changing h264 encoder level with openmax hangup

[xlazom00]

Add this to encoder example
and if change to unsupported h264 level openmax api hang up.
And sometimes I can't init openmax again.

OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_PROFILELEVELTYPE profileLevelType;
memset(&profileLevelType, 0, sizeof(OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_PROFILELEVELTYPE));
profileLevelType.nSize = sizeof(OMX_VIDEO_PARAM_PROFILELEVELTYPE);
profileLevelType.nVersion.nVersion = OMX_VERSION;
profileLevelType.eProfile = OMX_VIDEO_AVCProfileMain;
profileLevelType.eLevel = OMX_VIDEO_AVCLevel2;
profileLevelType.nPortIndex = 201;
r = OMX_SetParameter(ILC_GET_HANDLE(video_encode),
OMX_IndexParamVideoProfileLevelCurrent, &profileLevelType);
if (r != OMX_ErrorNone) {
printf
("%s:%d: OMX_SetParameter() for bitrate for video_encode port 201 failed with %x!\n",
FUNCTION, LINE, r);
exit(1);
}

[popcornmix]

Can you produce a modifiled hello_encode example that shows the lockup?

[xlazom00]

http://pastebin.com/LFuBJjRS

just change eLevel couple times 4->3->2 ,...
profileLevelType.eLevel = OMX_VIDEO_AVCLevel2

btw
Broadcom provide peaty much same SOC in some android phones.
I don't understand why OpenMAX api don't work on 99.9%.
They use openmax for camera encoding right ?
Or Broadcom do source code branch for every soc they have.

[xlazom00]

Are H264 levels really supported ?.

[xlazom00]

another combination that hangup
http://pastebin.com/dVUDT88s

constant bitrate + high profile

[Ruffio]

@xlazom00 is this still an issue?

[popcornmix]

Pretty sure this is fixed. @xlazom00 can you reproduce?

[xlazom00]

I just run both of my examples and no it isn't working

[6by9]

CBR and CABAC together are not supported, so that is why CBR and high profile will fail.
The GPU lockup should have been fixed a while back - where exactly does your test fail?

[6by9]

Ack that it shouldn't lock up (for some reason it is retrying over and over) - IL wasn't used for about the last 3 years on production devices in favour of MMAL.
The reason for the failure is that you've asked for Level 2 when you're encoding at 640x360@30. Level 2 maxes out at 352×288@30.0. Level 3 or above works fine.
As above, CBR and CABAC is not supported, and that will get stuck in the same loop.

I'm not going to investigate further for a fix, as it is only an issue if the client is being stupid. I believe all is good under MMAL and it will throw the correct error.

[Ruffio]

@6by9, @popcornmix shouldn't this issue be closed?