Re: [PATCH v3 06/19] media: gmsl: Reimplement initialization sequence

[Laurent Pinchart]

Hi Jacopo,

Thank you for the patch.

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 05:41:35PM +0100, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> The current probe() procedure of the RDACM20 and RDACM20 GMSL cameras is

s/RDACM20 and RDACM20/RDACM20 and RDACM21/

> performed with the embedded MAX9271 serializer's noise immunity
> threshold disabled. Once the camera has been initialized by probing the
> embedded chips, the threshold is enabled and then compensated on the
> deserializer's side by increasing the reverse channel signal amplitude
> once all cameras have bound.
> 
> The probe routine is thus run without noise immunity activated which
> in noisy environment conditions makes the probe sequence less reliable as
> the chips configuration requires a relatively high amount of i2c
> transactions.
> 
> Break chip initialization in two:
> - At probe time only configure the serializer's reverse channel with
>   noise immunity activated, to reduce the number of transactions
>   performed without noise immunity protection enabled
> - Move the chips initialization to the .init() core subdev operation
>   called by the deserializer after all camera have probed and
>   have increased their noise immunity threshold
> 
> The initialization routine looks like the following:
> 
>             MAX9286                  RDACM20/21
> 
>             probe()
>                |
>                ---------------------> |
>                                       probe() {
>                                          enable_threshold()
>                                       }
>                |<--------------------|
>             v4l2 async bound {
>                 compensate_amplitude()
>                 call subdev init()
>                |-------------------->|
>                                      init() {
>                                          access camera registers()
>                                     }
>                |<-------------------
>             }
> 
> Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c | 19 +++++++---
>  drivers/media/i2c/rdacm20.c | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  3 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c b/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c
> index 9124d5fa6ea3..b6347639901e 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/max9286.c
> @@ -563,17 +563,28 @@ static int max9286_notify_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
>  	if (priv->bound_sources != priv->source_mask)
>  		return 0;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Initialize all the remote camera. Increase the channel amplitude
> +	 * to compensate for the remote noise immunity threshold.
> +	 */
> +	max9286_reverse_channel_setup(priv, MAX9286_REV_AMP_HIGH);
> +	for_each_source(priv, source) {
> +		ret = v4l2_subdev_call(source->sd, core, init, 0);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			dev_err(&priv->client->dev,
> +				"Failed to initialize camera device %u\n",
> +				index);
> +			return ret;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * All enabled sources have probed and enabled their reverse control
>  	 * channels:
> -	 *
> -	 * - Increase the reverse channel amplitude to compensate for the
> -	 *   remote ends high threshold
>  	 * - Verify all configuration links are properly detected
>  	 * - Disable auto-ack as communication on the control channel are now
>  	 *   stable.
>  	 */
> -	max9286_reverse_channel_setup(priv, MAX9286_REV_AMP_HIGH);
>  	max9286_check_config_link(priv, priv->source_mask);
>  
>  	/*
> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm20.c b/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm20.c
> index 90eb73f0e6e9..3cab6af7eba6 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm20.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm20.c
> @@ -435,35 +435,12 @@ static int rdacm20_get_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static const struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops rdacm20_video_ops = {
> -	.s_stream	= rdacm20_s_stream,
> -};
> -
> -static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops rdacm20_subdev_pad_ops = {
> -	.enum_mbus_code = rdacm20_enum_mbus_code,
> -	.get_fmt	= rdacm20_get_fmt,
> -	.set_fmt	= rdacm20_get_fmt,
> -};
> -
> -static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops rdacm20_subdev_ops = {
> -	.video		= &rdacm20_video_ops,
> -	.pad		= &rdacm20_subdev_pad_ops,
> -};
> -
> -static int rdacm20_initialize(struct rdacm20_device *dev)
> +static int rdacm20_init(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int val)
>  {
> +	struct rdacm20_device *dev = sd_to_rdacm20(sd);
>  	unsigned int retry = 3;
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	/* Verify communication with the MAX9271: ping to wakeup. */
> -	dev->serializer->client->addr = MAX9271_DEFAULT_ADDR;
> -	i2c_smbus_read_byte(dev->serializer->client);
> -
> -	/* Serial link disabled during config as it needs a valid pixel clock. */
> -	ret = max9271_set_serial_link(dev->serializer, false);
> -	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
> -
>  	/*
>  	 *  Ensure that we have a good link configuration before attempting to
>  	 *  identify the device.
> @@ -544,6 +521,48 @@ static int rdacm20_initialize(struct rdacm20_device *dev)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops rdacm20_core_ops = {
> +	.init           = rdacm20_init,
> +};
> +
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops rdacm20_video_ops = {
> +	.s_stream	= rdacm20_s_stream,
> +};
> +
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops rdacm20_subdev_pad_ops = {
> +	.enum_mbus_code = rdacm20_enum_mbus_code,
> +	.get_fmt	= rdacm20_get_fmt,
> +	.set_fmt	= rdacm20_get_fmt,
> +};
> +
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops rdacm20_subdev_ops = {
> +	.core		= &rdacm20_core_ops,
> +	.video		= &rdacm20_video_ops,
> +	.pad		= &rdacm20_subdev_pad_ops,
> +};
> +
> +static int rdacm20_initialize(struct rdacm20_device *dev)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	/* Verify communication with the MAX9271: ping to wakeup. */
> +	dev->serializer->client->addr = MAX9271_DEFAULT_ADDR;
> +	i2c_smbus_read_byte(dev->serializer->client);
> +
> +	/* Serial link disabled during config as it needs a valid pixel clock. */
> +	ret = max9271_set_serial_link(dev->serializer, false);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Set reverse channel high threshold to increase noise immunity.
> +	 *
> +	 * This should be compensated by increasing the reverse channel
> +	 * amplitude on the remote deserializer side.
> +	 */
> +	return max9271_set_high_threshold(dev->serializer, true);
> +}
> +
>  static int rdacm20_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
>  {
>  	struct rdacm20_device *dev;
> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c b/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c
> index dcc21515e5a4..318a3b40d9e6 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/rdacm21.c
> @@ -314,21 +314,6 @@ static int rdacm21_get_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static const struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops rdacm21_video_ops = {
> -	.s_stream	= rdacm21_s_stream,
> -};
> -
> -static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops rdacm21_subdev_pad_ops = {
> -	.enum_mbus_code = rdacm21_enum_mbus_code,
> -	.get_fmt	= rdacm21_get_fmt,
> -	.set_fmt	= rdacm21_get_fmt,
> -};
> -
> -static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops rdacm21_subdev_ops = {
> -	.video		= &rdacm21_video_ops,
> -	.pad		= &rdacm21_subdev_pad_ops,
> -};
> -
>  static int ov10640_initialize(struct rdacm21_device *dev)
>  {
>  	u8 val;
> @@ -446,20 +431,11 @@ static int ov490_initialize(struct rdacm21_device *dev)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -static int rdacm21_initialize(struct rdacm21_device *dev)
> +static int rdacm21_init(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int val)
>  {
> +	struct rdacm21_device *dev = sd_to_rdacm21(sd);
>  	int ret;
>  
> -	/* Verify communication with the MAX9271: ping to wakeup. */
> -	dev->serializer.client->addr = MAX9271_DEFAULT_ADDR;
> -	i2c_smbus_read_byte(dev->serializer.client);
> -	usleep_range(3000, 5000);
> -
> -	/* Enable reverse channel and disable the serial link. */
> -	ret = max9271_set_serial_link(&dev->serializer, false);
> -	if (ret)
> -		return ret;
> -
>  	/* Configure I2C bus at 105Kbps speed and configure GMSL. */
>  	ret = max9271_configure_i2c(&dev->serializer,
>  				    MAX9271_I2CSLVSH_469NS_234NS |
> @@ -506,6 +482,43 @@ static int rdacm21_initialize(struct rdacm21_device *dev)
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
>  
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops rdacm21_core_ops = {
> +	.init		= rdacm21_init,
> +};
> +
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops rdacm21_video_ops = {
> +	.s_stream	= rdacm21_s_stream,
> +};
> +
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops rdacm21_subdev_pad_ops = {
> +	.enum_mbus_code = rdacm21_enum_mbus_code,
> +	.get_fmt	= rdacm21_get_fmt,
> +	.set_fmt	= rdacm21_get_fmt,
> +};
> +
> +static const struct v4l2_subdev_ops rdacm21_subdev_ops = {
> +	.core		= &rdacm21_core_ops,
> +	.video		= &rdacm21_video_ops,
> +	.pad		= &rdacm21_subdev_pad_ops,
> +};
> +
> +static int rdacm21_initialize(struct rdacm21_device *dev)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	/* Verify communication with the MAX9271: ping to wakeup. */
> +	dev->serializer.client->addr = MAX9271_DEFAULT_ADDR;
> +	i2c_smbus_read_byte(dev->serializer.client);
> +	usleep_range(3000, 5000);
> +
> +	/* Enable reverse channel and disable the serial link. */
> +	ret = max9271_set_serial_link(&dev->serializer, false);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Set reverse channel high threshold to increase noise immunity.
>  	 *

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart