V4L2 VIDIOC_REQBUFS cannot allocate enough memory - c

Question

I am writing a MIPI driver without using the I2C functionality, since it is not possible for me to use it. I am writing this for the Google Coral.
To write this new driver I looked at this example and adjusted it to only use the MMAP functionality.
My new code is this:
/*
* V4L2 video capture example
*
* This program can be used and distributed without restrictions.
*
* This program is provided with the V4L2 API
* see http://linuxtv.org/docs.php for more information
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <getopt.h> /* getopt_long() */
#include <fcntl.h> /* low-level i/o */
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <linux/videodev2.h>
#define CLEAR(x) memset(&(x), 0, sizeof(x))
#ifndef V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264
#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264 v4l2_fourcc('H', '2', '6', '4') /* H264 with start codes */
#endif
struct buffer {
void *start;
size_t length;
};
static char *dev_name;
static int fd = -1;
struct buffer *buffers;
static unsigned int n_buffers;
static int out_buf;
static int force_format;
static int frame_count = 200;
static int frame_number = 0;
static void errno_exit(const char *s)
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s error %d, %s\n", s, errno, strerror(errno));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
static int xioctl(int fh, int request, void *arg)
{
int r;
do {
r = ioctl(fh, request, arg);
} while (-1 == r && EINTR == errno);
return r;
}
static void process_image(const void *p, int size)
{
printf("processing image\n");
frame_number++;
char filename[15];
sprintf(filename, "frame-%d.raw", frame_number); // filename becomes frame-x.raw
FILE *fp=fopen(filename,"wb");
if (out_buf)
fwrite(p, size, 1, fp); // write data to file fp
fflush(fp);
fclose(fp);
}
static int read_frame(void)
{
printf("reading frame\n");
struct v4l2_buffer buf;
unsigned int i;
CLEAR(buf);
buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_DQBUF, &buf)) {
switch (errno) {
case EAGAIN:
return 0;
case EIO:
/* Could ignore EIO, see spec. */
/* fall through */
default:
errno_exit("VIDIOC_DQBUF");
}
}
assert(buf.index < n_buffers);
process_image(buffers[buf.index].start, buf.bytesused);
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf))
errno_exit("VIDIOC_QBUF");
return 1;
}
static void mainloop(void)
{
printf("mainloop\n");
unsigned int count;
count = frame_count;
while (count-- > 0) {
printf("count number = %d\n", count );
for (;;) {
fd_set fds;
struct timeval tv;
int r;
FD_ZERO(&fds); // clear file descriptor
FD_SET(fd, &fds); // set file descriptors to the descriptor fd
/* Timeout. */
tv.tv_sec = 2;
tv.tv_usec = 0;
r = select(fd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv); // select uses a timeout, allows program to monitor file descriptors waiting untill files becomes "ready"
// returns the number of file descriptors changed. This maybe zero if timeout expires.
// probably watching reafds descriptor to change?
if (-1 == r) {
if (EINTR == errno)
continue;
errno_exit("select");
}
if (0 == r) {
fprintf(stderr, "select timeout\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (read_frame()) // if one of the descriptors is set, a frame can be read.
break;
/* EAGAIN - continue select loop. */
}
}
printf("mainloop ended\n");
}
static void stop_capturing(void)
{
printf("stop capturing\n");
enum v4l2_buf_type type;
type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMOFF, &type))
errno_exit("VIDIOC_STREAMOFF");
printf("capturing stopped\n");
}
static void start_capturing(void)
{
printf("initiating capturing\n");
unsigned int i;
enum v4l2_buf_type type;
for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i) {
struct v4l2_buffer buf;
CLEAR(buf);
buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
buf.index = i;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QBUF, &buf))
errno_exit("VIDIOC_QBUF");
}
type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_STREAMON, &type)){
errno_exit("VIDIOC_STREAMON");
}
printf("capturing initiated\n");
}
static void uninit_device(void)
{
unsigned int i;
for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; ++i){
if (-1 == munmap(buffers[i].start, buffers[i].length)){
errno_exit("munmap");
}
}
free(buffers);
}
static void init_mmap(void)
{
printf("initiating mmap buffer\n");
struct v4l2_requestbuffers req; //struct with details of the buffer to compose
CLEAR(req);
req.count = 4;
req.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
req.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_REQBUFS, &req)) { // initiate buffer
if (EINVAL == errno) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s does not support "
"memory mapping\n", dev_name);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
} else {
errno_exit("VIDIOC_REQBUFS");
}
}
printf("memory allocated\n");
if (req.count < 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "Insufficient buffer memory on %s\n",
dev_name);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
buffers = calloc(req.count, sizeof(*buffers)); // make the amount of buffers available
if (!buffers) {
fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
for (n_buffers = 0; n_buffers < req.count; ++n_buffers) { // go through buffers and adjust struct in it
struct v4l2_buffer buf;
CLEAR(buf);
buf.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
buf.memory = V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP;
buf.index = n_buffers;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QUERYBUF, &buf))
errno_exit("VIDIOC_QUERYBUF");
buffers[n_buffers].length = buf.length;
buffers[n_buffers].start =
mmap(NULL /* start anywhere */,
buf.length,
PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE /* required */,
MAP_SHARED /* recommended */,
fd, buf.m.offset);
if (MAP_FAILED == buffers[n_buffers].start)
errno_exit("mmap");
}
printf("mmap buffer initiated\n");
}
static void init_device(void)
{
printf("initiating device\n");
struct v4l2_capability cap;
struct v4l2_cropcap cropcap;
struct v4l2_crop crop;
struct v4l2_format fmt;
unsigned int min;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_QUERYCAP, &cap)) { // gets information about driver and harware capabilities
if (EINVAL == errno) { // driver is not compatible with specifications
fprintf(stderr, "%s is no V4L2 device\n",
dev_name);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
} else {
errno_exit("VIDIOC_QUERYCAP");
}
}
if (!(cap.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s is no video capture device\n",
dev_name);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (!(cap.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_STREAMING)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s does not support streaming i/o\n",
dev_name);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
/* Select video input, video standard and tune here. */
CLEAR(cropcap);
cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
if (0 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP, &cropcap)) { // used to get cropping limits, pixel aspects, ... fill in type field and get all this information back
crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
crop.c = cropcap.defrect; /* reset to default */
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_S_CROP, &crop)) { // get cropping rectangle
switch (errno) {
case EINVAL:
printf("EINVAL in VIDIOC_S_CROP\n");
/* Cropping not supported. */
break;
default:
printf("other error in VIDIOC_S_CROP\n");
/* Errors ignored. */
break;
}
}
} else {
/* Errors ignored. */
}
CLEAR(fmt); // set the format of the v4l2 video
fmt.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
if (force_format) {
fprintf(stderr, "Set H264\r\n");
fmt.fmt.pix.width = 640; //replace
fmt.fmt.pix.height = 480; //replace
fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264; //replace
fmt.fmt.pix.field = V4L2_FIELD_ANY;
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_S_FMT, &fmt))
errno_exit("VIDIOC_S_FMT");
/* Note VIDIOC_S_FMT may change width and height. */
} else {
/* Preserve original settings as set by v4l2-ctl for example */
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_G_FMT, &fmt))
errno_exit("VIDIOC_G_FMT");
}
/* Buggy driver paranoia. */
min = fmt.fmt.pix.width * 2;
if (fmt.fmt.pix.bytesperline < min)
fmt.fmt.pix.bytesperline = min;
min = fmt.fmt.pix.bytesperline * fmt.fmt.pix.height;
if (fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage < min)
fmt.fmt.pix.sizeimage = min;
init_mmap();
printf("device inititiated\n");
}
static void close_device(void)
{
printf("closing device\n");
if (-1 == close(fd))
errno_exit("close");
fd = -1;
printf("device closed\n");
}
/*
struct stat {
dev_t st_dev; ID of device containing file
ino_t st_ino; Inode number
mode_t st_mode; File type and mode
nlink_t st_nlink; Number of hard links
uid_t st_uid; User ID of owner
gid_t st_gid; Group ID of owner
dev_t st_rdev; Device ID (if special file)
off_t st_size; Total size, in bytes
blksize_t st_blksize; Block size for filesystem I/O
blkcnt_t st_blocks; Number of 512B blocks allocated
Since Linux 2.6, the kernel supports nanosecond
precision for the following timestamp fields.
For the details before Linux 2.6, see NOTES.
struct timespec st_atim; Time of last access
struct timespec st_mtim; Time of last modification
struct timespec st_ctim; Time of last status change
#define st_atime st_atim.tv_sec Backward compatibility
#define st_mtime st_mtim.tv_sec
#define st_ctime st_ctim.tv_sec
};
*/
static void open_device(void)
{
printf("openening device\n");
struct stat st;
if (-1 == stat(dev_name, &st)) { // stat() returns info about file into struct
fprintf(stderr, "Cannot identify '%s': %d, %s\n",
dev_name, errno, strerror(errno));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
if (!S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s is no device\n", dev_name);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
fd = open(dev_name, O_RDWR /* required */ | O_NONBLOCK, 0); // open the file dev/video0, returns a file descriptor
// if fd == -1, the file could not be opened.
if (-1 == fd) {
fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open '%s': %d, %s\n",
dev_name, errno, strerror(errno));
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("device opened\n");
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
printf("main begins\n");
dev_name = "/dev/video0";
for (;;) {
printf("back here\n");
break;
}
open_device();
init_device();
start_capturing();
mainloop();
stop_capturing();
uninit_device();
close_device();
fprintf(stderr, "\n");
return 0;
}
However I get the following error:
VIDIOC_REQBUFS error 12, Cannot allocate memory
The entire output is:
main begins
back here
openening device
device opened
initiating device
initiating mmap buffer
VIDIOC_REQBUFS error 12, Cannot allocate memory
make: *** [makefile:3: all] Error 1
In the above code this is caused by:
if (-1 == xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_REQBUFS, &req)) { // initiate buffer
if (EINVAL == errno) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s does not support "
"memory mapping\n", dev_name);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
} else {
errno_exit("VIDIOC_REQBUFS");
}
}
Thus the ioctl(fd, VIDIOC_REQBUFS, &req) causes this error.
I have already looked on StackOverflow and found 1 other person with the same mistake.
He suggested to change CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_MBYTES to 32 from 16. I tried this by looking where I could find this setting. I found it in: boot/config-4.14.98-imx . However, it was already 320. (yes tenfold). I am now rather stuck on this. Is there a problem in my code, or do I need to change the setting from 320 to 32 (which seems counterintuitive).
With kind regards.