[libcamera-devel,v8,01/11] dt-bindings: video-interfaces: Document 'location' property
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Jacopo Mondi April 7, 2020, 4:38 p.m. UTC 
Add the 'location' device property, used to specify a device mounting
position. The property is particularly meaningful for mobile devices
with a well defined usage orientation.

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Tomasz Figa <tfiga@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org>
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 .../devicetree/bindings/media/video-interfaces.txt    | 11 +++++++++++
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/video-interfaces.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/video-interfaces.txt
index f884ada0bffc..1211bdf80722 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/video-interfaces.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/video-interfaces.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@  Optional properties
   but a number of degrees counter clockwise. Typical values are 0 and 180
   (upside down).
 
+- location: The mount location of a device (typically an image sensor or a flash
+  LED) expressed as a position relative to the usage orientation of the system
+  where the device is installed on.
+  Possible values are:
+  0 - Front. The device is mounted on the front facing side of the system.
+  For mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops the front side is
+  the user facing side.
+  1 - Back. The device is mounted on the back side of the system, which is
+  defined as the opposite side of the front facing one.
+  2 - External. The device is not attached directly to the system but is
+  attached in a way that allows it to move freely.
 
 Optional endpoint properties
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