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{ "id": 11621, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/covers/11621/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/cover/11621/", "project": { "id": 1, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/projects/1/?format=api", "name": "libcamera", "link_name": "libcamera", "list_id": "libcamera_core", "list_email": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "web_url": "", "scm_url": "", "webscm_url": "" }, "msgid": "<20210318125521.43278-1-jacopo@jmondi.org>", "date": "2021-03-18T12:55:19", "name": "[libcamera-devel,0/2] libcamera: Do not default the location property", "submitter": { "id": 3, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/people/3/?format=api", "name": "Jacopo Mondi", "email": "jacopo@jmondi.org" }, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/cover/11621/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 1802, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/series/1802/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/project/libcamera/list/?series=1802", "date": "2021-03-18T12:55:19", "name": "libcamera: Do not default the location property", "version": 1, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/series/1802/mbox/" } ], "comments": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/covers/11621/comments/", "headers": { "Return-Path": "<libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org>", "X-Original-To": "parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org", "Delivered-To": "parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org", "Received": [ "from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (lancelot.ideasonboard.com\n\t[92.243.16.209])\n\tby patchwork.libcamera.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D4301C32E1\n\tfor <parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org>;\n\tThu, 18 Mar 2021 12:54:55 +0000 (UTC)", "from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (localhost [IPv6:::1])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2317468D60;\n\tThu, 18 Mar 2021 13:54:55 +0100 (CET)", "from relay8-d.mail.gandi.net (relay8-d.mail.gandi.net\n\t[217.70.183.201])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C649B602DB\n\tfor <libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>;\n\tThu, 18 Mar 2021 13:54:53 +0100 (CET)", "from uno.homenet.telecomitalia.it\n\t(host-79-22-58-175.retail.telecomitalia.it [79.22.58.175])\n\t(Authenticated sender: jacopo@jmondi.org)\n\tby relay8-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1C7221BF204;\n\tThu, 18 Mar 2021 12:54:52 +0000 (UTC)" ], "X-Originating-IP": "79.22.58.175", "From": "Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org>", "To": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "Date": "Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:55:19 +0100", "Message-Id": "<20210318125521.43278-1-jacopo@jmondi.org>", "X-Mailer": "git-send-email 2.30.0", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Subject": "[libcamera-devel] [PATCH 0/2] libcamera: Do not default the\n\tlocation property", "X-BeenThere": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "X-Mailman-Version": "2.1.29", "Precedence": "list", "List-Id": "<libcamera-devel.lists.libcamera.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<https://lists.libcamera.org/options/libcamera-devel>,\n\t<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=unsubscribe>", "List-Archive": "<https://lists.libcamera.org/pipermail/libcamera-devel/>", "List-Post": "<mailto:libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>", "List-Help": "<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=help>", "List-Subscribe": "<https://lists.libcamera.org/listinfo/libcamera-devel>,\n\t<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=subscribe>", "Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "7bit", "Errors-To": "libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org", "Sender": "\"libcamera-devel\" <libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org>" }, "content": "Hello,\n we've been discussion about how to handle the camera location\nproperly in libcamera and Android HAL.\n\nThe current setup\n- defaults location to External in libcamera if the fw does not provide that\n- sets FRONT if location is External in Android Camera HAL\n\nThis will make very complex to discern in future if a camera is actually\nexternal once the camera HAL will support the EXTERNAL HW level.\n\nTo simplify this and make it easier to fallback to a getting location from\na configuration file in the Camera HAL:\n- Do not report property::Location in libcamera if not available in fw\n- Do not default External to FRONT in HAL\n- To maintain compatibility with Android set location to FRONT if not available\n from the library in the Camera HAL.\n\nNo regressions in CTS testing.\n\nThanks\n j\n\nJacopo Mondi (2):\n libcamera: camera_sensor: Do not register Location if not available\n android: camera_device: Do not default External to Front\n\n src/android/camera_device.cpp | 6 +-----\n src/libcamera/camera_sensor.cpp | 6 ++----\n 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)\n\n--\n2.30.0" }