Re: pwc over musb: 100% frame drop (lost) on high resolution stream

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2016-07-20 21:56 GMT+03:00 Matwey V. Kornilov <matwey@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> 2016-07-20 18:06 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@xxxxxx>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 05:44:56PM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> 2016-07-20 17:13 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@xxxxxx>:
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 09:09:42AM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> >> 2016-07-20 0:34 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@xxxxxx>:
>>> >> > Hi,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:25:44AM +0300, Matwey V. Kornilov wrote:
>>> >> >> 2016-07-19 23:56 GMT+03:00 Bin Liu <b-liu@xxxxxx>:
>>> >> >> > Hi,
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 11:21:17PM +0300, matwey@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> >> >> >> Hello,
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I have Philips SPC 900 camera (0471:0329) connected to my AM335x based BeagleBoneBlack SBC.
>>> >> >> >> I am sure that both of them are fine and work properly.
>>> >> >> >> I am running Linux 4.6.4 (my kernel config is available at https://clck.ru/A2kQs ) and I've just discovered, that there is an issue with frame transfer when high resolution formats are used.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> The issue is the following. I use simple v4l2 example tool (taken from API docs), which source code is available at http://pastebin.com/grcNXxfe
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> When I use (see line 488) 640x480 frames
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>                 fmt.fmt.pix.width       = 640;
>>> >> >> >>                 fmt.fmt.pix.height      = 480;
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> then I get "select timeout" and don't get any frames.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> When I use 320x240 frames
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>                 fmt.fmt.pix.width       = 320;
>>> >> >> >>                 fmt.fmt.pix.height      = 240;
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> then about 60% frames are missed. An example outpout of ./a.out -f is available at https://yadi.sk/d/aRka8xWPtSc4y
>>> >> >> >> It looks like there are pauses between bulks of frames (frame counter and timestamp as returned from v4l2 API):
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> 3 3705.142553
>>> >> >> >> 8 3705.342533
>>> >> >> >> 13 3705.542517
>>> >> >> >> 110 3708.776208
>>> >> >> >> 115 3708.976190
>>> >> >> >> 120 3709.176169
>>> >> >> >> 125 3709.376152
>>> >> >> >> 130 3709.576144
>>> >> >> >> 226 3712.807848
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> When I use tiny 160x120 frames
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>                 fmt.fmt.pix.width       = 160;
>>> >> >> >>                 fmt.fmt.pix.height      = 120;
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> then more frames are received. See output example at https://yadi.sk/d/DedBmH6ftSc9t
>>> >> >> >> That is why I thought that everything was fine in May when used tiny xawtv window to check kernel OOPS presence (see http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg141188.html for reference)
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Even more. When I introduce USB hub between the host and the webcam, I can not receive even any 320x240 frames.
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> I've managed to use ftrace to see what is going on when no frames are received.
>>> >> >> >> I've found that pwc_isoc_handler is called frequently as the following:
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>  0)               |  pwc_isoc_handler [pwc]() {
>>> >> >> >>  0)               |    usb_submit_urb [usbcore]() {
>>> >> >> >>  0)               |      usb_submit_urb.part.3 [usbcore]() {
>>> >> >> >>  0)               |        usb_hcd_submit_urb [usbcore]() {
>>> >> >> >>  0)   0.834 us    |          usb_get_urb [usbcore]();
>>> >> >> >>  0)               |          musb_map_urb_for_dma [musb_hdrc]() {
>>> >> >> >>  0)   0.792 us    |            usb_hcd_map_urb_for_dma [usbcore]();
>>> >> >> >>  0)   5.750 us    |          }
>>> >> >> >>  0)               |          musb_urb_enqueue [musb_hdrc]() {
>>> >> >> >>  0)   0.750 us    |            _raw_spin_lock_irqsave();
>>> >> >> >>  0)               |            usb_hcd_link_urb_to_ep [usbcore]() {
>>> >> >> >>  0)   0.792 us    |              _raw_spin_lock();
>>> >> >> >>  0)   0.791 us    |              _raw_spin_unlock();
>>> >> >> >>  0) + 10.500 us   |            }
>>> >> >> >>  0)   0.791 us    |            _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore();
>>> >> >> >>  0) + 25.375 us   |          }
>>> >> >> >>  0) + 45.208 us   |        }
>>> >> >> >>  0) + 51.042 us   |      }
>>> >> >> >>  0) + 56.084 us   |    }
>>> >> >> >>  0) + 61.292 us   |  }
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> However, pwc_isoc_handler never calls vb2_buffer_done() that is why I get "select timeout" in userspace.
>>> >> >> >> Unfortunately, my kernel is not compiled with CONFIG_USB_PWC_DEBUG=y but I can recompile it, if you think that it could provide more information. I am also ready to perform additional tests (use usbmon maybe?).
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> How could this issue be resolved?
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Thank you.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Do you have CPPI DMA enabled? If so I think you might hit on a known
>>> >> >> > issue in CPPI Isoch transfer, in which the MUSB controller only sends IN
>>> >> >> > tokens in every other SOF, so only half of the bus bandwidth is
>>> >> >> > utilized, which causes video frame drops in higher resolution.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Yes, I do use DMA:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> CONFIG_USB_TI_CPPI41_DMA=y
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Okay.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> > To confirm this, use a bus analyzer to capture a bus trace, you would
>>> >> >> > see no IN tokens in every other SOF while transfering Isoch packets.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I am sorry, I am new to USB debugging. Do you mean I need to use
>>> >> >> usbmon or some external hardware device?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I barely use usbmon, and not sure if it gives the information I am
>>> >> > looking for. But I meant the external test equipment - USB bus protocol
>>> >> > analyzer - a bus packet sniffer.
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> Now I see. I've googled it, they start from $1000, I don't know
>>> >> when/whether/where I can get one to try.
>>> >
>>> > I think you might be able to check it without a sniffer - MUSB
>>> > controller can generate SOF interrupts, but it is masked in current
>>> > driver. So I think you could enable SOF interrupt, then if you get a log
>>> > as
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         ...
>>> > or
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         ...
>>> >
>>> > which means your issue is different from the one I mentioned. But if
>>> > you get a log as
>>> >
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         SOF     <--- no rx packets in two consecutive SOFs
>>> >         rx packet
>>> >         SOF
>>> >         SOF
>>> >
>>> > then you hit on the known issue I mentioned.
>>> >
>>> >> Until that, could I check something else? For instance, disable
>>> >> CONFIG_USB_TI_CPPI41_DMA.
>>> >
>>> > You could disable it, but I don't think you will get yuv video stream
>>> > of 640x480@30fps. PIO mode does not support such high bandwidth. What is
>>> > your video requirement anyway?
>>>
>>> Many thanks for your guidance. I will answer the rest later when will
>>> be ready to play with SOF interrupt.
>>> Now, I would like to say that use_dma=0 doesn't change the behaviour:
>>>
>>> # cat /sys/module/musb_hdrc/parameters/use_dma
>>> N
>>
>> It sounds like you have a different issue here. With usb_dma=0, I
>> remembered I can get 320x240 YUV stream @30fps from uvc cameras.
>>
>>>
>>> I would like 640x480@5fps which works with x86 based PC. Issue here,
>>> that I can not obtain 640x480 at any FPS on musb.
>>
>> The current CPPI41 driver should be able to handle this. I think you
>> really have to debug the pwc driver to figure out why it drops the video
>> frame. I personally don't have a pwc supported camera, never looked the
>> pwc driver...
>
> Surprisingly, I've found that my 10-year-old laptop (Intel Core Solo
> T1350) has the similar issue with pwc (kernel 3.16). It drops 80% of
> 640x480 frames.
> Vortex86 200Mhz based rugged PC with 2.6.14 works fine.
> Quad-code Atom E3800 based PC with 4.1 also works fine.
>
> So, I even don't know what to say. Probably, the issue depends on CPU
> latency/performance and it was there for a while.
> Fortunately, I think, I could use git bisect if I found latest forking
> kernel for my laptop.
>

It seems that the issue is gone in 4.7-rc7, so forget it.

>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> I've found that after hours of transmit, the camera stops iso at all
>>> >> (until reset). Maybe its brain becomes damaged by the transfer issues
>>> >
>>> > How did you check that? MUSB stopped generating RX EP interrupt?
>>>
>>> Something like that, I suppose. Normally, I see input data flow in
>>> usbmon, but don't see frames in v4l2.
>>> But when camera 'hungs', I don't see nor input flow (except the
>>> control packages exchange) neither frames.
>>
>> Fair enough.
>>
>> Regards,
>> -Bin.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> With best regards,
> Matwey V. Kornilov.
> Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
> 119991, Moscow, Universitetsky pr-k 13, +7 (495) 9392382



-- 
With best regards,
Matwey V. Kornilov.
Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
119991, Moscow, Universitetsky pr-k 13, +7 (495) 9392382
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