Re: [PATCH 1/1] V4L: stk11xx, add a new webcam driver

["Alexander E. Patrakov" <patrakov@ums.usu.ru>]

Jiri Slaby wrote:
> +	/* From 80x60 to 640x480 */
> +	const u8 values_1_204[] = {
> +		0x12, 0x11, 0x3b, 0x6a, 0x13, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x13,
> +		0x39, 0x38, 0x37, 0x35, 0x0e, 0x12, 0x04, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x17,
> +		0x18, 0x32, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x03, 0x1b, 0x16, 0x33, 0x34, 0x41,
> +		0x96, 0x3d, 0x69, 0x3a, 0x8e, 0x3c, 0x8f, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x94,
> +		0x95, 0x40, 0x29, 0x0f, 0xa5, 0x1e, 0xa9, 0xaa, 0xab, 0x90,
> +		0x91, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x14, 0x2a, 0x2b
> +	};
> +	const u8 values_1_205[] = {
> +		0x45, 0x80, 0x01, 0x7d, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80,
> +		0x50, 0x93, 0x00, 0x81, 0x20, 0x45, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x24,
> +		0xc4, 0xb6, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x36, 0x00, 0x07, 0xe2, 0xbf, 0x00,
> +		0x04, 0x19, 0x40, 0x0d, 0x00, 0x73, 0xdf, 0x06, 0x20, 0x88,
> +		0x88, 0xc1, 0x3f, 0x42, 0x80, 0x04, 0xb8, 0x92, 0x0a, 0x00,
> +		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x5c, 0xc3, 0x2e, 0x00, 0x00
> +	};
> +
> +	/* From 800x600 to 1280x1024 */
> +	const u8 values_2_204[] = {
> +		0x12, 0x11, 0x3b, 0x6a, 0x13, 0x10, 0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x13,
> +		0x39, 0x38, 0x37, 0x35, 0x0e, 0x12, 0x04, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x17,
> +		0x18, 0x32, 0x19, 0x1a, 0x03, 0x1b, 0x16, 0x33, 0x34, 0x41,
> +		0x96, 0x3d, 0x69, 0x3a, 0x8e, 0x3c, 0x8f, 0x8b, 0x8c, 0x94,
> +		0x95, 0x40, 0x29, 0x0f, 0xa5, 0x1e, 0xa9, 0xaa, 0xab, 0x90,
> +		0x91, 0x9f, 0xa0, 0x24, 0x25, 0x26, 0x14, 0x2a, 0x2b
> +	};
> +	const u8 values_2_205[] = {
> +		0x05, 0x80, 0x01, 0x7d, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x80, 0x80,
> +		0x50, 0x93, 0x00, 0x81, 0x20, 0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1b,
> +		0xbb, 0xa4, 0x01, 0x81, 0x12, 0x00, 0x07, 0xe2, 0xbf, 0x00,
> +		0x04, 0x19, 0x40, 0x0d, 0x00, 0x73, 0xdf, 0x06, 0x20, 0x88,
> +		0x88, 0xc1, 0x3f, 0x42, 0x80, 0x04, 0xb8, 0x92, 0x0a, 0x00,
> +		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x5c, 0xc3, 0x2e, 0x00, 0x00
> +	};

How does one derive these values? At least Debian kernel people will 
remove your driver from their tree because of this unexplained binary blob.

> + * We don't know the meaning of these steps! We only replay the USB log.

Maybe it is a good idea to convert this blob, as well as others, into a 
firmware request.

-- 
Alexander E. Patrakov