Em 26-06-2012 17:42, Greg KH escreveu: > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 04:34:21PM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote: >> New udev-182 seems to be buggy: even when usermode is enabled, it >> insists on needing that probe would defer any firmware requests. >> So, drivers with firmware need to defer probe for the first >> driver's core request, otherwise an useless penalty of 30 seconds >> happens, as udev will refuse to load any firmware. >> >> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> >> Note: this patch adds an ugly printk there, in order to allow testing it better. >> This will be removed at the final version. >> >> drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---- >> 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c >> index 9229cd2..9a1c16c 100644 >> --- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c >> +++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c >> @@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ static unsigned int card[] = {[0 ... (EM28XX_MAXBOARDS - 1)] = UNSET }; >> module_param_array(card, int, NULL, 0444); >> MODULE_PARM_DESC(card, "card type"); >> >> +static bool is_em28xx_initialized; >> + >> /* Bitmask marking allocated devices from 0 to EM28XX_MAXBOARDS - 1 */ >> static unsigned long em28xx_devused; >> >> @@ -3167,11 +3169,14 @@ static int em28xx_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, >> * postponed, as udev may not be ready yet to honour firmware >> * load requests. >> */ >> +printk("em28xx: init = %d, userspace_is_disabled = %d, needs firmware = %d\n", >> + is_em28xx_initialized, >> + is_usermodehelp_disabled(), em28xx_boards[id->driver_info].needs_firmware); > > debug code? Yes, temporary debug code, for people @linux-media that might be interested on testing the patch. It will be removed at the final version, of course. > Also, this doesn't seem wise. probe() will be called and > is_em28xx_initialized will be 0 before it can be set if the device is > present when the module is loaded. But, if a new device is added to the > system after probe() already runs, is_em28xx_initialized will be 1, yet > it isn't true for this new device. Yes. > > So this doesn't seem like a valid solution, even if you were wanting to > paper over a udev bug. The problem with udev-182 is that it blocks firmware load while mode_init() is happening. Only after the end of module_init(), udev will handle request_firmware. This is what happens before this patch series: [ 3.605783] tvp5150 0-005c: tvp5150am1 detected. [ 3.627674] tuner 0-0061: Tuner -1 found with type(s) Radio TV. [ 3.633695] xc2028 0-0061: creating new instance [ 3.638406] xc2028 0-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner [ 64.422633] xc2028 0-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not found. [ 64.429090] em28xx #0: Config register raw data: 0xd0 [ 64.434959] em28xx #0: AC97 vendor ID = 0xffffffff [ 64.440206] em28xx #0: AC97 features = 0x6a90 [ 64.444654] em28xx #0: Empia 202 AC97 audio processor detected [ 64.607494] em28xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.1.3 [ 125.574760] xc2028 0-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not found. [ 125.645012] em28xx #0: V4L2 video device registered as video0 [ 125.650851] em28xx #0: V4L2 VBI device registered as vbi0 The 60s delay is due to the bug (firmware doesn't load there just because I didn't ask dracut to add it there). After the patch series, the artificial delay introduced due to udev-182 goes away: [ 2.884657] usbcore: registered new interface driver em28xx [ 2.884657] em28xx driver loaded [ 3.123482] em28xx: init = 1, userspace_is_disabled = 0, needs firmware = 1 [ 3.123489] em28xx: New device WinTV HVR-980 @ 480 Mbps (2040:6513, interface 0, class 0) [ 3.123491] em28xx: Audio Vendor Class interface 0 found [ 3.123492] em28xx: Video interface 0 found [ 3.123493] em28xx: DVB interface 0 found [ 3.123633] em28xx #0: chip ID is em2882/em2883 [ 3.267680] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 40 20 13 65 d0 12 5c 03 82 1e [ 3.283034] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 00 00 24 57 66 07 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 3.291857] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 46 00 01 00 f0 10 02 00 b8 00 00 00 5b 1c 00 00 [ 3.300682] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 80 02 20 [ 3.315397] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 3.324263] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 3.339330] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 03 34 00 30 00 [ 3.348164] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 32 00 38 00 34 00 34 00 39 00 30 00 31 00 38 00 [ 3.356996] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 00 00 1e 03 57 00 69 00 6e 00 54 00 56 00 20 00 [ 3.365834] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 48 00 56 00 52 00 2d 00 39 00 38 00 30 00 00 00 [ 3.371533] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 b1 fe d0 18 85 [ 3.371537] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 fa 40 [ 3.371540] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 1d f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 4f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 3.371544] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 b1 fe d0 18 85 [ 3.371547] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 fa 40 [ 3.371551] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 1d f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 4f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 3.371556] em28xx #0: EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, EEPROM hash = 0x994b2bdd [ 3.371557] em28xx #0: EEPROM info: [ 3.371558] em28xx #0: AC97 audio (5 sample rates) [ 3.371558] em28xx #0: 500mA max power [ 3.371560] em28xx #0: Table at 0x24, strings=0x1e82, 0x186a, 0x0000 [ 3.371562] em28xx #0: Identified as Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950 (card=16) [ 3.487464] tvp5150 0-005c: chip found @ 0xb8 (em28xx #0) [ 3.814980] em28xx #0: Config register raw data: 0xd0 [ 3.820851] em28xx #0: AC97 vendor ID = 0xffffffff [ 3.826129] em28xx #0: AC97 features = 0x6a90 [ 3.830561] em28xx #0: Empia 202 AC97 audio processor detected [ 3.996943] em28xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.1.3 [ 4.078987] em28xx #0: V4L2 video device registered as video0 [ 4.078989] em28xx #0: V4L2 VBI device registered as vbi0 [ 4.137199] em28xx #0: em28xx #0/2: xc3028 attached [ 4.173927] DVB: registering new adapter (em28xx #0) [ 4.188846] em28xx #0: Successfully loaded em28xx-dvb In other words, only the .probe() that is called during usb_register() is affected by this behavior. Subsequent device additions/removals aren't affected: [ 8125.049183] xc2028 0-0061: destroying instance [ 8127.217933] usb 1-6: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd [ 8127.343456] usb 1-6: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=6513 [ 8127.350144] usb 1-6: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=2 [ 8127.357261] usb 1-6: Product: WinTV HVR-980 [ 8127.361428] usb 1-6: SerialNumber: 4028449018 [ 8127.366176] em28xx: init = 1, userspace_is_disabled = 0, needs firmware = 1 [ 8127.373153] em28xx: New device WinTV HVR-980 @ 480 Mbps (2040:6513, interface 0, class 0) [ 8127.381416] em28xx: Audio Vendor Class interface 0 found [ 8127.386709] em28xx: Video interface 0 found [ 8127.390879] em28xx: DVB interface 0 found [ 8127.395049] em28xx #0: chip ID is em2882/em2883 [ 8127.542105] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 40 20 13 65 d0 12 5c 03 82 1e 6a 18 [ 8127.550112] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 00 00 24 57 66 07 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 8127.558090] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 46 00 01 00 f0 10 02 00 b8 00 00 00 5b 1c 00 00 [ 8127.566074] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 80 02 20 01 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 [ 8127.574065] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 8127.582050] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 8127.590037] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 03 34 00 30 00 [ 8127.598023] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 32 00 38 00 34 00 34 00 39 00 30 00 31 00 38 00 [ 8127.606008] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 00 00 1e 03 57 00 69 00 6e 00 54 00 56 00 20 00 [ 8127.613989] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 48 00 56 00 52 00 2d 00 39 00 38 00 30 00 00 00 [ 8127.621979] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 b1 fe d0 18 85 [ 8127.629967] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 fa 40 [ 8127.637951] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 1d f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 4f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 8127.645938] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 84 12 00 00 05 50 1a 7f d4 78 23 b1 fe d0 18 85 [ 8127.653924] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: ff 00 00 00 04 84 0a 00 01 01 20 77 00 40 fa 40 [ 8127.661912] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 1d f0 74 02 01 00 01 79 4f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 8127.669898] em28xx #0: EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, EEPROM hash = 0x994b2bdd [ 8127.676402] em28xx #0: EEPROM info: [ 8127.679875] em28xx #0: AC97 audio (5 sample rates) [ 8127.684648] em28xx #0: 500mA max power [ 8127.688384] em28xx #0: Table at 0x24, strings=0x1e82, 0x186a, 0x0000 [ 8127.694714] em28xx #0: Identified as Hauppauge WinTV HVR 950 (card=16) [ 8127.701218] tveeprom 0-0050: Hauppauge model 65201, rev A1C0, serial# 1917178 [ 8127.708327] tveeprom 0-0050: tuner model is Xceive XC3028 (idx 120, type 71) [ 8127.715351] tveeprom 0-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) PAL(D/D1/K) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0xd4) [ 8127.724451] tveeprom 0-0050: audio processor is None (idx 0) [ 8127.730090] tveeprom 0-0050: has radio [ 8127.735621] tvp5150 0-005c: chip found @ 0xb8 (em28xx #0) [ 8127.788094] tvp5150 0-005c: tvp5150am1 detected. [ 8127.810607] tuner 0-0061: Tuner -1 found with type(s) Radio TV. [ 8127.816574] xc2028 0-0061: creating new instance [ 8127.821183] xc2028 0-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner >> if (em28xx_boards[id->driver_info].needs_firmware && >> - is_usermodehelp_disabled()) { >> - printk_once(KERN_DEBUG DRIVER_NAME >> - ": probe deferred for board %d.\n", >> - (unsigned)id->driver_info); >> + (!is_em28xx_initialized || is_usermodehelp_disabled())) { >> + printk(KERN_DEBUG DRIVER_NAME >> + ": probe deferred for board %d.\n", >> + (unsigned)id->driver_info); >> return -EPROBE_DEFER; >> } >> >> @@ -3456,4 +3461,28 @@ static struct usb_driver em28xx_usb_driver = { >> .id_table = em28xx_id_table, >> }; >> >> -module_usb_driver(em28xx_usb_driver); > > Hint, if you are removing this macro, you can almost be assured that you > are doing something wrong :) :) Regards, Mauro -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html