[PATCH v5 0/5] media: uvcvideo: Implement Granular Power Saving

From: Ricardo Ribalda
Date: Mon Mar 03 2025 - 14:16:19 EST


Right now we power-up the device when a user open() the device and we
power it off when the last user close() the first video node.

This behaviour affects the power consumption of the device is multiple
use cases, such as:
- Polling the privacy gpio
- udev probing the device

This patchset introduces a more granular power saving behaviour where
the camera is only awaken when needed. It is compatible with
asynchronous controls.

While developing this patchset, two bugs were found. The patchset has
been developed so these fixes can be taken independently.

Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Changes in v5:
- Improve "media: uvcvideo: Make power management granular" commit
message.
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250226-uvc-granpower-ng-v4-0-3ec9be906048@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v4:
- CodeStyle
- Create uvc_pm_ functions
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250206-uvc-granpower-ng-v3-0-32d0d7b0c5d8@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v3:
- Fix build error on sh4.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250203-uvc-granpower-ng-v2-0-bef4b55e7b67@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v2:
- Add missing semicolon.
- Rebase on top of media-committers/next
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241126-uvc-granpower-ng-v1-0-6312bf26549c@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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Ricardo Ribalda (5):
media: uvcvideo: Keep streaming state in the file handle
media: uvcvideo: Create uvc_pm_(get|put) functions
media: uvcvideo: Increase/decrease the PM counter per IOCTL
media: uvcvideo: Make power management granular
media: uvcvideo: Do not turn on the camera for some ioctls

drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_ctrl.c | 13 +++++-
drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h | 6 +++
3 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
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base-commit: d98e9213a768a3cc3a99f5e1abe09ad3baff2104
change-id: 20241126-uvc-granpower-ng-069185a6d474

Best regards,
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Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>