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diff --git a/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst b/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst index 145bf6aad7cb..f169d58ca019 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst +++ b/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst @@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ destructor and PCI entries. Example code is shown first, below. return -EBUSY; } chip->irq = pci->irq; + card->sync_irq = chip->irq; /* (2) initialization of the chip hardware */ .... /* (not implemented in this document) */ @@ -965,6 +966,15 @@ usually like the following: return IRQ_HANDLED; } +After requesting the IRQ, you can passed it to ``card->sync_irq`` +field: +:: + + card->irq = chip->irq; + +This allows PCM core automatically performing +:c:func:`synchronize_irq()` at the necessary timing like ``hw_free``. +See the later section `sync_stop callback`_ for details. Now let's write the corresponding destructor for the resources above. The role of destructor is simple: disable the hardware (if already @@ -2059,6 +2069,37 @@ flag set, and you cannot call functions which may sleep. The triggering the DMA. The other stuff should be initialized ``hw_params`` and ``prepare`` callbacks properly beforehand. +sync_stop callback +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +:: + + static int snd_xxx_sync_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream); + +This callback is optional, and NULL can be passed. It's called after +the PCM core stops the stream and changes the stream state +``prepare``, ``hw_params`` or ``hw_free``. +Since the IRQ handler might be still pending, we need to wait until +the pending task finishes before moving to the next step; otherwise it +might lead to a crash due to resource conflicts or access to the freed +resources. A typical behavior is to call a synchronization function +like :c:func:`synchronize_irq()` here. + +For majority of drivers that need only a call of +:c:func:`synchronize_irq()`, there is a simpler setup, too. +While keeping NULL to ``sync_stop`` PCM callback, the driver can set +``card->sync_irq`` field to store the valid interrupt number after +requesting an IRQ, instead. Then PCM core will look call +:c:func:`synchronize_irq()` with the given IRQ appropriately. + +If the IRQ handler is released at the card destructor, you don't need +to clear ``card->sync_irq``, as the card itself is being released. +So, usually you'll need to add just a single line for assigning +``card->sync_irq`` in the driver code unless the driver re-acquires +the IRQ. When the driver frees and re-acquires the IRQ dynamically +(e.g. for suspend/resume), it needs to clear and re-set +``card->sync_irq`` again appropriately. + pointer callback ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |