Hi Sylwester and Arun,
On Wed, Nov 06, 2013 at 12:23:07PM +0100, Sylwester Nawrocki wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 05/11/13 14:16, Arun Kumar K wrote:
> >>> +struct is_common_reg {
> >>> + u32 hicmd;
> >>> + u32 hic_sensorid;
> >>> + u32 hic_param[4];
> >>> +
> >>> + u32 reserved1[3];
> [...]
> >>> + u32 meta_iflag;
> >>> + u32 meta_sensor_id;
> >>> + u32 meta_param1;
> >>> +
> >>> + u32 reserved9[1];
> >>> +
> >>> + u32 fcount;
> >>
> >> If these structs define an interface that's not used by the driver only it
> >> might be a good idea to use __packed to ensure no padding is added.
> >>
> >
> > The same structure is used as is in the firmware code and so it is retained
> > in the driver.
>
> I agree it makes sense to use __packed attribute to ensure no padding is
> added by the compiler. The firmware source and the driver will likely be
> compiled with different toolchains, and in both cases we should ensure
> no padding is added.
Agreed.
> >>> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/exynos5-is/fimc-is-metadata.h
> >>> b/drivers/media/platform/exynos5-is/fimc-is-metadata.h
> >>> new file mode 100644
> >>> index 0000000..02367c4
> >>> --- /dev/null
> >>> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/exynos5-is/fimc-is-metadata.h
> >>> @@ -0,0 +1,767 @@
> [..]
> >>> +enum metadata_mode {
> >>> + METADATA_MODE_NONE,
> >>> + METADATA_MODE_FULL
> >>> +};
> >>> +
> >>> +struct camera2_request_ctl {
> >>> + uint32_t id;
> >>> + enum metadata_mode metadatamode;
> >>> + uint8_t outputstreams[16];
> >>> + uint32_t framecount;
> >>> +};
> >>> +
> >>> +struct camera2_request_dm {
> >>> + uint32_t id;
> >>> + enum metadata_mode metadatamode;
> >>> + uint32_t framecount;
> >>> +};
> [...]
> >>> +struct camera2_lens_ctl {
> >>> + uint32_t focus_distance;
> >>> + float aperture;
> >>
> >> Floating point numbers? Really? :-)
> >>
> >
> > Yes as mentioned, the same structure is used by the firmware and
> > so it is used as is in the kernel.
>
> These floating numbers are pretty painful, but I don't think they can
> be avoided unless the firmware is changed. I hope there is no need to
> touch those in the kernel.
>
> There are already precedents of using floating point numbers in driver's
> public interface, e.g. some gpu/drm drivers.
As long as you can somehow ensure these will never end up to FPU registers,
I think that should be fine. Just copying the struct elsewhere using
memcpy() will be good, I believe.
> I noticed there is another issue in this firmware/kernel interface, i.e.
> some data structures contain enums in them, e.g.
>
> struct camera2_lens_ctl {
> uint32_t focus_distance;
> float aperture;
> float focal_length;
> float filter_density;
> enum optical_stabilization_mode optical_stabilization_mode;
> };
>
> It looks like a mistake in the interface design, as size of an enum is
> implementation specific.
>
> I guess size of those enum types is supposed to be 4 bytes ? Presumably
> you should, e.g. use fixed data type like uin32_t or __u32 instead of those
> enums. It looks pretty fragile as it is now.
Good point; I agree.
> In addition all those data structures should be declared with __packed
> attribute, to ensure a specific data structure layout and to avoid
> an unexpected padding.
>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/exynos5-is/fimc-is-param.h
> >> b/drivers/media/platform/exynos5-is/fimc-is-param.h
> >> new file mode 100644
> >> index 0000000..015cc13
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/exynos5-is/fimc-is-param.h
> > ...
> >> +struct param_control {
> >> + u32 cmd;
> >
> > You use uint32_t in some other headers. It's not wrong to use both C99 and
> > Linux types but I'd try to stick to either one.
>
> I tend to agree with that, it's probably better to use one convention, u32
> for kernel internal structures and __u32 for any public interfaces. I don't
> think it is e requirement but would be nice to keep it more consistent.
>
> Even if we wanted to keep the firmware defined data structures in sync with
> the Linux driver, there are already some Linux types used within the firmware
> interface. if I understood things correctly.
I guess it wouldn't hurt to use uint32_t there instead of u32 (and __u32).
entirely up to you.
--
Kind regards,
Sakari Ailus
e-mail: sakari.ai...@iki.fi XMPP: sai...@retiisi.org.uk
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