Re: [PATCH/RFC] V4L: add media bus configuration subdev operations

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Hi Hans

Thanks for your comments

On Mon, 6 Jun 2011, Hans Verkuil wrote:

> > Add media bus configuration types and two subdev operations to get
> > supported mediabus configurations and to set a specific configuration.
> > Subdevs can support several configurations, e.g., they can send video data
> > on 1 or several lanes, can be configured to use a specific CSI-2 channel,
> > in such cases subdevice drivers return bitmasks with all respective bits
> > set. When a set-configuration operation is called, it has to specify a
> > non-ambiguous configuration.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Stanimir Varbanov <svarbanov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@xxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > This change would allow a re-use of soc-camera and "standard" subdev
> > drivers. It is a modified and extended version of
> >
> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/29408
> >
> > therefore the original Sob. After this we only would have to switch to the
> > control framework:) Please, comment.
> >
> > diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h b/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h
> > index 971c7fa..0983b7b 100644
> > --- a/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h
> > +++ b/include/media/v4l2-mediabus.h
> > @@ -13,6 +13,76 @@
> >
> >  #include <linux/v4l2-mediabus.h>
> >
> > +/* Parallel flags */
> > +/* Can the client run in master or in slave mode */
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_MASTER			(1 << 0)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_SLAVE				(1 << 1)
> > +/* Which signal polarities it supports */
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH		(1 << 2)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_HSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW		(1 << 3)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_HIGH		(1 << 4)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_VSYNC_ACTIVE_LOW		(1 << 5)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_RISING		(1 << 6)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_PCLK_SAMPLE_FALLING		(1 << 7)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_HIGH		(1 << 8)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATA_ACTIVE_LOW		(1 << 9)
> > +/* Which datawidths are supported */
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_4			(1 << 10)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_8			(1 << 11)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_9			(1 << 12)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_10			(1 << 13)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_15			(1 << 14)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_16			(1 << 15)
> > +
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_MASK	(V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_4 |
> > V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_8 | \
> > +					 V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_9 | V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_10 | \
> > +					 V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_15 | V4L2_MBUS_DATAWIDTH_16)
> 
> This is too limited. Video receivers for example can use 8, 10, 12, 20,
> 24, 30 and 36 data widths. Perhaps we should have a u64 bitmask instead.
> Bit 0 is a width of 1, bit 63 is a width of 64. It's much easier to
> understand.

So, you want a separate 64-bit bitmask field in struct v4l2_mbus_config 
only for parallel bus width? Ok, can do that, np.

> 
> > +
> > +/* Serial flags */
> > +/* How many lanes the client can use */
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE			(1 << 0)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_2_LANE			(1 << 1)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_3_LANE			(1 << 2)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_4_LANE			(1 << 3)
> > +/* On which channels it can send video data */
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_0			(1 << 4)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_1			(1 << 5)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_2			(1 << 6)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_3			(1 << 7)
> > +/* Does it support only continuous or also non-contimuous clock mode */
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK		(1 << 8)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_NONCONTINUOUS_CLOCK	(1 << 9)
> > +
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_LANES		(V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_1_LANE |
> > V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_2_LANE | \
> > +					 V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_3_LANE | V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_4_LANE)
> > +#define V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNELS		(V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_0 |
> > V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_1 | \
> > +					 V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_2 | V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CHANNEL_3)
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * v4l2_mbus_type - media bus type
> > + * @V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL:	parallel interface with hsync and vsync
> > + * @V4L2_MBUS_BT656:	parallel interface with embedded synchronisation
> > + * @V4L2_MBUS_CSI2:	MIPI CSI-2 serial interface
> > + */
> > +enum v4l2_mbus_type {
> > +	V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL,
> > +	V4L2_MBUS_BT656,
> > +	V4L2_MBUS_CSI2,
> > +};
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * v4l2_mbus_config - media bus configuration
> > + * @type:	interface type
> > + * @flags:	configuration flags, depending on @type
> > + * @clk:	output clock, the bridge driver can try to use clk_set_parent()
> > + *		to specify the master clock to the client
> > + */
> > +struct v4l2_mbus_config {
> > +	enum v4l2_mbus_type type;
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> > +	struct clk *clk;
> > +};
> > +
> >  static inline void v4l2_fill_pix_format(struct v4l2_pix_format *pix_fmt,
> >  				const struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *mbus_fmt)
> >  {
> > diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> > index 1562c4f..6ea25f4 100644
> > --- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> > +++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> > @@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_audio_ops {
> >     try_mbus_fmt: try to set a pixel format on a video data source
> >
> >     s_mbus_fmt: set a pixel format on a video data source
> > +
> > +   g_mbus_param: get supported mediabus configurations
> > +
> > +   s_mbus_param: set a certain mediabus configuration
> >   */
> >  struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops {
> >  	int (*s_routing)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 input, u32 output, u32
> > config);
> > @@ -294,6 +298,8 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops {
> >  			    struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *fmt);
> >  	int (*s_mbus_fmt)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> >  			  struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *fmt);
> > +	int (*g_mbus_param)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_mbus_config
> > *cfg);
> 
> The struct and op should either use the term 'config' or the term 'param',
> but not mix them.

Ok

> I also strongly recommend that sensor drivers can accept a struct
> v4l2_mbus_config as part of their platform_data to initialize the sensor
> config at load time (and allow for hardcoding in board code).

Sure, subdev drivers are free to do so. Also, these methods are designed 
to be optional.

Thanks
Guennadi

> Regards,
> 
>        Hans
> 
> > +	int (*s_mbus_param)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_mbus_config
> > *cfg);
> >  };
> >
> >  /*
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