I can confirm this bug exists.
OS version: Ubuntu 18.04 beta rc
Hardware: Intel core i5 7400 (Kaby lake processor)
with Intel HD graphics 630 supporting VP9 10-bit and 8-bit video decoding.
In version 1.8.x of the driver the VP9 decoding is broken, the corresponding
upstream patch got into 2.0.0. But since VP9 profiles are missing in 2.0.0
driver in Ubuntu, hardware acceleration is absent, so high cpu and power usage.
The buggy driver 1.8.x is used in the vlc snap too and snap developers doubt
the driver version in snap will be upgraded.
* VP9 decoding broken in 17.10
* VP9 decoding broken in snap packages
* VP9 decoding broken in 18.04 beta rc
Either driver version has to be updated to 2.1.0 or at-least cherry pick
a one line patch to current Ubuntu core snap, a link for which I will
mention below.
Upstream driver patch: https://github.com/intel/intel-vaapi-
driver/commit/9d66570032fb02b1e79a883af7697b035d700a8e
Upstream bug report: https://github.com/intel/intel-vaapi-
driver/issues/297
In any way kindly support VP9 hardware decoding via supported Intel
hardwares in 18.04 or in 17.10(by backporting/cherry picking) or atleast
via updated snap core/apps.
** Bug watch added: github.com/intel/intel-vaapi-driver/issues #297
https://github.com/intel/intel-vaapi-driver/issues/297
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1756380
Title:
vaapi VP9 hardware decoding not working anymore in bionic
Status in intel-vaapi-driver package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in libva package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Hardware: Dell XPS13 9365, i7-7Y75
System: Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)
vainfo output on bionic is:
libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_0
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.1 (libva 2.1.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Kaby Lake - 2.0.0
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Simple: VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264StereoHigh : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264StereoHigh : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Main: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Advanced: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture
VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointEncSlice
As you can see, VP9 entrypoints are missing.
vainfo output on 17.10 was:
libva info: VA-API version 0.40.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_40
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 0.40 (libva )
vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Kabylake - 1.8.3
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple:VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Simple:VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileMPEG2Main :VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main :VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:
