Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] media: dt-bindings: alvium: add document YAML binding

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Hello Laurent,

On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 09:39:07AM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 09:16:05PM +0000, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> > On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 07:39:43PM +0200, Tommaso Merciai wrote:
> > > Add documentation of device tree in YAML schema for the ALVIUM
> > > Camera from Allied Vision Inc.
> > > 
> > > References:
> > >  - https://www.alliedvision.com/en/products/embedded-vision-solutions
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Tommaso Merciai <tomm.merciai@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > Changes since v1:
> > >  - Fixed build error as suggested by RHerring bot
> > > 
> > >  .../media/i2c/alliedvision,alvium.yaml        | 115 ++++++++++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 115 insertions(+)
> > >  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/alliedvision,alvium.yaml
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/alliedvision,alvium.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/alliedvision,alvium.yaml
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..81e9e560c99d
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/alliedvision,alvium.yaml
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
> > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > +---
> > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/i2c/alliedvision,alvium.yaml#
> > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > +
> > > +title: Alliedvision Alvium Camera
> 
> s/Alliedvision/Allied Vision/

Arg... Thanks :)

> 
> > > +
> > > +maintainers:
> > > +  - Tommaso Merciai <tomm.merciai@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > +  - Martin Hecht <martin.hecht@xxxxxxxx>
> > > +
> > > +allOf:
> > > +  - $ref: /schemas/media/video-interface-devices.yaml#
> > > +
> > > +properties:
> > > +  compatible:
> > > +    const: alliedvision,alvium
> 
> The name is very generic. There are Alvium camera modules that have a
> GMSL or FPD-Link interface, and I'm pretty sure those will require a
> different driver. I would add module-specific compatible strings (e.g.
> "alliedvision,alvium-1500c", ...) here, with a generic fallback.
> "alliedvision,alvium" isn't good as it won't cover GMSL or FPD-Link,
> maybe "alliedvision,alvium-csi2" would be an option.
> 
> > > +
> > > +  reg:
> > > +    maxItems: 1
> > > +
> > > +  clocks:
> > > +    description: XCLK Input Clock
> > > +
> > > +  clock-names:
> > > +    const: xclk
> > 
> > I'd also drop this as you have a single clock only: it's redundant.
> > 
> > > +
> > > +  powerdown-gpios:
> > > +    maxItems: 1
> > > +    description: >
> > > +      Reference to the GPIO connected to the powerdown pin, if any.
> > > +
> > > +  reset-gpios:
> > > +    maxItems: 1
> > > +    description: >
> > > +      Reference to the GPIO connected to the reset pin, if any.
> 
> Reading the Alvium CSI-2 Cameras User Guide, I don't see any powerdown
> or reset pin on the 22-pin connector. Am I missing something ? There are
> however two GPIOs (in addition to the I2C signals that are also
> documented as GPIOs), do you plan to support those ?

You are completely right I will drop rst and pwdn pins.
About 2 gpios, we don't use those for now.

> 
> > > +
> > > +  streamon-delay:
> > > +    maxItems: 1
> > > +    description: >
> > > +      Delay before camera start capturing frames in us.
> 
> Add "-us" to the property name to indicate the unit.
> 
> This is a vendor-specific property, and should thus have a vendor
> prefix.
> 
> A longer description is needed, from that single line I have no idea
> what the property does exactly.

Thanks for the suggestion.
I will provide a cleared description on v3.

> 
> > > +
> > > +  rotation:
> > > +    enum:
> > > +      - 0
> > > +      - 180
> 
> Why is the rotation restricted to 0 or 180 ? Someone could mount the
> module with  90 degrees rotation, shouldn't the DT bindings allow
> describing that ?

I'll drop rotation.

> 
> You need a property for the vcc-ext-in supply.

Can you give me more details about this?
Thanks.

> 
> > > +
> > > +  port:
> > > +    description: Digital Output Port
> > > +    $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> > > +    additionalProperties: false
> > > +
> > > +    properties:
> > > +      endpoint:
> > > +        $ref: /schemas/media/video-interfaces.yaml#
> > > +        unevaluatedProperties: false
> > > +
> > > +        properties:
> > > +          clock-lanes:
> > > +            const: 0
> > 
> > The driver can know this, no need to have it in DT, i.e. please drop it.
> > 
> > > +          data-lanes:
> > > +            minItems: 1
> > > +            maxItems: 4
> > > +          link-frequencies: true
> > > +
> > > +        required:
> > > +          - data-lanes
> > > +          - link-frequencies
> > > +
> > > +required:
> > > +  - compatible
> > > +  - reg
> > > +  - clocks
> > > +  - clock-names
> > > +  - port
> > > +
> > > +additionalProperties: false
> > > +
> > > +examples:
> > > +  - |
> > > +      #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
> > > +      #include <dt-bindings/clock/imx8mp-clock.h>
> > > +
> > > +      i2c {
> > > +          #address-cells = <1>;
> > > +          #size-cells = <0>;
> > > +
> > > +          camera: alvium@3c {
> > > +              compatible = "alliedvision,alvium";
> 
> The "alliedvision" prefix is missing from
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.yaml.

oks

> 
> > > +              pinctrl-names = "default";
> > > +              pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_csi0_pwn>, <&pinctrl_csi0_rst>, <&pinctrl_csi_mclk>;
> 
> I'd drop pinctrl, it makes the example longer without adding much value.

oks

> 
> > > +              reg = <0x3c>;
> > > +              clocks = <&clk IMX8MP_CLK_IPP_DO_CLKO2>;
> > > +              clock-names = "xclk";
> > > +              assigned-clocks = <&clk IMX8MP_CLK_IPP_DO_CLKO2>;
> > > +              assigned-clock-parents = <&clk IMX8MP_CLK_24M>;
> > > +              assigned-clock-rates = <24000000>;
> > > +              streamon-delay = <20>;
> > > +              powerdown-gpios = <&gpio2 11 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
> > > +              reset-gpios = <&gpio1 6 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> > > +              status = "okay";
> > > +
> > > +              port {
> > > +                  alvium_out: endpoint {
> > > +                      remote-endpoint = <&mipi_csi_0_in>;
> > > +                      data-lanes = <1 2 3 4>;
> > > +                      link-frequencies = /bits/ 64 <681250000>;
> > > +                      clock-lanes = <0>;
> > > +                  };
> > > +              };
> > > +          };
> > > +      };
> > > +
> > > +...

Thanks for your time.

Regards,
Tommaso


> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart



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