[FFmpeg-trac] #7519(ffmpeg:new): VAAPI: Allow software fallback to be disabled on command-line

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#7519: VAAPI: Allow software fallback to be disabled on command-line
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             Reporter:  uartie  |                     Type:  enhancement
               Status:  new     |                 Priority:  important
            Component:  ffmpeg  |                  Version:  unspecified
             Keywords:          |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:          |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0       |
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 Summary of the bug:

 Occasionally regressions get introduced into vaapi drivers that cause
 vaapi hwaccel initialization to fail.  When this happens, ffmpeg will
 fallback to software mode automatically without any specific log/output
 indicating it has done so.  There are many points of potential failure in
 hwaccel initialization with varying log/output messages to give you clues.
 Given the varying error messages, this makes it very difficult and
 impractical for any type of automation to detect when hwaccel fails (e.g.
 an automated regression test suite for hwaccel verification).

 To effectively detect when SW fallback occurs, a specific log/output
 message that indicates this has happened should be emitted at minimum.

 Preferably, a command-line option for ffmpeg to disable software fallback
 would be better.

 How to reproduce:

 Using the following software stack (intel-media-driver has bug at this
 point):

 libva (master) heads/master-0-g285267586a3d
 https://github.com/01org/libva
 gmmlib (master) heads/master-0-g3e602a84dccd
 https://github.com/intel/gmmlib
 intel-media-driver (master) heads/master-0-gb1705b29ca3a
 https://github.com/intel/media-driver
 msdk (master) heads/master-0-g3c6acdeb2f71  https://github.com/Intel-
 Media-SDK/MediaSDK
 ffmpeg (master) heads/master-0-g156120fcf8fa
 https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg

 {{{
 % LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=iHD ffmpeg -hwaccel vaapi \
   -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -i input.jpg \
   -pix_fmt yuv420p -f rawvideo -vsync passthrough \
   -y output.yuv

 ffmpeg version N-92257-g156120fcf8fa Copyright (c) 2000-2018 the FFmpeg
 developers
   built with gcc 8 (GCC)
   configuration: --disable-static --enable-shared --enable-libdrm
 --enable-vaapi --enable-libmfx --disable-amf --disable-audiotoolbox
 --disable-cuda --disable-cuda-sdk --disable-cuvid --disable-d3d11va
 --disable-dxva2 --disable-libnpp --disable-mmal --disable-nvdec --disable-
 nvenc --disable-omx --disable-omx-rpi --disable-rkmpp --disable-v4l2-m2m
 --disable-vdpau --disable-videotoolbox --enable-nonfree --enable-gpl
   libavutil      56. 20.100 / 56. 20.100
   libavcodec     58. 33.102 / 58. 33.102
   libavformat    58. 19.102 / 58. 19.102
   libavdevice    58.  4.106 / 58.  4.106
   libavfilter     7. 37.100 /  7. 37.100
   libswscale      5.  2.100 /  5.  2.100
   libswresample   3.  2.100 /  3.  2.100
   libpostproc    55.  2.100 / 55.  2.100
 [mjpeg @ 0x22403c0] Format mjpeg detected only with low score of 25,
 misdetection possible!
 Input #0, mjpeg, from '/home/ffmpeg/input.jpg':
   Duration: N/A, bitrate: N/A
     Stream #0:0: Video: mjpeg, yuvj420p(pc, bt470bg/unknown/unknown),
 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25 tbr, 1200k tbn, 25 tbc
 Stream mapping:
   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (mjpeg (native) -> rawvideo (native))
 Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
 [mjpeg @ 0x22437c0] Failed to create decode configuration: 18 (invalid
 parameter).
 [mjpeg @ 0x22437c0] Failed setup for format vaapi_vld: hwaccel
 initialisation returned error.
 [swscaler @ 0x2314040] deprecated pixel format used, make sure you did set
 range correctly
 Output #0, rawvideo, to 'test.yuv':
   Metadata:
     encoder         : Lavf58.19.102
     Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (I420 / 0x30323449), yuv420p, 1920x1080
 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 622080 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
     Metadata:
       encoder         : Lavc58.33.102 rawvideo
 frame=    5 fps=0.0 q=-0.0 Lsize=   15188kB time=00:00:00.20
 bitrate=622080.0kbits/s speed=3.33x
 video:15188kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB
 muxing overhead: 0.000000%
 }}}

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