[RFC PATCH] ALSA: compress: Fix gapless playback state machine

[Vinod Koul]

On 10-06-20, 12:40, Jaroslav Kysela wrote:
> Dne 10. 06. 20 v 12:07 Srinivas Kandagatla napsal(a):
> > For gapless playback call to snd_compr_drain_notify() after
> > partial drain should put the state to SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING
> > rather than SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP as the driver is ready to
> > process the buffers for new track.
> > 
> > With existing code, if we are playing 3 tracks in gapless, after
> > partial drain finished on previous track 1 the state is set to
> > SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP which is then moved to SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PREPARED
> > after data write. With this state calls to snd_compr_next_track() and
> > few other calls will fail as they expect the state to be in
> > SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING.
> > 
> > Here is the sequence of events and state transitions:
> > 
> > 1. set_params (Track 1), state =  SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP
> > 2. set_metadata (Track 1), no state change, state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP
> > 3. fill and trigger start (Track 1), state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING
> > 4. set_next_track (Track 2), state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING
> > 5. partial_drain (Track 1), state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP
> > 6  snd_compr_drain_notify (Track 1), state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP
> > 7. fill data (Track 2), state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PREPARED
> > 8. set_metadata (Track 3), no state change, state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PREPARED
> > 9. set_next_track (Track 3), !! FAILURE as state != SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING
> 
> 
> The snd_compr_drain_notify() is called only from snd_compr_stop(). Something
> is missing in this sequence?

It is supposed to be invoked by driver when partial drain is complete..
both intel and sprd driver are calling this. snd_compr_stop is stop
while draining case so legit

Somehow not sure how it got missed earlier, but this seem a decent fix
but we still need to check all the states here..

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~Vinod