Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] media: V3s: Add support for Allwinner CSI.

[Yong]

Hi Sakari,

On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:55:14 +0300
Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Yong,
> 
> On Thu, Jul 05, 2018 at 03:48:02PM +0800, Yong wrote:
> > > > +
> > > > +/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > + * Media Operations
> > > > + */
> > > > +static int sun6i_video_formats_init(struct sun6i_video *video,
> > > > +				    const struct media_pad *remote)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	struct v4l2_subdev_mbus_code_enum mbus_code = { 0 };
> > > > +	struct sun6i_csi *csi = video->csi;
> > > > +	struct v4l2_format format;
> > > > +	struct v4l2_subdev *subdev;
> > > > +	u32 pad;
> > > > +	const u32 *pixformats;
> > > > +	int pixformat_count = 0;
> > > > +	u32 subdev_codes[32]; /* subdev format codes, 32 should be enough */
> > > > +	int codes_count = 0;
> > > > +	int num_fmts = 0;
> > > > +	int i, j;
> > > > +
> > > > +	pad = remote->index;
> > > > +	subdev = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(remote->entity);
> > > > +	if (subdev == NULL)
> > > > +		return -ENXIO;
> > > > +
> > > > +	/* Get supported pixformats of CSI */
> > > > +	pixformat_count = sun6i_csi_get_supported_pixformats(csi, &pixformats);
> > > > +	if (pixformat_count <= 0)
> > > > +		return -ENXIO;
> > > > +
> > > > +	/* Get subdev formats codes */
> > > > +	mbus_code.pad = pad;
> > > > +	mbus_code.which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE;
> > > > +	while (!v4l2_subdev_call(subdev, pad, enum_mbus_code, NULL,
> > > > +				 &mbus_code)) {
> > > 
> > > The formats supported by the external sub-device may depend on horizontal
> > > and vertical flipping. You shouldn't assume any particular configuration
> > > here: instead, bridge drivers generally just need to make sure the formats
> > > match in link validation when streaming is started. At least the CSI-2
> > > receiver driver and the DMA engine driver (video device) should check the
> > > configuration is valid. See e.g. the IPU3 driver:
> > > drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c .
> > 
> > Can mbus_code be added dynamically ?
> > The code here only enum the mbus code and get the possible supported
> > pairs of pixformat and mbus by SoC. Not try to check if the formats
> > (width height ...) is valid or not. The formats validation will be 
> > in link validation when streaming is started as per your advise. 
> 
> The formats that can be enumerated from the sensor here are those settable
> using SUBDEV_S_FMT. The enumeration will change on raw sensors if you use
> the flipping controls. As the bridge driver implements MC as well as subdev
> APIs, generally the sensor configuration is out of scope of this driver
> since it's directly configured from the user space.
> 
> Just check that the pipeline is valid before starting streaming in your
> driver.

Sorry. I am still confused.
As the CSI driver does not enum the formats supported by sensor.
How to get a valid format if I do not want to open the subdev? 
Many applications still only open /dev/video*.

> 
> -- 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Sakari Ailus
> sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Thanks,
Yong