Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] media: mediatek: add MT8188 AIE driver

["CK Hu (胡俊光)" <ck.hu@mediatek.com>]

On Wed, 2024-12-25 at 17:00 +0800, bo.kong wrote:
> From: Bo Kong <Bo.Kong@mediatek.com>
> 
> Add a V4L2 sub-device driver for MT8188 AIE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bo Kong <Bo.Kong@mediatek.com>
> ---

[snip]

> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/aie/Kconfig b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/aie/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..b7925cd69309
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/aie/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
> +config VIDEO_MTK_AIE
> +	tristate "MediaTek AI engine function"
> +	depends on OF
> +	select V4L2_MEM2MEM_DEV
> +	select VIDEOBUF2_DMA_CONTIG
> +	select MEDIA_CONTROLLER_REQUEST_API
> +	help
> +	  Support the AI engine (AIE) feature
> +
> +	  AIE driver is a V4L2 memory-to-memory device driver which
> +	  provides hardware accelerated face detection function,
> +	  it can detect different sizes of faces in a raw image.
> +
> +config VIDEO_MTK_AIE_RESULT_IN_KERNEL

This config is useless, so drop it.

> +	bool "Operate AIE in kernel mode"
> +	depends on VIDEO_MTK_AIE
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  When this option is enabled, the MediaTek (MTK) AIE driver operates in
> +	  kernel mode, which is the default mode.
> +
> +	  In kernel mode, the AIE driver's results are processed directly within
> +	  the kernel space, enhancing performance and reliability.
> +
> +	  Disabling this option might compromise the AIE driver performance and stability.
> +
> +	  Unless you have specific needs for operating the driver in user mode,
> +	  for example: unit test (UT), this option should remain enabled.
> +
> +config VIDEO_MTK_AIE_RESULT_IN_USER

Ditto.

Regards,
CK

> +	bool "Operate AIE in user mode"
> +	depends on VIDEO_MTK_AIE
> +	help
> +	  Enabling this option sets the MediaTek (MTK) AIE driver to operate in
> +	  user mode.
> +
> +	  In this mode, AIE driver result values are handled at user level, providing an
> +	  organized manner to store multiple result values.
> +
> +	  Unless you understand the implications of operating in user mode,
> +	  this option is usually recommended to be disabled.
>