Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH 23/25 v3] ALSA/dummy: Replace tasklet with softirq hrtimer

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Fri Sep 08 2017 - 04:28:36 EST


On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 06:30:03 +0200,
Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
>
> On Sep 6 2017 01:18, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> > From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The tasklet is used to defer the execution of snd_pcm_period_elapsed() to
> > the softirq context. Using the CLOCK_MONOTONIC_SOFT base invokes the timer
> > callback in softirq context as well which renders the tasklet useless.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Gleixner <anna-maria@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [o-takashi: avoid stall due to a call of hrtimer_cancel() on a callback
> > of hrtimer]
> > Signed-off-by: Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > On 2017-09-06 01:05:43 [+0900], Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
> >> As Iwai-san mentioned, in this function, .trigger can be called in two
> >> cases; XRUN occurs and draining is done. Thus, let you change the comment as
> >> 'In cases of XRUN and draining, this calls .trigger to stop PCM substream.'.
> >> I'm sorry to trouble you.
> >>
> >> snd_pcm_period_elapsed()
> >> ->snd_pcm_update_hw_ptr0()
> >> ->snd_pcm_update_state()
> >> ->snd_pcm_drain_done()
> >> ...
> >> ->.trigger(TRIGGER_STOP)
> >> ->xrun()
> >> ->snd_pcm_stop()
> >> ...
> >> ->.trigger(TRIGGER_STOP)
> >>
> >
> > I think you asked me just to update the comment. Did I do it right?
> >
> > v2âv3: updated the comment as per Takashi Sakamoto's suggestion.
> > v1âv2: merged Takashi Sakamoto fixup of the original patch into v2.
> >
> > sound/drivers/dummy.c | 25 +++++++++++--------------
> > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> This Looks good to me. I did quick test and confirmed that it brings
> no stalls.
>
> Tested-by: Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I suppose you'd apply all together in some tree like tip or whatever?
In anyway, feel free to take my ack for this patch:
Reviewed-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>


Thanks!

Takashi