[alsa-devel] [PATCH] ali5451: fix timeout handling in snd_ali_{codecs, timer}_ready()

[Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz]

On Thursday 20 August 2009 08:33:21 Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:09:50 +0200,
> Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> > 
> > From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [PATCH] ali5451: fix timeout handling in snd_ali_{codecs,timer}_ready()
> > 
> > Modify loops in such way that the register value is checked also after
> > the timeout condition, just in case the heavy interrupt load etc. caused
> > the thread to sleep for the time period exceeding the timeout value.
> > 
> > While at it remove an extra ALI_STIMER read from snd_ali_stimer_ready().
> > 
> > Reported-by: Jack Byer <ojbyer at usa.net>
> > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier at gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c |   11 ++++++++---
> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Index: b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
> > +++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
> > @@ -314,8 +314,11 @@ static int snd_ali_codec_ready(struct sn
> >  		res = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec,port);
> >  		if (!(res & 0x8000))
> >  			return 0;
> > +		if (!time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies))
> > +			break;
> >  		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
> > -	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
> > +	} while (1);
> 
> Using for (;;) is more generic.  I see your patch keeps the changes
> minimal, but I'm afraid that the result, do {} while(1), can be
> misleading.
> 
> Could you replace with for (;;) ?

Sure, though I don't see a much value added from this operation..

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier at gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] ali5451: fix timeout handling in snd_ali_{codecs,timer}_ready()

Modify loops in such way that the register value is checked also after
the timeout condition, just in case the heavy interrupt load etc. caused
the thread to sleep for the time period exceeding the timeout value.

While at it remove an extra ALI_STIMER read from snd_ali_stimer_ready().

Reported-by: Jack Byer <ojbyer at usa.net>
Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier at gmail.com>
---
 sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c |   18 ++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Index: b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
===================================================================
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -310,12 +310,16 @@ static int snd_ali_codec_ready(struct sn
 	unsigned int res;
 	
 	end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(250);
-	do {
+
+	for (;;) {
 		res = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec,port);
 		if (!(res & 0x8000))
 			return 0;
+		if (!time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies))
+			break;
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
-	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
+	}
+
 	snd_ali_5451_poke(codec, port, res & ~0x8000);
 	snd_printdd("ali_codec_ready: codec is not ready.\n ");
 	return -EIO;
@@ -327,15 +331,17 @@ static int snd_ali_stimer_ready(struct s
 	unsigned long dwChk1,dwChk2;
 	
 	dwChk1 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
-	dwChk2 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
-
 	end_time = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(250);
-	do {
+
+	for (;;) {
 		dwChk2 = snd_ali_5451_peek(codec, ALI_STIMER);
 		if (dwChk2 != dwChk1)
 			return 0;
+		if (!time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies))
+			break;
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
-	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
+	}
+
 	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "ali_stimer_read: stimer is not ready.\n");
 	return -EIO;
 }