[alsa-devel] multi-channel playback regression

Takashi Iwai tiwai at suse.de
Thu Jul 23 09:30:54 CEST 2009


At Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:22:53 +0800,
Wu Fengguang wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 03:01:21PM +0800, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:53:45 +0800,
> > Wu Fengguang wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi Takashi,
> > > 
> > > When doing multi-channel playback tests on IbexPeak, I found that the
> > > following patch makes the playback enter an infinite loop, repeatedly
> > > playing a range of ~0.5s audio content. (Seems that some buffer
> > > pointer can never advance.)
> > 
> > Could you set 1 to /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/xrun_debug and give the
> > messages?  Also, please show /proc/.../pcm0p/sub0/hw_params, too.
> > 
> > The change affects only the code path for the problematic hardware
> > that reports wrong DMA position.  So, if this change regresses, it
> > means that the device has been already problematic from the
> > beginning...
> 
> I caught some messages:

Is this with the patched (as is on sound git tree) kernel?
What if changing from #if 1 to #if 0?


thanks,

Takashi


> 
> 
> # speaker-test -c8 -twav -D surround71
> 
> speaker-test 1.0.16
> 
> Playback device is surround71
> Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 8 channels
> WAV file(s)
> Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
> Buffer size range from 16 to 4096
> Period size range from 8 to 2048
> Using max buffer size 4096
> Periods = 4
> was set period_size = 1024
> was set buffer_size = 4096
>  0 - Front Left
> ^C
> 
> 
> % cat /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params
> access: MMAP_INTERLEAVED
> format: S16_LE
> subformat: STD
> channels: 8
> rate: 48000 (48000/1)
> period_size: 1024
> buffer_size: 4096
> 
> 
> [  382.621466] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1093: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x10
> [  382.629314] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1080: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x2, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x17
> [  382.644691] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1080: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x3, stream=0x5, channel=2, format=0x17
> [  382.656644] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1080: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x4, stream=0x5, channel=4, format=0x17
> [  382.672593] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1080: hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x5, stream=0x5, channel=6, format=0x17
> [  382.863277] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  382.885281] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1064, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  382.906399] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2080, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  382.927436] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3092, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  382.948556] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=12, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  382.969675] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1025, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  382.991708] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2088, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  383.012827] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3104, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  383.033863] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=20, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  383.054983] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1036, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  387.886967] __ratelimit: 226 callbacks suppressed
> [  387.889543] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=20, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  387.908087] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1036, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  387.929206] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2049, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  387.951239] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3112, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  387.972358] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=32, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  387.993561] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1052, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  388.014680] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2068, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  388.035717] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3080, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  388.057584] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=36, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  388.078703] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1052, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  392.910772] __ratelimit: 226 callbacks suppressed
> [  392.913025] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=40, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  392.931891] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1056, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  392.952846] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2064, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  392.974047] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3084, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  392.995167] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  393.017201] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1064, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  393.038320] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2080, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  393.059521] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3100, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  393.080561] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=16, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  393.101761] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1036, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  397.933743] __ratelimit: 226 callbacks suppressed
> [  397.939240] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=20, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  397.954697] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1025, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  397.976647] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2084, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  397.997600] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3092, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  398.018719] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=12, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  398.039839] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1025, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  398.061788] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=2084, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  398.082741] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=3092, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  398.103862] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=12, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  398.124981] ALSA sound/core/pcm_lib.c:254: PCM: Unexpected hw_pointer value (stream=0, pos=1025, intr_ptr=4096)
> [  400.777479] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1093: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x2
> [  400.786903] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1093: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x3
> [  400.795795] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1093: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x4
> [  400.804357] ALSA sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1093: hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x5
> 
> > 
> > Takashi
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Fengguang
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > 79452f0a28aa5a40522c487b42a5fc423647ad98
> > > Author: Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>
> > > Date:   Wed Jul 22 12:51:51 2009 +0200
> > > 
> > >     ALSA: pcm - Fix regressions with VMware
> > > 
> > >     VMware tends to report PCM positions and period updates at utterly
> > >     wrong timing.  This screws up the recent PCM core code that tries
> > >     to correct the position based on the irq timing.
> > > 
> > >     Now, when a backward irq position is detected, skip the update
> > >     instead of rebasing.  (This is almost the old behavior before
> > >     2.6.30.)
> > >     
> > >     Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de>
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
> > > index 333e4dd..3b673e2 100644
> > > --- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
> > > +++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
> > > @@ -244,18 +244,27 @@ static int snd_pcm_update_hw_ptr_interrupt(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
> > >                         delta = new_hw_ptr - hw_ptr_interrupt;
> > >         }
> > >         if (delta < 0) {
> > > -               delta += runtime->buffer_size;
> > > +               if (runtime->periods == 1)
> > > +                       delta += runtime->buffer_size;
> > >                 if (delta < 0) {
> > >                         hw_ptr_error(substream,
> > >                                      "Unexpected hw_pointer value "
> > >                                      "(stream=%i, pos=%ld, intr_ptr=%ld)\n",
> > >                                      substream->stream, (long)pos,
> > >                                      (long)hw_ptr_interrupt);
> > > +#if 1
> > > +                       /* simply skipping the hwptr update seems more
> > > +                        * robust in some cases, e.g. on VMware with
> > > +                        * inaccurate timer source
> > > +                        */
> > > +                       return 0; /* skip this update */
> > > +#else                  
> > >                         /* rebase to interrupt position */
> > >                         hw_base = new_hw_ptr = hw_ptr_interrupt;
> > >                         /* align hw_base to buffer_size */
> > >                         hw_base -= hw_base % runtime->buffer_size;
> > > 
> 


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