Re: [PATCH 1/4] media: mt9m111: add V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE support

From: Marco Felsch
Date: Fri Aug 19 2022 - 05:04:51 EST


On 22-08-19, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> Hi Marco
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 09:56:15AM +0200, Marco Felsch wrote:
> > Hi Jacopo,
> >
> > On 22-08-18, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > > Hi Marco
> > >
> > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 04:47:09PM +0200, Marco Felsch wrote:
> > > > Add support to report the PIXEL_RATE so a host or bridge device can ask
> > > > the sensor.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Marco Felsch <m.felsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
> > > > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c
> > > > index afc86efa9e3e..cdaf283e1309 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9m111.c
> > > > @@ -908,6 +908,8 @@ static int mt9m111_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
> > > > return mt9m111_set_test_pattern(mt9m111, ctrl->val);
> > > > case V4L2_CID_COLORFX:
> > > > return mt9m111_set_colorfx(mt9m111, ctrl->val);
> > > > + case V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE:
> > > > + return 0;
> > >
> > > By default PIXEL_RATE is read-only.
> > > Do you get a call to s_ctrl for it ?
> >
> > You're absolutly right, we don't need to do this.
> >
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > return -EINVAL;
> > > > @@ -1249,6 +1251,7 @@ static int mt9m111_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > > {
> > > > struct mt9m111 *mt9m111;
> > > > struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter;
> > > > + unsigned long mclk_rate;
> > > > int ret;
> > > >
> > > > if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA)) {
> > > > @@ -1271,6 +1274,13 @@ static int mt9m111_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > > if (IS_ERR(mt9m111->clk))
> > > > return PTR_ERR(mt9m111->clk);
> > > >
> > > > + ret = clk_prepare_enable(mt9m111->clk);
> > > > + if (ret < 0)
> > > > + return ret;
> > > > +
> > >
> > > Do you need to enable clock to read its rate ?
> >
> > Yes, accroding the API [1].
> >
> > [1] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.0-rc1/source/include/linux/clk.h#L682
>
> So weird! none of the drivers I checked do that. The most common
> pattern is
>
> clk = devm_clk_get();
> rate = clk_get_rate(clk)
> if (rate != RATE)
> ...

Yep, I know. There are a lot of drivers not respecting this.

> >
> > > > + mclk_rate = clk_get_rate(mt9m111->clk);
> > > > + clk_disable_unprepare(mt9m111->clk);
> > > > +
> > > > mt9m111->regulator = devm_regulator_get(&client->dev, "vdd");
> > > > if (IS_ERR(mt9m111->regulator)) {
> > > > dev_err(&client->dev, "regulator not found: %ld\n",
> > > > @@ -1285,7 +1295,7 @@ static int mt9m111_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > > mt9m111->subdev.flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE |
> > > > V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_EVENTS;
> > > >
> > > > - v4l2_ctrl_handler_init(&mt9m111->hdl, 7);
> > > > + v4l2_ctrl_handler_init(&mt9m111->hdl, 8);
> > > > v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&mt9m111->hdl, &mt9m111_ctrl_ops,
> > > > V4L2_CID_VFLIP, 0, 1, 1, 0);
> > > > v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&mt9m111->hdl, &mt9m111_ctrl_ops,
> > > > @@ -1309,6 +1319,9 @@ static int mt9m111_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > > BIT(V4L2_COLORFX_NEGATIVE) |
> > > > BIT(V4L2_COLORFX_SOLARIZATION)),
> > > > V4L2_COLORFX_NONE);
> > > > + v4l2_ctrl_new_std(&mt9m111->hdl, &mt9m111_ctrl_ops, V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE,
> > > > + mclk_rate, mclk_rate, 1, mclk_rate);
> > > > +
> > >
> > > I don't have a datasheet but it seems a little weird that the mclk
> > > frequency is the same as the pixel clock rate ?
> >
> > I see your confusion here. I can only speak for the MT9M131 device which
> > is covered by this driver as well. This device is composed of a
> > internal-sensor and a internal-isp. The internal-sensor is clocked by
> > mclk/2 but the final image device/sensor output-fifo is clocked by mclk.
>
> No PLL, no rate multiplier/divider ? Does this sensor only work with
> one pixel rate that is defined by the input clock rate ?
>
> > There are options to devide the output clock as well, but these options
> > are not enabled yet. So yes, the pixel clock rate == mclk rate. To avoid
>
> Ah ok
>
> Could you share your setup mclk, resolution and frame rate to show how
> the pixel rate and the mclk rate are related ?


mclk: 54 MHz (input)
pixelclk: 54 MHz (output)
res: 1280x1024
fps: 15
bus-width: 8
bpp: 16

After re-reading the PIXEL_RATE, maybe I missunderstood the control. As
of now I thought it is the amount of bytes per second send on the bus.
But the documentation says pixels per second... Is there a control to
expose the current pixelclk on the mbus? What I wanna do in the end is
to calculate the througput on the (parallel-)bus.

> > confusion I could rename the mclk_rate to extclk_rate but then clock
> > request is not 100% correct since we are requesting a "mclk", this
> > should be "extclk".
>
> Doesn't really make a difference!
>
> A comment in the code to explain what happens would help though!

I did that right now, after your confusion :)

Regards,
Marco

>
> >
> > Regards,
> > Marco
> >
> > > > mt9m111->subdev.ctrl_handler = &mt9m111->hdl;
> > > > if (mt9m111->hdl.error) {
> > > > ret = mt9m111->hdl.error;
> > > > --
> > > > 2.30.2
> > > >
> > >
>