[FFmpeg-user] Failed setup for format vulkan: hwaccel initialisation returned error for Arc A750

Dennis Mungai dmngaie at gmail.com
Wed Aug 14 03:05:16 EEST 2024


On Wed, 14 Aug 2024, 02:59 Dennis Mungai, <dmngaie at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Aug 2024, 02:45 Terje J. Hanssen, <terjejhanssen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Den 13.08.2024 19:40, skrev Dennis Mungai:
>>
>> On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 at 19:49, Andrew Randrianasulu <randrianasulu at gmail.com> <randrianasulu at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> вт, 13 авг. 2024 г., 19:46 Terje J. Hanssen <terjejhanssen at gmail.com> <terjejhanssen at gmail.com>:
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I try to test Vulkan h264 or h265 decoding according to test command athttps://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/HWAccelIntro#Vulkan
>> ffmpeg -init_hw_device "vulkan=vk:0" -hwaccel vulkan
>> -hwaccel_output_format vulkan -i INPUT -f null - -benchmark
>>
>> but get the following output error:
>> [h264 @ 0x55952760cf40] Failed setup for format vulkan: hwaccel
>> initialisation returned error.
>> or
>> [hevc @ 0x5580e96e8c80] Failed setup for format vulkan: hwaccel
>> initialisation returned error.
>>
>> Any suggestion how to solve it?
>>
>>
>> Honestly, no idea .. try ffmpeg matrix/irc channel or ffmpeg-user?
>>
>>
>> This has to do with your input file. Your log indicates that you're
>> attempting to decode 10-bit H.264, and from my suspicion, almost zero GPUs
>> implement 10-bit H.264 decode.
>> You can verify via vainfo's output to see the decoder limitation(s) for
>> H.264 levels, etc.
>> Try decoding any of the sample file from Kodi's H.264 sample collection:https://kodi.wiki/view/Samples#Codecs,_Framerates,_Black-levels_and_Subtitles
>> And report back.
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
>> 1) Thank you for your suspicion regarding almost zero GPUs implement
>> 10-bit H.264 decode.
>> This is obviously true in my case, because when I tested a h264 8-bit
>> yuv420p file, the hwaccel
>> initialisation error was away. Full ffmpeg output report below using my
>> own encoded input file.
>> (Even with a h264 8-bit yuv422p input file ffmpeg did output the hwaccel
>> initialisation error)
>>
>> 2) However Intel Arc A-series should support HEVC (H.265) 10-bit 4:2:0
>> and 10-bit 4:2:2 decode and encode formats  according to this page:
>>
>> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000098345/graphics.html
>> Also testing the corresponding input file in this format get the hwaccel
>> initialisation error, see the full ffmpeg output below.
>>
>>
>> What surprised me somewhat is relative little speed variation range
>> between these expected GPU and CPU tests:
>> 8-bit h264:  frame= 1780 fps=913 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:01:11.20
>> bitrate=N/A speed=36.5x
>> 10-bit hevc: frame= 1779 fps=750 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:01:11.16
>> bitrate=N/A speed=  30x
>>
>> Possibly because a relative powerful CPU(?)
>>
>> inxi -CGz
>> CPU:
>>   Info: 12-core (8-mt/4-st) model: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700KF bits: 64
>>     type: MST AMCP cache: L2: 12 MiB
>>   Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4900:5000:3800 cores: 1: 800 2: 800
>>     3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 9: 800 10: 800 11: 800 12:
>> 800
>>     13: 800 14: 800 15: 800 16: 800 17: 800 18: 800 19: 800 20: 800
>> Graphics:
>>   Device-1: Intel DG2 [Arc A750] driver: i915 v: kernel
>>   Device-2: Microdia Camera driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
>>   Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.12 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1 driver:
>>     X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915
>>     resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz
>>   API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.1.2 renderer: Mesa Intel Arc
>>     A750 Graphics (DG2)
>>   API: Vulkan v: 1.3.290 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib
>>   API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.
>>
>> -------------
>>
>> vainfo | egrep 'H264|422_10'
>>
>> libva info: VA-API version 1.22.0
>> libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
>> libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_21
>> libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
>>       VAProfileH264Main               :    VAEntrypointVLD
>>       VAProfileH264Main               :    VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
>>       VAProfileH264High               :    VAEntrypointVLD
>>       VAProfileH264High               :    VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
>>       VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:    VAEntrypointVLD
>>       VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:    VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
>>       VAProfileHEVCMain422_10         :    VAEntrypointVLD
>>       VAProfileHEVCMain422_10         :    VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
>>
>> ----------
>>
>> vulkaninfo | egrep 'H264|H265|HEVC'
>>                 VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_DECODE_H264_BIT_KHR
>>                 VIDEO_CODEC_OPERATION_DECODE_H265_BIT_KHR
>>
>> -------------
>>
>> 1)    72M    h264_8bit_yuv420p.mp4
>>
>> ffmpeg -hide_banner -init_hw_device "vulkan=vk:0" -hwaccel vulkan
>> -hwaccel_output_format vulkan -i h264_8bit_yuv420p.mp4 -f null - -benchmark
>> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'h264_8bit_yuv420p.mp4':
>>   Metadata:
>>     major_brand     : isom
>>     minor_version   : 512
>>     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>>     encoder         : Lavf61.1.100
>>   Duration: 00:01:11.20, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 8464 kb/s
>>   Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661),
>> yuvj420p(pc, smpte170m/unknown/unknown, top first), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR
>> 16:9], 8462 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 12800 tbn (default)
>>       Metadata:
>>         handler_name    : VideoHandler
>>         vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>> Stream mapping:
>>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (h264 (native) -> wrapped_avframe (native))
>> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
>> Output #0, null, to 'pipe:':
>>   Metadata:
>>     major_brand     : isom
>>     minor_version   : 512
>>     compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
>>     encoder         : Lavf61.1.100
>>   Stream #0:0(und): Video: wrapped_avframe, vulkan(pc,
>> smpte170m/unknown/unknown, top coded first (swapped)), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1
>> DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbn (default)
>>       Metadata:
>>         handler_name    : VideoHandler
>>         vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>>         encoder         : Lavc61.3.100 wrapped_avframe
>> [out#0/null @ 0x55e45d48af40] video:765KiB audio:0KiB subtitle:0KiB other
>> streams:0KiB global headers:0KiB muxing overhead: unknown
>> frame= 1780 fps=913 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:01:11.20 bitrate=N/A
>> speed=36.5x
>> bench: utime=0.589s stime=0.522s rtime=1.950s
>> bench: maxrss=217780KiB
>>
>> --------------
>>
>> 2) 23M    h265_yuv422p10le_SR.mp4
>>
>> ffmpeg -hide_banner -init_hw_device "vulkan=vk:0" -hwaccel vulkan
>> -hwaccel_output_format vulkan -i h265_yuv422p10le_SR.mp4 -f null -
>> -benchmark
>> Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'h265_yuv422p10le_SR.mp4':
>>   Metadata:
>>     major_brand     : isom
>>     minor_version   : 512
>>     compatible_brands: isomiso2mp41
>>     encoder         : Lavf61.1.100
>>   Duration: 00:01:11.16, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 2703 kb/s
>>   Stream #0:0[0x1](und): Video: hevc (Rext) (hev1 / 0x31766568),
>> yuv422p10le(pc, smpte170m/unknown/unknown, top coded first (swapped)),
>> 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 2700 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbr, 12800 tbn (default)
>>       Metadata:
>>         handler_name    : VideoHandler
>>         vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>> Stream mapping:
>>   Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (hevc (native) -> wrapped_avframe (native))
>> Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
>> ** [hevc @ 0x55edf209fa40] Failed setup for format vulkan: hwaccel
>> initialisation returned error.
>> ** [hevc @ 0x55edf209fa40] Unsupported film grain parameters. Ignoring
>> film grain.
>> Output #0, null, to 'pipe:':
>>   Metadata:
>>     major_brand     : isom
>>     minor_version   : 512
>>     compatible_brands: isomiso2mp41
>>     encoder         : Lavf61.1.100
>>   Stream #0:0(und): Video: wrapped_avframe, yuv422p10le(pc,
>> smpte170m/unknown/unknown, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9],
>> q=2-31, 200 kb/s, 25 fps, 25 tbn (default)
>>       Metadata:
>>         handler_name    : VideoHandler
>>         vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]
>>         encoder         : Lavc61.3.100 wrapped_avframe
>> [out#0/null @ 0x55edf207ff40] video:764KiB audio:0KiB subtitle:0KiB other
>> streams:0KiB global headers:0KiB muxing overhead: unknown
>> frame= 1779 fps=750 q=-0.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:01:11.16 bitrate=N/A speed=
>> 30x
>> bench: utime=15.892s stime=0.188s rtime=2.371s
>> bench: maxrss=411104KiB
>>
>
>
> It seems that as implemented, Vulkan decoding is definitely failing with
> interlaced HEVC video, regardless of the underlying pixel format.
>
> The file failing on your end is interlaced HEVC, see
> h265_yuv422p10le_SR.mp4
>

This ticket may also be relevant, interlaced HEVC encodes are quite rare
out here and may be non-spec compliant.

See https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/5514

>


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