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authorSakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>2020-09-30 17:28:49 +0300
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>2020-11-16 12:31:13 +0300
commit20936f77347d021299301569603b317c110de712 (patch)
treeaf67794d80e752ea6f71a585614a37a7cd4a6146 /include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h
parentc2505342ee5b9f6370ea6a90c87a44a0f3c6b5eb (diff)
downloadlinux-20936f77347d021299301569603b317c110de712.tar.xz
media: v4l2-fwnode: Rework v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse documentation
Rework the documentation of v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse for better readability, usefulness and correctness. Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com> Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund+renesas@ragnatech.se> Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h')
-rw-r--r--include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h62
1 files changed, 40 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h b/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h
index ed0840f3d5df..20b30d770944 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h
@@ -219,17 +219,26 @@ struct v4l2_fwnode_connector {
* @vep: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode data structure
*
* This function parses the V4L2 fwnode endpoint specific parameters from the
- * firmware. The caller is responsible for assigning @vep.bus_type to a valid
- * media bus type. The caller may also set the default configuration for the
- * endpoint --- a configuration that shall be in line with the DT binding
- * documentation. Should a device support multiple bus types, the caller may
- * call this function once the correct type is found --- with a default
- * configuration valid for that type.
- *
- * It is also allowed to set @vep.bus_type to V4L2_MBUS_UNKNOWN. USING THIS
- * FEATURE REQUIRES "bus-type" PROPERTY IN DT BINDINGS. For old drivers,
- * guessing @vep.bus_type between CSI-2 D-PHY, parallel and BT.656 busses is
- * supported. NEVER RELY ON GUESSING @vep.bus_type IN NEW DRIVERS!
+ * firmware. There are two ways to use this function, either by letting it
+ * obtain the type of the bus (by setting the @vep.bus_type field to
+ * V4L2_MBUS_UNKNOWN) or specifying the bus type explicitly to one of the &enum
+ * v4l2_mbus_type types.
+ *
+ * When @vep.bus_type is V4L2_MBUS_UNKNOWN, the function will use the "bus-type"
+ * property to determine the type when it is available. The caller is
+ * responsible for validating the contents of @vep.bus_type field after the call
+ * returns.
+ *
+ * As a deprecated functionality to support older DT bindings without "bus-type"
+ * property for devices that support multiple types, if the "bus-type" property
+ * does not exist, the function will attempt to guess the type based on the
+ * endpoint properties available. NEVER RELY ON GUESSING THE BUS TYPE IN NEW
+ * DRIVERS OR BINDINGS.
+ *
+ * It is also possible to set @vep.bus_type corresponding to an actual bus. In
+ * this case the function will only attempt to parse properties related to this
+ * bus, and it will return an error if the value of the "bus-type" property
+ * corresponds to a different bus.
*
* The caller is required to initialise all fields of @vep, either with
* explicitly values, or by zeroing them.
@@ -264,17 +273,26 @@ void v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free(struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *vep);
* @vep: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode data structure
*
* This function parses the V4L2 fwnode endpoint specific parameters from the
- * firmware. The caller is responsible for assigning @vep.bus_type to a valid
- * media bus type. The caller may also set the default configuration for the
- * endpoint --- a configuration that shall be in line with the DT binding
- * documentation. Should a device support multiple bus types, the caller may
- * call this function once the correct type is found --- with a default
- * configuration valid for that type.
- *
- * It is also allowed to set @vep.bus_type to V4L2_MBUS_UNKNOWN. USING THIS
- * FEATURE REQUIRES "bus-type" PROPERTY IN DT BINDINGS. For old drivers,
- * guessing @vep.bus_type between CSI-2 D-PHY, parallel and BT.656 busses is
- * supported. NEVER RELY ON GUESSING @vep.bus_type IN NEW DRIVERS!
+ * firmware. There are two ways to use this function, either by letting it
+ * obtain the type of the bus (by setting the @vep.bus_type field to
+ * V4L2_MBUS_UNKNOWN) or specifying the bus type explicitly to one of the &enum
+ * v4l2_mbus_type types.
+ *
+ * When @vep.bus_type is V4L2_MBUS_UNKNOWN, the function will use the "bus-type"
+ * property to determine the type when it is available. The caller is
+ * responsible for validating the contents of @vep.bus_type field after the call
+ * returns.
+ *
+ * As a deprecated functionality to support older DT bindings without "bus-type"
+ * property for devices that support multiple types, if the "bus-type" property
+ * does not exist, the function will attempt to guess the type based on the
+ * endpoint properties available. NEVER RELY ON GUESSING THE BUS TYPE IN NEW
+ * DRIVERS OR BINDINGS.
+ *
+ * It is also possible to set @vep.bus_type corresponding to an actual bus. In
+ * this case the function will only attempt to parse properties related to this
+ * bus, and it will return an error if the value of the "bus-type" property
+ * corresponds to a different bus.
*
* The caller is required to initialise all fields of @vep, either with
* explicitly values, or by zeroing them.