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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-08-19 10:09:22 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-08-19 10:09:22 -0700 |
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Merge tag 'media/v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-mediagrafted
Pull media updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab:
- v4l2-core: added ISP statistics support and per-block validation
- v4l2-core: Allow unknown HDR10 white point and luminance
- New camera sensors: Sony IMX678 and IMX471m, Himax HM1092 IR sensor
- New codec: Milos: VPU v2.0 codec support
- isp driver: gained support for Dreamchip RPPX1 ISP framework
- vsp1 driver: gained support for RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H
- Novalake driver: gained CVS support for new NVL hardware
- dvb-core: fix feed leak on failed DMX_ADD_PID
- several driver fixes, cleanups and minor improvements
* tag 'media/v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (308 commits)
media: ipu-bridge: check all DMI entries when overriding sensor rotation
media: v4l2-async: avoid deleting unlinked ASC entry on link error
media: rzg2l-cru: Align bytesperline to hardware DMA stride requirement
media: intel/ipu6: fix async notifier cleanup leak on parse error
media: staging/ipu7: fix async notifier UAF on probe error path
media: amd: isp4: fix self-deadlock in isp4sd_pwron_and_init() error path
media: amd: isp4: release partial allocations in isp4if_alloc_fw_gpumem()
media: rcar-isp: Fix VSPX reference leaks
media: rcar-isp: Release ISPCORE resources
media: i2c: imx415: Release runtime PM reference on VBLANK error
media: i2c: imx415: Return test pattern write errors
media: renesas: vsp1: Declare index variables in for loop statement
media: renesas: vsp1: Make reset control optional to support platforms without a reset line
media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,vsp1: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs
media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,fcp: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs
media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add additional 32-bit RGB format support
media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add 16-bit raw Bayer format support
media: nxp: imx8-isi: Implement per-stream reference counting for multiplexed streams
media: nxp: imx8-isi: Use BIT_ULL() for 64-bit stream masks
media: nxp: imx8-isi: Correct color map between V4L2 and ISI
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diff --git a/Documentation/input/devices/rotary-encoder.rst b/Documentation/input/devices/rotary-encoder.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5865748c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/input/devices/rotary-encoder.rst @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +============================================================ +rotary-encoder - a generic driver for GPIO connected devices +============================================================ + +:Author: Daniel Mack <daniel@caiaq.de>, Feb 2009 + +Function +-------- + +Rotary encoders are devices which are connected to the CPU or other +peripherals with two wires. The outputs are phase-shifted by 90 degrees +and by triggering on falling and rising edges, the turn direction can +be determined. + +Some encoders have both outputs low in stable states, others also have +a stable state with both outputs high (half-period mode) and some have +a stable state in all steps (quarter-period mode). + +The phase diagram of these two outputs look like this:: + + _____ _____ _____ + | | | | | | + Channel A ____| |_____| |_____| |____ + + : : : : : : : : : : : : + __ _____ _____ _____ + | | | | | | | + Channel B |_____| |_____| |_____| |__ + + : : : : : : : : : : : : + Event a b c d a b c d a b c d + + |<-------->| + one step + + |<-->| + one step (half-period mode) + + |<>| + one step (quarter-period mode) + +For more information, please see + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_encoder + + +Events / state machine +---------------------- + +In half-period mode, state a) and c) above are used to determine the +rotational direction based on the last stable state. Events are reported in +states b) and d) given that the new stable state is different from the last +(i.e. the rotation was not reversed half-way). + +Otherwise, the following apply: + +a) Rising edge on channel A, channel B in low state + This state is used to recognize a clockwise turn + +b) Rising edge on channel B, channel A in high state + When entering this state, the encoder is put into 'armed' state, + meaning that there it has seen half the way of a one-step transition. + +c) Falling edge on channel A, channel B in high state + This state is used to recognize a counter-clockwise turn + +d) Falling edge on channel B, channel A in low state + Parking position. If the encoder enters this state, a full transition + should have happened, unless it flipped back on half the way. The + 'armed' state tells us about that. + +Platform requirements +--------------------- + +As there is no hardware dependent call in this driver, the platform it is +used with must support gpiolib. Another requirement is that IRQs must be +able to fire on both edges. + + +Board integration +----------------- + +To use this driver in your system, register a platform_device with the +name 'rotary-encoder' and associate the IRQs and some specific platform +data with it. Because the driver uses generic device properties, this can +be done either via device tree, ACPI, or using static board files, like in +example below: + +:: + + /* board support file example */ + + #include <linux/input.h> + #include <linux/gpio/machine.h> + #include <linux/property.h> + + #define GPIO_ROTARY_A 1 + #define GPIO_ROTARY_B 2 + + static struct gpiod_lookup_table rotary_encoder_gpios = { + .dev_id = "rotary-encoder.0", + .table = { + GPIO_LOOKUP_IDX("gpio-0", + GPIO_ROTARY_A, NULL, 0, GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW), + GPIO_LOOKUP_IDX("gpio-0", + GPIO_ROTARY_B, NULL, 1, GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH), + { }, + }, + }; + + static const struct property_entry rotary_encoder_properties[] = { + PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("rotary-encoder,steps-per-period", 24), + PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("linux,axis", ABS_X), + PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("rotary-encoder,relative_axis", 0), + { }, + }; + + static const struct software_node rotary_encoder_node = { + .properties = rotary_encoder_properties, + }; + + static struct platform_device rotary_encoder_device = { + .name = "rotary-encoder", + .id = 0, + }; + + ... + + gpiod_add_lookup_table(&rotary_encoder_gpios); + device_add_software_node(&rotary_encoder_device.dev, &rotary_encoder_node); + platform_device_register(&rotary_encoder_device); + + ... + +Please consult device tree binding documentation to see all properties +supported by the driver. |
