Hi Mauro, > -----Original Message----- > From: Mani, Rajmohan > Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 2:31 PM > To: 'Mauro Carvalho Chehab' <mche...@s-opensource.com> > Cc: Zhi, Yong <yong....@intel.com>; linux-media@vger.kernel.org; > sakari.ai...@linux.intel.com; Zheng, Jian Xu <jian.xu.zh...@intel.com>; > Toivonen, Tuukka <tuukka.toivo...@intel.com>; Hu, Jerry W > <jerry.w...@intel.com>; a...@arndb.de; h...@lst.de; > robin.mur...@arm.com; io...@lists.linux-foundation.org > Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 00/12] Intel IPU3 ImgU patchset > > Hi Mauro, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab [mailto:mche...@s-opensource.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 5:58 AM > > To: Mani, Rajmohan <rajmohan.m...@intel.com> > > Cc: Zhi, Yong <yong....@intel.com>; linux-media@vger.kernel.org; > > sakari.ai...@linux.intel.com; Zheng, Jian Xu > > <jian.xu.zh...@intel.com>; Toivonen, Tuukka > > <tuukka.toivo...@intel.com>; Hu, Jerry W <jerry.w...@intel.com>; > > a...@arndb.de; h...@lst.de; robin.mur...@arm.com; > > io...@lists.linux-foundation.org > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/12] Intel IPU3 ImgU patchset > > > > Hi, > > > > Em Fri, 17 Nov 2017 02:58:56 +0000 > > "Mani, Rajmohan" <rajmohan.m...@intel.com> escreveu: > > > > > Here is an update on the IPU3 documentation that we are currently > > > working > > on. > > > > > > Image processing in IPU3 relies on the following. > > > > > > 1) HW configuration to enable ISP and > > > 2) setting customer specific 3A Tuning / Algorithm Parameters to > > > achieve > > desired image quality. > > > > > > We intend to provide documentation on ImgU driver programming > > > interface > > to help users of this driver to configure and enable ISP HW to meet > > their needs. This documentation will include details on complete V4L2 > > Kernel driver interface and IO-Control parameters, except for the ISP > > internal algorithm and its parameters (which is Intel proprietary IP). > > > > Sakari asked me to take a look on this thread, specifically on this > > email. I took a look on the other e-mails from this thread that are > > discussing about this IP block. > > > > I understand that Intel wants to keep their internal 3A algorithm > > protected, just like other vendors protect their own algos. It was > > never a requirement to open whatever algorithm are used inside a > > hardware (or firmware). The only requirement is that firmwares should > > be licensed with redistribution permission, ideally merged at linux-firmware > git tree. > > > > Yet, what I don't understand is why Intel also wants to also protect > > the interface for such 3A hardware/firmware algorithm. The parameters > > that are passed from an userspace application to Intel ISP logic > > doesn't contain the algorithm itself. What's the issue of documenting > > the meaning of each parameter? > > > > Thanks for looking into this. > > To achieve improved image quality using IPU3, 3A (Auto White balance, Auto > Focus and Auto Exposure) Tuning parameters specific to a given camera sensor > module, are converted to Intel ISP algorithm parameters in user space camera > HAL using AIC (Automatic ISP Configuration) library. > > As a unique design of Intel ISP, it exposes very detailed algorithm parameters > (~ 10000 parameters) to configure ISP's image processing algorithm per each > image fame in runtime. Typical Camera SW developers (including those at > Intel) are not expected to fully understand and directly set these parameters > to > configure the ISP algorithm blocks. Due to the above, a user space AIC library > (in binary form) is provided to generate ISP Algorithm specific parameters, > for a > given set of 3A tuning parameters. It significantly reduces the efforts of SW > development in ISP HW configuration. > > On the other hand, the ISP algorithm details could be deduced readily through > these detailed parameters by other ISP experts outside Intel. This is the > reason > that we want to keep these parameter definitions as Intel proprietary IP. > > We are fully aware of your concerns on how to enable open source developers > to use Intel ISP through up-streamed Kernel Driver. Internally, we are working > on the license for this AIC library release now (as Hans said NDA license is > not > acceptable). We believe this will be more efficient way to help open source > developers. > > This AIC library release would be a binary-only release. This AIC library > does not > use any kernel uAPIs directly. The user space Camera HAL that uses kernel > uAPIs is available at > https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/arc- > camera/+/master >
Just pinging to know your thoughts on this. Thanks Raj
