Re: [PATCH] media: i2c: imx415: Use target vblank to calculate vmax in s_ctrl

[Michael Riesch]

Hi Wenqiang,

Thanks for the patch!

On 10/18/26 14:54, Wenqiang Zhao via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Wenqiang Zhao <berringtoni36@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> When setting V4L2_CID_VBLANK, imx415_s_ctrl() writes the new frame length
> (format->height + ctrl->val) to the IMX415_VMAX register, and then falls
> through to case V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE to update the electronic shutter register
> (IMX415_SHR0 = vmax - exposure) so that exposure is preserved across frame
> rate changes.
> 
> However, in case V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE, vmax is calculated as:
>     vmax = format->height + sensor->vblank->cur.val;
> 
> Within the V4L2 control framework, sensor->vblank->cur.val holds the
> committed old vertical blanking value, which is not updated to the new
> value until s_ctrl() returns 0. Consequently, when VBLANK changes, vmax
> is calculated from the stale vblank value:
> - If VBLANK increases, SHR0 is computed using the smaller old VMAX, causing
>   the actual hardware exposure (VMAX - SHR0) to jump by the blanking delta.
> - If VBLANK decreases, SHR0 is computed using the larger old VMAX, causing
>   the actual hardware exposure to drop by the blanking delta.
> - Additionally, ctrl->val is clamped against the stale vmax limit.
> 
> Fix this by using sensor->vblank->val instead of sensor->vblank->cur.val,
> which holds the target vertical blanking value currently being applied.
> When setting V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE directly, sensor->vblank->val equals the
> current vblank, keeping behavior unchanged.
> 
> Fixes: 3bcae55ab96a ("media: i2c: imx415: Add read/write control of VBLANK")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Wenqiang Zhao <berringtoni36@xxxxxxxxx>

LGTM!

Reviewed-by: Michael Riesch <michael.riesch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Best regards,
Michael

> ---
>  drivers/media/i2c/imx415.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx415.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx415.c
> index c3b22b238..e5aa741fc 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx415.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx415.c
> @@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int imx415_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>  		fallthrough;
>  	case V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE:
>  		/* clamp the exposure value to VMAX. */
> -		vmax = format->height + sensor->vblank->cur.val;
> +		vmax = format->height + sensor->vblank->val;
>  		ctrl->val = min_t(int, ctrl->val, vmax);
>  		ret = cci_write(sensor->regmap, IMX415_SHR0,
>  				vmax - ctrl->val, NULL);
> 
> ---
> base-commit: a5ebb76233b79db01e82e061173cb73c6d2b5c6b
> change-id: 20261018-fix-imx415-vblank-exposure-sync-20261018-967b008cf3fb
> 
> Best regards,
> --  
> Wenqiang Zhao <berringtoni36@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
>