Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] arm64: dts: freescale: imx8m{m,p}-verdin: Add camera connector nexus

From: Ernest Van Hoecke

Date: Fri Oct 23 2026 - 10:05:45 EST


On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 05:07:47PM -0400, Frank Li wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 04:31:26PM +0200, Ernest Van Hoecke wrote:
> > From: Ernest Van Hoecke <ernest.vanhoecke@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The Verdin Development Board, Dahlia and Mallow expose the same 24-pin CSI
> > camera connector, while Verdin iMX8M Mini and Verdin iMX8M Plus route its
> > sideband signals and media pipeline through different SoC resources.
> >
> > Add a GPIO nexus to each carrier description and stable Verdin-level labels
> > for each module's CSI_1 I2C bus, receiver and capture engine. Keeping the
> > nexus in the carrier files avoids describing the physical connector on
> > carriers which do not provide it.
> >
> > This gives accessory overlays a stable connector and media interface
> > without embedding either module's wiring in the accessory description.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ernest Van Hoecke <ernest.vanhoecke@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> ...
> Thank you for good progress.
>
> >
> > +/* Verdin CSI_1 */
> > +verdin_csi_capture: &csi {};
> > +
> > &ddrc {
> > operating-points-v2 = <&ddrc_opp_table>;
> >
> > @@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ &i2c2 {
> > /* Verdin I2C_3_HDMI N/A */
> >
> > /* Verdin I2C_4_CSI */
> > -&i2c3 {
> > +verdin_csi_i2c: &i2c3 {
> > clock-frequency = <400000>;
> > pinctrl-names = "default", "gpio";
> > pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c3>;
> > @@ -695,6 +698,9 @@ eeprom_carrier_board: eeprom@57 {
> > };
> > };
> >
> > +/* Verdin CSI_1 */
> > +verdin_csi_rx: &mipi_csi {};
> > +
>
> Can you refer to port?
>
> &mipi_csi {
> ports {
> verdin_csi_rx_port: port@0 {
> ^^^^
> }
> }
> }
>
> because difference mipi controller may use difference port index. If
> define point to port,
>
> ov5460 can reuse if port@0 change to port@1.
>
> Frank

Hi Frank,

Good point. In v4, I can refer to ports.

Ernest