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Date:   Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:48:33 +0200
From:   Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@iki.fi>
To:     Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Cc:     Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@linaro.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] Add IMX296 CMOS image sensor support
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Hi Mani, Laurent,

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 03:28:01PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Mani,
> 
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 06:53:52PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 03:16:44PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 03:19:00PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > 
> > > > This patchset adds support for IMX296 CMOS image sensor from Sony.
> > > > Sensor can be programmed through I2C and 4-wire interface but the
> > > > current driver only supports I2C interface. The sensor is
> > > > capable of outputting frames in CSI2 format (1 Lane). In the case
> > > > of sensor resolution, driver only supports 1440x1088 at 30 FPS.
> > > > 
> > > > The driver has been validated using Framos IMX296 module interfaced to
> > > > 96Boards Dragonboard410c.
> > > 
> > > I've just been made aware of your work. I also worked on an IMX296
> > > sensor driver in parallel, which I will post to the list. My driver
> > > doesn't hardcode the resolution but computes register values at runtime,
> > > so I wonder if it could be a better option. I'll post it now.
> > 
> > I'm fine with it. The reason the driver is simple in the first place is, that's
> > how my usual workflow is. Start small and build it big ;-)
> > 
> > Anyway, I'm happy if your driver gets in.
> 
> My driver sometimes has trouble finding the sensor at probe time, so
> I'll study and try your code too. It could be a problem specific to my
> platform (I'm testing on a custom i.MX7 board).

Based on this discussion I'll mark the second patch of the set obsolete in
Patchwork.

Laurent: please see my comments on the driver as well.

-- 
Kind regards,

Sakari Ailus