feat(plex): HW HDR→SDR tonemap for 10-bit/HDR transcode (OpenCL on the iGPU)

Upgrade mode-3's 10-bit/HDR branch from "route to software libx264" (BUG 1's
behaviour) to a full-GPU pipeline: VAAPI decode → OpenCL tonemap (hable,
HDR10/HLG → bt709 SDR nv12) → h264_vaapi. Gen 9.5 (UHD 630) can't tonemap in
the VAAPI VPP (tonemap_vaapi fails), so OpenCL is the only HW route — proven on
the prod iGPU at ~4.2x realtime, ~1 CPU core.

- stream.py: `_select_encode` returns (hw, tonemap); a 10-bit/HDR HW-decodable
  source picks the tonemap graph when the OpenCL runtime is present, else drops
  to software. `_opencl_present` gates on a registered ICD. `_venc_opts` /
  `_hwaccel_in_opts` gain the tonemap variant (named vaapi+opencl devices,
  `-filter_hw_device ocl`, hwmap→tonemap_opencl→hwmap reverse). `_want_hw` kept
  as the hw-half wrapper. The runtime HW→SW fallback still backstops a session
  that emits no segment.
- Dockerfile: add the Intel NEO OpenCL runtime (intel-opencl-icd). It was removed
  from Debian trixie, so it's pulled from bookworm (22.43 still supports Gen 9.5;
  the .deb runs on the trixie base — verified live). Harmless without /dev/dri.
- route + FE: thread `tonemap` through the session response; the stats overlay
  mode row reads "transcode · GPU · HDR→SDR" for the tonemap path.
- tests: tonemap command branch, the (hw, tonemap) selection matrix (auto/on ×
  8-bit/10-bit × opencl), start_session tonemap wiring, and the fmtMode tag.
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parent 10d69cb316
commit 4827aebb7f
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@@ -267,10 +267,36 @@ class TestTranscodeCommand:
)
assert cmd[cmd.index("-vf") + 1] == "scale_vaapi=format=nv12" # not a software scale
def test_hdr_tonemap_uses_the_opencl_graph(self):
# The HDR/10-bit HW path: VAAPI decode → OpenCL tonemap → VAAPI encode. Gen 9.5 can't tonemap in
# the VAAPI VPP, so this is the only HW route for a 10-bit/HDR source.
cmd = stream._ffmpeg_cmd(
self.SRC, 0.0, self.OUT, None, transcode=True, hw=True, tonemap=True
)
assert _venc(cmd) == "h264_vaapi"
assert "libx264" not in cmd
# Named devices + an OpenCL device DERIVED from the VAAPI one, all before -i.
assert cmd[cmd.index("-init_hw_device") + 1] == f"vaapi=va:{stream._VAAPI_DEVICE}"
assert "opencl=ocl@va" in cmd
assert cmd[cmd.index("-hwaccel_device") + 1] == "va"
assert cmd.index("-init_hw_device") < cmd.index("-i")
# The filter graph runs on the derived OpenCL device and tone-maps HDR→SDR to 8-bit nv12.
assert cmd[cmd.index("-filter_hw_device") + 1] == "ocl"
vf = cmd[cmd.index("-vf") + 1]
assert "hwmap=derive_device=opencl" in vf
assert "tonemap_opencl=" in vf and "format=nv12" in vf
assert "hwmap=derive_device=vaapi:reverse=1" in vf
assert "scale_vaapi" not in vf # the plain 8-bit path's filter must NOT be used here
assert (
cmd[cmd.index("-force_key_frames") + 1] == f"expr:gte(t,n_forced*{stream._SEG_SECONDS})"
)
class TestWantHw:
"""VAAPI is used only where the render node was passed in AND (in auto) the source is HW-decodable
AND 8-bit SDR, with an admin `plex_transcode_hw` policy (auto/on/off) on top."""
"""VAAPI is used only where the render node was passed in AND (in auto) the source is HW-decodable,
with an admin `plex_transcode_hw` policy (auto/on/off) on top. A HW session on a 10-bit/HDR source
tone-maps on the GPU via OpenCL (tonemap=True) when the OpenCL runtime is present, else drops to
software — see the `_select_encode` cases below."""
SRC = Path("/media/movie.mkv")
@@ -283,6 +309,11 @@ class TestWantHw:
# Default the bit-depth probe so the auto-decodable tests don't shell out to ffprobe.
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_probe_video_hwsafe", lambda src: safe)
@staticmethod
def _opencl(monkeypatch, present):
# Pin the OpenCL-runtime probe so the 10-bit routing doesn't depend on the CI box's /etc/OpenCL.
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_opencl_present", lambda: present)
def test_no_hw_when_not_transcoding(self, monkeypatch):
self._policy(monkeypatch, "auto")
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_render_node_present", lambda: True)
@@ -322,15 +353,38 @@ class TestWantHw:
is False
)
def test_auto_falls_back_to_software_for_a_10bit_or_hdr_source(self, monkeypatch):
# BUG 1: a decodable HEVC that is 10-bit/HDR still breaks scale_vaapi=format=nv12 → software.
def test_auto_10bit_source_falls_back_to_software_without_opencl(self, monkeypatch):
# A decodable HEVC that is 10-bit/HDR can't use scale_vaapi=format=nv12 (Gen 9.5), and with no
# OpenCL runtime to tonemap on the GPU it drops to software libx264 (BUG 1's behaviour).
self._policy(monkeypatch, "auto")
self._hwsafe(monkeypatch, False)
self._opencl(monkeypatch, False)
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_render_node_present", lambda: True)
assert (
stream._want_hw(None, _FakeItem(codec_video="hevc"), transcode=True, src=self.SRC)
is False
)
assert stream._select_encode(
None, _FakeItem(codec_video="hevc"), transcode=True, src=self.SRC
) == (False, False)
def test_auto_10bit_source_uses_hw_tonemap_with_opencl(self, monkeypatch):
# With the OpenCL runtime present, the same 10-bit/HDR HEVC tone-maps on the GPU (VAAPI decode →
# OpenCL tonemap → VAAPI encode) instead of dropping to CPU — the HW HDR path.
self._policy(monkeypatch, "auto")
self._hwsafe(monkeypatch, False)
self._opencl(monkeypatch, True)
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_render_node_present", lambda: True)
assert stream._select_encode(
None, _FakeItem(codec_video="hevc"), transcode=True, src=self.SRC
) == (True, True)
def test_auto_8bit_source_uses_plain_hw_not_tonemap(self, monkeypatch):
# An 8-bit SDR source takes the plain full-GPU scale path — never the tonemap graph — even where
# OpenCL is available.
self._policy(monkeypatch, "auto")
self._hwsafe(monkeypatch, True)
self._opencl(monkeypatch, True)
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_render_node_present", lambda: True)
assert stream._select_encode(
None, _FakeItem(codec_video="hevc"), transcode=True, src=self.SRC
) == (True, False)
def test_off_forces_software_even_for_a_decodable_source(self, monkeypatch):
self._policy(monkeypatch, "off")
@@ -356,6 +410,17 @@ class TestWantHw:
is False
)
def test_on_still_picks_the_tonemap_graph_for_a_10bit_source(self, monkeypatch):
# "on" trusts the GPU but must still route a 10-bit/HDR source through the tonemap graph (plain
# scale_vaapi would hit the VPP wall) when OpenCL is present.
self._policy(monkeypatch, "on")
self._hwsafe(monkeypatch, False)
self._opencl(monkeypatch, True)
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_render_node_present", lambda: True)
assert stream._select_encode(
None, _FakeItem(codec_video="hevc"), transcode=True, src=self.SRC
) == (True, True)
class TestColdStartWarmup:
"""The cold-start buffer warm-up: before reporting a session ready, start_session waits for the
@@ -450,7 +515,9 @@ class TestTranscodeStartSession:
def test_software_transcode_threads_the_knobs_into_the_command(
self, capturing_env, monkeypatch
):
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_want_hw", lambda db, item, transcode, src: False)
monkeypatch.setattr(
stream, "_select_encode", lambda db, item, transcode, src: (False, False)
)
s = stream.start_session(
db=None, item=_FakeItem(codec_video="mpeg4"), start_s=0.0, transcode=True
)
@@ -465,11 +532,13 @@ class TestTranscodeStartSession:
assert kwargs.get("preexec_fn") is stream._sw_child_preexec
def test_hardware_transcode_uses_the_gpu_and_never_nices(self, capturing_env, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_want_hw", lambda db, item, transcode, src: True)
monkeypatch.setattr(
stream, "_select_encode", lambda db, item, transcode, src: (True, False)
)
s = stream.start_session(
db=None, item=_FakeItem(codec_video="hevc"), start_s=0.0, transcode=True
)
assert s is not None and s.transcode is True and s.hw is True
assert s is not None and s.transcode is True and s.hw is True and s.tonemap is False
assert len(_CapturingProc.calls) == 1 # first segment arrived — no HW→SW fallback respawn
(cmd, *_), kwargs = _CapturingProc.calls[0]
assert _venc(cmd) == "h264_vaapi"
@@ -479,13 +548,31 @@ class TestTranscodeStartSession:
) # no SW cap
assert kwargs.get("preexec_fn") is None # GPU encode is cheap — never niced
def test_hdr_tonemap_transcode_threads_the_opencl_graph_and_flags_the_session(
self, capturing_env, monkeypatch
):
# A HW tonemap session (10-bit/HDR + OpenCL) must build the OpenCL graph in the argv and carry
# tonemap=True on the session, still on the GPU (hw=True) and never niced.
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_select_encode", lambda db, item, transcode, src: (True, True))
s = stream.start_session(
db=None, item=_FakeItem(codec_video="hevc"), start_s=0.0, transcode=True
)
assert s is not None and s.transcode is True and s.hw is True and s.tonemap is True
(cmd, *_), kwargs = _CapturingProc.calls[0]
assert _venc(cmd) == "h264_vaapi"
assert "opencl=ocl@va" in cmd and cmd[cmd.index("-filter_hw_device") + 1] == "ocl"
assert "tonemap_opencl=" in cmd[cmd.index("-vf") + 1]
assert kwargs.get("preexec_fn") is None
def test_a_hw_session_that_produces_nothing_falls_back_to_software(
self, capturing_env, monkeypatch
):
# BUG 1 backstop: _want_hw picked HW but the VAAPI session emits no first segment (a VAProfile
# refusal the gates didn't catch). start_session must respawn on libx264 and report hw=False so
# the item still plays and the route/player honestly show CPU.
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_want_hw", lambda db, item, transcode, src: True)
monkeypatch.setattr(
stream, "_select_encode", lambda db, item, transcode, src: (True, False)
)
seen = {"n": 0}
def flaky_wait(path, timeout=20.0, proc=None):
@@ -510,7 +597,9 @@ class TestTranscodeStartSession:
def test_remux_reads_no_transcode_knobs_and_stream_copies(self, capturing_env, monkeypatch):
# A remux start must stream-copy the video and spawn no niced child (the transcode knobs and
# the preexec nice are gated behind `transcode=True`).
monkeypatch.setattr(stream, "_want_hw", lambda db, item, transcode, src: False)
monkeypatch.setattr(
stream, "_select_encode", lambda db, item, transcode, src: (False, False)
)
s = stream.start_session(db=None, item=_FakeItem(), start_s=0.0) # transcode defaults False
assert s is not None and s.transcode is False
(cmd, *_), kwargs = _CapturingProc.calls[0]