[PATCH] media: imx219: Report streams using frame descriptors

From: Tomi Valkeinen

Date: Thu Jun 11 2026 - 05:20:32 EST


From: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Implement the .get_frame_desc() subdev operation to report information
about streams to the connected CSI-2 receiver. This is required to let
the CSI-2 receiver driver know about virtual channels and data types for
each stream.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[tomi.valkeinen: picked from "Generic line based metadata support, internal pads" series]
Signed-off-by: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
This patch that adds .get_frame_desc() support to imx219 driver has been
circulating for a few years, and is currently posted in "[PATCH v12
00/86] Generic line based metadata support, internal pads" series.

However, as some bridge drivers require modern drivers that support
.get_frame_desc, specifically ds90ub960.c, let's pick the patch and
queue it separately from the huge metadata series.
---
drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
index 223d3753cc93..7829ddc115a0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>

+#include <media/mipi-csi2.h>
#include <media/v4l2-cci.h>
#include <media/v4l2-ctrls.h>
#include <media/v4l2-device.h>
@@ -661,6 +662,24 @@ static void imx219_free_controls(struct imx219 *imx219)
* Subdev operations
*/

+static unsigned int imx219_format_bpp(u32 code)
+{
+ switch (code) {
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB8_1X8:
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG8_1X8:
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG8_1X8:
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8:
+ return 8;
+
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB10_1X10:
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG10_1X10:
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG10_1X10:
+ case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR10_1X10:
+ default:
+ return 10;
+ }
+}
+
static int imx219_set_framefmt(struct imx219 *imx219,
struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
{
@@ -969,6 +988,30 @@ static int imx219_get_selection(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
return -EINVAL;
}

+static int imx219_get_frame_desc(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, unsigned int pad,
+ struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc *fd)
+{
+ const struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *fmt;
+ struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
+ u32 code;
+
+ state = v4l2_subdev_lock_and_get_active_state(sd);
+ fmt = v4l2_subdev_state_get_format(state, 0);
+ code = fmt->code;
+ v4l2_subdev_unlock_state(state);
+
+ fd->type = V4L2_MBUS_FRAME_DESC_TYPE_CSI2;
+ fd->num_entries = 1;
+
+ fd->entry[0].pixelcode = code;
+ fd->entry[0].stream = 0;
+ fd->entry[0].bus.csi2.vc = 0;
+ fd->entry[0].bus.csi2.dt = imx219_format_bpp(code) == 8 ?
+ MIPI_CSI2_DT_RAW8 : MIPI_CSI2_DT_RAW10;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int imx219_init_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
{
@@ -995,6 +1038,7 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops imx219_pad_ops = {
.set_fmt = imx219_set_pad_format,
.get_selection = imx219_get_selection,
.enum_frame_size = imx219_enum_frame_size,
+ .get_frame_desc = imx219_get_frame_desc,
.enable_streams = imx219_enable_streams,
.disable_streams = imx219_disable_streams,
};

---
base-commit: 06cb687a5132fcffe624c0070576ab852ac6b568
change-id: 20260611-imx219-frame-desc-9cc223b1fbd5

Best regards,
--
Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>