linux-kernel - [PATCH] media: docs-rst: Clarify duration of LP-11 mode

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:36:20 -0700
From:   Steve Longerbeam <slongerbeam@...il.com>
To:     linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Steve Longerbeam <slongerbeam@...il.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH] media: docs-rst: Clarify duration of LP-11 mode

Add a sentence that makes it more clear when the CSI-2 transmitter
must, if possible, exit LP-11 mode. That is, maintain LP-11 mode
until stream on, at which point the transmitter activates the clock
lane and transition to HS mode.

Signed-off-by: Steve Longerbeam <slongerbeam@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/media/kapi/csi2.rst | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/media/kapi/csi2.rst b/Documentation/media/kapi/csi2.rst
index a7e75e2eba85..6cd1d4b0df17 100644
--- a/Documentation/media/kapi/csi2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/media/kapi/csi2.rst
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ where
 
 The transmitter drivers must, if possible, configure the CSI-2
 transmitter to *LP-11 mode* whenever the transmitter is powered on but
-not active. Some transmitters do this automatically but some have to
-be explicitly programmed to do so, and some are unable to do so
-altogether due to hardware constraints.
+not active, and maintain *LP-11 mode* until stream on. Only until
+stream on should the transmitter activate the clock on the clock lane
+and transition to *HS mode*.
+
+Some transmitters do this automatically but some have to be explicitly
+programmed to do so, and some are unable to do so altogether due to
+hardware constraints.
 
 Stopping the transmitter
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- 
2.17.1