Re: [Patch v2 5/7] media: i2c: ov2659: Add powerdown/reset gpio handling

[Benoit Parrot]

Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on Mon [2019-Sep-23 09:17:32 +0300]:
> Hi Benoit,
> 
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 11:55:29AM -0500, Benoit Parrot wrote:
> ...
> > > > @@ -1400,6 +1440,18 @@ static int ov2659_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > >  	    ov2659->xvclk_frequency > 27000000)
> > > >  		return -EINVAL;
> > > >  
> > > > +	/* Optional gpio don't fail if not present */
> > > > +	ov2659->pwdn_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&client->dev, "powerdown",
> > > > +						    GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
> > > > +	if (IS_ERR(ov2659->pwdn_gpio))
> > > > +		return PTR_ERR(ov2659->pwdn_gpio);
> > > > +
> > > > +	/* Optional gpio don't fail if not present */
> > > > +	ov2659->resetb_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&client->dev, "reset",
> > > > +						      GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
> > > > +	if (IS_ERR(ov2659->resetb_gpio))
> > > > +		return PTR_ERR(ov2659->resetb_gpio);
> > > > +
> > > >  	v4l2_ctrl_handler_init(&ov2659->ctrls, 2);
> > > >  	ov2659->link_frequency =
> > > >  			v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&ov2659->ctrls, &ov2659_ctrl_ops,
> > > > @@ -1445,6 +1497,9 @@ static int ov2659_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > >  	ov2659->frame_size = &ov2659_framesizes[2];
> > > >  	ov2659->format_ctrl_regs = ov2659_formats[0].format_ctrl_regs;
> > > >  
> > > > +	pm_runtime_enable(&client->dev);
> > > > +	pm_runtime_get_sync(&client->dev);
> > > 
> > > This makes the driver depend on runtime PM.
> > 
> > Obviously.
> > Why? Is that bad?
> 
> Well, if it is, then it should be listed in driver's dependencies in
> Kconfig.

And I see that most camera driver using pm_runtime calls don't mark it as a
dependency in their own Kconfig. There is actually only one that does.

> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > See e.g. the smiapp driver for an example how to make it work without. It
> > > wasn't trivial. :I You won't need autosuspend.
> > 
> > I took a look at that driver, but I don't get your reference to being able
> > to work without runtime pm!
> 
> The driver didn't need runtime PM, so it'd be nice to continue work
> without.

Ok.

> 
> What smiapp does is that it powers the sensor on first *without* runtime
> PM, and then proceeds to set up runtime PM if it's available. The sensor
> will only be powered off when the device is unbound with runtime PM
> disabled.

In that case in your original reply you suggested that I move the content
of ov2659_set_power() into the pm_runtime callback, but based on this
comments then I should keep ov2659_set_power() as is as I  would need to
use it for this specific purpose.

> 
> Regarding the smiapp driver, you can replace pm_runtime_get_noresume() and
> all the autoidle lines with pm_runtime_idle() call after
> pm_runtime_enable() in the ov2659 driver.

Ok, I'll study this mechanics a little more, as this is not immediately
clear.

Benoit

> 
> > That driver looks pretty similar to ov7740.c which I used as a reference
> > for this.
> 
> I guess in practice many sensor drivers don't work without it on DT-based
> systems I'm afraid. :-( They should be fixed.
> 
> -- 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Sakari Ailus
> sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx