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asterisk/include/asterisk/format.h
Matthew Jordan a2c912e997 media formats: re-architect handling of media for performance improvements
In the old times media formats were represented using a bit field. This was
fast but had a few limitations.
 1. Asterisk was limited in how many formats it could handle.
 2. Formats, being a bit field, could not include any attribute information.
    A format was strictly its type, e.g., "this is ulaw".
This was changed in Asterisk 10 (see
https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Media+Architecture+Proposal for
notes on that work) which led to the creation of the ast_format structure.
This structure allowed Asterisk to handle attributes and bundle information
with a format.

Additionally, ast_format_cap was created to act as a container for multiple
formats that, together, formed the capability of some entity. Another
mechanism was added to allow logic to be registered which performed format
attribute negotiation. Everywhere throughout the codebase Asterisk was
changed to use this strategy.

Unfortunately, in software, there is no free lunch. These new capabilities
came at a cost.

Performance analysis and profiling showed that we spend an inordinate
amount of time comparing, copying, and generally manipulating formats and
their related structures. Basic prototyping has shown that a reasonably
large performance improvement could be made in this area. This patch is the
result of that project, which overhauled the media format architecture
and its usage in Asterisk to improve performance.

Generally, the new philosophy for handling formats is as follows:
 * The ast_format structure is reference counted. This removed a large amount
   of the memory allocations and copying that was done in prior versions.
 * In order to prevent race conditions while keeping things performant, the
   ast_format structure is immutable by convention and lock-free. Violate this
   tenet at your peril!
 * Because formats are reference counted, codecs are also reference counted.
   The Asterisk core generally provides built-in codecs and caches the
   ast_format structures created to represent them. Generally, to prevent
   inordinate amounts of module reference bumping, codecs and formats can be
   added at run-time but cannot be removed.
 * All compatibility with the bit field representation of codecs/formats has
   been moved to a compatibility API. The primary user of this representation
   is chan_iax2, which must continue to maintain its bit-field usage of formats
   for interoperability concerns.
 * When a format is negotiated with attributes, or when a format cannot be
   represented by one of the cached formats, a new format object is created or
   cloned from an existing format. That format may have the same codec
   underlying it, but is a different format than a version of the format with
   different attributes or without attributes.
 * While formats are reference counted objects, the reference count maintained
   on the format should be manipulated with care. Formats are generally cached
   and will persist for the lifetime of Asterisk and do not explicitly need
   to have their lifetime modified. An exception to this is when the user of a
   format does not know where the format came from *and* the user may outlive
   the provider of the format. This occurs, for example, when a format is read
   from a channel: the channel may have a format with attributes (hence,
   non-cached) and the user of the format may last longer than the channel (if
   the reference to the channel is released prior to the format's reference).

For more information on this work, see the API design notes:
  https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Media+Format+Rewrite

Finally, this work was the culmination of a large number of developer's
efforts. Extra thanks goes to Corey Farrell, who took on a large amount of the
work in the Asterisk core, chan_sip, and was an invaluable resource in peer
reviews throughout this project.

There were a substantial number of patches contributed during this work; the
following issues/patch names simply reflect some of the work (and will cause
the release scripts to give attribution to the individuals who work on them).

Reviews:
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3814
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3808
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3805
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3803
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3801
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3798
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3800
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3794
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3793
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3792
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3791
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3790
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3789
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3788
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3787
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3786
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3784
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3783
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3778
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3774
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3775
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3772
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3761
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3754
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3753
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3751
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3750
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3748
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3747
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3746
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3742
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3740
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3739
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3738
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3737
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3736
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3734
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3722
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3713
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3703
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3689
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3687
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3674
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3671
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3667
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3665
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3625
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3602
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3519
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3518
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3516
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3515
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3512
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3506
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3413
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3410
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3387
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3388
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3389
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3390
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3321
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3320
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3319
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3318
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3266
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3265
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3234
 https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3178

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git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/trunk@419044 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3
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/*
* Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
*
* Copyright (C) 2014, Digium, Inc.
*
* Joshua Colp <jcolp@digium.com>
*
* See http://www.asterisk.org for more information about
* the Asterisk project. Please do not directly contact
* any of the maintainers of this project for assistance;
* the project provides a web site, mailing lists and IRC
* channels for your use.
*
* This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
* the GNU General Public License Version 2. See the LICENSE file
* at the top of the source tree.
*/
/*!
* \file
* \brief Media Format API
*
* \author Joshua Colp <jcolp@digium.com>
*/
#include "asterisk/codec.h"
#ifndef _AST_FORMAT_H_
#define _AST_FORMAT_H_
struct ast_format;
/*! \brief Format comparison results */
enum ast_format_cmp_res {
/*! Both formats are equivalent to eachother */
AST_FORMAT_CMP_EQUAL = 0,
/*! Both formats are completely different and not the same in any way */
AST_FORMAT_CMP_NOT_EQUAL,
/*! Both formats are similar but not equivalent */
AST_FORMAT_CMP_SUBSET,
};
/*! \brief Optional format interface to extend format operations */
struct ast_format_interface {
/*!
* \brief Callback for when the format is destroyed, used to release attribute resources
*
* \param format The format structure to destroy
*/
void (*const format_destroy)(struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Callback for when the format is cloned, used to clone attributes
*
* \param src Source format of attributes
* \param dst Destination format for attributes
*
* \retval 0 success
* \retval -1 failure
*/
int (*const format_clone)(const struct ast_format *src, struct ast_format *dst);
/*!
* \brief Determine if format 1 is a subset of format 2.
*
* \param format1 First format to compare
* \param format2 Second format which the first is compared against
*
* \retval ast_format_cmp_res representing the result of comparing format1 and format2.
*/
enum ast_format_cmp_res (* const format_cmp)(const struct ast_format *format1,
const struct ast_format *format2);
/*!
* \brief Get a format with the joint compatible attributes of both provided formats.
*
* \param format1 The first format
* \param format2 The second format
*
* \retval non-NULL if joint format
* \retval NULL if no joint format
*
* \note The returned format has its reference count incremented and must be released using
* ao2_ref or ao2_cleanup.
*/
struct ast_format *(* const format_get_joint)(const struct ast_format *format1,
const struct ast_format *format2);
/*!
* \brief Set an attribute on a format
*
* \param name The name of the attribute
* \param value The value of the attribute
*
* \retval non-NULL success
* \retval NULL failure
*/
struct ast_format *(* const format_attribute_set)(const struct ast_format *format,
const char *name, const char *value);
/*!
* \brief Parse SDP attribute information, interpret it, and store it in the format structure.
*
* \param format Format to set attributes on
* \param attributes A string containing only the attributes from the fmtp line
*
* \retval non-NULL Success, values were valid
* \retval NULL Failure, some values were not acceptable
*/
struct ast_format *(* const format_parse_sdp_fmtp)(const struct ast_format *format, const char *attributes);
/*!
* \brief Generate SDP attribute information from an ast_format_attr structure.
*
* \param format The format containing attributes
* \param payload The payload number to place into the fmtp line
* \param str The generated fmtp line
*
* \note This callback should generate a full fmtp line using the provided payload number.
*/
void (* const format_generate_sdp_fmtp)(const struct ast_format *format, unsigned int payload,
struct ast_str **str);
};
/*!
* \brief Initialize media format support
*
* \retval 0 success
* \retval -1 failure
*/
int ast_format_init(void);
/*!
* \brief Create a new media format
*
* \param codec The codec to use
*
* \retval non-NULL success
* \retval NULL failure
*
* \note The format is returned with reference count incremented. It must be released using
* ao2_ref or ao2_cleanup.
*/
struct ast_format *ast_format_create(struct ast_codec *codec);
/*!
* \brief Create a new media format with a specific name
*
* \param format_name The name to use for the format
* \param codec The codec to use
*
* \note This creation function should be used when the name of the \c codec
* cannot be explicitly used for the name of the format. This is the case for
* codecs with multiple sample rates
*
* \note The format is returned with reference count incremented. It must be released using
* ao2_ref or ao2_cleanup.
*
* \retval non-NULL success
* \retval NULL failure
*/
struct ast_format *ast_format_create_named(const char *format_name, struct ast_codec *codec);
/*!
* \brief Clone an existing media format so it can be modified
*
* \param format The existing media format
*
* \note The returned format is a new ao2 object. It must be released using ao2_cleanup.
*
* \retval non-NULL success
* \retval NULL failure
*/
struct ast_format *ast_format_clone(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Compare two formats
*
* \retval ast_format_cmp_res representing the result of comparing format1 and format2.
*/
enum ast_format_cmp_res ast_format_cmp(const struct ast_format *format1, const struct ast_format *format2);
/*!
* \brief Get a common joint capability between two formats
*
* \retval non-NULL if joint capability exists
* \retval NULL if no joint capability exists
*
* \note The returned format must be treated as immutable.
*/
struct ast_format *ast_format_joint(const struct ast_format *format1, const struct ast_format *format2);
/*!
* \brief Set an attribute on a format to a specific value
*
* \param format The format to set the attribute on
* \param name Attribute name
* \param value Attribute value
*
* \retval non-NULL success
* \retval NULL failure
*/
struct ast_format *ast_format_attribute_set(const struct ast_format *format, const char *name,
const char *value);
/*!
* \brief This function is used to have a media format aware module parse and interpret
* SDP attribute information. Once interpreted this information is stored on the format
* itself using Asterisk format attributes.
*
* \param format to set
* \param attributes string containing the fmtp line from the SDP
*
* \retval non-NULL success, attribute values were valid
* \retval NULL failure, values were not acceptable
*/
struct ast_format *ast_format_parse_sdp_fmtp(const struct ast_format *format, const char *attributes);
/*!
* \brief This function is used to produce an fmtp SDP line for an Asterisk format. The
* attributes present on the Asterisk format are translated into the SDP equivalent.
*
* \param format to generate an fmtp line for
* \param payload numerical payload for the fmtp line
* \param str structure that the fmtp line will be appended to
*/
void ast_format_generate_sdp_fmtp(const struct ast_format *format, unsigned int payload, struct ast_str **str);
/*!
* \brief Register a format interface for use with the provided codec
*
* \param codec The name of codec the interface is applicable to
* \param interface A pointer to the interface implementation
* \param mod The module this format interface is provided by
*
* \retval 0 success
* \retval -1 failure
*/
int __ast_format_interface_register(const char *codec, const struct ast_format_interface *interface, struct ast_module *mod);
/*!
* \brief Register a format interface for use with the provided codec
*
* \param codec The name of codec the interface is applicable to
* \param interface A pointer to the interface implementation
*
* \retval 0 success
* \retval -1 failure
*/
#define ast_format_interface_register(codec, interface) __ast_format_interface_register(codec, interface, ast_module_info->self)
/*!
* \brief Get the attribute data on a format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return Currently set attribute data
*/
void *ast_format_get_attribute_data(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Set the attribute data on a format
*
* \param format The media format
* \param attribute_data The attribute data
*/
void ast_format_set_attribute_data(struct ast_format *format, void *attribute_data);
/*!
* \brief Get the name associated with a format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return The name of the format
*/
const char *ast_format_get_name(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the codec identifier associated with a format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return codec identifier
*/
unsigned int ast_format_get_codec_id(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the codec name associated with a format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return The codec name
*/
const char *ast_format_get_codec_name(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get whether or not the format can be smoothed
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \retval 0 the format cannot be smoothed
* \retval 1 the format can be smoothed
*/
int ast_format_can_be_smoothed(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the media type of a format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return the media type
*/
enum ast_media_type ast_format_get_type(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the default framing size (in milliseconds) for a format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return default framing size in milliseconds
*/
unsigned int ast_format_get_default_ms(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the minimum amount of media carried in this format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return minimum framing size in milliseconds
*/
unsigned int ast_format_get_minimum_ms(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the maximum amount of media carried in this format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return maximum framing size in milliseconds
*/
unsigned int ast_format_get_maximum_ms(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the minimum number of bytes expected in a frame for this format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return minimum expected bytes in a frame for this format
*/
unsigned int ast_format_get_minimum_bytes(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the sample rate of a media format
*
* \param format The media format
*
* \return sample rate
*/
unsigned int ast_format_get_sample_rate(const struct ast_format *format);
/*!
* \brief Get the length (in milliseconds) for the format with a given number of samples
*
* \param format The media format
* \param samples The number of samples
*
* \return length of media (in milliseconds)
*/
unsigned int ast_format_determine_length(const struct ast_format *format, unsigned int samples);
/*!
* \since 12
* \brief Get the message type used for signaling a format registration
*
* \retval Stasis message type for format registration
* \retval NULL on error
*/
struct stasis_message_type *ast_format_register_type(void);
/*!
* \since 12
* \brief Get the message type used for signaling a format unregistration
*
* \retval Stasis message type for format unregistration
* \retval NULL on error
*/
struct stasis_message_type *ast_format_unregister_type(void);
#endif /* _AST_FORMAT_H */