Re: [PATCH v5 5/6] media: dt-bindings: ov5693: document YAML binding

[Jacopo Mondi]

Hi Krzysztof

On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 05:32:45PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 12/07/2022 17:25, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> > Hi Krzysztof
> >    could you have a look at the below question ?
>
> Sorry, there was a bunch of quoted text without end. When you reply
> under quote, please remove the rest of the quote. None of us have a lot
> of time to waste on scrolling emails...
>

I should have kept a counter of the times I've been told "please do
not remove context, I'm so busy I do not have time to read the whole
thread" and "please remove context, I'm so busy I cannot read the
whole email".

After 5 years of kernel development I would now know what to do.

> >
> > If no need to resend from Tommaso I think the series could be
> > collected for v5.20.
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 11:37:05AM +0200, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
> >> Hi Tommaso, Krzysztof,
> >>
> >>    This has been reviewed by Krzysztof already, so I guess it's fine,
> >> but let me ask anyway
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 03:48:34PM +0200, Tommaso Merciai wrote:
> >>> Add documentation of device tree in YAML schema for the OV5693
> >>> CMOS image sensor from Omnivision
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Tommaso Merciai <tommaso.merciai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> ---
> >>> Changes since v1:
> >>>  - Fix allOf position as suggested by Krzysztof
> >>>  - Remove port description as suggested by Krzysztof
> >>>  - Fix EOF as suggested by Krzysztof
> >>>
> >>> Changes since v2:
> >>>  - Fix commit body as suggested by Krzysztof
> >>>
> >>> Changes since v3:
> >>>  - Add reviewed-by tags, suggested by Jacopo, Krzysztof
> >>>
> >>> Changes since v4:
> >>>  - Remove wrong Sakari reviewed-by tag, suggested by Krzysztof, Sakari
> >>>
> >>>  .../bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov5693.yaml       | 106 ++++++++++++++++++
> >>>  MAINTAINERS                                   |   1 +
> >>>  2 files changed, 107 insertions(+)
> >>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov5693.yaml
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov5693.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov5693.yaml
> >>> new file mode 100644
> >>> index 000000000000..b83c9fc04023
> >>> --- /dev/null
> >>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ovti,ov5693.yaml
> >>> @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
> >>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> >>> +# Copyright (c) 2022 Amarulasolutions
> >>> +%YAML 1.2
> >>> +---
> >>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/i2c/ovti,ov5693.yaml#
> >>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> >>> +
> >>> +title: Omnivision OV5693 CMOS Sensor
> >>> +
> >>> +maintainers:
> >>> +  - Tommaso Merciai <tommaso.merciai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> +
> >>> +description: |
> >>> +  The Omnivision OV5693 is a high performance, 1/4-inch, 5 megapixel, CMOS
> >>> +  image sensor that delivers 2592x1944 at 30fps. It provides full-frame,
> >>> +  sub-sampled, and windowed 10-bit MIPI images in various formats via the
> >>> +  Serial Camera Control Bus (SCCB) interface.
> >>> +
> >>> +  OV5693 is controlled via I2C and two-wire Serial Camera Control Bus (SCCB).
> >>> +  The sensor output is available via CSI-2 serial data output (up to 2-lane).
> >>> +
> >>> +allOf:
> >>> +  - $ref: /schemas/media/video-interface-devices.yaml#
> >>> +
> >>> +properties:
> >>> +  compatible:
> >>> +    const: ovti,ov5693
> >>> +
> >>> +  reg:
> >>> +    maxItems: 1
> >>> +
> >>> +  clocks:
> >>> +    description:
> >>> +      System input clock (aka XVCLK). From 6 to 27 MHz.
> >>> +    maxItems: 1
> >>> +
> >>> +  dovdd-supply:
> >>> +    description:
> >>> +      Digital I/O voltage supply, 1.8V.
> >>> +
> >>> +  avdd-supply:
> >>> +    description:
> >>> +      Analog voltage supply, 2.8V.
> >>> +
> >>> +  dvdd-supply:
> >>> +    description:
> >>> +      Digital core voltage supply, 1.2V.
> >>> +
> >>> +  reset-gpios:
> >>> +    description:
> >>> +      The phandle and specifier for the GPIO that controls sensor reset.
> >>> +      This corresponds to the hardware pin XSHUTDN which is physically
> >>> +      active low.
> >>> +    maxItems: 1
> >>> +
> >>> +required:
> >>> +  - compatible
> >>> +  - reg
> >>> +  - clocks
> >>> +  - dovdd-supply
> >>> +  - avdd-supply
> >>> +  - dvdd-supply
> >>
> >> Should supplies be made mandatory ? Sensors are often powered by fixed
> >> rails. Do we want DTS writers to create "fixed-regulators" for all of
> >> them ? The fact the regulator framework creates dummies if there's no
> >> entry in .dts for a regulator makes me think it's fine to have them
> >> optional, but I understand how Linux works should not be an indication
> >> of how a bindings should look like.
> >>
> >
> > This question ^ :)
>
> My generic answer for generic devices would be - if resource is
> physically required (one need to connect the wire), I would say it
> should be also required in the bindings. This also forces driver
> developer to think about these resources and might result on
> portable/better code.
>
> However your point is correct that it might create many "fake"
> regulators, because pretty often these are fixed on the board and not
> controllable. Therefore I am fine with not requiring them - to adjust
> the bindings to real life cases.

Tommaso if you can re-send this one with the supplies dropped I think
the series is still in time for being collected for this merge window
(Sakari to confirm this).

Thanks
  j

>
> Best regards,
> Krzysztof