Refer to the pulseaudio log which you have posted to pulseaudio mailing list 1) what is the buffer time used to calculate the sleeping time ? I: alsa-sink.c: Using 3.0 fragments of size 6396 bytes (33.31ms), buffer size is 19188 bytes (99.94ms) D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 341 ms I: alsa-sink.c: Using 3.0 fragments of size 6396 bytes (33.31ms), buffer size is 19188 bytes (99.94ms) D: alsa-sink.c: hwbuf_unused=0 D: alsa-sink.c: setting avail_min=1 D: alsa-mixer.c: Activating path analog-output D: alsa-mixer.c: Path analog-output (Analog Output), direction=1, priority=100, probed=yes, supported=yes, has_mute=yes, has_volume=yes, has_dB=yes, min_volume=0, max_volume=31, min_dB=-127.5, max_dB=12 D: alsa-mixer.c: Element Master, direction=1, switch=1, volume=1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x3600000000f66, n_channels=2, override_map=yes D: alsa-mixer.c: Element Master Mono, direction=1, switch=2, volume=2, enumeration=0, required=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x7ffffffffffff, n_channels=1, override_map=no D: alsa-mixer.c: Element Surround, direction=1, switch=1, volume=1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x60, n_channels=2, override_map=yes D: alsa-mixer.c: Element Center, direction=1, switch=1, volume=1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x4900000000018, n_channels=1, override_map=yes D: alsa-mixer.c: Element LFE, direction=1, switch=1, volume=1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x80, n_channels=1, override_map=yes D: alsa-mixer.c: Element PCM, direction=1, switch=1, volume=1, enumeration=0, required=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x402b600000000f66, n_channels=2, override_map=yes D: alsa-mixer.c: Element External Amplifier, direction=1, switch=4, volume=0, enumeration=0, required=0, required_absent=0, mask=0x0, n_channels=0, override_map=no D: alsa-mixer.c: Option on (output-amplifier-on/Amplifier) index=1, priority=10 D: alsa-mixer.c: Option off (output-amplifier-off/No Amplifier) index=0, priority=0 D: alsa-mixer.c: Setting output-amplifier-on (Amplifier) priority=10 D: alsa-mixer.c: Setting output-amplifier-off (No Amplifier) priority=0 I: alsa-sink.c: Hardware volume ranges from -127.50 dB to 12.00 dB. I: alsa-sink.c: Fixing base volume to -12.00 dB I: alsa-sink.c: Using hardware volume control. Hardware dB scale supported. I: alsa-sink.c: Using hardware mute control. D: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump(): D: alsa-util.c: Hardware PCM card 0 'VIA 8237' device 0 subdevice 0 D: alsa-util.c: Its setup is: D: alsa-util.c: stream : PLAYBACK D: alsa-util.c: access : MMAP_INTERLEAVED D: alsa-util.c: format : S16_LE D: alsa-util.c: subformat : STD D: alsa-util.c: channels : 2 D: alsa-util.c: rate : 48000 D: alsa-util.c: exact rate : 48000 (48000/1) D: alsa-util.c: msbits : 16 D: alsa-util.c: buffer_size : 4797 D: alsa-util.c: period_size : 1599 D: alsa-util.c: period_time : 33312 D: alsa-util.c: tstamp_mode : ENABLE D: alsa-util.c: period_step : 1 D: alsa-util.c: avail_min : 1599 D: alsa-util.c: period_event : 0 D: alsa-util.c: start_threshold : -1 D: alsa-util.c: stop_threshold : 1257504768 D: alsa-util.c: silence_threshold: 0 D: alsa-util.c: silence_size : 0 D: alsa-util.c: boundary : 1257504768 D: alsa-util.c: appl_ptr : 0 D: alsa-util.c: hw_ptr : 0 D: alsa-sink.c: Thread starting up D: alsa-sink.c: Requested volume: 0: 39% 1: 39% D: alsa-sink.c: Got hardware volume: 0: 40% 1: 40% D: alsa-sink.c: Calculated software volume: 0: 97% 1: 97% (accurate-enough=no) D: core-util.c: RealtimeKit worked. I: core-util.c: Successfully enabled SCHED_RR scheduling for thread, with priority 5. I: alsa-sink.c: Starting playback. D: alsa-util.c: Trying front:0 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open front:0 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 341 ms D: alsa-util.c: Set buffer size first, period size second. I: alsa-util.c: Device front:0 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 48000 Hz. I: alsa-source.c: Successfully opened device front:0. I: alsa-source.c: Selected mapping 'Analog Stereo' (analog-stereo). I: alsa-source.c: Successfully enabled mmap() mode. I: (alsa-lib)control.c: Invalid CTL front:0 I: alsa-mixer.c: Unable to attach to mixer front:0: No such file or directory I: alsa-mixer.c: Successfully attached to mixer 'hw:0' 2) I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Analog Mono (analog-mono) D: alsa-util.c: Trying hw:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open hw:1 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 743 ms D: alsa-util.c: Set buffer size first, period size second. I: alsa-util.c: Device hw:1 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 44099 Hz. D: alsa-mixer.c: Profile output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-mono supported. D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Analog Stereo (analog-stereo) D: alsa-util.c: Trying front:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open front:1 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms D: alsa-util.c: Set buffer size first, period size second. I: alsa-util.c: Device front:1 doesn't support 44100 Hz, changed to 44099 Hz. D: alsa-mixer.c: Profile output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo supported. D: alsa-mixer.c: Looking at profile output:iec958-stereo+input:iec958-stereo D: alsa-mixer.c: Checking for recording on Digital Stereo (IEC958) (iec958-stereo) D: alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open iec958:1 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem D: alsa-util.c: Set neither period nor buffer size. I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params failed: Device or resource busy D: alsa-util.c: Trying iec958:1 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open iec958:1 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem D: alsa-util.c: Set neither period nor buffer size. I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params failed: Device or resource busy D: alsa-util.c: Trying plug:iec958:1 with SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:iec958:1 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem D: alsa-util.c: Set neither period nor buffer size. I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params failed: Device or resource busy D: alsa-util.c: Trying plug:iec958:1 without SND_PCM_NO_AUTO_FORMAT ... D: alsa-util.c: Managed to open plug:iec958:1 D: alsa-util.c: Maximum hw buffer size is 371 ms I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem D: alsa-util.c: Set neither period nor buffer size. I: (alsa-lib)setup.c: Cannot lock ctl elem I: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_hw_params failed: Device or resource busy 3) W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally D: memblock.c: Pool full is not related to "alsa-util.c : snd_pcm_avail() returned a value that is exceptionally large" since this message did not appear in your pulseaudio.log W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally D: memblock.c: Pool full W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: ratelimit.c: 794 events suppressed W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally D: memblock.c: Pool full D: memblock.c: Pool full D: memblock.c: Pool full W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: ratelimit.c: 819 events suppressed W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally 2009/12/29 Chris <cpollock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Mon, 2009-12-28 at 13:14 +0800, Raymond Yau wrote: > > Do you mean that you cannot find a test case to reproduce the bug ? > > Not exactly, for instance 20 seconds after freshclam ran I see this in > my syslog: > > Dec 28 21:26:30 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: ratelimit.c: 52 events > suppressed > Dec 28 21:26:30 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: asyncq.c: q overrun, > queuing locally > Dec 28 21:26:30 localhost last message repeated 10 times > > then this: > > Dec 28 21:27:24 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: asyncq.c: q overrun, > queuing locally > Dec 28 21:27:24 localhost last message repeated 10 times > Dec 28 21:27:37 localhost pulseaudio[11266]: alsa-util.c: > snd_pcm_avail() returned a value that is exceptionally large: 839968 > bytes (4761 ms). > > The above is while the drive was 'thrashing' for a couple of minutes > > I've also determined via experimentation that with pulseaudio running > copying a 1.2Gb file to a thumb drive takes an average of 30minutes. > This what I've done: > > 1. Using Gnome Commander I attempted to copy the 1.2 Gb file to a thumb > drive, after about 30 minutes I had to stop the transfer at about 35%. > 2. Disabled pulseaudio in Mandriva command center, logged out and back > in again. > 3. Again tried to copy the save file to the thumb drive, this time it > took about 3 minutes. > 4. Re-enabled pulseaudio and again tried to copy the file, this time > using pulseaudio -k ; pulseaudio -vvvv on the command line. I saw > outputs like this: > > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: asyncq.c: q overrun, queuing locally > W: ratelimit.c: 600 events suppressed > > I have the complete log as a 15k bziped file. Can it be sent to the > list? > > Chris > > -- > KeyID 0xE372A7DA98E6705C > > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-devel mailing list > Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel > > _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
