Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] media: qcom: camss: Add CAMSS Offline Processing Engine driver

[Loic Poulain]

Hi Bryan,

On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM Bryan O'Donoghue <bod@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 23/03/2026 15:31, Loic Poulain wrote:
> >>> +
> >>> +static void ope_prog_bayer2rgb(struct ope_dev *ope)
> >>> +{
> >>> +     /* Fixed Settings */
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, 0x860, 0x4001);
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, 0x868, 128);
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, 0x86c, 128 << 20);
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, 0x870, 102);
> >> What are the magic numbers about ? Please define bit-fields and offsets.
> > There are some registers I can't disclose today, which have to be
> > configured with working values,
> > Similarly to some sensor configuration in media/i2c.
>
> Not really the same thing, all of the offsets in upstream CAMSS and its
> CLC are documented. Sensor values are typically upstreamed by people who
> don't control the documentation, that is not the case with Qcom
> submitting this code upstream now.
>
> Are you guys doing an upstream implementation or not ?

Yes, but some configuration will be static and non-parametrable, I
will check if we can at least document the layout.

>
> >> Parameters passed in from user-space/libcamera and then translated to
> >> registers etc.
> > The above fixed settings will not be part of the initial parameters.
> >
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> +static void ope_prog_wb(struct ope_dev *ope)
> >>> +{
> >>> +     /* Default white balance config */
> >>> +     u32 g_gain = OPE_WB(1, 1);
> >>> +     u32 b_gain = OPE_WB(3, 2);
> >>> +     u32 r_gain = OPE_WB(3, 2);
> >>> +
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_WB_GAIN_WB_CFG(0), g_gain);
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_WB_GAIN_WB_CFG(1), b_gain);
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_WB_GAIN_WB_CFG(2), r_gain);
> >>> +
> >>> +     ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_WB_GAIN_MODULE_CFG, OPE_PP_CLC_WB_GAIN_MODULE_CFG_EN);
> >>> +}
> >> Fixed gains will have to come from real data.
> > These gains will indeed need to be configurable, most likely via ISP
> > parameters, here, they have been adjusted based on colorbar test
> > pattern from imx219 sensors but also tested with real capture.
> >
> >>> +
> >>> +static void ope_prog_stripe(struct ope_ctx *ctx, struct ope_stripe *stripe)
> >>> +{
> >>> +     struct ope_dev *ope = ctx->ope;
> >>> +     int i;
> >>> +
> >>> +     dev_dbg(ope->dev, "Context %p - Programming S%u\n", ctx, ope_stripe_index(ctx, stripe));
> >>> +
> >>> +     /* Fetch Engine */
> >>> +     ope_write_rd(ope, OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_UNPACK_CFG_0, stripe->src.format);
> >>> +     ope_write_rd(ope, OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_RD_BUFFER_SIZE,
> >>> +                  (stripe->src.width << 16) + stripe->src.height);
> >>> +     ope_write_rd(ope, OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_ADDR_IMAGE, stripe->src.addr);
> >>> +     ope_write_rd(ope, OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_RD_STRIDE, stripe->src.stride);
> >>> +     ope_write_rd(ope, OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_CCIF_META_DATA,
> >>> +                  FIELD_PREP(OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_CCIF_MD_PIX_PATTERN, stripe->src.pattern));
> >>> +     ope_write_rd(ope, OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_CORE_CFG, OPE_BUS_RD_CLIENT_0_CORE_CFG_EN);
> >>> +
> >>> +     /* Write Engines */
> >>> +     for (i = 0; i < OPE_WR_CLIENT_MAX; i++) {
> >>> +             if (!stripe->dst[i].enabled) {
> >>> +                     ope_write_wr(ope, OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_CFG(i), 0);
> >>> +                     continue;
> >>> +             }
> >>> +
> >>> +             ope_write_wr(ope, OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_ADDR_IMAGE(i), stripe->dst[i].addr);
> >>> +             ope_write_wr(ope, OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_IMAGE_CFG_0(i),
> >>> +                          (stripe->dst[i].height << 16) + stripe->dst[i].width);
> >>> +             ope_write_wr(ope, OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_IMAGE_CFG_1(i), stripe->dst[i].x_init);
> >>> +             ope_write_wr(ope, OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_IMAGE_CFG_2(i), stripe->dst[i].stride);
> >>> +             ope_write_wr(ope, OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_PACKER_CFG(i), stripe->dst[i].format);
> >>> +             ope_write_wr(ope, OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_CFG(i),
> >>> +                          OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_CFG_EN + OPE_BUS_WR_CLIENT_CFG_AUTORECOVER);
> >>> +     }
> >>> +
> >>> +     /* Downscalers */
> >>> +     for (i = 0; i < OPE_DS_MAX; i++) {
> >>> +             struct ope_dsc_config *dsc = &stripe->dsc[i];
> >>> +             u32 base = ope_ds_base[i];
> >>> +             u32 cfg = 0;
> >>> +
> >>> +             if (dsc->input_width != dsc->output_width) {
> >>> +                     dsc->phase_step_h |= DS_RESOLUTION(dsc->input_width,
> >>> +                                                        dsc->output_width) << 30;
> >>> +                     cfg |= OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_DS_CFG_H_SCALE_EN;
> >>> +             }
> >>> +
> >>> +             if (dsc->input_height != dsc->output_height) {
> >>> +                     dsc->phase_step_v |= DS_RESOLUTION(dsc->input_height,
> >>> +                                                        dsc->output_height) << 30;
> >>> +                     cfg |= OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_DS_CFG_V_SCALE_EN;
> >>> +             }
> >>> +
> >>> +             ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_DS_CFG(base), cfg);
> >>> +             ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_DS_IMAGE_SIZE_CFG(base),
> >>> +                          ((dsc->input_width - 1) << 16) + dsc->input_height - 1);
> >>> +             ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_DS_MN_H_CFG(base), dsc->phase_step_h);
> >>> +             ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_DS_MN_V_CFG(base), dsc->phase_step_v);
> >>> +             ope_write_pp(ope, OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_CFG(base),
> >>> +                          cfg ? OPE_PP_CLC_DOWNSCALE_MN_CFG_EN : 0);
> >>> +     }
> >>> +}
> >> So - this is where the CDM should be used - so that you don't have to do
> >> all of these MMIO writes inside of your ISR.
> > Indeed, and that also the reason stripes are computed ahead of time,
> > so that they can be further 'queued' in a CDM.
> >
> >> Is that and additional step after the RFC ?
> > The current implementation (without CDM) already provides good results
> > and performance, so CDM can be viewed as a future enhancement.
>
> That's true but then the number of MMIO writes per ISR is pretty small
> right now. You have about 50 writes here.

Right, it will increase significantly. The idea was to start with a
version that omits CDM so that we can focus on the other functional
aspects of the ISP for now.

>
> > As far as I understand, CDM could also be implemented in a generic way
> > within CAMSS, since other CAMSS blocks make use of CDM as well.
> > This is something we should discuss further.
> My concern is even conservatively if each module adds another 10 ?
> writes by the time we get to denoising, sharpening, lens shade
> correction, those writes could easily look more like 100.
>
> What user-space should submit is well documented data-structures which
> then get translated into CDM buffers by the OPE and IFE for the various
> bits of the pipeline.

Yes it will.

Regards,
Loic