Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] media: subdev: Add v4l2_subdev_get_frame_desc_passthrough helper

From: Sakari Ailus

Date: Wed Mar 04 2026 - 08:50:05 EST


Moi,

On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 10:04:44AM +0200, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> Add a helper for v4l2_subdev_pad_ops.v4l2_get_frame_desc operation. The
> helper can be used when the subdevice directly passes through the
> streams.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/media/v4l2-subdev.h | 22 +++++++
> 2 files changed, 135 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
> index a3074f469b15..a415d3234ca6 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
> @@ -2502,6 +2502,119 @@ int v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper);
>
> +int v4l2_subdev_get_frame_desc_passthrough(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> + unsigned int pad,
> + struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc *fd)
> +{
> + const struct media_pad *pads = sd->entity.pads;
> + struct media_pad *local_sink_pad;
> + struct v4l2_subdev_route *route;
> + struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
> + struct device *dev = sd->dev;
> + int ret = 0;
> +
> + if (WARN_ON(!(pads[pad].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + state = v4l2_subdev_lock_and_get_active_state(sd);
> +
> + /* Iterate over sink pads */
> + media_entity_for_each_pad(&sd->entity, local_sink_pad) {
> + struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc source_fd;
> + bool have_source_fd = false;
> +
> + if (!(local_sink_pad->flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK))
> + continue;
> +
> + /*
> + * Copy frame desc entries for the streams going from the sink
> + * pad to the requested pad
> + */
> + for_each_active_route(&state->routing, route) {
> + struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc_entry *source_entry = NULL;
> + struct media_pad *remote_source_pad;
> + struct v4l2_subdev *remote_sd;
> + unsigned int i;
> +
> + if (route->source_pad != pad ||
> + route->sink_pad != local_sink_pad->index)
> + continue;
> +
> + if (!have_source_fd) {
> + remote_source_pad = media_pad_remote_pad_unique(local_sink_pad);
> + if (!remote_source_pad) {
> + dev_dbg(dev, "Failed to find remote pad for sink pad %u\n",
> + local_sink_pad->index);
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> + goto out_unlock;
> + }
> +
> + remote_sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(remote_source_pad->entity);
> + if (!remote_sd) {
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> + goto out_unlock;
> + }
> +
> + ret = v4l2_subdev_call(remote_sd, pad,
> + get_frame_desc,
> + remote_source_pad->index,
> + &source_fd);
> + if (ret) {
> + dev_err(dev,
> + "Failed to get frame desc from remote subdev %s\n",
> + remote_sd->name);
> + goto out_unlock;
> + }
> +
> + have_source_fd = true;
> +
> + if (fd->num_entries == 0) {
> + fd->type = source_fd.type;



> + } else if (fd->type != source_fd.type) {
> + dev_err(dev,
> + "Frame desc type mismatch: %u != %u\n",
> + fd->type, source_fd.type);
> + ret = -EPIPE;
> + goto out_unlock;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < source_fd.num_entries; i++) {

You could declare i here.

> + if (source_fd.entry[i].stream == route->sink_stream) {
> + source_entry = &source_fd.entry[i];
> + break;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + if (!source_entry) {
> + dev_dbg(sd->dev,
> + "Failed to find stream %u from source frame desc\n",
> + route->sink_stream);
> + ret = -EPIPE;
> + goto out_unlock;
> + }
> +
> + if (fd->num_entries >= V4L2_FRAME_DESC_ENTRY_MAX) {

V4L2_FRAME_DESC_ENTRY_MAX is actually the size of the array. It'd be good
to rename the macro to reflect that. Of course that's out of scope right
now...

> + dev_dbg(sd->dev, "Frame desc entry limit reached\n");
> + ret = -ENOSPC;
> + goto out_unlock;
> + }
> +
> + fd->entry[fd->num_entries] = *source_entry;
> +
> + fd->entry[fd->num_entries].stream = route->source_stream;
> +
> + fd->num_entries++;
> + }
> + }
> +
> +out_unlock:
> + v4l2_subdev_unlock_state(state);
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_subdev_get_frame_desc_passthrough);
> +
> #endif /* CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API */
>
> #endif /* CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER */
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> index 57f2bcb4eb16..7dc8625b131e 100644
> --- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> @@ -1748,6 +1748,28 @@ int v4l2_subdev_disable_streams(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 pad,
> */
> int v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable);
>
> +/**
> + * v4l2_subdev_get_frame_desc_passthrough() - Helper to implement the subdev
> + * v4l2_get_frame_desc operation in simple passthrough cases
> + * @sd: The subdevice
> + * @pad: The source pad index
> + * @fd: The mbus frame desc
> + *
> + * Subdevice drivers that only pass through the streams can use this helper
> + * to implement the &v4l2_subdev_pad_ops.v4l2_get_frame_desc operation.
> + *
> + * The helper will call get_frame_desc on the subdevice's sources, create a new
> + * frame desc which contains only the streams on the given source pad. The data
> + * for each frame desc entry is copied directly from the data provided from the
> + * calls to the subdevice's sources, with the exception of the 'stream' field
> + * which is set according to the subdevice's routing table.

Could you add how different frame descriptor types are handled?

A follow-up patch would be nice.

> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, or a negative error code otherwise.
> + */
> +int v4l2_subdev_get_frame_desc_passthrough(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> + unsigned int pad,
> + struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc *fd);
> +
> #endif /* CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API */
>
> #endif /* CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER */
>

--
Kind regards,

Sakari Ailus