A quick follow-up:
On 01/08/2018 02:54 PM, Hans Verkuil wrote:
>> +/*
>> + * Videobuf operations
>> + */
>> +int dvb_vb2_init(struct dvb_vb2_ctx *ctx, const char *name, int nonblocking)
>> +{
>> + struct vb2_queue *q = &ctx->vb_q;
>> + int ret;
>> +
>> + memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(struct dvb_vb2_ctx));
>> + q->type = DVB_BUF_TYPE_CAPTURE;
>
> We don't support DVB_BUF_TYPE_OUTPUT? Shouldn't this information come from the
> driver?
>
>> + /**capture type*/
>
> Why /** ?
>
>> + q->is_output = 0;
>
> Can be dropped unless we support DVB_BUF_TYPE_OUTPUT.
>
>> + /**only mmap is supported currently*/
>
> /** ?
>
>> + q->io_modes = VB2_MMAP;
>> + q->drv_priv = ctx;
>> + q->buf_struct_size = sizeof(struct dvb_buffer);
>> + q->min_buffers_needed = 1;
>> + q->ops = &dvb_vb2_qops;
>> + q->mem_ops = &vb2_vmalloc_memops;
>> + q->buf_ops = &dvb_vb2_buf_ops;
>> + q->num_buffers = 0;
>
> Not needed, is zeroed in the memset above.
>
> I'm also missing q->timestamp_flags: should be set to
> V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC.
Ignore this, see my comments later on.
>
>> + ret = vb2_core_queue_init(q);
>> + if (ret) {
>> + ctx->state = DVB_VB2_STATE_NONE;
>> + dprintk(1, "[%s] errno=%d\n", ctx->name, ret);
>> + return ret;
>> + }
>> +
>> + mutex_init(&ctx->mutex);
>> + spin_lock_init(&ctx->slock);
>> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->dvb_q);
>> +
>> + strncpy(ctx->name, name, DVB_VB2_NAME_MAX);
>
> I believe strlcpy is recommended.
>
>> + ctx->nonblocking = nonblocking;
>> + ctx->state = DVB_VB2_STATE_INIT;
>> +
>> + dprintk(3, "[%s]\n", ctx->name);
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
<snip>
>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/dmx.h b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/dmx.h
>> index c10f1324b4ca..e212aa18ad78 100644
>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/dvb/dmx.h
>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/dvb/dmx.h
>> @@ -211,6 +211,64 @@ struct dmx_stc {
>> __u64 stc;
>> };
>>
>> +/**
>> + * struct dmx_buffer - dmx buffer info
>> + *
>> + * @index: id number of the buffer
>> + * @bytesused: number of bytes occupied by data in the buffer
>> (payload);
>> + * @offset: for buffers with memory == DMX_MEMORY_MMAP;
>> + * offset from the start of the device memory for this plane,
>> + * (or a "cookie" that should be passed to mmap() as offset)
>
> Since we only support MMAP this is always a 'cookie' in practice. So I think
> this
> should just be:
>
> A "cookie" that should be passed to mmap() as offset.
>
>> + * @length: size in bytes of the buffer
>> + *
>> + * Contains data exchanged by application and driver using one of the
>> streaming
>> + * I/O methods.
>> + */
>> +struct dmx_buffer {
>> + __u32 index;
>> + __u32 bytesused;
>> + __u32 offset;
>
> I suggest making this a __u64: that way we can handle pointers as well in
> the future if we need them (as we do for the USERPTR case for V4L2).
>
> Should this also be wrapped in a union? Useful when adding dmabuf support in
> the
> future.
>
> Do you think there is any use-case for multiplanar formats in the future?
> With perhaps meta data in a separate plane? Having to add support for this
> later
> has proven to be very painful, so we need to be as certain as possible that
> this isn't going to happen. Otherwise it's better to prepare for this right
> now.
>
>> + __u32 length;
>> + __u32 reserved[4];
>
> I do believe you need a memory field as well. It's only MMAP today, but in
> the future DMABUF will most likely be supported as well and you need to be
> able to tell what memory mode is being used.
>
>> +};
There is no 'flags' field here. But without that you cannot check the buffer
states, esp. the ERROR state. Or can that never happen?
Would a timestamp field be useful, if only for debugging?
Regards,
Hans
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