2 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
3 * 2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
5 * gstbuffer.c: Buffer operations
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23 /* this file makes too much noise for most debugging sessions */
24 #define GST_DEBUG_FORCE_DISABLE
25 #include "gst_private.h"
27 #include "gstatomic_impl.h"
28 #include "gstdata_private.h"
29 #include "gstbuffer.h"
30 #include "gstmemchunk.h"
32 #include "gstbufferpool-default.h"
34 GType _gst_buffer_type;
35 GType _gst_buffer_pool_type;
37 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
38 /* #define GST_WITH_ALLOC_TRACE */
41 static GstAllocTrace *_gst_buffer_trace;
42 static GstAllocTrace *_gst_buffer_pool_trace;
45 static GstMemChunk *chunk;
48 _gst_buffer_initialize (void)
50 _gst_buffer_type = g_boxed_type_register_static ("GstBuffer",
51 (GBoxedCopyFunc) gst_data_ref,
52 (GBoxedFreeFunc) gst_data_unref);
54 _gst_buffer_pool_type = g_boxed_type_register_static ("GstBufferPool",
55 (GBoxedCopyFunc) gst_data_ref,
56 (GBoxedFreeFunc) gst_data_unref);
58 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
59 _gst_buffer_trace = gst_alloc_trace_register (GST_BUFFER_TRACE_NAME);
60 _gst_buffer_pool_trace = gst_alloc_trace_register (GST_BUFFER_POOL_TRACE_NAME);
63 chunk = gst_mem_chunk_new ("GstBufferChunk", sizeof (GstBuffer),
64 sizeof (GstBuffer) * 200, 0);
66 GST_INFO (GST_CAT_BUFFER, "Buffers are initialized now");
70 gst_buffer_get_type (void)
72 return _gst_buffer_type;
76 _gst_buffer_free_to_pool (GstBuffer *buffer)
78 GstBufferPool *pool = buffer->pool;
80 pool->buffer_free (pool, buffer, pool->user_data);
82 gst_data_unref (GST_DATA (pool));
86 _gst_buffer_sub_free (GstBuffer *buffer)
88 gst_data_unref (GST_DATA (buffer->pool_private));
90 GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer) = NULL;
91 GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer) = 0;
93 _GST_DATA_DISPOSE (GST_DATA (buffer));
95 gst_mem_chunk_free (chunk, GST_DATA (buffer));
96 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
97 gst_alloc_trace_free (_gst_buffer_trace, buffer);
102 * gst_buffer_default_free:
103 * @buffer: a #GstBuffer to free.
105 * Frees the memory associated with the buffer including the buffer data,
106 * unless the GST_BUFFER_DONTFREE flags was set or the buffer data is NULL.
107 * This function is used by buffer pools.
110 gst_buffer_default_free (GstBuffer *buffer)
112 g_return_if_fail (buffer != NULL);
115 if (!GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IS_SET (buffer, GST_BUFFER_DONTFREE) && GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer))
116 g_free (GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer));
118 /* set to safe values */
119 GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer) = NULL;
120 GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer) = 0;
122 _GST_DATA_DISPOSE (GST_DATA (buffer));
124 gst_mem_chunk_free (chunk, GST_DATA (buffer));
125 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
126 gst_alloc_trace_free (_gst_buffer_trace, buffer);
131 _gst_buffer_copy_from_pool (GstBuffer *buffer)
133 return buffer->pool->buffer_copy (buffer->pool, buffer, buffer->pool->user_data);
137 * gst_buffer_default_copy:
138 * @buffer: a #GstBuffer to make a copy of.
140 * Make a full newly allocated copy of the given buffer, data and all.
141 * This function is used by buffer pools.
143 * Returns: the new #GstBuffer.
146 gst_buffer_default_copy (GstBuffer *buffer)
150 g_return_val_if_fail (buffer != NULL, NULL);
152 /* create a fresh new buffer */
153 copy = gst_mem_chunk_alloc (chunk);
154 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
155 gst_alloc_trace_new (_gst_buffer_trace, copy);
158 _GST_DATA_INIT (GST_DATA (copy),
161 (GstDataFreeFunction) gst_buffer_default_free,
162 (GstDataCopyFunction) gst_buffer_default_copy);
164 /* we simply copy everything from our parent */
165 GST_BUFFER_DATA (copy) = g_memdup (GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer),
166 GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer));
167 GST_BUFFER_SIZE (copy) = GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer);
168 GST_BUFFER_MAXSIZE (copy) = GST_BUFFER_MAXSIZE (buffer);
169 GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (copy) = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer);
170 GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (copy) = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer);
171 GST_BUFFER_BUFFERPOOL (copy) = NULL;
172 GST_BUFFER_POOL_PRIVATE (copy) = NULL;
180 * Creates a newly allocated buffer without any data.
182 * Returns: the new #GstBuffer.
185 gst_buffer_new (void)
189 buf = gst_mem_chunk_alloc (chunk);
190 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
191 gst_alloc_trace_new (_gst_buffer_trace, buf);
194 GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_BUFFER, "new %p", buf);
196 _GST_DATA_INIT (GST_DATA (buf),
199 (GstDataFreeFunction) gst_buffer_default_free,
200 (GstDataCopyFunction) gst_buffer_default_copy);
202 GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf) = NULL;
203 GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf) = 0;
204 GST_BUFFER_MAXSIZE (buf) = 0;
205 GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
206 GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = 0;
207 GST_BUFFER_BUFFERPOOL (buf) = NULL;
208 GST_BUFFER_POOL_PRIVATE (buf) = NULL;
214 * gst_buffer_new_and_alloc:
215 * @size: the size of the new buffer's data.
217 * Creates a newly allocated buffer with data of the given size.
219 * Returns: the new #GstBuffer.
222 gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (guint size)
226 new = gst_buffer_new ();
228 GST_BUFFER_DATA (new) = g_malloc (size);
229 GST_BUFFER_SIZE (new) = size;
235 * gst_buffer_new_from_pool:
236 * @pool: a #GstBufferPool to use.
237 * @offset: the offset of the new buffer.
238 * @size: the size of the new buffer.
240 * Creates a newly allocated buffer using the specified buffer pool,
243 * Returns: the new #GstBuffer, or NULL if there was an error.
246 gst_buffer_new_from_pool (GstBufferPool *pool,
247 guint64 offset, guint size)
251 g_return_val_if_fail (pool != NULL, NULL);
253 gst_data_ref (GST_DATA (pool));
255 buffer = pool->buffer_new (pool, offset, size, pool->user_data);
259 GST_BUFFER_BUFFERPOOL (buffer) = pool;
261 /* override the buffer refcount functions with those from the pool (if any) */
262 if (pool->buffer_free)
263 GST_DATA (buffer)->free = (GstDataFreeFunction)_gst_buffer_free_to_pool;
264 if (pool->buffer_copy)
265 GST_DATA (buffer)->copy = (GstDataCopyFunction)_gst_buffer_copy_from_pool;
271 * gst_buffer_create_sub:
272 * @parent: a parent #GstBuffer to create a subbuffer from.
273 * @offset: the offset into parent #GstBuffer.
274 * @size: the size of the new #GstBuffer sub-buffer (with size > 0).
276 * Creates a sub-buffer from the parent at a given offset.
277 * This sub-buffer uses the actual memory space of the parent buffer.
279 * Returns: the new #GstBuffer, or NULL if there was an error.
282 gst_buffer_create_sub (GstBuffer *parent, guint offset, guint size)
285 gpointer buffer_data;
286 guint64 parent_offset;
288 g_return_val_if_fail (parent != NULL, NULL);
289 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_BUFFER_REFCOUNT_VALUE (parent) > 0, NULL);
290 g_return_val_if_fail (size > 0, NULL);
291 g_return_val_if_fail (parent->size >= offset + size, NULL);
293 /* remember the data for the new buffer */
294 buffer_data = parent->data + offset;
295 parent_offset = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (parent);
296 /* make sure we're child not child from a child buffer */
297 while (GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IS_SET (parent, GST_BUFFER_SUBBUFFER)) {
298 parent = GST_BUFFER (parent->pool_private);
300 /* ref the real parent */
301 gst_data_ref (GST_DATA (parent));
302 /* make sure nobody overwrites data in the parent */
303 GST_DATA_FLAG_SET (parent, GST_DATA_READONLY);
305 /* create the new buffer */
306 buffer = gst_mem_chunk_alloc (chunk);
307 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
308 gst_alloc_trace_new (_gst_buffer_trace, buffer);
311 GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_BUFFER, "new %p", buf);
313 /* make sure nobody overwrites data in the new buffer
314 * by setting the READONLY flag */
315 _GST_DATA_INIT (GST_DATA (buffer),
317 GST_DATA_FLAG_SHIFT (GST_BUFFER_SUBBUFFER) |
318 GST_DATA_FLAG_SHIFT (GST_DATA_READONLY),
319 (GstDataFreeFunction) _gst_buffer_sub_free,
320 (GstDataCopyFunction) gst_buffer_default_copy);
322 /* set the right values in the child */
323 GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer) = buffer_data;
324 GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer) = size;
325 GST_BUFFER_MAXSIZE (buffer) = size;
326 GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buffer) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
327 GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buffer) = parent_offset + offset;
328 GST_BUFFER_BUFFERPOOL (buffer) = NULL;
329 GST_BUFFER_POOL_PRIVATE (buffer) = parent;
337 * @buf1: a first source #GstBuffer to merge.
338 * @buf2: the second source #GstBuffer to merge.
340 * Create a new buffer that is the concatenation of the two source
341 * buffers. The original source buffers will not be modified or
344 * Internally is nothing more than a specialized gst_buffer_span(),
345 * so the same optimizations can occur.
347 * Returns: the new #GstBuffer that's the concatenation of the source buffers.
350 gst_buffer_merge (GstBuffer *buf1, GstBuffer *buf2)
354 /* we're just a specific case of the more general gst_buffer_span() */
355 result = gst_buffer_span (buf1, 0, buf2, buf1->size + buf2->size);
361 * gst_buffer_is_span_fast:
362 * @buf1: a first source #GstBuffer.
363 * @buf2: the second source #GstBuffer.
365 * Determines whether a gst_buffer_span() is free (as in free beer),
366 * or requires a memcpy.
368 * Returns: TRUE if the buffers are contiguous,
369 * FALSE if a copy would be required.
372 gst_buffer_is_span_fast (GstBuffer *buf1, GstBuffer *buf2)
374 g_return_val_if_fail (buf1 != NULL && buf2 != NULL, FALSE);
375 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_BUFFER_REFCOUNT_VALUE (buf1) > 0, FALSE);
376 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_BUFFER_REFCOUNT_VALUE (buf2) > 0, FALSE);
378 /* it's only fast if we have subbuffers of the same parent */
379 return ((GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IS_SET (buf1, GST_BUFFER_SUBBUFFER)) &&
380 (GST_BUFFER_FLAG_IS_SET (buf2, GST_BUFFER_SUBBUFFER)) &&
381 (buf1->pool_private == buf2->pool_private) &&
382 ((buf1->data + buf1->size) == buf2->data));
387 * @buf1: a first source #GstBuffer to merge.
388 * @offset: the offset in the first buffer from where the new
389 * buffer should start.
390 * @buf2: the second source #GstBuffer to merge.
391 * @len: the total length of the new buffer.
393 * Creates a new buffer that consists of part of buf1 and buf2.
394 * Logically, buf1 and buf2 are concatenated into a single larger
395 * buffer, and a new buffer is created at the given offset inside
396 * this space, with a given length.
398 * If the two source buffers are children of the same larger buffer,
399 * and are contiguous, the new buffer will be a child of the shared
400 * parent, and thus no copying is necessary. you can use
401 * gst_buffer_is_span_fast() to determine if a memcpy will be needed.
403 * Returns: the new #GstBuffer that spans the two source buffers.
406 gst_buffer_span (GstBuffer *buf1, guint32 offset, GstBuffer *buf2, guint32 len)
410 g_return_val_if_fail (buf1 != NULL && buf2 != NULL, FALSE);
411 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_BUFFER_REFCOUNT_VALUE (buf1) > 0, NULL);
412 g_return_val_if_fail (GST_BUFFER_REFCOUNT_VALUE (buf2) > 0, NULL);
413 g_return_val_if_fail (len > 0, NULL);
415 /* if the two buffers have the same parent and are adjacent */
416 if (gst_buffer_is_span_fast (buf1, buf2)) {
417 GstBuffer *parent = GST_BUFFER (buf1->pool_private);
418 /* we simply create a subbuffer of the common parent */
419 newbuf = gst_buffer_create_sub (parent,
420 buf1->data - parent->data + offset, len);
423 GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_BUFFER, "slow path taken while spanning buffers %p and %p",
425 /* otherwise we simply have to brute-force copy the buffers */
426 newbuf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (len);
428 /* copy relevant stuff from data struct of buffer1 */
429 GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (newbuf) = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf1) + offset;
431 /* copy the first buffer's data across */
432 memcpy (newbuf->data, buf1->data + offset, buf1->size - offset);
433 /* copy the second buffer's data across */
434 memcpy (newbuf->data + (buf1->size - offset), buf2->data,
435 len - (buf1->size - offset));
437 /* if the offset is 0, the new buffer has the same timestamp as buf1 */
439 GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (newbuf) = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf1);
445 gst_buffer_pool_get_type (void)
447 return _gst_buffer_pool_type;
451 * gst_buffer_pool_default_free:
452 * @pool: a #GstBufferPool to free.
454 * Frees the memory associated with the bufferpool.
457 gst_buffer_pool_default_free (GstBufferPool *pool)
459 g_return_if_fail (pool != NULL);
461 _GST_DATA_DISPOSE (GST_DATA (pool));
463 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
464 gst_alloc_trace_free (_gst_buffer_pool_trace, pool);
469 * gst_buffer_pool_new:
470 * @free: the #GstDataFreeFunction to free the buffer pool.
471 * @copy: the #GstDataCopyFunction to copy the buffer pool.
472 * @buffer_new: the #GstBufferPoolBufferNewFunction to create a new buffer
474 * @buffer_copy: the #GstBufferPoolBufferCopyFunction to copy a buffer
476 * @buffer_free: the #GstBufferPoolBufferFreeFunction to free a buffer
478 * @user_data: the user data gpointer passed to buffer_* functions.
480 * Creates a new buffer pool with the given functions.
482 * Returns: a new #GstBufferPool, or NULL on error.
485 gst_buffer_pool_new (GstDataFreeFunction free,
486 GstDataCopyFunction copy,
487 GstBufferPoolBufferNewFunction buffer_new,
488 GstBufferPoolBufferCopyFunction buffer_copy,
489 GstBufferPoolBufferFreeFunction buffer_free,
494 /* we need at least a buffer_new function */
495 g_return_val_if_fail (buffer_new != NULL, NULL);
497 pool = g_new0 (GstBufferPool, 1);
498 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_TRACE
499 gst_alloc_trace_new (_gst_buffer_pool_trace, pool);
502 GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_BUFFER, "allocating new buffer pool %p\n", pool);
504 /* init data struct */
505 _GST_DATA_INIT (GST_DATA (pool),
506 _gst_buffer_pool_type,
508 (free ? free : (GstDataFreeFunction) gst_buffer_pool_default_free),
512 pool->buffer_new = buffer_new;
513 pool->buffer_copy = buffer_copy;
514 pool->buffer_free = buffer_free;
515 pool->user_data = user_data;
521 * gst_buffer_pool_is_active:
522 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool to query.
524 * Queries if the given buffer pool is active.
526 * Returns: TRUE if the pool is active.
529 gst_buffer_pool_is_active (GstBufferPool *pool)
531 g_return_val_if_fail (pool != NULL, FALSE);
537 * gst_buffer_pool_set_active:
538 * @pool: a #GstBufferPool to set the activity status on.
539 * @active: the new status of the pool.
541 * Sets the given pool to the active or inactive state depending on the
545 gst_buffer_pool_set_active (GstBufferPool *pool, gboolean active)
547 g_return_if_fail (pool != NULL);
549 pool->active = active;
553 * gst_buffer_pool_set_user_data:
554 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool to set the user data for.
555 * @user_data: the user_data to set on the buffer pool.
557 * Sets the given user data on the buffer pool.
560 gst_buffer_pool_set_user_data (GstBufferPool *pool, gpointer user_data)
562 g_return_if_fail (pool != NULL);
564 pool->user_data = user_data;
568 * gst_buffer_pool_get_user_data:
569 * @pool: the #GstBufferPool to get the user data for.
571 * Gets the user data of the buffer pool.
573 * Returns: the user data associated with this buffer pool.
576 gst_buffer_pool_get_user_data (GstBufferPool *pool)
578 g_return_val_if_fail (pool != NULL, NULL);
580 return pool->user_data;