Re: [PATCH v3] media: ov5640: select the MIPI lane mode from the endpoint lane count

From: 楊智成

Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 05:35:02 EST


Hi Hans,

Thanks for the review.

> Only changing the low nibble for on / off and always setting the correct
> lane count.

You're right, that is more consistent - applied exactly as you
wrote it in v4.

Regards,
Jason

<johannes.goede@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 於 2026年8月11日週二 下午4:57寫道:

>
> Hi,
>
> On 11-Aug-26 09:30, Jason Yang via B4 Relay wrote:
> > From: Jason Yang <jason98166@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ov5640_set_stream_mipi() always programs IO_MIPI_CTRL00 with 0x45,
> > which selects the two data lane mode: the number of data lanes
> > described in the devicetree endpoint only feeds the sensor's clock
> > tree computations, so a module wired with one data lane starts
> > streaming in two lane mode and the receiver never assembles a
> > frame.
> >
> > Take the lane mode from the endpoint instead. The field encodes
> > the lane count directly - 001 for one lane, 010 for two - per the
> > current sensor manual (version 2.33). The 2.03 manual documented
> > 000/001 for one/two lanes; OmniVision corrected the table in
> > version 2.1, which is why the long-standing comment here found 001
> > unusable for two lanes and validated 010 instead.
> >
> > The power-up path also programs a two data lane mode, but that
> > value is overwritten when streaming starts, so it is left alone.
> >
> > Tested with a single data lane module on an i.MX8MP board
> > (imx-mipi-csis receiver), where the unpatched value produces no
> > frames at all, and on an RK3588 board.
> >
> > Fixes: 19a81c1426c1 ("[media] add Omnivision OV5640 sensor driver")
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Jason Yang <jason98166@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-5
> > ---
> > Changes in v3:
> > - Inline the lane count in the write instead of going through a
> > local variable (Sakari Ailus).
> > - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260811-ov5640-1lane-v1-v2-1-65205ae86feb@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Compute the register value from the lane count in the single
> > write instead of branching on it (Sakari Ailus), with the count
> > in a local variable to stay within 80 columns; the programmed
> > values are unchanged, 0x25 for one lane and 0x45 for two.
> > - Request a normal stable backport rather than opting out of
> > AUTOSEL (Sakari Ailus).
> > - Drop the quotes around the function name in the reference from
> > ov5640_set_power_mipi() (Sakari Ailus).
> > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260811-ov5640-1lane-v1-v1-1-79699457ce13@xxxxxxxxx
> > ---
> > drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c | 18 ++++++------------
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
> > index 8deb5f5501fa..18c3bb5498f8 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
> > +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
> > @@ -1831,22 +1831,16 @@ static int ov5640_set_stream_mipi(struct ov5640_dev *sensor, bool on)
> > /*
> > * Enable/disable the MIPI interface
> > *
> > - * 0x300e = on ? 0x45 : 0x40
> > - *
> > - * FIXME: the sensor manual (version 2.03) reports
> > - * [7:5] = 000 : 1 data lane mode
> > - * [7:5] = 001 : 2 data lanes mode
> > - * But this settings do not work, while the following ones
> > - * have been validated for 2 data lanes mode.
> > - *
> > - * [7:5] = 010 : 2 data lanes mode
> > + * [7:5] : data lane count, 001 for one lane and 010 for two,
> > + * per version 2.33 of the sensor manual
> > * [4] = 0 : Power up MIPI HS Tx
> > * [3] = 0 : Power up MIPI LS Rx
> > * [2] = 1/0 : MIPI interface enable/disable
> > * [1:0] = 01/00: FIXME: 'debug'
> > */
> > ret = ov5640_write_reg(sensor, OV5640_REG_IO_MIPI_CTRL00,
> > - on ? 0x45 : 0x40);
> > + on ? 0x5 | sensor->ep.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes << 5 :
> > + 0x40);
>
> You're writing 0x40 aka 2 lines now when turning the sensor off in 1 line mode.
>
> I believe this should be:
>
> ret = ov5640_write_reg(sensor, OV5640_REG_IO_MIPI_CTRL00,
> sensor->ep.bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes << 5 |
> (on ? 0x05 : 0x0));
>
> Only changing the low nibble for on / off and always setting the correct
> lane count.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
>
>