On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 12:49:48PM +0000, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 02:24:29PM +0200, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> > On 24/02/2025 13:54, Mehdi Djait wrote:
> > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 09:42:12AM +0000, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 08:59:34AM +0100, Mehdi Djait wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 01:06:49AM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 04:49:09PM +0100, Mehdi Djait wrote:
> > > > > > > Make the clock producer reference lookup optional
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Add support for ACPI-based platforms by parsing the 'clock-frequency'
> > > > > > > property when no clock producer is available
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mehdi Djait <mehdi.djait@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
> > > > > > > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
> > > > > > > index 2d54cea113e1..a876a6d80a47 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
> > > > > > > @@ -1103,12 +1103,22 @@ static int imx219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > > > > > "failed to initialize CCI\n");
> > > > > > > /* Get system clock (xclk) */
> > > > > > > - imx219->xclk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
> > > > > > > + imx219->xclk = devm_clk_get_optional(dev, NULL);
> > > > > > > if (IS_ERR(imx219->xclk))
> > > > > > > return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(imx219->xclk),
> > > > > > > "failed to get xclk\n");
> > > > > > > - imx219->xclk_freq = clk_get_rate(imx219->xclk);
> > > > > > > + if (imx219->xclk) {
> > > > > > > + imx219->xclk_freq = clk_get_rate(imx219->xclk);
> > > > > > > + } else {
> > > > > > > + ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(dev_fwnode(dev),
> > > > > > > + "clock-frequency",
> > > > > > > + &imx219->xclk_freq);
> > > > > > > + if (ret)
> > > > > > > + return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
> > > > > > > + "failed to get clock frequency");
> > > > > > > + }
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This doesn't seem specific to the imx219 driver. Could you turn this
> > > > > > into a generic V4L2 sensor helper that would take a struct device and a
> > > > > > clock name, and return the frequency, either retrieved from the clock,
> > > > > > or from the clock-frequency property as a fallback ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Some drivers will also need to control the clock, so the clock should
> > > > > > probably be returned too.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, I saw that many sensor drivers have the same issue.
> > > > >
> > > > > I will try to make it into a generic V4L2 helper and send the patches.
> > > >
> > > > There are other such functions in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c.
> > > > Perhaps this is where the new helper could be located as well?
> > > >
> > >
> > > I was thinking about drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-fwnode.c but if
> > > v4l2-common.c is more appropriate we can go with that.
> >
> > I admit I have no clue about ACPI, but why is this v4l2 specific? Why
> > doesn't clock framework do this for us?
>
> The "clock-frequency" isn't really specific to ACPI but it's used on some
> boards with DT, too, that precede the current clock bindings. Clocks aren't
> generally available to OS in ACPI either but the sensor drivers still need
> them. DisCo for Imaging uses "mipi-img-clock-frequency" which DisCo for
> Imaging code deep down in the ACPI framework will offer to drivers as
> "clock-frequency". A lot of this is actually specific to cameras. On top of
> that, camera sensors tend to be devices that are used equally on both DT
> and ACPI systems, it's quite uncommon elsewhere. Therefore I do think the
> natural place for this code is actually the V4L2 framework.
Can ACPI devices support programmable sensor clock frequency ?
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Regards,
Laurent Pinchart
