[PATCH 6/6] media: v4l2-isp: Add helpers for stats buffer

From: Jacopo Mondi

Date: Tue May 05 2026 - 10:19:17 EST


Add two helper functions to v4l2-isp to handle statistics:

- v4l2_isp_stats_init_buffer() to initialize a statistics buffer
- v4l2_isp_stats_init_block() to initialize a statistics block in the
next available memory location of a buffer

The v4l2_isp_stats_init_buffer() resets the data size counter of the
buffer and initializes its 'version' field.

The v4l2_isp_stats_init_block() helper accepts the type of the stats
block about to be populated, an array of per-block-type information and
the maximum size of the v4l2-isp buffer. If enough space for the new
block is available, the function increments the
v4l2_isp_buffer.data_size counter, initializes the new stats block
header and returns a pointer to the block for the driver to populate it.

Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-isp.c | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/media/v4l2-isp.h | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-isp.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-isp.c
index 10760659f8a3..8482010776d4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-isp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-isp.c
@@ -131,6 +131,58 @@ int v4l2_isp_params_validate_buffer(struct device *dev, struct vb2_buffer *vb,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_isp_params_validate_buffer);

+void v4l2_isp_stats_init_buffer(struct v4l2_isp_buffer *buf,
+ enum v4l2_isp_version version)
+{
+ if (WARN_ON(!buf))
+ return;
+
+ if (WARN_ON(version > V4L2_ISP_VERSION_V1))
+ return;
+
+ buf->version = version;
+ buf->data_size = 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_isp_stats_init_buffer);
+
+struct v4l2_isp_block_header *
+v4l2_isp_stats_init_block(struct device *dev, struct v4l2_isp_buffer *buf,
+ const struct v4l2_isp_stats_block_type_info *type_info,
+ size_t num_block_types, unsigned int block_type,
+ size_t max_size)
+{
+ const struct v4l2_isp_stats_block_type_info *block_info;
+ struct v4l2_isp_block_header *header;
+ size_t used;
+
+ if (WARN_ON(!dev || !buf || !type_info))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+ if (block_type >= num_block_types) {
+ dev_err(dev, "Invalid block type %u\n", block_type);
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ }
+
+ block_info = &type_info[block_type];
+ used = buf->data_size;
+
+ if (used + block_info->size > max_size) {
+ dev_err(dev, "No space for stats block type %u of size %zu\n",
+ block_type, block_info->size);
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ }
+
+ buf->data_size += block_info->size;
+
+ header = (struct v4l2_isp_block_header *)&buf->data[used];
+ header->type = block_type;
+ header->size = block_info->size;
+ header->flags = 0;
+
+ return header;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_isp_stats_init_block);
+
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("V4L2 generic ISP parameters and statistics helpers");
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-isp.h b/include/media/v4l2-isp.h
index 1f35a52f978a..7a54cf98c79a 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-isp.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-isp.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int v4l2_isp_params_validate_buffer_size(struct device *dev,
size_t max_size);

/**
- * struct v4l2_isp_params_block_type_info - V4L2 ISP per-block-type info
+ * struct v4l2_isp_params_block_type_info - V4L2 ISP params per-block-type info
* @size: the block type expected size
* @block_validate: driver's callback to implement per-block validation
*
@@ -97,4 +97,61 @@ int v4l2_isp_params_validate_buffer(struct device *dev, struct vb2_buffer *vb,
const struct v4l2_isp_params_block_type_info *type_info,
size_t num_block_types);

+/**
+ * struct v4l2_isp_stats_block_type_info - V4L2 ISP stats per-block-type info
+ * @size: the block type expected size
+ *
+ * The v4l2_isp_stats_block_type_info collects information of the ISP
+ * statistics block types for validation purposes. It currently only contains
+ * the expected block size.
+ *
+ * Drivers shall prepare a list of statistics block type info, indexed by block
+ * type, one for each supported ISP statistics block type and correctly populate
+ * them with the expected block size.
+ */
+struct v4l2_isp_stats_block_type_info {
+ size_t size;
+};
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_isp_stats_init_buffer - Initialize a statistics buffer
+ *
+ * Initialize a buffer of statistics. Only set the 'version' field and reset
+ * 'data_size' to 0.
+ *
+ * @buf: the v4l2_isp_buffer to initialize
+ * @version: the v4l2-isp serialization format version used by the driver
+ */
+void v4l2_isp_stats_init_buffer(struct v4l2_isp_buffer *buf,
+ enum v4l2_isp_version version);
+
+/**
+ * v4l2_isp_stats_init_block - Create and initialize a new block in a statistics
+ * buffer
+ * @dev: the driver's device pointer
+ * @buf: the v4l2_isp_buffer where statistics are serialized
+ * @type_info: the array of per-block-type validation info
+ * @num_block_types: the number of block types in the type_info array
+ * @block_type: the type of the statistics block to initialize
+ * @max_size: the maximum size of the data[] member of @buf
+ *
+ * This function locates and initialize a new statistics block in @buf for the
+ * driver to populate its content. The function checks that enough space for the
+ * requested @block_type is available in @buf and increments the 'data_size'
+ * member of @buf. The newly created statistics block's header is initialized
+ * with the size and type information provided by the caller in @type_info.
+ *
+ * Drivers should call this function before populating a new statistics block
+ * content.
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the next available location in @buf, or an error pointer
+ * if the requested @block_size is not available in @buf or @block_type is not
+ * valid.
+ */
+struct v4l2_isp_block_header *
+v4l2_isp_stats_init_block(struct device *dev, struct v4l2_isp_buffer *buf,
+ const struct v4l2_isp_stats_block_type_info *type_info,
+ size_t num_block_types, unsigned int block_type,
+ size_t max_size);
+
#endif /* _V4L2_ISP_H_ */

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2.53.0