Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] media: dt-bindings: add bindings for Toshiba TC358746

From: Marco Felsch
Date: Mon Sep 19 2022 - 06:09:14 EST


Hi Laurent,

On 22-09-18, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Marco,
>
> Thank you for the patch.
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 03:45:34PM +0200, Marco Felsch wrote:
> > Add the bindings for the Toshiba TC358746 Parallel <-> MIPI-CSI bridge
> > driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changelog:
> >
> > v2:
> > - addded Robs r-b
> > - s/than/then/
> > - added hsync/vsync/bus-type, make hsync/vsync required
> > - fix example indent
> >
> > .../bindings/media/i2c/toshiba,tc358746.yaml | 179 ++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 179 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/toshiba,tc358746.yaml
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/toshiba,tc358746.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/toshiba,tc358746.yaml
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..1fa574400bc2
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/toshiba,tc358746.yaml
> > @@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
> > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > +%YAML 1.2
> > +---
> > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/i2c/toshiba,tc358746.yaml#
> > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > +
> > +title: Toshiba TC358746 Parallel to MIPI CSI2 Bridge
> > +
> > +maintainers:
> > + - Marco Felsch <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +
> > +description: |-
> > + The Toshiba TC358746 converts a parallel video stream into a MIPI CSI-2
> > + stream. The direction can be either parallel-in -> csi-out or csi-in ->
> > + parallel-out The chip is programmable trough I2C and SPI but the SPI
> > + interface is only supported in parallel-in -> csi-out mode.
> > +
> > + Note that the current device tree bindings only support the
> > + parallel-in -> csi-out path.
> > +
> > +properties:
> > + compatible:
> > + const: toshiba,tc358746
> > +
> > + reg:
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + clocks:
> > + description:
> > + The phandle to the reference clock source. This corresponds to the
> > + hardware pin REFCLK.
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + clock-names:
> > + const: refclk
> > +
> > +# The bridge can act as clock provider for the sensor. To enable this support
> > +# #clock-cells must be specified. Attention if this feature is used then the
> > +# mclk rate must be at least: (2 * link-frequency) / 8
> > +# `------------------´ ^
> > +# internal PLL rate smallest possible mclk-div
> > + "#clock-cells":
> > + const: 0
> > +
> > + clock-output-names:
> > + description:
> > + The clock name of the MCLK output, the default name is tc358746-mclk.
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + vddc-supply:
> > + description: Digital core voltage supply, 1.2 volts
> > +
> > + vddio-supply:
> > + description: Digital I/O voltage supply, 1.8 volts
> > +
> > + vddmipi-supply:
> > + description: MIPI CSI phy voltage supply, 1.2 volts
> > +
> > + reset-gpios:
> > + description:
> > + The phandle and specifier for the GPIO that controls the chip reset.
> > + This corresponds to the hardware pin RESX which is physically active low.
> > + maxItems: 1
> > +
> > + ports:
> > + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/ports
> > + properties:
> > + port@0:
> > + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> > + description: Input port
> > +
> > + properties:
> > + endpoint:
> > + $ref: /schemas/media/video-interfaces.yaml#
> > + unevaluatedProperties: false
> > +
> > + properties:
> > + hsync-active:
> > + enum:
> > + - 0 # Hvalid active high
> > + vsync-active:
> > + enum:
> > + - 0 # Vvalid active high
> > + bus-type:
> > + enum:
> > + - 5 # Parallel
> > +
> > + required:
> > + - hsync-active
> > + - vsync-active
>
> Let's make bus-type required too, to prepare for BT.656 support.

I would have done it when the BT.656 support is added. Since the BT.656
don't require the sync signals I would have made a descision:
- either: hsync/vsync present -> parallel with external syncs, or
- bus-type present -> parallel bus with embedded syncs.

So we don't bother the system-integrator with specifying unnecessary
properties. Also having v/hsync required in place with the bus-type (set
to bt.656) can cause confusion about the final used mode.

Regards,
Marco

> Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > +
> > + port@1:
> > + $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> > + description: Output port
> > +
> > + properties:
> > + endpoint:
> > + $ref: /schemas/media/video-interfaces.yaml#
> > + unevaluatedProperties: false
> > +
> > + properties:
> > + data-lanes:
> > + minItems: 1
> > + maxItems: 4
> > +
> > + clock-noncontinuous: true
> > + link-frequencies: true
> > +
> > + required:
> > + - data-lanes
> > + - link-frequencies
> > +
> > + required:
> > + - port@0
> > + - port@1
> > +
> > +required:
> > + - compatible
> > + - reg
> > + - clocks
> > + - clock-names
> > + - vddc-supply
> > + - vddio-supply
> > + - vddmipi-supply
> > + - ports
> > +
> > +additionalProperties: false
> > +
> > +examples:
> > + - |
> > + #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
> > +
> > + i2c {
> > + #address-cells = <1>;
> > + #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > + csi-bridge@e {
> > + compatible = "toshiba,tc358746";
> > + reg = <0xe>;
> > +
> > + clocks = <&refclk>;
> > + clock-names = "refclk";
> > +
> > + reset-gpios = <&gpio 2 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> > +
> > + vddc-supply = <&v1_2d>;
> > + vddio-supply = <&v1_8d>;
> > + vddmipi-supply = <&v1_2d>;
> > +
> > + /* sensor mclk provider */
> > + #clock-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > + ports {
> > + #address-cells = <1>;
> > + #size-cells = <0>;
> > +
> > + /* Input */
> > + port@0 {
> > + reg = <0>;
> > + tc358746_in: endpoint {
> > + remote-endpoint = <&sensor_out>;
> > + hsync-active = <0>;
> > + vsync-active = <0>;
> > + };
> > + };
> > +
> > + /* Output */
> > + port@1 {
> > + reg = <1>;
> > + tc358746_out: endpoint {
> > + remote-endpoint = <&mipi_csi2_in>;
> > + data-lanes = <1 2>;
> > + clock-noncontinuous;
> > + link-frequencies = /bits/ 64 <216000000>;
> > + };
> > + };
> > + };
> > + };
> > + };
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Laurent Pinchart
>