package engine import ( "context" "log" "os/exec" "strconv" "time" ) // benchmarkRung is a candidate transcode-height ceiling plus the 16:9 frame // size used to measure whether a software encoder sustains it. type benchmarkRung struct { height int width int } // softwareBenchmarkRungs are tested high→low. The frame sizes match the real // streaming output tiers; the H.264 level / macroblock math in hls.go is // independent of what we measure here. var softwareBenchmarkRungs = []benchmarkRung{ {height: 1080, width: 1920}, {height: 720, width: 1280}, {height: 480, width: 854}, } // realtimeMarginSoftware is how much faster than realtime a synthetic encode // must run before we call a rung "sustainable". 1.5× leaves headroom for two // things the benchmark does NOT measure: (a) decoding the real source — // software HEVC / 10-bit decode is heavier than encoding the synthetic clip — // and (b) real content being busier than testsrc2 (which x264 compresses // faster than film grain or motion). const realtimeMarginSoftware = 1.5 // benchmarkClipSeconds is the synthetic clip length. Short enough that a // capable host finishes the 1080p rung in well under a second, long enough to // average out process spin-up. const benchmarkClipSeconds = 3 // BenchmarkMaxTranscodeHeight returns the largest output height this host can // software-transcode in real time, one of {1080,720,480}. Hardware encoders // return 2160 WITHOUT benchmarking — NVENC/QSV/VAAPI/VideoToolbox all sustain // 4K and a probe would only add startup latency. // // The point is the weak end. A low-power NAS or an old CPU can be // ffmpeg-capable yet unable to keep up with a 1080p software encode, so the // historical static 1080 ceiling makes the web side attempt a transcode that // stutters. Measuring real throughput lets decideStreamPlan route oversized // sources to an external player instead. Floors at 480: a box that can't // sustain even that is barely functional, and 480-or-smaller sources transcode // cheaply regardless — anything larger is already gated out by the 480 ceiling. func BenchmarkMaxTranscodeHeight(ctx context.Context, ffmpegPath string, hw HWAccel) int { if hw != HWAccelNone { return 2160 } if ffmpegPath == "" { return 1080 // no benchmark possible; keep the historical default } for _, rung := range softwareBenchmarkRungs { factor, ok := measureEncodeRealtimeFactor(ctx, ffmpegPath, rung) if !ok { // Probe couldn't run (timeout / exec error) — try a lighter rung // rather than treat the failure as a measured "fast enough". log.Printf("[transcode] encode benchmark: %dp probe failed — trying lower", rung.height) continue } if factor >= realtimeMarginSoftware { log.Printf("[transcode] encode benchmark: software ceiling %dp (%.1f× realtime)", rung.height, factor) return rung.height } log.Printf("[transcode] encode benchmark: %dp only %.1f× realtime (<%.1f×) — trying lower", rung.height, factor, realtimeMarginSoftware) } log.Printf("[transcode] encode benchmark: host can't sustain 480p software encode — flooring ceiling at 480 (oversized sources route to external)") return 480 } // measureEncodeRealtimeFactor encodes benchmarkClipSeconds of synthetic video // at the rung's resolution using the real streaming encoder settings (libx264 // superfast, no B-frames) to /dev/null and returns clipDuration/wallTime — the // realtime factor. ok=false when the probe couldn't run, so the caller skips // rather than treating the failure as a fast result. Each probe is bounded so // a wedged ffmpeg can't stall daemon startup. func measureEncodeRealtimeFactor(ctx context.Context, ffmpegPath string, rung benchmarkRung) (float64, bool) { // A 3 s superfast encode that takes longer than 12 s is <0.25× realtime — // already far below the 1.5× bar — so capping here only kills genuinely // hopeless rungs early and keeps worst-case startup bounded. bctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 12*time.Second) defer cancel() size := strconv.Itoa(rung.width) + "x" + strconv.Itoa(rung.height) args := []string{ "-hide_banner", "-nostats", "-loglevel", "error", "-f", "lavfi", "-i", "testsrc2=size=" + size + ":rate=24:duration=" + strconv.Itoa(benchmarkClipSeconds), "-c:v", "libx264", "-preset", "superfast", "-threads", "0", "-bf", "0", "-sc_threshold", "0", "-f", "null", "-", } start := time.Now() err := exec.CommandContext(bctx, ffmpegPath, args...).Run() elapsed := time.Since(start) if err != nil || elapsed <= 0 { return 0, false } return float64(benchmarkClipSeconds) / elapsed.Seconds(), true }