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SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later + +******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_8 ('MET8'), V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_10 ('MC1A'), V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_12 ('MC1C'), V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_14 ('MC1E'), V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_16 ('MC1G'), V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_20 ('MC1K'), V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_24 ('MC1O') +******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** + + +Generic line-based metadata formats + + +Description +=========== + +These generic line-based metadata formats define the memory layout of the data +without defining the format or meaning of the metadata itself. + +.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-8: + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_8 +----------------------- + +The V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_8 format is a plain 8-bit metadata format. This format +is used on CSI-2 for 8 bits per :term:`Data Unit`. + +Additionally it is used for 16 bits per Data Unit when two bytes of metadata are +packed into one 16-bit Data Unit. Otherwise the 16 bits per pixel dataformat is +:ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_16 <v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-16>`. + +**Byte Order Of V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_8.** +Each cell is one byte. "M" denotes a byte of metadata. + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}| + +.. flat-table:: Sample 4x2 Metadata Frame + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + :widths: 12 8 8 8 8 + + * - start + 0: + - M\ :sub:`00` + - M\ :sub:`10` + - M\ :sub:`20` + - M\ :sub:`30` + * - start + 4: + - M\ :sub:`01` + - M\ :sub:`11` + - M\ :sub:`21` + - M\ :sub:`31` + +.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-10: + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_10 +----------------------------- + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_10 contains 8-bit generic metadata packed in 10-bit +Data Units, with one padding byte after every four bytes of metadata. This +format is typically used by CSI-2 receivers with a source that transmits +MEDIA_BUS_FMT_META_10 and the CSI-2 receiver writes the received data to memory +as-is. + +The packing of the data follows the MIPI CSI-2 specification and the padding of +the data is defined in the MIPI CCS specification. + +This format is also used in conjunction with 20 bits per :term:`Data Unit` +formats that pack two bytes of metadata into one Data Unit. Otherwise the +20 bits per pixel dataformat is :ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_20 +<v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-20>`. + +This format is little endian. + +**Byte Order Of V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_10.** +Each cell is one byte. "M" denotes a byte of metadata and "x" a byte of padding. + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}| + +.. flat-table:: Sample 4x2 Metadata Frame + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + :widths: 12 8 8 8 8 8 + + * - start + 0: + - M\ :sub:`00` + - M\ :sub:`10` + - M\ :sub:`20` + - M\ :sub:`30` + - x + * - start + 5: + - M\ :sub:`01` + - M\ :sub:`11` + - M\ :sub:`21` + - M\ :sub:`31` + - x + +.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-12: + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_12 +----------------------------- + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_12 contains 8-bit generic metadata packed in 12-bit +Data Units, with one padding byte after every two bytes of metadata. This format +is typically used by CSI-2 receivers with a source that transmits +MEDIA_BUS_FMT_META_12 and the CSI-2 receiver writes the received data to memory +as-is. + +The packing of the data follows the MIPI CSI-2 specification and the padding of +the data is defined in the MIPI CCS specification. + +This format is also used in conjunction with 24 bits per :term:`Data Unit` +formats that pack two bytes of metadata into one Data Unit. Otherwise the +24 bits per pixel dataformat is :ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_24 +<v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-24>`. + +This format is little endian. + +**Byte Order Of V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_12.** +Each cell is one byte. "M" denotes a byte of metadata and "x" a byte of padding. + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}| + +.. flat-table:: Sample 4x2 Metadata Frame + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + :widths: 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 + + * - start + 0: + - M\ :sub:`00` + - M\ :sub:`10` + - x + - M\ :sub:`20` + - M\ :sub:`30` + - x + * - start + 6: + - M\ :sub:`01` + - M\ :sub:`11` + - x + - M\ :sub:`21` + - M\ :sub:`31` + - x + +.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-14: + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_14 +----------------------------- + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_14 contains 8-bit generic metadata packed in 14-bit +Data Units, with three padding bytes after every four bytes of metadata. This +format is typically used by CSI-2 receivers with a source that transmits +MEDIA_BUS_FMT_META_14 and the CSI-2 receiver writes the received data to memory +as-is. + +The packing of the data follows the MIPI CSI-2 specification and the padding of +the data is defined in the MIPI CCS specification. + +This format is little endian. + +**Byte Order Of V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_14.** +Each cell is one byte. "M" denotes a byte of metadata and "x" a byte of padding. + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}| + +.. flat-table:: Sample 4x2 Metadata Frame + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + :widths: 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 + + * - start + 0: + - M\ :sub:`00` + - M\ :sub:`10` + - M\ :sub:`20` + - M\ :sub:`30` + - x + - x + - x + * - start + 7: + - M\ :sub:`01` + - M\ :sub:`11` + - M\ :sub:`21` + - M\ :sub:`31` + - x + - x + - x + +.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-16: + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_16 +----------------------------- + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_16 contains 8-bit generic metadata packed in 16-bit +Data Units, with one padding byte after every byte of metadata. This format is +typically used by CSI-2 receivers with a source that transmits +MEDIA_BUS_FMT_META_16 and the CSI-2 receiver writes the received data to memory +as-is. + +The packing of the data follows the MIPI CSI-2 specification and the padding of +the data is defined in the MIPI CCS specification. + +Some devices support more efficient packing of metadata in conjunction with +16-bit image data. In that case the dataformat is +:ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_8 <v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-8>`. + +This format is little endian. + +**Byte Order Of V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_16.** +Each cell is one byte. "M" denotes a byte of metadata and "x" a byte of padding. + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}| + +.. flat-table:: Sample 4x2 Metadata Frame + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + :widths: 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 + + * - start + 0: + - M\ :sub:`00` + - x + - M\ :sub:`10` + - x + - M\ :sub:`20` + - x + - M\ :sub:`30` + - x + * - start + 8: + - M\ :sub:`01` + - x + - M\ :sub:`11` + - x + - M\ :sub:`21` + - x + - M\ :sub:`31` + - x + +.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-20: + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_20 +----------------------------- + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_20 contains 8-bit generic metadata packed in 20-bit +Data Units, with alternating one or two padding bytes after every byte of +metadata. This format is typically used by CSI-2 receivers with a source that +transmits MEDIA_BUS_FMT_META_20 and the CSI-2 receiver writes the received data +to memory as-is. + +The packing of the data follows the MIPI CSI-2 specification and the padding of +the data is defined in the MIPI CCS specification. + +Some devices support more efficient packing of metadata in conjunction with +16-bit image data. In that case the dataformat is +:ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_10 <v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-10>`. + +This format is little endian. + +**Byte Order Of V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_20.** +Each cell is one byte. "M" denotes a byte of metadata and "x" a byte of padding. + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}| + +.. flat-table:: Sample 4x2 Metadata Frame + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + :widths: 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 + + * - start + 0: + - M\ :sub:`00` + - x + - M\ :sub:`10` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`20` + - x + - M\ :sub:`30` + - x + - x + * - start + 10: + - M\ :sub:`01` + - x + - M\ :sub:`11` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`21` + - x + - M\ :sub:`31` + - x + - x + +.. _v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-24: + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_24 +----------------------------- + +V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_24 contains 8-bit generic metadata packed in 24-bit +Data Units, with two padding bytes after every byte of metadata. This format is +typically used by CSI-2 receivers with a source that transmits +MEDIA_BUS_FMT_META_24 and the CSI-2 receiver writes the received data to memory +as-is. + +The packing of the data follows the MIPI CSI-2 specification and the padding of +the data is defined in the MIPI CCS specification. + +Some devices support more efficient packing of metadata in conjunction with +16-bit image data. In that case the dataformat is +:ref:`V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_12 <v4l2-meta-fmt-generic-csi2-12>`. + +This format is little endian. + +**Byte Order Of V4L2_META_FMT_GENERIC_CSI2_24.** +Each cell is one byte. "M" denotes a byte of metadata and "x" a byte of padding. + +.. tabularcolumns:: |p{2.4cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}|p{1.2cm}|p{.8cm}|p{.8cm}| + +.. flat-table:: Sample 4x2 Metadata Frame + :header-rows: 0 + :stub-columns: 0 + :widths: 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 + + * - start + 0: + - M\ :sub:`00` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`10` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`20` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`30` + - x + - x + * - start + 12: + - M\ :sub:`01` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`11` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`21` + - x + - x + - M\ :sub:`31` + - x + - x |