Re: [PATCH v9 03/11] media: platform: Add Renesas CEU driver

[Laurent Pinchart]

Hi Hans,

On Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:03:24 EET Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On 02/19/18 17:59, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > Add driver for Renesas Capture Engine Unit (CEU).
> > 
> > The CEU interface supports capturing 'data' (YUV422) and 'images'
> > (NV[12|21|16|61]).
> > 
> > This driver aims to replace the soc_camera-based sh_mobile_ceu one.
> > 
> > Tested with ov7670 camera sensor, providing YUYV_2X8 data on Renesas RZ
> > platform GR-Peach.
> > 
> > Tested with ov7725 camera sensor on SH4 platform Migo-R.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo+renesas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > 
> >  drivers/media/platform/Kconfig       |    9 +
> >  drivers/media/platform/Makefile      |    1 +
> >  drivers/media/platform/renesas-ceu.c | 1661 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  3 files changed, 1671 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/media/platform/renesas-ceu.c
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > +static int ceu_s_input(struct file *file, void *priv, unsigned int i)
> > +{
> > +	struct ceu_device *ceudev = video_drvdata(file);
> > +	struct ceu_subdev *ceu_sd_old;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	if (i >= ceudev->num_sd)
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +	if (vb2_is_streaming(&ceudev->vb2_vq))
> > +		return -EBUSY;
> > +
> > +	if (i == ceudev->sd_index)
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	ceu_sd_old = ceudev->sd;
> > +	ceudev->sd = &ceudev->subdevs[i];
> > +
> > +	/* Make sure we can generate output image formats. */
> > +	ret = ceu_init_formats(ceudev);
> 
> Why is this done for every s_input? I would expect that this is done only
> once for each subdev.
> 
> I also expect to see a ceu_set_default_fmt() call here. Or that the v4l2_pix
> is kept in ceu_subdev (i.e. per subdev) instead of a single fmt in cuedev.
> I think I prefer that over configuring a new default format every time you
> switch inputs.

What does userspace expect today ? I don't think we document anywhere that 
formats are stored per-input in drivers. The VIDIOC_S_INPUT documentation is 
very vague:

"To select a video input applications store the number of the desired input in 
an integer and call the VIDIOC_S_INPUT ioctl with a pointer to this integer. 
Side effects are possible. For example inputs may support different video 
standards, so the driver may implicitly switch the current standard. Because 
of these possible side effects applications must select an input before 
querying or negotiating any other parameters."

I understand that as meaning "anything can happen when you switch inputs, so 
be prepared to reconfigure everything explicitly without assuming any 
particular parameter to have a sane value".

> This code will work for two subdevs with exactly the same
> formats/properties. But switching between e.g. a sensor and a video
> receiver will leave things in an inconsistent state as far as I can see.
> 
> E.g. if input 1 is the video receiver then switching to that input and
> running 'v4l2-ctl -V' will show the sensor format, not the video receiver
> format.

I agree that the format should be consistent with the selected input, as 
calling VIDIOC_S_INPUT immediately followed by a stream start sequence without 
configuring formats should work (but produce a format that is not known to 
userspace). My question is whether we should reset to a default format for the 
newly select input, or switch back to the previously set format. I'd tend to 
go for the former to keep as little state as possible, but I'm open to 
counter-proposals.

> > +	if (ret) {
> > +		ceudev->sd = ceu_sd_old;
> > +		return -EINVAL;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	/* now that we're sure we can use the sensor, power off the old one. */
> > +	v4l2_subdev_call(ceu_sd_old->v4l2_sd, core, s_power, 0);
> > +	v4l2_subdev_call(ceudev->sd->v4l2_sd, core, s_power, 1);
> > +
> > +	ceudev->sd_index = i;
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> 
> The remainder of this driver looks good.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart