This patch introduces a new module parameter "events" which allows userspace to limit the amount of MIDI events per output URB. An "events" value of 0 which is the default means "use wMaxPacketSize". Out of range values for "events" are clamped to the nearest valid value.

It is assumed that the previous patches are applied and "outqueue=1" is used. Looking then at a four port USB MIDI interface with a wMaxPacketSize of 64 and assuming an optimal output rate of 320us/byte the following is true:

16 MIDI events PER URB Up to 3 bytes per MIDI event (3 bytes are assumed below) A driver queue of 1 URB which is completely filled. Resulting latency is 16*3*1*320us=15.36ms which still is in the audible range (a latency of less than 5ms is required, think playing a keyboard to MIDI in and using MIDI out to control a piano module and using headphones, while using another port for sysex transfers).

After applying this patch and selecting the valid minimum event value of 4 (there must be at least space for one event per port to assert proper output balancing) tests show that the throughput isn't really affected, the worst case latency however drops to 3.84ms which is acceptable.

In case of the largest class compliant devices which do have 16 ports the worst case latency is then 15.36ms which is tolerable. If this is still to long it could be fixed by introducing additional complexity to the balancing of snd_usbmidi_standard_output() at some later stage.

As the device default is used by default no implications are expected for existing users. By making the parameter writable via sysfs it is possible to do selective output URB event count management from userspace via a script that manages USB authorize and the module option.

Signed-off-by: Andreas Steinmetz ast@domdv.de

--- a/sound/usb/midi.c 2020-03-13 20:18:33.443265194 +0100 +++ b/sound/usb/midi.c 2020-03-13 20:42:49.445546326 +0100 @@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");

static int outqueue = OUTPUT_URBS; +static int events;

module_param(outqueue, int, 0644); -MODULE_PARM_DESC(outqueue, "Outgoing queue size, 1-7 (default: 7)."); +MODULE_PARM_DESC(outqueue, "Outgoing MIDI queue size, 1-7 (default: 7)."); +module_param(events, int, 0644); +MODULE_PARM_DESC(events, "MIDI events per queue element, 0=device default (default: 0).");

struct usb_ms_header_descriptor { @@ -1426,6 +1429,17 @@ switch (umidi->usb_id) { default: ep->max_transfer = usb_maxpacket(umidi->dev, pipe, 1); + if (events) { + int ev = 0; + + for (i = 0; i < 0x10; ++i) + if (ep_info->out_cables & (1 << i)) + ev++; + if (events > ev) + ev = events; + if (ev < ep->max_transfer >> 2) + ep->max_transfer = ev << 2; + } break; /* * Various chips declare a packet size larger than 4 bytes, but