Re: [RFC PATCH 01/13] misc: atmel_ssc: add device tree DMA support

From: Bo Shen
Date: Thu Jul 04 2013 - 21:25:25 EST


Hi Richard,

On 7/4/2013 21:44, Richard Genoud wrote:
2013/7/4 Bo Shen <voice.shen@xxxxxxxxx>:
Hi Richard,


On 7/3/2013 23:51, Richard Genoud wrote:

but there's a violent hang (kernel stops, no trace) when I try the
record :
arecord -v -V stereo -Dplug:default -f cd -t wav -c 2 /tmp/toto.wav
last thing I see is :
dma dma0chan3: atc_control (3)


I don't meet this issue. Playback and recording works well on my side on
at91sam9g35ek board.


I'll try to trace that.

I think it's DMA related.
the last thing done by the kernel is:
i2c i2c-0: i2c_outb: 0x34 A
i2c i2c-0: i2c_outb: 0x0c A
i2c i2c-0: i2c_outb: 0x5a A
meaning: enable power on, LINE IN, ADC, OSC, on the WM8731
so, after that, data is comming from the codec to the SSC and then is
handled by the DMA.
there must be something nasty on the DMA bus to hang everything like
that...


Will you try i2c without DMA support to test this issue?

Ok, I nailed it !

To be sure we are on the same base, here is what I have done:
onto next-20130704:
- your 5 patches:
ASoC: atmel_ssc_dai: move set dma data to startup callback
ASoC: atmel_ssc_dai: add error mask define
ASoC: atmel-pcm-dma: move prepare for dma to dai prepare
ARM: atmel-ssc: change phybase type to dma_addr_t
ASoC: atmel-pcm: use generic dmaengine framework
- my patches 4-8:
ARM: at91: DTS: sam9x5: add SSC DMA parameters
ARM: AT91: DTS: sam9x5ek: add WM8731 codec
ARM: AT91: DTS: sam9x5ek: add sound configuration
ARM: AT91: DTS: sam9x5ek: enable SSC
sound: sam9x5_wm8731: machine driver for at91sam9x5 wm8731 boards

To be sure that dma-I2c doesn't disturb something, I use i2c gpio bitbang:
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9x5ek.dtsi
b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9x5ek.dtsi
index 6684d4b..53a991e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9x5ek.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9x5ek.dtsi
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@
status = "okay";
};

- i2c0: i2c@f8010000 {
- status = "okay";
-
- wm8731: wm8731@1a {
- compatible = "wm8731";
- reg = <0x1a>;
- };
- };
-
pinctrl@fffff400 {
mmc0 {
pinctrl_board_mmc0: mmc0-board {
@@ -114,6 +105,15 @@
};
};

+ i2c@0 {
+ status = "okay";
+
+ wm8731: wm8731@1a {
+ compatible = "wm8731";
+ reg = <0x1a>;
+ };
+ };
+
sound {
compatible = "atmel,sam9x5-audio-wm8731";

with that configuration, it hangs when I do a:
arecord -v -V stereo -Dplug:default -f cd -t wav -c 2 /tmp/toto.wav

Now, if I remove the overrun error on ssc in rx_mask:
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 0ecf356..c04e825 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ static struct atmel_ssc_mask ssc_rx_mask = {
.ssc_disable = SSC_BIT(CR_RXDIS),
.ssc_endx = SSC_BIT(SR_ENDRX),
.ssc_endbuf = SSC_BIT(SR_RXBUFF),
- .ssc_error = SSC_BIT(SR_OVRUN),
.pdc_enable = ATMEL_PDC_RXTEN,
.pdc_disable = ATMEL_PDC_RXTDIS,
};

It doesn't hang any more doing a simple record.
BUT it still hangs if we do record and play at the same time.

Removing the overrun on tx_mask prevent the hang:
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 0ecf356..41e15c2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static struct atmel_ssc_mask ssc_tx_mask = {
.ssc_disable = SSC_BIT(CR_TXDIS),
.ssc_endx = SSC_BIT(SR_ENDTX),
.ssc_endbuf = SSC_BIT(SR_TXBUFE),
- .ssc_error = SSC_BIT(SR_OVRUN),
.pdc_enable = ATMEL_PDC_TXTEN,
.pdc_disable = ATMEL_PDC_TXTDIS,
};

i.e. when I revert "ASoC: atmel_ssc_dai: add error mask define", I
don't see any hang.

Could you test and confirm that behaviour please ?

Yes, I aware this issue.
Actually the system not hang, the resource all are occupied by the interrupt. This because, we enable the interrupt, when once interrupt occur, I try many methods to clear it, however we can not clear it. So, it generates the interrupt all the time. It seems the system hang.

Temp solution: not enable the interrupt. use the following patch to disable the interrupt.
---8>---
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 0ecf356..bb53dea 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static int atmel_ssc_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
dma_params = ssc_p->dma_params[dir];

ssc_writel(ssc_p->ssc->regs, CR, dma_params->mask->ssc_enable);
- ssc_writel(ssc_p->ssc->regs, IER, dma_params->mask->ssc_error);
+ ssc_writel(ssc_p->ssc->regs, IDR, dma_params->mask->ssc_error);

pr_debug("%s enabled SSC_SR=0x%08x\n",
dir ? "receive" : "transmit",
---<8---

BTW, I am checking this with our IP team, if find the real solution, I will fix it.

I attached a the (simple) .config I used for the tests.

PS: I hope the patches won't be mangled by gmail...

Best regards,
Richard.

Best Regards,
Bo Shen

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