Re: [PATCH v2 10/18] media: cadence: csi2rx: Populate subdev devnode

From: Pratyush Yadav <p.yadav@ti.com>
To: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ideasonboard.com>
Cc: Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>,
	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@ti.com>,
	Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>,
	Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@gmail.com>,
	Steve Longerbeam <slongerbeam@gmail.com>,
	Benoit Parrot <bparrot@ti.com>, <linux-media@vger.kernel.org>,
	<devicetree@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	<linux-phy@lists.infradead.org>, <dmaengine@vger.kernel.org>,
	Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com>,
	Chunfeng Yun <chunfeng.yun@mediatek.com>,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/18] media: cadence: csi2rx: Populate subdev devnode
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 18:12:49 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210603124247.qk42workxhfirbum@ti.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e36baf77-6de8-595d-b440-92bcfcdd8467@ideasonboard.com>

On 28/05/21 10:35AM, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> On 28/05/2021 10:24, Pratyush Yadav wrote:
> > On 28/05/21 10:16AM, Tomi Valkeinen wrote:
> > > On 26/05/2021 18:23, Pratyush Yadav wrote:
> > > > The devnode can be used by media-ctl and other userspace tools to
> > > > perform configurations on the subdev. Without it, media-ctl returns
> > > > ENOENT when setting format on the sensor subdev.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Pratyush Yadav <p.yadav@ti.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > 
> > > > (no changes since v1)
> > > > 
> > > >    drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c | 1 +
> > > >    1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
> > > > index 1df21f462f3c..49bed63d5faa 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
> > > > @@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ static int csi2rx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > > >    	csi2rx->pads[CSI2RX_PAD_SINK].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
> > > >    	for (i = CSI2RX_PAD_SOURCE_STREAM0; i < CSI2RX_PAD_MAX; i++)
> > > >    		csi2rx->pads[i].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
> > > > +	csi2rx->subdev.flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
> > > >    	ret = media_entity_pads_init(&csi2rx->subdev.entity, CSI2RX_PAD_MAX,
> > > >    				     csi2rx->pads);
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I don't understand this one. There's nothing to configure in cdns-csi2rx
> > > from userspace, as far as I can see, so why is the dev node needed? And why
> > > would the lack of csi2rx dev node cause sensor subdev config to fail?
> > 
> > Sensor config does not fail. But when I run media-ctl to set the format
> > on /dev/media0, I get an error message that comes because the devnode
> > for the bridge does not exist. I was not 100% sure about this patch but
> > I figured if media-ctl expects it then it should be exposed.
> > 
> > I don't mind dropping this patch. Just want to make sure what the right
> > thing to do here is. Should every element of the pipeline have a devnode
> > or not?
> 
> Tbh, I don't know. But I don't see why they should have. Also, my test works
> fine if I remove the devnode here.
> 
> What media-ctl parameters did you use which fails?

Media controller topology:

  root@j7-evm:~# media-ctl -p
  Media controller API version 5.13.0

  Media device information
  ------------------------
  driver         j721e-csi2rx
  model          TI-CSI2RX
  serial
  bus info       platform:4500000.ticsi2rx
  hw revision    0x1
  driver version 5.13.0

  Device topology
  - entity 1: cdns_csi2rx.4504000.csi-bridge (5 pads, 2 links)
             type V4L2 subdev subtype Unknown flags 0
             device node name /dev/v4l-subdev0
         pad0: Sink
                 <- "ov5640 9-003c":0 [ENABLED,IMMUTABLE]
         pad1: Source
                 -> "j721e-csi2rx":0 [ENABLED,IMMUTABLE]
         pad2: Source
         pad3: Source
         pad4: Source

  - entity 7: ov5640 9-003c (1 pad, 1 link)
             type V4L2 subdev subtype Sensor flags 0
             device node name /dev/v4l-subdev1
         pad0: Source
                 [fmt:UYVY8_2X8/640x480@1/30 field:none colorspace:srgb xfer:srgb ycbcr:601 quantization:full-range]
                 -> "cdns_csi2rx.4504000.csi-bridge":0 [ENABLED,IMMUTABLE]

  - entity 11: j721e-csi2rx (1 pad, 1 link)
              type Node subtype V4L flags 0
              device node name /dev/video0
         pad0: Sink
                 <- "cdns_csi2rx.4504000.csi-bridge":1 [ENABLED,IMMUTABLE]

Setting resolution on the sensor (with cdns-csi2rx devnode present):

  root@j7-evm:~# media-ctl --set-v4l2 '"ov5640 9-003c":0 [fmt:UYVY8_2X8/1920x1080@1/30]'

The above command works. Setting resolution on the sensor (without the 
devnode present):

  root@j7-evm:~# media-ctl --set-v4l2 '"ov5640 9-003c":0 [fmt:UYVY8_2X8/1920x1080@1/30]'
  Unable to setup formats: No such file or directory (2)

This sets the format correctly on the sensor but fails when it tried to 
set it on the bridge.

-- 
Regards,
Pratyush Yadav
Texas Instruments Inc.