From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-13.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 664E1C43461 for ; Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:52:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38C3720DD4 for ; Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:52:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728234AbgIDVwA (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Sep 2020 17:52:00 -0400 Received: from hostingweb31-40.netsons.net ([89.40.174.40]:36022 "EHLO hostingweb31-40.netsons.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727020AbgIDVv5 (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Sep 2020 17:51:57 -0400 Received: from [78.134.95.246] (port=33500 helo=melee.fritz.box) by hostingweb31.netsons.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.93) (envelope-from ) id 1kEJcg-0004Q2-Qs; Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:51:54 +0200 From: Luca Ceresoli To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Cc: Luca Ceresoli , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Mauro Carvalho Chehab Subject: [PATCH 2/3] media: docs: v4l2-subdev: move "Subdev registration" to a subsection Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 23:51:40 +0200 Message-Id: <20200904215141.20862-2-luca@lucaceresoli.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.28.0 In-Reply-To: <20200904215141.20862-1-luca@lucaceresoli.net> References: <20200904215141.20862-1-luca@lucaceresoli.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - hostingweb31.netsons.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - lucaceresoli.net X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: hostingweb31.netsons.net: authenticated_id: luca+lucaceresoli.net/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: hostingweb31.netsons.net: luca@lucaceresoli.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org The subdev registration topic is pretty lengthy, and takes more than half of the "V4L2 sub-devices" section. Help readers in finding their way through the document by dedicating a subsection to "Subdev registration". Each of the two registration methods takes many paragraphs, but since adding a subsubsection would be overkill, just emphasize them in bold. Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli --- Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-subdev.rst | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-subdev.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-subdev.rst index 9a7dddd97f5a..fb66163deb38 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-subdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/media/v4l2-subdev.rst @@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ ensures that width, height and the media bus pixel code are equal on both source and sink of the link. Subdev drivers are also free to use this function to perform the checks mentioned above in addition to their own checks. +Subdev registration +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + There are currently two ways to register subdevices with the V4L2 core. The first (traditional) possibility is to have subdevices registered by bridge drivers. This can be done when the bridge driver has the complete information @@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ below. Using one or the other registration method only affects the probing process, the run-time bridge-subdevice interaction is in both cases the same. -In the synchronous case a device (bridge) driver needs to register the +In the **synchronous** case a device (bridge) driver needs to register the :c:type:`v4l2_subdev` with the v4l2_device: :c:func:`v4l2_device_register_subdev ` @@ -238,9 +241,9 @@ contain several subdevs that use an I2C bus, but also a subdev that is controlled through GPIO pins. This distinction is only relevant when setting up the device, but once the subdev is registered it is completely transparent. -In the asynchronous case subdevice probing can be invoked independently of the -bridge driver availability. The subdevice driver then has to verify whether all -the requirements for a successful probing are satisfied. This can include a +In the **asynchronous** case subdevice probing can be invoked independently of +the bridge driver availability. The subdevice driver then has to verify whether +all the requirements for a successful probing are satisfied. This can include a check for a master clock availability. If any of the conditions aren't satisfied the driver might decide to return ``-EPROBE_DEFER`` to request further reprobing attempts. Once all conditions are met the subdevice shall be registered using -- 2.28.0