[linux-dvb] problems and workaround when tuning to a channel with DD enabled

[Oliver Endriss]

Wolfgang Rohdewald wrote:
> On Mittwoch 08 Juni 2005 11:56, Dr. Werner Fink wrote:
> > > My idea would be: on entry of OSDSetBlock: if there is a current transfer,
> > > wait for it to finish, call ReleaseBitmap and start all over.
> > 
> > This does not work.  The OSD commands are queued by the
> > firmware upto the point where the data load is done.
> 
> so ReleaseBitmap triggers the data load from the queue to
> the OSD image? Can I download a description of the firmware
> API somewhere?

Afaik there is no API spec.

> would this be better:
> 
> remember how much has been done: add a counter to struct av7110
> which is incremented in relevant places like in LoadBitmap,
> BlitBitmap, SetFont, FlushText, WriteText etc. On next try,
> dry-run these places (i.e. do not pass anything to the firmware)
> until the counter is reached. This mechanism could be used by
> OSD_Setblock, OSD_Text and others.
> 
> in case of a result other than -ERESTARTSYS (success, timeout,
> other errors) the counter would be reset to 0.
> 
> or could there be a simpler solution?

Introducing another state variable would make the code even more
complicatated and harder to debug.

If you add a counter you have to make sure that the right ioctl will be
continued. I wonder whether this scenario may happen:
- task A issues SetBlock ioctl (1) which is interrupted (-ERESTARTSYS)
- task B isues a different SetBlock ioctl at the same time (2)

You have to make sure that (1) is resumed, not (2).

Oliver

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