Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] media: mt9p031: Fix corrupted frame after restarting stream

From: Laurent Pinchart
Date: Mon Oct 05 2020 - 09:09:14 EST


Hi Stefan,

On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 11:28:21AM +0200, Stefan Riedmüller wrote:
> On 02.10.20 02:05, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 12:51:33PM +0200, Stefan Riedmueller wrote:
> >> From: Dirk Bender <d.bender@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> To prevent corrupted frames after starting and stopping the sensor it's
> >
> > s/it's/its/
>
> thanks, I'll fix that.
>
> >> datasheet specifies a specific pause sequence to follow:
> >>
> >> Stopping:
> >> Set Pause_Restart Bit -> Set Restart Bit -> Set Chip_Enable Off
> >>
> >> Restarting:
> >> Set Chip_Enable On -> Clear Pause_Restart Bit
> >>
> >> The Restart Bit is cleared automatically and must not be cleared
> >> manually as this would cause undefined behavior.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Dirk Bender <d.bender@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Stefan Riedmueller <s.riedmueller@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> No changes in v2
> >> ---
> >> drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
> >> index d10457361e6c..d59f66e3dcf3 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
> >> @@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
> >> #define MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_SHIFT(n) ((n) << 8)
> >> #define MT9P031_PIXEL_CLOCK_DIVIDE(n) ((n) << 0)
> >> #define MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART 0x0b
> >> +#define MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART_SET (1 << 0)
> >> +#define MT9P031_FRAME_PAUSE_RESTART_SET (1 << 1)
> >
> > The fields are named Restart and Pause_Restart, I would drop _SET. Could
> > you also sort them from MSB to LSB as for the other registers ? Using
> > BIT() would be good too, although this could be done as an additional
> > patch to convert all the existing macros.
>
> I'll do that. Also I will rename the register to MT9P031_RESTART and the
> bits to MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART and MT9P031_FRAME_PAUSE_RESTART.
>
> >> #define MT9P031_SHUTTER_DELAY 0x0c
> >> #define MT9P031_RST 0x0d
> >> #define MT9P031_RST_ENABLE 1
> >> @@ -483,9 +485,25 @@ static int mt9p031_set_params(struct mt9p031 *mt9p031)
> >> static int mt9p031_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev, int enable)
> >> {
> >> struct mt9p031 *mt9p031 = to_mt9p031(subdev);
> >> + struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(subdev);
> >> + int val;
> >> int ret;
> >>
> >> if (!enable) {
> >> + val = mt9p031_read(client, MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART);
> >
> > Do you need to read the register ? Can't you write
> > MT9P031_FRAME_PAUSE_RESTART_SET and then MT9P031_FRAME_PAUSE_RESTART_SET
> > | MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART_SET ? And actually, can't we just write both
> > bits in one go, do we need two writes ?
>
> I think you're right we don't necessarily need to read the registers. The
> only other bit is not used by the driver.
>
> But I think we do need two separate writes, at least that is what the
> datasheet states.
>
> So I would drop the read but keep both write, ok?

That's fine with me if required, although I don't see where this is
indicated in the datasheet, but I may have missed it.

> >> +
> >> + /* enable pause restart */
> >> + val |= MT9P031_FRAME_PAUSE_RESTART_SET;
> >> + ret = mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART, val);
> >> + if (ret < 0)
> >> + return ret;
> >> +
> >> + /* enable restart + keep pause restart set */
> >> + val |= MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART_SET;
> >> + ret = mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART, val);
> >> + if (ret < 0)
> >> + return ret;
> >> +
> >> /* Stop sensor readout */
> >> ret = mt9p031_set_output_control(mt9p031,
> >> MT9P031_OUTPUT_CONTROL_CEN, 0);
> >> @@ -505,6 +523,13 @@ static int mt9p031_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev, int enable)
> >> if (ret < 0)
> >> return ret;
> >>
> >> + val = mt9p031_read(client, MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART);
> >> + /* disable reset + pause restart */
> >> + val &= ~MT9P031_FRAME_PAUSE_RESTART_SET;
> >
> > Same here, I think you can simply write MT9P031_FRAME_PAUSE_RESTART_SET.
>
> I'll drop the read here as well. But I need to make sure, that the Restart
> Bit is not cleared manually here.
>
> >> + ret = mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_FRAME_RESTART, val);
> >> + if (ret < 0)
> >> + return ret;
> >> +
> >> return mt9p031_pll_enable(mt9p031);
> >> }
> >>

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Regards,

Laurent Pinchart