[PATCH 0/1][SRU][Unstable][Plucky] Support Sony IMX471 camera sensor for Intel IPU7 platforms

You-Sheng Yang vicamo.yang at canonical.com
Mon May 12 13:42:18 UTC 2025


BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2107320

[ Impact ]

To support Sony IMX471 camera sensor for Intel IPU7 platforms.

$ cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-SONY471A\:00/modalias
acpi:SONY471A:SONY471A:

[ Test Plan ]

1. Install -proposed kernel oem-6.11/noble or linux-oem-6.14/noble
```
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --yes \
    linux-oem-22.04b \
    linux-modules-ipu6-oem-22.04b \
    linux-modules-ipu7-oem-22.04b \
    linux-modules-usbio-oem-22.04b \
    linux-modules-vision-oem-22.04b
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --yes \
    linux-oem-22.04c \
    linux-modules-ipu6-oem-22.04c \
    linux-modules-ipu7-oem-22.04c \
    linux-modules-usbio-oem-22.04c \
    linux-modules-vision-oem-22.04c
```

2. To verify dkms changes, install -proposed intel-ipu6-dkms.
```
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends --yes intel-ipu6-dkms
```

3. Check if the driver has correctly bound:
```
$ sudo dmesg|grep ipu
[sudo] password for ubuntu:
[    2.597305] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    2.597314] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Device 0x645d (rev: 0x4)
[    2.597316] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: IPU7 PCI BAR0 base 204e000000 BAR2
base 2051342000
[    2.597379] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: IPU7 PCI BAR0 mapped at
0000000071f8c99a
[    2.599734] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: IPU7 SKU 0 in secure mode mask 0x0
[    2.612679] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: firmware cpd file:
intel/ipu/ipu7_fw.bin
[    2.616023] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: FW binary0 info:
[    2.616028] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Name:  psys
[    2.616029] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Version:  1.1.9.240627135220
[    2.616030] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Timestamp:  build_id:331942702
[    2.616030] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Commit:  commit_id:d84f5c35
[    2.616031] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: FW binary1 info:
[    2.616032] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Name:  isys
[    2.616033] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Version:  1.1.9.240627135318
[    2.616033] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Timestamp:  build_id:3823931988
[    2.616034] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Commit:  commit_id:d84f5c35
[    2.627021] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Found supported sensor SONY471A:00
[    2.627030] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Connected 1 cameras
[    2.631837] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Sending BOOT_LOAD to CSE
[    2.695710] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: Sending AUTHENTICATE_RUN to CSE
[    2.723665] intel-ipu7 intel-ipu7: CSE authenticate_run done
[    2.808690] intel_ipu7_isys.isys intel_ipu7.isys.40: bind imx471
0-0010 nlanes is 4 port is 0
[    2.808776] intel_ipu7_isys.isys intel_ipu7.isys.40: All sensor
registration completed.
[    2.847769] intel_ipu7_psys.psys intel_ipu7.psys.40: psys probe
minor: 0
```

4. Try access via gstreamer plugin via the video device hidden from
general users:
```
$ sudo gst-launch-1.0 icamerasrc ! \
    video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1280,height=720 ! \
    videoconvert ! \
    autovideosink
```

5. Try access webcam from https://webcamtests.com

[ Where problems could occur ]

The changes only take effect for kernels >= v6.10. And while this is a
new driver that is not yet upstreamed, it's has no effect to existing
systems.

[ Other Info ]

Targets Questing and Plucky because oem-6.11/noble, oem-6.14/noble will
migrate to hwe-6.14 based on linux/plucky, and hwe-6.xx based on
linux/questing.

Jimmy Su (1):
  UBUNTU: SAUCE: media: ipu-bridge: Support imx471 sensor

 drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu-bridge.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

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2.48.1




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