| Message ID | 20190827092339.8858-3-jacopo@jmondi.org (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | media: Report camera sensor properties | expand |
Hi Jacopo, Thank you for the patch. On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 11:23:28AM +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote: > Add documentation for the V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION camera > control. The newly added read-only control reports the camera device > mounting position. > > Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org> > --- > .../media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst | 34 +++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst > index 51c1d5c9eb00..ecf151f3f0f4 100644 > --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst > +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst > @@ -510,6 +510,40 @@ enum v4l2_scene_mode - > value down. A value of zero stops the motion if one is in progress > and has no effect otherwise. > > +``V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION (integer)`` > + This read-only control describes the camera sensor location by > + reporting its mounting position on the device where the camera is > + installed. The control value is constant and not modifiable by software > + and its value is retrieved from the firmware interface by parsing the > + 'location' property. How the value is known to the driver is irrelevant in this context, I would drop "and its value ...". > This control is particularly meaningful for > + devices which have a well defined orientation, such as phones, laptops > + and portable devices as the camera location is expressed as a position > + relative to the device intended usage orientation. In example, a camera s/In example/For example/ > + sensor installed on the user-facing side of a phone, a tablet or a > + laptop device is said to be installed in the ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT`` > + location while camera sensors installed on the side opposed to the s/opposed to the front one/opposite the front/ > + front one are said to be installed in the ``V4L2_LOCATION_BACK`` > + location. Camera sensors connected to the device by extension cables > + which are freely movable regardless of the device orientation, such as > + webcams and digital cameras, are said to be have > + ``V4L2_LOCATION_EXTERNAL`` location. Same comment as for the DT bindings regarding cables. > + > + > + > +.. flat-table:: > + :header-rows: 0 > + :stub-columns: 0 > + > + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT`` > + - The camera sensor is located on the front side of the device. > + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_BACK`` > + - The camera sensor is located on the back side of the device. > + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_EXTERNAL`` > + - The camera sensor is connected by extension cables to the device and > + it's freely movable. s/it's/is/ > + > + > + > .. [#f1] > This control may be changed to a menu control in the future, if more > options are required.
Hi Laurent, On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 03:50:08PM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote: > Hi Jacopo, > > Thank you for the patch. > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 11:23:28AM +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote: > > Add documentation for the V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION camera > > control. The newly added read-only control reports the camera device > > mounting position. > > > > Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org> > > --- > > .../media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst | 34 +++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst > > index 51c1d5c9eb00..ecf151f3f0f4 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst > > +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst > > @@ -510,6 +510,40 @@ enum v4l2_scene_mode - > > value down. A value of zero stops the motion if one is in progress > > and has no effect otherwise. > > > > +``V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION (integer)`` > > + This read-only control describes the camera sensor location by > > + reporting its mounting position on the device where the camera is > > + installed. The control value is constant and not modifiable by software > > + and its value is retrieved from the firmware interface by parsing the > > + 'location' property. > > How the value is known to the driver is irrelevant in this context, I > would drop "and its value ...". > I recall Sakari pointed out it was not mentioned the control value comes from firmware in review of v1. Are you both ok in removing this? > > This control is particularly meaningful for > > + devices which have a well defined orientation, such as phones, laptops > > + and portable devices as the camera location is expressed as a position > > + relative to the device intended usage orientation. In example, a camera > > s/In example/For example/ > > > + sensor installed on the user-facing side of a phone, a tablet or a > > + laptop device is said to be installed in the ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT`` > > + location while camera sensors installed on the side opposed to the > > s/opposed to the front one/opposite the front/ > > > + front one are said to be installed in the ``V4L2_LOCATION_BACK`` > > + location. Camera sensors connected to the device by extension cables > > + which are freely movable regardless of the device orientation, such as > > + webcams and digital cameras, are said to be have > > + ``V4L2_LOCATION_EXTERNAL`` location. > > Same comment as for the DT bindings regarding cables. > > > + > > + > > + > > +.. flat-table:: > > + :header-rows: 0 > > + :stub-columns: 0 > > + > > + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT`` > > + - The camera sensor is located on the front side of the device. > > + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_BACK`` > > + - The camera sensor is located on the back side of the device. > > + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_EXTERNAL`` > > + - The camera sensor is connected by extension cables to the device and > > + it's freely movable. > > s/it's/is/ > > > + > > + > > + > > .. [#f1] > > This control may be changed to a menu control in the future, if more > > options are required. > > -- > Regards, > > Laurent Pinchart
diff --git a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst index 51c1d5c9eb00..ecf151f3f0f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst +++ b/Documentation/media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst @@ -510,6 +510,40 @@ enum v4l2_scene_mode - value down. A value of zero stops the motion if one is in progress and has no effect otherwise. +``V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION (integer)`` + This read-only control describes the camera sensor location by + reporting its mounting position on the device where the camera is + installed. The control value is constant and not modifiable by software + and its value is retrieved from the firmware interface by parsing the + 'location' property. This control is particularly meaningful for + devices which have a well defined orientation, such as phones, laptops + and portable devices as the camera location is expressed as a position + relative to the device intended usage orientation. In example, a camera + sensor installed on the user-facing side of a phone, a tablet or a + laptop device is said to be installed in the ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT`` + location while camera sensors installed on the side opposed to the + front one are said to be installed in the ``V4L2_LOCATION_BACK`` + location. Camera sensors connected to the device by extension cables + which are freely movable regardless of the device orientation, such as + webcams and digital cameras, are said to be have + ``V4L2_LOCATION_EXTERNAL`` location. + + + +.. flat-table:: + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_FRONT`` + - The camera sensor is located on the front side of the device. + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_BACK`` + - The camera sensor is located on the back side of the device. + * - ``V4L2_LOCATION_EXTERNAL`` + - The camera sensor is connected by extension cables to the device and + it's freely movable. + + + .. [#f1] This control may be changed to a menu control in the future, if more options are required.
Add documentation for the V4L2_CID_CAMERA_SENSOR_LOCATION camera control. The newly added read-only control reports the camera device mounting position. Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org> --- .../media/uapi/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.rst | 34 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)