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Date:   Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:30:46 +0200
From:   Ramzi Ben Meftah <rbmeftah@de.adit-jv.com>
To:     Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
CC:     Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org>,
        Ramzi BEN MEFTAH <rbmeftah@de.adit-jv.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] v4l2-subdev: Add subdev ioctl support for
 ENUM/GET/SET INPUT
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Hi Laurent,

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 05:01:38AM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Jacopo,
> 
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 09:53:07AM +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 12:00:15PM +0200, Ramzi BEN MEFTAH wrote:
> > > From: Steve Longerbeam <steve_longerbeam@mentor.com>
> > 
> >  +Niklas, +Laurent
> > 
> > Niklas, Laurent, how does this play with CAP_IO_MC ?
> 
> I don't think it's related to CAP_IO_MC, but I don't think it's a good
> idea either :-) Routing doesn't go through the subdev [gs]_input
> operations in MC-based drivers. It should be configured through link
> setup instead. This patch goes in the wrong direction, sorry Steve.

ENUMINPUT ioctl allow to get the input signal status. Is there an alternative
with Media Controller?

> 
> > > This commit enables VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT, VIDIOC_G_INPUT, and VIDIOC_S_INPUT
> > > ioctls for use via v4l2 subdevice node.
> > >
> > > This commit should probably not be pushed upstream, because the (old)
> > > idea of video inputs conflicts with the newer concept of establishing
> > > media links between src->sink pads.
> > >
> > > However it might make sense for some subdevices to support enum/get/set
> > > inputs. One example would be the analog front end subdevice for the
> > > ADV748x. By providing these ioctls, selecting the ADV748x analog inputs
> > > can be done without requiring the implementation of media entities that
> > > would define the analog source for which to establish a media link.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Steve Longerbeam <steve_longerbeam@mentor.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c |  9 +++++++++
> > >  include/media/v4l2-subdev.h           | 11 +++++++++++
> > >  2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
> > > index 6b989fe..73fbfe9 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
> > > @@ -378,6 +378,15 @@ static long subdev_do_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
> > >  			return -ENOTTY;
> > >  		return v4l2_querymenu(vfh->ctrl_handler, arg);
> > >
> > > +	case VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT:
> > > +		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, enuminput, arg);
> > > +
> > > +	case VIDIOC_G_INPUT:
> > > +		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, g_input, arg);
> > > +
> > > +	case VIDIOC_S_INPUT:
> > > +		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_input, *(u32 *)arg);
> > > +
> > >  	case VIDIOC_G_CTRL:
> > >  		if (!vfh->ctrl_handler)
> > >  			return -ENOTTY;
> > > diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> > > index f7fe78a..6e1a9cd 100644
> > > --- a/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> > > +++ b/include/media/v4l2-subdev.h
> > > @@ -383,6 +383,14 @@ struct v4l2_mbus_frame_desc {
> > >   * @g_input_status: get input status. Same as the status field in the
> > >   *	&struct &v4l2_input
> > >   *
> > > + * @enuminput: enumerate inputs. Should return the same input status as
> > > + *      @g_input_status if the passed input index is the currently active
> > > + *      input.
> > > + *
> > > + * @g_input: returns the currently active input index.
> > > + *
> > > + * @s_input: set the active input.
> > > + *
> > >   * @s_stream: used to notify the driver that a video stream will start or has
> > >   *	stopped.
> > >   *
> > > @@ -423,6 +431,9 @@ struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops {
> > >  	int (*g_tvnorms)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, v4l2_std_id *std);
> > >  	int (*g_tvnorms_output)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, v4l2_std_id *std);
> > >  	int (*g_input_status)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 *status);
> > > +	int (*enuminput)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_input *input);
> > > +	int (*g_input)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 *index);
> > > +	int (*s_input)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u32 index);
> > >  	int (*s_stream)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable);
> > >  	int (*g_pixelaspect)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_fract *aspect);
> > >  	int (*g_frame_interval)(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart

-- 
Best Regards,
Ramzi Ben Meftah.