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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:50:12 +0000
From: Luis de Oliveira <Luis.Oliveira@...opsys.com>
To: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@....fi>,
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Subject: RE: [v4 1/6] dt-bindings: media: Document bindings for DW MIPI CSI-2
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Hi Sakari,
Thank you for the review, my answers inline.
> From: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@....fi>
> Date: Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 21:02:11
>
> Hi Luis,
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 10:20:55AM +0000, Luis de Oliveira wrote:
> > Hi Sakari,
> >
> > From: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@....fi>
> > Date: Tue, Jul 09, 2019 at 19:25:00
> >
> > > Hi Luis,
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 08, 2019 at 03:21:50PM +0000, Luis de Oliveira wrote:
> > > > Hi Sakari,
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your feedback.
> > > > I have my comments inline.
> > > >
> > > > From: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@....fi>
> > > > Date: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 15:13:26
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Luis,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you for the patchset.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 09:20:50PM +0200, Luis Oliveira wrote:
> > > > > > From: Luis Oliveira <lolivei@...opsys.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Add bindings for Synopsys DesignWare MIPI CSI-2 host.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Luis Oliveira <lolivei@...opsys.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > Changelog
> > > > > > v3-v4
> > > > > > - remove "plat" from the block name @rob @laurent
> > > > > > - remove "phy-names" when single-entry @rob
> > > > > > - remove "snps,output-type" -> went to the driver config @laurent
> > > > > >
> > > > > > .../devicetree/bindings/media/snps,dw-csi.txt | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
> > > > > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/snps,dw-csi.txt
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/snps,dw-csi.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/snps,dw-csi.txt
> > > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > > index 0000000..613b7f9
> > > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/snps,dw-csi.txt
> > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
> > > > > > +Synopsys DesignWare CSI-2 Host controller
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +Description
> > > > > > +-----------
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +This HW block is used to receive image coming from an MIPI CSI-2 compatible
> > > > > > +camera.
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +Required properties:
> > > > > > +- compatible : shall be "snps,dw-csi"
> > > > > > +- reg : physical base address and size of the device memory
> > > > > > + mapped registers;
> > > > > > +- interrupts : DW CSI-2 Host interrupts
> > > > > > +- phys : List of one PHY specifier (as defined in
> > > > > > + Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/phy-bindings.txt).
> > > > > > + This PHY is a MIPI DPHY working in RX mode.
> > > > > > +- resets : Reference to a reset controller (optional)
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +The per-board settings:
> > > > > > + - port sub-node describing a single endpoint connected to the camera as
> > > > > > + described in video-interfaces.txt[1].
> > > > >
> > > > > Which endpoint properties in video-interfaces.txt are relevant for the
> > > > > hardware? Which values may they have?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Currently I'm using only two properties "data-lanes" and "bus-width", but
> > > > I have plans to add blanking info also.
> > > > I will add more info.
> > >
> > > Isn't blanking defined by what the transmitter seneds? Or do you have
> > > hardware limitations on the receiver side?
> > >
> >
> > When we use this IP in prototyping we configure blanking at the receiver
> > side.
> > Some cameras don't have blanking configuration capabilities so we
> > configure it on the RX side.
>
> I haven't come across a CSI-2 connected camera without some kind of
> blanking configuration capabilities. Even if there was one, you couldn't
> configure blanking from the receiver side.
>
> Please document that the data-lanes property is required, and which values
> are possible.
>
Ok, I will add the data-lanes property to the Documentation.
> >
> > > I've only heard of one such case before, and it was a very old parallel
> > > receiver.
> > >
> > > If you have a CSI-2 receiver, bus-width isn't relevant --- it's for paralle
> > > interfaces only. Please add data-lanes to required endpoint properties.
> > >
> >
> > I used bus-width property in the Synopsys IPI (Image Pixel Interface)
> > that enables direct video stream access.
> > This interface is an output that can be 16-bit or 48-bit, that's why I
> > used bus-width property.
>
> Does this device write the image data to system memory, or is it another
> device? If there's another one, then you should probably have another port
> to describe that connection.
>
Yes, it is another. I can add that connection port also.
> --
> Kind regards,
>
> Sakari Ailus
Thank you,
Luis
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