firefox-fourier: ship RK3399 HW-decode default prefs (closes #8)

Three prefs that gate the patched VAAPI / V4L2-request code path are
'false' upstream and need to be 'true' for the libva-v4l2-request
backend to actually engage on RK3399 / panfrost EGL:

  widget.dmabuf.force-enabled
  media.hardware-video-decoding.force-enabled
  media.ffvpx-hw.enabled

Without them, Gecko's DMA-BUF probe silently fails (panfrost EGL
doesn't trip the right detection), the (Intel-tuned) HW-vs-SW cost
heuristic picks SW, and the FFvpx PDM never selects its HW-capable
variant for VP8/VP9. Net result: fresh profiles SW-decode despite the
0001..0004 unlock patches being applied.

Shipped as a vendor-default file at:
  /usr/lib/firefox-fourier/browser/defaults/preferences/rockchip-fourier-defaults.js

Lower precedence than user.js / about:config — power users debugging
HW decode can still flip them off without touching the package.

pkgrel 1 -> 2.

Closes: #8
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2026-05-15 06:10:01 +00:00
parent 81cc050bf3
commit 62a594ab59
2 changed files with 32 additions and 2 deletions
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
pkgname=firefox-fourier
pkgver=150.0.1
pkgrel=1
pkgrel=2
pkgdesc='Firefox with V4L2 stateless HW video decode unlocked for mainline Linux Rockchip'
arch=('aarch64' 'x86_64')
url='https://www.mozilla.org/firefox'
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ source=(
'0002-libwrapper-hwdevice-ctx-create.patch'
'0003-ffmpegvideo-v4l2-request-route.patch'
'0004-prefs-v4l2-request.patch'
# Vendor-default prefs that gate the patched VAAPI path on RK3399 —
# widget.dmabuf.force-enabled etc. See marfrit-packages#8 for evidence.
'rockchip-fourier-defaults.js'
)
sha256sums=('SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP')
sha256sums=('SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP')
prepare() {
cd "${srcdir}/firefox-${pkgver}"
@@ -160,4 +163,12 @@ export MOZ_X11_EGL="${MOZ_X11_EGL:-1}"
exec /usr/lib/firefox-fourier/firefox-fourier "$@"
LAUNCHER
chmod 0755 "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/firefox-fourier"
# Vendor-default prefs (RK3399 HW-decode unlock) — closes #8.
# Lower precedence than user prefs / about:config; loaded by Firefox
# at startup from the package install dir. The 0004 patch covers
# media.ffmpeg.v4l2-request.enabled; this file covers the three
# additional prefs that gate the path to the patched code.
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/rockchip-fourier-defaults.js" \
"${pkgdir}/usr/lib/firefox-fourier/browser/defaults/preferences/rockchip-fourier-defaults.js"
}
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
// firefox-fourier — RK3399 V4L2-stateless HW-decode default prefs.
//
// The patch series (0001..0004) builds the VAAPI / V4L2-request routing
// path through libavcodec, but the resulting code path is gated by three
// other prefs that are 'false' upstream because the relevant probes don't
// fire on panfrost EGL or trip the Intel-tuned cost heuristic. Without
// these, firefox-fourier silently SW-decodes on a fresh profile despite
// having all the unlock patches applied.
//
// Filed via marfrit/marfrit-packages#8 — see that issue for MOZ_LOG
// evidence on fresnel (Pinebook Pro / RK3399).
//
// These are *vendor* defaults: lower precedence than user.js and
// about:config user prefs. Power users who want to disable HW decode for
// debugging can flip them in user prefs without touching this file.
pref("widget.dmabuf.force-enabled", true);
pref("media.hardware-video-decoding.force-enabled", true);
pref("media.ffvpx-hw.enabled", true);