Virtualization - Feb 2021 - [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v2 2/9] ALSA: virtio: add virtio sound driver

Hi Takashi,


On 03.02.2021 17:59, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:18:09 +0100,
> Anton Yakovlev wrote:
>>>> +/**
>>>> + * virtsnd_reset_fn() - Kernel worker's function to reset
the device.
>>>> + * @work: Reset device work.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Context: Process context.
>>>> + */
>>>> +static void virtsnd_reset_fn(struct work_struct *work)
>>>> +{
>>>> +     struct virtio_snd *snd >>>> +            
container_of(work, struct virtio_snd, reset_work);
>>>> +     struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
>>>> +     struct device *dev = &vdev->dev;
>>>> +     int rc;
>>>> +
>>>> +     dev_info(dev, "sound device needs reset\n");
>>>> +
>>>> +     /*
>>>> +      * It seems that the only way to properly reset the
device is to
>>>> remove
>>>> +      * and re-create the ALSA sound card device.
>>>> +      *
>>>> +      * Also resetting the device involves a number of steps
with
>>>> setting the
>>>> +      * status bits described in the virtio specification. And
the
>>>> easiest
>>>> +      * way to get everything right is to use the virtio bus
interface.
>>>> +      */
>>>> +     rc = dev->bus->remove(dev);
>>>> +     if (rc)
>>>> +             dev_warn(dev, "bus->remove() failed:
%d", rc);
>>>> +
>>>> +     rc = dev->bus->probe(dev);
>>>> +     if (rc)
>>>> +             dev_err(dev, "bus->probe() failed:
%d", rc);
>>>
>>> This looks very suspicious to me. Wondering what ALSA maintainers
>> will say
>>> to this.
>>
>> I'm also wondering what the virtio people have to say. This part is
a
>> purely virtio specific thing. And since none of the existing virtio
>> drivers processes the request to reset the device, it is not clear what
>> is the best way to proceed here. For this reason, the most
>> straightforward and simple solution was chosen.
> 
> What is this "reset" actually supposed to do?  Reconfguring
> everything, or changing only certain parameters, devices, whatever?
It means bringing this particular device to its initial state.

After that, the driver can re-read the configurations from the device
and reconfigure everything.

> thanks,
> 
> Takashi
> 
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Anton Yakovlev
Senior Software Engineer

OpenSynergy GmbH
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