linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/5] media: v4l2-ctrl: Document V4L2_CID

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Date:   Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:58:22 +0200
From:   Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@...ndi.org>
To:     Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        "open list:MEDIA INPUT INFRASTRUCTURE (V4L/DVB)" 
        <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/5] media: v4l2-ctrl: Document V4L2_CID_LOCATION

Hi Laurent,

On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 01:43:40AM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Jacopo,
>
> Thank you for the patch.
>
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 10:28:12PM +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > Add documentation for the V4L2_CID_LOCATION camera control. The newly
> > added read-only control reports the camera device mounting position.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@...ndi.org>
> > ---
> >  .../media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst       | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst
> > index 51c1d5c9eb00..fc0a02eee6d4 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst
> > @@ -510,6 +510,29 @@ enum v4l2_scene_mode -
> >      value down. A value of zero stops the motion if one is in progress
> >      and has no effect otherwise.
> >
> > +``V4L2_CID_LOCATION (integer)``
>
> Maybe V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION ? Same for the values below.
>
> > +    This read-only control describes the camera location by reporting its
>
> Here too I would mention camera sensor instead of just camera (or
> possibly imaging sensor).
>

Let's sort this out in the discussion on the dt property.

> > +    mounting position on the device where the camera is installed. This
> > +    control is particularly meaningful for devices which have a well defined
> > +    orientation, such as phones, laptops and portable devices as the camera
> > +    location is expressed as a position relative to the device intended
> > +    usage position. In example, a camera installed on the user-facing side
> > +    of a phone device is said to be installed in the ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT``
> > +    position.
>
> The DT bindings could use such an example :-) I would extend this to
> tablets and laptops.

I could copy part of the text there and expand the example device
list.

>
> > +
> > +
> > +
>
> Do we need three blank lines ?
>

I don't know :) I copied this style from the other tables in the file.
There doesn't seem to a requirement about this, I just tried to keep
the style consistent :)

> > +.. flat-table::
> > +    :header-rows:  0
> > +    :stub-columns: 0
> > +
> > +    * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT``
> > +      - The camera device is located on the front side of the device.
> > +    * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_BACK``
> > +      - The camera device is located on the back side of the device.
> > +
> > +
> > +
> >  .. [#f1]
> >     This control may be changed to a menu control in the future, if more
> >     options are required.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Laurent Pinchart

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