Re: [PATCH v3 22/22] sound/usb: Use Media Controller API to share media resources

[Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>]

On 02/26/2016 12:55 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:41:38 +0100,
> Shuah Khan wrote:
>>
>> Change ALSA driver to use Media Controller API to
>> share media resources with DVB and V4L2 drivers
>> on a AU0828 media device. Media Controller specific
>> initialization is done after sound card is registered.
>> ALSA creates Media interface and entity function graph
>> nodes for Control, Mixer, PCM Playback, and PCM Capture
>> devices.
>>
>> snd_usb_hw_params() will call Media Controller enable
>> source handler interface to request the media resource.
>> If resource request is granted, it will release it from
>> snd_usb_hw_free(). If resource is busy, -EBUSY is returned.
>>
>> Media specific cleanup is done in usb_audio_disconnect().
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>
>> ---
>>  sound/usb/Kconfig        |   4 +
>>  sound/usb/Makefile       |   2 +
>>  sound/usb/card.c         |  14 +++
>>  sound/usb/card.h         |   3 +
>>  sound/usb/media.c        | 318 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  sound/usb/media.h        |  72 +++++++++++
>>  sound/usb/mixer.h        |   3 +
>>  sound/usb/pcm.c          |  28 ++++-
>>  sound/usb/quirks-table.h |   1 +
>>  sound/usb/stream.c       |   2 +
>>  sound/usb/usbaudio.h     |   6 +
>>  11 files changed, 448 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 sound/usb/media.c
>>  create mode 100644 sound/usb/media.h
>>
>> diff --git a/sound/usb/Kconfig b/sound/usb/Kconfig
>> index a452ad7..ba117f5 100644
>> --- a/sound/usb/Kconfig
>> +++ b/sound/usb/Kconfig
>> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config SND_USB_AUDIO
>>  	select SND_RAWMIDI
>>  	select SND_PCM
>>  	select BITREVERSE
>> +	select SND_USB_AUDIO_USE_MEDIA_CONTROLLER if MEDIA_CONTROLLER && MEDIA_SUPPORT
> 
> Looking at the media Kconfig again, this would be broken if
> MEDIA_SUPPORT=m and SND_USB_AUDIO=y.  The ugly workaround is something
> like:
> 	select SND_USB_AUDIO_USE_MEDIA_CONTROLLER \
> 		if MEDIA_CONTROLLER && (MEDIA_SUPPORT=y || MEDIA_SUPPORT=SND)

My current config is MEDIA_SUPPORT=m and SND_USB_AUDIO=y
It is working and I didn't see any issues so far. Maybe
the current change is good. I am hoping kbuild-bot can
find issues (if any) once it gets merged.

> 
> Other than that, it looks more or less OK to me.
> The way how media_stream_init() gets called is a bit worrisome, but it
> should work practically.  Another concern is about the disconnection.
> Can all function calls in media_device_delete() be safe even if it's
> called while the application still opens the MC device?

Right. I have been looking into device removal path when
ioctls are active and I can resolve any issues that might
surface while an audio app is active when device is removed.

> 
> In anyway, such a thing can be improved later once after we get this
> merged, too.  So, feel fee to take my ack.
> 
>  Acked-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>

thanks for the Ack
-- Shuah

> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Takashi
> 


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Shuah Khan
Sr. Linux Kernel Developer
Open Source Innovation Group
Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley)
shuahkh@osg.samsung.com | (970) 217-8978