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Message-ID: <20201104165308.rcdxvzyj3kbiyfan@gilmour.lan>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 17:53:08 +0100
From: Maxime Ripard <maxime@...no.tech>
To: Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>
Cc: linux-media@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/14] dt-bindings: media: i2c: Add A31 MIPI CSI-2
bindings documentation
On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 11:48:27AM +0100, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue 27 Oct 20, 19:44, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 10:52:21AM +0100, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On Mon 26 Oct 20, 17:14, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > > > i2c? :)
> > >
> > > Oops, good catch!
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 07:45:39PM +0200, Paul Kocialkowski wrote:
> > > > > This introduces YAML bindings documentation for the A31 MIPI CSI-2
> > > > > controller.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > .../media/allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2.yaml | 168 ++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > 1 file changed, 168 insertions(+)
> > > > > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2.yaml
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2.yaml
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 000000000000..9adc0bc27033
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2.yaml
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
> > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > > > > +%YAML 1.2
> > > > > +---
> > > > > +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2.yaml#
> > > > > +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > > > +
> > > > > +title: Allwinner A31 MIPI CSI-2 Device Tree Bindings
> > > > > +
> > > > > +maintainers:
> > > > > + - Paul Kocialkowski <paul.kocialkowski@...tlin.com>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +properties:
> > > > > + compatible:
> > > > > + oneOf:
> > > > > + - const: allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2
> > > > > + - items:
> > > > > + - const: allwinner,sun8i-v3s-mipi-csi2
> > > > > + - const: allwinner,sun6i-a31-mipi-csi2
> > > > > +
> > > > > + reg:
> > > > > + maxItems: 1
> > > > > +
> > > > > + interrupts:
> > > > > + maxItems: 1
> > > > > +
> > > > > + clocks:
> > > > > + items:
> > > > > + - description: Bus Clock
> > > > > + - description: Module Clock
> > > > > +
> > > > > + clock-names:
> > > > > + items:
> > > > > + - const: bus
> > > > > + - const: mod
> > > > > +
> > > > > + phys:
> > > > > + items:
> > > > > + - description: MIPI D-PHY
> > > > > +
> > > > > + phy-names:
> > > > > + items:
> > > > > + - const: dphy
> > > > > +
> > > > > + resets:
> > > > > + maxItems: 1
> > > > > +
> > > > > + # See ./video-interfaces.txt for details
> > > > > + ports:
> > > > > + type: object
> > > > > +
> > > > > + properties:
> > > > > + port@0:
> > > > > + type: object
> > > > > + description: Input port, connect to a MIPI CSI-2 sensor
> > > > > +
> > > > > + properties:
> > > > > + reg:
> > > > > + const: 0
> > > > > +
> > > > > + endpoint:
> > > > > + type: object
> > > > > +
> > > > > + properties:
> > > > > + remote-endpoint: true
> > > > > +
> > > > > + bus-type:
> > > > > + const: 4
> > > > > +
> > > > > + clock-lanes:
> > > > > + maxItems: 1
> > > > > +
> > > > > + data-lanes:
> > > > > + minItems: 1
> > > > > + maxItems: 4
> > > > > +
> > > > > + required:
> > > > > + - bus-type
> > > > > + - data-lanes
> > > > > + - remote-endpoint
> > > > > +
> > > > > + additionalProperties: false
> > > > > +
> > > > > + required:
> > > > > + - endpoint
> > > > > +
> > > > > + additionalProperties: false
> > > > > +
> > > > > + port@1:
> > > > > + type: object
> > > > > + description: Output port, connect to a CSI controller
> > > > > +
> > > > > + properties:
> > > > > + reg:
> > > > > + const: 1
> > > > > +
> > > > > + endpoint:
> > > > > + type: object
> > > > > +
> > > > > + properties:
> > > > > + remote-endpoint: true
> > > > > +
> > > > > + bus-type:
> > > > > + const: 4
> > > >
> > > > That one seems a bit weird. If the input and output ports are using the
> > > > same format, what is that "bridge" supposed to be doing?
> > >
> > > Fair enough. What this represents is the internal link (likely a FIFO) between
> > > the two controllers. It is definitely not a MIPI CSI-2 bus but there's no
> > > mbus type for an internal link (probably because it's not a bus after all).
> > >
> > > Note that on the CSI controller side, we need the bus-type to be set to 4 for it
> > > to properly select the MIPI CSI-2 input. So it just felt more logical to have
> > > the same on the other side of the endpoint. On the other hand, we can just
> > > remove it on the MIPI CSI-2 controller side since it won't check it and have it
> > > fallback to the unknown mbus type.
> > >
> > > But that would make the types inconsistent on the two sides of the link.
> > > I don't think V4L2 will complain about it at the moment, but it would also make
> > > sense that it does eventually.
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> >
> > There's still the same issue though, it doesn't make any sense that a
> > bridge doesn't change the bus type. If it really did, we wouldn't need
> > that in the first place.
>
> Yes I agreee.
>
> > What you want to check in your driver is whether the subdev you're
> > connected to has a sink pad that uses MIPI-CSI
>
> I'm not really sure that's possible, but if it is it would indeed be the most
> appropriate solution. If it's not, we still need to know that we need to feed
> from MIPI CSI-2 so I don't see any other option than report MIPI CSI-2 on both
> ends of MIPI CSI-2 controller.
>
> But there's still the question of what media bus type should be reported for
> the CSI <-> MIPI CSI-2 link. I'm fine with unknown but we could also add a
> generic internal bus type for this case.
I guess both questions would need to be discussed more on the v4l2 side.
Maxime
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