Re: [PATCH v11 3/5] media: Documentation: aspeed-video: Add user documentation for the aspeed-video driver

From: Sakari Ailus
Date: Fri Dec 02 2022 - 09:33:31 EST


Hi Jammy,

On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 10:35:52AM +0800, Jammy Huang wrote:
> Add user documentation for the aspeed-video driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jammy Huang <jammy_huang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v11:
> - update the way to change format
> v10:
> - new
> ---
> .../media/drivers/aspeed-video.rst | 61 +++++++++++++++++++
> .../userspace-api/media/drivers/index.rst | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/aspeed-video.rst
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/aspeed-video.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/aspeed-video.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..e5656a8d990e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/aspeed-video.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +.. include:: <isonum.txt>
> +
> +ASPEED video driver
> +===================
> +
> +ASPEED Video Engine found on AST2400/2500/2600 SoC supports high performance
> +video compressions with a wide range of video quality and compression ratio
> +options. The adopted compressing algorithm is a modified JPEG algorithm.
> +
> +There are 2 types of compressions in this IP.
> +
> +* JPEG JFIF standard mode: for single frame and management compression
> +* ASPEED proprietary mode: for multi-frame and differential compression.
> + Support 2-pass (high quality) video compression scheme (Patent pending by
> + ASPEED). Provide visually lossless video compression quality or to reduce
> + the network average loading under intranet KVM applications.
> +
> +VIDIOC_S_FMT can be used to choose which format you want. V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG
> +stands for JPEG JFIF standard mode; V4L2_PIX_FMT_AJPG stands for ASPEED
> +proprietary mode.
> +
> +More details on the ASPEED video hardware operations can be found in
> +*chapter 6.2.16 KVM Video Driver* of SDK_User_Guide which available on
> +AspeedTech-BMC/openbmc/releases.

Same comment on this, what does this refer to?

> +
> +The ASPEED video driver implements the following driver-specific control:
> +
> +``V4L2_CID_ASPEED_HQ_MODE``
> +-------------------------------
> + Enable/Disable ASPEED's High quality mode. This is a private control
> + that can be used to enable high quality for aspeed proprietary mode.
> +
> +.. flat-table::
> + :header-rows: 0
> + :stub-columns: 0
> + :widths: 1 4
> +
> + * - ``(0)``
> + - ASPEED HQ mode is disabled.
> + * - ``(1)``
> + - ASPEED HQ mode is enabled.
> +
> +``V4L2_CID_ASPEED_HQ_JPEG_QUALITY``
> +-------------------------------
> + Define the quality of ASPEED's High quality mode. This is a private control
> + that can be used to decide compression quality if High quality mode enabled
> + . Higher the value, better the quality and bigger the size.
> +
> +.. flat-table::
> + :header-rows: 0
> + :stub-columns: 0
> + :widths: 1 4
> +
> + * - ``(1)``
> + - minimum
> + * - ``(12)``
> + - maximum
> + * - ``(1)``
> + - step
> + * - ``(1)``
> + - default
> +
> +**Copyright** |copy| 2022 ASPEED Technology Inc.
> diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/index.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/index.rst
> index 32f82aed47d9..46a494e00b72 100644
> --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/drivers/index.rst
> @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ For more details see the file COPYING in the source distribution of Linux.
> :maxdepth: 5
> :numbered:
>
> + aspeed-video
> ccs
> cx2341x-uapi
> dw100

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Kind regards,

Sakari Ailus