Hi Jacopo
On 05/06/2024 17:54, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
Add a new format definition for the RkISP1 extensible parameters
format and document it.
Document the usage of the new format in the rkisp1 admin guide.
Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/media/rkisp1.rst | 11 +++-
.../media/v4l/metafmt-rkisp1.rst | 62 ++++++++++++++++---
drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c | 1 +
include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h | 1 +
4 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/media/rkisp1.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/media/rkisp1.rst
index 6f14d9561fa5..934c25e191df 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/media/rkisp1.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/media/rkisp1.rst
@@ -114,11 +114,18 @@ to be applied to the hardware during a video stream, allowing userspace
to dynamically modify values such as black level, cross talk corrections
and others.
-The buffer format is defined by struct :c:type:`rkisp1_params_cfg`, and
-userspace should set
+The ISP driver supports two different parameters configuration methods, the
+`fixed parameters format` or the `extensible parameters format`.
+
+When using the `fixed parameters` method the buffer format is defined by struct
+:c:type:`rkisp1_params_cfg`, and userspace set
:ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_PARAMS <v4l2-meta-fmt-rk-isp1-params>` as the
dataformat.
+When using the fixed parameters method the buffer format is defined by struct
+:c:type:`rkisp1_ext_params_cfg`, and userspace set
s/set/should set
+:ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_EXT_PARAMS <v4l2-meta-fmt-rk-isp1-ext-params>` as
+the dataformat.
Capturing Video Frames Example
==============================
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-rkisp1.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-rkisp1.rst
index fa04f00bcd2e..6ff776d071a3 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-rkisp1.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-rkisp1.rst
@@ -1,28 +1,72 @@
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-rk-isp1-params:
-
.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-rk-isp1-stat-3a:
-*****************************************************************************
-V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_PARAMS ('rk1p'), V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_STAT_3A ('rk1s')
-*****************************************************************************
+************************************************************************************************************************
+V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_PARAMS ('rk1p'), V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_STAT_3A ('rk1s'), V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_EXT_PARAMS ('rk1e')
+************************************************************************************************************************
+========================
Configuration parameters
========================
-The configuration parameters are passed to the
+The configuration of the RkISP1 ISP is performed by userspace by providing
+parameters for the ISP to the driver using the :c:type:`v4l2_meta_format`
+interface.
+
+There are currently two methods that allow to configure the ISP, the `fixed
+parameters` configuration format and the `extensible parameters` configuration
+format.
+
+.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-rk-isp1-params:
+
+Fixed parameters configuration format
+=====================================
+
+When using the fixed configuration format, parameters are passed to the
:ref:`rkisp1_params <rkisp1_params>` metadata output video node, using
-the :c:type:`v4l2_meta_format` interface. The buffer contains
-a single instance of the C structure :c:type:`rkisp1_params_cfg` defined in
-``rkisp1-config.h``. So the structure can be obtained from the buffer by:
+the `V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_PARAMS` meta pixel format.
+
+The buffer contains a single instance of the C structure
+:c:type:`rkisp1_params_cfg` defined in ``rkisp1-config.h``. So the structure can
+be obtained from the buffer by:
.. code-block:: c
struct rkisp1_params_cfg *params = (struct rkisp1_params_cfg*) buffer;
+As the members of :c:type:`rkisp1_params_cfg` are defined in the
+``rkisp1-config.h`` header, the structure layout is immutable and cannot be
+extended further. For this reason the fixed configuration format only allows the
+configuration of the ISP blocks supported at the time when the structure had
+been defined in the header file, as introducing new parameters or modifying the
+existing ones would change the buffer layout and cause breakages in existing
+applications.
I'm not sure I'd bother with the last sentence; up to you though. Possibly a quick explainer as to
why there's two separate methods and why the extensible one should be preferred could be in the
"Configuration parameters" section instead.
+
+.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-rk-isp1-ext-params:
+
+Extensible parameters configuration format
+==========================================
+
+When using the extensible configuration format, parameters are passed to the
+:ref:`rkisp1_params <rkisp1_params>` metadata output video node, using
+the `V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_EXT_PARAMS` meta pixel format.
+
+The buffer contains a single instance of the C structure
+:c:type:`rkisp1_ext_params_cfg` defined in ``rkisp1-config.h``. The
+:c:type:`rkisp1_ext_params_cfg` structure is designed to allow userspace to
+populate the data buffer with only the configuration data for the ISP block it
s/block/block(s)?
+intends to configure. The extensible parameters format design allows to define
+new block types and new configuration parameters and defines a versioning scheme
Perhaps "allows developers to define new block types to support new configuration parameters"?
+so that it can be extended and versioned without breaking compatibility with
+existing applications.
+
+For these reasons, this configuration method if preferred over the `fixed
+parameters` format alternative.
+
.. rkisp1_stat_buffer
+===========================
3A and histogram statistics
===========================
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
index 4c76d17b4629..aefdc1efd24b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
@@ -1456,6 +1456,7 @@ static void v4l_fill_fmtdesc(struct v4l2_fmtdesc *fmt)
case V4L2_META_FMT_VIVID: descr = "Vivid Metadata"; break;
case V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_PARAMS: descr = "Rockchip ISP1 3A Parameters"; break;
case V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_STAT_3A: descr = "Rockchip ISP1 3A Statistics"; break;
+ case V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_EXT_PARAMS: descr = "Rockchip ISP1 Ext 3A Params"; break;
I think spell out "Extensible" personally; we already allow breaking like length limits here.
Reviewed-by: Daniel Scally <dan.scally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12_8L128: descr = "NV12 (8x128 Linear)"; break;
case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12M_8L128: descr = "NV12M (8x128 Linear)"; break;
case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12_10BE_8L128: descr = "10-bit NV12 (8x128 Linear, BE)"; break;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index fe6b67e83751..7c2a303c6f59 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ struct v4l2_pix_format {
/* Vendor specific - used for RK_ISP1 camera sub-system */
#define V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_PARAMS v4l2_fourcc('R', 'K', '1', 'P') /* Rockchip ISP1 3A Parameters */
#define V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_STAT_3A v4l2_fourcc('R', 'K', '1', 'S') /* Rockchip ISP1 3A Statistics */
+#define V4L2_META_FMT_RK_ISP1_EXT_PARAMS v4l2_fourcc('R', 'K', '1', 'E') /* Rockchip ISP1 3a Extensible Parameters */
#ifdef __KERNEL__
/*
