Re: [PATCH v7 01/13] dt-bindings: connector: analog: add tv norms property

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On 8/19/19 10:18 AM, Marco Felsch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 19-08-19 10:09, Marco Felsch wrote:
>> Hi Hans,
>>
>> On 19-08-16 13:11, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>>> On 8/15/19 1:57 PM, Marco Felsch wrote:
>>>> Some connectors no matter if in- or output supports only a limited
>>>> range of tv norms. It doesn't matter if the hardware behind that
>>>> connector supports more than the listed formats since the users are
>>>> restriced by a label e.g. to plug only a camera into this connector
>>>> which uses the PAL format.
>>>>
>>>> This patch adds the capability to describe such limitation within the
>>>> firmware. There are no format restrictions if the property isn't
>>>> present, so it's completely backward compatible.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10794703/
>>>>
>>>> v7:
>>>> I kept Robs r b tag because I only changed the example and extended
>>>> TVNORM_* macros.
>>>>
>>>> - fix some style issues
>>>> - add TVNORM_NTSC, TVNORM_525_60 and TVNORM_625_50
>>>>
>>>> v6:
>>>> - tvnorms.h: use tabs instead of spaces
>>>> - tvnorms.h: add TVNORM_PAL and TVNORM_SECAM
>>>> - tvnorms.h: drop rarely used TVNORM_ATSC_* norms
>>>>
>>>> v2-v4:
>>>> - nothing since the patch was squashed from series [1] into this
>>>>   series.
>>>> ---
>>>>  .../display/connector/analog-tv-connector.txt |  4 ++
>>>>  include/dt-bindings/media/tvnorms.h           | 72 +++++++++++++++++++
>>>>  2 files changed, 76 insertions(+)
>>>>  create mode 100644 include/dt-bindings/media/tvnorms.h
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/connector/analog-tv-connector.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/connector/analog-tv-connector.txt
>>>> index 0c0970c210ab..434e8aa0398b 100644
>>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/connector/analog-tv-connector.txt
>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/connector/analog-tv-connector.txt
>>>> @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Required properties:
>>>>  
>>>>  Optional properties:
>>>>  - label: a symbolic name for the connector
>>>> +- tvnorms: limit the supported tv norms on a connector to the given ones else
>>>
>>> tv -> TV
>>>
>>>> +           all tv norms are allowed. Possible video standards are defined in
>>>
>>> tv -> TV
>>
>> Changed both thanks.
>>
>>> And a more high-level question: I think tvnorm is a very vague name. It's a term
>>> used in media, but what does 'norm' mean anyway? 'tv_standards' or 'video_standards'
>>> would be a lot more descriptive.
>>
>> I'm with you *_standards would be more descriptive. Now the question is:
>> is it a video or a tv standard? Wikipedia says that SECAM, PAL, NTSC is
>> a television standard. So I prefer the 'tv_standards' or better the
>> 'tv-standards' approach.
> 
> While on it I noticed that the v4l_std_id is u64. Should we add the
> support for u64 here too?

No need. SDTV standards are frozen (i.e. no new standards will ever be added),
so everything fits nicely in 32 bits.

Regards,

	Hans

> 
> Regards,
>   Marco
> 
>>> 'tvnorm' is, I think, a term used only internally in the media subsystem for no
>>> clear reason. In the V4L2 spec it talks about 'video standard'.
>>>
>>> Sorry for being so late with raising this issue.
>>>
>>>> +           include/dt-bindings/media/tvnorms.h.
>>>>  
>>>>  Required nodes:
>>>>  - Video port for TV input
>>>> @@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ Example
>>>>  tv: connector {
>>>>  	compatible = "composite-video-connector";
>>>>  	label = "tv";
>>>> +	tvnorms = <(TVNORM_PAL | TVNORM_NTSC)>;
>>>>  
>>>>  	port {
>>>>  		tv_connector_in: endpoint {
>>>> diff --git a/include/dt-bindings/media/tvnorms.h b/include/dt-bindings/media/tvnorms.h
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 000000000000..e1275673c4d6
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/include/dt-bindings/media/tvnorms.h
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
>>>> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only or X11 */
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * Copyright 2019 Pengutronix, Marco Felsch <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> + */
>>>> +
>>>> +#ifndef _DT_BINDINGS_MEDIA_TVNORMS_H
>>>> +#define _DT_BINDINGS_MEDIA_TVNORMS_H
>>>> +
>>>> +/* One bit for each standard */
>>>
>>> I would add a comment here and in videodev2.h where you mention that
>>> the two headers should remain in sync.
>>
>> Yes, good point.
>>
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_B		0x00000001
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_B1		0x00000002
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_G		0x00000004
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_H		0x00000008
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_I		0x00000010
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_D		0x00000020
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_D1		0x00000040
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_K		0x00000080
>>>> +
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL		(TVNORM_PAL_B		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_B1		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_G		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_H		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_I		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_D		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_D1		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_K)
>>>> +
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_M		0x00000100
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_N		0x00000200
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_Nc		0x00000400
>>>> +#define TVNORM_PAL_60		0x00000800
>>>> +
>>>> +#define TVNORM_NTSC_M		0x00001000	/* BTSC */
>>>> +#define TVNORM_NTSC_M_JP	0x00002000	/* EIA-J */
>>>> +#define TVNORM_NTSC_443		0x00004000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_NTSC_M_KR	0x00008000	/* FM A2 */
>>>> +
>>>> +#define TVNORM_NTSC		(TVNORM_NTSC_M		|\
>>>> +				 TVNORM_NTSC_M_JP	|\
>>>
>>> Add space before \
>>>
>>>> +				 TVNORM_NTSC_M_KR)
>>>> +
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_B		0x00010000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_D		0x00020000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_G		0x00040000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_H		0x00080000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_K		0x00100000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_K1		0x00200000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_L		0x00400000
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM_LC		0x00800000
>>>> +
>>>> +#define TVNORM_SECAM		(TVNORM_SECAM_B		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM_D		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM_G		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM_H		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM_K		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM_K1	| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM_L		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM_LC)
>>>> +
>>>> +/* Standards for Countries with 60Hz Line frequency */
>>>> +#define TVNORM_525_60		(TVNORM_PAL_M		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_60		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_NTSC		| \
>>>> +				 TVNORM_NTSC_443)
>>>> +
>>>> +/* Standards for Countries with 50Hz Line frequency */
>>>> +#define TVNORM_625_50		(TVNORM_PAL		|\
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_N		|\
>>>> +				 TVNORM_PAL_Nc		|\
>>>
>>> Add space before \
>>
>> Both space errors fixed.
>>
>>>> +				 TVNORM_SECAM)
>>>> +
>>>> +#endif /* _DT_BINDINGS_MEDIA_TVNORMS_H */
>>>>
>>>
>>> I was also wondering if this header shouldn't be in include/dt-bindings/display/
>>> since the bindings are also described in 'display'.
>>
>> That's a good one and I really don't know which is the 'right' place for
>> it. Since the standard has nothing to do with a display I would keep it
>> within media. But the radeon [1] gpu uses the stds too. So I really
>> don't know which place is better.
>>
>> [1] drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_mode.h. 
>>
>> Regards,
>>   Marco
>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> 	Hans
>>>
>>
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