RE: [RFC 3/7] ARM: DaVinci: DM646x Video: THS7303 video amplifier driver

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Hans,

Thank you for the comments. Please see my response inline.
I have agreed to most of your comments and will do the changes accordingly.

> Hi Chaithrika,
> 
> This is the first pass of this i2c driver. Note that several of the
> comments
> here also apply to adv7343.
> 
OK, will do the modifications to ADV7343 driver wherever applicable.

> On Friday 13 March 2009 10:01:06 chaithrika@xxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Chaithrika U S <chaithrika@xxxxxx>
> >
> > THS7303 video amplifier driver code
> >
> > This patch implements driver for TI THS7303 video amplifier . This
> driver is
> > implemented as a v4l2-subdev.
> > ---
> > Applies to v4l-dvb repository located at
> > http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/rev/1fd54a62abde
> >
> >  drivers/media/video/Kconfig   |    9 ++
> >  drivers/media/video/Makefile  |    1 +
> >  drivers/media/video/ths7303.c |  179
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/media/ths7303.h       |   26 ++++++
> >  4 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/media/video/ths7303.c
> >  create mode 100644 include/media/ths7303.h
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
> b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
> > index 16019e9..b3b591d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/media/video/Kconfig
> > @@ -435,6 +435,15 @@ config VIDEO_ADV7343
> >            To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
> >            module will be called adv7473.
> >
> > +config VIDEO_THS7303
> > +     tristate "THS7303 Video Amplifier"
> > +     depends on I2C
> > +     help
> > +       Support for TI  THS7303 video amplifier
> > +
> > +       To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
> > +          module will be called ths7303.
> > +
> >  comment "Video improvement chips"
> >
> >  config VIDEO_UPD64031A
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/video/Makefile
> b/drivers/media/video/Makefile
> > index 7f9fc62..1ed9c2c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/video/Makefile
> > +++ b/drivers/media/video/Makefile
> > @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_BT819) += bt819.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_BT856) += bt856.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_BT866) += bt866.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_KS0127) += ks0127.o
> > +obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_THS7303) += ths7303.o
> >
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_ZORAN) += zoran/
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/video/ths7303.c
> b/drivers/media/video/ths7303.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..a78b450
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/media/video/ths7303.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
> > +/*
> > + * ths7303- THS7303 Video Amplifier driver
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009 Texas Instruments Incorporated -
> http://www.ti.com/
> > + *
> > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> > + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> > + * published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.
> > + *
> > + * This program is distributed .as is. WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any
> > + * kind, whether express or implied; without even the implied
> warranty
> > + * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> > + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <linux/kernel.h>
> > +#include <linux/init.h>
> > +#include <linux/ctype.h>
> > +#include <linux/i2c.h>
> > +#include <linux/device.h>
> > +#include <linux/delay.h>
> > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > +#include <linux/uaccess.h>
> > +#include <linux/videodev2.h>
> > +
> > +#include <media/v4l2-device.h>
> > +#include <media/v4l2-i2c-drv.h>
> 
> Don't use v4l2-i2c-drv.h: that's for legacy kernel support only (e.g.
> when
> the i2c driver has to run on pre-2.6.22 kernels as well). You can just
> write this as a normal i2c driver.
> 
> I hope that this header can be removed in the near future to prevent
> this
> confusion.
OK, will correct this.

> 
> > +#include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
> > +#include <media/ths7303.h>
> > +
> > +static int debug;
> 
> Hmm, debug is not setup as a module option, so this doesn't do a lot.
> You need to add something like this:
> 
> module_param(debug, int, 0644);
> MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0-1)");
> 
OK, thanks for helping out on this.

> > +
> > +struct ths7303_state {
> > +     struct i2c_client       *client;
> 
> Don't store the i2c_client pointer here. It can be obtained from
> v4l2_subdev.
> 
> In this case that reduces the state information to just struct
> v4l2_subdev...
> 
> > +     struct v4l2_subdev sd;
> > +};
> > +
> > +static inline struct ths7303_state *to_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
> > +{
> > +     return container_of(sd, struct ths7303_state, sd);
> > +}
> 
> ...and that means that this function is not needed for this driver.
> 
OK, will update this.

> > +
> > +/* following function is used to set ths7303 */
> > +static int ths7303_setvalue(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, v4l2_std_id std)
> > +{
> > +     int err = 0;
> > +     u8 val;
> > +     struct ths7303_state *state;
> > +     struct i2c_client *client;
> > +
> > +     state = to_state(sd);
> > +     client = state->client;
> > +
> > +     if (client == NULL) {
> > +             printk(KERN_ERR "THS7303 Client not found\n");
> > +             return -ENODEV;
> > +     }
> 
> Just use:
> 
>         struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
> 
> There is no need to check for a valid client pointer. If you have a
> subdev,
> then you have by definition an i2c_client pointer.
> 
OK.

> > +
> > +     if ((std == V4L2_STD_NTSC) || (std == V4L2_STD_PAL))
> > +             val = 0x02;
> 
> Use 'std & V4L2_STD_NTSC' since v4l2_std_id is a bitmask. I suspect
> that what
> you really want is to AND with '(V4L2_STD_525_60 | V4L2_STD_625_50)'.
> 
Agree, this has to be corrected.

> > +     else if ((std == V4L2_STD_480P_60) || (std ==
> V4L2_STD_576P_50))
> > +             val = 0x4A;
> > +     else
> > +             val = 0x92;
> > +
> > +     err |= i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, 0x01, val);
> > +     err |= i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, 0x02, val);
> > +     err |= i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, 0x03, val);
> > +
> > +     if (err)
> > +             printk(KERN_ERR "ths7303 write\n");
> 
> Use: v4l2_err(sd, "write failed\n");
OK.

> 
> > +
> > +     mdelay(100);
> 
> Is this just a random number, or does this correspond to what the
> datasheet
> says? 100 ms is fairly long.
> 
> I think you should also use msleep() instead of mdelay: both mdelay and
> udelay
> implement the delay using a busy-loop rather than using a timer.
> 
> A comment why this delay/sleep is needed is probably also a good idea.
> 
Will look into this.

> > +
> > +     return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static long ths7303_ioctl(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned cmd, void
> *arg)
> > +{
> > +     int err = 0;
> > +     v4l2_dbg(1, debug, sd, "ioctl\n");
> 
> This v4l2_dbg doesn't seem very useful. It might be more useful to
> stick it
> in ths7303_setvalue() and show what register value is set there. Or
> remove
> it altogether.
> 
OK.

> > +     switch (cmd) {
> > +
> > +     case THS7303_SETVALUE:
> > +             err = ths7303_setvalue(sd, *(v4l2_std_id *) arg);
> > +             break;
> > +
> > +     default:
> > +             break;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int ths7303_initialize(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 val)
> > +{
> > +     v4l2_std_id id = V4L2_STD_NTSC;
> > +     return (int) ths7303_ioctl(sd, THS7303_SETVALUE, &id);
> > +}
> 
> Avoid using the .init callback. It's better to just set this from
> ths7303_probe() function. The .init callback is likely to be removed.
> It is
> generally used incorrectly and once all legacy drivers are converted to
> v4l2_subdev I'll go through all drivers and see which ones really need
> this,
> and whether init is really a good name. For example, there is at least
> one
> driver that uses init to load firmware. But having a proper .load_fw
> callback
> for that is much more understandable.
> 
OK, will do the initialization in the probe function.

> > +
> > +static const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops ths7303_core_ops = {
> > +     .ioctl  = ths7303_ioctl,
> > +     .init   = ths7303_initialize,
> > +};
> 
> A note on .ioctl: why not use the tuner.s_std callback instead?
> Whenever the
> driver changes the standard you want this driver to be called as well.
> 
> No need to create a new command for that.
> 
> Minor note: the s_std callback really belongs to v4l2_subdev_video_ops,
> but
> I'm postponing that move until all legacy drivers are converted.
> 
OK. 

> > +
> > +static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops ths7303_ops = {
> > +     .core   = &ths7303_core_ops,
> > +};
> > +
> > +static int ths7303_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned cmd,
> void *arg)
> > +{
> > +     return v4l2_subdev_command(i2c_get_clientdata(client), cmd,
> arg);
> > +}
> 
> Don't use this function. It is only needed to provide support for
> legacy
> drivers and so is not needed for new drivers.
> 
OK.

> > +
> > +static int ths7303_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
> > +                     const struct i2c_device_id *id)
> > +{
> > +     struct ths7303_state *state;
> > +
> > +     if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter,
> I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
> > +             return -ENODEV;
> > +
> > +     v4l2_info(client, "chip found @ 0x%x (%s)\n",
> > +                     client->addr << 1, client->adapter->name);
> 
> Use v4l_info in combination with an i2c_client pointer, and v4l2_info
> in
> combination with a v4l2_device or v4l2_subdev pointer.
> 
> Yes, I know it is confusing. It is on my (very long) TODO list to clean
> this
> up. Note the v4l2_info will work, but the formatting of the i2c name
> will be
> missing the i2c address that v4l_info adds.
> 
OK, will update this.

> > +
> > +     state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ths7303_state), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +     if (state == NULL)
> > +             return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +     state->client = client;
> > +     v4l2_i2c_subdev_init(&state->sd, client, &ths7303_ops);
> > +     v4l2_dbg(1, debug, client, "Registered video amplifier\n");
> 
> This v4l2_dbg call doesn't add anything that the v4l2_info above
> already did.
> Just remove this.
> 
OK

> > +
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int ths7303_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
> > +{
> > +     struct v4l2_subdev *sd = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> > +
> > +     v4l2_device_unregister_subdev(sd);
> > +     kfree(to_state(sd));
> > +
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static const struct i2c_device_id ths7303_id[] = {
> > +     {THS7303_NAME, 0},
> > +     {},
> > +};
> > +
> > +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, ths7303_id);
> > +
> > +static struct v4l2_i2c_driver_data v4l2_i2c_data = {
> > +     .name           = THS7303_NAME,
> > +     .command        = ths7303_command,
> > +     .probe          = ths7303_probe,
> > +     .remove         = ths7303_remove,
> > +     .legacy_class   = I2C_CLASS_TV_ANALOG | I2C_CLASS_TV_DIGITAL,
> > +     .id_table       = ths7303_id,
> > +};
> 
> Replace this v4l2_i2c_driver_data struct with a normal i2c_driver
> struct:
> 
> static struct i2c_driver ths7303_driver = {
>         .name = THS7303_NAME,
>         .probe = ths7303_probe,
>         .remove = ths7303_remove,
>         .id_table = ths7303_id,
> };
> 
> 
OK. 

> > +
> > +static int __init ths7303_init(void)
> > +{
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void __exit ths7303_exit(void)
> > +{
> > +
> > +}
> 
> Change these to:
> 
> static int __init ths7303_init(void)
> {
>         return i2c_add_driver(&ths7303_driver);
> }
> 
> static void __exit ths7303_exit(void)
> {
>         i2c_del_driver(&ths7303_driver);
> }
> 
OK.

> > +
> > +module_init(ths7303_init);
> > +module_exit(ths7303_exit);
> > +
> > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("THS7303 video amplifier driver");
> > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Chaithrika U S");
> > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> 
> It might be me, but I prefer to have these lines at the top of the
> driver,
> right after the includes. That way I can quickly see what the driver
> does and who the author is when I open the source.
> 
OK, will move this to the beginning of the file.

Thanks,
Chaithrika

> Regards,
> 
>         Hans
> 
> > +
> > diff --git a/include/media/ths7303.h b/include/media/ths7303.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..5426941
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/media/ths7303.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
> > +/*
> > + * THS7303 header file
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (C) 2009 Texas Instruments Incorporated -
> http://www.ti.com/
> > + *
> > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> > + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
> > + * published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.
> > + *
> > + * This program is distributed .as is. WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any
> > + * kind, whether express or implied; without even the implied
> warranty
> > + * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> > + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> > + */
> > +
> > +#ifndef THS7303_H
> > +#define THS7303_H
> > +
> > +#include <linux/videodev2.h>
> > +
> > +#define THS7303_NAME "ths7303"
> > +
> > +#define THS7303_SETVALUE     _IOW('e', BASE_VIDIOC_PRIVATE + 1,\
> > +                                                     v4l2_std_id *)
> > +
> > +#endif
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Hans Verkuil - video4linux developer - sponsored by TANDBERG--
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