Thread (10 messages) 10 messages, 3 authors, 2026-02-13

Re: [PATCH RFC v4 1/4] media: dt-bindings: Add Amlogic V4L2 video decoder

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-02-13 07:36:01
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On 13/02/2026 06:12, Zhentao Guo via B4 Relay wrote:
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From: Zhentao Guo <redacted>

Describe the initial support for the V4L2 stateless video decoder
driver used with the Amlogic S4 (S805X2) platform.

Signed-off-by: Zhentao Guo <redacted>
---
 .../bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vcodec-dec.yaml      | 96 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 96 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vcodec-dec.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vcodec-dec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88780514d06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/amlogic,s4-vcodec-dec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Amlogic, Inc. All rights reserved
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/media/amlogic,s4-vcodec-dec.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Amlogic Video Decode Accelerator
+
+maintainers:
+  - Zhentao Guo <zhentao.guo@amlogic.com>
+
+description:
+  The Video Decoder Accelerator present on Amlogic SOCs.
+  It supports stateless h264 decoding.
+
+properties:
+  compatible:
+    const: amlogic,s4-vcodec-dec
Why do you repeat "dec" twice? codec means decoder, so what is the last
"dec" about?
+
+  reg:
+    maxItems: 2
+
+  reg-names:
+    items:
+      - const: dos
+      - const: dmc
+
+  interrupts:
+    maxItems: 3
+
+  clocks:
+    maxItems: 3
+
+  clock-names:
+    items:
+      - const: vdec
+      - const: clk_vdec_mux
+      - const: clk_hevcf_mux
Name them based on their role/name in this device. Why this device would
care that it receives a mux? Not a div? or not a gate?
+
+  power-domains:
+    maxItems: 2
+
+  power-domain-names:
+    items:
+      - const: vdec
+      - const: hevc
+
+  resets:
+    maxItems: 1
+
+  amlogic,canvas:
+    description: should point to a canvas provider node
Why? What for?

What is canvas provider?

+    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
+
+required:
+  - compatible
+  - reg
+  - reg-names
+  - interrupts
+  - clocks
+  - clock-names
+  - power-domains
+  - power-domain-names
+


Best regards,
Krzysztof
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