[alsa-devel] Bug report - snd_hda_intel - snd_pcm_delay() returned a value that is exceptionally large -

[Sergey Popol]

Hello,

After a few hours my ubuntu workstation becomes unresponsive (requiring 
a Sysreq reisub to reboot):

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$ cat /var/log/syslog | grep 20:25
Oct 31 20:25:01 soulwax CRON[1587]: (root) CMD (command -v debian-sa1 > 
/dev/null && debian-sa1 1 1)
Oct 31 20:25:28 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_delay() returned a value that is exceptionally 
large: -417964 bytes (-2369 ms).
Oct 31 20:25:28 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver 
'snd_hda_intel'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.
Oct 31 20:25:29 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event3  
- Logitech USB Optical Mouse: SYN_DROPPED event - some input events have 
been lost.
Oct 31 20:25:31 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump():
Oct 31 20:25:32 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: Soft volume PCM
Oct 31 20:25:34 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: Control: PCM Playback Volume
Oct 31 20:25:34 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: min_dB: -51
Oct 31 20:25:35 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: max_dB: 0
Oct 31 20:25:36 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event4  
- Logitech USB Keyboard: SYN_DROPPED event - some input events have been 
lost.
Oct 31 20:25:36 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: resolution: 256
Oct 31 20:25:37 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c: Its setup is:
Oct 31 20:25:37 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c:   stream       : PLAYBACK
Oct 31 20:25:37 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "21"
Oct 31 20:25:37 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event2  
- Power Button: device removed
Oct 31 20:25:38 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c:   access       : MMAP_INTERLEAVED
Oct 31 20:25:38 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "24"
Oct 31 20:25:39 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event5  
- Video Bus: device removed
Oct 31 20:25:39 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "25"
Oct 31 20:25:39 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event1  
- Power Button: device removed
Oct 31 20:25:40 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "26"
Oct 31 20:25:40 soulwax kernel: [35165.869886] rfkill: input handler enabled
Oct 31 20:25:40 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event0  
- Sleep Button: device removed
Oct 31 20:25:40 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "27"
Oct 31 20:25:40 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event3  
- Logitech USB Optical Mouse: device removed
Oct 31 20:25:41 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "28"
Oct 31 20:25:41 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event4  
- Logitech USB Keyboard: device removed
Oct 31 20:25:41 soulwax pulseaudio[1824]: [alsa-sink-ALC283 Analog] 
alsa-util.c:   format       : S16_LE
Oct 31 20:25:42 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "29"
Oct 31 20:25:42 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event6  
- Logitech USB Keyboard: device removed
Oct 31 20:25:43 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (**) Option 
"fd" "30"
Oct 31 20:25:54 soulwax /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1673]: (II) event7  
- ITE8713 CIR transceiver: device removed

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http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=d5e5889f64b41a208f4dad2c1ac4b49a9b9ec558

Hope that can help.

Sergei