opencv/modules/ts
Vadim Pisarevsky bdab54f79e
Merge pull request #27757 from vpisarev:matshape_inside_mat
Use MatShape instead of MatSize inside cv::Mat/cv::UMat #27757

**Merge together with https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib/pull/3996**
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This PR continues cv::Mat/cv::UMat refactoring. See #26056, where `MatShape` was introduced. Now it's put inside cv::Mat/cv::UMat instead of a weird `MatSize`. MatSize is now an alias for MatShape:

**before:**

```
struct MatShape { ... };
struct MatSize { ... };

struct Mat {
    ...
    int dims;
    int rows;
    int cols;

    ...

    MatShape shape() const { ... /* constructs MatShape out of MatSize and returns it;
                                    layout is always 'unknown', because we don't store it */ }

    MatSize size; // size is not valid without the parent cv::Mat,
                  // because size.p may point to Mat::rows or to Mat::cols,
                  // depending on the dimensionality, and dims() returns Mat::dims.
    MatStep step; // may allocate memory, depending on the dimensionality.
    ...
};
```

**after:**

```
struct MatShape { ... };
typedef MatShape MatSize; // they are now synonyms

struct Mat {
    ...
    int dims;
    int rows;
    int cols;

    ...

    MatShape shape() const { return size; } // just return the embedded shape (including the proper layout information)

    MatSize size; // size is self-contained data structure that can be used without the parent cv::Mat.
                  // size.dims is now a copy of dims; size.p[*] contains copies of Mat::rows and Mat::cols when dims <= 2.
    MatStep step; // does not allocate extra memory buffers.
    ...
};
```

There are several reasons to do that:

1. the main reason is to be able to store data layout (MatShape::layout) inside each cv::Mat/cv::UMat. This is necessary for the proper shape inference in DNN module. In particular, it's necessary for the next step of DNN inference optimization where we introduce block-layout-optimized convolution and other operations. Later on, we can use layout information to support non-interleaved images (e.g. RRR...GGG...BBB...) or even batches of such images in core/imgproc modules.
2. the other reason is to represent 3D/4D/5D etc. tensors as cv::Mat/cv::UMat instances more conveniently, without extra dynamic memory allocation. Before this patch we allocated some memory buffers dynamically to store shape & steps for more than 2D arrays. Now the whole cv::Mat/cv::UMat header can be stored completely on stack/in a container. Creating another copy of Mat/UMat header is now done more efficiently.
3. the third reason is to introduce the new coding pattern: `dst.create(src.size, <dst_type>);`. The pattern is suitable for most of element-wise (including cloning) and filtering operations. This pattern does not only look crisp and self-documenting, it will also automatically copy shape (including layout) from the source tensor into the destination matrix/tensor.
4. in the future we might add `colorspace` member to MatShape that will allow to distinguish RGB from BGR or NV12. `dst.create(src.size, <dst_type>);` will then copy the colorspace information as well.

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include/opencv2 Merge branch 4.x 2025-07-22 09:47:19 +03:00
misc Merge branch 4.x 2025-02-05 09:28:27 +03:00
src Merge pull request #27757 from vpisarev:matshape_inside_mat 2025-09-15 15:03:34 +03:00
CMakeLists.txt fix: qnx7.0 build 2025-02-27 14:24:18 +08:00