Keep frame shared memory mapped (#24644)

* keep frame shm open and skip overwritten frames

Every reader closed and reopened a frame's shared memory segment on each frame, so each process paid a page fault on every page of a fresh mapping (about 760 for a 1080p frame) per frame. Readers now keep segments mapped. Capture stamps each slot's frame time in a per-camera `{camera}_frame_times` segment, and `get()` returns None when the slot no longer holds the requested frame, reopening once by name so a mapping left over from a same-size camera recreate heals itself. Capture also reuses a slot when the frame queue is full, since no reader was told about it.

* verify the frame for embeddings object updates

Tracked object events only carried the object's own frame_time, which stays at its last detection when the object isn't detected in a frame, so embeddings couldn't check the slot it read and could crop face or plate data from a frame that had already been overwritten. Events now carry the time of the frame they name, and embeddings passes it to `get()`.

* log when a frame slot was overwritten before it was read

A lapped read and a missing segment ended up as the same debug line at every caller, so there was no way to tell a slow reader from a missing frame.

* bring the FrameManager interface in line with its implementation

The abstract get() still had a timeout_ms signature from an older implementation and frame_times() wasn't declared, though capture and detect are typed against the interface. get() also didn't say how long the array it returns stays valid.

* drop a camera's cached frame mappings when it is removed or recreated

A reader that kept its mappings open stayed on a removed camera's segments, which pinned their shared memory until restart, and after a same-size recreate the ledger reopen only refreshed the slot being read while the other cached slots still returned the old camera's pixels. Readers now drop every cached slot for a camera on its remove update, and get() does the same when a ledger mismatch turns out to be a replaced ledger rather than a lapped slot.

* match a camera's frame names exactly in close_camera

The prefix match on `{camera}_frame` also caught another camera whose name starts with it, so removing `cam` dropped the cached ring of a camera named `cam_frame`.
This commit is contained in:
Josh Hawkins
2026-10-12 10:21:08 -06:00
committed by GitHub
parent bc06b8c753
commit ff9eb8f184
16 changed files with 472 additions and 67 deletions
@@ -6,13 +6,20 @@ in-process cache (e.g. TrackedObjectProcessor) still holds a ref to
the old, smaller segment.
"""
import queue
import threading
import unittest
from multiprocessing import Event, Value
from types import SimpleNamespace
from unittest.mock import patch
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
import numpy as np
from frigate.embeddings.maintainer import EmbeddingMaintainer
from frigate.events.types import EventStateEnum, EventTypeEnum
from frigate.track.object_processing import TrackedObjectProcessor
from frigate.util.image import SharedMemoryFrameManager
from frigate.video.ffmpeg import capture_frames
def _fake_shm(size: int) -> SimpleNamespace:
@@ -152,5 +159,319 @@ class TestSharedMemoryFrameManagerGetRecreatesLargerSegment(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertEqual(arr_large.shape, (1620, 1920))
def _segments(**sizes: int) -> dict[str, SimpleNamespace]:
return {name: _fake_shm(size) for name, size in sizes.items()}
def _open_from(segments: dict[str, SimpleNamespace]):
def open_segment(name: str, **_kwargs):
if name not in segments:
raise FileNotFoundError(name)
return segments[name]
return open_segment
class TestSharedMemoryFrameManagerFrameTimes(unittest.TestCase):
def test_frame_times_is_float64_view_over_ledger_segment(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
segments = _segments(cam_frame_times=8 * 3)
with patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory",
side_effect=_open_from(segments),
):
times = manager.frame_times("cam")
self.assertEqual(times.dtype, np.float64)
self.assertEqual(times.shape, (3,))
times[1] = 12.5
self.assertEqual(
np.frombuffer(segments["cam_frame_times"].buf, dtype=np.float64)[1], 12.5
)
def test_frame_times_returns_none_when_ledger_missing(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
with patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory", side_effect=FileNotFoundError
):
self.assertIsNone(manager.frame_times("cam"))
def test_get_returns_frame_when_ledger_matches(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
segments = _segments(cam_frame0=2_500, cam_frame_times=8 * 2)
np.frombuffer(segments["cam_frame_times"].buf, dtype=np.float64)[0] = 100.25
with patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory",
side_effect=_open_from(segments),
):
arr = manager.get("cam_frame0", (50, 50), frame_time=100.25)
self.assertIsNotNone(arr)
self.assertEqual(arr.shape, (50, 50))
def test_get_returns_none_when_slot_was_overwritten(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
segments = _segments(cam_frame0=2_500, cam_frame_times=8 * 2)
np.frombuffer(segments["cam_frame_times"].buf, dtype=np.float64)[0] = 200.0
with (
patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory",
side_effect=_open_from(segments),
),
self.assertLogs("frigate.util.image", "DEBUG") as logs,
):
arr = manager.get("cam_frame0", (50, 50), frame_time=100.25)
self.assertIsNone(arr)
self.assertIn(
"cam_frame0 no longer holds the frame from 100.25", logs.output[0]
)
def test_get_returns_none_when_slot_index_is_beyond_ledger(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
segments = _segments(cam_frame5=2_500, cam_frame_times=8 * 2)
with patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory",
side_effect=_open_from(segments),
):
arr = manager.get("cam_frame5", (50, 50), frame_time=100.25)
self.assertIsNone(arr)
def test_get_reopens_every_cached_slot_when_ledger_is_stale(self) -> None:
"""A camera recreated at the same resolution gets new segments under
the old names. A long-lived reader still mapped to the unlinked ledger
sees a mismatch, which must drop every cached slot of that camera, not
only the one being read, or later reads return the old pixels."""
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
stale = _segments(cam_frame0=2_500, cam_frame1=2_500, cam_frame_times=8 * 2)
manager.shm_store.update(stale)
current = _segments(cam_frame0=2_500, cam_frame1=2_500, cam_frame_times=8 * 2)
current["cam_frame1"].buf[0] = 7
np.frombuffer(current["cam_frame_times"].buf, dtype=np.float64)[:] = (
100.25,
100.5,
)
with patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory",
side_effect=_open_from(current),
):
first = manager.get("cam_frame0", (50, 50), frame_time=100.25)
second = manager.get("cam_frame1", (50, 50), frame_time=100.5)
self.assertIsNotNone(first)
self.assertEqual(second[0, 0], 7)
self.assertIs(manager.shm_store["cam_frame1"], current["cam_frame1"])
def test_get_keeps_cached_slots_when_only_lapped(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
segments = _segments(cam_frame0=2_500, cam_frame1=2_500, cam_frame_times=8 * 2)
manager.shm_store.update(segments)
np.frombuffer(segments["cam_frame_times"].buf, dtype=np.float64)[0] = 200.0
with patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory",
side_effect=_open_from(segments),
):
arr = manager.get("cam_frame0", (50, 50), frame_time=100.25)
self.assertIsNone(arr)
self.assertIs(manager.shm_store["cam_frame1"], segments["cam_frame1"])
def test_close_camera_drops_only_that_camera(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
manager.shm_store.update(
_segments(cam_frame0=1, cam_frame1=1, cam_frame_times=8, other_frame0=1)
)
# a camera named cam_frame shares the cam_frame prefix
manager.shm_store.update(
{"cam_frame_frame0": _fake_shm(1), "cam_frame_frame_times": _fake_shm(8)}
)
manager.close_camera("cam")
self.assertEqual(
set(manager.shm_store),
{"other_frame0", "cam_frame_frame0", "cam_frame_frame_times"},
)
def test_get_without_frame_time_skips_ledger(self) -> None:
manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
segments = _segments(cam_frame0=2_500)
with patch(
"frigate.util.image.UntrackedSharedMemory",
side_effect=_open_from(segments),
):
arr = manager.get("cam_frame0", (50, 50))
self.assertIsNotNone(arr)
self.assertNotIn("cam_frame_times", manager.shm_store)
class TestCaptureFrames(unittest.TestCase):
"""capture_frames stamps the ledger and only advances the slot index
once a frame has been handed to the queue."""
def _run(self, frames: list[bytes], put_results: list[Exception | None]):
frame_size = 4
slots = {f"cam_frame{i}": bytearray(frame_size) for i in range(3)}
times = np.zeros(3, dtype=np.float64)
frame_manager = MagicMock()
frame_manager.write.side_effect = lambda name: memoryview(slots[name])
frame_manager.frame_times.return_value = times
stop_event = Event()
reads = iter(frames)
self.times_during_read: list[np.ndarray] = []
def readinto(buffer):
self.times_during_read.append(times.copy())
try:
frame = next(reads)
except StopIteration:
stop_event.set()
return 0
buffer[:] = frame
return len(frame)
ffmpeg_process = MagicMock()
ffmpeg_process.stdout.readinto.side_effect = readinto
ffmpeg_process.poll.return_value = None
frame_queue = MagicMock()
frame_queue.put.side_effect = put_results
config = SimpleNamespace(name="cam", enabled=True)
capture_frames(
ffmpeg_process,
config,
3,
0,
(2, 2),
frame_manager,
frame_queue,
Value("d", 0.0),
Value("d", 0.0),
Value("d", 0.0),
stop_event,
)
return slots, times, [c.args[0] for c in frame_queue.put.call_args_list]
def test_advances_slot_and_stamps_ledger_on_success(self) -> None:
slots, times, puts = self._run([b"aaaa", b"bbbb"], [None, None])
self.assertEqual([name for name, _ in puts], ["cam_frame0", "cam_frame1"])
self.assertEqual(bytes(slots["cam_frame0"]), b"aaaa")
self.assertEqual(bytes(slots["cam_frame1"]), b"bbbb")
self.assertEqual(times[0], puts[0][1])
self.assertEqual(times[1], puts[1][1])
self.assertGreater(times[0], 0)
def test_reuses_slot_when_queue_is_full(self) -> None:
slots, times, puts = self._run(
[b"aaaa", b"bbbb", b"cccc"], [None, queue.Full(), None]
)
self.assertEqual(
[name for name, _ in puts], ["cam_frame0", "cam_frame1", "cam_frame1"]
)
self.assertEqual(bytes(slots["cam_frame1"]), b"cccc")
self.assertEqual(bytes(slots["cam_frame2"]), bytes(4))
self.assertEqual(times[1], puts[2][1])
self.assertEqual(times[2], 0)
def test_slot_never_matches_while_it_is_being_filled(self) -> None:
_, _, puts = self._run([b"aaaa", b"bbbb"], [queue.Full(), None])
# the second read refills slot 0, which the first frame had stamped
self.assertEqual([name for name, _ in puts], ["cam_frame0", "cam_frame0"])
self.assertEqual(self.times_during_read[1][0], 0)
class TestTrackedObjectEventsCarryFrameTime(unittest.TestCase):
"""Tracked object events carry the time of the frame they name, which can
differ from the object's own frame_time when it wasn't detected in that
frame."""
def _callbacks(self) -> tuple[dict, MagicMock]:
processor = TrackedObjectProcessor.__new__(TrackedObjectProcessor)
processor.config = SimpleNamespace(cameras={"cam": SimpleNamespace(name="cam")})
processor.event_sender = MagicMock()
processor.dispatcher = MagicMock()
processor.ptz_autotracker_thread = MagicMock()
processor.camera_states = {}
processor.camera_states_lock = threading.Lock()
processor.frame_manager = MagicMock()
processor.should_save_snapshot = MagicMock(return_value=False)
processor.should_retain_recording = MagicMock(return_value=False)
callbacks: dict = {}
with patch("frigate.track.object_processing.CameraState") as state_cls:
state_cls.return_value.on.side_effect = lambda name, fn: callbacks.update(
{name: fn}
)
processor.create_camera_state("cam")
return callbacks, processor.event_sender
def test_start_update_end_publish_frame_time(self) -> None:
callbacks, sender = self._callbacks()
obj = MagicMock()
obj.to_dict.return_value = {"id": "1", "frame_time": 10.0}
obj.obj_data = {"frame_time": 10.0}
obj.previous = {"false_positive": True}
obj.false_positive = True
callbacks["start"]("cam", obj, "cam_frame3", 12.5)
callbacks["update"]("cam", obj, "cam_frame4", 13.0)
callbacks["end"]("cam", obj, "cam_frame5", 13.5)
payloads = [c.args[0] for c in sender.publish.call_args_list]
self.assertEqual(
[(p[1], p[3], p[5]) for p in payloads],
[
(EventStateEnum.start, "cam_frame3", 12.5),
(EventStateEnum.update, "cam_frame4", 13.0),
(EventStateEnum.end, "cam_frame5", 13.5),
],
)
class TestEmbeddingsObjectUpdateVerifiesFrame(unittest.TestCase):
def test_object_update_reads_frame_at_event_frame_time(self) -> None:
maintainer = EmbeddingMaintainer.__new__(EmbeddingMaintainer)
maintainer.config = SimpleNamespace(
cameras={"cam": SimpleNamespace(frame_shape_yuv=(6, 4))},
semantic_search=SimpleNamespace(enabled=False),
)
maintainer.event_subscriber = MagicMock()
maintainer.event_subscriber.check_for_update.return_value = (
EventTypeEnum.tracked_object,
EventStateEnum.update,
"cam",
"cam_frame4",
{"id": "1", "label": "person", "frame_time": 10.0},
13.0,
)
maintainer.realtime_processors = [MagicMock()]
maintainer.post_processors = []
maintainer.frame_manager = MagicMock()
maintainer._process_updates()
maintainer.frame_manager.get.assert_called_once_with("cam_frame4", (6, 4), 13.0)
maintainer.frame_manager.close.assert_not_called()
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()