As per default the GPU memory config of the Raspberry Pi isn't sufficient
for the camera usage. Even worse the bcm2835 camera driver doesn't provide a
helpful error message in this case. So let's add a hint to point the user
to the likely cause.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wah...@i2se.com>
---
drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/mmal-vchiq.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/mmal-vchiq.c
b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/mmal-vchiq.c
index cc2d993..bffd75d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/mmal-vchiq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/mmal-vchiq.c
@@ -1623,8 +1623,11 @@ int vchiq_mmal_component_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance
*instance,
component = &instance->component[instance->component_idx];
ret = create_component(instance, component, name);
- if (ret < 0)
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ pr_err("%s: failed to create component %d (Not enough GPU
mem?)\n",
+ __func__, ret);
goto unlock;
+ }
/* ports info needs gathering */
component->control.type = MMAL_PORT_TYPE_CONTROL;
--
2.7.4
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