Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: imx8mp: Add overlays for ISP instances

Laurent Pinchart
2023-11-30T14:20:45Z

Hi Alexander,

On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 10:51:22AM +0100, Alexander Stein wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 29. November 2023, 16:16:37 CET schrieb Laurent Pinchart:
> > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 11:20:07AM +0100, Alexander Stein wrote:
> > > Am Mittwoch, 29. November 2023, 10:31:13 CET schrieb Paul Elder:
> > > > From: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> > > >
> > > > Add two overlay to enable each ISP instance. The ISP is wired directly
> > > > to the CSIS for now, bypassing the ISI completely.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if this is worth adding in a separate overlay.
> >
> > The trouble is that, at this point, selection between the ISP and the
> > ISI can only be performed through DT :-S That's why this is implemented
> > as an overlay.
>
> I feel a better place would be the overlay which actually adds the sensor.
> This knows best whether ISI or ISP should be used.

Any sensor could be used with either the ISI or the ISP, so I don't
think the camera module overlay would be the best place for this. Unless
you want to duplicate all camera module overlays, with an ISI version
and an ISP version :-)

> > > > Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Paul Elder <paul.elder@ideasonboard.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >
> > > > arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/Makefile | 2 ++
> > > > .../arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp1.dtso | 36 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > .../arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp2.dtso | 36 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > 3 files changed, 74 insertions(+)
> > > > create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp1.dtso
> > > > create mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp2.dtso
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/Makefile
> > > > b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/Makefile index
> > > > 300049037eb0..f97dfac11189
> > > > 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/Makefile
> > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/Makefile
> > > > @@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-dhcom-pdk2.dtb
> > > >
> > > > dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-dhcom-pdk3.dtb
> > > > dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-evk.dtb
> > > > dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-icore-mx8mp-edimm2.2.dtb
> > > >
> > > > +dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-isp1.dtbo
> > > > +dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-isp2.dtbo
> > > >
> > > > dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-msc-sm2s-ep1.dtb
> > > > dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-phyboard-pollux-rdk.dtb
> > > > dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MXC) += imx8mp-tqma8mpql-mba8mpxl.dtb
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp1.dtso
> > > > b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp1.dtso new file mode 100644
> > > > index 000000000000..cf394ed224ab
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp1.dtso
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ OR MIT)
> > > > +/*
> > > > + * Copyright 2022 Ideas on Board Oy
> > > > + */
> > > > +
> > > > +/dts-v1/;
> > > > +/plugin/;
> > > > +
> > > > +#include <dt-bindings/media/video-interfaces.h>
> > > > +
> > > > +&isi_0 {
> > > > + status = "disabled";
> > >
> > > ISI is disabled by default. What is your intention here?
> >
> > It could be enabled by an overlay for a camera module. Ideally we want
> > to be able to enable both the ISI and ISP at runtime, but that's not
> > possible yet and will require a very large amount of work.
>
> Again IMHO this is part of sensor setup, in a very specific overlay. To put it
> into different words: I barely see the gain of this small overlay.
>
> Runtime switching would require a combined media controller including both ISI
> and ISP, no?

Correct, that's the hard part.

> > > > +
> > > > + ports {
> > > > + port@0 {
> > > > + /delete-node/ endpoint;
> > >
> > > This doesn't work in overlays. See [1]. Otherwise the OF graph connections
> > > look fine to me. I'm using the same in my local overlay.
> >
> > Interesting, I wasn't aware of that. Maybe we should fix it :-)
> >
> > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAMuHMdWu4KZbBkvEofUV2wuA1g2S=XHHM3RUN1cNrcZBkhsPZA@mail.gmail.com/
> > >
> > > > + };
> > > > + };
> > > > +};
> > > > +
> > > > +&isp_0 {
> > > > + status = "okay";
> > > > +
> > > > + ports {
> > > > + port@1 {
> > > > + isp0_in: endpoint {
> > > > + bus-type = <MEDIA_BUS_TYPE_PARALLEL>;
> > > > + remote-endpoint = <&mipi_csi_0_out>;
> > > > + };
> > > > + };
> > > > + };
> > > > +};
> > > > +
> > > > +&mipi_csi_0_out {
> > > > + remote-endpoint = <&isp0_in>;
> > > > +};
> > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp2.dtso
> > > > b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp2.dtso new file mode 100644
> > > > index 000000000000..14e2e7b2617f
> > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-isp2.dtso
> > > > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> > > > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ OR MIT)
> > > > +/*
> > > > + * Copyright 2022 Ideas on Board Oy
> > > > + */
> > > > +
> > > > +/dts-v1/;
> > > > +/plugin/;
> > > > +
> > > > +#include <dt-bindings/media/video-interfaces.h>
> > > > +
> > > > +&isi_0 {
> > > > + status = "disabled";
> > > > +
> > > > + ports {
> > > > + port@1 {
> > > > + /delete-node/ endpoint;
> > > > + };
> > > > + };
> > > > +};
> > > > +
> > > > +&isp_1 {
> > > > + status = "okay";
> > > > +
> > > > + ports {
> > > > + port@1 {
> > > > + isp1_in: endpoint {
> > > > + bus-type = <MEDIA_BUS_TYPE_PARALLEL>;
> > > > + remote-endpoint = <&mipi_csi_1_out>;
> > > > + };
> > > > + };
> > > > + };
> > > > +};
> > > > +
> > > > +&mipi_csi_1_out {
> > > > + remote-endpoint = <&isp1_in>;
> > > > +};

--
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart