roboflow / roboflow/inference

Video Management API - slow video processing inside container on MacBook

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Description

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Bug

The same workflow tested, reporting only latency for single frame processing inside WorkflowRunner.run_workflow(...) function:

MacBook, bare metal in script using InferencePipeline directly - ~40ms
MacBook, inside docker container, behind API - ~110ms

MacBook dies - 100% CPU utilisation when InferencePipeline is running inside container 😢

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Research direction

Start with inference/core/interfaces/stream/model_handlers/workflows.py and the referenced WorkflowRunner.run_workflow(...) path. Compare the reported bare-metal InferencePipeline latency with the containerized API path and investigate the 100% CPU behavior on a MacBook; done means the container no longer shows the reported processing slowdown or CPU exhaustion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, python
Domain
api, computer-vision, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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