Qualcomm Camera

1. Clue :

Qualcomm HAL -> mm-camera-interface -> kernel

kernel <-> mm-camera(qcamserv&ctrl)

2. Threads :

  Qcamsvr thread / mctl thread / HAL thread

3. HAL : CameraHardwareInterface

CameraHWI, common class, define camera hardware interface

Parm, for setting various parameters.

Preview, for preview frame process.

Record, for video frame process.

Still, for snap shot frame process.

4. mm-camera-interface

mm_camera,  main function.

mm_camera_interface, interface function

poll_thread, to lauch various polll threads when start camera.

sock, socket communication control function

stream, for data process function

channel,  different data in different channel & poll_thread, ex. video/preview/snapshot.

5. qcamsvr

start when power up. start a main while loop, keep polling event.

6. mctrl

when open camera, qcamsvr start a mctl thread, for config control.

7. communication

pipe / socket / ioctl / poll / write / read