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-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile3
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c26
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.c35
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h17
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c5
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c26
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c28
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c51
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c188
-rw-r--r--drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.h38
10 files changed, 263 insertions, 154 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile
index 4b2e3de7856e..c4fc8e7d365a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ vimc_common-objs := vimc-common.o
vimc_debayer-objs := vimc-debayer.o
vimc_scaler-objs := vimc-scaler.o
vimc_sensor-objs := vimc-sensor.o
+vimc_streamer-objs := vimc-streamer.o
obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_VIMC) += vimc.o vimc_capture.o vimc_common.o vimc-debayer.o \
- vimc_scaler.o vimc_sensor.o
+ vimc_scaler.o vimc_sensor.o vimc_streamer.o
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
index 3f7e9ed56633..ea869631a3f6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#include <media/videobuf2-vmalloc.h>
#include "vimc-common.h"
+#include "vimc-streamer.h"
#define VIMC_CAP_DRV_NAME "vimc-capture"
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ struct vimc_cap_device {
spinlock_t qlock;
struct mutex lock;
u32 sequence;
- struct media_pipeline pipe;
+ struct vimc_stream stream;
};
static const struct v4l2_pix_format fmt_default = {
@@ -69,12 +70,10 @@ struct vimc_cap_buffer {
static int vimc_cap_querycap(struct file *file, void *priv,
struct v4l2_capability *cap)
{
- struct vimc_cap_device *vcap = video_drvdata(file);
-
- strscpy(cap->driver, KBUILD_MODNAME, sizeof(cap->driver));
+ strscpy(cap->driver, VIMC_PDEV_NAME, sizeof(cap->driver));
strscpy(cap->card, KBUILD_MODNAME, sizeof(cap->card));
snprintf(cap->bus_info, sizeof(cap->bus_info),
- "platform:%s", vcap->vdev.v4l2_dev->name);
+ "platform:%s", VIMC_PDEV_NAME);
return 0;
}
@@ -248,14 +247,13 @@ static int vimc_cap_start_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq, unsigned int count)
vcap->sequence = 0;
/* Start the media pipeline */
- ret = media_pipeline_start(entity, &vcap->pipe);
+ ret = media_pipeline_start(entity, &vcap->stream.pipe);
if (ret) {
vimc_cap_return_all_buffers(vcap, VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED);
return ret;
}
- /* Enable streaming from the pipe */
- ret = vimc_pipeline_s_stream(&vcap->vdev.entity, 1);
+ ret = vimc_streamer_s_stream(&vcap->stream, &vcap->ved, 1);
if (ret) {
media_pipeline_stop(entity);
vimc_cap_return_all_buffers(vcap, VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED);
@@ -273,8 +271,7 @@ static void vimc_cap_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
{
struct vimc_cap_device *vcap = vb2_get_drv_priv(vq);
- /* Disable streaming from the pipe */
- vimc_pipeline_s_stream(&vcap->vdev.entity, 0);
+ vimc_streamer_s_stream(&vcap->stream, &vcap->ved, 0);
/* Stop the media pipeline */
media_pipeline_stop(&vcap->vdev.entity);
@@ -355,8 +352,8 @@ static void vimc_cap_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
kfree(vcap);
}
-static void vimc_cap_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
- struct media_pad *sink, const void *frame)
+static void *vimc_cap_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
+ const void *frame)
{
struct vimc_cap_device *vcap = container_of(ved, struct vimc_cap_device,
ved);
@@ -370,7 +367,7 @@ static void vimc_cap_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
typeof(*vimc_buf), list);
if (!vimc_buf) {
spin_unlock(&vcap->qlock);
- return;
+ return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
}
/* Remove this entry from the list */
@@ -391,6 +388,7 @@ static void vimc_cap_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
vb2_set_plane_payload(&vimc_buf->vb2.vb2_buf, 0,
vcap->format.sizeimage);
vb2_buffer_done(&vimc_buf->vb2.vb2_buf, VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE);
+ return NULL;
}
static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
@@ -431,7 +429,7 @@ static int vimc_cap_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
/* Initialize the vb2 queue */
q = &vcap->queue;
q->type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
- q->io_modes = VB2_MMAP | VB2_DMABUF;
+ q->io_modes = VB2_MMAP | VB2_DMABUF | VB2_USERPTR;
q->drv_priv = vcap;
q->buf_struct_size = sizeof(struct vimc_cap_buffer);
q->ops = &vimc_cap_qops;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.c
index 867e24dbd6b5..c1a74bb2df58 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.c
@@ -207,41 +207,6 @@ const struct vimc_pix_map *vimc_pix_map_by_pixelformat(u32 pixelformat)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vimc_pix_map_by_pixelformat);
-int vimc_propagate_frame(struct media_pad *src, const void *frame)
-{
- struct media_link *link;
-
- if (!(src->flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE))
- return -EINVAL;
-
- /* Send this frame to all sink pads that are direct linked */
- list_for_each_entry(link, &src->entity->links, list) {
- if (link->source == src &&
- (link->flags & MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED)) {
- struct vimc_ent_device *ved = NULL;
- struct media_entity *entity = link->sink->entity;
-
- if (is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(entity)) {
- struct v4l2_subdev *sd =
- container_of(entity, struct v4l2_subdev,
- entity);
- ved = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
- } else if (is_media_entity_v4l2_video_device(entity)) {
- struct video_device *vdev =
- container_of(entity,
- struct video_device,
- entity);
- ved = video_get_drvdata(vdev);
- }
- if (ved && ved->process_frame)
- ved->process_frame(ved, link->sink, frame);
- }
- }
-
- return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vimc_propagate_frame);
-
/* Helper function to allocate and initialize pads */
struct media_pad *vimc_pads_init(u16 num_pads, const unsigned long *pads_flag)
{
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
index 2e9981b18166..84539430b5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
#include <media/media-device.h>
#include <media/v4l2-device.h>
+#define VIMC_PDEV_NAME "vimc"
+
/* VIMC-specific controls */
#define VIMC_CID_VIMC_BASE (0x00f00000 | 0xf000)
#define VIMC_CID_VIMC_CLASS (0x00f00000 | 1)
@@ -113,24 +115,13 @@ struct vimc_pix_map {
struct vimc_ent_device {
struct media_entity *ent;
struct media_pad *pads;
- void (*process_frame)(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
- struct media_pad *sink, const void *frame);
+ void * (*process_frame)(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
+ const void *frame);
void (*vdev_get_format)(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
struct v4l2_pix_format *fmt);
};
/**
- * vimc_propagate_frame - propagate a frame through the topology
- *
- * @src: the source pad where the frame is being originated
- * @frame: the frame to be propagated
- *
- * This function will call the process_frame callback from the vimc_ent_device
- * struct of the nodes directly connected to the @src pad
- */
-int vimc_propagate_frame(struct media_pad *src, const void *frame);
-
-/**
* vimc_pads_init - initialize pads
*
* @num_pads: number of pads to initialize
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
index ce809d2e3d53..0fbb7914098f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
#include "vimc-common.h"
-#define VIMC_PDEV_NAME "vimc"
#define VIMC_MDEV_MODEL_NAME "VIMC MDEV"
#define VIMC_ENT_LINK(src, srcpad, sink, sinkpad, link_flags) { \
@@ -221,6 +220,7 @@ static int vimc_comp_bind(struct device *master)
err_mdev_unregister:
media_device_unregister(&vimc->mdev);
+ media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
err_comp_unbind_all:
component_unbind_all(master, NULL);
err_v4l2_unregister:
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ static void vimc_comp_unbind(struct device *master)
dev_dbg(master, "unbind");
media_device_unregister(&vimc->mdev);
+ media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
component_unbind_all(master, NULL);
v4l2_device_unregister(&vimc->v4l2_dev);
}
@@ -319,6 +320,8 @@ static int vimc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
/* Initialize media device */
strscpy(vimc->mdev.model, VIMC_MDEV_MODEL_NAME,
sizeof(vimc->mdev.model));
+ snprintf(vimc->mdev.bus_info, sizeof(vimc->mdev.bus_info),
+ "platform:%s", VIMC_PDEV_NAME);
vimc->mdev.dev = &pdev->dev;
media_device_init(&vimc->mdev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
index 77887f66f323..7d77c63b99d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ static void vimc_deb_set_rgb_mbus_fmt_rgb888_1x24(struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb,
static int vimc_deb_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
{
struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
- int ret;
if (enable) {
const struct vimc_pix_map *vpix;
@@ -351,22 +350,10 @@ static int vimc_deb_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
if (!vdeb->src_frame)
return -ENOMEM;
- /* Turn the stream on in the subdevices directly connected */
- ret = vimc_pipeline_s_stream(&vdeb->sd.entity, 1);
- if (ret) {
- vfree(vdeb->src_frame);
- vdeb->src_frame = NULL;
- return ret;
- }
} else {
if (!vdeb->src_frame)
return 0;
- /* Disable streaming from the pipe */
- ret = vimc_pipeline_s_stream(&vdeb->sd.entity, 0);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
vfree(vdeb->src_frame);
vdeb->src_frame = NULL;
}
@@ -480,9 +467,8 @@ static void vimc_deb_calc_rgb_sink(struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb,
}
}
-static void vimc_deb_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
- struct media_pad *sink,
- const void *sink_frame)
+static void *vimc_deb_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
+ const void *sink_frame)
{
struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb = container_of(ved, struct vimc_deb_device,
ved);
@@ -491,7 +477,7 @@ static void vimc_deb_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
/* If the stream in this node is not active, just return */
if (!vdeb->src_frame)
- return;
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
for (i = 0; i < vdeb->sink_fmt.height; i++)
for (j = 0; j < vdeb->sink_fmt.width; j++) {
@@ -499,12 +485,8 @@ static void vimc_deb_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
vdeb->set_rgb_src(vdeb, i, j, rgb);
}
- /* Propagate the frame through all source pads */
- for (i = 1; i < vdeb->sd.entity.num_pads; i++) {
- struct media_pad *pad = &vdeb->sd.entity.pads[i];
+ return vdeb->src_frame;
- vimc_propagate_frame(pad, vdeb->src_frame);
- }
}
static void vimc_deb_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
index b0952ee86296..39b2a73dfcc1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops vimc_sca_pad_ops = {
static int vimc_sca_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
{
struct vimc_sca_device *vsca = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
- int ret;
if (enable) {
const struct vimc_pix_map *vpix;
@@ -245,22 +244,10 @@ static int vimc_sca_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
if (!vsca->src_frame)
return -ENOMEM;
- /* Turn the stream on in the subdevices directly connected */
- ret = vimc_pipeline_s_stream(&vsca->sd.entity, 1);
- if (ret) {
- vfree(vsca->src_frame);
- vsca->src_frame = NULL;
- return ret;
- }
} else {
if (!vsca->src_frame)
return 0;
- /* Disable streaming from the pipe */
- ret = vimc_pipeline_s_stream(&vsca->sd.entity, 0);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
vfree(vsca->src_frame);
vsca->src_frame = NULL;
}
@@ -346,26 +333,19 @@ static void vimc_sca_fill_src_frame(const struct vimc_sca_device *const vsca,
vimc_sca_scale_pix(vsca, i, j, sink_frame);
}
-static void vimc_sca_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
- struct media_pad *sink,
- const void *sink_frame)
+static void *vimc_sca_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
+ const void *sink_frame)
{
struct vimc_sca_device *vsca = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sca_device,
ved);
- unsigned int i;
/* If the stream in this node is not active, just return */
if (!vsca->src_frame)
- return;
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
vimc_sca_fill_src_frame(vsca, sink_frame);
- /* Propagate the frame through all source pads */
- for (i = 1; i < vsca->sd.entity.num_pads; i++) {
- struct media_pad *pad = &vsca->sd.entity.pads[i];
-
- vimc_propagate_frame(pad, vsca->src_frame);
- }
+ return vsca->src_frame;
};
static void vimc_sca_comp_unbind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
index 32ca9c6172b1..59195f262623 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
*/
#include <linux/component.h>
-#include <linux/freezer.h>
-#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -201,38 +199,20 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_pad_ops vimc_sen_pad_ops = {
.set_fmt = vimc_sen_set_fmt,
};
-static int vimc_sen_tpg_thread(void *data)
+static void *vimc_sen_process_frame(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
+ const void *sink_frame)
{
- struct vimc_sen_device *vsen = data;
- unsigned int i;
-
- set_freezable();
- set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-
- for (;;) {
- try_to_freeze();
- if (kthread_should_stop())
- break;
+ struct vimc_sen_device *vsen = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sen_device,
+ ved);
- tpg_fill_plane_buffer(&vsen->tpg, 0, 0, vsen->frame);
-
- /* Send the frame to all source pads */
- for (i = 0; i < vsen->sd.entity.num_pads; i++)
- vimc_propagate_frame(&vsen->sd.entity.pads[i],
- vsen->frame);
-
- /* 60 frames per second */
- schedule_timeout(HZ/60);
- }
-
- return 0;
+ tpg_fill_plane_buffer(&vsen->tpg, 0, 0, vsen->frame);
+ return vsen->frame;
}
static int vimc_sen_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
{
struct vimc_sen_device *vsen =
container_of(sd, struct vimc_sen_device, sd);
- int ret;
if (enable) {
const struct vimc_pix_map *vpix;
@@ -258,26 +238,8 @@ static int vimc_sen_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
/* configure the test pattern generator */
vimc_sen_tpg_s_format(vsen);
- /* Initialize the image generator thread */
- vsen->kthread_sen = kthread_run(vimc_sen_tpg_thread, vsen,
- "%s-sen", vsen->sd.v4l2_dev->name);
- if (IS_ERR(vsen->kthread_sen)) {
- dev_err(vsen->dev, "%s: kernel_thread() failed\n",
- vsen->sd.name);
- vfree(vsen->frame);
- vsen->frame = NULL;
- return PTR_ERR(vsen->kthread_sen);
- }
} else {
- if (!vsen->kthread_sen)
- return 0;
-
- /* Stop image generator */
- ret = kthread_stop(vsen->kthread_sen);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
- vsen->kthread_sen = NULL;
vfree(vsen->frame);
vsen->frame = NULL;
return 0;
@@ -413,6 +375,7 @@ static int vimc_sen_comp_bind(struct device *comp, struct device *master,
if (ret)
goto err_free_hdl;
+ vsen->ved.process_frame = vimc_sen_process_frame;
dev_set_drvdata(comp, &vsen->ved);
vsen->dev = comp;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fcc897fb247b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * vimc-streamer.c Virtual Media Controller Driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Lucas A. M. Magalhães <lucmaga@gmail.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/freezer.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+
+#include "vimc-streamer.h"
+
+/**
+ * vimc_get_source_entity - get the entity connected with the first sink pad
+ *
+ * @ent: reference media_entity
+ *
+ * Helper function that returns the media entity containing the source pad
+ * linked with the first sink pad from the given media entity pad list.
+ */
+static struct media_entity *vimc_get_source_entity(struct media_entity *ent)
+{
+ struct media_pad *pad;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ent->num_pads; i++) {
+ if (ent->pads[i].flags & MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE)
+ continue;
+ pad = media_entity_remote_pad(&ent->pads[i]);
+ return pad ? pad->entity : NULL;
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate - Disable stream in all ved in stream
+ *
+ * @stream: the pointer to the stream structure with the pipeline to be
+ * disabled.
+ *
+ * Calls s_stream to disable the stream in each entity of the pipeline
+ *
+ */
+static void vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate(struct vimc_stream *stream)
+{
+ struct media_entity *entity;
+ struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
+
+ while (stream->pipe_size) {
+ stream->pipe_size--;
+ entity = stream->ved_pipeline[stream->pipe_size]->ent;
+ entity = vimc_get_source_entity(entity);
+ stream->ved_pipeline[stream->pipe_size] = NULL;
+
+ if (!is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(entity))
+ continue;
+
+ sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(entity);
+ v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 0);
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * vimc_streamer_pipeline_init - initializes the stream structure
+ *
+ * @stream: the pointer to the stream structure to be initialized
+ * @ved: the pointer to the vimc entity initializing the stream
+ *
+ * Initializes the stream structure. Walks through the entity graph to
+ * construct the pipeline used later on the streamer thread.
+ * Calls s_stream to enable stream in all entities of the pipeline.
+ */
+static int vimc_streamer_pipeline_init(struct vimc_stream *stream,
+ struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
+{
+ struct media_entity *entity;
+ struct video_device *vdev;
+ struct v4l2_subdev *sd;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ stream->pipe_size = 0;
+ while (stream->pipe_size < VIMC_STREAMER_PIPELINE_MAX_SIZE) {
+ if (!ved) {
+ vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate(stream);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ stream->ved_pipeline[stream->pipe_size++] = ved;
+
+ entity = vimc_get_source_entity(ved->ent);
+ /* Check if the end of the pipeline was reached*/
+ if (!entity)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(entity)) {
+ sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(entity);
+ ret = v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 1);
+ if (ret && ret != -ENOIOCTLCMD) {
+ vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate(stream);
+ return ret;
+ }
+ ved = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
+ } else {
+ vdev = container_of(entity,
+ struct video_device,
+ entity);
+ ved = video_get_drvdata(vdev);
+ }
+ }
+
+ vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate(stream);
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int vimc_streamer_thread(void *data)
+{
+ struct vimc_stream *stream = data;
+ int i;
+
+ set_freezable();
+ set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+
+ for (;;) {
+ try_to_freeze();
+ if (kthread_should_stop())
+ break;
+
+ for (i = stream->pipe_size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+ stream->frame = stream->ved_pipeline[i]->process_frame(
+ stream->ved_pipeline[i],
+ stream->frame);
+ if (!stream->frame)
+ break;
+ if (IS_ERR(stream->frame))
+ break;
+ }
+ //wait for 60hz
+ schedule_timeout(HZ / 60);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int vimc_streamer_s_stream(struct vimc_stream *stream,
+ struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
+ int enable)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!stream || !ved)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (enable) {
+ if (stream->kthread)
+ return 0;
+
+ ret = vimc_streamer_pipeline_init(stream, ved);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ stream->kthread = kthread_run(vimc_streamer_thread, stream,
+ "vimc-streamer thread");
+
+ if (IS_ERR(stream->kthread))
+ return PTR_ERR(stream->kthread);
+
+ } else {
+ if (!stream->kthread)
+ return 0;
+
+ ret = kthread_stop(stream->kthread);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ stream->kthread = NULL;
+
+ vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate(stream);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vimc_streamer_s_stream);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtual Media Controller Driver (VIMC) Streamer");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Lucas A. M. Magalhães <lucmaga@gmail.com>");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.h b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..752af2e2d5a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * vimc-streamer.h Virtual Media Controller Driver
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Lucas A. M. Magalhães <lucmaga@gmail.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _VIMC_STREAMER_H_
+#define _VIMC_STREAMER_H_
+
+#include <media/media-device.h>
+
+#include "vimc-common.h"
+
+#define VIMC_STREAMER_PIPELINE_MAX_SIZE 16
+
+struct vimc_stream {
+ struct media_pipeline pipe;
+ struct vimc_ent_device *ved_pipeline[VIMC_STREAMER_PIPELINE_MAX_SIZE];
+ unsigned int pipe_size;
+ u8 *frame;
+ struct task_struct *kthread;
+};
+
+/**
+ * vimc_streamer_s_streamer - start/stop the stream
+ *
+ * @stream: the pointer to the stream to start or stop
+ * @ved: The last entity of the streamer pipeline
+ * @enable: any non-zero number start the stream, zero stop
+ *
+ */
+int vimc_streamer_s_stream(struct vimc_stream *stream,
+ struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
+ int enable);
+
+#endif //_VIMC_STREAMER_H_