diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.c b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.c
index b0aa5cfdd681..298a0c74d12c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.c
@@ -28,126 +28,6 @@
 #include "sun6i_csi.h"
 #include "sun6i_csi_reg.h"
 
-/* Helpers */
-
-/* TODO add 10&12 bit YUV, RGB support */
-bool sun6i_csi_is_format_supported(struct sun6i_csi_device *csi_dev,
-				   u32 pixformat, u32 mbus_code)
-{
-	struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *endpoint =
-		&csi_dev->bridge.source->endpoint;
-
-	/*
-	 * Some video receivers have the ability to be compatible with
-	 * 8bit and 16bit bus width.
-	 * Identify the media bus format from device tree.
-	 */
-	if ((endpoint->bus_type == V4L2_MBUS_PARALLEL
-	     || endpoint->bus_type == V4L2_MBUS_BT656)
-	     && endpoint->bus.parallel.bus_width == 16) {
-		switch (pixformat) {
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12_16L16:
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12:
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21:
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16:
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV61:
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420:
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420:
-		case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P:
-			switch (mbus_code) {
-			case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY8_1X16:
-			case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_VYUY8_1X16:
-			case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_1X16:
-			case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YVYU8_1X16:
-				return true;
-			default:
-				dev_dbg(csi_dev->dev,
-					"Unsupported mbus code: 0x%x\n",
-					mbus_code);
-				break;
-			}
-			break;
-		default:
-			dev_dbg(csi_dev->dev, "Unsupported pixformat: 0x%x\n",
-				pixformat);
-			break;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	switch (pixformat) {
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR8_1X8);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG8_1X8);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG8_1X8);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB8:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB8_1X8);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR10:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR10_1X10);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG10:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG10_1X10);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG10_1X10);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB10:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB10_1X10);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR12:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SBGGR12_1X12);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG12:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGBRG12_1X12);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG12:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SGRBG12_1X12);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB12:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_SRGGB12_1X12);
-
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_2X8);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVYU:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YVYU8_2X8);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY8_2X8);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_VYUY:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_VYUY8_2X8);
-
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12_16L16:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV21:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV16:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV61:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420:
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV422P:
-		switch (mbus_code) {
-		case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_UYVY8_2X8:
-		case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_VYUY8_2X8:
-		case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YUYV8_2X8:
-		case MEDIA_BUS_FMT_YVYU8_2X8:
-			return true;
-		default:
-			dev_dbg(csi_dev->dev, "Unsupported mbus code: 0x%x\n",
-				mbus_code);
-			break;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB565_2X8_LE);
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565X:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB565_2X8_BE);
-
-	case V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG:
-		return (mbus_code == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_JPEG_1X8);
-
-	default:
-		dev_dbg(csi_dev->dev, "Unsupported pixformat: 0x%x\n",
-			pixformat);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 /* Media */
 
 static const struct media_device_ops sun6i_csi_media_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.h b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.h
index 21932aae3636..941c88920669 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi.h
@@ -52,13 +52,4 @@ struct sun6i_csi_variant {
 	unsigned long	clk_mod_rate;
 };
 
-/**
- * sun6i_csi_is_format_supported() - check if the format supported by csi
- * @csi:	pointer to the csi
- * @pixformat:	v4l2 pixel format (V4L2_PIX_FMT_*)
- * @mbus_code:	media bus format code (MEDIA_BUS_FMT_*)
- */
-bool sun6i_csi_is_format_supported(struct sun6i_csi_device *csi_dev,
-				   u32 pixformat, u32 mbus_code);
-
 #endif /* __SUN6I_CSI_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi_capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi_capture.c
index 91f2295cbdc6..be1a4fe8fe5f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi_capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun6i-csi/sun6i_csi_capture.c
@@ -1131,63 +1131,81 @@ static const struct v4l2_file_operations sun6i_csi_capture_fops = {
 
 /* Media Entity */
 
-static int
-sun6i_csi_capture_link_validate_get_format(struct media_pad *pad,
-					   struct v4l2_subdev_format *fmt)
+static int sun6i_csi_capture_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
 {
-	if (is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity)) {
-		struct v4l2_subdev *sd =
-				media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(pad->entity);
+	struct video_device *video_dev =
+		media_entity_to_video_device(link->sink->entity);
+	struct sun6i_csi_device *csi_dev = video_get_drvdata(video_dev);
+	struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = &csi_dev->v4l2.v4l2_dev;
+	const struct sun6i_csi_capture_format *capture_format;
+	const struct sun6i_csi_bridge_format *bridge_format;
+	unsigned int capture_width, capture_height;
+	unsigned int bridge_width, bridge_height;
+	const struct v4l2_format_info *format_info;
+	u32 pixelformat, capture_field;
+	u32 mbus_code, bridge_field;
+	bool match;
 
-		fmt->which = V4L2_SUBDEV_FORMAT_ACTIVE;
-		fmt->pad = pad->index;
-		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, get_fmt, NULL, fmt);
-	}
+	sun6i_csi_capture_dimensions(csi_dev, &capture_width, &capture_height);
 
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
+	sun6i_csi_capture_format(csi_dev, &pixelformat, &capture_field);
+	capture_format = sun6i_csi_capture_format_find(pixelformat);
+	if (WARN_ON(!capture_format))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-static int sun6i_csi_capture_link_validate(struct media_link *link)
-{
-	struct video_device *vdev = container_of(link->sink->entity,
-						 struct video_device, entity);
-	struct sun6i_csi_device *csi_dev = video_get_drvdata(vdev);
-	struct sun6i_csi_capture *capture = &csi_dev->capture;
-	struct v4l2_subdev_format source_fmt;
-	int ret;
+	sun6i_csi_bridge_dimensions(csi_dev, &bridge_width, &bridge_height);
 
-	if (!media_entity_remote_pad(link->sink->entity->pads)) {
-		dev_info(csi_dev->dev, "capture node %s pad not connected\n",
-			 vdev->name);
-		return -ENOLINK;
+	sun6i_csi_bridge_format(csi_dev, &mbus_code, &bridge_field);
+	bridge_format = sun6i_csi_bridge_format_find(mbus_code);
+	if (WARN_ON(!bridge_format))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* No cropping/scaling is supported. */
+	if (capture_width != bridge_width || capture_height != bridge_height) {
+		v4l2_err(v4l2_dev,
+			 "invalid input/output dimensions: %ux%u/%ux%u\n",
+			 bridge_width, bridge_height, capture_width,
+			 capture_height);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = sun6i_csi_capture_link_validate_get_format(link->source,
-							 &source_fmt);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	format_info = v4l2_format_info(pixelformat);
+	/* Some formats are not listed. */
+	if (!format_info)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (format_info->pixel_enc == V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_BAYER &&
+	    bridge_format->input_format != SUN6I_CSI_INPUT_FMT_RAW)
+		goto invalid;
+
+	if (format_info->pixel_enc == V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB &&
+	    bridge_format->input_format != SUN6I_CSI_INPUT_FMT_RAW)
+		goto invalid;
 
-	if (!sun6i_csi_is_format_supported(csi_dev,
-					   capture->format.fmt.pix.pixelformat,
-					   source_fmt.format.code)) {
-		dev_err(csi_dev->dev,
-			"Unsupported pixformat: 0x%x with mbus code: 0x%x!\n",
-			capture->format.fmt.pix.pixelformat,
-			source_fmt.format.code);
-		return -EPIPE;
+	if (format_info->pixel_enc == V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_YUV) {
+		if (bridge_format->input_format != SUN6I_CSI_INPUT_FMT_YUV420 &&
+		    bridge_format->input_format != SUN6I_CSI_INPUT_FMT_YUV422)
+			goto invalid;
+
+		/* YUV420 input can't produce YUV422 output. */
+		if (bridge_format->input_format == SUN6I_CSI_INPUT_FMT_YUV420 &&
+		    format_info->vdiv == 1)
+			goto invalid;
 	}
 
-	if (source_fmt.format.width != capture->format.fmt.pix.width ||
-	    source_fmt.format.height != capture->format.fmt.pix.height) {
-		dev_err(csi_dev->dev,
-			"Wrong width or height %ux%u (%ux%u expected)\n",
-			capture->format.fmt.pix.width,
-			capture->format.fmt.pix.height,
-			source_fmt.format.width, source_fmt.format.height);
-		return -EPIPE;
+	/* With raw input mode, we need a 1:1 match between input and output. */
+	if (bridge_format->input_format == SUN6I_CSI_INPUT_FMT_RAW ||
+	    capture_format->input_format_raw) {
+		match = sun6i_csi_capture_format_match(pixelformat, mbus_code);
+		if (!match)
+			goto invalid;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+invalid:
+	v4l2_err(v4l2_dev, "invalid input/output format combination\n");
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static const struct media_entity_operations sun6i_csi_capture_media_ops = {
