On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 11:22:05 +0200 (CEST)
Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovet...@gmx.de> wrote:

> On Sat, 6 Oct 2012, Anatolij Gustschin wrote:
> 
> > Hi Guennadi,
> > 
> > On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:30:33 +0200 (CEST)
> > Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovet...@gmx.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Anatolij Gustschin wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi Guennadi,
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:33:34 +0200 (CEST)
> > > > Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovet...@gmx.de> wrote:
> > > > ...
> > > > > > @@ -235,12 +238,32 @@ static int mt9v022_s_stream(struct 
> > > > > > v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
> > > > > >     struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
> > > > > >     struct mt9v022 *mt9v022 = to_mt9v022(client);
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > -   if (enable)
> > > > > > +   if (enable) {
> > > > > >             /* Switch to master "normal" mode */
> > > > > >             mt9v022->chip_control &= ~0x10;
> > > > > > -   else
> > > > > > +           if (is_mt9v022_rev3(mt9v022->chip_version) ||
> > > > > > +               is_mt9v024(mt9v022->chip_version)) {
> > > > > > +                   /*
> > > > > > +                    * Unset snapshot mode specific settings: clear 
> > > > > > bit 9
> > > > > > +                    * and bit 2 in reg. 0x20 when in normal mode.
> > > > > > +                    */
> > > > > > +                   if (reg_clear(client, MT9V022_REG32, 0x204))
> > > > > > +                           return -EIO;
> > > > > > +           }
> > > > > > +   } else {
> > > > > >             /* Switch to snapshot mode */
> > > > > >             mt9v022->chip_control |= 0x10;
> > > > > > +           if (is_mt9v022_rev3(mt9v022->chip_version) ||
> > > > > > +               is_mt9v024(mt9v022->chip_version)) {
> > > > > > +                   /*
> > > > > > +                    * Required settings for snapshot mode: set bit 
> > > > > > 9
> > > > > > +                    * (RST enable) and bit 2 (CR enable) in reg. 
> > > > > > 0x20
> > > > > > +                    * See TechNote TN0960 or TN-09-225.
> > > > > > +                    */
> > > > > > +                   if (reg_set(client, MT9V022_REG32, 0x204))
> > > > > > +                           return -EIO;
> > > > > > +           }
> > > > > > +   }
> > > > > 
> > > > > Do I understand it right, that now on mt9v022 rev.3 and mt9v024 you 
> > > > > unconditionally added using REG32 for leaving the snapshot mode on 
> > > > > streamon and entering it on streamoff. This should be ok in 
> > > > > principle, 
> > > > > since that's also what we're trying to do, using the CHIP_CONTROL 
> > > > > register. But in your comment you say, that on some _systems_ you can 
> > > > > only 
> > > > > _operate_ in snapshot mode. I.e. the snapshot mode enabled during 
> > > > > running 
> > > > > streaming, right? Then how does this patch help you with that?
> > > > 
> > > > Yes. But i.e. the driver calling the sub-device stream control function
> > > > on streamon knows that the normal mode is not supported and therefore it
> > > > calls this function with argument enable == 0, effectively setting the
> > > > snapshot mode.
> > > 
> > > Right, I thought you could be doing that... Well, on the one hand I 
> > > should 
> > > be happy, that the problem is solved without driver modifications, OTOH 
> > > this isn't pretty... In fact this shouldn't work at all. After a 
> > > stream-off the buffer queue should be stopped too.
> > 
> > Why shouldn't it work? The buffer queue is handled by the host driver,
> > not by the sensor driver. And in my case the host driver stops the buffer
> > queue in its streamoff, as it should. It works without issues and doesn't
> > cause any problems for other mt9v022 users.
> 
> Because one shouldn't abuse the API by activating streaming on the bridge 
> driver and deactivating it on the sensor.

I don't see how is it an abuse of the API at all. The sensor is just
configured to snapshot mode but is still able to stream if it is
triggered continuously by external events. It is actually a streaming
case.

Thanks,
Anatolij
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