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diff --git a/Documentation/lens_driver_requirements.rst b/Documentation/lens_driver_requirements.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b96e502d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/lens_driver_requirements.rst @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 + +.. _lens-driver-requirements: + +Lens Driver Requirements +======================== + +libcamera handles lens devices in the CameraLens class and defines +a consistent interface through its API towards other library components. + +The CameraLens class uses the V4L2 subdev kernel API to interface with the +camera lens through a sub-device exposed to userspace by the lens driver. + +In order for libcamera to be fully operational and provide all the required +information to interface with the camera lens to applications and pipeline +handlers, a set of mandatory features the driver has to support has been defined. + +Mandatory Requirements +---------------------- + +The lens driver is assumed to be fully compliant with the V4L2 specification. + +The lens driver shall support the following V4L2 controls: + +* `V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE`_ + +.. _V4L2_CID_FOCUS_ABSOLUTE: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/userspace-api/media/v4l/ext-ctrls-camera.html |