Hi Rajashree,

> From: cip-dev@lists.cip-project.org <cip-dev@lists.cip-project.org> 
> 
> Hi Rajashree,
> 
> On 16.10.20 12:25, Rajashree Sankar wrote:
> >  Hello,
> > We are using Linux-CIP Kernel Version 4.19.140-cip33. We do not find
> > IMX files  in the Kernel supporting Camera Capture through CSI.Could
> > you get us  how the support can be added?
> 
> Can you be more specific about what kernel driver(s) you are missing? Is latest
> 5.9 supporting this? Then please provide a reference (driver name, DT bindings
> or even commit list).
> 
> Or are you referring to a feature of the vendor tree (linux-imx)? Then please talk
> to NXP and ask about the status of this, if there is an upstream equivalent by
> now or if this has been abandoned by them.
> 
> CIP has a strict upstream-first policy, so we can't take any downstream patches.
> However, if a feature is upstream and only missed the latest CIP kernel, you can
> propose backported patches for integration into that kernel. Preconditions:
> 
>  - they are not invasive to other drivers or the kernel as a whole
> 
>  - you are a CIP member, or the CIP member community supports the
>    backport (as it may increase our workload)

You may find the details of CIP kernel maintenance policies here [1] and here [2]

[1] https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform/cipkernelmaintenance#cip_kernel_maintenance_policies
[2] https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/ossna2020/d0/OSSNA2020-CIPKernelTeam-2.pdf

SZ

> 
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > Rajashree Sankar
> >
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