Re: [PATCH/RFC 1/2] v4l: Add a global color alpha control

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On Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:53:16 Sylwester Nawrocki wrote:
> This control is intended for video capture or memory-to-memory
> devices that are capable of setting up the alpha conponent to
> some arbitrary value.
> The V4L2_CID_COLOR_ALPHA control allows to set the alpha channel
> globally to a value in range from 0 to 255.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sylwester Nawrocki <s.nawrocki@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml       |   20 ++++++++++++++------
>  .../DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml        |    7 +++++--
>  drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c                   |    7 +++++++
>  include/linux/videodev2.h                          |    6 +++---
>  4 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml
> index 3bc5ee8..7f99222 100644
> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml
> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/controls.xml
> @@ -324,12 +324,6 @@ minimum value disables backlight compensation.</entry>
>  		(usually a microscope).</entry>
>  	  </row>
>  	  <row>
> -	    <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_LASTP1</constant></entry>
> -	    <entry></entry>
> -	    <entry>End of the predefined control IDs (currently
> -<constant>V4L2_CID_ILLUMINATORS_2</constant> + 1).</entry>
> -	  </row>
> -	  <row>
>  	    <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_MIN_BUFFERS_FOR_CAPTURE</constant></entry>
>  	    <entry>integer</entry>
>  	    <entry>This is a read-only control that can be read by the application
> @@ -345,6 +339,20 @@ and used as a hint to determine the number of OUTPUT buffers to pass to REQBUFS.
>  The value is the minimum number of OUTPUT buffers that is necessary for hardware
>  to work.</entry>
>  	  </row>
> +	  <row id="v4l2-color-alpha">
> +	    <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_COLOR_ALPHA</constant></entry>
> +	    <entry>integer</entry>
> +	    <entry> Sets the color alpha component on the capture device. It is
> +	    applicable to any pixel formats that contain the alpha component,
> +	    e.g. <link linkend="rgb-formats">packed RGB image formats</link>.
> +	    </entry>
> +	  </row>
> +	  <row>
> +	    <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_LASTP1</constant></entry>
> +	    <entry></entry>
> +	    <entry>End of the predefined control IDs (currently
> +	      <constant>V4L2_CID_COLOR_ALPHA</constant> + 1).</entry>
> +	  </row>
>  	  <row>
>  	    <entry><constant>V4L2_CID_PRIVATE_BASE</constant></entry>
>  	    <entry></entry>
> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml
> index 4db272b..da4c360 100644
> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml
> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-packed-rgb.xml
> @@ -428,8 +428,11 @@ colorspace <constant>V4L2_COLORSPACE_SRGB</constant>.</para>
>      <para>Bit 7 is the most significant bit. The value of a = alpha
>  bits is undefined when reading from the driver, ignored when writing
>  to the driver, except when alpha blending has been negotiated for a
> -<link linkend="overlay">Video Overlay</link> or <link
> -linkend="osd">Video Output Overlay</link>.</para>
> +<link linkend="overlay">Video Overlay</link> or <link linkend="osd">
> +Video Output Overlay</link> or when global alpha has been configured
> +for a <link linkend="capture">Video Capture</link> by means of
> +<link linkend="v4l2-color-alpha"> <constant>V4L2_CID_COLOR_ALPHA
> +</constant> </link> control.</para>
>  
>      <example>
>        <title><constant>V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24</constant> 4 &times; 4 pixel
> diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
> index 5552f81..bd90955 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-ctrls.c
> @@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ const char *v4l2_ctrl_get_name(u32 id)
>  	case V4L2_CID_ILLUMINATORS_2:		return "Illuminator 2";
>  	case V4L2_CID_MIN_BUFFERS_FOR_CAPTURE:	return "Minimum Number of Capture Buffers";
>  	case V4L2_CID_MIN_BUFFERS_FOR_OUTPUT:	return "Minimum Number of Output Buffers";
> +	case V4L2_CID_COLOR_ALPHA:		return "Color Alpha";

I prefer CID_ALPHA_COLOR and string "Alpha Color". I think it is more
natural than the other way around.

Other than that I'm OK with this.

Regards,

	Hans

>  
>  	/* MPEG controls */
>  	/* Keep the order of the 'case's the same as in videodev2.h! */
> @@ -714,6 +715,12 @@ void v4l2_ctrl_fill(u32 id, const char **name, enum v4l2_ctrl_type *type,
>  		/* Max is calculated as RGB888 that is 2^24 */
>  		*max = 0xFFFFFF;
>  		break;
> +	case V4L2_CID_COLOR_ALPHA:
> +		*type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_INTEGER;
> +		*step = 1;
> +		*min = 0;
> +		*max = 0xff;
> +		break;
>  	case V4L2_CID_FLASH_FAULT:
>  		*type = V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BITMASK;
>  		break;
> diff --git a/include/linux/videodev2.h b/include/linux/videodev2.h
> index 4b752d5..42192c1 100644
> --- a/include/linux/videodev2.h
> +++ b/include/linux/videodev2.h
> @@ -1204,10 +1204,10 @@ enum v4l2_colorfx {
>  #define V4L2_CID_MIN_BUFFERS_FOR_CAPTURE	(V4L2_CID_BASE+39)
>  #define V4L2_CID_MIN_BUFFERS_FOR_OUTPUT		(V4L2_CID_BASE+40)
>  
> -/* last CID + 1 */
> -#define V4L2_CID_LASTP1                         (V4L2_CID_BASE+41)
> +#define V4L2_CID_COLOR_ALPHA			(V4L2_CID_BASE+41)
>  
> -/* Minimum number of buffer neede by the device */
> +/* last CID + 1 */
> +#define V4L2_CID_LASTP1                         (V4L2_CID_BASE+42)
>  
>  /*  MPEG-class control IDs defined by V4L2 */
>  #define V4L2_CID_MPEG_BASE 			(V4L2_CTRL_CLASS_MPEG | 0x900)
> 
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