Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] media: dt-bindings: Add CSI Pixel Formatter DT bindings

[Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>]

Hi Guoniu,

Thank you for the patch.

On Mon, May 18, 2026 at 10:19:46AM +0800, Guoniu Zhou wrote:
> From: Guoniu Zhou <guoniu.zhou@nxp.com>
> 
> The i.MX95 CSI pixel formatting module uses packet info, pixel and
> non-pixel data from the CSI-2 host controller and reformat them to
> match Pixel Link(PL) definition.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
> Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@oss.qualcomm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Guoniu Zhou <guoniu.zhou@nxp.com>
> ---
> Changes in v7:
> - Change compatible to imx95-csi-formatter as IP is i.MX95 specific per Marco's suggestion
>   Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20260511-csi_formatter-v6-0-01028e312e2b@oss.nxp.com/T/#mcd135b3de179b3cb69daa1fd6e0e8e27c85b3332
> ---
>  .../bindings/media/fsl,imx95-csi-formatter.yaml    | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 87 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/fsl,imx95-csi-formatter.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/fsl,imx95-csi-formatter.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..28adea06c494
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/fsl,imx95-csi-formatter.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/fsl,imx95-csi-formatter.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: i.MX95 CSI Pixel Formatter
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Guoniu Zhou <guoniu.zhou@nxp.com>
> +
> +description:
> +  The CSI pixel formatting module found on i.MX95 uses packet info, pixel
> +  and non-pixel data from the CSI-2 host controller and reformat them to
> +  match Pixel Link(PL) definition.
> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    const: fsl,imx95-csi-formatter
> +
> +  reg:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  clocks:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  power-domains:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  ports:
> +    $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/ports
> +
> +    properties:
> +      port@0:
> +        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/$defs/port-base
> +        unevaluatedProperties: false
> +        description: MIPI CSI-2 RX IDI interface
> +
> +        properties:
> +          endpoint:
> +            $ref: video-interfaces.yaml#
> +            unevaluatedProperties: false

What properties defined in video-interfaces.yaml do you expect ? The
example below does not use any, and the driver in 2/2 doesn't appear to
parse any either.

> +
> +      port@1:
> +        $ref: /schemas/graph.yaml#/properties/port
> +        description: Pixel Link Interface
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - reg
> +  - clocks
> +  - power-domains
> +  - ports
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    #include <dt-bindings/clock/nxp,imx95-clock.h>
> +
> +    formatter@20 {
> +        compatible = "fsl,imx95-csi-formatter";
> +        reg = <0x20 0x100>;
> +        clocks = <&cameramix_csr IMX95_CLK_CAMBLK_CSI2_FOR0>;
> +        power-domains = <&scmi_devpd 3>;
> +
> +        ports {
> +            #address-cells = <1>;
> +            #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> +            port@0 {
> +                reg = <0>;
> +
> +                endpoint {
> +                    remote-endpoint = <&mipi_csi_0_out>;
> +                };
> +            };
> +
> +            port@1 {
> +                reg = <1>;
> +
> +                endpoint {
> +                    remote-endpoint = <&isi_in_2>;
> +                };
> +            };
> +        };
> +    };

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart