camera/device/3.2/ICameraDeviceCallback.hal

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package android.hardware.camera.device@3.2;

import android.hardware.camera.common@1.0::types;

/**
 *
 * Callback methods for the HAL to call into the framework.
 *
 * These methods are used to return metadata and image buffers for a completed
 * or failed captures, and to notify the framework of asynchronous events such
 * as errors.
 *
 * The framework must not call back into the HAL from within these callbacks,
 * and these calls must not block for extended periods.
 *
 */
interface ICameraDeviceCallback {

    /**
     * processCaptureResult:
     *
     * Send results from one or more completed or partially completed captures
     * to the framework.
     * processCaptureResult() may be invoked multiple times by the HAL in
     * response to a single capture request. This allows, for example, the
     * metadata and low-resolution buffers to be returned in one call, and
     * post-processed JPEG buffers in a later call, once it is available. Each
     * call must include the frame number of the request it is returning
     * metadata or buffers for. Only one call to processCaptureResult
     * may be made at a time by the HAL although the calls may come from
     * different threads in the HAL.
     *
     * A component (buffer or metadata) of the complete result may only be
     * included in one process_capture_result call. A buffer for each stream,
     * and the result metadata, must be returned by the HAL for each request in
     * one of the processCaptureResult calls, even in case of errors producing
     * some of the output. A call to processCaptureResult() with neither
     * output buffers or result metadata is not allowed.
     *
     * The order of returning metadata and buffers for a single result does not
     * matter, but buffers for a given stream must be returned in FIFO order. So
     * the buffer for request 5 for stream A must always be returned before the
     * buffer for request 6 for stream A. This also applies to the result
     * metadata; the metadata for request 5 must be returned before the metadata
     * for request 6.
     *
     * However, different streams are independent of each other, so it is
     * acceptable and expected that the buffer for request 5 for stream A may be
     * returned after the buffer for request 6 for stream B is. And it is
     * acceptable that the result metadata for request 6 for stream B is
     * returned before the buffer for request 5 for stream A is. If multiple
     * capture results are included in a single call, camera framework must
     * process results sequentially from lower index to higher index, as if
     * these results were sent to camera framework one by one, from lower index
     * to higher index.
     *
     * The HAL retains ownership of result structure, which only needs to be
     * valid to access during this call.
     *
     * The output buffers do not need to be filled yet; the framework must wait
     * on the stream buffer release sync fence before reading the buffer
     * data. Therefore, this method should be called by the HAL as soon as
     * possible, even if some or all of the output buffers are still in
     * being filled. The HAL must include valid release sync fences into each
     * output_buffers stream buffer entry, or -1 if that stream buffer is
     * already filled.
     *
     * If the result buffer cannot be constructed for a request, the HAL must
     * return an empty metadata buffer, but still provide the output buffers and
     * their sync fences. In addition, notify() must be called with an
     * ERROR_RESULT message.
     *
     * If an output buffer cannot be filled, its status field must be set to
     * STATUS_ERROR. In addition, notify() must be called with a ERROR_BUFFER
     * message.
     *
     * If the entire capture has failed, then this method still needs to be
     * called to return the output buffers to the framework. All the buffer
     * statuses must be STATUS_ERROR, and the result metadata must be an
     * empty buffer. In addition, notify() must be called with a ERROR_REQUEST
     * message. In this case, individual ERROR_RESULT/ERROR_BUFFER messages
     * must not be sent.
     *
     * Performance requirements:
     *
     * This is a non-blocking call. The framework must handle each CaptureResult
     * within 5ms.
     *
     * The pipeline latency (see S7 for definition) should be less than or equal to
     * 4 frame intervals, and must be less than or equal to 8 frame intervals.
     *
     */
    processCaptureResult(vec<CaptureResult> results);

    /**
     * notify:
     *
     * Asynchronous notification callback from the HAL, fired for various
     * reasons. Only for information independent of frame capture, or that
     * require specific timing. Multiple messages may be sent in one call; a
     * message with a higher index must be considered to have occurred after a
     * message with a lower index.
     *
     * Multiple threads may call notify() simultaneously.
     *
     * Buffers delivered to the framework must not be dispatched to the
     * application layer until a start of exposure timestamp (or input image's
     * start of exposure timestamp for a reprocess request) has been received
     * via a SHUTTER notify() call. It is highly recommended to dispatch this
     * call as early as possible.
     *
     * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * Performance requirements:
     *
     * This is a non-blocking call. The framework must handle each message in 5ms.
     */
    notify(vec<NotifyMsg> msgs);

};