Re: [PATCH] media: i2c: imx274: fix s_frame_interval runtime resume not requested

[Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 07:16:16AM +0000, Eugen.Hristev@microchip.com wrote:
> On 11/17/21 11:03 PM, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> > Hi Eugen,
> > 
> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 04:52:40PM +0000, Eugen.Hristev@microchip.com wrote:
> >> On 11/17/21 6:11 PM, Sakari Ailus wrote:
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> >>>
> >>> Hi Eugen,
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 05:40:09PM +0200, Eugen Hristev wrote:
> >>>> pm_runtime_resume_and_get should be called when the s_frame_interval
> >>>> is called.
> >>>>
> >>>> The driver will try to access device registers to configure VMAX, coarse
> >>>> time and exposure.
> >>>>
> >>>> Currently if the runtime is not resumed, this fails:
> >>>>    # media-ctl -d /dev/media0 --set-v4l2 '"IMX274 1-001a":0[fmt:SRGGB10_1X10/3840x2
> >>>> 160@1/10]'
> >>>>
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_binning_goodness: ask 3840x2160, size 3840x2160, goodness 0
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_binning_goodness: ask 3840x2160, size 1920x1080, goodness -3000
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_binning_goodness: ask 3840x2160, size 1280x720, goodness -4000
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_binning_goodness: ask 3840x2160, size 1280x540, goodness -4180
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: __imx274_change_compose: selected 1x1 binning
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_set_frame_interval: input frame interval = 1 / 10
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_read_mbreg : addr 0x300e, val=0x1 (2 bytes)
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_set_frame_interval : register SVR = 1
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_read_mbreg : addr 0x30f6, val=0x6a8 (2 bytes)
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_set_frame_interval : register HMAX = 1704
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_set_frame_length : input length = 2112
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_write_mbreg : i2c bulk write failed, 30f8 = 884 (3 bytes)
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_set_frame_length error = -121
> >>>> IMX274 1-001a: imx274_set_frame_interval error = -121
> >>>> Unable to setup formats: Remote I/O error (121)
> >>>>
> >>>> The device is not resumed thus the remote I/O error.
> >>>>
> >>>> Setting the frame interval works at streaming time, because
> >>>> pm_runtime_resume_and_get is called at s_stream time before sensor setup.
> >>>> The failure happens when only the s_frame_interval is called separately
> >>>> independently on streaming time.
> >>>>
> >>>> Fixes: ad97bc37426c ("media: i2c: imx274: Add IMX274 power on and off sequence"
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@microchip.com>
> >>>> ---
> >>>>    drivers/media/i2c/imx274.c | 5 +++++
> >>>>    1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/imx274.c b/drivers/media/i2c/imx274.c
> >>>> index e89ef35a71c5..6e63fdcc5e46 100644
> >>>> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/imx274.c
> >>>> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/imx274.c
> >>>> @@ -1420,6 +1420,10 @@ static int imx274_s_frame_interval(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> >>>>         int min, max, def;
> >>>>         int ret;
> >>>>
> >>>> +     ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&imx274->client->dev);
> >>>> +     if (ret < 0)
> >>>> +             return ret;
> >>>> +
> >>>>         mutex_lock(&imx274->lock);
> >>>>         ret = imx274_set_frame_interval(imx274, fi->interval);
> >>>>
> >>>> @@ -1451,6 +1455,7 @@ static int imx274_s_frame_interval(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> >>>>
> >>>>    unlock:
> >>>>         mutex_unlock(&imx274->lock);
> >>>> +     pm_runtime_put(&imx274->client->dev);
> >>>>
> >>>>         return ret;
> >>>>    }
> >>>
> >>> If the device is powered off in the end, could you instead not power it on
> >>> in the first place? I.e. see how this works for the s_ctrl() callback.
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Sakari,
> >>
> >> I tried this initially, as in s_ctrl,
> >>
> >>           if (!pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(&imx274->client->dev))
> >>
> >>                   return 0;
> >>
> >>
> >> However, if the device is powered off, the s_frame_interval does not do
> >> anything (return 0), and the frame interval is not changed. Not even the
> >> internal structure frame_interval is updated (as this is updated after
> >> configuring the actual device).
> >> And in consequence media-ctl -p will still print the old frame interval.
> >>
> >> So either we power on the device to set everything, or, things have to
> >> be set in the software struct and written once streaming starts.
> >> I am in favor of the first option (hence the patch), to avoid having
> >> configuration that was requested but not written to the device itself.
> >> The second option would require some rework to move the software part
> >> before the hardware part, and to assume that the hardware part never
> >> fails in bounds or by other reason (or the software part would be no
> >> longer consistent)
> >>
> >> What do you think ?
> > 
> > Seems reasonable, but the driver is hardly doing this in an exemplary way.
> > Still the rework might not worth the small gain. I'll take this one then.
> 
> 
> Okay, thank you.
> I noticed that the fixes tag in the commit message misses the last 
> closing bracket ')' . Might break automated checkers and shout out a 
> warning. Maybe it's possible to amend it ?

Thanks, fixed it.

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Sakari Ailus