/***************************************************************************** * vlc_picture_pool.h: picture pool definitions ***************************************************************************** * Copyright (C) 2009 VLC authors and VideoLAN * $Id$ * * Authors: Laurent Aimar * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA. *****************************************************************************/ #ifndef VLC_PICTURE_POOL_H #define VLC_PICTURE_POOL_H 1 /** * \file * This file defines picture pool structures and functions in vlc */ #include /** * Picture pool handle */ typedef struct picture_pool_t picture_pool_t; /** * Picture pool configuration */ typedef struct { unsigned picture_count; picture_t *const *picture; int (*lock)(picture_t *); void (*unlock)(picture_t *); } picture_pool_configuration_t; /** * Creates a pool of preallocated pictures. Free pictures can be allocated from * the pool, and are returned to the pool when they are no longer referenced. * * This avoids allocating and deallocationg pictures repeatedly, and ensures * that memory consumption remains within limits. * * To obtain a picture from the pool, use picture_pool_Get(). To increase and * decrease the reference count, use picture_Hold() and picture_Release() * respectively. * * If defined, picture_pool_configuration_t::lock will be called before * a picture is used, and picture_pool_configuration_t::unlock will be called * as soon as a picture is returned to the pool. * Those callbacks can modify picture_t::p and access picture_t::p_sys. * * @return A pointer to the new pool on success, or NULL on error * (pictures are not released on error). */ VLC_API picture_pool_t * picture_pool_NewExtended( const picture_pool_configuration_t * ) VLC_USED; /** * Creates a picture pool with pictures in a given array. * This is a convenience wrapper for picture_pool_NewExtended() without the * lock and unlock callbacks. * * @param count number of pictures in the array * @param tab array of pictures * * @return a pointer to the new pool on success, or NULL on error * (pictures are not released on error) */ VLC_API picture_pool_t * picture_pool_New(unsigned count, picture_t *const *tab) VLC_USED; /** * Allocates pictures from the heap and creates a picture pool with them. * This is a convenience wrapper for picture_NewFromFormat() and * picture_pool_New(). * * @param fmt video format of pictures to allocate from the heap * @param count number of pictures to allocate * * @return a pointer to the new pool on success, NULL on error */ VLC_API picture_pool_t * picture_pool_NewFromFormat(const video_format_t *fmt, unsigned count) VLC_USED; /** * Releases a pool created by picture_pool_NewExtended(), picture_pool_New() * or picture_pool_NewFromFormat(). * * @note If there are no pending references to the pooled pictures, and the * picture_resource_t.pf_destroy callback was not NULL, it will be invoked. * Otherwise the default callback will be used. * * @warning If there are pending references (a.k.a. late pictures), the * pictures will remain valid until the all pending references are dropped by * picture_Release(). */ VLC_API void picture_pool_Release( picture_pool_t * ); /** * Obtains a picture from a pool if any is immediately available. * * The picture must be released with picture_Release(). * * @return a picture, or NULL if all pictures in the pool are allocated * * @note This function is thread-safe. */ VLC_API picture_t * picture_pool_Get( picture_pool_t * ) VLC_USED; /** * Obtains a picture from a pool. * * The picture must be released with picture_Release(). * * @return a picture or NULL on memory error * * @note This function is thread-safe. */ VLC_API picture_t *picture_pool_Wait(picture_pool_t *) VLC_USED; /** * Enumerates all pictures in a pool, both free and allocated. * * @param cb callback to invoke once for each picture * @param data opaque data parameter for the callback (first argument) * * @note Allocated pictures may be accessed asynchronously by other threads. * Therefore, only read-only picture parameters can be read by the callback, * typically picture_t.p_sys. * Provided those rules are respected, the function is thread-safe. */ VLC_API void picture_pool_Enum( picture_pool_t *, void (*cb)(void *, picture_t *), void *data ); /** * Cancel the picture pool. * * It won't return any pictures via picture_pool_Get or picture_pool_Wait if * canceled is true. This function will also unblock picture_pool_Wait. * picture_pool_Reset will also reset the cancel state to false. */ void picture_pool_Cancel( picture_pool_t *, bool canceled ); /** * Test if a picture belongs to the picture pool * * FIXME: remove this function when the vout_PutPicture() hack is fixed. */ bool picture_pool_OwnsPic( picture_pool_t *, picture_t *); /** * Reserves pictures from a pool and creates a new pool with those. * * When the new pool is released, pictures are returned to the master pool. * If the master pool was already released, pictures will be destroyed. * * @param count number of picture to reserve * * @return the new pool, or NULL if there were not enough pictures available * or on error * * @note This function is thread-safe (but it might return NULL if other * threads have already allocated too many pictures). */ VLC_API picture_pool_t * picture_pool_Reserve(picture_pool_t *, unsigned count) VLC_USED; /** * @return the total number of pictures in the given pool * @note This function is thread-safe. */ VLC_API unsigned picture_pool_GetSize(const picture_pool_t *); #endif /* VLC_PICTURE_POOL_H */