[RFC] davinci: vpfe: mdia controller implementation for capture

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Introduction
------------
This is the proposal of the initial version of design and implementation  of
the Davinci family (dm644x,dm355,dm365)VPFE (Video Port Front End) drivers
using Media Controloler , the initial version which supports
the following:
1) dm365 vpfe
2) ccdc,previewer,resizer,h3a,af blocks
3) supports only continuous mode and not on-the-fly
4) supports user pointer exchange and memory mapped modes for buffer allocation

This driver bases its design on Laurent Pinchart's Media Controller Design
whose patches for Media Controller and subdev enhancements form the base.
The driver also takes copious elements taken from Laurent Pinchart and
others' OMAP ISP driver based on Media Controller. So thank you all the
people who are responsible for the Media Controller and the OMAP ISP driver.

Also, the core functionality of the driver comes from the arago vpfe capture
driver of which the CCDC capture was based on V4L2, with other drivers like
Previwer, Resizer and other being individual character drivers.

The current driver caters to dm6446,dm355 and dm365 of which the current
implementation works for dm365. The three VPFE IPs have some common elements
in terms of some highe level functionality but there are differences in terms
of register definitions and some core blocks.

The individual specifications for each of these can be found here:
dm6446 vpfe: http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/sprue38h
dm355  vpfe: http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/spruf71a
dm365  vpfe: http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/sprufg8c

The initial version of the  driver implementation can be found here:

http://git.linuxtv.org/mhadli/v4l-dvb-davinci_devices.git?a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/mc_release

Driver Design: Main entities
----------------------------
The hardware modules for dm355,dm365 are mainly ipipe, ipipeif,isif. These
hardware modules are generically exposed to the user level in the for of
dm6446 style modules. Mainly -
ccdc, previewer, resizer in addition to the other histogram and
auto color/white balance correction and auto focus modules.

1)MT9P031 sensor  module for RAW capture
2)TVP7002 decoder module for HD inputs
3)TVP514x decoder module for SD inputs
4)CCDC capture module
5)Previewer Module for Bayer to YUV conversion
6)Resizer Module for scaling


Connection for on-the-fly capture
---------------------------------
Mt9P031 ------>CCDC--->Previewer(optional)--->Resizer(optional)--->Video
	   |
TVP7002 ---
	   |
TV514x  ---

File Organisation
-----------------

main driver files
----------------
drivers/media/video/davinci/vpfe_capture.c
include/media/davinci/vpfe_capture.h

Instantiatiation of the v4l2 device, media device and all  subdevs from here.

video Interface files
---------------------
drivers/media/video/davinci/vpfe_video.c
include/media/davinci/vpfe_video.h

Implements all the v4l2 video operations with a generic implementation for
continuous and one shot mode.

subdev interface files
----------------------
These file implement the subdev interface functionality for
each of the subdev entities - mainly the entry points and their implementations
in a IP generic way.

drivers/media/video/davinci/vpfe_ccdc.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/vpfe_previewer.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/vpfe_resizer.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/vpfe_af.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/vpfe_aew.c
drivers/media/video/tvp514x.c
drivers/media/video/tvp7002.c
drivers/media/video/ths7353.c

include/media/davinci/vpfe_ccdc.h
include/media/davinci/vpfe_previewer.h
include/media/davinci/vpfe_resizer.h
include/media/davinci/vpfe_af.h
include/media/davinci/vpfe_aew.h
include/media/tvp514x.h
drivers/media/video/tvp514x_regs.h
include/media/tvp7002.h
drivers/media/video/tvp7002_reg.h

core implementation files
-------------------------
These provide a core implementation routines for ccdc, ipipeif,
ipipe,aew, af, resizer hardware modules.

drivers/char/imp_common.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm365_ccdc.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_ccdc.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.c
drivers/char/dm355_ipipe.c
drivers/char/dm355_ipipe_hw.c
drivers/char/dm355_def_para.c
drivers/char/dm365_ipipe.c
drivers/char/dm365_def_para.c
drivers/char/dm365_ipipe_hw.c
drivers/char/dm6446_imp.c
drivers/char/davinci_resizer_hw.c
drivers/char/dm3xx_ipipe.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm365_aew.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm365_af.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm365_a3_hw.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_aew.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_af.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_aew_hw.c
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_af_hw.c

include/media/davinci/imp_common.h
include/media/davinci/dm365_ccdc.h
include/media/davinci/dm355_ccdc.h
include/media/davinci/dm644x_ccdc.h
include/media/davinci/dm355_ipipe.h
include/media/davinci/dm365_ipipe.h
include/media/davinci/imp_hw_if.h
include/media/davinci/dm3xx_ipipe.h
include/media/davinci/dm365_aew.h
include/media/davinci/dm365_af.h
include/media/davinci/dm365_a3_hw.h
include/media/davinci/dm355_aew.h
include/media/davinci/dm355_af.h
include/media/davinci/dm355_aew_hw.h
include/media/davinci/dm355_af_hw.h
include/media/davinci/vpfe_types.h

drivers/media/video/davinci/dm365_ccdc_regs.h
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm355_ccdc_regs.h
drivers/media/video/davinci/dm644x_ccdc_regs.h
drivers/media/video/davinci/ccdc_hw_device.h
drivers/char/dm355_ipipe_hw.h
drivers/char/dm355_def_para.h
drivers/char/dm365_def_para.h
drivers/char/dm365_ipipe_hw.h
drivers/char/davinci_resizer_hw.h

TODOs:
======
1. Single shot implementation for previewer and resizer.
2. Seperation of v4l2 video related structures and routines to aid single shot
implementation.
3. Support NV12 format
4. Move the files from char folder to drivers/media/video along with headers
5. Make the aew and af headers common between dm355 and dm365.
6. Enable dm355 and dm6446 functionality by making appropriate platform changes
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