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{ "id": 26603, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/covers/26603/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/cover/26603/", "project": { "id": 1, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/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": "<20260504000431.1340150-1-laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>", "date": "2026-05-04T00:04:25", "name": "[0/6] libcamera: kernel headers update", "submitter": { "id": 2, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/people/2/?format=api", "name": "Laurent Pinchart", "email": "laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com" }, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/cover/26603/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 5900, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/series/5900/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/project/libcamera/list/?series=5900", "date": "2026-05-04T00:04:25", "name": "libcamera: kernel headers update", "version": 1, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/series/5900/mbox/" } ], "comments": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/covers/26603/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 07F65BE173\n\tfor <parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org>;\n\tMon, 4 May 2026 00:04:37 +0000 (UTC)", "from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (localhost [IPv6:::1])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8EAE6301E;\n\tMon, 4 May 2026 02:04:35 +0200 (CEST)", "from perceval.ideasonboard.com (perceval.ideasonboard.com\n\t[IPv6:2001:4b98:dc2:55:216:3eff:fef7:d647])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A4B0E62E6A\n\tfor <libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>;\n\tMon, 4 May 2026 02:04:33 +0200 (CEST)", "from killaraus.ideasonboard.com\n\t(2001-14ba-703d-e500--2a1.rev.dnainternet.fi\n\t[IPv6:2001:14ba:703d:e500::2a1])\n\tby perceval.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EB4C09C\n\tfor <libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>;\n\tMon, 4 May 2026 02:04:31 +0200 (CEST)" ], "Authentication-Results": "lancelot.ideasonboard.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n\tunprotected) header.d=ideasonboard.com header.i=@ideasonboard.com\n\theader.b=\"dT5uE5rO\"; dkim-atps=neutral", "DKIM-Signature": "v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ideasonboard.com;\n\ts=mail; t=1777853072;\n\tbh=OCcvFk/hXMnkNe9utCXSKfLfhnjXWj6bW+KU+NHZYAQ=;\n\th=From:To:Subject:Date:From;\n\tb=dT5uE5rOERTwRVGwbM6+5vyNcliaGEtoS1QA6C/4Uq6OhHNMFkIO/Xsx4dt/W7h9r\n\twJO2MnUcQSzog2imyQgXxG7OFLk9rlk7acF2clDQ2HbEOAPanW7CN9jVET5F3qNNaN\n\twNbmi4f+zC0CJkKSYgrgxH2LyjEH717vAksX9L9Q=", "From": "Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>", "To": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "Subject": "[PATCH 0/6] libcamera: kernel headers update", "Date": "Mon, 4 May 2026 03:04:25 +0300", "Message-ID": "<20260504000431.1340150-1-laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>", "X-Mailer": "git-send-email 2.53.0", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "8bit", "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>", "Errors-To": "libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org", "Sender": "\"libcamera-devel\" <libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org>" }, "content": "Hello,\n\nThis patch series updates the kernel headers from v6.18 to v7.0.\n\nThe series starts (patch 1/6) by moving the local copy of\nmali-c55-config.h, imported before it was merged in the mainline kernel,\nto its correct location. The next three patches (2/6 to 4/6) then update\nthe update-kernel-headers to create the destination directory and copy\nadditional headers. Patch 5/6 performs the update to v7.0.\n\nThe v7.0 headers do not bring any important change for libcamera by\nthemselves, but we now import the drm.h and drm_mode.h headers. This\nallows including the local copy of drm_fourcc.h, which patch 6/6 uses to\nreplace the version from libdrm.\n\nAs usual, some local changes to kernel headers are kept. They include\n\n- DRM formats and modifiers that have not been upstreamed (for MJPEG,\n Bayer data, and raw CSI-2, IPU3 and RPI5 packing)\n\n- BCM2835 (Raspberry Pi 4 and older) ISP formats and controls\n\n- Internal pads and generic metadata\n\nThe last two categories are work in progress upstream (with the BCM2835\nISP being under review on the linux-media mailing list). DRM formats and\nmodifiers should be addresses separately, and I envision this will\ninvolve decoupling the CFA pattern from the pixel format.\n\nLaurent Pinchart (6):\n include: linux: Move mali-c55-config.h header to correct location\n utils: update-kernel-headers: Create destination directory\n utils: update-kernel-headers: Add drm/drm.h and drm/drm_mode.h\n utils: update-kernel-headers: Add linux/media/arm/mali-c55-config.h\n include: linux: Update to Linux v7.0\n libcamera: egl: Don't depend on libdrm\n\n include/linux/README | 2 +-\n include/linux/dma-buf.h | 1 +\n include/linux/drm.h | 1465 ++++++++++++++++\n include/linux/drm_fourcc.h | 12 +-\n include/linux/drm_mode.h | 1535 +++++++++++++++++\n .../linux/{ => media/arm}/mali-c55-config.h | 0\n include/linux/rkisp1-config.h | 98 +-\n include/linux/stddef.h | 4 +\n include/linux/v4l2-controls.h | 69 +\n include/linux/videodev2.h | 7 +-\n src/ipa/mali-c55/algorithms/algorithm.h | 2 +-\n src/ipa/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp | 2 +-\n src/ipa/mali-c55/module.h | 2 +-\n src/ipa/mali-c55/params.h | 2 +-\n src/libcamera/egl.cpp | 3 +-\n src/libcamera/pipeline/mali-c55/mali-c55.cpp | 2 +-\n utils/update-kernel-headers.sh | 7 +-\n 17 files changed, 3113 insertions(+), 100 deletions(-)\n create mode 100644 include/linux/drm.h\n create mode 100644 include/linux/drm_mode.h\n rename include/linux/{ => media/arm}/mali-c55-config.h (100%)\n\n\nbase-commit: 183e37362f57ff3ce7493abf0bc6f1b57b931f55" }