Hi Hans,
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 03:27:09PM +0200, ext Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On Thursday 18 June 2009 15:55:49 Eduardo Valentin wrote:
> > This patch adds files to control si4713 devices.
> > Internal functions to control device properties
> > and initialization procedures are into these files.
> > Also, a v4l2 subdev interface is also exported.
> > This way other drivers can use this as v4l2 i2c subdevice.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valen...@nokia.com>
> > ---
> > linux/drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.c | 2015
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ linux/drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.h |
> > 226 ++++
> > linux/include/media/si4713.h | 40 +
> > 3 files changed, 2281 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > create mode 100644 linux/drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.c
> > create mode 100644 linux/drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.h
> > create mode 100644 linux/include/media/si4713.h
> >
>
> <snip>
>
> > diff --git a/linux/include/media/si4713.h b/linux/include/media/si4713.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..d0960e2
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/linux/include/media/si4713.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
> > +/*
> > + * include/media/si4713.h
> > + *
> > + * Board related data definitions for Si4713 i2c device driver.
> > + *
> > + * Copyright (c) 2009 Nokia Corporation
> > + * Contact: Eduardo Valentin <eduardo.valen...@nokia.com>
> > + *
> > + * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
> > License + * version 2. This program is licensed "as is" without any
> > warranty of any + * kind, whether express or implied.
> > + *
> > + */
> > +
> > +#ifndef SI4713_H
> > +#define SI4713_H
> > +
> > +/* The SI4713 I2C sensor chip has a fixed slave address of 0xc6 or 0x22.
> > */ +#define SI4713_I2C_ADDR_BUSEN_HIGH 0x63
> > +#define SI4713_I2C_ADDR_BUSEN_LOW 0x11
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Platform dependent definition
> > + */
> > +struct si4713_platform_data {
> > + /* Set power state, zero is off, non-zero is on. */
> > + int (*set_power)(int power);
> > +};
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * structure to query for RSSI.
> > + */
> > +struct si4713_rssi {
> > + unsigned int frequency;
> > + int rssi;
> > +};
>
> I propose to change this struct a bit:
>
> struct si4713_rssi {
> __u32 index; /* modulator index */
> __u32 frequency; /* frequency */
> __s32 rssi; /* result */
> __u32 reserved[4]; /* drivers and apps must init this to 0 */
> };
>
> The idea is that in the future this might become a regular ioctl and in that
> case it would be nice if we can just copy this struct to videodev2.h and
> rename it. In that case the si4713 has to support both private and public
> ioctls, but since the struct pointer passed to ioctl is the same for the
> private and public ioctls it is very easy to implement that.
>
> The rssi field needs to be documented better in this header: what is the
> meaning of the returned value and what is the unit? Does it have to be a
> signed value, or should it be unsigned instead?
>
Re-thinking this struct as something that can be moved to videode2.h, then
I agree with you. I'll resend then with the proposed structure and more
description about it.
> > +#define SI4713_IO_MEASURE_RSSI _IOWR('V', BASE_VIDIOC_PRIVATE + 0, \
> > + struct si4713_rssi)
>
> This needs to be documented as well: what exactly does it do? It is
> important to have that information in this header for future reference.
>
> Can you also rename it to SI4713_IOC_MEASURE_RSSI? 'IOC' seems to be
> preferred above 'IO'.
Yes, no problem.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
> > +
> > +#endif /* ifndef SI4713_H*/
>
>
>
> --
> Hans Verkuil - video4linux developer - sponsored by TANDBERG Telecom
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Eduardo Valentin
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