diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
index b55ab72958ea..3cc8b04e1ea6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-common.c
@@ -248,26 +248,26 @@ const struct v4l2_format_info *v4l2_format_info(u32 format)
 		/* RGB formats (1 or 2 bytes per pixel) */
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB332,   .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 1, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB444,   .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XRGB444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBX444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XBGR444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRA444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRA444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRX444,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB555,   .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XRGB555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBX555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XBGR555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRA555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRA555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRX555,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565,   .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB555X,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB555X, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB555X, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XRGB555X, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565X,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 2, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 
@@ -276,24 +276,24 @@ const struct v4l2_format_info *v4l2_format_info(u32 format)
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24,       .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 3, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24,       .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 3, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR32,       .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XBGR32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRA32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRA32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGRX32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB32,       .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBX32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_XRGB32,      .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBX1010102, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA1010102, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB2101010, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGBA1010102, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ARGB2101010, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 4, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 
 		/* RGB formats (6 or 8 bytes per pixel) */
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48_12,  .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 6, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR48,     .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 6, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB48,     .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 6, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
-		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR64_12, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 8, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
+		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_ABGR64_12, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 8, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1, .has_alpha = true },
 
 		/* HSV formats */
 		{ .format = V4L2_PIX_FMT_HSV24, .pixel_enc = V4L2_PIXEL_ENC_RGB, .mem_planes = 1, .comp_planes = 1, .bpp = { 3, 0, 0, 0 }, .bpp_div = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }, .hdiv = 1, .vdiv = 1 },
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-common.h b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
index f8b1faced79c..401d8506c24b 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-common.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-common.h
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ enum v4l2_pixel_encoding {
  * @vdiv: Vertical chroma subsampling factor
  * @block_w: Per-plane macroblock pixel width (optional)
  * @block_h: Per-plane macroblock pixel height (optional)
+ * @has_alpha: Does the format embeds an alpha component?
  */
 struct v4l2_format_info {
 	u32 format;
@@ -532,6 +533,7 @@ struct v4l2_format_info {
 	u8 vdiv;
 	u8 block_w[4];
 	u8 block_h[4];
+	bool has_alpha;
 };
 
 static inline bool v4l2_is_format_rgb(const struct v4l2_format_info *f)