Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] media: arm: mali-c55: Add support for RGB Gamma

From: Vincenzo Frascino

Date: Fri Jun 26 2026 - 05:52:54 EST


Hi Jacopo,

thank you for your patch!

On 16/06/2026 15:36, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> From: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add support for Gamma curve correction for the Mali C55 ISP.
>
> Define a new block in the uAPI using the extensible v4l2-isp format and
> implement support for configuring the RGB Gamma parameters in the
> mali-c55 parameters handler.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I have a couple of comments in addition to what Linus mentioned in his review.
With this:

Reviewed-by: Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@xxxxxxx>

>
> ---
> v2:
> - Remove unused 'rgb_enable' member
> - Address checkpatch issues
> ---
> .../media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-params.c | 75 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> .../platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-registers.h | 5 ++
> include/uapi/linux/media/arm/mali-c55-config.h | 45 ++++++++++++-
> 3 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-params.c b/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-params.c
> index 96f1b28a6d77..21f031aaf595 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-params.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-params.c
> @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
> * @shading_config: For header->type == MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_CONFIG
> * @shading_selection: For header->type == MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_SELECTION
> * @ccm: For header->type == MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_CCM
> + * @gamma: For header->type == MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_FR and
> + * header->type = MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_DS
> * @data: Allows easy initialisation of a union variable with a
> * pointer into a __u8 array.
> */
> @@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ union mali_c55_params_block {
> const struct mali_c55_params_mesh_shading_config *shading_config;
> const struct mali_c55_params_mesh_shading_selection *shading_selection;
> const struct mali_c55_params_ccm *ccm;
> + const struct mali_c55_params_gamma *gamma;
> const __u8 *data;
> };
>
> @@ -462,6 +465,70 @@ static void mali_c55_params_ccm(struct mali_c55 *mali_c55,
> mali_c55_ctx_write(mali_c55, MALI_C55_REG_CCM_ENABLE, 1);
> }
>
> +static void mali_c55_params_gamma(struct mali_c55 *mali_c55,
> + union mali_c55_params_block block,
> + __u32 offset, __u32 lut_base)
> +{
> + const struct mali_c55_params_gamma *params = block.gamma;
> +
> + if (block.header->flags & V4L2_ISP_PARAMS_FL_BLOCK_DISABLE) {
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55,
> + MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_RGB_ENABLE + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_ENABLE_MASK, 0x00);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55, MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_GAINS_1 + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_R_MASK, params->gains[0]);
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55, MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_GAINS_1 + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_G_MASK,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_G(params->gains[1]));
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55, MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_GAINS_2 + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_B_MASK, params->gains[2]);
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55,
> + MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_OFFSETS_1 + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_R_MASK,
> + params->offs[0]);
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55,
> + MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_OFFSETS_1 + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_G_MASK,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_G(params->offs[1]));
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55,
> + MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_OFFSETS_2 + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_B_MASK,
> + params->offs[2]);
> +
> + for (unsigned int i = 0; i < MALI_C55_NUM_GAMMA_LUT_ELEMENTS; i++) {
> + __u32 addr = lut_base + (i * 4);
> +
> + mali_c55_ctx_write(mali_c55, addr, params->lut[i]);
> + }
> +
> + mali_c55_ctx_update_bits(mali_c55,
> + MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_RGB_ENABLE + offset,
> + MALI_C55_GAMMA_ENABLE_MASK, 0x1);
> +}
> +
> +static void mali_c55_params_gamma_fr(struct mali_c55 *mali_c55,
> + union mali_c55_params_block block)
> +{
> + return mali_c55_params_gamma(mali_c55, block,
> + MALI_C55_CAP_DEV_FR_REG_OFFSET,
> + MALI_C55_REG_FR_GAMMA_RGB_MEM);
> +}
> +
> +static void mali_c55_params_gamma_ds(struct mali_c55 *mali_c55,
> + union mali_c55_params_block block)
> +{
> + /* We cannot apply parameters to DS if it is not fitted. */
> + if (!(mali_c55->capabilities & MALI_C55_GPS_DS_PIPE_FITTED))
> + return;
> +
> + return mali_c55_params_gamma(mali_c55, block,
> + MALI_C55_CAP_DEV_DS_REG_OFFSET,
> + MALI_C55_REG_DS_GAMMA_RGB_MEM);
> +}
> +
> static const mali_c55_params_handler mali_c55_params_handlers[] = {
> [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_SENSOR_OFFS] = &mali_c55_params_sensor_offs,
> [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_AEXP_HIST] = &mali_c55_params_aexp_hist,
> @@ -475,6 +542,8 @@ static const mali_c55_params_handler mali_c55_params_handlers[] = {
> [MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_CONFIG] = &mali_c55_params_lsc_config,
> [MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_SELECTION] = &mali_c55_params_lsc_selection,
> [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_CCM] = &mali_c55_params_ccm,
> + [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_FR] = &mali_c55_params_gamma_fr,
> + [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_DS] = &mali_c55_params_gamma_ds,
> };
>
> static const struct v4l2_isp_params_block_type_info
> @@ -515,6 +584,12 @@ mali_c55_params_block_types_info[] = {
> [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_CCM] = {
> .size = sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_ccm),
> },
> + [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_FR] = {
> + .size = sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_gamma),
> + },
> + [MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_DS] = {
> + .size = sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_gamma),
> + },
> };
>
> static_assert(ARRAY_SIZE(mali_c55_params_handlers) ==
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-registers.h b/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-registers.h
> index f098effde7b4..7a606bd2e843 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-registers.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/arm/mali-c55/mali-c55-registers.h
> @@ -425,11 +425,13 @@ enum mali_c55_interrupts {
> #define MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_GAINS_1 0x1c068
> #define MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_R_MASK GENMASK(11, 0)
> #define MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_G_MASK GENMASK(27, 16)
> +#define MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_G(x) ((x) << 16)
> #define MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_GAINS_2 0x1c06c
> #define MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_B_MASK GENMASK(11, 0)
> #define MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_OFFSETS_1 0x1c070
> #define MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_R_MASK GENMASK(11, 0)
> #define MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_G_MASK GENMASK(27, 16)
> +#define MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_G(x) ((x) << 16)

Nit: there is an extra tab before ((x) << 16) compared to the surrounding
defines. Please align this with the style of the nearby MALI_C55_GAMMA_GAIN_G()
macro.

> #define MALI_C55_REG_GAMMA_OFFSETS_2 0x1c074
> #define MALI_C55_GAMMA_OFFSET_B_MASK GENMASK(11, 0)
>
> @@ -441,6 +443,9 @@ enum mali_c55_interrupts {
> #define MALI_C55_REG_FR_GAMMA_RGB_ENABLE 0x1c064
> #define MALI_C55_REG_DS_GAMMA_RGB_ENABLE 0x1c1d8
>
> +#define MALI_C55_REG_FR_GAMMA_RGB_MEM 0x18280
> +#define MALI_C55_REG_DS_GAMMA_RGB_MEM 0x18484
> +
> #define MALI_C55_REG_FR_SCALER_HFILT 0x34a8
> #define MALI_C55_REG_FR_SCALER_VFILT 0x44a8
> #define MALI_C55_REG_DS_SCALER_HFILT 0x14a8
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/media/arm/mali-c55-config.h b/include/uapi/linux/media/arm/mali-c55-config.h
> index 0b2085eed81b..7e96564cb89c 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/media/arm/mali-c55-config.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/media/arm/mali-c55-config.h
> @@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
> */
> #define MALI_C55_MAX_ZONES (15 * 15)
>
> +/* Number of RGB gamma LUT entries. */
> +#define MALI_C55_NUM_GAMMA_LUT_ELEMENTS 129
> +
> /**
> * struct mali_c55_ae_1024bin_hist - Auto Exposure 1024-bin histogram statistics
> *
> @@ -220,6 +223,8 @@ struct mali_c55_stats_buffer {
> * @MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_CONFIG : Mesh shading tables configuration
> * @MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_SELECTION: Mesh shading table selection
> * @MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_CCM: Colour correction matrix
> + * @MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_FR: Gamma gain and offset for FR pipe
> + * @MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_DS: Gamma gain and offset for DS pipe
> */
> enum mali_c55_param_block_type {
> MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_SENSOR_OFFS,
> @@ -234,6 +239,8 @@ enum mali_c55_param_block_type {
> MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_CONFIG,
> MALI_C55_PARAM_MESH_SHADING_SELECTION,
> MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_CCM,
> + MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_FR,
> + MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_DS,
> };
>
> /**
> @@ -795,6 +802,40 @@ struct mali_c55_params_ccm {
> __u16 offs[3];
> };
>
> +/**
> + * struct mali_c55_params_gamma - RGB Gamma correction
> + *
> + * Gamma correction is used to program a standard gamma curve such as the sRGB
> + * one. It provides gains and offsets to implement contrast adjustments.
> + *
> + * Gamma correction is applied on both the FR and DS pipes separately in the RGB
> + * colour domain where the following operations take place:
> + * 1) An offset is subtracted from each colour channel
> + * 2) Each colour channel is multiplied by a gain
> + * 3) The Gamma LUT is applied to each colour channel
> + *
> + * The Gamma LUT has 129 entries where each node is an unsigned 12 bit number.
> + * It is expected that LUT[0]=0 and LUT[128]=0xffff, with the other 127 values

lut entries are documented as unsigned 12-bit values, so 0xffff looks
inconsistent. Should this be 0xfff instead?

> + * defining the Gamma correction curve.
> + *
> + * As one Gamma correction block is available on both the FR and DS pipes, the
> + * header.type field should be set to one of either
> + * MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_FR or MALI_C55_PARAM_BLOCK_GAMMA_DS from
> + * :c:type:`mali_c55_param_block_type`.
> + *
> + * @header: The Mali-C55 parameters block header
> + * @gains: Gains for the red, green and blue channel in unsigned Q4.8 format
> + * @offs: Offsets subtracted from the red, green and blue channels
> + * in unsigned 12-bit format
> + * @lut: 129-node Gamma LUT in u0.12 format
> + */
> +struct mali_c55_params_gamma {
> + struct v4l2_isp_params_block_header header;
> + __u16 gains[3];
> + __u16 offs[3];
> + __u32 lut[MALI_C55_NUM_GAMMA_LUT_ELEMENTS];
> +};
> +
> /**
> * define MALI_C55_PARAMS_MAX_SIZE - Maximum size of all Mali C55 Parameters
> *
> @@ -819,6 +860,8 @@ struct mali_c55_params_ccm {
> sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_awb_gains) + \
> sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_mesh_shading_config) + \
> sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_mesh_shading_selection) + \
> - sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_ccm))
> + sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_ccm) + \
> + sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_gamma) + \
> + sizeof(struct mali_c55_params_gamma))
>
> #endif /* __UAPI_MALI_C55_CONFIG_H */
>

--
Regards,
Vincenzo