Re: [PATCH/RFC v2 8/9] media: v4l: ctrls: Add a control for companding

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On 06/09/2024 00:53, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Companding refers to compression and expansion of pixel data to fit in a
> smaller range. The control is named V4L2_CID_COMPANDING, and only
> supports compression initially.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes since v1:
> 
> - Rename V4L2_COMPANDING_ALAW to V4L2_COMPANDING_COMPRESS
> - Document V4L2_COMPANDING_LINEAR and V4L2_COMPANDING_COMPRESS
> ---
>  .../media/v4l/ext-ctrls-image-process.rst        | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-defs.c        |  9 +++++++++
>  include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h               |  5 +++++
>  3 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-image-process.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-image-process.rst
> index b1c2ab2854af..d529b0a8cd41 100644
> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-image-process.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-image-process.rst
> @@ -55,3 +55,19 @@ Image Process Control IDs
>      control value divided by e.g. 0x100, meaning that to get no
>      digital gain the control value needs to be 0x100. The no-gain
>      configuration is also typically the default.
> +
> +``V4L2_CID_COMPANDING (menu)``
> +    Companding refers to compression and expansion of pixel data to fit in a
> +    smaller range.
> +
> +
> +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{5.7cm}|p{11.8cm}|
> +
> +.. flat-table::
> +    :header-rows:  0
> +    :stub-columns: 0
> +
> +    * - ``V4L2_COMPANDING_LINEAR``
> +      - No companding.
> +    * - ``V4L2_COMPANDING_COMPRESS``

It's weird that this is called 'COMPRESS',

> +      - Compress the data using a device-specific curve.
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-defs.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-defs.c
> index 1ea52011247a..841e415a88ae 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-defs.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-defs.c
> @@ -611,6 +611,11 @@ const char * const *v4l2_ctrl_get_menu(u32 id)
>  		"Cyclic",
>  		NULL,
>  	};
> +	static const char * const companding[] = {
> +		"Linear",
> +		"A-Law",

but it is called 'A-Law' here. I think the same name should be used for both
as this is confusing.

Regards,

	Hans

> +		NULL
> +	};
>  
>  	switch (id) {
>  	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_AUDIO_SAMPLING_FREQ:
> @@ -750,6 +755,8 @@ const char * const *v4l2_ctrl_get_menu(u32 id)
>  		return camera_orientation;
>  	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_INTRA_REFRESH_PERIOD_TYPE:
>  		return intra_refresh_period_type;
> +	case V4L2_CID_COMPANDING:
> +		return companding;
>  	default:
>  		return NULL;
>  	}
> @@ -1164,6 +1171,7 @@ const char *v4l2_ctrl_get_name(u32 id)
>  	case V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN:		return "Test Pattern";
>  	case V4L2_CID_DEINTERLACING_MODE:	return "Deinterlacing Mode";
>  	case V4L2_CID_DIGITAL_GAIN:		return "Digital Gain";
> +	case V4L2_CID_COMPANDING:		return "Companding";
>  
>  	/* DV controls */
>  	/* Keep the order of the 'case's the same as in v4l2-controls.h! */
> @@ -1421,6 +1429,7 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_fill(u32 id, const char **name, enum v4l2_ctrl_type *type,
>  	case V4L2_CID_CAMERA_ORIENTATION:
>  	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_INTRA_REFRESH_PERIOD_TYPE:
>  	case V4L2_CID_HDR_SENSOR_MODE:
> +	case V4L2_CID_COMPANDING:
>  		*type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_MENU;
>  		break;
>  	case V4L2_CID_LINK_FREQ:
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
> index 974fd254e573..ca9e25f72886 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h
> @@ -1225,6 +1225,11 @@ enum v4l2_jpeg_chroma_subsampling {
>  #define V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN			(V4L2_CID_IMAGE_PROC_CLASS_BASE + 3)
>  #define V4L2_CID_DEINTERLACING_MODE		(V4L2_CID_IMAGE_PROC_CLASS_BASE + 4)
>  #define V4L2_CID_DIGITAL_GAIN			(V4L2_CID_IMAGE_PROC_CLASS_BASE + 5)
> +#define V4L2_CID_COMPANDING			(V4L2_CID_IMAGE_PROC_CLASS_BASE + 6)
> +enum v4l2_companding {
> +	V4L2_COMPANDING_LINEAR		= 0,
> +	V4L2_COMPANDING_COMPRESS	= 1,
> +};
>  
>  /*  DV-class control IDs defined by V4L2 */
>  #define V4L2_CID_DV_CLASS_BASE			(V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_DV | 0x900)





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