03:37 <wens> wondering if there's value in bringing up the VICAP block in RK356x and RK3588? It would let folks use the camera interface without the ISP. Or is ISP porting already underway?

06:51 <CounterPillow> don't you need the ISP for pretty important stuff like debayering?

06:57 <wens> one could ask the sensor to do it if possible

06:58 <wens> or you could even do it in userspace

11:25 <mriesch> wens: vicap can sure be useful, although i am not sure about the value of having a camera sensor attached to it

11:26 <mriesch> there was a series once that adds support for the px30, with some changes it can be used for the rk356x as well

11:26 <mriesch> however, the mipi csi host was not supported by this series iirc

11:27 <mriesch> only the digital video port (dvp) part of it

11:29 <mriesch> then i believe for the rk3588 the vicap gains some importance altogether, because there are two isps and the vicap handles the inputs of the isps. i haven't looked at it in detail, though

11:35 <mriesch> wens: if you are interested in providing mainline support for vicap and/or isp on rk356x, please feel free to ping me. i have some patches that sort of work locally, but are hardly mainline material

14:20 <wens> I was wondering how CSI was supposed to be muxed between VICAP and ISP