Re: [PATCH v6 03/11] Documentation: uAPI: media: add V4L2_CID_FLASH_DURATION

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

Hi Richard,

On Mon, Sep 01, 2025 at 12:44:07PM +0200, Richard Leitner wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 08:42:17AM +0300, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> > Hi Richard,
> > 
> > Thanks for the update (and for the ping!).
> > 
> > On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 11:06:53AM +0200, Richard Leitner wrote:
> > > Add the new strobe_duration control to v4l uAPI documentation.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Richard Leitner <richard.leitner@linux.dev>
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-flash.rst | 5 +++++
> > >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-flash.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-flash.rst
> > > index d22c5efb806a183a3ad67ec3e6550b002a51659a..03a58ef94be7c870f55d5a9bb09503995dbfb402 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-flash.rst
> > > +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-flash.rst
> > > @@ -186,3 +186,8 @@ Flash Control IDs
> > >      charged before strobing. LED flashes often require a cooldown period
> > >      after strobe during which another strobe will not be possible. This
> > >      is a read-only control.
> > > +
> > > +``V4L2_CID_FLASH_DURATION (integer)``
> > > +    Duration the flash should be on when the flash LED is in flash mode
> > > +    (V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH). The unit should be microseconds (µs)
> > > +    if possible.
> > > 
> > 
> > I think we should add this is related to the hardware strobe.
> > 
> > How about:
> > 
> > ``V4L2_CID_FLASH_DURATION (integer)``
> > 
> >     Duration of the flash strobe from the strobe source, typically a camera
> >     sensor. Controlling the flash LED strobe length this way requires that the
> >     flash LED driver's :ref:`flash LED mode <v4l2-cid-flash-led-mode>` is set
> >     to ``V4L2_FLASH_LED_MODE_FLASH`` and :ref:`strobe source
> >     <v4l2-cid-strobe-source>` is set to ``V4L2_FLASH_STROBE_SOURCE_EXTERNAL``.
> >     The unit should be microseconds (µs) if possible.
> > 
> > This requires of course the appropriate labels.
> > 
> > I also wonder whether we should use 0,1 µs or even ns for the unit.
> 
> Thanks for the pointer.
> 
> I did a quick internet search and the shortest flash duration of
> speedlights/studio strobes I found was Profoto D2 with 1/63000 sec ~> 15.9µs.
> So I IMHO we are fine with 1µs resolution here.

Works for me.

-- 
Sakari Ailus