linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 06/10] media: i2c: ov9282: add led

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Message-ID: <aG7bWXpz5sxYcLKI@kekkonen.localdomain>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 21:12:57 +0000
From: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
To: Richard Leitner <richard.leitner@...ux.dev>
Cc: Dave Stevenson <dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...nel.org>,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 06/10] media: i2c: ov9282: add led_mode v4l2 control

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the update.

On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 09:31:40AM +0200, Richard Leitner wrote:
> Add V4L2_CID_FLASH_LED_MODE support using the "strobe output enable"
> feature of the sensor. This implements following modes:
> 
>  - V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_NONE, which disables the strobe output
>  - V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH, which enables the strobe output

I really think you should use a different control for this. The sensor can
strobe the flash but it won't control its mode.

How about calling it V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_ENABLE?

-- 
Kind regards,

Sakari Ailus