Re: [PATCH v3 21/24] media: imx: Add MIPI CSI-2 Receiver subdev driver

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On 01/31/2017 01:49 AM, Philipp Zabel wrote:
On Tue, 2017-01-31 at 00:01 +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
[...]
The iMX6 manuals call for a very specific seven sequence of initialisation
for CSI2, which begins with:

1. reset the D-PHY.
2. place MIPI sensor in LP-11 state
3. perform D-PHY initialisation
4. configure CSI2 lanes and de-assert resets and shutdown signals

Since you reset the CSI2 at power up and then release it, how do you
guarantee that the published sequence is followed?

Hi Russell,

In "40.3.1 Startup Sequence", it states that step 1 is to "De-assert
CSI2 presetn signal (global reset)". I can't find any description of
this signal in the manual, that statement is the only mention of it. I
don't know if this the D-PHY reset signal,  it sounds more like
CSI2_RESETN (CSI-2 host controller reset).

In any case, I re-reviewed the published sequence in the manual,
and it does look like there are a couple problems.

The pipeline power up sequence in imx-media driver is as follows:
s_power(ON) op is called first on the imx6-mipi-csi2, in which CSI2 and
D-PHY resets are asserted and then de-asserted via the CSI2_RESETN
and CSI2_DPHY_RSTZ registers, the D-PHY is initialized, and lanes set.

At this point the MIPI sensor may be powered down (in fact, in OV5640
case, the PWDN pin is asserted). So there could be a problem here,
I don't think the D-PHY is considered in the LP-11 stop state when the
D-PHY master is powered off :). A fix might simply be to reverse power
on, sensor first so that it can be placed in LP-11, then imx6-mipi-csi2.

The following steps are carried out by s_stream() calls. Sensor s_stream(ON)
is called first which starts a clock on the clock lane. Then imx6-mipi-csi2
s_stream(ON) in which the PHY_STATE register is polled to confirm the D-PHY
stop state, then looks for active clock on lock lane.

There could be a problem there too. Again should be fixed simply by
calling stream-on on the imx6-mipi-csi2 first, then sensor.

So I will try the following sequence:

1. sensor power on (put D-PHY in LP-11 stop state).
2. csi-2 power on (deassert CSI2 and D-PHY resets, D-PHY init, verify LP-11).
3. sensor stream on (starts clock on clock lane).
4. csi-2 stream on (confirm clock on clock lane).

That comes closest to meeting the sequence requirements.

But this also puts a requirement on MIPI sensors that s_power(ON)
should only place the D_PHY in LP-11, and _not_ start the clock lane.
But perhaps that is correct behavior anyway.

Steve


With Philipp's driver, this is easy, because there is a prepare_stream
callback which gives the sensor an opportunity to get everything
correctly configured according to the negotiated parameters, and place
the sensor in LP-11 state.

Some sensors do not power up in LP-11 state, but need to be programmed
fully before being asked to momentarily stream.  Only at that point is
the sensor guaranteed to be in the required LP-11 state.
Do you expect that 1. and 2. could depend on the negotiated parameters
in any way on some hardware? I had removed the prepare_stream callback
from my driver in v2 because for my use case at least the above sequence
could be realized by

1. in imx-mipi-csi2 s_power(1)
2. in MIPI sensor s_power(1)
3./4. in imx-mipi-csi2 s_stream(1)
4. in MIPI sensor s_stream(1)

as long as the sensor is correctly put back into LP-11 in s_stream(0).

regards
Philipp


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