Re: [PATCH v9 02/11] media: v4l2-ctrl: Document V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION

[Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@xs4all.nl>]

On 07/05/2020 16:05, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Thu, 7 May 2020 14:36:49 +0200
> Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org> escreveu:
> 
>> Hi Mauro,
>>
>> On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 01:28:47PM +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
>>> Em Wed, 6 May 2020 13:07:30 +0200
>>> Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org> escreveu:
>>>  
>>>>> So, if that would be ok for you, I can live with a
>>>>>
>>>>> V4L2_CID_CAMERA_VIEWING_ANGLE (or some similar name) that will
>>>>> specify the angle where the sensor is mounted (for fixed sensors),
>>>>> or the current angle, in case of movable ones, being RO for fixed
>>>>> sensors and RW for movable ones.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's postpone discussions for a LOCATION control once this
>>>>> would be needed by some driver.  
>>>>
>>>> Would V4L2_CID_CAMERA_ORIENTATION work ?  
>>>
>>> Yeah, either V4L2_CID_CAMERA_ORIENTATION or CID_LENS_FACING would
>>> equally work (although I would prefer the one with a shorter name).
>>>  
>>
>> Yeah, CID_LENS_FACING is nice and shorter, but I would refrain from
>> polluting the LENS_ namespace, this control applies to the whole camera
>> module, so I would keep it in the CAMERA_ namespace... And
>> 'orientation' gives a nice match with the DT property, which I would
>> not call 'facing' or 'facing_side' as 'orientation' seems more
>> appropriate as a dt-property name to me..
> 
> Ok. V4L2_CID_CAMERA_ORIENTATION works for me.

For me as well.

Regards,

	Hans