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[chromium-blink-merge.git] / media / capture / content / video_capture_oracle.cc

// Copyright (c) 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#include "media/capture/content/video_capture_oracle.h"

#include <algorithm>

#include "base/format_macros.h"
#include "base/numerics/safe_conversions.h"
#include "base/strings/stringprintf.h"

namespace media {

namespace {

// This value controls how many redundant, timer-base captures occur when the
// content is static. Redundantly capturing the same frame allows iterative
// quality enhancement, and also allows the buffer to fill in "buffered mode".
//
// TODO(nick): Controlling this here is a hack and a layering violation, since
// it's a strategy specific to the WebRTC consumer, and probably just papers
// over some frame dropping and quality bugs. It should either be controlled at
// a higher level, or else redundant frame generation should be pushed down
// further into the WebRTC encoding stack.
const int kNumRedundantCapturesOfStaticContent = 200;

// The half-life of data points provided to the accumulator used when evaluating
// the recent utilization of the buffer pool.  This value is based on a
// simulation, and reacts quickly to change to avoid depleting the buffer pool
// (which would cause hard frame drops).
const int kBufferUtilizationEvaluationMicros = 200000;  // 0.2 seconds

// The half-life of data points provided to the accumulator used when evaluating
// the recent resource utilization of the consumer.  The trade-off made here is
// reaction time versus over-reacting to outlier data points.
const int kConsumerCapabilityEvaluationMicros = 1000000;  // 1 second

// The minimum amount of time that must pass between changes to the capture
// size.  This throttles the rate of size changes, to avoid stressing consumers
// and to allow the end-to-end system sufficient time to stabilize before
// re-evaluating the capture size.
const int kMinSizeChangePeriodMicros = 3000000;  // 3 seconds

// The maximum amount of time that may elapse without a feedback update.  Any
// longer, and currently-accumulated feedback is not considered recent enough to
// base decisions off of.  This prevents changes to the capture size when there
// is an unexpected pause in events.
const int kMaxTimeSinceLastFeedbackUpdateMicros = 1000000;  // 1 second

// The amount of time, since the source size last changed, to allow frequent
// increases in capture area.  This allows the system a period of time to
// quickly explore up and down to find an ideal point before being more careful
// about capture size increases.
const int kExplorationPeriodAfterSourceSizeChangeMicros =
    3 * kMinSizeChangePeriodMicros;

// The amount of additional time, since content animation was last detected, to
// continue being extra-careful about increasing the capture size.  This is used
// to prevent breif periods of non-animating content from throwing off the
// heuristics that decide whether to increase the capture size.
const int kDebouncingPeriodForAnimatedContentMicros = 3000000;  // 3 seconds

// When content is animating, this is the length of time the system must be
// contiguously under-utilized before increasing the capture size.
const int kProvingPeriodForAnimatedContentMicros = 30000000;  // 30 seconds

// Given the amount of time between frames, compare to the expected amount of
// time between frames at |frame_rate| and return the fractional difference.
double FractionFromExpectedFrameRate(base::TimeDelta delta, int frame_rate) {
  DCHECK_GT(frame_rate, 0);
  const base::TimeDelta expected_delta =
      base::TimeDelta::FromSeconds(1) / frame_rate;
  return (delta - expected_delta).InMillisecondsF() /
         expected_delta.InMillisecondsF();
}

// Returns the next-higher TimeTicks value.
// TODO(miu): Patch FeedbackSignalAccumulator reset behavior and remove this
// hack.
base::TimeTicks JustAfter(base::TimeTicks t) {
  return t + base::TimeDelta::FromMicroseconds(1);
}

// Returns true if updates have been accumulated by |accumulator| for a
// sufficient amount of time and the latest update was fairly recent, relative
// to |now|.
bool HasSufficientRecentFeedback(const FeedbackSignalAccumulator& accumulator,
                                 base::TimeTicks now) {
  const base::TimeDelta amount_of_history =
      accumulator.update_time() - accumulator.reset_time();
  return (amount_of_history.InMicroseconds() >= kMinSizeChangePeriodMicros) &&
         ((now - accumulator.update_time()).InMicroseconds() <=
          kMaxTimeSinceLastFeedbackUpdateMicros);
}

}  // anonymous namespace

VideoCaptureOracle::VideoCaptureOracle(
    base::TimeDelta min_capture_period,
    const gfx::Size& max_frame_size,
    media::ResolutionChangePolicy resolution_change_policy,
    bool enable_auto_throttling)
    : auto_throttling_enabled_(enable_auto_throttling),
      next_frame_number_(0),
      last_successfully_delivered_frame_number_(-1),
      num_frames_pending_(0),
      smoothing_sampler_(min_capture_period,
                         kNumRedundantCapturesOfStaticContent),
      content_sampler_(min_capture_period),
      resolution_chooser_(max_frame_size, resolution_change_policy),
      buffer_pool_utilization_(base::TimeDelta::FromMicroseconds(
          kBufferUtilizationEvaluationMicros)),
      estimated_capable_area_(base::TimeDelta::FromMicroseconds(
          kConsumerCapabilityEvaluationMicros)) {
  VLOG(1) << "Auto-throttling is "
          << (auto_throttling_enabled_ ? "enabled." : "disabled.");
}

VideoCaptureOracle::~VideoCaptureOracle() {
}

void VideoCaptureOracle::SetSourceSize(const gfx::Size& source_size) {
  resolution_chooser_.SetSourceSize(source_size);
  // If the |resolution_chooser_| computed a new capture size, that will become
  // visible via a future call to ObserveEventAndDecideCapture().
  source_size_change_time_ = (next_frame_number_ == 0) ?
      base::TimeTicks() : GetFrameTimestamp(next_frame_number_ - 1);
}

bool VideoCaptureOracle::ObserveEventAndDecideCapture(
    Event event,
    const gfx::Rect& damage_rect,
    base::TimeTicks event_time) {
  DCHECK_GE(event, 0);
  DCHECK_LT(event, kNumEvents);
  if (event_time < last_event_time_[event]) {
    LOG(WARNING) << "Event time is not monotonically non-decreasing.  "
                 << "Deciding not to capture this frame.";
    return false;
  }
  last_event_time_[event] = event_time;

  bool should_sample = false;
  duration_of_next_frame_ = base::TimeDelta();
  switch (event) {
    case kCompositorUpdate: {
      smoothing_sampler_.ConsiderPresentationEvent(event_time);
      const bool had_proposal = content_sampler_.HasProposal();
      content_sampler_.ConsiderPresentationEvent(damage_rect, event_time);
      if (content_sampler_.HasProposal()) {
        VLOG_IF(1, !had_proposal) << "Content sampler now detects animation.";
        should_sample = content_sampler_.ShouldSample();
        if (should_sample) {
          event_time = content_sampler_.frame_timestamp();
          duration_of_next_frame_ = content_sampler_.sampling_period();
        }
        last_time_animation_was_detected_ = event_time;
      } else {
        VLOG_IF(1, had_proposal) << "Content sampler detects animation ended.";
        should_sample = smoothing_sampler_.ShouldSample();
        if (should_sample)
          duration_of_next_frame_ = smoothing_sampler_.min_capture_period();
      }
      break;
    }

    case kTimerPoll:
      // While the timer is firing, only allow a sampling if there are none
      // currently in-progress.
      if (num_frames_pending_ == 0) {
        should_sample = smoothing_sampler_.IsOverdueForSamplingAt(event_time);
        if (should_sample)
          duration_of_next_frame_ = smoothing_sampler_.min_capture_period();
      }
      break;

    case kNumEvents:
      NOTREACHED();
      break;
  }

  if (!should_sample)
    return false;

  // Update |capture_size_| and reset all feedback signal accumulators if
  // either: 1) this is the first frame; or 2) |resolution_chooser_| has an
  // updated capture size and sufficient time has passed since the last size
  // change.
  if (next_frame_number_ == 0) {
    CommitCaptureSizeAndReset(event_time - duration_of_next_frame_);
  } else if (capture_size_ != resolution_chooser_.capture_size()) {
    const base::TimeDelta time_since_last_change =
        event_time - buffer_pool_utilization_.reset_time();
    if (time_since_last_change.InMicroseconds() >= kMinSizeChangePeriodMicros)
      CommitCaptureSizeAndReset(GetFrameTimestamp(next_frame_number_ - 1));
  }

  SetFrameTimestamp(next_frame_number_, event_time);
  return true;
}

int VideoCaptureOracle::RecordCapture(double pool_utilization) {
  DCHECK(std::isfinite(pool_utilization) && pool_utilization >= 0.0);

  smoothing_sampler_.RecordSample();
  const base::TimeTicks timestamp = GetFrameTimestamp(next_frame_number_);
  content_sampler_.RecordSample(timestamp);

  if (auto_throttling_enabled_) {
    buffer_pool_utilization_.Update(pool_utilization, timestamp);
    AnalyzeAndAdjust(timestamp);
  }

  num_frames_pending_++;
  return next_frame_number_++;
}

void VideoCaptureOracle::RecordWillNotCapture(double pool_utilization) {
  VLOG(1) << "Client rejects proposal to capture frame (at #"
          << next_frame_number_ << ").";

  if (auto_throttling_enabled_) {
    DCHECK(std::isfinite(pool_utilization) && pool_utilization >= 0.0);
    const base::TimeTicks timestamp = GetFrameTimestamp(next_frame_number_);
    buffer_pool_utilization_.Update(pool_utilization, timestamp);
    AnalyzeAndAdjust(timestamp);
  }

  // Note: Do not advance |next_frame_number_| since it will be re-used for the
  // next capture proposal.
}

bool VideoCaptureOracle::CompleteCapture(int frame_number,
                                         bool capture_was_successful,
                                         base::TimeTicks* frame_timestamp) {
  num_frames_pending_--;
  DCHECK_GE(num_frames_pending_, 0);

  // Drop frame if previously delivered frame number is higher.
  if (last_successfully_delivered_frame_number_ > frame_number) {
    LOG_IF(WARNING, capture_was_successful)
        << "Out of order frame delivery detected (have #" << frame_number
        << ", last was #" << last_successfully_delivered_frame_number_
        << ").  Dropping frame.";
    return false;
  }

  if (!IsFrameInRecentHistory(frame_number)) {
    LOG(WARNING) << "Very old capture being ignored: frame #" << frame_number;
    return false;
  }

  if (!capture_was_successful) {
    VLOG(2) << "Capture of frame #" << frame_number << " was not successful.";
    return false;
  }

  DCHECK_NE(last_successfully_delivered_frame_number_, frame_number);
  last_successfully_delivered_frame_number_ = frame_number;

  *frame_timestamp = GetFrameTimestamp(frame_number);

  // If enabled, log a measurement of how this frame timestamp has incremented
  // in relation to an ideal increment.
  if (VLOG_IS_ON(3) && frame_number > 0) {
    const base::TimeDelta delta =
        *frame_timestamp - GetFrameTimestamp(frame_number - 1);
    if (content_sampler_.HasProposal()) {
      const double estimated_frame_rate =
          1000000.0 / content_sampler_.detected_period().InMicroseconds();
      const int rounded_frame_rate =
          static_cast<int>(estimated_frame_rate + 0.5);
      VLOG_STREAM(3) << base::StringPrintf(
          "Captured #%d: delta=%" PRId64
          " usec"
          ", now locked into {%s}, %+0.1f%% slower than %d FPS",
          frame_number, delta.InMicroseconds(),
          content_sampler_.detected_region().ToString().c_str(),
          100.0 * FractionFromExpectedFrameRate(delta, rounded_frame_rate),
          rounded_frame_rate);
    } else {
      VLOG_STREAM(3) << base::StringPrintf(
          "Captured #%d: delta=%" PRId64
          " usec"
          ", d/30fps=%+0.1f%%, d/25fps=%+0.1f%%, d/24fps=%+0.1f%%",
          frame_number, delta.InMicroseconds(),
          100.0 * FractionFromExpectedFrameRate(delta, 30),
          100.0 * FractionFromExpectedFrameRate(delta, 25),
          100.0 * FractionFromExpectedFrameRate(delta, 24));
    }
  }

  return true;
}

void VideoCaptureOracle::RecordConsumerFeedback(int frame_number,
                                                double resource_utilization) {
  if (!auto_throttling_enabled_)
    return;

  if (!std::isfinite(resource_utilization)) {
    LOG(DFATAL) << "Non-finite utilization provided by consumer for frame #"
                << frame_number << ": " << resource_utilization;
    return;
  }
  if (resource_utilization <= 0.0)
    return;  // Non-positive values are normal, meaning N/A.

  if (!IsFrameInRecentHistory(frame_number)) {
    VLOG(1) << "Very old frame feedback being ignored: frame #" << frame_number;
    return;
  }
  const base::TimeTicks timestamp = GetFrameTimestamp(frame_number);

  // Translate the utilization metric to be in terms of the capable frame area
  // and update the feedback accumulators.  Research suggests utilization is at
  // most linearly proportional to area, and typically is sublinear.  Either
  // way, the end-to-end system should converge to the right place using the
  // more-conservative assumption (linear).
  const int area_at_full_utilization =
      base::saturated_cast<int>(capture_size_.GetArea() / resource_utilization);
  estimated_capable_area_.Update(area_at_full_utilization, timestamp);
}

base::TimeTicks VideoCaptureOracle::GetFrameTimestamp(int frame_number) const {
  DCHECK(IsFrameInRecentHistory(frame_number));
  return frame_timestamps_[frame_number % kMaxFrameTimestamps];
}

void VideoCaptureOracle::SetFrameTimestamp(int frame_number,
                                           base::TimeTicks timestamp) {
  DCHECK(IsFrameInRecentHistory(frame_number));
  frame_timestamps_[frame_number % kMaxFrameTimestamps] = timestamp;
}

bool VideoCaptureOracle::IsFrameInRecentHistory(int frame_number) const {
  // Adding (next_frame_number_ >= 0) helps the compiler deduce that there
  // is no possibility of overflow here.
  return (frame_number >= 0 && next_frame_number_ >= 0 &&
          frame_number <= next_frame_number_ &&
          (next_frame_number_ - frame_number) < kMaxFrameTimestamps);
}

void VideoCaptureOracle::CommitCaptureSizeAndReset(
    base::TimeTicks last_frame_time) {
  capture_size_ = resolution_chooser_.capture_size();
  VLOG(2) << "Now proposing a capture size of " << capture_size_.ToString();

  // Reset each short-term feedback accumulator with a stable-state starting
  // value.
  const base::TimeTicks ignore_before_time = JustAfter(last_frame_time);
  buffer_pool_utilization_.Reset(1.0, ignore_before_time);
  estimated_capable_area_.Reset(capture_size_.GetArea(), ignore_before_time);
}

void VideoCaptureOracle::AnalyzeAndAdjust(const base::TimeTicks analyze_time) {
  DCHECK(auto_throttling_enabled_);

  const int decreased_area = AnalyzeForDecreasedArea(analyze_time);
  if (decreased_area > 0) {
    resolution_chooser_.SetTargetFrameArea(decreased_area);
    return;
  }

  const int increased_area = AnalyzeForIncreasedArea(analyze_time);
  if (increased_area > 0) {
    resolution_chooser_.SetTargetFrameArea(increased_area);
    return;
  }

  // Explicitly set the target frame area to the current capture area.  This
  // cancels-out the results of a previous call to this method, where the
  // |resolution_chooser_| may have been instructed to increase or decrease the
  // capture size.  Conditions may have changed since then which indicate no
  // change should be committed (via CommitCaptureSizeAndReset()).
  resolution_chooser_.SetTargetFrameArea(capture_size_.GetArea());
}

int VideoCaptureOracle::AnalyzeForDecreasedArea(base::TimeTicks analyze_time) {
  const int current_area = capture_size_.GetArea();
  DCHECK_GT(current_area, 0);

  // Translate the recent-average buffer pool utilization to be in terms of
  // "capable number of pixels per frame," for an apples-to-apples comparison
  // below.
  int buffer_capable_area;
  if (HasSufficientRecentFeedback(buffer_pool_utilization_, analyze_time) &&
      buffer_pool_utilization_.current() > 1.0) {
    // This calculation is hand-wavy, but seems to work well in a variety of
    // situations.
    buffer_capable_area =
        static_cast<int>(current_area / buffer_pool_utilization_.current());
  } else {
    buffer_capable_area = current_area;
  }

  int consumer_capable_area;
  if (HasSufficientRecentFeedback(estimated_capable_area_, analyze_time)) {
    consumer_capable_area =
        base::saturated_cast<int>(estimated_capable_area_.current());
  } else {
    consumer_capable_area = current_area;
  }

  // If either of the "capable areas" is less than the current capture area,
  // decrease the capture area by AT LEAST one step.
  int decreased_area = -1;
  const int capable_area = std::min(buffer_capable_area, consumer_capable_area);
  if (capable_area < current_area) {
    decreased_area = std::min(
        capable_area,
        resolution_chooser_.FindSmallerFrameSize(current_area, 1).GetArea());
    VLOG_IF(2, !start_time_of_underutilization_.is_null())
        << "Contiguous period of under-utilization ends: "
           "System is suddenly over-utilized.";
    start_time_of_underutilization_ = base::TimeTicks();
    VLOG(2) << "Proposing a "
            << (100.0 * (current_area - decreased_area) / current_area)
            << "% decrease in capture area.  :-(";
  }

  // Always log the capability interpretations at verbose logging level 3.  At
  // level 2, only log when when proposing a decreased area.
  VLOG(decreased_area == -1 ? 3 : 2)
      << "Capability of pool=" << (100.0 * buffer_capable_area / current_area)
      << "%, consumer=" << (100.0 * consumer_capable_area / current_area)
      << '%';

  return decreased_area;
}

int VideoCaptureOracle::AnalyzeForIncreasedArea(base::TimeTicks analyze_time) {
  // Compute what one step up in capture size/area would be.  If the current
  // area is already at the maximum, no further analysis is necessary.
  const int current_area = capture_size_.GetArea();
  const int increased_area =
      resolution_chooser_.FindLargerFrameSize(current_area, 1).GetArea();
  if (increased_area <= current_area)
    return -1;

  // Determine whether the buffer pool could handle an increase in area.
  if (!HasSufficientRecentFeedback(buffer_pool_utilization_, analyze_time))
    return -1;
  if (buffer_pool_utilization_.current() > 0.0) {
    const int buffer_capable_area = base::saturated_cast<int>(
        current_area / buffer_pool_utilization_.current());
    if (buffer_capable_area < increased_area) {
      VLOG_IF(2, !start_time_of_underutilization_.is_null())
          << "Contiguous period of under-utilization ends: "
             "Buffer pool is no longer under-utilized.";
      start_time_of_underutilization_ = base::TimeTicks();
      return -1;  // Buffer pool is not under-utilized.
    }
  }

  // Determine whether the consumer could handle an increase in area.
  if (HasSufficientRecentFeedback(estimated_capable_area_, analyze_time)) {
    if (estimated_capable_area_.current() < increased_area) {
      VLOG_IF(2, !start_time_of_underutilization_.is_null())
          << "Contiguous period of under-utilization ends: "
             "Consumer is no longer under-utilized.";
      start_time_of_underutilization_ = base::TimeTicks();
      return -1;  // Consumer is not under-utilized.
    }
  } else if (estimated_capable_area_.update_time() ==
             estimated_capable_area_.reset_time()) {
    // The consumer does not provide any feedback.  In this case, the consumer's
    // capability isn't a consideration.
  } else {
    // Consumer is providing feedback, but hasn't reported it recently.  Just in
    // case it's stalled, don't make things worse by increasing the capture
    // area.
    return -1;
  }

  // At this point, the system is currently under-utilized.  Reset the start
  // time if the system was not under-utilized when the last analysis was made.
  if (start_time_of_underutilization_.is_null())
    start_time_of_underutilization_ = analyze_time;

  // If the under-utilization started soon after the last source size change,
  // permit an immediate increase in the capture area.  This allows the system
  // to quickly step-up to an ideal point.
  if ((start_time_of_underutilization_ -
           source_size_change_time_).InMicroseconds() <=
      kExplorationPeriodAfterSourceSizeChangeMicros) {
    VLOG(2) << "Proposing a "
            << (100.0 * (increased_area - current_area) / current_area)
            << "% increase in capture area after source size change.  :-)";
    return increased_area;
  }

  // While content is animating, require a "proving period" of contiguous
  // under-utilization before increasing the capture area.  This will mitigate
  // the risk of frames getting dropped when the data volume increases.
  if ((analyze_time - last_time_animation_was_detected_).InMicroseconds() <
      kDebouncingPeriodForAnimatedContentMicros) {
    if ((analyze_time - start_time_of_underutilization_).InMicroseconds() <
        kProvingPeriodForAnimatedContentMicros) {
      // Content is animating but the system needs to be under-utilized for a
      // longer period of time.
      return -1;
    } else {
      // Content is animating and the system has been contiguously
      // under-utilized for a good long time.
      VLOG(2) << "Proposing a *cautious* "
              << (100.0 * (increased_area - current_area) / current_area)
              << "% increase in capture area while content is animating.  :-)";
      // Reset the "proving period."
      start_time_of_underutilization_ = base::TimeTicks();
      return increased_area;
    }
  }

  // Content is not animating, so permit an immediate increase in the capture
  // area.  This allows the system to quickly improve the quality of
  // non-animating content (frame drops are not much of a concern).
  VLOG(2) << "Proposing a "
          << (100.0 * (increased_area - current_area) / current_area)
          << "% increase in capture area for non-animating content.  :-)";
  return increased_area;
}

}  // namespace media