Re: [PATCH v4 05/12] media: ov5640: Compute the clock rate at runtime

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Hello Maxime, Benoit,
  sorry for chiming in, but I'm a bit confused...

On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 04:04:21PM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 08:54:56AM -0600, Benoit Parrot wrote:
> > Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on Fri [2019-Feb-22 15:39:59 +0100]:
> > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:20:20AM -0600, Benoit Parrot wrote:
> > > > Hi Maxime,
> > > >
> > > > A couple of questions,
> > > >
> > > > Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on Thu [2018-Oct-11 04:21:00 -0500]:
> > > > > The clock rate, while hardcoded until now, is actually a function of the
> > > > > resolution, framerate and bytes per pixel. Now that we have an algorithm to
> > > > > adjust our clock rate, we can select it dynamically when we change the
> > > > > mode.
> > > > >
> > > > > This changes a bit the clock rate being used, with the following effect:
> > > > >
> > > > > +------+------+------+------+-----+-----------------+----------------+-----------+
> > > > > | Hact | Vact | Htot | Vtot | FPS | Hardcoded clock | Computed clock | Deviation |
> > > > > +------+------+------+------+-----+-----------------+----------------+-----------+
> > > > > |  640 |  480 | 1896 | 1080 |  15 |        56000000 |       61430400 | 8.84 %    |
> > > > > |  640 |  480 | 1896 | 1080 |  30 |       112000000 |      122860800 | 8.84 %    |
> > > > > | 1024 |  768 | 1896 | 1080 |  15 |        56000000 |       61430400 | 8.84 %    |
> > > > > | 1024 |  768 | 1896 | 1080 |  30 |       112000000 |      122860800 | 8.84 %    |
> > > > > |  320 |  240 | 1896 |  984 |  15 |        56000000 |       55969920 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > |  320 |  240 | 1896 |  984 |  30 |       112000000 |      111939840 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > |  176 |  144 | 1896 |  984 |  15 |        56000000 |       55969920 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > |  176 |  144 | 1896 |  984 |  30 |       112000000 |      111939840 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > |  720 |  480 | 1896 |  984 |  15 |        56000000 |       55969920 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > |  720 |  480 | 1896 |  984 |  30 |       112000000 |      111939840 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > |  720 |  576 | 1896 |  984 |  15 |        56000000 |       55969920 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > |  720 |  576 | 1896 |  984 |  30 |       112000000 |      111939840 | 0.05 %    |
> > > > > | 1280 |  720 | 1892 |  740 |  15 |        42000000 |       42002400 | 0.01 %    |
> > > > > | 1280 |  720 | 1892 |  740 |  30 |        84000000 |       84004800 | 0.01 %    |
> > > > > | 1920 | 1080 | 2500 | 1120 |  15 |        84000000 |       84000000 | 0.00 %    |
> > > > > | 1920 | 1080 | 2500 | 1120 |  30 |       168000000 |      168000000 | 0.00 %    |
> > > > > | 2592 | 1944 | 2844 | 1944 |  15 |        84000000 |      165862080 | 49.36 %   |
> > > > > +------+------+------+------+-----+-----------------+----------------+-----------+
> > > >
> > > > Is the computed clock above the same for both parallel and CSI2?
> > > >
> > > > I want to add controls for PIXEL_RATE and LINK_FREQ, would you have any
> > > > quick pointer on taking the computed clock and translating that into the
> > > > PIXEL_RATE and LINK_FREQ values?
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to use this sensor with TI CAL driver which at the moment uses
> > > > the PIXEL_RATE values in order to compute ths_settle and ths_term values
> > > > needed to program the DPHY properly. This is similar in behavior as the way
> > > > omap3isp relies on this info as well.
> > >
> > > I haven't looked that much into the csi-2 case, but the pixel rate
> > > should be the same at least.
> >
> > I'll have to study the way the computed clock is actually calculated for
> > either case, but if they yield the same number then I would be surprised
> > that the pixel rate would be the same as in parallel mode you get 8 data
> > bits per clock whereas in CSI2 using 2 data lanes you get 4 data bits per
> > clock.
>
> The bus rate will be different, but the pixel rate is the same: you
> have as many pixels per frames and as many frames per seconds in the
> parallel and CSI cases.
>

I agree with that, but..

> > So just to be certain here the "Computed clock" column above would be the
> > pixel clock frequency?
>
> it is

...it seems to me the Computed clock column is actually the "byte clock".

From a simple calculation for the 640x480@15FPS case:
"Computed clock" = 1896 * 1080 * 15 * 2 = 61430400

While, in my understanding, the pixel clock would just be
pixel_clock = HTOT * VTOT * FPS = 1896 * 1080 * 15 = 30715200

So I suspect the "* 2" there is the number of bytes per pixel.

That would match what's also reported here
file:///home/jmondi/project/renesas/linux/linux-build/Documentation/output/media/kapi/csi2.html?highlight=link_freq

Where:
link_freq = (pixel_rate * bpp) / (2 * nr_lanes)

So if I were to calculate PIXEL_RATE and LINK_FREQ in this driver,
that would be:
PIXEL_RATE = mode->vtot * mode->htot * ov5640_framerates[sensor->current_fr];
LINK_FREQ = PIXEL_RATE * 16 / ( 2 * sensor->ep.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes);
(assuming, as the driver does now, all formats have 16bpp)

Does this match your understanding as well?

Thanks
  j

>
> Maxime
>
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