Date:   Tue, 4 Aug 2020 16:12:02 +0100
From:   "Lad, Prabhakar" <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Niklas <niklas.soderlund@...natech.se>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart+renesas@...asonboard.com>,
        Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-media <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-Renesas <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Biju Das <biju.das.jz@...renesas.com>,
        Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@...esas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] media: rcar-vin: Add support to select data pins for
 YCbCr422-8bit input

Hi Geert,

On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 11:17 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Niklas, Prabhakar,
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:05 PM Niklas <niklas.soderlund@...natech.se> wrote:
> > On 2020-08-04 09:04:25 +0100, Lad, Prabhakar wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 8:28 PM Niklas <niklas.soderlund@...natech.se> wrote:
> > > > On 2020-08-03 20:17:54 +0100, Lad, Prabhakar wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 7:06 PM Niklas <niklas.soderlund@...natech.se> wrote:
> > > > > > On 2020-08-03 17:02:53 +0100, Lad Prabhakar wrote:
> > > > > > > Select the data pins for YCbCr422-8bit input format depending on
> > > > > > > bus_width and data_shift passed as part of DT.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>
> > > > > > > Reviewed-by: Biju Das <biju.das.jz@...renesas.com>
>
> > > > > > > --- a/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/media/platform/rcar-vin/rcar-core.c
> > > > > > > @@ -624,6 +624,11 @@ static int rvin_parallel_parse_v4l2(struct device *dev,
> > > > > > >       vin->parallel = rvpe;
> > > > > > >       vin->parallel->mbus_type = vep->bus_type;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > +     /* select VInDATA[15:8] pins for YCbCr422-8bit format */
> > > > > > > +     if (vep->bus.parallel.bus_width == BUS_WIDTH_8 &&
> > > > > > > +         vep->bus.parallel.data_shift == DATA_SHIFT_8)
> > > > > > > +             vin->parallel->ycbcr_8b_g = true;
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would store the bus_width and bus_shift values in the struct
> > > > > > rvin_parallel_entity and evaluate them in place rater then create a flag
> > > > > > for this specific use-case..
> > > > > >
> > > > > Ok will do that.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Also according to the documentation is the check correct? Do we not wish
> > > > > > to use the new mode when bus_width == 16 and bus_shift == 8. The check
> > > > > > you have here seems to describe a 8 lane bus where 0 lanes are used.
> > > > > >
> > > > > bus-width is the actual data lines used, so bus_width == 16 and
> > > > > bus_shift == 8 would mean use lines 23:8, so just check for bus_width
> > > > > == 8 and bus_shift == 8 should be sufficient.
> > > >
> > > > As you and Geert points out I was wrong, they should indeed both be 8.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I think you should also verify that bus_shift is either 0 or 8 as that
> > > > > > is all the driver supports.
> > > > > >
> > > > > Not sure if thats correct.In that case this patch wont make sense, I
> > > > > believed we agreed upon we determine the YDS depending on both
> > > > > bus-width and bus-shift.
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry I think I lost you :-) The driver is not capable of supporting
> > > > bus_width = 8 and bus_shift = 2 right? Maybe we are talking about
> > > > different things.
> > > >
> > > > What I tried to say (updated with the knowledge of that bus_width should
> > > > indeed be 8 and not 16) was that would it make sens to with bus_width=8
> > > > allow for a bus_shift value other then 0 or 8? What for example would
> > > > the driver do if the value was 2?
> > > >
> > > I think this should be possible but I am not sure how this will work.
> > > For example on iWave G21D-Q7 platform with 16-bit wired bus say we
> > > connect a 8-bit camera as below:
> > >
> > > bus-width = 8 and bus-shift = 2
> > > VI1_G0_B        -> Not connected
> > > VI1_G1_B        -> Not connected
> > > VI1_G2_B_16        -> Connected
> > > VI1_G3_B        -> Connected
> > > VI1_G4_B        -> Connected
> > > VI1_G5_B        -> Connected
> > > VI1_G6_B        -> Connected
> > > VI1_G7_B        -> Connected
> > > VI1_DATA7_B/VI1_B7_B_16    -> Connected
> > > VI1_DATA6_B/VI1_B6_B_16    -> Connected
> > > VI1_DATA5_B/VI1_B5_B_16    -> Not connected
> > > VI1_DATA4_B/VI1_B4_B_16    -> Not connected
> > > VI1_DATA3_B/VI1_B3_B_16    -> Not connected
> > > VI1_DATA2_B/VI1_B2_B_16    -> Not connected
> > > VI1_DATA1_B/VI1_B1_B_16    -> Not connected
> > > VI1_DATA0_B/VI1_B0_B_16    -> Not connected
> >
> > I agree this is how I would imagine bus-width = 8 and bus-shift = 2 to
> > be wired.
> >
> > >
> > > So in this case for 8-bit YCbCr422 format should YDS be set I am not
> > > sure. Or is this not a valid case at all ?
> >
> > That is my question :-)
> >
> > I can't find anything int the documentation that would allow is to do
> > anything other then bus-width = 8 together with bus-shift = 0 (do not
> > set YDS) or bus-shift = 8 (set YDS). So that is why I suggested you
> > check for this and print a warning if bus-shift is anything else :-)
> >
> > But if you can figured out how we can do a bus-shift = 2 as in your
> > example then of course the check is wrong. I have not read the docs
> > carefully enough about this to rule it out as impossible.
>
> IIUIC, this is a completely different scenario than "low" or "high" wiring
> of 8-bit YCbCr-422, hence YDS does not apply?
>
I tend to agree. We only enable YDS if bus-width = 8 and bus-shift=8
as done by this patch. (Although there isn't enough documentation to
prove it)

> The iWave G21D-Q7 wiring seems to be 10-bit YCbCr-422 with the 2 LSB
> bits unconnected?
>
B-8bit/ BG-16 bit for VI0 and  B-8bit/ BG-16 bit for VI0

> Interestingly, that mode is supported on all RZ/G1 SoCs, on most R-Car
> Gen3 SoCs, but only on a single R-Car Gen2 SoC (V2H).
>
YDS mode ?

Chers,
Prabhakar

> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
>                         Geert
>
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@...ux-m68k.org
>
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