[PATCH RFC 3/5] media: imx219: Allow driver probe with missing sensor
From: Mattijs Korpershoek
Date: Thu Oct 01 2026 - 09:16:14 EST
Probe() should complete even when a sensor is disconnected. This would
allow the v4l-subdev to be created and improve fault tolerance.
Currently, the driver reads the CHIP_ID over i2c in the probe().
When we can't read CHIP_ID, the probe errors out - which result in the
v4l2-subdev not being created.
Remove all i2c communications to allow the driver to probe with a
missing sensor.
Note: Since we no longer power on the sensor during probe, the driver
now starts in suspended mode by default.
Signed-off-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
index 7978fee5f4a2..aeac70123b9b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
@@ -1000,6 +1000,29 @@ static int imx219_init_state(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
return imx219_set_pad_format(sd, state, &fmt);
}
+/* Verify chip ID */
+static int imx219_identify_module(struct imx219 *imx219)
+{
+ struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(&imx219->sd);
+ int ret;
+ u64 val;
+
+ ret = cci_read(imx219->regmap, IMX219_REG_CHIP_ID, &val, NULL);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "failed to read chip id %x\n",
+ IMX219_CHIP_ID);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (val != IMX219_CHIP_ID) {
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "chip id mismatch: %x!=%llx\n",
+ IMX219_CHIP_ID, val);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static const struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops imx219_video_ops = {
.s_stream = v4l2_subdev_s_stream_helper,
};
@@ -1056,6 +1079,14 @@ static int imx219_power_on(struct device *dev)
usleep_range(IMX219_XCLR_MIN_DELAY_US,
IMX219_XCLR_MIN_DELAY_US + IMX219_XCLR_DELAY_RANGE_US);
+ /*
+ * If we can't identify the module here, it might be disconnected.
+ * Consider power_on() complete and exit early in that case.
+ */
+ ret = imx219_identify_module(imx219);
+ if (ret)
+ return 0;
+
/*
* Sensor doesn't enter LP-11 state upon power up until and unless
* streaming is started, so upon power up switch the modes to:
@@ -1117,27 +1148,6 @@ static int imx219_get_regulators(struct imx219 *imx219)
imx219->supplies);
}
-/* Verify chip ID */
-static int imx219_identify_module(struct imx219 *imx219)
-{
- struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(&imx219->sd);
- int ret;
- u64 val;
-
- ret = cci_read(imx219->regmap, IMX219_REG_CHIP_ID, &val, NULL);
- if (ret)
- return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, ret,
- "failed to read chip id %x\n",
- IMX219_CHIP_ID);
-
- if (val != IMX219_CHIP_ID)
- return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, -EIO,
- "chip id mismatch: %x!=%llx\n",
- IMX219_CHIP_ID, val);
-
- return 0;
-}
-
static int imx219_check_hwcfg(struct device *dev, struct imx219 *imx219)
{
struct fwnode_handle *endpoint;
@@ -1252,21 +1262,9 @@ static int imx219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(imx219->reset_gpio),
"failed to get reset gpio\n");
- /*
- * The sensor must be powered for imx219_identify_module()
- * to be able to read the CHIP_ID register
- */
- ret = imx219_power_on(dev);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- ret = imx219_identify_module(imx219);
- if (ret)
- goto error_power_off;
-
ret = imx219_init_controls(imx219);
if (ret)
- goto error_power_off;
+ return ret;
/* Initialize subdev */
imx219->sd.flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
@@ -1288,7 +1286,7 @@ static int imx219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
goto error_media_entity;
}
- pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
+ pm_runtime_set_suspended(dev);
pm_runtime_enable(dev);
ret = v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor(&imx219->sd);
@@ -1298,7 +1296,6 @@ static int imx219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
goto error_subdev_cleanup;
}
- pm_runtime_idle(dev);
pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(dev, 1000);
pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(dev);
@@ -1315,9 +1312,6 @@ static int imx219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
error_handler_free:
imx219_free_controls(imx219);
-error_power_off:
- imx219_power_off(dev);
-
return ret;
}
--
2.55.0