Re: [GIT PULL FOR v3.9] bttv: v4l2-compliance fixes

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On Fri February 15 2013 22:09:11 Frank Schäfer wrote:
> Am 15.02.2013 11:15, schrieb Hans Verkuil:
> > This pull request is identical to the REVIEWv2 patch series I posted earlier:
> >
> > http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg59944.html
> >
> > The only change (besides rebasing) is that patch 04/19 was moved to the end
> > of the patch series. More about that patch below.
> >
> > This patch series updates bttv and tda7432 (a prerequisite of bttv) to the
> > latest v4l2 frameworks, except for vb2 (as usual). Conversion to vb2 is
> > something for the future.
> >
> > This patch series has been tested with the following bttv cards:
> >
> > Simple gpio-audio-based bttv card types:
> >
> > 39, 77, 41, 33
> >
> > msp34xx based card types:
> >
> > 10 (with msp3410d)
> > 1 (with msp3410c)
> >
> > tvaudio based card types:
> >
> > 40 (with tda7432, tea6420 and tda9850)
> >
> > The last one is now finally working. I doubt audio has worked at all in the
> > last few years for that card. I'm pretty pleased about this to be honest :-)
> >
> > It turns out that the frequency handling in the current driver is partially
> > broken (see this thread:
> > http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg58548.html). This
> > is now fixed as a consequence of these compliancy patches. It's something
> > v4l2-compliance found immediately, so this once again shows the importance of
> > using v4l2-compliance to test fixes.
> >
> > While most patches are pretty standard for such conversions the last patch
> > needs some more background:
> >
> > The current driver does not implement enumaudio (so apps cannot tell that
> > audio inputs are present), it does not set V4L2_CAP_AUDIO, nor does it set
> > audioset when calling ENUM_INPUT. And G_AUDIO doesn't set the stereo flag
> > either. So these g/s_audio ioctls are quite pointless and misleading.
> > Especially since some surveillance boards do not have audio at all.
> >
> > So I decided to remove them. But after a question about this from Frank
> > Schäfer I investigated what would be needed to correctly implement
> > s/g/enumaudio. So I made a second bttv branch which is identical to this
> > one, except that the last patch is replaced by two new patches adding
> > proper s/g/enumaudio support:
> >
> > http://git.linuxtv.org/hverkuil/media_tree.git/shortlog/refs/heads/bttv-audio
> >
> > However, this patch relies on the audio_inputs field (currently commented out)
> > of the card definition, and I have serious doubts about the reliability of
> > that field. A wrong number is not a problem in itself as audio will remain
> > working, it is just that ENUMAUDIO will give wrong results.
> >
> > So there are three options:
> >
> > 1) keep the current situation: i.e. apply just the first 18 patches and skip
> >    the last. I'm not in favor of this myself.
> >
> > 2) remove the g/s_audio ioctls. At least this makes the driver consistent
> >    with the V4L2 API. And adding the enumaudio support can always be done
> >    later.
> >
> > 3) use the bttv-audio branch and implement proper enumaudio support and just
> >    accept that enumaudio can return incorrect results if the card definition
> >    is wrong.
> >
> > I am undecided which of options 2 or 3 is better. I'm leaning slightly towards
> > option 2, but there is much to be said for 3 as well. So I am leaving it to
> > you, Mauro, since you are the bttv maintainer anyway :-)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >         Hans
> 
> Hi Hans,
> 
> I have tested the bttv-audio patches a few minutes ago with the
> Hauppauge WinTV Theatre (card 10) and g/s_audio works as expected.
> Audio line-in works fine, but I noticed that it also works fine with
> kernel 3.7.8 ?!

Why wouldn't it?

> I also noticed that audio balance (msp34xx control) doesn't work for the
> the left side and the sound is always mono (also for radio),
> but I assume the problem is my self-made
> mini-DIN-to-lini-in-Adapter-cable (this card has surround sound)...

I've tested it with my WinTv Theatre and the balance works fine with a proper
cable :-)

> Some things that need to be fixed for this card (mute on stop/close,
> colokiller control, BE video formats, ...),

Can you elaborate on the mute and BE video formats? Colorkiller doesn't work,
I've noticed the same thing.

> but these are separate
> issues not related to this patch series.
> So feel free to add "Tested-by" (if anybody cares).

Thanks!

	Hans

> 
> Regards,
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > The following changes since commit ed72d37a33fdf43dc47787fe220532cdec9da528:
> >
> >   [media] media: Add 0x3009 USB PID to ttusb2 driver (fixed diff) (2013-02-13 18:05:29 -0200)
> >
> > are available in the git repository at:
> >
> >   git://linuxtv.org/hverkuil/media_tree.git bttv
> >
> > for you to fetch changes up to b26d6e39030e6ca2812bc8a818645169e6783ec9:
> >
> >   bttv: remove g/s_audio since there is only one audio input. (2013-02-15 10:56:48 +0100)
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Hans Verkuil (19):
> >       bttv: fix querycap and radio v4l2-compliance issues.
> >       bttv: add VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT
> >       bttv: fix ENUM_INPUT and S_INPUT
> >       bttv: disable g/s_tuner and g/s_freq when no tuner present, fix return codes.
> >       bttv: set initial tv/radio frequencies
> >       bttv: G_PARM: set readbuffers.
> >       bttv: fill in colorspace.
> >       bttv: fill in fb->flags for VIDIOC_G_FBUF
> >       bttv: fix field handling inside TRY_FMT.
> >       tda7432: convert to the control framework
> >       bttv: convert to the control framework.
> >       bttv: add support for control events.
> >       bttv: fix priority handling.
> >       bttv: use centralized std and implement g_std.
> >       bttv: there may be multiple tvaudio/tda7432 devices.
> >       bttv: fix g_tuner capabilities override.
> >       bttv: fix try_fmt_vid_overlay and setup initial overlay size.
> >       bttv: do not switch to the radio tuner unless it is accessed.
> >       bttv: remove g/s_audio since there is only one audio input.
> >
> >  drivers/media/i2c/tda7432.c           |  276 +++++++---------
> >  drivers/media/i2c/tvaudio.c           |    2 +-
> >  drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c  |   19 +-
> >  drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-driver.c | 1144 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------------
> >  drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv.h        |    3 +
> >  drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttvp.h       |   31 +-
> >  include/media/v4l2-chip-ident.h       |    8 +
> >  include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h    |    5 +
> >  8 files changed, 632 insertions(+), 856 deletions(-)
> 
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