Re: [PATCH 2/9] media: dt-bindings: Add Himax HM1092 NIR sensor

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski

Date: Thu Jun 11 2026 - 05:16:10 EST


On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 04:39:27PM +0530, Ramshouriesh wrote:
> Add a dt-binding schema for the Himax HM1092 1MP monochrome
> near-infrared CMOS sensor, used as the face-authentication IR camera on
> Snapdragon X laptops such as the ASUS Zenbook A14. The sensor streams
> 10-bit RAW over 1 or 2 MIPI CSI-2 data lanes.
>
> The optional generic "leds" property (video-interface-devices.yaml)
> associates an IR illuminator flash LED with the sensor, which the
> driver strobes while streaming.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ramshouriesh <rshouriesh@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../bindings/media/i2c/himax,hm1092.yaml | 118 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 118 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/himax,hm1092.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/himax,hm1092.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..085001493a20
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/himax,hm1092.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/i2c/himax,hm1092.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Himax HM1092 Monochrome NIR Sensor
> +
> +maintainers:
> + - Ramshouriesh <rshouriesh@xxxxxxxxx>
> +
> +description:
> + The Himax HM1092 is a 1 megapixel monochrome near-infrared CMOS image
> + sensor with a MIPI CSI-2 interface, commonly used as the IR camera for
> + face authentication on laptops. It supports 10 bit RAW output at
> + 1288x728 over 1 or 2 CSI-2 data lanes. An optional infrared
> + illuminator LED may be associated with the sensor through the generic
> + "leds" property; the driver strobes it while the sensor is streaming
> + so the scene stays lit for IR capture.
> +
> +allOf:
> + - $ref: /schemas/media/video-interface-devices.yaml#
> +
> +properties:
> + compatible:
> + const: himax,hm1092
> +
> + reg:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + clocks:
> + maxItems: 1
> +
> + avdd-supply:
> + description: Analogue circuit voltage supply.
> +
> + dovdd-supply:
> + description: I/O circuit voltage supply.
> +
> + dvdd-supply:
> + description: Digital circuit voltage supply.
> +
> + reset-gpios:
> + maxItems: 1
> + description: Active low GPIO connected to the XSHUTDOWN pad.
> +
> + leds:

Drop, unevaluatedPropertes already allows that.

> + description:
> + Optional phandle to an infrared illuminator flash LED strobed by
> + the driver while streaming.
> +
> + port:
> + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> + additionalProperties: false
> +
> + properties:
> + endpoint:
> + $ref: /schemas/media/video-interfaces.yaml#
> + additionalProperties: false

use unevaluatedProperties here

> +
> + properties:
> + data-lanes:
> + minItems: 1
> + maxItems: 2
> + link-frequencies: true
> + remote-endpoint: true

And drop these two

> +
> + required:
> + - data-lanes
> + - link-frequencies
> + - remote-endpoint

Why do you need this? Which other binding did you take as an
example/starting point?

> +
> +required:
> + - compatible
> + - reg
> + - clocks

Supplies are required

> + - port
> +
> +unevaluatedProperties: false

Best regards,
Krzysztof