[Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH 1/2] v4l2-core: Add new metadata format

[hverkuil@xs4all.nl (Hans Verkuil)]

On 10/3/19 9:18 AM, Vandana BN wrote:
> Add new metadata format to support metadata output in vivid.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vandana BN <bnvandana at gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c | 1 +
>  include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h       | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
> index 20b3107dd4e8..34c1a2bd7f28 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c
> @@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@ static void v4l_fill_fmtdesc(struct v4l2_fmtdesc *fmt)
>  	case V4L2_META_FMT_VSP1_HGT:	descr = "R-Car VSP1 2-D Histogram"; break;
>  	case V4L2_META_FMT_UVC:		descr = "UVC Payload Header Metadata"; break;
>  	case V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX:	descr = "Intel D4xx UVC Metadata"; break;
> +	case V4L2_META_FMT_VIVID:       descr = "Vivid Output Metadata"; break;
>  
>  	default:
>  		/* Compressed formats */
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> index 530638dffd93..a32335fcd064 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
> @@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ struct v4l2_pix_format {
>  #define V4L2_META_FMT_VSP1_HGT    v4l2_fourcc('V', 'S', 'P', 'T') /* R-Car VSP1 2-D Histogram */
>  #define V4L2_META_FMT_UVC         v4l2_fourcc('U', 'V', 'C', 'H') /* UVC Payload Header metadata */
>  #define V4L2_META_FMT_D4XX        v4l2_fourcc('D', '4', 'X', 'X') /* D4XX Payload Header metadata */
> +#define V4L2_META_FMT_VIVID	  v4l2_fourcc('V', 'I', 'V', 'D') /* Vivid Output Metadata */
>  
>  /* priv field value to indicates that subsequent fields are valid. */
>  #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_PRIV_MAGIC		0xfeedcafe
> 

This format needs to be documented in a Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/pixfmt-meta-vivid.rst file.

It would be nice if vivid would also support this metadata format for metadata capture.
Something for a follow-up patch.

Regards,

	Hans