[linux-dvb] Re: [BUG] FusionHDTV5 Lite

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Michael Krufky wrote:

> Manu Abraham wrote:
>
>>>>> Michael Krufky wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> bt878(0): irq FDSR risc_pc=2c4bd008
>>>>> bt878(0): irq FDSR risc_pc=2c4bd008
>>>>> bt878(0): irq SCERR risc_pc=2c4bd000
>>>>> bt878(0): irq FDSR risc_pc=2c4bd008
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> bt878(0): irq FDSR risc_pc=2c4bd008
>>>>> bt878(0): irq FDSR risc_pc=2c4bd008
>>>>> bt878(0): IRQ lockup, cleared int mask
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Looks like you had too many a IRQ's due to FDSR errors, why don't 
>>>> you try ignoring the FBUS errors
>>>>
>>>> ie,
>>>>
>>>> card->irq_error_ignore = BT878_AFBUS | BT878_AFDSR | BT878_APABORT 
>>>> | BT878_ARIPERR | BT878_APPERR;
>>>>
>>>> you could try the same thing or whichever combination, but the 
>>>> basic idea is to reduce too many interrupts, since lockup
>>>> you might like to try to add resync also,
>>>>
>>>> ie,
>>>>
>>>> card->op_sync_orin = BT878_RISC_SYNC_MASK;
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> either both of them or a combination of them and see whether it 
>>>> still occurs.
>>>> in the relevant section in dvb-bt8xx, similar to others. That will 
>>>> help you atleast to reduce the number or IRQ's
>>>
>>>
>>> Manu-
>>>
>>> I applied both of the changes above and it fixes the problem.  ie:
>>>
>>> diff -u -p -r1.49 dvb-bt8xx.c
>>> --- linux/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dvb-bt8xx.c   10 Sep 2005 07:26:02 
>>> -0000      1.49
>>> +++ linux/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dvb-bt8xx.c   11 Sep 2005 19:19:26 
>>> -0000
>>> @@ -828,8 +828,8 @@ static int dvb_bt8xx_probe(struct device
>>>         case BTTV_DVICO_FUSIONHDTV_5_LITE:
>>>  #endif
>>>                 card->gpio_mode = 0x0400c060;
>>> -               card->op_sync_orin = 0;
>>> -               card->irq_err_ignore = 0;
>>> +               card->op_sync_orin = BT878_RISC_SYNC_MASK;
>>> +               card->irq_err_ignore = BT878_AFBUS | BT878_AFDSR | 
>>> BT878_APABORT | BT878_ARIPERR | BT878_APPERR;
>>>                 break;
>>>
>>>  #ifdef BTTV_TWINHAN_VP3021
>>>
>>> Should I leave it this way, or should I bother trying to remove some 
>>> of those ignore cases, figuring out what's necessary and only keep 
>>> the bare minimum?
>>>
>> Just trim it to the requirement. If someone has problems later on add 
>> more of them. In some cases you can possibly do some error correction 
>> depending upon how severe it is. Well it's a painstaking procedure to 
>> do that. Well, if you have the time give it a shot and see, trying to 
>> do error correction.
>>
>> It is okay as it is too ..
>>
>>> I suspect that it is safe to keep it as it shown in the patch 
>>> above... Please confirm.
>>
>>
>> Yes, no problems .. I use all of them for the DST. Most of the Fusion 
>> 878 based cards, use similar stuff, except that the GPIO connections 
>> would be different and hence a difference in the GPIO config. Some 
>> cards would tweak the RISC program too, but that is not very 
>> critical, but helps in optimal settings.
>>
>>> I wonder why Doug didnt have this problem.  Do you think it might be 
>>> a quirk with my motherboard, causing those irq's ?
>>
>>
>> It depends on the bus on which your cards sits.. Remember the old 
>> bttv and Avermedia problems ? Well it is the same, revisited.
>> Some other bttv cards also might need that setting, also.
>>
>> If he has the card on a bus which is *relatively* free of data 
>> transfer, this  case will not show up, but when you have all hardware 
>> onto a single PCI bus, the errors are shown highlighted. In this case 
>> you need to ignore some errors !
>
>
> I don't know what he's got, but I only have 1 pci slot in this 
> machine, and that's where the FusionHDTV5 Lite is.
>

Eventhough you have only a single PCI slot doesn't mean that is the only 
PCI peripheral. The motherboard will have it's set of resources too.
It's like driving through a road jammed with traffic. So as the traffic 
get's wilder, imagination follows ... ;-)


Manu



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