Re: 2.6.18: hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to single_cmd mode...

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At Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:16:17 -0700,
Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> 
> Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At least, you have to see a different kernel message after the
> > patch...  Could you confirm it?
> >   
> 
> No, it looks like the same message as ever:
> 
>     hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to polling mode...
>     hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout, switching to single_cmd mode...

A counter of RIRB pending commands could overflow the size of RIRB 
when a bunch of commands are sent but not synced.  This may lead to
the azx_get_response error, theoretically.

Could you apply the patch below and check what values are shown there?


thanks,

Takashi

diff -r 4963791e6192 sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c	Wed Oct 04 18:38:16 2006 +0200
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c	Wed Oct 04 20:59:57 2006 +0200
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ struct azx {
 	/* CORB/RIRB */
 	struct azx_rb corb;
 	struct azx_rb rirb;
+	int max_rirb_cmds;
 
 	/* BDL, CORB/RIRB and position buffers */
 	struct snd_dma_buffer bdl;
@@ -480,6 +481,8 @@ static int azx_corb_send_cmd(struct hda_
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
 	chip->rirb.cmds++;
+	if (chip->rirb.cmds > chip->max_rirb_cmds)
+		chip->max_rirb_cmds = chip->rirb.cmds;
 	chip->corb.buf[wp] = cpu_to_le32(val);
 	azx_writel(chip, CORBWP, wp);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
@@ -538,12 +541,16 @@ static unsigned int azx_rirb_get_respons
 	if (!chip->polling_mode) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout, "
 			   "switching to polling mode...\n");
+		snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "           RIRB pending = %d, peak = %d\n",
+			   chip->rirb.cmds, chip->max_rirb_cmds);
 		chip->polling_mode = 1;
 		goto again;
 	}
 
 	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "hda_intel: azx_get_response timeout, "
 		   "switching to single_cmd mode...\n");
+	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "           RIRB pending = %d, peak = %d\n",
+		   chip->rirb.cmds, chip->max_rirb_cmds);
 	chip->rirb.rp = azx_readb(chip, RIRBWP);
 	chip->rirb.cmds = 0;
 	/* switch to single_cmd mode */
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