[alsa-devel] [PATCH 2/3] ALSA: core: modify .ack callback to take arguments for updating appl ptr

Pierre-Louis Bossart pierre-louis.bossart at linux.intel.com
Tue May 16 18:11:53 CEST 2017


On 5/16/17 12:56 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Tue, 16 May 2017 03:01:57 +0200,
> Subhransu S. Prusty wrote:
>>
>> From: Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart at linux.intel.com>
>>
>> When appl_ptr is updated let low-level driver know, e.g.  to let the
>> low-level driver/hardware pre-fetch data opportunistically.
>>
>> The existing .ack callback is extended with new attribute argument, to
>> support this capability. Legacy driver subscribe to SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY and
>> doesn't process ack if it is not set. SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR can be used to
>> process the application ptr update in the driver like in the skylake
>> driver which can use this to inform position of appl pointer to host DMA
>> controller. The skylake driver to process the SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR will be
>> submitted with a separate patch set.
>>
>> In the ALSA core, this capability is independent from the NO_REWIND
>> hardware flag. The low-level driver may however tie both options and only
>> use the updated appl_ptr when rewinds are disabled due to hardware
>> limitations.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart at linux.intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Jaikrishna Nemallapudi <jaikrishnax.nemallapudi at intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Subhransu S. Prusty <subhransu.s.prusty at intel.com>
>
> It might be me who suggested the extension of the ack ops, but now
> looking at the result, I reconsider whether it'd be a better choice if
> we add another ops (e.g. update_appl_ptr()) instead.  Could you try to
> rewrite the patch in that way for comparison?

Yes indeed, we had initially a separate appl_ptr_update() to avoid 
touching legacy code using ack(). After the initial feedback we merged 
the two with a legacy flag, at the end of the day there is no difference 
in functionality so we'll let you pick one of the two solutions...

>
> Besides that, the flag name SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY sounds too ambiguous to
> me...
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Takashi
>
>> ---
>>  include/sound/pcm-indirect.h  |  4 ++--
>>  include/sound/pcm.h           |  8 +++++++-
>>  sound/core/pcm_lib.c          |  6 ++++--
>>  sound/core/pcm_native.c       | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>  sound/mips/hal2.c             | 14 +++++++++++---
>>  sound/pci/cs46xx/cs46xx_lib.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
>>  sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c    |  8 ++++++--
>>  sound/pci/rme32.c             | 15 ++++++++++++---
>>  8 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/sound/pcm-indirect.h b/include/sound/pcm-indirect.h
>> index 1df7acaaa535..2f647ff970fb 100644
>> --- a/include/sound/pcm-indirect.h
>> +++ b/include/sound/pcm-indirect.h
>> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ typedef void (*snd_pcm_indirect_copy_t)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  	if (rec->sw_io >= rec->sw_buffer_size)
>>  		rec->sw_io -= rec->sw_buffer_size;
>>  	if (substream->ops->ack)
>> -		substream->ops->ack(substream);
>> +		substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY);
>>  	return bytes_to_frames(substream->runtime, rec->sw_io);
>>  }
>>
>> @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ typedef void (*snd_pcm_indirect_copy_t)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  	if (rec->sw_io >= rec->sw_buffer_size)
>>  		rec->sw_io -= rec->sw_buffer_size;
>>  	if (substream->ops->ack)
>> -		substream->ops->ack(substream);
>> +		substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY);
>>  	return bytes_to_frames(substream->runtime, rec->sw_io);
>>  }
>>
>> diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
>> index a2682c5f5b72..0151552342f9 100644
>> --- a/include/sound/pcm.h
>> +++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
>> @@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ struct snd_pcm_hardware {
>>  struct snd_pcm_audio_tstamp_config; /* definitions further down */
>>  struct snd_pcm_audio_tstamp_report;
>>
>> +/*
>> + * Attibute to distinguish the ack for legacy code and pointer update.
>> + */
>> +#define SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY		BIT(0) /* Legacy callback */
>> +#define SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR		BIT(1) /* Update pointer callback */
>> +
>>  struct snd_pcm_ops {
>>  	int (*open)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
>>  	int (*close)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
>> @@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_ops {
>>  	struct page *(*page)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  			     unsigned long offset);
>>  	int (*mmap)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
>> -	int (*ack)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
>> +	int (*ack)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, unsigned int ack_attr);
>>  };
>>
>>  /*
>> diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
>> index 5088d4b8db22..b25af69a67da 100644
>> --- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
>> +++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
>> @@ -2089,7 +2089,8 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_lib_write1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  			appl_ptr -= runtime->boundary;
>>  		runtime->control->appl_ptr = appl_ptr;
>>  		if (substream->ops->ack)
>> -			substream->ops->ack(substream);
>> +			substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY |
>> +						SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR);
>>
>>  		offset += frames;
>>  		size -= frames;
>> @@ -2321,7 +2322,8 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_lib_read1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  			appl_ptr -= runtime->boundary;
>>  		runtime->control->appl_ptr = appl_ptr;
>>  		if (substream->ops->ack)
>> -			substream->ops->ack(substream);
>> +			substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY |
>> +						SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR);
>>
>>  		offset += frames;
>>  		size -= frames;
>> diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
>> index 35dd4ca93f84..c14cdbd9ff86 100644
>> --- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
>> +++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
>> @@ -2476,6 +2476,10 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_playback_rewind(struct snd_pcm_substream *subst
>>  		appl_ptr += runtime->boundary;
>>  	runtime->control->appl_ptr = appl_ptr;
>>  	ret = frames;
>> +
>> +	if (substream->ops->ack)
>> +		substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR);
>> +
>>   __end:
>>  	snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
>>  	return ret;
>> @@ -2527,6 +2531,10 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_capture_rewind(struct snd_pcm_substream *substr
>>  		appl_ptr += runtime->boundary;
>>  	runtime->control->appl_ptr = appl_ptr;
>>  	ret = frames;
>> +
>> +	if (substream->ops->ack)
>> +		substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR);
>> +
>>   __end:
>>  	snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
>>  	return ret;
>> @@ -2576,6 +2584,10 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_playback_forward(struct snd_pcm_substream *subs
>>  		appl_ptr -= runtime->boundary;
>>  	runtime->control->appl_ptr = appl_ptr;
>>  	ret = frames;
>> +
>> +	if (substream->ops->ack)
>> +		substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR);
>> +
>>   __end:
>>  	snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
>>  	return ret;
>> @@ -2625,6 +2637,10 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_capture_forward(struct snd_pcm_substream *subst
>>  		appl_ptr -= runtime->boundary;
>>  	runtime->control->appl_ptr = appl_ptr;
>>  	ret = frames;
>> +
>> +	if (substream->ops->ack)
>> +		substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR);
>> +
>>   __end:
>>  	snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(substream);
>>  	return ret;
>> @@ -2726,8 +2742,14 @@ static int snd_pcm_sync_ptr(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  			return err;
>>  	}
>>  	snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
>> -	if (!(sync_ptr.flags & SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_APPL))
>> +	if (!(sync_ptr.flags & SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_APPL)) {
>> +		/* boundary wrap-around is assumed to be handled in userspace */
>>  		control->appl_ptr = sync_ptr.c.control.appl_ptr;
>> +
>> +		/* let low-level driver know about appl_ptr change */
>> +		if (substream->ops->ack)
>> +			substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_APP_PTR);
>> +	}
>>  	else
>>  		sync_ptr.c.control.appl_ptr = control->appl_ptr;
>>  	if (!(sync_ptr.flags & SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_AVAIL_MIN))
>> diff --git a/sound/mips/hal2.c b/sound/mips/hal2.c
>> index 00fc9241d266..3740381b188a 100644
>> --- a/sound/mips/hal2.c
>> +++ b/sound/mips/hal2.c
>> @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int hal2_playback_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
>>  	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
>>  		hal2->dac.pcm_indirect.hw_io = hal2->dac.buffer_dma;
>>  		hal2->dac.pcm_indirect.hw_data = 0;
>> -		substream->ops->ack(substream);
>> +		substream->ops->ack(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY);
>>  		hal2_start_dac(hal2);
>>  		break;
>>  	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
>> @@ -610,11 +610,15 @@ static void hal2_playback_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>
>>  }
>>
>> -static int hal2_playback_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>> +static int hal2_playback_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +			     unsigned int ack_attr)
>>  {
>>  	struct snd_hal2 *hal2 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
>>  	struct hal2_codec *dac = &hal2->dac;
>>
>> +	if (!(ack_attr & SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	dac->pcm_indirect.hw_queue_size = H2_BUF_SIZE / 2;
>>  	snd_pcm_indirect_playback_transfer(substream,
>>  					   &dac->pcm_indirect,
>> @@ -702,11 +706,15 @@ static void hal2_capture_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  	memcpy(substream->runtime->dma_area + rec->sw_data, buf, bytes);
>>  }
>>
>> -static int hal2_capture_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>> +static int hal2_capture_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +			    unsigned int ack_attr)
>>  {
>>  	struct snd_hal2 *hal2 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
>>  	struct hal2_codec *adc = &hal2->adc;
>>
>> +	if (!(ack_attr & SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	snd_pcm_indirect_capture_transfer(substream,
>>  					  &adc->pcm_indirect,
>>  					  hal2_capture_transfer);
>> diff --git a/sound/pci/cs46xx/cs46xx_lib.c b/sound/pci/cs46xx/cs46xx_lib.c
>> index e4cf3187b4dd..877edda61e45 100644
>> --- a/sound/pci/cs46xx/cs46xx_lib.c
>> +++ b/sound/pci/cs46xx/cs46xx_lib.c
>> @@ -883,10 +883,15 @@ static void snd_cs46xx_pb_trans_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  	memcpy(cpcm->hw_buf.area + rec->hw_data, runtime->dma_area + rec->sw_data, bytes);
>>  }
>>
>> -static int snd_cs46xx_playback_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>> +static int snd_cs46xx_playback_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +					unsigned int ack_attr)
>>  {
>>  	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
>>  	struct snd_cs46xx_pcm * cpcm = runtime->private_data;
>> +
>> +	if (!(ack_attr & SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	snd_pcm_indirect_playback_transfer(substream, &cpcm->pcm_rec, snd_cs46xx_pb_trans_copy);
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>> @@ -900,9 +905,14 @@ static void snd_cs46xx_cp_trans_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  	       chip->capt.hw_buf.area + rec->hw_data, bytes);
>>  }
>>
>> -static int snd_cs46xx_capture_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>> +static int snd_cs46xx_capture_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +					       unsigned int ack_attr)
>>  {
>>  	struct snd_cs46xx *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
>> +
>> +	if (!(ack_attr & SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	snd_pcm_indirect_capture_transfer(substream, &chip->capt.pcm_rec, snd_cs46xx_cp_trans_copy);
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>> @@ -981,11 +991,11 @@ static int snd_cs46xx_playback_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  			cs46xx_dsp_pcm_link(chip,cpcm->pcm_channel);
>>
>>  		if (substream->runtime->periods != CS46XX_FRAGS)
>> -			snd_cs46xx_playback_transfer(substream);
>> +			snd_cs46xx_playback_transfer(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY);
>>  #else
>>  		spin_lock(&chip->reg_lock);
>>  		if (substream->runtime->periods != CS46XX_FRAGS)
>> -			snd_cs46xx_playback_transfer(substream);
>> +			snd_cs46xx_playback_transfer(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY);
>>  		{ unsigned int tmp;
>>  		tmp = snd_cs46xx_peek(chip, BA1_PCTL);
>>  		tmp &= 0x0000ffff;
>> diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
>> index ef1cf530c929..74c78df6e5a8 100644
>> --- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
>> +++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emupcm.c
>> @@ -1627,11 +1627,15 @@ static void fx8010_pb_trans_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  	pcm->tram_shift = tram_shift;
>>  }
>>
>> -static int snd_emu10k1_fx8010_playback_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>> +static int snd_emu10k1_fx8010_playback_transfer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +						unsigned int ack_attr)
>>  {
>>  	struct snd_emu10k1 *emu = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
>>  	struct snd_emu10k1_fx8010_pcm *pcm = &emu->fx8010.pcm[substream->number];
>>
>> +	if (!(ack_attr & SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	snd_pcm_indirect_playback_transfer(substream, &pcm->pcm_rec, fx8010_pb_trans_copy);
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>> @@ -1710,7 +1714,7 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_fx8010_playback_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substre
>>  		result = snd_emu10k1_fx8010_register_irq_handler(emu, snd_emu10k1_fx8010_playback_irq, pcm->gpr_running, substream, &pcm->irq);
>>  		if (result < 0)
>>  			goto __err;
>> -		snd_emu10k1_fx8010_playback_transfer(substream);	/* roll the ball */
>> +		snd_emu10k1_fx8010_playback_transfer(substream, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY);	/* roll the ball */
>>  		snd_emu10k1_ptr_write(emu, emu->gpr_base + pcm->gpr_trigger, 0, 1);
>>  		break;
>>  	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
>> diff --git a/sound/pci/rme32.c b/sound/pci/rme32.c
>> index 96d15db65dfd..3fd8de5bab26 100644
>> --- a/sound/pci/rme32.c
>> +++ b/sound/pci/rme32.c
>> @@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ static int snd_rme32_capture_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>>  	if (cmd == SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START && rme32->fullduplex_mode) {
>>  		snd_pcm_group_for_each_entry(s, substream) {
>>  			if (s == rme32->playback_substream) {
>> -				s->ops->ack(s);
>> +				s->ops->ack(s, SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY);
>>  				break;
>>  			}
>>  		}
>> @@ -1145,11 +1145,15 @@ static void snd_rme32_pb_trans_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  		    substream->runtime->dma_area + rec->sw_data, bytes);
>>  }
>>
>> -static int snd_rme32_playback_fd_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>> +static int snd_rme32_playback_fd_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +				     unsigned int ack_attr)
>>  {
>>  	struct rme32 *rme32 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
>>  	struct snd_pcm_indirect *rec, *cprec;
>>
>> +	if (!(ack_attr & SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	rec = &rme32->playback_pcm;
>>  	cprec = &rme32->capture_pcm;
>>  	spin_lock(&rme32->lock);
>> @@ -1171,9 +1175,14 @@ static void snd_rme32_cp_trans_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>>  		      bytes);
>>  }
>>
>> -static int snd_rme32_capture_fd_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
>> +static int snd_rme32_capture_fd_ack(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
>> +					unsigned int ack_attr)
>>  {
>>  	struct rme32 *rme32 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
>> +
>> +	if (!(ack_attr & SND_PCM_ACK_LEGACY))
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	snd_pcm_indirect_capture_transfer(substream, &rme32->capture_pcm,
>>  					  snd_rme32_cp_trans_copy);
>>  	return 0;
>> --
>> 1.9.1
>>



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