Re: [PATCH v4 07/11] media: imx8-isi: Select MSB-aligned RAW input from pixel link on i.MX95

From: Frank Li

Date: Tue Sep 29 2026 - 10:32:08 EST


On Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 04:52:28PM +0800, Guoniu Zhou wrote:
> The ISI receives RAW data from the Pixel Link, whose alignment is
> determined by the SoC integration. Before i.MX93, the Pixel Link
> provides LSB-aligned RAW data to the ISI. Starting with i.MX93, both
> LSB and MSB alignment are supported and can be selected via
> CHNL_CTRL_RAW_IN_MSB_ALIGN, with the default keeping LSB alignment
> for backward compatibility. From i.MX95 onwards, the CSI formatter
> replaces the gasket and only provides MSB-aligned RAW data.
>
> Set CHNL_CTRL_RAW_IN_MSB_ALIGN on i.MX95 so the ISI selects RAW
> samples from the high bits of the Pixel Link bus.
>
> Signed-off-by: Guoniu Zhou <guoniu.zhou@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v4:
> - New patch
> ---
> drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-hw.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-regs.h | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-hw.c b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-hw.c
> index cc52a90c2477..b3f32b9796d5 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-hw.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-hw.c
> @@ -303,6 +303,22 @@ static void mxc_isi_channel_set_panic_threshold(struct mxc_isi_pipe *pipe)
> mxc_isi_write(pipe, CHNL_OUT_BUF_CTRL, val);
> }
>
> +/*
> + * The ISI receives RAW data from the Pixel Link, whose alignment is
> + * determined by the SoC integration. It originally selected RAW samples
> + * from the low bits of the Pixel Link bus. Starting with i.MX93,
> + * CHNL_CTRL_RAW_IN_MSB_ALIGN was introduced to allow the ISI to select
> + * RAW samples from either the high or low bits, as both LSB and MSB
> + * alignment can be selected in the gasket.
> + *
> + * On i.MX95, the CSI formatter provides MSB-aligned RAW data, so the ISI
> + * must select RAW samples from the high bits of the Pixel Link bus.
> + */
> +static bool isi_raw_in_msb(const struct mxc_isi_plat_data *pdata)
> +{
> + return pdata->model == MXC_ISI_IMX95;

Can you add bool in plat_data to avoid check model? In case future other
chip also use msb and complex check logic here.

Frank

> +}
> +
> static void mxc_isi_channel_set_control(struct mxc_isi_pipe *pipe,
> enum mxc_isi_input_id input,
> unsigned int vc,
> @@ -357,6 +373,10 @@ static void mxc_isi_channel_set_control(struct mxc_isi_pipe *pipe,
> val |= CHNL_CTRL_VC_ID_1(vc >> 2);
> }
>
> + /* Select MSB-aligned RAW data from the Pixel Link when needed. */
> + if (isi_raw_in_msb(pipe->isi->pdata))
> + val |= CHNL_CTRL_RAW_IN_MSB_ALIGN;
> +
> mxc_isi_write(pipe, CHNL_CTRL, val);
>
> mutex_unlock(&pipe->lock);
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-regs.h b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-regs.h
> index 5f66b7c9cd1c..35438abf3172 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-regs.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8-isi/imx8-isi-regs.h
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
> #define CHNL_CTRL_CHAIN_BUF_NO_CHAIN 0
> #define CHNL_CTRL_CHAIN_BUF_2_CHAIN 1
> #define CHNL_CTRL_SW_RST BIT(24)
> +#define CHNL_CTRL_RAW_IN_MSB_ALIGN BIT(22) /* i.MX{91,93,95} */
> /*
> * CHNL_CTRL_BLANK_PXL: i.MX8{QM,QXP} only
> * CHNL_CTRL_VC_ID_1, CHNL_CTRL_VC_ID_1_MASK: i.MX95 only
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
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