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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2009-02-26 22:19:36 -0300 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2009-02-26 22:19:36 -0300 |
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merge: http://linuxtv.org/hg/~awalls/cx18
From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
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-rw-r--r-- | linux/Documentation/dvb/README.flexcop | 205 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | linux/Documentation/dvb/technisat.txt | 34 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | linux/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt | 116 |
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diff --git a/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.flexcop b/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.flexcop deleted file mode 100644 index 5515469de..000000000 --- a/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.flexcop +++ /dev/null @@ -1,205 +0,0 @@ -This README escorted the skystar2-driver rewriting procedure. It describes the -state of the new flexcop-driver set and some internals are written down here -too. - -This document hopefully describes things about the flexcop and its -device-offsprings. Goal was to write an easy-to-write and easy-to-read set of -drivers based on the skystar2.c and other information. - -Remark: flexcop-pci.c was a copy of skystar2.c, but every line has been -touched and rewritten. - -History & News -============== - 2005-04-01 - correct USB ISOC transfers (thanks to Vadim Catana) - - - - -General coding processing -========================= - -We should proceed as follows (as long as no one complains): - -0) Think before start writing code! - -1) rewriting the skystar2.c with the help of the flexcop register descriptions -and splitting up the files to a pci-bus-part and a flexcop-part. -The new driver will be called b2c2-flexcop-pci.ko/b2c2-flexcop-usb.ko for the -device-specific part and b2c2-flexcop.ko for the common flexcop-functions. - -2) Search for errors in the leftover of flexcop-pci.c (compare with pluto2.c -and other pci drivers) - -3) make some beautification (see 'Improvements when rewriting (refactoring) is -done') - -4) Testing the new driver and maybe substitute the skystar2.c with it, to reach -a wider tester audience. - -5) creating an usb-bus-part using the already written flexcop code for the pci -card. - -Idea: create a kernel-object for the flexcop and export all important -functions. This option saves kernel-memory, but maybe a lot of functions have -to be exported to kernel namespace. - - -Current situation -================= - -0) Done :) -1) Done (some minor issues left) -2) Done -3) Not ready yet, more information is necessary -4) next to be done (see the table below) -5) USB driver is working (yes, there are some minor issues) - -What seems to be ready? ------------------------ - -1) Rewriting -1a) i2c is cut off from the flexcop-pci.c and seems to work -1b) moved tuner and demod stuff from flexcop-pci.c to flexcop-tuner-fe.c -1c) moved lnb and diseqc stuff from flexcop-pci.c to flexcop-tuner-fe.c -1e) eeprom (reading MAC address) -1d) sram (no dynamic sll size detection (commented out) (using default as JJ told me)) -1f) misc. register accesses for reading parameters (e.g. resetting, revision) -1g) pid/mac filter (flexcop-hw-filter.c) -1i) dvb-stuff initialization in flexcop.c (done) -1h) dma stuff (now just using the size-irq, instead of all-together, to be done) -1j) remove flexcop initialization from flexcop-pci.c completely (done) -1l) use a well working dma IRQ method (done, see 'Known bugs and problems and TODO') -1k) cleanup flexcop-files (remove unused EXPORT_SYMBOLs, make static from -non-static where possible, moved code to proper places) - -2) Search for errors in the leftover of flexcop-pci.c (partially done) -5a) add MAC address reading -5c) feeding of ISOC data to the software demux (format of the isochronous data -and speed optimization, no real error) (thanks to Vadim Catana) - -What to do in the near future? --------------------------------------- -(no special order here) - -5) USB driver -5b) optimize isoc-transfer (submitting/killing isoc URBs when transfer is starting) - -Testing changes ---------------- - -O = item is working -P = item is partially working -X = item is not working -N = item does not apply here -<empty field> = item need to be examined - - | PCI | USB -item | mt352 | nxt2002 | stv0299 | mt312 | mt352 | nxt2002 | stv0299 | mt312 --------+-------+---------+---------+-------+-------+---------+---------+------- -1a) | O | | | | N | N | N | N -1b) | O | | | | | | O | -1c) | N | N | | | N | N | O | -1d) | O | O -1e) | O | O -1f) | P -1g) | O -1h) | P | -1i) | O | N -1j) | O | N -1l) | O | N -2) | O | N -5a) | N | O -5b)* | N | -5c) | N | O - -* - not done yet - -Known bugs and problems and TODO --------------------------------- - -1g/h/l) when pid filtering is enabled on the pci card - -DMA usage currently: - The DMA is splitted in 2 equal-sized subbuffers. The Flexcop writes to first - address and triggers an IRQ when it's full and starts writing to the second - address. When the second address is full, the IRQ is triggered again, and - the flexcop writes to first address again, and so on. - The buffersize of each address is currently 640*188 bytes. - - Problem is, when using hw-pid-filtering and doing some low-bandwidth - operation (like scanning) the buffers won't be filled enough to trigger - the IRQ. That's why: - - When PID filtering is activated, the timer IRQ is used. Every 1.97 ms the IRQ - is triggered. Is the current write address of DMA1 different to the one - during the last IRQ, then the data is passed to the demuxer. - - There is an additional DMA-IRQ-method: packet count IRQ. This isn't - implemented correctly yet. - - The solution is to disable HW PID filtering, but I don't know how the DVB - API software demux behaves on slow systems with 45MBit/s TS. - -Solved bugs :) --------------- -1g) pid-filtering (somehow pid index 4 and 5 (EMM_PID and ECM_PID) aren't -working) -SOLUTION: also index 0 was affected, because net_translation is done for -these indexes by default - -5b) isochronous transfer does only work in the first attempt (for the Sky2PC -USB, Air2PC is working) SOLUTION: the flexcop was going asleep and never really -woke up again (don't know if this need fixes, see -flexcop-fe-tuner.c:flexcop_sleep) - -NEWS: when the driver is loaded and unloaded and loaded again (w/o doing -anything in the while the driver is loaded the first time), no transfers take -place anymore. - -Improvements when rewriting (refactoring) is done -================================================= - -- split sleeping of the flexcop (misc_204.ACPI3_sig = 1;) from lnb_control - (enable sleeping for other demods than dvb-s) -- add support for CableStar (stv0297 Microtune 203x/ALPS) (almost done, incompatibilities with the Nexus-CA) - -Debugging ---------- -- add verbose debugging to skystar2.c (dump the reg_dw_data) and compare it - with this flexcop, this is important, because i2c is now using the - flexcop_ibi_value union from flexcop-reg.h (do you have a better idea for - that, please tell us so). - -Everything which is identical in the following table, can be put into a common -flexcop-module. - - PCI USB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Different: -Register access: accessing IO memory USB control message -I2C bus: I2C bus of the FC USB control message -Data transfer: DMA isochronous transfer -EEPROM transfer: through i2c bus not clear yet - -Identical: -Streaming: accessing registers -PID Filtering: accessing registers -Sram destinations: accessing registers -Tuner/Demod: I2C bus -DVB-stuff: can be written for common use - -Acknowledgements (just for the rewriting part) -================ - -Bjarne Steinsbo thought a lot in the first place of the pci part for this code -sharing idea. - -Andreas Oberritter for providing a recent PCI initialization template -(pluto2.c). - -Boleslaw Ciesielski for pointing out a problem with firmware loader. - -Vadim Catana for correcting the USB transfer. - -comments, critics and ideas to linux-dvb@linuxtv.org. diff --git a/linux/Documentation/dvb/technisat.txt b/linux/Documentation/dvb/technisat.txt index cdf6ee4b2..3f435ffb2 100644 --- a/linux/Documentation/dvb/technisat.txt +++ b/linux/Documentation/dvb/technisat.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -How to set up the Technisat devices -=================================== +How to set up the Technisat/B2C2 Flexcop devices +================================================ 1) Find out what device you have ================================ @@ -16,54 +16,60 @@ DVB: registering frontend 0 (Conexant CX24123/CX24109)... If the Technisat is the only TV device in your box get rid of unnecessary modules and check this one: "Multimedia devices" => "Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build" -In this directory uncheck every driver which is activated there. +In this directory uncheck every driver which is activated there (except "Simple tuner support" for case 9 only). Then please activate: 2a) Main module part: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "DVB/ATSC adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters" -b.)"Multimedia devices" => "DVB/ATSC adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC PCI" in case of a PCI card OR +b.)"Multimedia devices" => "DVB/ATSC adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC PCI" in case of a PCI card +OR c.)"Multimedia devices" => "DVB/ATSC adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC USB" in case of an USB 1.1 adapter d.)"Multimedia devices" => "DVB/ATSC adapters" => "Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters" => "Enable debug for the B2C2 FlexCop drivers" Notice: d.) is helpful for troubleshooting 2b) Frontend module part: -1.) Revision 2.3: +1.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.3: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Zarlink VP310/MT312/ZL10313 based" -2.) Revision 2.6: +2.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.6: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "ST STV0299 based" -3.) Revision 2.7: +3.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.7: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Samsung S5H1420 based" c.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Integrant ITD1000 Zero IF tuner for DVB-S/DSS" d.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "ISL6421 SEC controller" -4.) Revision 2.8: +4.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.8: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Conexant CX24113/CX24128 tuner for DVB-S/DSS" c.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Conexant CX24123 based" d.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "ISL6421 SEC controller" -5.) DVB-T card: +5.) AirStar DVB-T card: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Zarlink MT352 based" -6.) DVB-C card: +6.) CableStar DVB-C card: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "ST STV0297 based" -7.) ATSC card 1st generation: +7.) AirStar ATSC card 1st generation: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Broadcom BCM3510" -8.) ATSC card 2nd generation: +8.) AirStar ATSC card 2nd generation: a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "NxtWave Communications NXT2002/NXT2004 based" -c.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "LG Electronics LGDT3302/LGDT3303 based" +c.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners" -Author: Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de> December 2008 +9.) AirStar ATSC card 3rd generation: +a.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "Customise the frontend modules to build" +b.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise DVB frontends" => "LG Electronics LGDT3302/LGDT3303 based" +c.)"Multimedia devices" => "Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build" => "Simple tuner support" + +Author: Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de> February 2009 diff --git a/linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx b/linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx index 77874bd20..78d0a6eed 100644 --- a/linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx +++ b/linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.em28xx @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ 6 -> Terratec Cinergy 200 USB (em2800) 7 -> Leadtek Winfast USB II (em2800) [0413:6023] 8 -> Kworld USB2800 (em2800) - 9 -> Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 90/DVC 100/DVC 101/DVC 107 (em2820/em2840) [2304:0207,2304:021a] + 9 -> Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 90/100/101/107 / Kaiser Baas Video to DVD maker (em2820/em2840) [1b80:e302,2304:0207,2304:021a] 10 -> Hauppauge WinTV HVR 900 (em2880) [2040:6500] 11 -> Terratec Hybrid XS (em2880) [0ccd:0042] 12 -> Kworld PVR TV 2800 RF (em2820/em2840) 13 -> Terratec Prodigy XS (em2880) [0ccd:0047] - 14 -> Pixelview Prolink PlayTV USB 2.0 (em2820/em2840) + 14 -> SIIG AVTuner-PVR / Pixelview Prolink PlayTV USB 2.0 (em2820/em2840) 15 -> V-Gear PocketTV (em2800) 16 -> Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950 (em2883) [2040:6513,2040:6517,2040:651b] 17 -> Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick (em2880) [2304:0227] @@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ 30 -> Videology 20K14XUSB USB2.0 (em2820/em2840) 31 -> Usbgear VD204v9 (em2821) 32 -> Supercomp USB 2.0 TV (em2821) - 33 -> SIIG AVTuner-PVR/Prolink PlayTV USB 2.0 (em2821) 34 -> Terratec Cinergy A Hybrid XS (em2860) [0ccd:004f] 35 -> Typhoon DVD Maker (em2860) 36 -> NetGMBH Cam (em2860) diff --git a/linux/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt b/linux/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt index 73f9b6423..accc376e9 100644 --- a/linux/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +++ b/linux/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt @@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ All drivers have the following structure: 3) Creating V4L2 device nodes (/dev/videoX, /dev/vbiX, /dev/radioX and /dev/vtxX) and keeping track of device-node specific data. -4) Filehandle-specific structs containing per-filehandle data. +4) Filehandle-specific structs containing per-filehandle data; + +5) video buffer handling. This is a rough schematic of how it all relates: @@ -82,12 +84,14 @@ You must register the device instance: v4l2_device_register(struct device *dev, struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev); Registration will initialize the v4l2_device struct and link dev->driver_data -to v4l2_dev. Registration will also set v4l2_dev->name to a value derived from -dev (driver name followed by the bus_id, to be precise). You may change the -name after registration if you want. +to v4l2_dev. If v4l2_dev->name is empty then it will be set to a value derived +from dev (driver name followed by the bus_id, to be precise). If you set it +up before calling v4l2_device_register then it will be untouched. If dev is +NULL, then you *must* setup v4l2_dev->name before calling v4l2_device_register. The first 'dev' argument is normally the struct device pointer of a pci_dev, -usb_device or platform_device. +usb_device or platform_device. It is rare for dev to be NULL, but it happens +with ISA devices, for example. You unregister with: @@ -264,7 +268,7 @@ errors (except -ENOIOCTLCMD) occured, then 0 is returned. The second argument to both calls is a group ID. If 0, then all subdevs are called. If non-zero, then only those whose group ID match that value will -be called. Before a bridge driver registers a subdev it can set subdev->grp_id +be called. Before a bridge driver registers a subdev it can set sd->grp_id to whatever value it wants (it's 0 by default). This value is owned by the bridge driver and the sub-device driver will never modify or use it. @@ -525,3 +529,103 @@ void *video_drvdata(struct file *file); You can go from a video_device struct to the v4l2_device struct using: struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = vdev->v4l2_dev; + +video buffer helper functions +----------------------------- + +The v4l2 core API provides a standard method for dealing with video +buffers. Those methods allow a driver to implement read(), mmap() and +overlay() on a consistent way. + +There are currently methods for using video buffers on devices that +supports DMA with scatter/gather method (videobuf-dma-sg), DMA with +linear access (videobuf-dma-contig), and vmalloced buffers, mostly +used on USB drivers (videobuf-vmalloc). + +Any driver using videobuf should provide operations (callbacks) for +four handlers: + +ops->buf_setup - calculates the size of the video buffers and avoid they + to waste more than some maximum limit of RAM; +ops->buf_prepare - fills the video buffer structs and calls + videobuf_iolock() to alloc and prepare mmaped memory; +ops->buf_queue - advices the driver that another buffer were + requested (by read() or by QBUF); +ops->buf_release - frees any buffer that were allocated. + +In order to use it, the driver need to have a code (generally called at +interrupt context) that will properly handle the buffer request lists, +announcing that a new buffer were filled. + +The irq handling code should handle the videobuf task lists, in order +to advice videobuf that a new frame were filled, in order to honor to a +request. The code is generally like this one: + if (list_empty(&dma_q->active)) + return; + + buf = list_entry(dma_q->active.next, struct vbuffer, vb.queue); + + if (!waitqueue_active(&buf->vb.done)) + return; + + /* Some logic to handle the buf may be needed here */ + + list_del(&buf->vb.queue); + do_gettimeofday(&buf->vb.ts); + wake_up(&buf->vb.done); + +Those are the videobuffer functions used on drivers, implemented on +videobuf-core: + +- Videobuf init functions + videobuf_queue_sg_init() + Initializes the videobuf infrastructure. This function should be + called before any other videobuf function on drivers that uses DMA + Scatter/Gather buffers. + + videobuf_queue_dma_contig_init + Initializes the videobuf infrastructure. This function should be + called before any other videobuf function on drivers that need DMA + contiguous buffers. + + videobuf_queue_vmalloc_init() + Initializes the videobuf infrastructure. This function should be + called before any other videobuf function on USB (and other drivers) + that need a vmalloced type of videobuf. + +- videobuf_iolock() + Prepares the videobuf memory for the proper method (read, mmap, overlay). + +- videobuf_queue_is_busy() + Checks if a videobuf is streaming. + +- videobuf_queue_cancel() + Stops video handling. + +- videobuf_mmap_free() + frees mmap buffers. + +- videobuf_stop() + Stops video handling, ends mmap and frees mmap and other buffers. + +- V4L2 api functions. Those functions correspond to VIDIOC_foo ioctls: + videobuf_reqbufs(), videobuf_querybuf(), videobuf_qbuf(), + videobuf_dqbuf(), videobuf_streamon(), videobuf_streamoff(). + +- V4L1 api function (corresponds to VIDIOCMBUF ioctl): + videobuf_cgmbuf() + This function is used to provide backward compatibility with V4L1 + API. + +- Some help functions for read()/poll() operations: + videobuf_read_stream() + For continuous stream read() + videobuf_read_one() + For snapshot read() + videobuf_poll_stream() + polling help function + +The better way to understand it is to take a look at vivi driver. One +of the main reasons for vivi is to be a videobuf usage example. the +vivi_thread_tick() does the task that the IRQ callback would do on PCI +drivers (or the irq callback on USB). |