[alsa-devel] [PATCH 1/6] alsa-lib:pcm: allow users to configure different period sizes.

Takashi Iwai tiwai at suse.de
Mon Jan 2 14:51:29 CET 2017


On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 07:26:15 +0100,
sutar.mounesh at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> From: Joshua Frkuska joshua_frkuska at mentor.com
> 
> This patch allows the effective period size to be a multiple of the slave-pcm period size.
> Allowing only exact multiple of original period size is achieved by borrowing code from the
> kernel hwrules implemention.
> 
> This patch is intended to save cpu workload when for example, the slave operates with very
> small periods but a user does not need that small periods.
> 
> This feature is enabled by default and can be disabled by adding config option 'var_periodsize 0'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Jahn <ajahn at de.adit-jv.com>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Pape <apape at de.adit-jv.com>

Looks like a good improvement.  I applied this patch with a slight
coding style fixes.


thanks,

Takashi

> diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c b/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c
> index 6434983..8f42b19 100644
> --- a/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c
> +++ b/src/pcm/pcm_direct.c
> @@ -660,6 +660,28 @@ static int hw_param_interval_refine_minmax(snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params,
>  	return hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, var, &t);
>  }
>  
> +/* this code is used 'as-is' from the alsa kernel code */
> +static int snd_interval_step(struct snd_interval *i, unsigned int min, unsigned int step)
> +{
> +	unsigned int n;
> +	int changed = 0;
> +	n = (i->min - min) % step;
> +	if (n != 0 || i->openmin) {
> +		i->min += step - n;
> +		changed = 1;
> +	}
> +	n = (i->max - min) % step;
> +	if (n != 0 || i->openmax) {
> +		i->max -= n;
> +		changed = 1;
> +	}
> +	if (snd_interval_checkempty(i)) {
> +		i->empty = 1;
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +	return changed;
> +}
> +
>  #undef REFINE_DEBUG
>  
>  int snd_pcm_direct_hw_refine(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params)
> @@ -710,15 +732,16 @@ int snd_pcm_direct_hw_refine(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params)
>  					   &dshare->shmptr->hw.rate);
>  	if (err < 0)
>  		return err;
> -	err = hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE,
> -					   &dshare->shmptr->hw.period_size);
> -	if (err < 0)
> -		return err;
> -	err = hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_TIME,
> -					   &dshare->shmptr->hw.period_time);
> -	if (err < 0)
> -		return err;
> +
>  	if (dshare->max_periods < 0) {
> +		err = hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE,
> +						   &dshare->shmptr->hw.period_size);
> +		if (err < 0)
> +			return err;
> +		err = hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_TIME,
> +						   &dshare->shmptr->hw.period_time);
> +		if (err < 0)
> +			return err;
>  		err = hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE,
>  						   &dshare->shmptr->hw.buffer_size);
>  		if (err < 0)
> @@ -730,11 +753,38 @@ int snd_pcm_direct_hw_refine(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params)
>  	} else if (params->rmask & ((1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS)|
>  				    (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_BYTES)|
>  				    (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE)|
> -				    (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_TIME))) {
> +				    (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_TIME)|
> +				    (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_TIME)|
> +				    (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE)|
> +				    (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_BYTES))) {
> +		snd_interval_t period_size = dshare->shmptr->hw.period_size;
> +		snd_interval_t period_time = dshare->shmptr->hw.period_time;
>  		int changed;
>  		unsigned int max_periods = dshare->max_periods;
>  		if (max_periods < 2)
>  			max_periods = dshare->slave_buffer_size / dshare->slave_period_size;
> +
> +		/*make sure buffer size does not exceed slave buffer size*/
> +		err = hw_param_interval_refine_minmax(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE,
> +					2 * dshare->slave_period_size, dshare->slave_buffer_size);
> +		if (err < 0)
> +			return err;
> +		if (dshare->var_periodsize) {
> +			/*more tolerant settings...*/
> +			if((dshare->shmptr->hw.buffer_size.max / 2) > period_size.max)
> +				period_size.max = dshare->shmptr->hw.buffer_size.max / 2;
> +			if((dshare->shmptr->hw.buffer_time.max / 2) > period_time.max)
> +				period_time.max = dshare->shmptr->hw.buffer_time.max / 2;
> +		}
> +
> +		err = hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE,
> +						   &period_size);
> +		if (err < 0)
> +			return err;
> +		err = hw_param_interval_refine_one(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_TIME,
> +						   &period_time);
> +		if (err < 0)
> +			return err;
>  		do {
>  			changed = 0;
>  			err = hw_param_interval_refine_minmax(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS,
> @@ -746,8 +796,16 @@ int snd_pcm_direct_hw_refine(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params)
>  			if (err < 0)
>  				return err;
>  			changed |= err;
> +			err = snd_interval_step(hw_param_interval(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE),
> +								0, dshare->slave_period_size);
> +			if (err < 0)
> +				return err;
> +			changed |= err;
> +			if (err)
> +				params->rmask |= (1<<SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE);
>  		} while (changed);
>  	}
> +	dshare->timer_ticks = hw_param_interval(params, SND_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE)->max/dshare->slave_period_size;
>  	params->info = dshare->shmptr->s.info;
>  #ifdef REFINE_DEBUG
>  	snd_output_puts(log, "DMIX REFINE (end):\n");
> @@ -1183,6 +1241,7 @@ int snd_pcm_direct_initialize_poll_fd(snd_pcm_direct_t *dmix)
>  
>  	dmix->tread = 1;
>  	dmix->timer_need_poll = 0;
> +	dmix->timer_ticks = 1;
>  	ret = snd_pcm_info(dmix->spcm, &info);
>  	if (ret < 0) {
>  		SNDERR("unable to info for slave pcm");
> @@ -1366,7 +1425,7 @@ int snd_pcm_direct_set_timer_params(snd_pcm_direct_t *dmix)
>  	snd_timer_params_set_auto_start(&params, 1);
>  	if (dmix->type != SND_PCM_TYPE_DSNOOP)
>  		snd_timer_params_set_early_event(&params, 1);
> -	snd_timer_params_set_ticks(&params, 1);
> +	snd_timer_params_set_ticks(&params, dmix->timer_ticks);
>  	if (dmix->tread) {
>  		filter = (1<<SND_TIMER_EVENT_TICK) |
>  			 dmix->timer_events;
> @@ -1656,6 +1715,7 @@ int snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf(snd_config_t *root, snd_config_t *conf,
>  	rec->ipc_gid = -1;
>  	rec->slowptr = 1;
>  	rec->max_periods = 0;
> +	rec->var_periodsize = 1;
>  
>  	/* read defaults */
>  	if (snd_config_search(root, "defaults.pcm.dmix_max_periods", &n) >= 0) {
> @@ -1762,6 +1822,13 @@ int snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf(snd_config_t *root, snd_config_t *conf,
>  			rec->max_periods = val;
>  			continue;
>  		}
> +		if (strcmp(id, "var_periodsize") == 0) {
> +			err = snd_config_get_bool(n);
> +			if (err < 0)
> +				return err;
> +			rec->var_periodsize = err;
> +			continue;
> +		}
>  		SNDERR("Unknown field %s", id);
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
> diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_direct.h b/src/pcm/pcm_direct.h
> index 611ad29..91e816c 100644
> --- a/src/pcm/pcm_direct.h
> +++ b/src/pcm/pcm_direct.h
> @@ -147,12 +147,14 @@ struct snd_pcm_direct {
>  	int tread: 1;
>  	int timer_need_poll: 1;
>  	unsigned int timer_events;
> +	unsigned int timer_ticks;
>  	int server_fd;
>  	pid_t server_pid;
>  	snd_timer_t *timer; 		/* timer used as poll_fd */
>  	int interleaved;	 	/* we have interleaved buffer */
>  	int slowptr;			/* use slow but more precise ptr updates */
>  	int max_periods;		/* max periods (-1 = fixed periods, 0 = max buffer size) */
> +	int var_periodsize;		/* allow variable period size if max_periods is != -1*/
>  	unsigned int channels;		/* client's channels */
>  	unsigned int *bindings;
>  	union {
> @@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_direct_open_conf {
>  	int ipc_gid;
>  	int slowptr;
>  	int max_periods;
> +	int var_periodsize;
>  	snd_config_t *slave;
>  	snd_config_t *bindings;
>  };
> diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c b/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c
> index 825677f..0ab7323 100644
> --- a/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c
> +++ b/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c
> @@ -1040,6 +1040,7 @@ int snd_pcm_dmix_open(snd_pcm_t **pcmp, const char *name,
>  	dmix->state = SND_PCM_STATE_OPEN;
>  	dmix->slowptr = opts->slowptr;
>  	dmix->max_periods = opts->max_periods;
> +	dmix->var_periodsize = opts->var_periodsize;
>  	dmix->sync_ptr = snd_pcm_dmix_sync_ptr;
>  
>   retry:
> diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c b/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c
> index 29cd6c6..a1fed5d 100644
> --- a/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c
> +++ b/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c
> @@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ int snd_pcm_dshare_open(snd_pcm_t **pcmp, const char *name,
>  	dshare->state = SND_PCM_STATE_OPEN;
>  	dshare->slowptr = opts->slowptr;
>  	dshare->max_periods = opts->max_periods;
> +	dshare->var_periodsize = opts->var_periodsize;
>  	dshare->sync_ptr = snd_pcm_dshare_sync_ptr;
>  
>   retry:
> diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c b/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c
> index 1aedf3c..85f0ff4 100644
> --- a/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c
> +++ b/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c
> @@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ int snd_pcm_dsnoop_open(snd_pcm_t **pcmp, const char *name,
>  	dsnoop->state = SND_PCM_STATE_OPEN;
>  	dsnoop->slowptr = opts->slowptr;
>  	dsnoop->max_periods = opts->max_periods;
> +	dsnoop->var_periodsize = opts->var_periodsize;
>  	dsnoop->sync_ptr = snd_pcm_dsnoop_sync_ptr;
>  
>   retry:
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 


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