * @param[out] out_wake_up_time             When the client should be woken up.
         * @param[out] out_predicted_display_time   Predicted display time.
         * @param[out] out_predicted_display_period Predicted display period.
         */
        void (*predict)(struct u_pacing_app *upa,
                        int64_t now_ns,
                        int64_t *out_frame_id,
                        int64_t *out_wake_up_time,
                        int64_t *out_predicted_display_time,
                        int64_t *out_predicted_display_period);
 
        /*!
         * Mark a point on the frame's lifetime.
         *
         * @param     upa      Render timing helper.
         * @param[in] frame_id The frame ID to record for.
         * @param[in] point    The point/event to record
         * @param[in] when_ns  The timestamp
         *
         * @see @ref frame-pacing.
         */
        void (*mark_point)(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, enum u_timing_point point, int64_t when_ns);
 
        /*!
         * When a frame has been discarded.
         *
         * @param     upa      Render timing helper.
         * @param[in] frame_id The frame ID to mark as discarded.
         * @param[in] when_ns  The time when it was discarded, nominally from @ref os_monotonic_get_ns
         */
        void (*mark_discarded)(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns);
 
        /*!
         * A frame has been delivered from the client, see `xrEndFrame`. The GPU might
         * still be rendering the work.
         *
         * @param     upa             Render timing helper.
         * @param[in] frame_id        The frame ID to mark as delivered.
         * @param[in] when_ns         The time when it was delivered, nominally from @ref os_monotonic_get_ns
         * @param[in] display_time_ns The time the frame is to be displayed.
         */
        void (*mark_delivered)(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns, int64_t display_time_ns);
 
        /*!
         * A frame has been completed rendered by the GPU, this can happen after `xrEndFrame` has returned.
         *
         * @param     upa      Render timing helper.
         * @param[in] frame_id The frame ID to mark as delivered.
         * @param[in] when_ns  The time when it the gpu was finished, nominally from @ref os_monotonic_get_ns
         */
        void (*mark_gpu_done)(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Latch a frame for rendering for delivery to the native compositor,
         * may be called multiple times for the same frame should the app be on
         * a frame cadence that is lower then the native compositor.
         *
         * @param     upa             App pacer struct.
         * @param[in] frame_id        The frame ID of the latched frame.
         * @param[in] when_ns         Time when the latching happened.
         * @param[in] system_frame_id The ID of the system frame that is
         *                            latching the app's frame.
         */
        void (*latched)(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns, int64_t system_frame_id);
 
        /*!
         * Mark a frame as completely retired, will never be latched (used by
         * the native compositor again) as a new frame has been latched or a
         * shutdown condition has been met.
         *
         * @param     upa                 App pacer struct.
         * @param[in] frame_id            The frame ID of the latched frame.
         * @param[in] when_ns             Time when the latching happened.
         */
        void (*retired)(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Add a new sample point from the main render loop.
         *
         * This is called in the main renderer loop that tightly submits frames to the
         * real compositor for displaying. This is only used to inform the render helper
         * when the frame will be shown, not any timing information about the client.
         *
         * When this is called doesn't matter that much, as the render timing will need
         * to be able to predict one or more frames into the future anyways. But
         * preferably as soon as the main loop wakes up from wait frame.
         *
         * @param upa                         Self pointer
         * @param predicted_display_time_ns   Predicted display time for this sample.
         * @param predicted_display_period_ns Predicted display period for this sample.
         * @param extra_ns                    Time between display and when this sample
         *                                    was created, that is when the main loop
         *                                    was woken up by the main compositor.
         */
        void (*info)(struct u_pacing_app *upa,
                     int64_t predicted_display_time_ns,
                     int64_t predicted_display_period_ns,
                     int64_t extra_ns);
 
        /*!
         * Destroy this u_pacing_app.
         */
        void (*destroy)(struct u_pacing_app *upa);
};
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::predict
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_predict(struct u_pacing_app *upa,
             int64_t now_ns,
             int64_t *out_frame_id,
             int64_t *out_wake_up_time,
             int64_t *out_predicted_display_time,
             int64_t *out_predicted_display_period)
{
        upa->predict(upa, now_ns, out_frame_id, out_wake_up_time, out_predicted_display_time,
                     out_predicted_display_period);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::mark_point
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_mark_point(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, enum u_timing_point point, int64_t when_ns)
{
        upa->mark_point(upa, frame_id, point, when_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::mark_discarded
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_mark_discarded(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns)
{
        upa->mark_discarded(upa, frame_id, when_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::mark_delivered
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_mark_delivered(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns, int64_t display_time_ns)
{
        upa->mark_delivered(upa, frame_id, when_ns, display_time_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::mark_gpu_done
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_mark_gpu_done(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns)
{
        upa->mark_gpu_done(upa, frame_id, when_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::info
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_info(struct u_pacing_app *upa,
          int64_t predicted_display_time_ns,
          int64_t predicted_display_period_ns,
          int64_t extra_ns)
{
        upa->info(upa, predicted_display_time_ns, predicted_display_period_ns, extra_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::latched
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_latched(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns, int64_t system_frame_id)
{
        upa->latched(upa, frame_id, when_ns, system_frame_id);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::retired
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_retired(struct u_pacing_app *upa, int64_t frame_id, int64_t when_ns)
{
        upa->retired(upa, frame_id, when_ns);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app::destroy
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer: does a null check and sets
 * upa_ptr to null if freed.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_pa_destroy(struct u_pacing_app **upa_ptr)
{
        struct u_pacing_app *upa = *upa_ptr;
        if (upa == NULL) {
                return;
        }
 
        upa->destroy(upa);
        *upa_ptr = NULL;
}
 
 
/*
 *
 * App pacing factory.
 *
 */
 
/*!
 * Small helper that creates a app pacers, allows timing information to be
 * collected and controlled to a central place.
 */
struct u_pacing_app_factory
{
        /*!
         * Create a @ref u_pacing_app.
         *
         * @param      upaf    App pacing factory.
         * @param[out] out_upa Created app pacer.
         */
        xrt_result_t (*create)(struct u_pacing_app_factory *upaf, struct u_pacing_app **out_upa);
 
        /*!
         * Destroy this u_pacing_app_factory.
         */
        void (*destroy)(struct u_pacing_app_factory *upaf);
};
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app_factory::create
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app_factory
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_paf_create(struct u_pacing_app_factory *upaf, struct u_pacing_app **out_upa)
{
        upaf->create(upaf, out_upa);
}
 
/*!
 * @copydoc u_pacing_app_factory::destroy
 *
 * Helper for calling through the function pointer: does a null check and sets
 * upa_ptr to null if freed.
 *
 * @public @memberof u_pacing_app_factory
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 */
static inline void
u_paf_destroy(struct u_pacing_app_factory **upaf_ptr)
{
        struct u_pacing_app_factory *upaf = *upaf_ptr;
        if (upaf == NULL) {
                return;
        }
 
        upaf->destroy(upaf);
        *upaf_ptr = NULL;
}
 
 
/*
 *
 * Configuration struct
 *
 */
/*!
 * Configuration for the "display-timing-aware" implementation of @ref u_pacing_compositor
 *
 * @see u_pc_display_timing_create
 */
struct u_pc_display_timing_config
{
        //! How long after "present" is the image actually displayed
        int64_t present_to_display_offset_ns;
        //! Extra margin that is added to compositor time, between end of draw and present
        int64_t margin_ns;
        /*!
         * @name Frame-Relative Values
         * All these values are in "percentage points of the nominal frame period" so they can work across
         * devices of varying refresh rate/display interval.
         * @{
         */
        //! The initial estimate of how much time the compositor needs
        uint32_t comp_time_fraction;
        //! The maximum time we allow to the compositor
        uint32_t comp_time_max_fraction;
        //! When missing a frame, back off in these increments
        uint32_t adjust_missed_fraction;
        //! When not missing frames but adjusting app time at these increments
        uint32_t adjust_non_miss_fraction;
        /*!
         * @}
         */
};
 
/*!
 * Default configuration values for display-timing-aware compositor pacing.
 *
 * @see u_pc_display_timing_config, u_pc_display_timing_create
 */
extern const struct u_pc_display_timing_config U_PC_DISPLAY_TIMING_CONFIG_DEFAULT;
 
 
/*
 *
 * Implementations.
 *
 */
 
/*!
 * Creates a new composition pacing helper that uses real display timing information.
 *
 * Meant to be used with `VK_GOOGLE_display_timing`.
 *
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 * @see u_pacing_compositor
 */
xrt_result_t
u_pc_display_timing_create(int64_t estimated_frame_period_ns,
                           const struct u_pc_display_timing_config *config,
                           struct u_pacing_compositor **out_upc);
 
/*!
 * Creates a new composition pacing helper that does not depend on display timing information.
 *
 * When you cannot get display timing information, use this.
 *
 * @param[in]  estimated_frame_period_ns The estimated duration/period of a frame in nanoseconds.
 * @param[in]  now_ns                    The current timestamp in nanoseconds, nominally from @ref os_monotonic_get_ns
 * @param[out] out_upc                   The pointer to populate with the created compositor pacing helper
 *
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 * @see u_pacing_compositor
 */
xrt_result_t
u_pc_fake_create(int64_t estimated_frame_period_ns, int64_t now_ns, struct u_pacing_compositor **out_upc);
 
/*!
 * Creates a new application pacing factory helper.
 *
 * @ingroup aux_pacing
 * @see u_pacing_app
 */
xrt_result_t
u_pa_factory_create(struct u_pacing_app_factory **out_upaf);
 
 
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif