From 5a89fac7e90dd75b9783914fa351069d20fd8c54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manjunath Hadli Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:29:46 -0300 Subject: [media] davinci: vpfe: Add documentation and TODO Add documentation on the Davinci VPFE driver. Document the subdevs, and private IOTCLs the driver implements. This patch also includes the TODO's to fit into drivers/media/ folder. Signed-off-by: Manjunath Hadli Signed-off-by: Lad, Prabhakar Acked-by: Laurent Pinchart Acked-by: Sakari Ailus Acked-by: Hans Verkuil Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/TODO | 37 +++++ .../staging/media/davinci_vpfe/davinci-vpfe-mc.txt | 154 +++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 191 insertions(+) create mode 100644 drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/TODO create mode 100644 drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/davinci-vpfe-mc.txt (limited to 'drivers/staging') diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/TODO b/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/TODO new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7015ab35ded5 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/TODO @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +TODO (general): +================================== + +- User space interface refinement + - Controls should be used when possible rather than private ioctl + - No enums should be used + - Use of MC and V4L2 subdev APIs when applicable + - Single interface header might suffice + - Current interface forces to configure everything at once +- Get rid of the dm365_ipipe_hw.[ch] layer +- Active external sub-devices defined by link configuration; no strcmp + needed +- More generic platform data (i2c adapters) +- The driver should have no knowledge of possible external subdevs; see + struct vpfe_subdev_id +- Some of the hardware control should be refactorede +- Check proper serialisation (through mutexes and spinlocks) +- Names that are visible in kernel global namespace should have a common + prefix (or a few) +- While replacing the older driver in media folder, provide a compatibility + layer and compatibility tests that warrants (using the libv4l's LD_PRELOAD + approach) there is no regression for the users using the older driver. + +Building of uImage and Applications: +================================== + +As of now since the interface will undergo few changes all the include +files are present in staging itself, to build for dm365 follow below steps, + +- copy vpfe.h from drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/ to + include/media/davinci/ folder for building the uImage. +- copy davinci_vpfe_user.h from drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/ to + include/uapi/linux/davinci_vpfe.h, and add a entry in Kbuild (required + for building application). +- copy dm365_ipipeif_user.h from drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/ to + include/uapi/linux/dm365_ipipeif.h and a entry in Kbuild (required + for building application). diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/davinci-vpfe-mc.txt b/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/davinci-vpfe-mc.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..1dbd56418704 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/staging/media/davinci_vpfe/davinci-vpfe-mc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +Davinci Video processing Front End (VPFE) driver + +Copyright (C) 2012 Texas Instruments Inc + +Contacts: Manjunath Hadli + Prabhakar Lad + + +Introduction +============ + +This file documents the Texas Instruments Davinci Video processing Front End +(VPFE) driver located under drivers/media/platform/davinci. The original driver +exists for Davinci VPFE, which is now being changed to Media Controller +Framework. + +Currently the driver has been successfully used on the following +version of Davinci: + + DM365/DM368 + +The driver implements V4L2, Media controller and v4l2_subdev interfaces. Sensor, +lens and flash drivers using the v4l2_subdev interface in the kernel are +supported. + + +Split to subdevs +================ + +The Davinci VPFE is split into V4L2 subdevs, each of the blocks inside the VPFE +having one subdev to represent it. Each of the subdevs provide a V4L2 subdev +interface to userspace. + + DAVINCI ISIF + DAVINCI IPIPEIF + DAVINCI IPIPE + DAVINCI CROP RESIZER + DAVINCI RESIZER A + DAVINCI RESIZER B + +Each possible link in the VPFE is modeled by a link in the Media controller +interface. For an example program see [1]. + + +ISIF, IPIPE, and RESIZER block IOCTLs +====================================== + +The Davinci Video processing Front End (VPFE) driver supports standard V4L2 +IOCTLs and controls where possible and practical. Much of the functions provided +by the VPFE, however, does not fall under the standard IOCTL's. + +In general, there is a private ioctl for configuring each of the blocks +containing hardware-dependent functions. + +The following private IOCTLs are supported: + + VIDIOC_VPFE_ISIF_[S/G]_RAW_PARAMS + VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPE_[S/G]_CONFIG + VIDIOC_VPFE_RSZ_[S/G]_CONFIG + +The parameter structures used by these ioctl's are described in +include/uapi/linux/davinci_vpfe.h. + +The VIDIOC_VPFE_ISIF_S_RAW_PARAMS, VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPE_S_CONFIG and +VIDIOC_VPFE_RSZ_S_CONFIG are used to configure, enable and disable functions in +the isif, ipipe and resizer blocks respectively. These IOCTL's control several +functions in the blocks they control. VIDIOC_VPFE_ISIF_S_RAW_PARAMS IOCTL +accepts a pointer to struct vpfe_isif_raw_config as its argument. Similarly +VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPE_S_CONFIG accepts a pointer to struct vpfe_ipipe_config. And +VIDIOC_VPFE_RSZ_S_CONFIG accepts a pointer to struct vpfe_rsz_config as its +argument. Similarly VIDIOC_VPFE_ISIF_G_RAW_PARAMS, VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPE_G_CONFIG +and VIDIOC_VPFE_RSZ_G_CONFIG are used to get the current configuration set in +the isif, ipipe and resizer blocks respectively. + +The detailed functions of the VPFE itself related to a given VPFE block is +described in the Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs) --- see the end of the +document for those. + + +IPIPEIF block IOCTLs +====================================== + +The following private IOCTLs are supported: + + VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPEIF_[S/G]_CONFIG + +The parameter structures used by these ioctl's are described in +include/uapi/linux/dm365_ipipeif.h + +The VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPEIF_S_CONFIG is used to configure the ipipeif +hardware block. The VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPEIF_S_CONFIG and +VIDIOC_VPFE_IPIPEIF_G_CONFIG accepts a pointer to struct ipipeif_params +as its argument. + + +VPFE Operating Modes +========================================== + +a: Continuous Modes +------------------------ + +1: tvp514x/tvp7002/mt9p031---> DAVINCI ISIF---> SDRAM + +2: tvp514x/tvp7002/mt9p031---> DAVINCI ISIF---> DAVINCI IPIPEIF--->| + | + <--------------------<----------------<---------------------<---| + | + V + DAVINCI CROP RESIZER--->DAVINCI RESIZER [A/B]---> SDRAM + +3: tvp514x/tvp7002/mt9p031---> DAVINCI ISIF---> DAVINCI IPIPEIF--->| + | + <--------------------<----------------<---------------------<---| + | + V + DAVINCI IPIPE---> DAVINCI CROP RESIZER--->DAVINCI RESIZER [A/B]---> SDRAM + +a: Single Shot Modes +------------------------ + +1: SDRAM---> DAVINCI IPIPEIF---> DAVINCI IPIPE---> DAVINCI CROP RESIZER--->| + | + <----------------<----------------<------------------<---------------<--| + | + V +DAVINCI RESIZER [A/B]---> SDRAM + +2: SDRAM---> DAVINCI IPIPEIF---> DAVINCI CROP RESIZER--->| + | + <----------------<----------------<---------------<---| + | + V +DAVINCI RESIZER [A/B]---> SDRAM + + +Technical reference manuals (TRMs) and other documentation +========================================================== + +Davinci DM365 TRM: + +Referenced MARCH 2009-REVISED JUNE 2011 + +Davinci DM368 TRM: + +Referenced APRIL 2010-REVISED JUNE 2011 + +Davinci Video Processing Front End (VPFE) DM36x + + + +References +========== + +[1] http://git.ideasonboard.org/?p=media-ctl.git;a=summary -- cgit v1.2.1