Re: [PATCH v3 07/12] dt-bindings: media: Add usb-camera-module
From: Conor Dooley
Date: Fri Sep 26 2025 - 12:55:39 EST
On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 01:11:31PM +0000, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> For fixed cameras modules the OS needs to know where they are mounted.
> This information is used to determine if images need to be rotated or
> not.
>
> ACPI has a property for this purpose, which is parsed by
> acpi_get_physical_device_location():
> https://uefi.org/htmlspecs/ACPI_Spec_6_4_html/06_Device_Configuration/Device_Configuration.html#pld-physical-location-of-device
>
> In DT we have similar properties for video-interface-devices called
> orientation and rotation:
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/video-interface-devices.yaml
>
> Add a new schema that combines usb/usb-device.yaml and
> media/video-interface-devices.yaml
>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/media/usb-camera-module.yaml | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> MAINTAINERS | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/usb-camera-module.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/usb-camera-module.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4ad6f557b9151751522e49b72ae6584deb0c7ba
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/usb-camera-module.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/usb-camera-module.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: USB Camera Module
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description: |
> + This schema allows for annotating auxiliary information for fixed camera
> + modules. This information enables the system to determine if incoming frames
> + require rotation, mirroring, or other transformations. It also describes the
> + module's relationship with other hardware elements, such as flash LEDs or
> + Voice Coil Motors (VCMs).
> +
> +allOf:
> + - $ref: /schemas/usb/usb-device.yaml#
> + - $ref: /schemas/media/video-interface-devices.yaml#
> +
> +properties:
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
What actually causes this schema to be applied? Did I miss it getting
included somewhere?
> +required:
> + - reg
> +
> +additionalProperties: true
> +
> +examples:
> + - |
> + usb@11270000 {
> + reg = <0x11270000 0x1000>;
> + interrupts = <0x0 0x4e 0x0>;
> + #address-cells = <1>;
> + #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> + device@1 {
> + compatible = "usb123,4567";
> + reg = <2>;
> + orientation = <0>;
> + rotation = <90>;
> + };
> + };
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index ee8cb2db483f6a5e96b62b6f2edd05b1427b69f5..1503502a3aed2625e8ff488456ccd7305cc74ba7 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -26258,6 +26258,7 @@ L: linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> S: Maintained
> W: http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/
> T: git git://linuxtv.org/media.git
> +F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/usb-camera-module.yaml
> F: Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/uvcvideo.rst
> F: Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-uvc-msxu-1-5.rst
> F: Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/metafmt-uvc.rst
>
> --
> 2.51.0.536.g15c5d4f767-goog
>
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