[alsa-devel] PATCH - MIDI on ice1724 - real-time kernel problem SOLVED(?)

[Pavel Hofman]

Martin Krüger wrote:
> Pavel Hofman wrote:
>> Clemens,
>>
>> Thanks a lot. After a few pointer fixes to make it compile your code 
>> works flawlessly for both the generic as well as realtime ubuntu kernel.
>>
>> I am enclosing the functioning patch.
>>
>> Now I cannot feel any delay difference between usb and ice1724 midi 
>> inputs. Well done, gentlemen, thank you all.
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> thanks a lot for taking care for that issue. 
> I just tried it out by modifying the following files from the 2.6.26-rc3 kernel:
> 
> sound/pci/Kconfig (modified by hand)
> sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.h (modified by hand)
> sound/pci/ice1712/envy24ht.h (modified by hand)
> sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c (copied from the actual Git snapshot)
> 
> I double-checked all the handmade changes, should be ok. 
> 
> Midi in via "amidi -p hw:0 -d" works now without problem, 
> but when trying to write to the device, for example by "amidi -p hw:0 -s txdata.syx" 
> it causes an immediate crash. 
> 
> That would not be a problem for me, but jackd probes all ports, and is unusable now.
> 
> Perhaps i forgot a patch, is the output working for you? 

Hello Martin,

I did check the MIDI output using command

amidi -p hw:0 -S F0411042110C000000000074FF0411042110C000000

Ubuntu Studio 7.10, both -generic and -rt kernel, Audiotrak Prodigy 192, 
the original patch (I assume the current git version is identical).

There was no MIDI device connected to the output as I have none.

I traced if MIDI-out on Juli goes through the Xilinx CPLD, and it seemed 
the MIDI lines go straight to the connectors, just as on my Prodigy 192. 
Unfortunately, I do not have Juli available any more to test the patch.

Please could you provide more details about the crash?

Thanks,

Pavel.