On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 09:40:34AM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:47:22 +0100,
> Steve Morris wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 10:13:21PM +0900, Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
> > > As long as I investigated, some devices with BeBoB protocol version 1
> > > can be freezed during several hundreds milliseconds after breaking
> > > connections. When accessing during the freezed time, any transaction
> > > is corrupted. In the worst case, the device is going to reboot.
> > >
> > > I can see this issue in:
> > > * Roland FA-66
> > > * M-Audio FireWire Solo
> > >
> > > This commit expands sleep just after breaking connections to avoid
> > > the freezed time as much as possible. I note that the freeze/reboot
> > > behaviour is similar to below models:
> > > * Focusrite Saffire Pro 10 I/O
> > > * Focusrite Saffire Pro 26 I/O
> > >
> > > The above models certainly reboot after breaking connections.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c | 11 ++++++-----
> > > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
> > > index f7f0db5aa811..1b264d0d63eb 100644
> > > --- a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
> > > +++ b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_stream.c
> > > @@ -415,15 +415,16 @@ static int make_both_connections(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
> > > return 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static void
> > > -break_both_connections(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
> > > +static void break_both_connections(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
> > > {
> > > cmp_connection_break(&bebob->in_conn);
> > > cmp_connection_break(&bebob->out_conn);
> > >
> > > - /* These models seems to be in transition state for a longer time. */
> > > - if (bebob->maudio_special_quirk != NULL)
> > > - msleep(200);
> > > + // These models seem to be in transition state for a longer time. When
> > > + // accessing in the state, any transactions is corrupted. In the worst
> > > + // case, the device is going to reboot.
> > > + if (bebob->version < 2)
> > > + msleep(600);
> > > }
> > >
> > > static int
> > > --
> > > 2.20.1
> > >
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> > This patch causes a reboot when I power on my Edirol FA-101. This is
> > consistent behavior with kernels 5.5.1 - 5.5.11.
> >
> > I've changed msleep(600) back to msleep(200) and rebuilt the module and
> > I am once again able to power on and use the interface.
> >
> > I am running Arch linux with 5.5.11-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:33:15 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux.
> >
> >
> > I had previously posted to the list on Feb 19, 2020 with the subject:
> >
> > sytem reboots when initializing Edirol FA-101 firewire audio interface
> >
> > Please forgive any lapses in reporting protocol as I generally don't
> > work at the kernel level. Hopefully this more specific report will help
> > fix the issue.
>
> This is weird. If just changing the msleep value from 600 to 200
> "fixes" the problem, it means that something is already fundamentally
> broken...
>
>
> Takashi
It appears that 'fixed' was too strong a word. While I have managed to
get it to work a couple of times, generally it is still broken.
I'm happy to help debug, but this is outside my scope.
Back to the LTS kernel for the moment.
Steve
