[PATCH v2 0/3] media: qcom: iris: Add support for Gen2 firmware detection and loading on SC7280

From: Dikshita Agarwal

Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 01:51:56 EST


This series adds support for running the Iris driver on SC7280 using the
Gen2 HFI‑based firmware. While SC7280 hardware is capable of operating
with either Gen1 or Gen2 HFI, the driver has so far only enabled Gen1 by
default.

Some platforms may choose to deploy the updated Gen2 firmware. To
accommodate this, the series introduces logic to detect whether the
loaded firmware is Gen1 or Gen2 by parsing the image version string
embedded in the firmware blob. When Gen2 firmware is detected, the
driver updates its platform data accordingly and switches to the Gen2
HFI configuration. At present, this behavior is enabled only for SC7280,
but the detection logic is generic and can be extended to any SoC that
supports both Gen1 and Gen2 configurations.

The series has been validated with both Gen1 and Gen2 firmware paths on
SC7280.

Note: Patch [1/3] includes a fix for the GDSC mode switching issue
described in [1] ], which was encountered during validation with Gen2
firmware on SC7280. This patch can be dropped from this series if the
other series including the same fix is merged first.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20260126-kaanapali-iris-v1-4-e2646246bfc1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

v4l2-compliance results on SC7280 with Gen2 firmware:

$ v4l2-compliance -d /dev/video1 -s
v4l2-compliance 1.28.1-5233, 64 bits, 64-bit time_t
v4l2-compliance SHA: fc15e229d9d3 2024-07-23 19:22:15

compliance test for iris_driver device /dev/video1:
Driver Info:
Driver name : iris_driver
Card type : Iris Encoder
Bus info : platform:aa00000.video-codec
Driver version : 6.19.0
Capabilities : 0x84204000
Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
Streaming
Extended Pix Format
Device Capabilities
Device Caps : 0x04204000
Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
Streaming
Extended Pix Format
Detected Stateful Encoder

Required ioctls:
test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
test invalid ioctls: OK

Allow for multiple opens:
test second /dev/video1 open: OK
test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_PRIORITY: OK
test for unlimited opens: OK

Debug ioctls:
test VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS: OK (Not Supported)

Input ioctls:
test VIDIOC_G/S_TUNER/ENUM_FREQ_BANDS: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMINPUT: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
Inputs: 0 Audio Inputs: 0 Tuners: 0

Output ioctls:
test VIDIOC_G/S_MODULATOR: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMOUTPUT: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
Outputs: 0 Audio Outputs: 0 Modulators: 0

Input/Output configuration ioctls:
test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_STD: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_DV_TIMINGS: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_DV_TIMINGS_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_EDID: OK (Not Supported)

Control ioctls:
test VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL/QUERYMENU: OK
test VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_CTRL: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S/TRY_EXT_CTRLS: OK
test VIDIOC_(UN)SUBSCRIBE_EVENT/DQEVENT: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_JPEGCOMP: OK (Not Supported)
Standard Controls: 38 Private Controls: 0

Format ioctls:
test VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT/FRAMESIZES/FRAMEINTERVALS: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_PARM: OK
test VIDIOC_G_FBUF: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G_FMT: OK
test VIDIOC_TRY_FMT: OK
test VIDIOC_S_FMT: OK
test VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
test Cropping: OK
test Composing: OK (Not Supported)
test Scaling: OK (Not Supported)

Codec ioctls:
test VIDIOC_(TRY_)ENCODER_CMD: OK
test VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_(TRY_)DECODER_CMD: OK (Not Supported)

Buffer ioctls:
test VIDIOC_REQBUFS/CREATE_BUFS/QUERYBUF: OK
test CREATE_BUFS maximum buffers: OK
test VIDIOC_REMOVE_BUFS: OK
test VIDIOC_EXPBUF: OK
test Requests: OK (Not Supported)

Test input 0:
Streaming ioctls:
test read/write: OK (Not Supported)
test blocking wait: OK
Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 61 buffers
test MMAP (select): OK
Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 61 buffers
test MMAP (epoll): OK
test USERPTR (select): OK (Not Supported)
test DMABUF: Cannot test, specify --expbuf-device

Total for iris_driver device /dev/video1: 52, Succeeded: 52, Failed: 0, Warnings: 0

$ v4l2-compliance -d /dev/video0 -s5 --stream-from=/media/FVDO_Freeway_720p.264
v4l2-compliance 1.28.1-5233, 64 bits, 64-bit time_t
v4l2-compliance SHA: fc15e229d9d3 2024-07-23 19:22:15

Compliance test for iris_driver device /dev/video0:

Driver Info:
Driver name : iris_driver
Card type : Iris Decoder
Bus info : platform:aa00000.video-codec
Driver version : 6.19.0
Capabilities : 0x84204000
Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
Streaming
Extended Pix Format
Device Capabilities
Device Caps : 0x04204000
Video Memory-to-Memory Multiplanar
Streaming
Extended Pix Format
Detected Stateful Decoder

Required ioctls:
test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
test invalid ioctls: OK

Allow for multiple opens:
test second /dev/video0 open: OK
test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_PRIORITY: OK
test for unlimited opens: OK

Debug ioctls:
test VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS: OK (Not Supported)

Input ioctls:
test VIDIOC_G/S_TUNER/ENUM_FREQ_BANDS: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMINPUT: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDIO: OK (Not Supported)
Inputs: 0 Audio Inputs: 0 Tuners: 0

Output ioctls:
test VIDIOC_G/S_MODULATOR: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMOUTPUT: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
Outputs: 0 Audio Outputs: 0 Modulators: 0

Input/Output configuration ioctls:
test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_STD: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_DV_TIMINGS: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_DV_TIMINGS_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G/S_EDID: OK (Not Supported)

Control ioctls:
test VIDIOC_QUERY_EXT_CTRL/QUERYMENU: OK
test VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_CTRL: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S/TRY_EXT_CTRLS: OK
test VIDIOC_(UN)SUBSCRIBE_EVENT/DQEVENT: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_JPEGCOMP: OK (Not Supported)
Standard Controls: 12 Private Controls: 0

Format ioctls:
test VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT/FRAMESIZES/FRAMEINTERVALS: OK
test VIDIOC_G/S_PARM: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G_FBUF: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G_FMT: OK
test VIDIOC_TRY_FMT: OK
test VIDIOC_S_FMT: OK
test VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP: OK (Not Supported)
test Cropping: OK
test Composing: OK
test Scaling: OK (Not Supported)

Codec ioctls:
test VIDIOC_(TRY_)ENCODER_CMD: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX: OK (Not Supported)
test VIDIOC_(TRY_)DECODER_CMD: OK

Buffer ioctls:
test VIDIOC_REQBUFS/CREATE_BUFS/QUERYBUF: OK
test CREATE_BUFS maximum buffers: OK
test VIDIOC_REMOVE_BUFS: OK
test VIDIOC_EXPBUF: OK
test Requests: OK (Not Supported)

Test input 0:

Streaming ioctls:
test read/write: OK (Not Supported)
test blocking wait: OK
Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 65 buffers
test MMAP (select): OK
Video Capture Multiplanar: Captured 65 buffers
test MMAP (epoll): OK
test USERPTR (select): OK (Not Supported)
test DMABUF: Cannot test, specify --expbuf-device

Total for iris_driver device /dev/video0: 52, Succeeded: 52, Failed: 0, Warnings: 0

Fluster results on SC7280 with Gen2 Firmware:

./fluster.py run -ts JVT-AVC_V1 -d GStreamer-H.264-V4L2-Gst1.0 - 77/135
The failing test case:
- Unsupported profile: H.264 Extended profile is deprecated.
- BA3_SVA_C
- Interlaced content is not supported yet.
- CABREF3_Sand_D
- CAFI1_SVA_C
- CAMA1_Sony_C
- CAMA1_TOSHIBA_B
- CAMA3_Sand_E
- CAMACI3_Sony_C
- CAMANL1_TOSHIBA_B
- CAMANL2_TOSHIBA_B
- CAMANL3_Sand_E
- CAMASL3_Sony_B
- CAMP_MOT_MBAFF_L30
- CAMP_MOT_MBAFF_L31
- CANLMA2_Sony_C
- CANLMA3_Sony_C
- CAPA1_TOSHIBA_B
- CAPAMA3_Sand_F
- CVCANLMA2_Sony_C
- CVFI1_SVA_C
- CVFI1_Sony_D
- CVFI2_SVA_C
- CVFI2_Sony_H
- CVMA1_Sony_D
- CVMA1_TOSHIBA_B
- CVMANL1_TOSHIBA_B
- CVMANL2_TOSHIBA_B
- CVMAPAQP3_Sony_E
- CVMAQP2_Sony_G
- CVMAQP3_Sony_D
- CVMP_MOT_FLD_L30_B
- CVMP_MOT_FRM_L31
- CVNLFI1_Sony_C
- CVNLFI2_Sony_H
- CVPA1_TOSHIBA_B
- FI1_Sony_E
- MR6_BT_B
- MR7_BT_B
- MR8_BT_B
- MR9_BT_B
- Sharp_MP_Field_1_B
- Sharp_MP_Field_2_B
- Sharp_MP_Field_3_B
- Sharp_MP_PAFF_1r2
- Sharp_MP_PAFF_2r
- cabac_mot_fld0_full
- cabac_mot_mbaff0_full
- cabac_mot_picaff0_full
- cama1_vtc_c
- cama2_vtc_b
- cama3_vtc_b
- cavlc_mot_fld0_full_B
- cavlc_mot_mbaff0_full_B
- cavlc_mot_picaff0_full_B
- Unsupported bitstream: num_slice_group_minus1 > 0 (slice groups not supported by hardware).
- FM1_BT_B
- FM1_FT_E
- FM2_SVA_C
- Unsupported bitstream: SP slice type is not supported by hardware.
- SP1_BT_A
- sp2_bt_b

./fluster.py run -ts JCT-VC-HEVC_V1 -d GStreamer-H.265-V4L2-Gst1.0 - 131/147
The failing test case:
- 10bit content not supported yet
- DBLK_A_MAIN10_VIXS_4
- INITQP_B_Main10_Sony_1
- TSUNEQBD_A_MAIN10_Technicolor_2
- WPP_A_ericsson_MAIN10_2
- WPP_B_ericsson_MAIN10_2
- WPP_C_ericsson_MAIN10_2
- WPP_D_ericsson_MAIN10_2
- WPP_E_ericsson_MAIN10_2
- WPP_F_ericsson_MAIN10_2
- WP_A_MAIN10_Toshiba_3
- WP_MAIN10_B_Toshiba_3
- Unsupported resolution
- PICSIZE_A_Bossen_1 - resolution is higher than max supported
- PICSIZE_B_Bossen_1 - resolution is higher than max supported
- WPP_D_ericsson_MAIN_2 - resolution is lower than min supported
- CRC mismatch
- RAP_A_docomo_6
- CRC mismatch - bitstream issue - fails with ffmpeg sw decoder as well
- VPSSPSPPS_A_MainConcept_1

./fluster.py run -ts VP9-TEST-VECTORS -d GStreamer-VP9-V4L2-Gst1.0 -j1 - 235/305
The failing test case:
- Unsupported resolution
- vp90-2-02-size-08x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-08x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-08x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-08x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-08x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-08x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-08x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-08x66.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-10x66.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-16x66.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-18x66.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-32x66.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-34x66.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-64x66.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x08.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x10.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x16.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x18.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x32.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x34.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x64.webm
- vp90-2-02-size-66x66.webm
- Unsupported format
- vp91-2-04-yuv422.webm
- vp91-2-04-yuv444.webm
- CRC mismatch
- vp90-2-22-svc_1280x720_3.ivf
- Unsupported resolution after sequence change
- vp90-2-21-resize_inter_320x180_5_1-2.webm
- vp90-2-21-resize_inter_320x180_7_1-2.webm
- Unsupported stream
- vp90-2-16-intra-only.webm

Signed-off-by: Dikshita Agarwal <dikshita.agarwal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Changes in v2:
- Improved the logic to detect if firmware loaded is Gen1 or Gen2 (Dmitry/Konrad)
- Added a patch to switch hardware mode after firmware boot
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260209-iris_sc7280_gen2_support-v1-0-390000a4fa39@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Dikshita Agarwal (2):
media: iris: Initialize HFI ops after firmware load in core init
media: iris: Add support for Gen2 firmware detection and loading on SC7280

Vikash Garodia (1):
media: iris: Switch to hardware mode after firmware boot

drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_core.c | 6 ++
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_firmware.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++-
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_common.c | 10 +++
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_hfi_common.h | 1 +
.../platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_common.h | 1 +
.../media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_gen1.c | 4 +-
.../media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_gen2.c | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++
.../platform/qcom/iris/iris_platform_sc7280.h | 15 ++++
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_probe.c | 5 --
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vidc.c | 3 +
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vpu2.c | 1 +
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vpu3x.c | 9 +--
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vpu4x.c | 24 ++++---
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vpu_common.c | 16 +++--
drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_vpu_common.h | 3 +
15 files changed, 218 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
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base-commit: c824345288d11e269ce41b36c105715bc2286050
change-id: 20260209-iris_sc7280_gen2_support-cb34465ed4e7

Best regards,
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Dikshita Agarwal <dikshita.agarwal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>