We did several things to enable the new memory logic in msdkdec:
(1) We always use video memory for decoder in linux path;
(2) We give negotiated pool to alloc_pool stored in GstMsdkContext which
will be used in callback mfxFrameAllocator:Alloc to alloc surfaces as
MediaSDK needs, and this pool is also available for decoder itself;
(3) We modify decide_allocation process, that is we make pool negotiaion
before gst_msdk_init_decoder to ensure the pool is decided and ready for
use in mfxFrameAllocator:Alloc callback; then we will consider the case
when we need to do the gpu to cpu copy.
(4) In gst_msdkdec_finish_task, we modify the way for copy following the
logic in (3).
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/3439>
Currently MSDK context does not support d3d11va. Now introduce d3d11va
device to MSDK context, making it able to create msdk session with d3d11
device and to easily share with upstream and donwstream.
Add environment variable to enable user to choose GPU device in multi-GPU
environment. This variable is only valid when there's no context
returned by upstream or downstream. Otherwise it will use the device
that created by upstream or downstream.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/3231>
The VA display object from VA lib is a common defined object. which
contain the whole display things. It is easier to use, and more important,
we can share it with the other VA plugins and keep all the VA related
plugins working on the same GPU device.
We also delete the useless gst_msdk_context_get_fd() API.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/1087>