[PATCH v4 2/3] media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add 16-bit raw Bayer format support

From: guoniu . zhou

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 03:49:54 EST


From: Laurentiu Palcu <laurentiu.palcu@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Add support for 16-bit raw Bayer formats (SBGGR16, SGBRG16, SGRBG16,
SRGGB16) to both the pipeline subdev and video capture interface.

These formats are used by image sensors that output 16-bit raw data,
enabling the ISI to capture full dynamic range from such sensors.

Signed-off-by: Laurentiu Palcu <laurentiu.palcu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Guoniu Zhou <guoniu.zhou@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Remove "high-end" from description as RAW16 is common now (Laurent)
- Add Y16 (16-bit monochrome) format support (Laurent)
- Add Reviewed-by tag from Laurent

Changes in v2:
- Add Reviewed-by tag from Frank Li
---
.../media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-pipe.c | 30 +++++++++++++++
.../media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 75 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-pipe.c b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-pipe.c
index c0ec59856374..934f7b356258 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-pipe.c
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ static const struct mxc_isi_bus_format_info mxc_isi_bus_formats[] = {
.pads = BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SINK)
| BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SOURCE),
.encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_Y16_1X16,
+ .output = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_Y16_1X16,
+ .pads = BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SINK)
+ | BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SOURCE),
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
}, {
.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8,
.output = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8,
@@ -179,6 +185,30 @@ static const struct mxc_isi_bus_format_info mxc_isi_bus_formats[] = {
.pads = BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SINK)
| BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SOURCE),
.encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR16_1X16,
+ .output = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR16_1X16,
+ .pads = BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SINK)
+ | BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SOURCE),
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG16_1X16,
+ .output = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG16_1X16,
+ .pads = BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SINK)
+ | BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SOURCE),
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG16_1X16,
+ .output = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG16_1X16,
+ .pads = BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SINK)
+ | BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SOURCE),
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB16_1X16,
+ .output = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB16_1X16,
+ .pads = BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SINK)
+ | BIT(MXC_ISI_PIPE_PAD_SOURCE),
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
},
/* JPEG */
{
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c
index 056603055c81..a6e044056762 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-video.c
@@ -212,6 +212,15 @@ static const struct mxc_isi_format_info mxc_isi_formats[] = {
.color_planes = 1,
.depth = { 16 },
.encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_Y16_1X16,
+ .fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16,
+ .type = MXC_ISI_VIDEO_CAP,
+ .isi_out_format = CHNL_IMG_CTRL_FORMAT_RAW16,
+ .mem_planes = 1,
+ .color_planes = 1,
+ .depth = { 16 },
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
}, {
.mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8,
.fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8,
@@ -356,6 +365,42 @@ static const struct mxc_isi_format_info mxc_isi_formats[] = {
.color_planes = 1,
.depth = { 16 },
.encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR16_1X16,
+ .fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16,
+ .type = MXC_ISI_VIDEO_CAP,
+ .isi_out_format = CHNL_IMG_CTRL_FORMAT_RAW16,
+ .mem_planes = 1,
+ .color_planes = 1,
+ .depth = { 16 },
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG16_1X16,
+ .fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG16,
+ .type = MXC_ISI_VIDEO_CAP,
+ .isi_out_format = CHNL_IMG_CTRL_FORMAT_RAW16,
+ .mem_planes = 1,
+ .color_planes = 1,
+ .depth = { 16 },
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG16_1X16,
+ .fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG16,
+ .type = MXC_ISI_VIDEO_CAP,
+ .isi_out_format = CHNL_IMG_CTRL_FORMAT_RAW16,
+ .mem_planes = 1,
+ .color_planes = 1,
+ .depth = { 16 },
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
+ }, {
+ .mbus_code = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB16_1X16,
+ .fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB16,
+ .type = MXC_ISI_VIDEO_CAP,
+ .isi_out_format = CHNL_IMG_CTRL_FORMAT_RAW16,
+ .mem_planes = 1,
+ .color_planes = 1,
+ .depth = { 16 },
+ .encoding = MXC_ISI_ENC_RAW,
},
/* JPEG */
{

--
2.34.1