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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:00:40 +0530
From: Jai Luthra <jai.luthra@...asonboard.com>
To: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>
Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>, Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@...asonboard.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] media: i2c: imx219: make HBLANK r/w to allow
longer exposures
Hi Dave,
On Nov 26, 2024 at 13:21:27 +0000, Dave Stevenson wrote:
> Hi Laurent
>
> On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 at 12:16, Laurent Pinchart
> <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 08:36:26PM +0530, Jai Luthra wrote:
> > > From: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>
> > >
> > > The HBLANK control was read-only, and always configured such
> > > that the sensor HTS register was 3448. This limited the maximum
> > > exposure time that could be achieved to around 1.26 secs.
> > >
> > > Make HBLANK read/write so that the line time can be extended,
> > > and thereby allow longer exposures (and slower frame rates).
> > > Retain the overall HTS setting when changing modes rather than
> > > resetting it to a default.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>
> > > Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@...asonboard.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Jai Luthra <jai.luthra@...asonboard.com>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> > > 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
> > > index f98aad74fe584a18e2fe7126f92bf294762a54e3..970e6362d0ae3a9078daf337155e83d637bc1ca1 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx219.c
> > > @@ -76,8 +76,10 @@
> > >
> > > #define IMX219_VBLANK_MIN 32
> > >
> > > -/* HBLANK control - read only */
> > > -#define IMX219_PPL_DEFAULT 3448
> > > +/* HBLANK control range */
> >
> > Just drop the comment, and drop the blank lines, this belongs to the
> > "V_TIMING internal" section.
> >
> > > +#define IMX219_PPL_MIN 0x0d78
> >
> > Why PPL and not HTS ?
>
> The IMX219 datasheet defines the register as LINE_LENGTH_A, with
> comment line_length_pck.
>
> HTS is not a term used in the imx219 datasheet, so why introduce it to
> the driver? I'd go along with a rename to LLP if you wish.
> (HTS is more commonly an Omnivision term, not a Sony one).
The FRAME_LENGTH_A register is also named IMX219_REG_VTS in the driver,
so I think calling this PPL would be confusing, unless we also rename
VTS to something else (frame_length_lines -> so FLL?)
Just my two cents but VTS/HTS is at least instantly parsable to my
eyes.. compared to the sony names.
>
> > > +#define IMX219_PPL_MAX 0x7ff0
> > > +#define IMX219_REG_HTS CCI_REG16(0x0162)
> >
> > The min/max should go below the register definition.
> >
> > >
> > > #define IMX219_REG_LINE_LENGTH_A CCI_REG16(0x0162)
> > > #define IMX219_REG_X_ADD_STA_A CCI_REG16(0x0164)
> > > @@ -422,6 +424,10 @@ static int imx219_set_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
> > > cci_write(imx219->regmap, IMX219_REG_VTS,
> > > format->height + ctrl->val, &ret);
> > > break;
> > > + case V4L2_CID_HBLANK:
> > > + cci_write(imx219->regmap, IMX219_REG_HTS,
> > > + format->width + ctrl->val, &ret);
> > > + break;
> > > case V4L2_CID_TEST_PATTERN_RED:
> > > cci_write(imx219->regmap, IMX219_REG_TESTP_RED,
> > > ctrl->val, &ret);
> > > @@ -496,12 +502,10 @@ static int imx219_init_controls(struct imx219 *imx219)
> > > V4L2_CID_VBLANK, IMX219_VBLANK_MIN,
> > > IMX219_VTS_MAX - mode->height, 1,
> > > mode->vts_def - mode->height);
> > > - hblank = IMX219_PPL_DEFAULT - mode->width;
> > > + hblank = IMX219_PPL_MIN - mode->width;
> > > imx219->hblank = v4l2_ctrl_new_std(ctrl_hdlr, &imx219_ctrl_ops,
> > > V4L2_CID_HBLANK, hblank, hblank,
> >
> > The minimum and maximum are identical, is this intentional ?
>
> The limits should be updated when the format is set, so the values
> shouldn't matter when created. However I'd want to check that did
> happen seeing as vblank computes the limits here.
> It is as easy to set them correctly here too (max = IMX219_PPL_MAX -
> mode->width), so you may as well.
>
> > > 1, hblank);
> > > - if (imx219->hblank)
> > > - imx219->hblank->flags |= V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_READ_ONLY;
> > > exposure_max = mode->vts_def - 4;
> > > exposure_def = (exposure_max < IMX219_EXPOSURE_DEFAULT) ?
> > > exposure_max : IMX219_EXPOSURE_DEFAULT;
> > > @@ -817,6 +821,10 @@ static int imx219_set_pad_format(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> > > struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *format;
> > > struct v4l2_rect *crop;
> > > unsigned int bin_h, bin_v;
> > > + u32 prev_hts;
> > > +
> > > + format = v4l2_subdev_state_get_format(state, 0);
> > > + prev_hts = format->width + imx219->hblank->val;
> > >
> > > mode = v4l2_find_nearest_size(supported_modes,
> > > ARRAY_SIZE(supported_modes),
> > > @@ -824,8 +832,6 @@ static int imx219_set_pad_format(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> > > fmt->format.width, fmt->format.height);
> > >
> > > imx219_update_pad_format(imx219, mode, &fmt->format, fmt->format.code);
> > > -
> > > - format = v4l2_subdev_state_get_format(state, 0);
> > > *format = fmt->format;
> > >
> > > /*
> > > @@ -861,13 +867,18 @@ static int imx219_set_pad_format(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> > > exposure_max, imx219->exposure->step,
> > > exposure_def);
> > > /*
> > > - * Currently PPL is fixed to IMX219_PPL_DEFAULT, so hblank
> > > - * depends on mode->width only, and is not changeble in any
> > > - * way other than changing the mode.
> > > + * Retain PPL setting from previous mode so that the
> >
> > Rename PPL to HTS here too.
>
> Disagree as above. The local variable here should be renamed prev_ppl
> or prev_llp.
>
> Dave
>
> > > + * line time does not change on a mode change.
> > > + * Limits have to be recomputed as the controls define
> > > + * the blanking only, so PPL values need to have the
> > > + * mode width subtracted.
> > > */
> > > - hblank = IMX219_PPL_DEFAULT - mode->width;
> > > - __v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(imx219->hblank, hblank, hblank, 1,
> > > - hblank);
> > > + hblank = prev_hts - mode->width;
> > > + __v4l2_ctrl_modify_range(imx219->hblank,
> > > + IMX219_PPL_MIN - mode->width,
> > > + IMX219_PPL_MAX - mode->width,
> > > + 1, IMX219_PPL_MIN - mode->width);
> > > + __v4l2_ctrl_s_ctrl(imx219->hblank, hblank);
> > > }
> > >
> > > return 0;
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Laurent Pinchart
Thanks,
Jai
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