From 872484ce40881e295b046adf21f7211306477751 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sakari Ailus Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:57:03 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] [media] v4l: Add timestamp source flags, mask and document them Some devices do not produce timestamps that correspond to the end of the frame. The user space should be informed on the matter. This patch achieves that by adding buffer flags (and a mask) for timestamp sources since more possible timestamping points are expected than just two. A three-bit mask is defined (V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_MASK) and two of the eight possible values is are defined V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_EOF for end of frame (value zero) V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_SOE for start of exposure (next value). Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus Acked-by: Kamil Debski Acked-by: Hans Verkuil Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++---- drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c | 4 ++- include/media/videobuf2-core.h | 2 ++ include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h | 4 +++ 4 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml index 5a2e97bbc6bf..1e7ea3c2e2ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/io.xml @@ -653,12 +653,6 @@ plane, are stored in struct v4l2_plane instead. In that case, struct v4l2_buffer contains an array of plane structures. - For timestamp types that are sampled from the system clock -(V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC) it is guaranteed that the timestamp is -taken after the complete frame has been received (or transmitted in -case of video output devices). For other kinds of -timestamps this may vary depending on the driver. - struct <structname>v4l2_buffer</structname> @@ -1125,6 +1119,36 @@ in which case caches have not been used. The CAPTURE buffer timestamp has been taken from the corresponding OUTPUT buffer. This flag applies only to mem2mem devices. + + V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_MASK + 0x00070000 + Mask for timestamp sources below. The timestamp source + defines the point of time the timestamp is taken in relation to + the frame. Logical 'and' operation between the + flags field and + V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_MASK produces the + value of the timestamp source. + + + V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_EOF + 0x00000000 + End Of Frame. The buffer timestamp has been taken + when the last pixel of the frame has been received or the + last pixel of the frame has been transmitted. In practice, + software generated timestamps will typically be read from + the clock a small amount of time after the last pixel has + been received or transmitten, depending on the system and + other activity in it. + + + V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_SOE + 0x00010000 + Start Of Exposure. The buffer timestamp has been + taken when the exposure of the frame has begun. This is + only valid for the + V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE buffer + type. +
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c index 521350a74c46..42a856813d06 100644 --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c @@ -2227,7 +2227,9 @@ int vb2_queue_init(struct vb2_queue *q) WARN_ON(!q->io_modes) || WARN_ON(!q->ops->queue_setup) || WARN_ON(!q->ops->buf_queue) || - WARN_ON(q->timestamp_flags & ~V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MASK)) + WARN_ON(q->timestamp_flags & + ~(V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MASK | + V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_MASK))) return -EINVAL; /* Warn that the driver should choose an appropriate timestamp type */ diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h index 3770be6e972d..bf6859ee46c3 100644 --- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h +++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h @@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ struct v4l2_fh; * @buf_struct_size: size of the driver-specific buffer structure; * "0" indicates the driver doesn't want to use a custom buffer * structure type, so sizeof(struct vb2_buffer) will is used + * @timestamp_flags: Timestamp flags; V4L2_BUF_FLAGS_TIMESTAMP_* and + * V4L2_BUF_FLAGS_TSTAMP_SRC_* * @gfp_flags: additional gfp flags used when allocating the buffers. * Typically this is 0, but it may be e.g. GFP_DMA or __GFP_DMA32 * to force the buffer allocation to a specific memory zone. diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h index cb838765dd40..17acba8c7f9f 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h @@ -700,6 +700,10 @@ struct v4l2_buffer { #define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_UNKNOWN 0x00000000 #define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_MONOTONIC 0x00002000 #define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_COPY 0x00004000 +/* Timestamp sources. */ +#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_MASK 0x00070000 +#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_EOF 0x00000000 +#define V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TSTAMP_SRC_SOE 0x00010000 /** * struct v4l2_exportbuffer - export of video buffer as DMABUF file descriptor -- 2.20.1