[PATCH v4 2/8] [media] VPU: mediatek: support Mediatek VPU
tiffany lin
tiffany.lin at mediatek.com
Mon Feb 15 03:27:36 PST 2016
On Mon, 2016-02-15 at 11:13 +0100, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On 02/04/2016 12:34 PM, Tiffany Lin wrote:
> > The VPU driver for hw video codec embedded in Mediatek's MT8173 SOCs.
> > It is able to handle video decoding/encoding of in a range of formats.
> > The driver provides with VPU firmware download, memory management and
> > the communication interface between CPU and VPU.
> > For VPU initialization, it will create virtual memory for CPU access and
> > IOMMU address for vcodec hw device access. When a decode/encode instance
> > opens a device node, vpu driver will download vpu firmware to the device.
> > A decode/encode instant will decode/encode a frame using VPU
> > interface to interrupt vpu to handle decoding/encoding jobs.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew-CT Chen <andrew-ct.chen at mediatek.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Tiffany Lin <tiffany.lin at mediatek.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/media/platform/Kconfig | 9 +
> > drivers/media/platform/Makefile | 2 +
> > drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/Makefile | 1 +
> > drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c | 994 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.h | 167 +++++
> > 5 files changed, 1173 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/Makefile
> > create mode 100644 drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.c
> > create mode 100644 drivers/media/platform/mtk-vpu/mtk_vpu.h
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig b/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig
> > index ccbc974..ba812d6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/media/platform/Kconfig
> > @@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ config VIDEO_CODA
> > Coda is a range of video codec IPs that supports
> > H.264, MPEG-4, and other video formats.
> >
> > +config VIDEO_MEDIATEK_VPU
> > + tristate "Mediatek Video Processor Unit"
> > + depends on VIDEO_DEV && VIDEO_V4L2 && ARCH_MEDIATEK
> > + ---help---
> > + This driver provides downloading VPU firmware and
> > + communicating with VPU. This driver for hw video
> > + codec embedded in new Mediatek's SOCs. It is able
> > + to handle video decoding/encoding in a range of formats.
>
> Can you be more specific in this text and mention for which Mediatek SoCs
> this driver is for? Just like you did in the commit log.
>
Got it. We will add more specific description in Kconfig in next
version.
> Also add something like this:
>
> To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
> will be called mtk-vpu.
>
> I always find it useful if the Kconfig text mentions the module name.
>
Got it. We will fix this. Thanks for sharing experience.
best regards,
Tiffany
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
> > +
> > config VIDEO_MEM2MEM_DEINTERLACE
> > tristate "Deinterlace support"
> > depends on VIDEO_DEV && VIDEO_V4L2 && DMA_ENGINE
>
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