Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] media: dt-bindings: media: i2c: document OV4689 DT bindings

[Laurent Pinchart]

CC'ing Liam and Mark.

On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 04:42:25PM +0300, Mikhail Rudenko wrote:
> On 2022-09-16 at 15:15 +02, Tommaso Merciai <tommaso.merciai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 11:11:57PM +0300, Mikhail Rudenko wrote:
> >> On 2022-09-13 at 16:05 +02, Tommaso Merciai <tommaso.merciai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 11:01:34PM +0300, Mikhail Rudenko wrote:
> >> >> Add device-tree binding documentation for OV4689 image sensor driver,
> >> >> and the relevant MAINTAINERS entries.
> >> >>
> >> >> Signed-off-by: Mikhail Rudenko <mike.rudenko@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> ---
> >> >>  .../bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov4689.yaml       | 141 ++++++++++++++++++
> >> >>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   7 +
> >> >>  2 files changed, 148 insertions(+)
> >> >>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov4689.yaml
> >> >>
> >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov4689.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov4689.yaml
> >> >> new file mode 100644
> >> >> index 000000000000..376330b5572a
> >> >> --- /dev/null
> >> >> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov4689.yaml
> >> >> @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
> >> >> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> >> >> +%YAML 1.2
> >> >> +---
> >> >> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/i2c/ovti,ov4689.yaml#
> >> >> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> >> >> +
> >> >> +title: Omnivision OV4689 CMOS
> >> >> +
> >> >> +maintainers:
> >> >> +  - Mikhail Rudenko <mike.rudenko@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> +
> >> >> +description: |
> >> >> +  The Omnivision OV4689 is a high performance, 1/3-inch, 4 megapixel
> >> >> +  image sensor. Ihis chip supports high frame rate speeds up to 90 fps
> >> >> +  at 2688x1520 resolution. It is programmable through an I2C
> >> >> +  interface, and sensor output is sent via 1/2/4 lane MIPI CSI-2
> >> >> +  connection.
> >> >> +
> >> >> +allOf:
> >> >> +  - $ref: /schemas/media/video-interface-devices.yaml#
> >> >> +
> >> >> +properties:
> >> >> +  compatible:
> >> >> +    const: ovti,ov4689
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  reg:
> >> >> +    maxItems: 1
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  clocks:
> >> >> +    description:
> >> >> +      External clock (XVCLK) for the sensor, 6-64 MHz
> >> >> +    maxItems: 1
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  clock-names: true
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  dovdd-supply:
> >> >> +    description:
> >> >> +      Digital I/O voltage supply, 1.7-3.0 V
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  avdd-supply:
> >> >> +    description:
> >> >> +      Analog voltage supply, 2.6-3.0 V
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  dvdd-supply:
> >> >> +    description:
> >> >> +      Digital core voltage supply, 1.1-1.3 V
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  powerdown-gpios:
> >> >> +    maxItems: 1
> >> >> +    description:
> >> >> +      GPIO connected to the powerdown pin (active low)
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  reset-gpios:
> >> >> +    maxItems: 1
> >> >> +    description:
> >> >> +      GPIO connected to the reset pin (active low)
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  orientation: true
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  rotation: true
> >> >> +
> >> >> +  port:
> >> >> +    $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> >> >> +    additionalProperties: false
> >> >> +    description:
> >> >> +      Output port node, single endpoint describing the CSI-2 transmitter
> >> >> +
> >> >> +    properties:
> >> >> +      endpoint:
> >> >> +        $ref: /schemas/media/video-interfaces.yaml#
> >> >> +        unevaluatedProperties: false
> >> >> +
> >> >> +        properties:
> >> >> +          data-lanes:
> >> >> +            oneOf:
> >> >> +              - items:
> >> >> +                  - const: 1
> >> >> +                  - const: 2
> >> >> +                  - const: 3
> >> >> +                  - const: 4
> >> >> +              - items:
> >> >> +                  - const: 1
> >> >> +                  - const: 2
> >> >> +              - items:
> >> >> +                  - const: 1
> >> >> +          link-frequencies: true
> >> >> +
> >> >> +        required:
> >> >> +          - data-lanes
> >> >> +          - link-frequencies
> >> >> +
> >> >> +required:
> >> >> +  - compatible
> >> >> +  - reg
> >> >> +  - clocks
> >> >> +  - clock-names
> >> >> +  - dovdd-supply
> >> >> +  - avdd-supply
> >> >> +  - dvdd-supply
> >> >> +  - powerdown-gpios
> >> >> +  - reset-gpios
> >> >> +  - port
> >> >
> >> > I think we don't need all of these entries as required.
> >> > The only let me say "really" required are:
> >> >
> >> > - compatible
> >> > - reg
> >> > - clocks
> >> > - port
> >>
> >> Thanks for the review! I agree that the driver may be modified to work
> >> without powerdown and reset gpios and they are not required for sensor
> >> operation. On contrary, supplies are obviously required. Of course, linux
> >> provides dummy regulators if supplies are missing from device tree, but
> >> I though the intention was to document hardware, not implementation
> >> details. What do think of this?
> >
> > We have already discuss on this on the following thread sometimes ago :)
> >
> > https://www.patchwork.linux-fancy.com/project/linux-fancy/patch/20220630134835.592521-6-tommaso.merciai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > Take a look and let me know.
> 
> Okay, if there already is a consensus regarding this matter, I'll make
> the regulators optional in v3.

I always request the opposite during reviews :-)

Could we get an authoritative answer from the maintainers of the
regulator framework on this question, and document it somewhere ?

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart