Hello, This is the first version of the RFC patch series to v4l2 and media framework to support virtual channel (an advanced feature of MIPI CSI). Virtual channel was used commonly among modern image sensor. It was used to transfer metadata of an image such as statistical data of AE or AF.Some advanced features of camera such as HDR (High dynamic range), PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus) were achieved by virtual channel. Medaitek made some modification to frame descriptor based on https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10875875/ and https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10875875/.We extend the struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc_entry by add enable, hsize, vsize and user_data_desc. With this modification, frame descriptor are now more powerful to meet all kinds of need among different applications. Here is an example that we use frame descriptor to describe all data streams in a frame output by a stagger sensor. static struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc_entry frame_desc_cus1[] = { { .bus.csi2 = { .channel = 0, .data_type = 0x2b, .enable = 1, .hsize = 0xF00, .vsize = 0x870, .user_data_desc = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_USER_DEFINED_DATA_DESC_HDR_LE, }, }, { .bus.csi2 = { .channel = 1, .data_type = 0x2b, .enable = 1, .hsize = 0xF00, .vsize = 0x870, .user_data_desc = V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_USER_DEFINED_DATA_DESC_HDR_SE, }, }, }; The first data stream, data for long exposure was transfer by channel 0 with data type 0x2b and the resolution was 0xF00 by horizontal and 0x870 by vertical. The second data stream, data for short exposure was transfer by channel 1 with data type 0x2b and the resolution was also 0xF00 by horizontal and 0x870 by vertical. Both long exposure and short exposure data will be fused in ISP stage to output a HDR image. media: v4l2: Add fields to frame descriptors media: v4l2-ctrl: Add user defined base for ISP user control include/media/v4l2-subdev.h | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++- include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h | 10 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
