-----Original Message----- From: Charles, Daniel [mailto:daniel.charles@intel.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 11:19 AM To: Ainapure, Rohit <Rohit.Ainapure(a)dolby.com&gt; Cc: intel-vaapi-media(a)lists.01.org Subject: Re: [intel-vaapi-media] Ubuntu/Linux recipe for Full HW acceleration HEVC decode on Skylake Hello Rohit, On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Ainapure, Rohit <Rohit.Ainapure(a)dolby.com&gt; wrote: > Hi > > > I wanted to know if there is a recipe/app to utlilze the Full Hardware > acceleration with 8-bit HEVC on Skylake using Ubuntu? > Are you asking for encoder or decoder. Both are supported by Skylake hardware. You can use vainfo to confirm.

> > I know there is a recipe for CentOS, what I am really interested in is > if there is one for Ubuntu, since we @Dolby have all our decoders & > encoders running on Ubuntu. > I think here you're talking about something else. Intel-vaapi-driver works on all linux distributions. > > I will be able to build a custom kernel with the latest bits from > 01.org to make sure va-api is the latest. > Normally, all kernels that come stock with the distributions work fine with our driver's last version 1.8.x > > Q] Is there a branch of the Linux kernel which is self-sufficient at > this stage to utilize the Full 8-bit HW acceleration on Skylake? Is > the MediaSDK/MediaStudio still necessary, in terms of installing > shared libraries / plugins etc.? > As said you'd need a stock kernel. > Q] Is there a way through the linux kernel that I can permanently > select all the decode to be done using Full HW acceleration, assuming > all input being 8-bit HEVC? This would enable me to use our own > decoder and get some numbers on its performance using full HW > acceleration.Would also like to measure how it does with Hybrid mode > for 10-bit HEVC input. May be there is no need for it, may be the > Linux kernel uses HW acceleration by default if the platform supports it? > This questions is not applicable to the intel-vaapi-driver. > Q] Was wondering if there is a sample_decode / sample_encode app for Ubuntu? > Something similar to the one released with the MediaSDK/MSS. > You can use gstreamer with gstreamer-vaapi or you can use libyami. You probably need to ask the MediaSDK/MSS people. > > We are using the Skylake NUC i7 for now > > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc6i7kyk- features- > configurations.html > > > Q] May not be the best place to ask this but wanted to know if the > above SKU requires me to use the HW plugin while using the > sample_decode from the Media SDK on CentOS -hw -p > 33a61c0b4c27454ca8d85dde757c6f8e > I use the same h/w and it works with the middleware libraries mentioned above. > > BR, > > Rohit > > > > _______________________________________________ > intel-vaapi-media mailing list > intel-vaapi-media(a)lists.01.org > https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-vaapi-media >

Hi Rohit, On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 1:57 PM, Ainapure, Rohit <Rohit.Ainapure(a)dolby.com&gt; wrote: > Hi Daniel, > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Charles, Daniel [mailto:daniel.charles@intel.com] >>Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 11:19 AM >>To: Ainapure, Rohit <Rohit.Ainapure(a)dolby.com&gt; >>Cc: intel-vaapi-media(a)lists.01.org >>Subject: Re: [intel-vaapi-media] Ubuntu/Linux recipe for Full HW acceleration >>HEVC decode on Skylake >> >>Hello Rohit, >> >>On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Ainapure, Rohit &gt;&gt;&lt;Rohit.Ainapure(a)dolby.com&gt; wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> >>> I wanted to know if there is a recipe/app to utlilze the Full Hardware >>> acceleration with 8-bit HEVC on Skylake using Ubuntu? >>> >> >>Are you asking for encoder or decoder. Both are supported by Skylake >>hardware. You can use vainfo to confirm. > > Want to know specifically for the decoder on Skylake HW > I am able to utilize the 8-bit Fixed Function Full HW decode for HEVC. However, not able to get this going with 10-bit HEVC (hybrid decode?) > Is that profile supported in VAAPI for Skylake Hardware? > > This is what I see from vainfo I see know what you're talking about. This project is the intel-vaapi-driver, i965_drv_video.so For the iHD_drv_video you need to contact the people that provided the package bundle Thanks, -- Daniel. > > libva info: VA-API version 0.99.0 > libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0 > libva info: User requested driver 'iHD' > libva info: Trying to open /opt/intel/mediasdk/lib64/iHD_drv_video.so > libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32 > libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 > vainfo: VA-API version: 0.99 (libva 1.67.0.pre1) > vainfo: Driver version: 16.5.1.59511-ubit > vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints > VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice > VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: <unknown entrypoint> > VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: <unknown entrypoint> > VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice > VAProfileH264Main : <unknown entrypoint> > VAProfileH264Main : <unknown entrypoint> > VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice > VAProfileH264High : <unknown entrypoint> > VAProfileH264High : <unknown entrypoint> > VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointEncSlice > VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice > VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture > VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointEncSlice > VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : <unknown entrypoint> > VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD > VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSlice > VAProfileVP9Profile0 : <unknown entrypoint> > <unknown profile> : VAEntrypointVideoProc > VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc > VAProfileNone : <unknown entrypoint> > >> >> >>> >>> I know there is a recipe for CentOS, what I am really interested in is >>> if there is one for Ubuntu, since we @Dolby have all our decoders & >>> encoders running on Ubuntu. >>> >>I think here you're talking about something else. Intel-vaapi-driver works on >>all linux distributions. >> >>> >>> I will be able to build a custom kernel with the latest bits from >>> 01.org to make sure va-api is the latest. >>> >> >>Normally, all kernels that come stock with the distributions work fine with our >>driver's last version 1.8.x >> >>> >>> Q] Is there a branch of the Linux kernel which is self-sufficient at >>> this stage to utilize the Full 8-bit HW acceleration on Skylake? Is >>> the MediaSDK/MediaStudio still necessary, in terms of installing >>> shared libraries / plugins etc.? >>> >>As said you'd need a stock kernel. >> >> >>> Q] Is there a way through the linux kernel that I can permanently >>> select all the decode to be done using Full HW acceleration, assuming >>> all input being 8-bit HEVC? This would enable me to use our own >>> decoder and get some numbers on its performance using full HW >>> acceleration.Would also like to measure how it does with Hybrid mode >>> for 10-bit HEVC input. May be there is no need for it, may be the >>> Linux kernel uses HW acceleration by default if the platform supports it? >>> >> This questions is not applicable to the intel-vaapi-driver. >> >>> Q] Was wondering if there is a sample_decode / sample_encode app for >>Ubuntu? >>> Something similar to the one released with the MediaSDK/MSS. >>> >> >>You can use gstreamer with gstreamer-vaapi or you can use libyami. >>You probably need to ask the MediaSDK/MSS people. >> >>> >>> We are using the Skylake NUC i7 for now >>> >>> http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/nuc/nuc-kit-nuc6i7kyk- >>features- >>> configurations.html >>> >>> >>> Q] May not be the best place to ask this but wanted to know if the >>> above SKU requires me to use the HW plugin while using the >>> sample_decode from the Media SDK on CentOS -hw -p >>> 33a61c0b4c27454ca8d85dde757c6f8e >>> >> >>I use the same h/w and it works with the middleware libraries mentioned >>above. >> >> >> >>> >>> BR, >>> >>> Rohit >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> intel-vaapi-media mailing list >>> intel-vaapi-media(a)lists.01.org >>> https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/intel-vaapi-media >>>