Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] docs: uapi: media: Add common documentation of tiled NV15

[Jonas Karlman]

On 2023-09-14 17:06, Nicolas Dufresne wrote:
> This way we don't have to repeat over and over how the pixels are
> packed in NV15.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dufresne <nicolas.dufresne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  .../media/v4l/pixfmt-yuv-planar.rst           | 144 ++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 131 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-yuv-planar.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-yuv-planar.rst
> index 1d43532095c07..2f0e0c97870b2 100644
> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-yuv-planar.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/pixfmt-yuv-planar.rst
> @@ -373,25 +373,143 @@ two non-contiguous planes.
>  Tiled NV15
>  ----------
>  
> -``V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV15_4L4`` Semi-planar 10-bit YUV 4:2:0 formats, using 4x4 tiling.
> -All components are packed without any padding between each other.
> -As a side-effect, each group of 4 components are stored over 5 bytes
> -(YYYY or UVUV = 4 * 10 bits = 40 bits = 5 bytes).
> +Semi-planar 10-bit YUV 4:2:0 formats. All components are packed
> +without any padding between each other. Each components group occupy 15

Each component (Y, Cb and Cr) is 10 bits in this format, the effective
bits per pixel is however 15 bits when number of pixels is aligned to 8.

For a 4x2 image:
8Y + 2Cb + 2Cr = 80 + 20 + 20 = 120 bits (15 bytes) => 15 bits per pixel

The 'Bits per component' in the table 'Overview of Semi-Planar YUV
Formats' is also showing 15, should be 10.

Regards,
Jonas

> +bits and are usually stored in group of 4 components stored over 5 bytes
> +(YYYY or UVUV = 4 * 10 bits = 40 bits = 5 bytes) or partitioned into
> +upper 8 bit and lower 2 bits. The final arrangement will vary depending if
> +the hardware operated in little or big endian.
> +

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